Norm
@thebookstoreonpluto.ca
Canadian friend of many Ukrainians. I am The Bookstore On Pluto on IG and www.thebookstoreonpluto.com. I'm just here for news on Ukraine (and other relevant world issues). I say stuff and often it makes sense but there's no guarantee for that. 😉
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Norm
@thebookstoreonpluto.ca
· Feb 7
Blocking accounts you know to be consistently wrong, needlessly inflammatory and/or deliberately rage-bating is neither "hiding from the truth" nor "censorship", it is clearing the field so you can have properly constructive conversations with people whose opinions may differ from yours.
Thanks to @andriikatriuk.bsky.social for the calendar! I keep an old fashioned calendar in my house and it is always something special to me, not just a calendar from the shop down the street. The 2025 calendar came from the family of my friend Nadiya in Zaporizhzhia. 2026 features the Carpathians!
December 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Thanks to @andriikatriuk.bsky.social for the calendar! I keep an old fashioned calendar in my house and it is always something special to me, not just a calendar from the shop down the street. The 2025 calendar came from the family of my friend Nadiya in Zaporizhzhia. 2026 features the Carpathians!
Looking forward to a time in the future when Zelensky is no longer Ukr president and Trump, either dead or not the president, is not in charge of anything, and Zelensky feels it is safe enough to say "My God, Trump is the biggest f$%king idiot I've ever met."
December 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Looking forward to a time in the future when Zelensky is no longer Ukr president and Trump, either dead or not the president, is not in charge of anything, and Zelensky feels it is safe enough to say "My God, Trump is the biggest f$%king idiot I've ever met."
Make a Bond film casual.
Moon Zen Garden Raker
Moon Zen Garden Raker
Make a Bond film casual.
DR. WELL... PERHAPS... LET'S THINK ABOUT IT
DR. WELL... PERHAPS... LET'S THINK ABOUT IT
Make a Bond film casual
FLY ANOTHER DAY
FLY ANOTHER DAY
December 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Make a Bond film casual.
Moon Zen Garden Raker
Moon Zen Garden Raker
Just like the real "Deep State" managed to convince a lot of gullible people that other people were the "Deep State" they are now trying to convince everyone that other people are the "Censorship-Industrial Complex" when that label perfectly describes them.
December 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Just like the real "Deep State" managed to convince a lot of gullible people that other people were the "Deep State" they are now trying to convince everyone that other people are the "Censorship-Industrial Complex" when that label perfectly describes them.
Trump Derangement Syndrome is the normal and expected reaction to the behavior Trump exhibits. Do not let people act like you are the person who has the problem. Place the onus on them to prove that Trump's behavior is normal.
December 18, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Trump Derangement Syndrome is the normal and expected reaction to the behavior Trump exhibits. Do not let people act like you are the person who has the problem. Place the onus on them to prove that Trump's behavior is normal.
1/ Russia has stolen billions upon billions of dollars of Ukrainian land, businesses, produce and resources, as well as killing hundreds of thousands of people and destroying untold billions of dollars of infrastructure in Ukraine. Russia flouts all international norms, rules and agreements.
December 13, 2025 at 12:37 PM
1/ Russia has stolen billions upon billions of dollars of Ukrainian land, businesses, produce and resources, as well as killing hundreds of thousands of people and destroying untold billions of dollars of infrastructure in Ukraine. Russia flouts all international norms, rules and agreements.
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The Ukrainian government system has a problem with corruption.
In the American government corruption is the system.
In the American government corruption is the system.
December 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Ukrainian government system has a problem with corruption.
In the American government corruption is the system.
In the American government corruption is the system.
I would never say the EU is perfect, but if you ask me do I want governments controlling tech oligarchs or tech oligarchs having free reign to control the people, the debate isn't even close. Tech oligarchs need to be controlled and if they don't like it their products should be blocked. 1/2
December 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I would never say the EU is perfect, but if you ask me do I want governments controlling tech oligarchs or tech oligarchs having free reign to control the people, the debate isn't even close. Tech oligarchs need to be controlled and if they don't like it their products should be blocked. 1/2
One of the great joys of @bsky.app is the ability to scroll, leave the app to attend to other matters, and come back to the same spot you left your feed at. Don't ever force-refresh Bluesky, just don't. 😁
December 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
One of the great joys of @bsky.app is the ability to scroll, leave the app to attend to other matters, and come back to the same spot you left your feed at. Don't ever force-refresh Bluesky, just don't. 😁
Reminder - the closer Russia gets to collapse, the more they will lash out. Militarily, we're already seeing that. "Hybrid" attacks, we're already seeing that. Propaganda/psy-ops/troll farm posts, yup. Financially, Putin just lashed out threatening destabilization. 😂 Turn the screws tighter!
November 27, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Reminder - the closer Russia gets to collapse, the more they will lash out. Militarily, we're already seeing that. "Hybrid" attacks, we're already seeing that. Propaganda/psy-ops/troll farm posts, yup. Financially, Putin just lashed out threatening destabilization. 😂 Turn the screws tighter!
Reminder - Russia does not join any organization, business partnership, sporting event, cultural performance, scientific study, military practice, financial system or diplomatic agreement for jointly beneficial reasons. Everything it does it does to put others down because it cannot build itself up.
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reminder - Russia does not join any organization, business partnership, sporting event, cultural performance, scientific study, military practice, financial system or diplomatic agreement for jointly beneficial reasons. Everything it does it does to put others down because it cannot build itself up.
