Dan 🇨🇦
@bc-coastal.bsky.social
Just curious about what's going on out there.
Animal & nature lover, Liberal, supporter of sane/intelligent politics, not the Maple MAGA Con's common nonsense. Into many genre's of music.
(AKA Metro Gnome on Twitter, now known as eX or eXit or Xhitter)
Animal & nature lover, Liberal, supporter of sane/intelligent politics, not the Maple MAGA Con's common nonsense. Into many genre's of music.
(AKA Metro Gnome on Twitter, now known as eX or eXit or Xhitter)
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Attention Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon, McDonald's... It's a long list.
This is one of the most logical & simple solutions to ending the need for workers' assistance. Another step is to eliminate most of the tax breaks for millionaires & billionaires, + wage & benefits ceiling for top execs?
This is one of the most logical & simple solutions to ending the need for workers' assistance. Another step is to eliminate most of the tax breaks for millionaires & billionaires, + wage & benefits ceiling for top execs?
December 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Attention Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon, McDonald's... It's a long list.
This is one of the most logical & simple solutions to ending the need for workers' assistance. Another step is to eliminate most of the tax breaks for millionaires & billionaires, + wage & benefits ceiling for top execs?
This is one of the most logical & simple solutions to ending the need for workers' assistance. Another step is to eliminate most of the tax breaks for millionaires & billionaires, + wage & benefits ceiling for top execs?
For all of those who were/are fans the inimitable Roger Waters (from Pink Floyd), & for those who also despise that orange pig Trump (all of us, of course).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLB...
Roger Waters - Pigs (Three Different Ones) (Live)
YouTube video by Roger Waters
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
For all of those who were/are fans the inimitable Roger Waters (from Pink Floyd), & for those who also despise that orange pig Trump (all of us, of course).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLB...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWLB...
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Historian here posting for no reason at all.
U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:
"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:
"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
April 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Historian here posting for no reason at all.
U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:
"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
U.S. Constitution, Article II Section 4:
"The President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
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Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
December 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Historian here it’s Hannah Arendt’s death anniversary and she was of course prescient.
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“Canadians show a clear preference for allyship with Europe rather than the U.S. under the Trump administration. Canadians largely agree that Canada needs to move away from relying on the United States.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
cultmtl.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
“Canadians show a clear preference for allyship with Europe rather than the U.S. under the Trump administration. Canadians largely agree that Canada needs to move away from relying on the United States.”
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Time to call 🇷🇺 ‘s bluff. Send EUr soldiers into Ukraine, close the skies, seal the borders, blockade the 🇷🇺 economy. Do everything possible.
Do it before the U.S. actually lifts sanctions & sends the military to protect Kushner & Trumps business ventures in 🇷🇺.
Do it before the U.S. actually lifts sanctions & sends the military to protect Kushner & Trumps business ventures in 🇷🇺.
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Time to call 🇷🇺 ‘s bluff. Send EUr soldiers into Ukraine, close the skies, seal the borders, blockade the 🇷🇺 economy. Do everything possible.
Do it before the U.S. actually lifts sanctions & sends the military to protect Kushner & Trumps business ventures in 🇷🇺.
Do it before the U.S. actually lifts sanctions & sends the military to protect Kushner & Trumps business ventures in 🇷🇺.
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As the mom of a five-year-old reading this and imagining what this family is going through made me physically ill. Unimaginable evil is being perpetrated before our eyes and with our tax dollars.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 AM
As the mom of a five-year-old reading this and imagining what this family is going through made me physically ill. Unimaginable evil is being perpetrated before our eyes and with our tax dollars.
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PETE HEGSETH IS A DRUNK, misogynist/rapist/RACIST, White Nationalist/White Supremacist power-monger without an ounce of honor, patriotism, nor integrity - EXACTLY like Trump and his hero/boss Putin. That made Hegseth the perfect choice to corrupt/destroy all honor and integrity within U.S Military.
'The most unqualified Secretary of Defense we have ever had': Senate Dem on Hegseth
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
PETE HEGSETH IS A DRUNK, misogynist/rapist/RACIST, White Nationalist/White Supremacist power-monger without an ounce of honor, patriotism, nor integrity - EXACTLY like Trump and his hero/boss Putin. That made Hegseth the perfect choice to corrupt/destroy all honor and integrity within U.S Military.
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For the "harm reduction causes crime" crowd:
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
October 11, 2023 at 12:58 PM
For the "harm reduction causes crime" crowd:
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
The most rapid increase in Canada's crime rate pre-dated the introduction of harm reduction programs in Canada, which began in the late 1980s and was soon followed by a dramatic decrease in the crime rate across several decades.
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I just received 5 of my cardiac meds from Mark Cuban Cost Plus Pharmacy. The cost with shipping and without insurance was $43.00. With insurance at a “preferred“ pharmacy would have been 3X that. Doesn’t seem pointless to me.
