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Alex Weldon
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Managing Editor for PokerScout and multidisciplinary hobbyist: cooking, painting, photography, gardening, gaming, etc. Host of the annual Montebello Day barbecue party in Dartmouth, NS.

World’s greatest “I Keep Having This Dream” player.
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The Groyper Wars
September 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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Already looks like a lot less smoke from here at least.
August 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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Can see the water bomber fighting the fire from my office window, with the benefit of a telephoto lens and some dehazing in Photoshop.
Smoke from a forest fire hangs over the view toward Bayer's Lake from Dartmouth East. The silhouette of a water bomber can be seen flying through the smoke. Cars drive on a highway in the foreground.
August 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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A guy and his dogs motorboating around at Polly's Cove.
Small motorboat driving through a narrow straight. Rocky island in the background, covered in scrub. A lone man pilots the boat with two dogs on on board.
July 28, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Calm day at the Northumberland Strait last weekend.
Calm, shallow ocean with a sandy, orange bottom. Blue sky with wispy clouds above. Pictou Island barely visible in the extreme distance.
July 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Salt Marsh Trail a few weeks ago
Sunset on the Salt Marsh Trail. Orange and blue light, mirrorlike water, pine covered island with sharp reflection.
July 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Weather’s looking great for tomorrow!

I’ve got two big pieces of sirloin cap, one already in the sous vide and the other to smoke. Will also be making the usual crowd-pleasing chicken thighs and pulled pork.
July 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Incredible scene.

FBI: Do you like Marx?

Mhmood Mamdani: I haven’t met him.

FBI: No, no, he’s dead.

MM: Wow, what happened?

FBI: No, no, he died long ago. ... He wrote that poor people should not be poor.

MM: Sounds amazing.

www.warscapes.com/conversation...
BS: How was that? How long were you in jail? MM: One night. They let you make one phone call, and I called the Ugandan Ambassador in Washington, DC, talked to him, and he said, “What are you doing interfering in the affairs of a foreign country?” I said, “What? We just got our independence! This is the same struggle. Have you forgotten?” Anyway, he got me out. Two or three weeks later, I was in my room. There was a knock at the door. Two gentlemen in trench coats and hats said, “FBI.” I thought, “Wow, just like on television.” They sat down. They were there to find out why I had gone – because this turned out to be big – it is after Montgomery that King organized his march on Selma. They wanted to know who had influenced me. After one hour of probing, the guy said, “Do you like Marx?” I said, “I haven’t met him.” Guy said, “No, no, he’s dead.” “Wow, what happened?” “No, no, he died long ago.” I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, “Why are you asking me if he died long ago?” “No, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” I said, “Sounds amazing.” I’m giving you a sense of how naïve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx.
July 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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I'm soon going to need some editorial help at PokerScout and related sites. A few roles are available. An ideal candidate would have experience as a reporter, an editor, and a poker player, but any smart person with research and writing skills will be considered. Hit me up.
June 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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** MONTEBELLO / “NON-TEBELLO” DAY REMINDER **

The annual barbecue was delayed a month and will be on July 5, starting around 4 PM.

All are welcome. If it’s your first time or you forgot the address, shoot me a message.
June 23, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Should I buy an entire lake and 185 acres? [ ] Y [ ] N

www.remax.ca/ns/french-ro...
185 acres Oceanview Road, French Road, NS B1K2A2 Land For Sale | RE/MAX | 202515183
185 acres Oceanview Road Land for sale in French Road, Nova Scotia for $110,000 CAD, 0 bathrooms. MLS® #:202515183.
www.remax.ca
June 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Despite denying US involvement, Trump has attempted to play up the value of the Israeli attack as leverage in negotiations with Iran. Political analysts have tended to reach the opposite conclusion, and speculators likewise seem inclined to call his bluff.

www.pokerscout.com/israel-iran-...
Predictions Betting Exchanges Pounce on Israel-Iran Conflict
Crypto predictions exchange Polymarket has 30 propositions related to the Iran-Israel conflict. Odds of a US-Iran deal plunged overnight.
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June 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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from "Classical Studies memes for Hellenistic teens" on FB
Plato's Cave allegory, illustrated. the shadows on the cave wall are captioned "increasingly insane and extreme positions", the prisoners labeled "internet users", the figures holding the shadow's shapes labeled "algorithms", the fire labeled "random internet users expressing their idiosyncratic beliefs". the space above the cave is labeled "literally just outside" and the philosopher freed from the chains of the physical world labeled "guy who logs off"
June 10, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Starting a new job. Gonna be a lot of management so I won't get to write as much as I used to, but I when I do I'll be writing more of the kind of stuff I want. Like this!

