Riverdaleboy
@riverdaleboy.bsky.social
Fled Toronto to rough it Covid-free in Kawartha while rescuing an old frontier house single-handed.
316.18 ppm CO2 at birth.
316.18 ppm CO2 at birth.
Pinned
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There’s ONE area where prices are down: promised “rebate” checks.
$̶5̶0̶0̶0̶ —> $2000
$̶5̶0̶0̶0̶ —> $2000
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
There’s ONE area where prices are down: promised “rebate” checks.
$̶5̶0̶0̶0̶ —> $2000
$̶5̶0̶0̶0̶ —> $2000
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House Dems are holding a 3 p.m. call on whether to support the deal on the CR
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
House Dems are holding a 3 p.m. call on whether to support the deal on the CR
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Am I getting my DOGE check or my tariffs check first?
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Am I getting my DOGE check or my tariffs check first?
There no point in talking to these guys. Yet.
First they have to lose.
First they have to lose.
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There no point in talking to these guys. Yet.
First they have to lose.
First they have to lose.
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“Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada says”
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Canada loses measles elimination status | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“Canada has lost its measles elimination status, the Public Health Agency of Canada says”
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Congratulations Alberta! We did it! Thanks Dani!
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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As important: Status BBC in the US
[In the US, where it recently notched up monthly viewing figures of 77m, it is now the second most trusted news source—just behind the Weather Channel.]
It’s become the channel with a status for fact (double) check, seen as possibly least/unbiased, 9 months ago.
[In the US, where it recently notched up monthly viewing figures of 77m, it is now the second most trusted news source—just behind the Weather Channel.]
It’s become the channel with a status for fact (double) check, seen as possibly least/unbiased, 9 months ago.
I've been waiting for @arusbridger.bsky.social's voice on the mess at the BBC. Here it is:
The BBC is in a fight for its survival—it’s time Keir Starmer started paying attention
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC is in a fight for its survival—it’s time Keir Starmer started paying attention
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC is in a fight for its survival
The BBC only has itself to blame for its handling of a serious error in a documentary on Trump. But its demise—as the US media landscape shows—would l...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
As important: Status BBC in the US
[In the US, where it recently notched up monthly viewing figures of 77m, it is now the second most trusted news source—just behind the Weather Channel.]
It’s become the channel with a status for fact (double) check, seen as possibly least/unbiased, 9 months ago.
[In the US, where it recently notched up monthly viewing figures of 77m, it is now the second most trusted news source—just behind the Weather Channel.]
It’s become the channel with a status for fact (double) check, seen as possibly least/unbiased, 9 months ago.
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According to Reuters, the Russian company Lukoil has declared force majeure at the giant "West Qurna-2" oil field, one of the largest oil fields in the world.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
According to Reuters, the Russian company Lukoil has declared force majeure at the giant "West Qurna-2" oil field, one of the largest oil fields in the world.
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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In case you missed it over the weekend, my op-ed on the federal budget.
GIFT LINK - My Toronto Star op-ed on the federal budget, and the failure to account for provincial action on post-secondary education. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Mark Carney’s budget is blind to the real causes of Canada’s problems
The prime minister's first budget emphasizes infrastructure and resource extraction but fails to leverage our most significant economic drivers.
www.thestar.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In case you missed it over the weekend, my op-ed on the federal budget.
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NEW: Donald Trump has pardoned a long list of allies in his bid to subvert the 2020 election including:
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
-Rudy Giuliani
-John Eastman
-Mark Meadows
-Sidney Powell
-Ken Chesebro
-Christina Bobb
-Kelli Ward
-Jenna Ellis
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
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For all the panic right now, I doubt the Dems will be blamed for the collapse of ACA over the next few months.
But Schumer and anyone else seen as a squish will be putsched out of power by an enraged Dem party base that wants to fight rather than talk.
But Schumer and anyone else seen as a squish will be putsched out of power by an enraged Dem party base that wants to fight rather than talk.
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
For all the panic right now, I doubt the Dems will be blamed for the collapse of ACA over the next few months.
But Schumer and anyone else seen as a squish will be putsched out of power by an enraged Dem party base that wants to fight rather than talk.
