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Retired acoustical consultant. Bike advocate. Doomscroller.
The thing is… that even if your tried to get them to empathize and say “what if it was your kids they kidnapped”… they would still not understand.
They’re different, you see
They’re different, you see
January 24, 2026 at 4:50 AM
The thing is… that even if your tried to get them to empathize and say “what if it was your kids they kidnapped”… they would still not understand.
They’re different, you see
They’re different, you see
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THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
THEY TRIED TO GET A WARRANT TO CRIMINALLY INVESTIGATE THE WOMAN THEY SHOT DEAD
The correct response would be to give them nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Republicans did it for YEARS to the Democrats. No deals until they start behaving like adults and complying with laws and norms.
Republicans did it for YEARS to the Democrats. No deals until they start behaving like adults and complying with laws and norms.
If you want to know what people mean when they say Democrats are "controlled opposition," rather than whipping votes against ICE funding, Hakeem Jeffries struck a deal with Republicans to allow Democrats to feign outrage at ICE while still funding the spending package.
January 23, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The correct response would be to give them nothing. Absolutely nothing.
Republicans did it for YEARS to the Democrats. No deals until they start behaving like adults and complying with laws and norms.
Republicans did it for YEARS to the Democrats. No deals until they start behaving like adults and complying with laws and norms.
US: Canada, please come to my party
Canada: meh
US: okay you’re not invited anymore
Canada: meh
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada: meh
US: okay you’re not invited anymore
Canada: meh
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Trump says he's withdrawing invitation for Carney to join his Gaza 'Board of Peace' | CBC News
U.S. President Donald said in a social media post late Thursday that he is withdrawing an invitation for Prime Minister Mark Carney to join his "Board of Peace" initiative for Gaza.
www.cbc.ca
January 23, 2026 at 5:08 PM
US: Canada, please come to my party
Canada: meh
US: okay you’re not invited anymore
Canada: meh
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada: meh
US: okay you’re not invited anymore
Canada: meh
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
The Democratic Party is also complicit in all of this.
Remember their names and vote them out.
Remember their names and vote them out.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The Democratic Party is also complicit in all of this.
Remember their names and vote them out.
Remember their names and vote them out.
If he wore large hand coloured gloves over top, he could a) claim his hands are big, and b) cover up any bruises like that
A bruise/discoloration on Trump's hand during his 'Board of Peace' event.
Captured by Chip Somodevilla for Getty Images.
Captured by Chip Somodevilla for Getty Images.
January 22, 2026 at 7:44 PM
If he wore large hand coloured gloves over top, he could a) claim his hands are big, and b) cover up any bruises like that
Err, apparently unborn babies are already people. Why wait? Less of a fight against birthright citizenship
January 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Err, apparently unborn babies are already people. Why wait? Less of a fight against birthright citizenship
This is one of the top reasons why all the car commercials are shot on closed streets and never show traffic or other cars in the short video.
It still amazes me that we’ve basically let ourselves be manipulated into buying, and even defending, that THIS is what “freedom” looks like.
Dependency is never freedom. Freedom is having real choices. #cardependency
Dependency is never freedom. Freedom is having real choices. #cardependency
January 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM
This is one of the top reasons why all the car commercials are shot on closed streets and never show traffic or other cars in the short video.
Years ago we heard the concept of a computer as a bicycle for the mind.
Now we’ve developed a cargo ship burning bunker fuel for the mind.
Now we’ve developed a cargo ship burning bunker fuel for the mind.
i’m fascinated by this new strategy wjere multiple ai company CEOs have been going on tears tours this year so far complaining about how anti ai sentiment has hurt their businesses
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, $NVDA, has said relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has done a lot of damage, per Techspot.
January 22, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Years ago we heard the concept of a computer as a bicycle for the mind.
Now we’ve developed a cargo ship burning bunker fuel for the mind.
Now we’ve developed a cargo ship burning bunker fuel for the mind.
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🧵ICE's tactics for arresting and holding observers and protestors is ever-shifting, and I'm hearing lots of different stories. Right now, my perspective is that these are your best practices:
January 22, 2026 at 2:38 AM
🧵ICE's tactics for arresting and holding observers and protestors is ever-shifting, and I'm hearing lots of different stories. Right now, my perspective is that these are your best practices:
With ICE kidnapping 5 year olds as bait, why don’t we use the same tactic on them?
Call in false reports of “illegals” in an area. Then box their vehicles in with large trucks. Leave the area. Make them walk home.
Call in false reports of “illegals” in an area. Then box their vehicles in with large trucks. Leave the area. Make them walk home.
January 22, 2026 at 5:48 AM
With ICE kidnapping 5 year olds as bait, why don’t we use the same tactic on them?
