John Simpson
@jsimpsondotca.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Wanderer and Wonderer.
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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There is more to be 'commonly' aware of than any person can manage. Or have to. Your walk has been yours, mine has been mine. They may not have crossed let alone be the same. The common things we should have are patience, compassion and recognizing ourselves and each other as works-in-progress.
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“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984)
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Alberta school boards remove dozens of library books as provincial ban in effect (Alberta)
Alberta school boards remove dozens of library books as provincial ban in effect - Alberta News
Alberta's two biggest school divisions say dozens of library books have been taken off the shelves as the province's ban on sexually explicit material took effect this week.
www.castanet.net
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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“New technologies will come along to save the environment.” What they said versus where we are:
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
January 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
“New technologies will come along to save the environment.” What they said versus where we are:
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc
Covid-19 Is Still Killing a Disturbing Number of Americans, Study Finds
Between 2022 and 2024, covid-19 killed roughly 100,000 Americans annually, new research by CDC scientists shows.
gizmodo.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
One hundred thousand people a year and y'all using past tense when you talk about Covid now jfc
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LifeLabs was sold to a US company, now they are laying off workers in areas where they are needed.
As the article says, “Medical laboratories are a cornerstone of our health care system”
This guy. 😡
#Canada
#Ontario
As the article says, “Medical laboratories are a cornerstone of our health care system”
This guy. 😡
#Canada
#Ontario
Doug Ford still selling off good Canadian jobs to his American cronies.
Doug Ford is the master of deception.
Doug Ford is the master of deception.
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 PM
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It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
It’s a dark night when you look at the news and are forced to admit that you no longer believe in the power of the FIFA peace prize
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ChatGPT and other AI programs are just search engines that scrape and regurgitate other people's ideas.
Ask for real thinking and it's clueless unless there is something to steal. It does not THINK, just repackages AND TAKES CREDIT. No attribution, so compensation.
I'm over AI. Let it die.
Ask for real thinking and it's clueless unless there is something to steal. It does not THINK, just repackages AND TAKES CREDIT. No attribution, so compensation.
I'm over AI. Let it die.
January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
ChatGPT and other AI programs are just search engines that scrape and regurgitate other people's ideas.
Ask for real thinking and it's clueless unless there is something to steal. It does not THINK, just repackages AND TAKES CREDIT. No attribution, so compensation.
I'm over AI. Let it die.
Ask for real thinking and it's clueless unless there is something to steal. It does not THINK, just repackages AND TAKES CREDIT. No attribution, so compensation.
I'm over AI. Let it die.
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who the fuck is upgrading to a new car every couple of years like a phone, does anyone have any sense of what a durable consumer good is anymore
December 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
who the fuck is upgrading to a new car every couple of years like a phone, does anyone have any sense of what a durable consumer good is anymore
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A city’s post in July on allowing corner stores and making parking optional had many comments saying council ignored the public. But then in November voters (re-)elected all candidates that supported it. One commenter ran for council to stop policies like it and lost by 27 points. So much for that.
December 27, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A city’s post in July on allowing corner stores and making parking optional had many comments saying council ignored the public. But then in November voters (re-)elected all candidates that supported it. One commenter ran for council to stop policies like it and lost by 27 points. So much for that.
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The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation
Show your support for permanent legal protection for Ojibway National Urban Park! Add your voice to this petition: connectivity.wildlandsleague.org/ojibway-nati...
Ojibway National Urban Park - Nature Connectivity Project | Wildlands League
Dear Senators, Please pass Bill C-248, an act to amend the Canada National Parks Act (Ojibway National Urban Park of Canada). Thanks to you, Bill C-248 has passed second reading in the Senate ...
connectivity.wildlandsleague.org
December 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Show your support for permanent legal protection for Ojibway National Urban Park! Add your voice to this petition: connectivity.wildlandsleague.org/ojibway-nati...
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When supermarkets give you the option to round up your shopping "for charity" they are using your donation as a tax write-off. Just donate directly instead.
December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
When supermarkets give you the option to round up your shopping "for charity" they are using your donation as a tax write-off. Just donate directly instead.
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Doug Ford weakened the recycling rules so producers could make more $.
Now our recycling system is collapsing.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Now our recycling system is collapsing.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
‘They’re piling up everywhere’: Dealers sound the alarm as Ontario recyclers refuse to take tires
Tire dealers are complaining the wheels have fallen off Ontario’s tire recycling programs as scrap rubber piles up in sites around the province.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Doug Ford weakened the recycling rules so producers could make more $.
Now our recycling system is collapsing.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Now our recycling system is collapsing.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
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Cars are useful but building the places we live and work for their maximal ease of use was a mistake
December 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Cars are useful but building the places we live and work for their maximal ease of use was a mistake
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I’m going to make an end-of-year update to my Canada intercity transportation map by the end of November. Let me know what bus and rail services I’m missing or changes I should be aware of.
It’s a big country and I’ll probably miss something.
seanmarshall.ca/transport-map/
It’s a big country and I’ll probably miss something.
seanmarshall.ca/transport-map/
Canada Intercity Transport Map
All of Canada’s transport links, in one map This map depicts all intercity and regional bus and rail connections in Canada. Information for each transit agency and intercity carrier is availa…
seanmarshall.ca
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’m going to make an end-of-year update to my Canada intercity transportation map by the end of November. Let me know what bus and rail services I’m missing or changes I should be aware of.
It’s a big country and I’ll probably miss something.
seanmarshall.ca/transport-map/
It’s a big country and I’ll probably miss something.
seanmarshall.ca/transport-map/
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Not a single one of the big pro-Trump "Canadian MAGA" accounts is actually Canadian.
November 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Not a single one of the big pro-Trump "Canadian MAGA" accounts is actually Canadian.
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This guy disarming the terrorist at Bondi Beach, Australia, can only be described as hero.
December 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
This guy disarming the terrorist at Bondi Beach, Australia, can only be described as hero.
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Why? WHY? Why is Ford's popularity still at 51%? What is wrong with people!
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Why? WHY? Why is Ford's popularity still at 51%? What is wrong with people!
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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You know, I'm 70 years old, and I've been thru hell, climbed close to heaven, and touched back down here on Earth, which had everything necessary for humans to thrive. Greed has destroyed much. Maybe it's too late to save it. But we need to try.
December 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
You know, I'm 70 years old, and I've been thru hell, climbed close to heaven, and touched back down here on Earth, which had everything necessary for humans to thrive. Greed has destroyed much. Maybe it's too late to save it. But we need to try.
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Time and time again, families are the ones paying the price for Doug Ford's failures.
Every dollar that's handed to Conservative insiders is taken away from workers and public services.
Every dollar that's handed to Conservative insiders is taken away from workers and public services.
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Time and time again, families are the ones paying the price for Doug Ford's failures.
Every dollar that's handed to Conservative insiders is taken away from workers and public services.
Every dollar that's handed to Conservative insiders is taken away from workers and public services.
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The stuff AI "can do" is already being done more affordably and more reliably by literally any other tech *right now*. AI vendors are only "affordable" by virtue of being held up by VC firms with a shitton of money to burn because they're staffed by either actual psychopaths or chronic bag holders.
December 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The stuff AI "can do" is already being done more affordably and more reliably by literally any other tech *right now*. AI vendors are only "affordable" by virtue of being held up by VC firms with a shitton of money to burn because they're staffed by either actual psychopaths or chronic bag holders.