In March 2022 I purchased the rights to download artwork by 4 Ukrainian children through an initiative called Leleka. I still have them beside my office desk + look at them daily. Today, World Children's Day, I thought it was a good time to share them. I often think of where these children are now.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In March 2022 I purchased the rights to download artwork by 4 Ukrainian children through an initiative called Leleka. I still have them beside my office desk + look at them daily. Today, World Children's Day, I thought it was a good time to share them. I often think of where these children are now.
Discernment means always being skeptical, always checking the veracity of something - if you think it means deciding "so-and-so is trustworthy without proof and assuming everything they say is the truth" then you ARE THE PROBLEM.
October 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Discernment means always being skeptical, always checking the veracity of something - if you think it means deciding "so-and-so is trustworthy without proof and assuming everything they say is the truth" then you ARE THE PROBLEM.
My favourite thing lately is people claiming I have "Trump Derangement Syndrome" - as if the correct response to him (and others like him) ISN'T to be disgusted and pissed off to the point of derangement. I proudly claim that label, there is a very valid and obvious reason for it. 👍
October 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My favourite thing lately is people claiming I have "Trump Derangement Syndrome" - as if the correct response to him (and others like him) ISN'T to be disgusted and pissed off to the point of derangement. I proudly claim that label, there is a very valid and obvious reason for it. 👍
Don't worry, Elon will adjust Grok by the morning. Within 6 months Grok is simply going to be an answer machine that replies to inquiries just like Elon would, but with more personality.
Grok says that videos of Charlie Kirk being shot are memes and that he's actually fine
September 11, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Don't worry, Elon will adjust Grok by the morning. Within 6 months Grok is simply going to be an answer machine that replies to inquiries just like Elon would, but with more personality.
@chadbourn.bsky.social if no one from your local pub responds, it means you need to work harder there. 😉
Brief experiment to see how far information here flows.
In the replies, just state your country of origin.
I’m interested to see where I need to work harder.
In the replies, just state your country of origin.
I’m interested to see where I need to work harder.
August 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
@chadbourn.bsky.social if no one from your local pub responds, it means you need to work harder there. 😉
#philipkdick and the creators of #bladerunner nailed it 40 years ago.
August 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
#philipkdick and the creators of #bladerunner nailed it 40 years ago.
Hungary + Slovakia have been desperately wanting to have friction with Ukraine in one form or another for a few years now. They have been creating problems constantly. This is the #1 reason they still buy Russian oil. So, Ukraine decided, smartly, to give them what they wanted on Ukraine's terms. 😁
August 22, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Hungary + Slovakia have been desperately wanting to have friction with Ukraine in one form or another for a few years now. They have been creating problems constantly. This is the #1 reason they still buy Russian oil. So, Ukraine decided, smartly, to give them what they wanted on Ukraine's terms. 😁
World's tallest sunflower grown in the US by a Ukrainian man (skip to 7:30min). I heard in another report he was born in Ukraine. I wonder what fertilizer he has shipped in. 😜 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-t5...
World's tallest sunflower
YouTube video by KFOR Oklahoma's News 4
www.youtube.com
August 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
World's tallest sunflower grown in the US by a Ukrainian man (skip to 7:30min). I heard in another report he was born in Ukraine. I wonder what fertilizer he has shipped in. 😜 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-t5...
The Beginning Of The End Of Civilization started when more than 0.001% of the population decided Benny Johnson was a reliable, unbiased source of news and opinion.
July 15, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Beginning Of The End Of Civilization started when more than 0.001% of the population decided Benny Johnson was a reliable, unbiased source of news and opinion.
I guarantee you most 🇺🇦 supporters can explain why they trust the people or news sources they listen to (they live there, have family or friends who live there to back up the stories and opinions they hear etc.) 1/2
July 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I guarantee you most 🇺🇦 supporters can explain why they trust the people or news sources they listen to (they live there, have family or friends who live there to back up the stories and opinions they hear etc.) 1/2
Any platform, app or AI system that uses algorithmic manipulation (which is most of them) to boost its bottom line is NOT "Free Speech", it is a business model created for profit. Business Models are the antithesis of Free Speech. Do not be fooled.
July 8, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Any platform, app or AI system that uses algorithmic manipulation (which is most of them) to boost its bottom line is NOT "Free Speech", it is a business model created for profit. Business Models are the antithesis of Free Speech. Do not be fooled.
A perfect illustration of how western companies and governments do things for Ukraine. This Canadian grocer changed the way their Chicken Kyiv was spelled, which was awesome, yet I have tried a few times but cannot get them to change the shelf label in their system. Half-assed all the way! 🙄🙄🙄
June 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A perfect illustration of how western companies and governments do things for Ukraine. This Canadian grocer changed the way their Chicken Kyiv was spelled, which was awesome, yet I have tried a few times but cannot get them to change the shelf label in their system. Half-assed all the way! 🙄🙄🙄
Having a news/opinion source you trust does not mean you can repeat what they say immediately - you should still apply basic logic and reason to it and maybe compare it to other sources or opinions. If you are simply hitting "share" or verbally repeating it without any thought, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.
June 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Having a news/opinion source you trust does not mean you can repeat what they say immediately - you should still apply basic logic and reason to it and maybe compare it to other sources or opinions. If you are simply hitting "share" or verbally repeating it without any thought, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM.
What Medvedev's vodka supply doin'?
June 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What Medvedev's vodka supply doin'?