John Dinner
@misterdinner.bsky.social
Father, Husband, Son, Brother, Teacher, Coach, Traveler, Talker
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Seeing Danielle Serdachny for Seattle, and it’s still beyond absurd to me that the league allowed for the previous year’s first round picks to get plucked away in the expansion draft.
November 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Seeing Danielle Serdachny for Seattle, and it’s still beyond absurd to me that the league allowed for the previous year’s first round picks to get plucked away in the expansion draft.
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This IS lovely. Keep in mind, if you read it, that this is a translation (with some typos), as Leo delivered this address in Italian. But if you listen, you'll hear him switch to English a few times, like when quoting D.W. Griffiths, or listing cinema job titles. www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast/t...
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This IS lovely. Keep in mind, if you read it, that this is a translation (with some typos), as Leo delivered this address in Italian. But if you listen, you'll hear him switch to English a few times, like when quoting D.W. Griffiths, or listing cinema job titles. www.vaticannews.va/en/podcast/t...
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Only 12 years after Canada, though getting Abraham Lincoln off your currency at this moment in history is a little bit on the nose
WOW!
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — US Mint ends production of the penny, its lowest denomination coin, in cost-saving move.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — US Mint ends production of the penny, its lowest denomination coin, in cost-saving move.
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Only 12 years after Canada, though getting Abraham Lincoln off your currency at this moment in history is a little bit on the nose
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I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
October 26, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I know this is obvious. And I know we all know this.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
But if the President can raise taxes because an advert annoyed him, without even consulting Congress, then the US constitution is simply not functioning as intended.
Incredible. Why baseball can be so magical.
October 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Incredible. Why baseball can be so magical.
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Student newspapers forever
Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!
October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Student newspapers forever
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Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
www.cbsnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
August 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI:
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.
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read trump's new executive order on domestic military dplymt + vigilante "portal." one of the reasons i am happy to be an independent journalist is so I can say that this is crazy, fascist, brownshirts shit without getting pulled into a meeting with PR for "opening us up to criticism from the right"
August 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
read trump's new executive order on domestic military dplymt + vigilante "portal." one of the reasons i am happy to be an independent journalist is so I can say that this is crazy, fascist, brownshirts shit without getting pulled into a meeting with PR for "opening us up to criticism from the right"
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This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be "civilly committed." It was never going to stop with immigrants.
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and
www.whitehouse.gov
July 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is an executive order that lays the groundwork for sending homeless people and people with mental illness to concentration camps to be "civilly committed." It was never going to stop with immigrants.
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
This is horrifying beyond words.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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The United States is a nation beyond the rule of law.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
June 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The United States is a nation beyond the rule of law.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
People are being kidnapped on the streets by men in masks.
They are being disappeared and deported to foreign concentration camps.
A Canadian died in their hands. We must demand full access and independent investigation of his mistreatment.
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This is so sad and beautiful
Please read and share this statement from Sophie and Colin Hortman, children of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark.
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
(via WCCO reporter Caroline Cummings on X)
June 17, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is so sad and beautiful
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A new Canadian travel pass makes camping, train travel and visiting national parks a lot more affordable this summer.
Here’s what to know
Here’s what to know
A new Canadian travel pass makes camping, train travel and visiting national parks a lot more affordable this summer. Here’s what to know
The new Canada Strong Pass, valid from June 20 to September 2, makes tourism sites across the country more affordable.
www.thestar.com
June 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A new Canadian travel pass makes camping, train travel and visiting national parks a lot more affordable this summer.
Here’s what to know
Here’s what to know
The long-awaited, much anticipated return of Dinner with the Captain - Episode 22 - Dinner with the Champ. @nllbandits.bsky.social @richarddeitsch.bsky.social #threepeat #lacrosse
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Ep 22- The Championship- Dinner with the Captain with Steve Priolo and John Dinner
Dinner with the Captain · Episode
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June 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The long-awaited, much anticipated return of Dinner with the Captain - Episode 22 - Dinner with the Champ. @nllbandits.bsky.social @richarddeitsch.bsky.social #threepeat #lacrosse
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New from me. On Mark Carney and populism.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Can Mark Carney defeat Canadian populism? | CBC News
Is it possible that the visit of King Charles marked the end of Canada's brief populist moment? It is, of course, far too early to draw any such conclusion. One way or another, the ultimate fate of th...
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May 31, 2025 at 2:15 PM
New from me. On Mark Carney and populism.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Paul Simon praises Canada at sublime Massey Hall concert: ‘You remind us of who we are when we were at our best’
Paul Simon praises Canada at sublime Massey Hall concert: ‘You remind us of who we are when we were at our best’
The legendary singer-songwriter and his band played his latest project, "Seven Psalms," as well as classic hits and deep cuts.
www.thestar.com
May 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Paul Simon praises Canada at sublime Massey Hall concert: ‘You remind us of who we are when we were at our best’
Heart broken. And disgusted with our world leaders.
The faces of the children from the Warsaw ghetto haunt us through the years. Remember these children. They are being deliberately killed now by the terror state of Israel.
There is no pretending any more. The genocide is being perpetrated. The world is complicit through our silence.
There is no pretending any more. The genocide is being perpetrated. The world is complicit through our silence.
May 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Heart broken. And disgusted with our world leaders.
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An important note for the left: The election points towards serious class dealignment — and that problem needs solving.
jacobin.com/2025/05/cana...
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Canada’s Election Didn’t Halt Class Dealignment
Canada’s nationalist backlash against Donald Trump helped stall right-wing populism in this week’s election, but the underlying class dealignment remains. Workers are still drifting rightward, and the...
jacobin.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
An important note for the left: The election points towards serious class dealignment — and that problem needs solving.
jacobin.com/2025/05/cana...
jacobin.com/2025/05/cana...
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Obscure statistic that may only interest me...
Top five federal party election results by total votes
1. Liberals, 2025: 8,565,147
2. Conservatives, 2025: 8,089,420
3. Liberals 2015: 6,942,937
4. Conservatives 2019: 6,239,227
5. Progressive Conservatives, 1984: 6,278,818
Top five federal party election results by total votes
1. Liberals, 2025: 8,565,147
2. Conservatives, 2025: 8,089,420
3. Liberals 2015: 6,942,937
4. Conservatives 2019: 6,239,227
5. Progressive Conservatives, 1984: 6,278,818
April 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Obscure statistic that may only interest me...
Top five federal party election results by total votes
1. Liberals, 2025: 8,565,147
2. Conservatives, 2025: 8,089,420
3. Liberals 2015: 6,942,937
4. Conservatives 2019: 6,239,227
5. Progressive Conservatives, 1984: 6,278,818
Top five federal party election results by total votes
1. Liberals, 2025: 8,565,147
2. Conservatives, 2025: 8,089,420
3. Liberals 2015: 6,942,937
4. Conservatives 2019: 6,239,227
5. Progressive Conservatives, 1984: 6,278,818
24 years later I’m back on the radio - CHRW Radio Western to 1620 The Bet - I’ll be the half time guest on the @nllbandits.bsky.social radio broadcast with the legendary John Gurtler - if you’re not already watching or listening you can listen around 8:30 at www.audacy.com/stations/the...
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April 19, 2025 at 11:22 PM
24 years later I’m back on the radio - CHRW Radio Western to 1620 The Bet - I’ll be the half time guest on the @nllbandits.bsky.social radio broadcast with the legendary John Gurtler - if you’re not already watching or listening you can listen around 8:30 at www.audacy.com/stations/the...