Rob Sutherland (he/him)
@plevnaboy.bsky.social
Retired social democratic political hack. Proud Canadian. I block folks who follow but have no info or posts. I HATE bots.
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Trump claimed Rob Reiner had “Trump derangement syndrome.”
December 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Trump claimed Rob Reiner had “Trump derangement syndrome.”
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So gratuitously and pointlessly spiteful and petty.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
So gratuitously and pointlessly spiteful and petty.
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Listen to Dr. Rubin – not RFKjr, the HHS, or the CDC. This is dangerous – they're seeking to harm children and shorten their lives for political gain.
Vaccine do not cause autism! #vaccine #autism #doctor
YouTube video by Dr. Zachary Rubin
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Listen to Dr. Rubin – not RFKjr, the HHS, or the CDC. This is dangerous – they're seeking to harm children and shorten their lives for political gain.
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
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Among the nice surprises in today's 🇨🇦 jobs report: Manufacturing added 9K jobs in Oct despite Trump's attacks. That puts us above 0 on a year/year basis. Compare that to the self-inflicted LOSS of 78K manufacturing jobs in the US. Trump's trade war backfires for US workers. #cdnecon #canlab
November 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Taxpayers paid for the Turd Reich and Trump to party while working to take away healthcare and SNAP.
November 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Taxpayers paid for the Turd Reich and Trump to party while working to take away healthcare and SNAP.
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Labor productivity has more than doubled since the late 1960s. But workers’ compensation has barely budged.
Yes. The economy is rigged in favor of the wealthy.
Yes. The economy is rigged in favor of the wealthy.
September 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Labor productivity has more than doubled since the late 1960s. But workers’ compensation has barely budged.
Yes. The economy is rigged in favor of the wealthy.
Yes. The economy is rigged in favor of the wealthy.
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A day in the life of R.F.K., Jr., courtesy of New Yorker Humor.
R.F.K., Jr.: A Day in the Life
Why riding underneath the car is safer than riding inside the car, and other neato things to learn from the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
www.newyorker.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A day in the life of R.F.K., Jr., courtesy of New Yorker Humor.
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Cartoon by Marian Kamensky.
September 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Cartoon by Marian Kamensky.
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Donald Trump returned to the scene of the crime at the US Open men's final today. In 1997 he groped former model Amy Dorris in a private suite -- one of countless women the felon has raped, groped or forcibly kissed.
Amy Dorris, a former model, accuses Trump of sexually assaulting her at the U.S. Open in 1997. (Published 2020)
www.nytimes.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Donald Trump returned to the scene of the crime at the US Open men's final today. In 1997 he groped former model Amy Dorris in a private suite -- one of countless women the felon has raped, groped or forcibly kissed.
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Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. People who use drugs are my neighbours.
Supervised consumption saves lives and makes our communities safer.
Shame on the Ford government for playing politics with people’s lives.
Supervised consumption saves lives and makes our communities safer.
Shame on the Ford government for playing politics with people’s lives.
Yesterday, @cmckenney.bsky.social
and I confronted Health Minister Sylvia Jones about the unsubstantiated statistics that she used to justify closing the supervised consumption site at the Somerset West Community Health Centre.
and I confronted Health Minister Sylvia Jones about the unsubstantiated statistics that she used to justify closing the supervised consumption site at the Somerset West Community Health Centre.
August 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. People who use drugs are my neighbours.
Supervised consumption saves lives and makes our communities safer.
Shame on the Ford government for playing politics with people’s lives.
Supervised consumption saves lives and makes our communities safer.
Shame on the Ford government for playing politics with people’s lives.
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Morning everyone
We are living the Nazi playbook
Hitler declared a state of emergency to gain power.
After the Reichstag Fire, Hitler declared articles of the Weimar Constitution, allowing himself to rule by decree.
Hitler suspended civil rights. Paved the way for dictatorship
Familiarity
We are living the Nazi playbook
Hitler declared a state of emergency to gain power.
After the Reichstag Fire, Hitler declared articles of the Weimar Constitution, allowing himself to rule by decree.
Hitler suspended civil rights. Paved the way for dictatorship
Familiarity
August 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Morning everyone
We are living the Nazi playbook
Hitler declared a state of emergency to gain power.
After the Reichstag Fire, Hitler declared articles of the Weimar Constitution, allowing himself to rule by decree.
Hitler suspended civil rights. Paved the way for dictatorship
Familiarity
We are living the Nazi playbook
Hitler declared a state of emergency to gain power.
After the Reichstag Fire, Hitler declared articles of the Weimar Constitution, allowing himself to rule by decree.
Hitler suspended civil rights. Paved the way for dictatorship
Familiarity
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In Saskatchewan and Toronto, voters choose a variety of parties. But under our current system, both regions are locked into one-party domination.
This is not electoral justice. Proportional representation ensures fair results where every region is represented and every vote counts equally.
This is not electoral justice. Proportional representation ensures fair results where every region is represented and every vote counts equally.
August 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In Saskatchewan and Toronto, voters choose a variety of parties. But under our current system, both regions are locked into one-party domination.
This is not electoral justice. Proportional representation ensures fair results where every region is represented and every vote counts equally.
This is not electoral justice. Proportional representation ensures fair results where every region is represented and every vote counts equally.
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“It’s pretty sick… that’s how weak and pathetic the Trump administration is. How desperate they are.”
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social talks to @danpfeiffer.bsky.social about Trump sending his goons to try to intimidate Dems outside their announcement today.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social talks to @danpfeiffer.bsky.social about Trump sending his goons to try to intimidate Dems outside their announcement today.
August 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“It’s pretty sick… that’s how weak and pathetic the Trump administration is. How desperate they are.”
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social talks to @danpfeiffer.bsky.social about Trump sending his goons to try to intimidate Dems outside their announcement today.
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social talks to @danpfeiffer.bsky.social about Trump sending his goons to try to intimidate Dems outside their announcement today.
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Exaggerating crime to “save” a city is a classic fascist play.
Mussolini did it.
Hitler did it.
Pinochet did it.
Now Trump’s doing it in D.C. — and the people who actually live there aren’t buying it.
Mussolini did it.
Hitler did it.
Pinochet did it.
Now Trump’s doing it in D.C. — and the people who actually live there aren’t buying it.
August 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Exaggerating crime to “save” a city is a classic fascist play.
Mussolini did it.
Hitler did it.
Pinochet did it.
Now Trump’s doing it in D.C. — and the people who actually live there aren’t buying it.
Mussolini did it.
Hitler did it.
Pinochet did it.
Now Trump’s doing it in D.C. — and the people who actually live there aren’t buying it.
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The Broadbent Institute and the 🇨🇦Canadian delegation to the 2025 Pan-American Congress were pleased to be welcomed by 🇲🇽President @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social ahead of a full agenda discussing progressive public policy across the Americas.
panamericancongress.org
panamericancongress.org
August 1, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The Broadbent Institute and the 🇨🇦Canadian delegation to the 2025 Pan-American Congress were pleased to be welcomed by 🇲🇽President @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social ahead of a full agenda discussing progressive public policy across the Americas.
panamericancongress.org
panamericancongress.org
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June 27 - cyclist, Byward Market
July 8 - cyclist, Kanata
July 8 - pedestrian, Elgin/Laurier
July 23 - cyclist, Stittsville
July 23 - 2 children riding bikes, Stittsville & Barrhaven
July 26 - cyclist, Manotick
July 26 - 2 e-scooter riders, Lowertown
July 30 - cyclist, Lisgar/Elgin
July 8 - cyclist, Kanata
July 8 - pedestrian, Elgin/Laurier
July 23 - cyclist, Stittsville
July 23 - 2 children riding bikes, Stittsville & Barrhaven
July 26 - cyclist, Manotick
July 26 - 2 e-scooter riders, Lowertown
July 30 - cyclist, Lisgar/Elgin
I just witnessed the aftermath of (yet another) cyclist getting hit by a driver turning right, this time at Elgin and Lisgar. Grateful to all of the helpful witnesses, paramedics, fire and police who rushed to the scene. But this needs to end, we need Vision Zero now.
July 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
June 27 - cyclist, Byward Market
July 8 - cyclist, Kanata
July 8 - pedestrian, Elgin/Laurier
July 23 - cyclist, Stittsville
July 23 - 2 children riding bikes, Stittsville & Barrhaven
July 26 - cyclist, Manotick
July 26 - 2 e-scooter riders, Lowertown
July 30 - cyclist, Lisgar/Elgin
July 8 - cyclist, Kanata
July 8 - pedestrian, Elgin/Laurier
July 23 - cyclist, Stittsville
July 23 - 2 children riding bikes, Stittsville & Barrhaven
July 26 - cyclist, Manotick
July 26 - 2 e-scooter riders, Lowertown
July 30 - cyclist, Lisgar/Elgin
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‘I’m hoping to be the world’s youngest dirty old man’: the wit of Tom Lehrer, by those who knew him
‘I’m hoping to be the world’s youngest dirty old man’: the wit of Tom Lehrer, by those who knew him
The musical satirist, who has died aged 97, was famously sharp and funny – but his contemporaries also remember his generosity and humility
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
‘I’m hoping to be the world’s youngest dirty old man’: the wit of Tom Lehrer, by those who knew him
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How to do it
I love this lady. She's starting a series exposing who is helping to pay for alligator Alcatraz concentration camp.
July 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
How to do it