Greg Smith
@onshi.bsky.social
Library person by day, cat person by night. Views are my own (if that), not my employer's. Dang #otherGregs! @onshi@masto.ai
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From what I could tell on my commute the roads were pretty good in Toronto despite the heavy snow. The sidewalks and bus stops I needed, however, were not clear. Getting on and off the bus was a dicey proposition. Glad I went early and drivers made space for us on the road.
January 26, 2026 at 1:06 PM
From what I could tell on my commute the roads were pretty good in Toronto despite the heavy snow. The sidewalks and bus stops I needed, however, were not clear. Getting on and off the bus was a dicey proposition. Glad I went early and drivers made space for us on the road.
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This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
The Chun regime that my wife fought against in the 80s did the exact same thing. They needed a "crisis" that "only they could solve" to hoard more ill-gotten power, so they chose one city (Gwangju), declared its inhabitants enemies, sent trucks full of soldiers to violently attack and kill them.
January 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This was just me making this comparison yesterday, but today the Korean news is calling Minnesota "America's Gwangju" and have human rights lawyers explaining how America is now living through the dictatorship Korea once had.
This reflects a stunning (but unsurprising) ignorance. Prime Ministers and Presidents don’t just differ by historical fluke or semantics. They arise from different systems: Presidents are directly elected executives, PMs sit in the legislature. Basic civics, fundamental constitutional issues.
At this meeting, Dennis Modry claimed that Premier Danielle Smith said she prefers the title 'Prime Minister' over 'President,' in a discussion about her possible leadership in an independent Alberta. 1/5
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
I'm at Heritage Park, a petition signing location in Stony Plain for Alberta Independence. Folks are lined up waiting to sign, with speakers set to begin at 7:00 pm. Will live tweet below 🧵
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
#abpoli #AlbertaIndependence
January 25, 2026 at 7:46 PM
This reflects a stunning (but unsurprising) ignorance. Prime Ministers and Presidents don’t just differ by historical fluke or semantics. They arise from different systems: Presidents are directly elected executives, PMs sit in the legislature. Basic civics, fundamental constitutional issues.
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Gaelic meme du jour:
"American whiskey."
"American whiskey."
January 25, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Gaelic meme du jour:
"American whiskey."
"American whiskey."
They found a worm in this guy’s brain, he eats roadkill on the regular, abused opiates for years (and allegedly steroids &c. now), but he wants you to believe it was the flu shot that messed him up.
He just makes inane things up on the spot and children have to die and be disabled for his lies. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
RFK Jr. Links His Vocal Issues to Flu Shots
Kennedy says he 'can't rule out' flu jabs as culprit in his spasmodic dysphonia
www.medpagetoday.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:47 PM
They found a worm in this guy’s brain, he eats roadkill on the regular, abused opiates for years (and allegedly steroids &c. now), but he wants you to believe it was the flu shot that messed him up.
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«Vivre dans le mensonge»: pourquoi Mark Carney a-t-il cité le dissident tchèque dans son discours au Forum de Davos?
Mark Carney, Václav Havel et la fin de l’aveuglement volontaire
www.ledevoir.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:02 PM
«Vivre dans le mensonge»: pourquoi Mark Carney a-t-il cité le dissident tchèque dans son discours au Forum de Davos?
Boycott harder, fellow hosers www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if Carney ‘makes a deal with China’
The U.S. president made the threat in a post on Truth Social on Saturday morning.
www.thestar.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Boycott harder, fellow hosers www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Ahman is an Akita Inu hero dog with a big face. An unofficial mascot of Akita Prefecture, his motto is "hot heart, calm head, loose body". He hits himself in the head with a plastic mallet.
January 24, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Ahman is an Akita Inu hero dog with a big face. An unofficial mascot of Akita Prefecture, his motto is "hot heart, calm head, loose body". He hits himself in the head with a plastic mallet.
They wanted to try to prosecute her corpse
January 24, 2026 at 2:03 AM
They wanted to try to prosecute her corpse
This propaganda not only abuses its subject, but also exposes the creator’s sadism. To them, the actual image — and reality itself — is spoiled if the victim isn’t acutely suffering or retains too much dignity.
This is the first example I’ve seen of an American government using AI to meaningfully misrepresent actual events with the intent to deceive the public. We are at Stalinesque levels of propaganda.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/past-the-b...
January 23, 2026 at 10:41 PM
This propaganda not only abuses its subject, but also exposes the creator’s sadism. To them, the actual image — and reality itself — is spoiled if the victim isn’t acutely suffering or retains too much dignity.
He could not be more effective at undermining solidarity among NATO partners if he had been vat-grown in a laboratory specifically for that purpose.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 PM
He could not be more effective at undermining solidarity among NATO partners if he had been vat-grown in a laboratory specifically for that purpose.
Yeah well he also told people to vacation in Michigan this summer (where has he been vacationing lately, eh?) so maybe I’ll give his advice a bit of scrutiny.
Le premier ministre ontarien encourage les Canadiens à «soutenir les entreprises qui fabriquent des véhicules ici».
Doug Ford appelle au boycottage des véhicules électriques chinois
www.ledevoir.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Yeah well he also told people to vacation in Michigan this summer (where has he been vacationing lately, eh?) so maybe I’ll give his advice a bit of scrutiny.
If this dude had a proper hat on he’d probably be sweating in that parka instead. Poor guy.
