Mitch
@mitchinottawa.bsky.social
Former Cat herder. I used to do IT stuff. Now I just watch a lot of movies and ride my bike. I make no direct donations through this account. Please stop asking for money.
This feels like a no-brainer. Get it in writing, buy some aircraft.
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This feels like a no-brainer. Get it in writing, buy some aircraft.
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I say this as someone for whom this is my profession: elimination of a disease is not the same as eradication. When a country has eliminated measles, it means that cases still occur, but do not result in SUSTAINED ongoing outbreaks, because vaccination levels are high.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I say this as someone for whom this is my profession: elimination of a disease is not the same as eradication. When a country has eliminated measles, it means that cases still occur, but do not result in SUSTAINED ongoing outbreaks, because vaccination levels are high.
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Excellent flu vaccine explainer that acknowledges concerns around vaccine risks and then builds them into the larger picture, which is: how do those risks compare to getting the actual flu?
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
Is the flu vaccine worth getting? (SPOILER: Yes.)
If you cut your risk in half, isn't that a win?
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Excellent flu vaccine explainer that acknowledges concerns around vaccine risks and then builds them into the larger picture, which is: how do those risks compare to getting the actual flu?
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/11/i...
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A company Doug Ford gave $37M to has been audited and referred to the OPP for investigation. The Minister of Labour attended the Paris wedding and had rinkside Leafs tickets with the lobbyist for this company. Corruption is the name of the game in Doug Fords Ontario #ontario #onpoli #dougford
November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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"Government doesn't have an income problem, government has a spending problem," insists Premier Doug Ford, whose government has a $13.5B deficit and is spending 35% more than former premier Kathleen Wynne's administration did in 2018.
#onpoli
#onpoli
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Government doesn't have an income problem, government has a spending problem," insists Premier Doug Ford, whose government has a $13.5B deficit and is spending 35% more than former premier Kathleen Wynne's administration did in 2018.
#onpoli
#onpoli
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Hardened Snacker Keeps Trying To Rediscover That First Mind-Blowing Nacho Cheese High https://theonion.com/hardened-snacker-keeps-trying-to-rediscover-that-first-1819576632/
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Hardened Snacker Keeps Trying To Rediscover That First Mind-Blowing Nacho Cheese High https://theonion.com/hardened-snacker-keeps-trying-to-rediscover-that-first-1819576632/
search.app/6PKPu Is it because its a stupid idea? It's that right? #onpoli
Ford government refuses to release completed work on Hwy. 401 tunnel idea | Globalnews.ca
Ontario is refusing to release already completed work on the viability of Premier Doug Ford's Highway 401 tunnel vision after signing a $9.1 million contract to study it again.
search.app
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
search.app/6PKPu Is it because its a stupid idea? It's that right? #onpoli
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Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Did you know?
Canadians are the biggest donut consumers in the world - over 1 Billion consumed per year / per capita
We also have the most donut shops per capita 🍩
#Canada
Canadians are the biggest donut consumers in the world - over 1 Billion consumed per year / per capita
We also have the most donut shops per capita 🍩
#Canada
a dog is looking out of a window at balloons and donuts
Alt: a dog is looking out of a window at balloons and donuts
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVXT... #cdnpoli Yep, they spout garbage and no one checks them on it.
Conservative Misinformation and Canada's Civics Crisis
YouTube video by Wrong Enough to Know Better
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVXT... #cdnpoli Yep, they spout garbage and no one checks them on it.
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What a preventable tragedy caused by a disinformation grievance industrial complex. Shameful.
Canada expected to lose long-standing measles-elimination status on Monday, by @kkirkup.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... via @theglobeandmail.com
Canada expected to lose long-standing measles-elimination status
If the country loses its status, public-health researchers say the return of endemic measles would carry serious health consequences
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 AM
What a preventable tragedy caused by a disinformation grievance industrial complex. Shameful.
Played a game. #Steam #FarLoneSails
November 10, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Played a game. #Steam #FarLoneSails
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November 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
vintage43.com This is very cool.
Vintage 43
model cars, ferrari, porsche, vintage, art, graphic design
vintage43.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
vintage43.com This is very cool.
uncrate.com/pancake-bot/ I prefer to make them the old fashioned way but this looks fun too.
Pancake Bot
Making pancakes isn't hard. Making pancakes in intricate designs is virtually impossible, unless you're a culinary master - or have a Pancake Bot in your kitchen. This entertaining gadget uses a propr...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
uncrate.com/pancake-bot/ I prefer to make them the old fashioned way but this looks fun too.
Does anyone have $419 million dollars they can loan me? I really need one of those mugs.
I’m bringing back #FUCKYOW mugs to celebrate Lansdowne 2.0! Pre-order now for only $419 Million, but it’s really like saving $313 Million when you consider the *waves hands magically* The Value. Also you can finance for 360 months for only $2,037,721 per month!
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Does anyone have $419 million dollars they can loan me? I really need one of those mugs.
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The ON government will bypass committee hearings entirely on Bill 60. 😡
This gov. is:
➡️ putting people’s lives at risk
➡️ stripping cities of the power to make their streets safe for people outside cars
We can’t afford to remain silent. Voice your opposition now! 👇
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/06/b...
This gov. is:
➡️ putting people’s lives at risk
➡️ stripping cities of the power to make their streets safe for people outside cars
We can’t afford to remain silent. Voice your opposition now! 👇
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/06/b...
Bill 60: Ontario government bypasses democratic process
After steamrolling through Bill 56 that bans speed cameras, the Ontario government is planning on bypassing the democratic process again (ie no public committee hearings) for Bill 60, the so-called…
bikeottawa.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The ON government will bypass committee hearings entirely on Bill 60. 😡
This gov. is:
➡️ putting people’s lives at risk
➡️ stripping cities of the power to make their streets safe for people outside cars
We can’t afford to remain silent. Voice your opposition now! 👇
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/06/b...
This gov. is:
➡️ putting people’s lives at risk
➡️ stripping cities of the power to make their streets safe for people outside cars
We can’t afford to remain silent. Voice your opposition now! 👇
bikeottawa.ca/2025/11/06/b...
Fuck, they're arming the jury!
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Fuck, they're arming the jury!
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This is a great piece from Bruce Deachman, on Lansdowne 2.0 and responsibility. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
I used to be in favour of Lansdowne 2.0. I've changed my mind
I used to be in favour of the Lansdowne 2.0 development. I changed my mind because I don’t trust this deal. | Opinion
ottawacitizen.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is a great piece from Bruce Deachman, on Lansdowne 2.0 and responsibility. ottawacitizen.com/news/local-n...
Really though, does this surprise anyone? #onpoli
‘Can’t make this up!’: Ford government faces questions over nearly $10M going to company with ties to ‘adult entertainment’ #FordFailures #Ontario
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
‘Can’t make this up!’: Ford government faces questions over nearly $10M going to company with ties to ‘adult entertainment’
Ontario’s opposition parties are questioning the province’s labour minister about the possibility money from the $2.5 billion Skills Development Fund ended up at a company tied to an “adult entertainm...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Really though, does this surprise anyone? #onpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WPt... We need a lot of this.
This is America's *Cheapest* Military Weapon
YouTube video by Justin Taylor
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WPt... We need a lot of this.
Would someone please turn up the heat?! #CatsofBluesky #CatsofSoVa
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Would someone please turn up the heat?! #CatsofBluesky #CatsofSoVa
E5 without a doubt.
Dammit I need to *go to bed*, I don't have time for these maddening existential conundra
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
E5 without a doubt.
Post a bird announcing that Dick Cheney is dead.
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Post a bird announcing that Dick Cheney is dead.