But Schumer and anyone else seen as a squish will be putsched out of power by an enraged Dem party base that wants to fight rather than talk.
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In September, we had an event where we brought in nine international participants. Out of nine total, one was detained in a back room without explanation. I don’t think people here realize what a dice roll it is, but people outside the U.S. certainly do
I have had other colleagues from Europe tell me they simply will not attend conferences in the US for the foreseeable future because they no longer feel welcome. They have seen the stories of travelers detained and don't want to hand their social media over to the current administration for approval
November 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In September, we had an event where we brought in nine international participants. Out of nine total, one was detained in a back room without explanation. I don’t think people here realize what a dice roll it is, but people outside the U.S. certainly do
Poor people going hungry, that's a shame, but affluent people being unable to travel by the most unsustainable way possible, now that's the political emergency to force compromise.
It’s a loss of leverage but if I were Dems I’d offer a stopgap “fund air traffic and fund snap” bill
"We have loss of separation in the airspace. Those numbers are going up. More ground incursions. I have more complaints coming into the FAA from pilots who are saying that air traffic controllers are not as responsive. They seem stressed or they're not using the appropriate language..."
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Poor people going hungry, that's a shame, but affluent people being unable to travel by the most unsustainable way possible, now that's the political emergency to force compromise.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Tempted to buy another tool from a company. Check to see if American... website strangely silent but area code is US. Email them, they're evasive. I call them on that.
November 9, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tempted to buy another tool from a company. Check to see if American... website strangely silent but area code is US. Email them, they're evasive. I call them on that.
He knows he will lose
November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
He knows he will lose
Looks like a Zoom Thanksgiving, y'all.
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Looks like a Zoom Thanksgiving, y'all.
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Along with the meatpacking rant, further evidence Trump has clocked the cost-of-living issue but has no idea what to do about it. I guess cutting tariffs is out of the question.
(NB I reckon that despite tariffs, inflationary risks from services are probably bigger than those from goods.)
(NB I reckon that despite tariffs, inflationary risks from services are probably bigger than those from goods.)
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Along with the meatpacking rant, further evidence Trump has clocked the cost-of-living issue but has no idea what to do about it. I guess cutting tariffs is out of the question.
(NB I reckon that despite tariffs, inflationary risks from services are probably bigger than those from goods.)
(NB I reckon that despite tariffs, inflationary risks from services are probably bigger than those from goods.)
POS
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
POS
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"overwhelming defeat" is when you lose by a point and a half (historically narrow) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"overwhelming defeat" is when you lose by a point and a half (historically narrow) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
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1: shoots gun at Capitol on J6
2: slueths tell fbi his name
3: he kills a man, claims self defense
4: he tells police he was the j6 gunman
5: he’s finally arrested
6: trump pardons him for j6
7: he allegedly kidnaps and sexually assaults someone
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
2: slueths tell fbi his name
3: he kills a man, claims self defense
4: he tells police he was the j6 gunman
5: he’s finally arrested
6: trump pardons him for j6
7: he allegedly kidnaps and sexually assaults someone
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Arrested after a fatal stabbing, a Utah man told police he brought a gun to Capitol riot
“I was in the D.C. riots. You can look me up, OK?” John Emanuel Banuelos told police after he was arrested last July, according to newly obtained records.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
1: shoots gun at Capitol on J6
2: slueths tell fbi his name
3: he kills a man, claims self defense
4: he tells police he was the j6 gunman
5: he’s finally arrested
6: trump pardons him for j6
7: he allegedly kidnaps and sexually assaults someone
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
2: slueths tell fbi his name
3: he kills a man, claims self defense
4: he tells police he was the j6 gunman
5: he’s finally arrested
6: trump pardons him for j6
7: he allegedly kidnaps and sexually assaults someone
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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A 450-foot Prometheus. A 500-foot George Washington. Tech investors are racing to build colossal monuments celebrating Western power.
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
bloom.bg
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A 450-foot Prometheus. A 500-foot George Washington. Tech investors are racing to build colossal monuments celebrating Western power.
Lame duck is up too
November 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Lame duck is up too