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Astronomical Odds: How Cosmic Collisions Force Scientists to Think Like Gamblers
Milky Way residents caught a lucky break this week as astronomers downgraded the chances of a collision with nearby Andromeda to about an even-money proposition. Earlier studies had concluded that the...
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June 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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*** NON-TEBELLO DAY ANNOUNCEMENT 2025 ***

Due to circumstances beyond my control, Montebello Day 2025 will be a month later than usual and therefore "Non-Tebello Day."

I'll do another announcement a month out (i.e. close to the normal day), but mark July 5 on your calendars.
May 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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I'm sorry to report... someone has set up a botnet of "ID-validated" pretty woman accounts on LinkedIn you can rent monthly to socially engineer people at companies you want to hack.

Staff training isn't going to work.
It's over
May 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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no, your majesty, your subjects have simply gathered outside the castle to proclaim their love for you. they're waving those pitchforks because of all you've done for the farmers
April 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Photoshopped image of the New York Stock Exchange on fire. Man on the floor says "This is fine," a reference to a popular internet meme.
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Listen, it may seem absolutely insane that they're still trying to work out what enormous package of global economy breaking measures to adopt just hours before the deadline but you have to remember that also they literally invented this deadline themselves for no reason whatsoever
bloomberg.com Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Apr 2
Trump’s deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs are coming down to the wire, with his team said to be still finalizing the level and scope of new import taxes he is slated to unveil on Wednesday afternoon
Trump Tariff Plans Still in Limbo Ahead of Rose Garden Event
President Donald Trump’s deliberations over his plans to impose reciprocal tariffs are coming down to the wire, with his team said to be still finalizing the level and scope of new import taxes he is ...
www.bloomberg.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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STATEMENT:

By now, you may have seen the photos or heard the news: a far-right hate group held a rally at the #Dartmouth Cenotaph at Sullivan’s Pond.
STATEMENT: By now, you may have seen the photos or heard the news: a far-right hate group held a rally at the Dartmouth Cenotaph at Sullivan’s Pond. The cenotaph is a sacred and solemn space—built to honour those who fought and sacrificed for freedom, not just for some, but for all. For a hate group to rally there is an insult to that sacrifice and an attack on the very values Canada stands for. Hate must have no place in Canada. Whether in Ottawa, where swastikas were flown alongside defaced Canadian flags, or at the NS/NB border with far-right Diagolon supporters—every time time politicians like Poilievre and the Conservatives lend support, they embolden them to go even further, spreading their hate and disinformation. Let’s be clear: this was not a peaceful protest. There is no peace in hate. There is no excuse, no justification, no room for neutrality. This was a white supremacist hate rally, and we must call it what it is. We must stand together—here in Dartmouth–Cole Harbour and across Canada—to reject this hate and defend the values that truly make us strong. —Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
March 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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Cryptids of Admiral Cove.
Photo of a boulder at the Admiral Cove Park lookoff, that a graffiti artist has painted to look like a creepy green face peeking up over the edge of the rocky outcropping. The photographer's 12-year-old son, wearing a greenish hoodie, is also lurking just past the lip of the outcropping, peeking up in similar fashion to the graffiti face.
March 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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My body is a temple.
My closet is a thrift shop.
My kitchen is a health code violation.
My backyard is a primeval rainforest.
I forgot where I was going with this.
March 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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wired.com
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
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March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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This is quite the graph. Obviously, they're only marking events directly related to the Canadian political system and there is ~something else~ going on that is also driving this.
March 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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There are few bright spots in the world right now. However, if we're looking for positives, it is extremely funny that Canadian conservatives are on track to blow a ~160-projected-seat lead as a result of two things right-wingers thought they wanted: Trump beating Biden, and Trudeau resigning.
March 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM