Michael Coyle
@oplopanax.ca
🇨🇦 Search and Rescue volunteer, ⛰️🧗🏻♂️⛷️🚵🏻♂️🪢mountain rescuer, SAR manager, software developer (C#, C++), technology and risk expert, transplant recipient.
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh territory
from the Squamish Hospital blood lab today.
I opted for peeing alone but it's good to have choices.
I opted for peeing alone but it's good to have choices.
January 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM
from the Squamish Hospital blood lab today.
I opted for peeing alone but it's good to have choices.
I opted for peeing alone but it's good to have choices.
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As per usual @nytimes.com there is no “standoff” - there’s American aggression, imperialism, threats of invasion, or whatever you want to call it along those lines.
But a “standoff” it’s not. If someone is robbed, you don’t call it a “standoff” between the robber and victim. You call it “robbery”.
But a “standoff” it’s not. If someone is robbed, you don’t call it a “standoff” between the robber and victim. You call it “robbery”.
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 PM
As per usual @nytimes.com there is no “standoff” - there’s American aggression, imperialism, threats of invasion, or whatever you want to call it along those lines.
But a “standoff” it’s not. If someone is robbed, you don’t call it a “standoff” between the robber and victim. You call it “robbery”.
But a “standoff” it’s not. If someone is robbed, you don’t call it a “standoff” between the robber and victim. You call it “robbery”.
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Nanaimo has a petroglyph not seen anywhere else on the Salish Sea. And I think it's beautiful.
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Nanaimo has a petroglyph not seen anywhere else on the Salish Sea. And I think it's beautiful.
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Oh my God a literal wallet inspector
Crypto holder loses $283 million to scammer impersonating wallet support
January 10, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=trezor-support-scam
January 10, 2026
https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=trezor-support-scam
January 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Oh my God a literal wallet inspector
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It's time to start expelling US ambassadors.
Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson responds to Trump's tariffs:
"We will not let ourselves be blackmailed. Only Denmark and Greenland decide on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland. I will always stand up for my country, and for our allied neighbors."
"We will not let ourselves be blackmailed. Only Denmark and Greenland decide on issues concerning Denmark and Greenland. I will always stand up for my country, and for our allied neighbors."
January 17, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It's time to start expelling US ambassadors.
Appeasement
It has never worked for anyone, but for us it just might.
It has never worked for anyone, but for us it just might.
We're at the point where "should we just start bribing the president? It's working for other countries" is going on the front page www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Countries have gotten results after enriching the Trumps. Could Canada do the same? | CBC News
Countries that have relied on traditional diplomacy to deal with the Trump administration have had less success than countries that have found ways to directly enrich the Trump family and those close ...
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Appeasement
It has never worked for anyone, but for us it just might.
It has never worked for anyone, but for us it just might.
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We're at the point where "should we just start bribing the president? It's working for other countries" is going on the front page www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | Countries have gotten results after enriching the Trumps. Could Canada do the same? | CBC News
Countries that have relied on traditional diplomacy to deal with the Trump administration have had less success than countries that have found ways to directly enrich the Trump family and those close ...
www.cbc.ca
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
We're at the point where "should we just start bribing the president? It's working for other countries" is going on the front page www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Like we are so far past the point that anyone inside the USA will actually do anything about it, but it bears repeating there is no legal footing for three tariffs
Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
Trump says eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland – Europe live
Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Finland will face tariffs from 1 February
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Like we are so far past the point that anyone inside the USA will actually do anything about it, but it bears repeating there is no legal footing for three tariffs
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I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
Trump says he'll impose a 10% tariff (rising to 25% in June) on Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands and Finland, because they've sent people to Greenland, until the US can buy Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I would like to think the Mad King proclaiming “I will continue to illegally raise taxes on the American people until the NATO alliance collapses” would be the type of statement to cause Congress to act, but I’m not sure there’s any red line the GOP Congress has anymore.
