Robert W. McBean 🇨🇦
@rmcbean.bsky.social
Software and Database Developer in #yyc. Born in #yeg.
"She said the odds are long and stacked against us, still we try because we must."
"She said the odds are long and stacked against us, still we try because we must."
Yikes 😬
📊Federal 🇨🇦 voting intentions from Liaison Strategies:
🔴LPC 38%
🔵CPC 37%
🟠NDP 12%
⚜️BQ 7% (31% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
🟣PPC 1%
→ 338canada.com/20251230-lia...
[Liaison Strategies, Dec. 26-Jan.3, 2025, n=1,000]
#canpoli
🔴LPC 38%
🔵CPC 37%
🟠NDP 12%
⚜️BQ 7% (31% in QC)
🟢GPC 3%
🟣PPC 1%
→ 338canada.com/20251230-lia...
[Liaison Strategies, Dec. 26-Jan.3, 2025, n=1,000]
#canpoli
338Canada | Liaison Strategies federal poll, December 2025
338canada.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Yikes 😬
Children, basically.
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Children, basically.
Wrong yet again.
I still think the US is going to install Maria Machado as the puppet in Venezuela. If she participates they should take back the Peace Prize.
January 5, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Wrong yet again.
I wonder why the 'ethical oil' bros are so quiet.
January 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I wonder why the 'ethical oil' bros are so quiet.
Former Leafs GM Brendan Shanahan has a new job with Hockey Canada, specifically to evaluate Junior Hockey in Ontario. Some vague references to 'character development'.
January 4, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Former Leafs GM Brendan Shanahan has a new job with Hockey Canada, specifically to evaluate Junior Hockey in Ontario. Some vague references to 'character development'.
Well at least the fir trees look pretty with all the frost.
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Well at least the fir trees look pretty with all the frost.
I had such high hopes for 2026.
January 4, 2026 at 3:45 AM
I had such high hopes for 2026.
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This is a dangerous and irresponsible response.
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This is a dangerous and irresponsible response.
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
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Carney and Starmer’s statements are almost identical. The fine art of diplomacy
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
January 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Carney and Starmer’s statements are almost identical. The fine art of diplomacy
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
One day karma will start bending back the other way.
January 4, 2026 at 1:57 AM
One day karma will start bending back the other way.
Not a great anthem singer.
January 3, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Not a great anthem singer.
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Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
OTTAWA - Canadian Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre was reportedly seen lighting emergency flares, in hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump would "liberate" Canada in the same fashion that he has do...
www.thebeaverton.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Poilievre lights emergency flares to beg Trump to invade Canada
A Stalinist show trial. They'll shop for a corrupt judge.
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 1:52 PM
A Stalinist show trial. They'll shop for a corrupt judge.
PM Mark Carney reviewing his security detail.
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
PM Mark Carney reviewing his security detail.
Popping the Champagne 🍾 at the Exxon headquarters.
January 3, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Popping the Champagne 🍾 at the Exxon headquarters.
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Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
January 3, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Remember that there is a legitimately elected president of Venezuela: Edmundo Gonzalez. He won the election in 2024.
I still think the US is going to install Maria Machado as the puppet in Venezuela. If she participates they should take back the Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 10:58 AM
I still think the US is going to install Maria Machado as the puppet in Venezuela. If she participates they should take back the Peace Prize.
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That FIFA peace prize has gone down in my estimation
January 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
That FIFA peace prize has gone down in my estimation
Who knew?
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 3, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Who knew?
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My man looks like a sentient canned ham
January 3, 2026 at 4:17 AM
My man looks like a sentient canned ham
Grok apologizes for not knowing why it needed to apologize. (Gets stuck in a recursive loop and melts down)
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Grok apologizes for not knowing why it needed to apologize. (Gets stuck in a recursive loop and melts down)
I'm guessing the Premier didn't talk to the Mayor before making dumb comments about Calgary utilities. As opposed to phoning the Mayor and asking how they can help. I'm probably expecting too much.
January 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I'm guessing the Premier didn't talk to the Mayor before making dumb comments about Calgary utilities. As opposed to phoning the Mayor and asking how they can help. I'm probably expecting too much.
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The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
January 3, 2026 at 2:52 AM
The way the press is treating chatbots, like they have agency and they “know” things all of a sudden, crossed the line recently from dumb and obsequious to something else entirely. Treating them as alive and making conscious decisions is an almost religious belief. It won’t age well.
Team USA is Finnished.
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Team USA is Finnished.
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Few artists on the Canadian folk-roots scene can claim the longevity and consistency of the winner of the 2025 Penguin Eggs Roots Music Canada Critics’ Poll.
Stephen Fearing has earned the honour for his phenomenal 14th solo album, The Empathist. #2025criticspoll
www.rootsmusic.ca/?p=44287
Stephen Fearing has earned the honour for his phenomenal 14th solo album, The Empathist. #2025criticspoll
www.rootsmusic.ca/?p=44287
January 2, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Few artists on the Canadian folk-roots scene can claim the longevity and consistency of the winner of the 2025 Penguin Eggs Roots Music Canada Critics’ Poll.
Stephen Fearing has earned the honour for his phenomenal 14th solo album, The Empathist. #2025criticspoll
www.rootsmusic.ca/?p=44287
Stephen Fearing has earned the honour for his phenomenal 14th solo album, The Empathist. #2025criticspoll
www.rootsmusic.ca/?p=44287