Dave Bronstetter
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HAPPY CANADA DAY! BONNE FÊTE DU CANADA!
The fireflies are out in force these days in Montréal. Yes, many of them have "Eat at Joe's" across their cute little bums, but there's always one smart ass.
July 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The fireflies are out in force these days in Montréal. Yes, many of them have "Eat at Joe's" across their cute little bums, but there's always one smart ass.
Bastille Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQ-...
La Marseillaise, sung by Mireille Mathieu. American English subtitles.
YouTube video by Tony
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July 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Bastille Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQ-...
We're gonna miss our little patch. The lilies, believe it or not, were just big pods at 8:00 last night. This morning at 6. BOOM! I'll not complain about the heat, the humidity, the rain, the lack therof.
July 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
We're gonna miss our little patch. The lilies, believe it or not, were just big pods at 8:00 last night. This morning at 6. BOOM! I'll not complain about the heat, the humidity, the rain, the lack therof.
AAAAH! The start of another day.
July 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
AAAAH! The start of another day.
Sunday is for reflection and contemplation whether you are religious or not; even if you don't have a spiritual bone in your body. I offer you these few moments of solace and a giggles from Alan Bennett. "Take a Pew". www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq56...
Take A Pew (1996 Remastered Version)
YouTube video by Beyond the Fringe - Topic
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July 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sunday is for reflection and contemplation whether you are religious or not; even if you don't have a spiritual bone in your body. I offer you these few moments of solace and a giggles from Alan Bennett. "Take a Pew". www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq56...
So the message from Barrett is ugly, and nakedly clear in a rebuke of Justice Jackson, you stay in your place, girl, or you won't be long in the Big House.
The headline in the NY Times: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
The headline in the NY Times: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
www.nytimes.com
July 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
So the message from Barrett is ugly, and nakedly clear in a rebuke of Justice Jackson, you stay in your place, girl, or you won't be long in the Big House.
The headline in the NY Times: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
The headline in the NY Times: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
Canadian Buyers Are Dropping Out of the U.S. Housing Market www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/r...
Canadian Buyers Are Dropping Out of the U.S. Housing Market
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July 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Canadian Buyers Are Dropping Out of the U.S. Housing Market www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/r...
Happy 249th to all my American friends, neighbours and cousins. Have a GLORIOUS 4th. LOVE, Canada.
July 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Happy 249th to all my American friends, neighbours and cousins. Have a GLORIOUS 4th. LOVE, Canada.
Jim Coyle had a distinguished 40 year career in journalism. When I read this I dearly wished he hadn't retired. Great column. Brilliant writing. You journalism profs putting together your fall syllabus should consider including it. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Jim Coyle: The sweet silence of Pierre Poilievre. Enjoy it while you can
To more than a few Canadians, he was as irritating as a neighbour’s leaf-blower, or a yapping dog next door, or a crying baby across the aisle in a plane,
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July 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Jim Coyle had a distinguished 40 year career in journalism. When I read this I dearly wished he hadn't retired. Great column. Brilliant writing. You journalism profs putting together your fall syllabus should consider including it. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Some cool on a hot, humid night in Montréal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzIG...
Teddy the Toad
YouTube video by Count Basie - Topic
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June 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Some cool on a hot, humid night in Montréal. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzIG...
158 and counting! 158 et ce n'est pas fini
June 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
158 and counting! 158 et ce n'est pas fini
This is a great primer on today's economic and political situation. Some of it might seem obvious, but this groundwork then lays out historical context that explains clearly and accessibly why the "mad 20s" are the way they are.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH4w2dfgHcw
The Economics Show, Martin Wolf with Paul Krugman - episode 1
YouTube video by Paul Krugman
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June 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This is a great primer on today's economic and political situation. Some of it might seem obvious, but this groundwork then lays out historical context that explains clearly and accessibly why the "mad 20s" are the way they are.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH4w2dfgHcw
Reality is our perception of it. How Two Neuroscientists View Optical Illusions www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/s...
How Two Neuroscientists View Optical Illusions
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June 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Reality is our perception of it. How Two Neuroscientists View Optical Illusions www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/s...
Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn
Public childcare network is a win for everyone – kids, parents and the government, and the Quebec model is a shining example
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June 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Quebec provides universal childcare for less than $7 a day. Here’s what the US can learn www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The great Canadian summer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmOQ...
Sunny Days
YouTube video by Lighthouse - Topic
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June 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The great Canadian summer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmOQ...
Montreal. Peonies. Bright colour for a Sunday morninhg.
June 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Montreal. Peonies. Bright colour for a Sunday morninhg.
Worth thinking about. Obama Isn’t Going to Save You www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/o...
Opinion | Obama Isn’t Going to Save You
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June 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Worth thinking about. Obama Isn’t Going to Save You www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/o...
Grass Mud Horses! Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...
Opinion | Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat
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May 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Grass Mud Horses! Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/o...
This is insightful and heartening. Powerful Message from Ukrainian Journalist www.meidasplus.com/p/powerful-m...
Powerful Message from Ukrainian Journalist
When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, many of us who were concerned about that country and its people were looking for reliable sources of accurate information on what was going on inside that c...
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May 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is insightful and heartening. Powerful Message from Ukrainian Journalist www.meidasplus.com/p/powerful-m...
Reposted by Dave Bronstetter
“We are breaking the bodies and the minds of the children of Gaza.”
WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, expressed his frustration about the devastating situation unfolding in Gaza, stating that the world is allowing this “abomination” to continue
WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, expressed his frustration about the devastating situation unfolding in Gaza, stating that the world is allowing this “abomination” to continue
May 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
“We are breaking the bodies and the minds of the children of Gaza.”
WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, expressed his frustration about the devastating situation unfolding in Gaza, stating that the world is allowing this “abomination” to continue
WHO’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, expressed his frustration about the devastating situation unfolding in Gaza, stating that the world is allowing this “abomination” to continue
What a save by Dobeš!
April 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What a save by Dobeš!
Federal election 2025. "Tighter than a bull's arse in fly season." W.L. Mackenzie King, or King Zog of Albania. Its provenance is still in dispute. The accompanying photograph is, of course, of Mackenzie King
April 29, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Federal election 2025. "Tighter than a bull's arse in fly season." W.L. Mackenzie King, or King Zog of Albania. Its provenance is still in dispute. The accompanying photograph is, of course, of Mackenzie King