I'm not religious but in a kind of animist inspiration, at another point when I felt humans were not doing the world many favours, I wrote this prayerful poem. Background is my photo taken near home last October (Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, BC.)
I'm not religious but in a kind of animist inspiration, at another point when I felt humans were not doing the world many favours, I wrote this prayerful poem. Background is my photo taken near home last October (Kitsilano Beach, Vancouver, BC.)
This is the explosion/fire that caused my detour when headed to choir practice tonight, the 11pm news said 8 people are displaced from their home, not 2.
The narrow side streets were challenging to get through with detoured traffic. Glad no one's injured.
This is the explosion/fire that caused my detour when headed to choir practice tonight, the 11pm news said 8 people are displaced from their home, not 2.
The narrow side streets were challenging to get through with detoured traffic. Glad no one's injured.
The closing words from Alex Pretti offer a thanks to which he, too, is now entitled.
The closing words from Alex Pretti offer a thanks to which he, too, is now entitled.
This story with video includes points such as ICE recruitment ads with racially focussed content, one reviving an old Klu Klux Klan slogan.
This story with video includes points such as ICE recruitment ads with racially focussed content, one reviving an old Klu Klux Klan slogan.
I hope there will be accountability. May we all wake from this nightmare.
I hope there will be accountability. May we all wake from this nightmare.
Vancouver, BC street parking requires this app and today I struggled to get it to work to pay my parking. Once in out of the cold I found the app needed updating, cross my fingers I'll remain logged in, now and not have barriers paying parking on the app.
Vancouver, BC street parking requires this app and today I struggled to get it to work to pay my parking. Once in out of the cold I found the app needed updating, cross my fingers I'll remain logged in, now and not have barriers paying parking on the app.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 𝑁𝑒𝑤𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝑊. 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑧𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡ℎ 𝑁. 𝑆𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 - 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 20, 2026
𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐲
𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑖𝑔𝑛 𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑠 𝑁𝑒𝑤𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠
𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝑊. 𝐷𝑟𝑒𝑧𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐸𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑏𝑒𝑡ℎ 𝑁. 𝑆𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠 - 𝐽𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑦 20, 2026
𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭
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From Arrogant Authoritarian to Zero-sum Zealot, I did up a Donald Trump alphabet.
#Trump #Dictatorship #US_politics #Democracy #Epstein #Populism
From Arrogant Authoritarian to Zero-sum Zealot, I did up a Donald Trump alphabet.
#Trump #Dictatorship #US_politics #Democracy #Epstein #Populism
I thought of editing the uniforms and the patient on the couch to reflect #US_politics but thought that would be disrespectful to both cartoonist Baldwin and Bluesky members, who are quite capable of making the #ICE -y leap.
I thought of editing the uniforms and the patient on the couch to reflect #US_politics but thought that would be disrespectful to both cartoonist Baldwin and Bluesky members, who are quite capable of making the #ICE -y leap.
"I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful — they should be grateful to the U.S., Canada. Canada lives because of the United States," Trump said, an apparent reference to the military protection the U.S. provides to the continent."
"I watched your prime minister yesterday. He wasn't so grateful — they should be grateful to the U.S., Canada. Canada lives because of the United States," Trump said, an apparent reference to the military protection the U.S. provides to the continent."
A very weak Trump, using the podium to hold himself upright, trying to issue threats of annexation while painting himself and the US as gravely put upon. He's only taking that big chip of ice to protect the world though we don't appreciate him for doing that. Bad world.
A very weak Trump, using the podium to hold himself upright, trying to issue threats of annexation while painting himself and the US as gravely put upon. He's only taking that big chip of ice to protect the world though we don't appreciate him for doing that. Bad world.
At Gord's urging I finally put the new darning wool to use and did my inexpert darning of his two pairs of merino wool socks with heels needing healing. I used an empty kefir container as a darning "egg" and have told G. it'll work better to do this before the holes get too big.
At Gord's urging I finally put the new darning wool to use and did my inexpert darning of his two pairs of merino wool socks with heels needing healing. I used an empty kefir container as a darning "egg" and have told G. it'll work better to do this before the holes get too big.
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Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot character often talks of working his little grey brain cells. Gord gave mine a poke this evening, wanting home printed business cards. I've been retired for 9 years and the odd corner where MS Word hides the template was well forgotten.
Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot character often talks of working his little grey brain cells. Gord gave mine a poke this evening, wanting home printed business cards. I've been retired for 9 years and the odd corner where MS Word hides the template was well forgotten.
Even as the US President shows himself to be ever more strange, much of mainstream media our Canadian household receives keeps trying to normalize him. A financial analyst in Post Media today parses his 'new world order' as though it's reasoned out/conservative.
Even as the US President shows himself to be ever more strange, much of mainstream media our Canadian household receives keeps trying to normalize him. A financial analyst in Post Media today parses his 'new world order' as though it's reasoned out/conservative.
We live right by Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, BC and the ships at anchor are playing a foghorn serenade out there tonight. I seem to be very bad at trying to capture this on my phone.
We live right by Burrard Inlet in Vancouver, BC and the ships at anchor are playing a foghorn serenade out there tonight. I seem to be very bad at trying to capture this on my phone.
I've seen comment that some elected officials are waiting for the next deadline to pass when they can be "primaried" by Trump to stand up to him.
That's a feeble hope to hang on for.
I've seen comment that some elected officials are waiting for the next deadline to pass when they can be "primaried" by Trump to stand up to him.
That's a feeble hope to hang on for.
Long before they made editorial choices that helped Trump's re-election the New York Times had a rare printing error in one of its crossword puzzles. We have a gift 2014 Daily puzzle calendar pad & May 20's puzzle has an extra column with duplicate #s at the right. No link to poker hand theme.
Long before they made editorial choices that helped Trump's re-election the New York Times had a rare printing error in one of its crossword puzzles. We have a gift 2014 Daily puzzle calendar pad & May 20's puzzle has an extra column with duplicate #s at the right. No link to poker hand theme.