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*whispers*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
*whispers*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
*hey, most of the world, you know we should boycott the Olympics and the World Cup, right*
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there will prob be a global boycott of US goods by the end of his term
January 17, 2026 at 6:01 PM
there will prob be a global boycott of US goods by the end of his term
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Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Suspiciously asking my wife who's funding her anytime she criticizes me
do it anyway
Try to find a Canadian replacement.
make them hurt, make em yell.
Try to find a Canadian replacement.
make them hurt, make em yell.
It's effectively impossible to boycott US companies because they own so many British brands. You'd have to stop buying Cadburys, Walkers Crisps, HP sauce.... or shopping at Gails or Waterstones etc etc...
January 17, 2026 at 7:10 PM
do it anyway
Try to find a Canadian replacement.
make them hurt, make em yell.
Try to find a Canadian replacement.
make them hurt, make em yell.
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As a Canadian, my advice: do it anyways.
It's effectively impossible to boycott US companies because they own so many British brands. You'd have to stop buying Cadburys, Walkers Crisps, HP sauce.... or shopping at Gails or Waterstones etc etc...
January 17, 2026 at 6:33 PM
As a Canadian, my advice: do it anyways.
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For decades people have asked how do I order a pizza? How to get pizza to my house? Now we have the answer.
January 16, 2026 at 9:06 PM
For decades people have asked how do I order a pizza? How to get pizza to my house? Now we have the answer.
Nanni left a bad review for Ea-nāṣir's pizza joint
January 17, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Nanni left a bad review for Ea-nāṣir's pizza joint
these are all things that current ordering systems do without AI.
do they think we can't remember the last time we ordered a pizza?
do they think we can't remember the last time we ordered a pizza?
January 17, 2026 at 7:04 PM
these are all things that current ordering systems do without AI.
do they think we can't remember the last time we ordered a pizza?
do they think we can't remember the last time we ordered a pizza?
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This piece by Jesse Brown is positively deranged.
As a descendant of Holocaust survivors and a person profiled by white supremacists as ‘looking Jewish,’ I can say that my identity has never for a moment made me feel unsafe in Canada.
As a descendant of Holocaust survivors and a person profiled by white supremacists as ‘looking Jewish,’ I can say that my identity has never for a moment made me feel unsafe in Canada.
January 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
This piece by Jesse Brown is positively deranged.
As a descendant of Holocaust survivors and a person profiled by white supremacists as ‘looking Jewish,’ I can say that my identity has never for a moment made me feel unsafe in Canada.
As a descendant of Holocaust survivors and a person profiled by white supremacists as ‘looking Jewish,’ I can say that my identity has never for a moment made me feel unsafe in Canada.
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The content in question: In the comments on my post criticizing Carney's participation in Trump's "Gaza Peace Board":
January 17, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The content in question: In the comments on my post criticizing Carney's participation in Trump's "Gaza Peace Board":
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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WWE decided to pivot away from signing established indy wrestlers and instead built their own talent pipeline where they sign prospects with "the look" first (college athletes, fitness influencers etc) and THEN teach them to wrestler.
Here's how that's going:
Here's how that's going:
January 17, 2026 at 5:24 PM
WWE decided to pivot away from signing established indy wrestlers and instead built their own talent pipeline where they sign prospects with "the look" first (college athletes, fitness influencers etc) and THEN teach them to wrestler.
Here's how that's going:
Here's how that's going:
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Earlier this week, several Wall Street desks suggested we were past “peak tariff uncertainty.” 🤡
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/denm...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/denm...
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Earlier this week, several Wall Street desks suggested we were past “peak tariff uncertainty.” 🤡
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/denm...
@apnews.com
apnews.com/article/denm...
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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I read my own entry on “Grokipedia,” Elon Musk’s Grok-generated “alternative” to Wikipedia, and within a few paragraphs it included a false allegation of sexual assault against a man who, to my knowledge, has never been accused of it
January 17, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I read my own entry on “Grokipedia,” Elon Musk’s Grok-generated “alternative” to Wikipedia, and within a few paragraphs it included a false allegation of sexual assault against a man who, to my knowledge, has never been accused of it