Call in false reports of “illegals” in an area. Then box their vehicles in with large trucks. Leave the area. Make them walk home.
Call in false reports of “illegals” in an area. Then box their vehicles in with large trucks. Leave the area. Make them walk home.
Considering the Epstein files, this totally tracks as why Trump initially picked him for AG.
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Considering the Epstein files, this totally tracks as why Trump initially picked him for AG.
What’s TDS?
Trump Dementia Signs
Trump Dementia Signs
AOC: The president has been acting in increasingly erratic ways. It is really damning when we think about the degree to which media outlets reported on Joe Biden, yet we are seeing behavior from Trump that is alarming and everyone is pretending this is normal.
January 21, 2026 at 11:47 PM
What’s TDS?
Trump Dementia Signs
Trump Dementia Signs
I think as a favour to the non-MAGA people of the US, the rest of the world should troll Trump as hard as possible.
Push him till he breaks. Push until the Republican House and Senate breaks and finally enforces the laws to stop whatever he’s doing.
Push him till he breaks. Push until the Republican House and Senate breaks and finally enforces the laws to stop whatever he’s doing.
January 21, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I think as a favour to the non-MAGA people of the US, the rest of the world should troll Trump as hard as possible.
Push him till he breaks. Push until the Republican House and Senate breaks and finally enforces the laws to stop whatever he’s doing.
Push him till he breaks. Push until the Republican House and Senate breaks and finally enforces the laws to stop whatever he’s doing.
Denmark should “offer” Greenland to Canada to piss off Trump.
Trump: "Canada gets a lot of freebies from us. They should be grateful, also, but they're not. I watched your prime minister yesterday, he wasn't so grateful. But they should be grateful to us. Canada lives because of the United States — remember that, Mark."
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Denmark should “offer” Greenland to Canada to piss off Trump.
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The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
January 7, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The right wants to talk about fraud? Somali fraud? Okay, give me 60 seconds.
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A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
![Excerpt reads: "Prioritize your neighborhood
Neighborhoods drive our happiness (or unhappiness) more than we think.
When Lina Martinez, director of POLIS, the Center for Wellbeing Studies at Universidad Icesi in Colombia, studied the happiness of households in the city of Cali, she couldn’t find much difference between poorer and richer areas. “Their happiness is pretty much the same,” she said. But that changed when she isolated neighborhood conditions, such as access to transit, health care and parks. “The conditions of the neighborhood affect happiness,” she said. “I can’t link that to the space where [people] live.”
That aligns with findings from a 2023 study of the Vancouver metro area: Researchers found no significant differences in well-being between people living in single detached homes, duplexes, townhouses, laneway houses and apartment buildings (basement units smaller than 300 square feet were the only negative exception). What did people say they missed most in their neighborhood? Affordability, proximity to family and friends, and a sense of community. Home design was eighth on the list."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreicapfknasylzk2lqzaxxeb5mchgnru75obggn45dusda6j5zogvuu@jpeg)
January 7, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
Yes try to get the images taken off. But you should also get off the platform.
How does it look to have the government post on a white nationalist/Nazi owned platform?
How does it look to have the government post on a white nationalist/Nazi owned platform?
After being given an order from our CRT and instead of doing the right thing, X refused to fully remove a non-consensual intimate image of a BC resident from its platform. Blocking access to the image only within Canada is not enough. These harmful images shouldn’t be available anywhere.
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Yes try to get the images taken off. But you should also get off the platform.
How does it look to have the government post on a white nationalist/Nazi owned platform?
How does it look to have the government post on a white nationalist/Nazi owned platform?
I often want to order the spiciest version of a dish. But refrain because while I can handle the heat, I can’t control my nose and body. And I can’t speak a full sentence without having to blow my nose once
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I often want to order the spiciest version of a dish. But refrain because while I can handle the heat, I can’t control my nose and body. And I can’t speak a full sentence without having to blow my nose once
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The thing about RTO mandates for employees who need to keep up billable hours… is that the conceit of increasing collaboration necessitates lowering efficiencies. And what company wants that?!
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
The thing about RTO mandates for employees who need to keep up billable hours… is that the conceit of increasing collaboration necessitates lowering efficiencies. And what company wants that?!
Are they called unicorns because they have a single cob of corn on their heads?
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Are they called unicorns because they have a single cob of corn on their heads?
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A sad day for cyclists. Bill 60 - which prohibits the conversion of motor vehicle lanes to bike lanes (or any other prescribed purpose) - has passed Third Reading this morning which will kill various cycling projects in Toronto & across Ontario. #shame #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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The president is waging war against America's cities, but Boston will not be silent. We stand together against tyranny and injustice just like we have for 250 years. #NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The president is waging war against America's cities, but Boston will not be silent. We stand together against tyranny and injustice just like we have for 250 years. #NoKings