Canadians you are not prepared for the temperature he tells you he is experiencing here.
January 22, 2026 at 1:27 AM
If this dude had a proper hat on he’d probably be sweating in that parka instead. Poor guy.
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Here’s the really bad part: over time, this dynamic breeds bigger and bigger crises.
Markets keep updating their beliefs about TACO, so it takes ever more extreme actions to convince them he might not TACO.
Buckle up.
Markets keep updating their beliefs about TACO, so it takes ever more extreme actions to convince them he might not TACO.
Buckle up.
January 21, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Here’s the really bad part: over time, this dynamic breeds bigger and bigger crises.
Markets keep updating their beliefs about TACO, so it takes ever more extreme actions to convince them he might not TACO.
Buckle up.
Markets keep updating their beliefs about TACO, so it takes ever more extreme actions to convince them he might not TACO.
Buckle up.
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I love my profession deeply, but some of them are not covering themselves in glory these days. If a mob boss draws a sharp blade languidly across your palm and says it would be a real shame for you to lose your pinky, your headline isn't "Godfather rules out hacking off finger to settle debt."
Right on cue, here are the push alerts from the 3 major newspapers lmao
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I love my profession deeply, but some of them are not covering themselves in glory these days. If a mob boss draws a sharp blade languidly across your palm and says it would be a real shame for you to lose your pinky, your headline isn't "Godfather rules out hacking off finger to settle debt."
After weeks out of service (or, I guess, somehow repeatedly being pulled?) the fire alarm in this GO station is now fixed and protected. This thing’s saga makes me wonder how much other safety infrastructure is waiting to be fixed.
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 PM
After weeks out of service (or, I guess, somehow repeatedly being pulled?) the fire alarm in this GO station is now fixed and protected. This thing’s saga makes me wonder how much other safety infrastructure is waiting to be fixed.
Yeah like many boomers my parents are a hedge fund
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 21, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Yeah like many boomers my parents are a hedge fund
They’re unhappy because they want everyone to smile and nod and keep everything running smoothly. No matter what.
"Some senior bankers and executives in Davos, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they saw the response from European leaders to Trump's moves as emotional rather than pragmatic."
Idiots.
Idiots.
Europe's leaders stand firm in Davos as CEOs warn on emotions reut.rs/4jMwviG
January 20, 2026 at 10:38 PM
They’re unhappy because they want everyone to smile and nod and keep everything running smoothly. No matter what.
I was on a city bus where the driver missed a single left turn and everyone immediately went wild shouting at them for it so I can hardly imagine the level of tension on this trip. I hope the explanation isn’t something scary for the driver.
Aw. Bluesky’s favorite publication covered Bluesky’s first viral play-by-play horror story ❤️❤️❤️
people.com/passenger-sa...
people.com/passenger-sa...
Passenger Says NYC-to-D.C. Bus Went Off Route After Driver Switch in Viral Thread Recounting Play-by-Play
A BlueSky user said a NYC-to-Washington, D.C., bus ride took a frightening turn after a driver swap, claiming the new driver insisted passengers were on the wrong bus and would not go to Union Station...
people.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I was on a city bus where the driver missed a single left turn and everyone immediately went wild shouting at them for it so I can hardly imagine the level of tension on this trip. I hope the explanation isn’t something scary for the driver.
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In this video, I discuss Trump's obsession with owning Greenland, and what Europe can do about it.
Trump's obsession with Greenland
YouTube video by Anders Puck Nielsen
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 PM
In this video, I discuss Trump's obsession with owning Greenland, and what Europe can do about it.
Imagine how much money they will save.
The Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs is moving away from Microsoft and switching instead to Linux and LibreOffice
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
www.heise.de/news/Von-Wor...
Abschied bis Herbst: Dänisches Digitalministerium kehrt Microsoft den Rücken
Beim dänischen Digitalministerium sollen alle Angestellten ohne Microsoft auskommen. Stattdessen werde man Linux und LibreOffice nutzen, sagt die Ministerin.
www.heise.de
January 20, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Imagine how much money they will save.
Exactly this. He said not to believe that Norway controls the award because it’s from Norway. In other words, if it was for
HIS country he would have corrupted the prize. He also said he deserved *eight* Nobel peace prizes: one for every war he claims to have ended.
HIS country he would have corrupted the prize. He also said he deserved *eight* Nobel peace prizes: one for every war he claims to have ended.
Bizarre as it seems, Trump may genuinely be unable to grasp that the Nobel Committee is independent - because the very idea of an institution remaining outside political control is alien to him.
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Exactly this. He said not to believe that Norway controls the award because it’s from Norway. In other words, if it was for
HIS country he would have corrupted the prize. He also said he deserved *eight* Nobel peace prizes: one for every war he claims to have ended.
HIS country he would have corrupted the prize. He also said he deserved *eight* Nobel peace prizes: one for every war he claims to have ended.
“I like the Hells Angels, they voted for me… they protected me, believe it or not.”
Donald Trump, January 20th 2026
Donald Trump, January 20th 2026
January 20, 2026 at 7:27 PM
“I like the Hells Angels, they voted for me… they protected me, believe it or not.”
Donald Trump, January 20th 2026
Donald Trump, January 20th 2026
Right, but the solution to this was… US occupation. Oh, history!
January 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Right, but the solution to this was… US occupation. Oh, history!