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I just received 5 of my cardiac meds from Mark Cuban Cost Plus Pharmacy. The cost with shipping and without insurance was $43.00. With insurance at a “preferred“ pharmacy would have been 3X that. Doesn’t seem pointless to me.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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All Trump and his cronies know how to do is steal then lie about it.
December 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
All Trump and his cronies know how to do is steal then lie about it.
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The Trump apologist checklist after Trump or his administration does something awful:
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]
November 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Trump apologist checklist after Trump or his administration does something awful:
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]
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Canada’s economy just posted 2.6% growth in Q3 smashing expectations. A big reason?
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
Canada's economy grows 2.6%, beating expectations and avoiding recession — Financial Post
However, estimate of economic growth for October shows that momentum may be fading
apple.news
November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Canada’s economy just posted 2.6% growth in Q3 smashing expectations. A big reason?
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
Carney’s push to diversify Canada’s exports beyond the US is helping build a more resilient economy. Steady hands matter. 🇨🇦
#CanadaStrong
#USDemocracy
#Pinks
apple.news/A8NALp0AYRkG...
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I've shopped for a decade or two under the philosophy that there are no sales, just brief periods when things aren't as overpriced.
I have only felt more and more justified in that philosophy over that time period.
I have only felt more and more justified in that philosophy over that time period.
November 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I've shopped for a decade or two under the philosophy that there are no sales, just brief periods when things aren't as overpriced.
I have only felt more and more justified in that philosophy over that time period.
I have only felt more and more justified in that philosophy over that time period.
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“For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war … to save free Europe from Russian aggression. Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not.”
- Garry Kasparov
- Garry Kasparov
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 AM
“For 4 years, Ukraine has been fighting for the whole of Europe. NATO was created to fight one war … to save free Europe from Russian aggression. Ukraine is the only country that is fighting this war, and we are still discussing should we include them or not.”
- Garry Kasparov
- Garry Kasparov
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"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"No one's going to build a factory based on a tariff that's on on Monday, off on... Tuesday, the president's changed his mind by Wednesday, he gets hormonal by Thursday and someone says something nasty in the middle school cafeteria on Friday and they're back on again."
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This is great to hear, and I hope encouraging to other institutions
Harvard gets its research funding back through defiance and lawsuits.
Majority of Harvard’s Research Funding Has Been Restored
As of Tuesday, Harvard University had recouped most of the federal research funding it lost when the Trump administration froze its access to grants earlier this year, multiple local news organization...
www.insidehighered.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is great to hear, and I hope encouraging to other institutions
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⚡️ Ukrainian naval drones behind 'successful' strike on 2 Russian shadow fleet tankers, source says.
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
Ukrainian naval drones behind 'successful' strike on 2 Russian shadow fleet tankers, source says
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
kyivindependent.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
⚡️ Ukrainian naval drones behind 'successful' strike on 2 Russian shadow fleet tankers, source says.
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
The operation targeted ships that, according to the source, could have transported nearly $70 million worth of oil and helped Moscow bypass international sanctions.
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⚡️ Drone attack forces oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk to halt all loading operations.
The attack seriously damaged the mooring point two (SMP-2), prompting port authorities to halt all loading operations and order tankers out of the water area.
The attack seriously damaged the mooring point two (SMP-2), prompting port authorities to halt all loading operations and order tankers out of the water area.
Drone attack forces oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk to halt all loading operations
The attack seriously damaged the mooring point two (SMP-2), prompting port authorities to halt all loading operations and order tankers out of the water area.
kyivindependent.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:22 PM
⚡️ Drone attack forces oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk to halt all loading operations.
The attack seriously damaged the mooring point two (SMP-2), prompting port authorities to halt all loading operations and order tankers out of the water area.
The attack seriously damaged the mooring point two (SMP-2), prompting port authorities to halt all loading operations and order tankers out of the water area.
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Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments.
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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NOAH FELDMAN:
"The district courts’ resistance to Trump isn’t a product of ideology. It’s a product of the judges’ steadfast commitment to following the law, no matter who the parties are. It’s a testament to their professionalism and their courage."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"The district courts’ resistance to Trump isn’t a product of ideology. It’s a product of the judges’ steadfast commitment to following the law, no matter who the parties are. It’s a testament to their professionalism and their courage."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
The Real Heroes of the Assault on the Constitution
In the spirit of Thanksgiving gratitude, it’s time to show a little love for US federal district judges. While the Supreme Court justices get the glory (and these days, the blame), district court judg...
www.bloomberg.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NOAH FELDMAN:
"The district courts’ resistance to Trump isn’t a product of ideology. It’s a product of the judges’ steadfast commitment to following the law, no matter who the parties are. It’s a testament to their professionalism and their courage."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"The district courts’ resistance to Trump isn’t a product of ideology. It’s a product of the judges’ steadfast commitment to following the law, no matter who the parties are. It’s a testament to their professionalism and their courage."
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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NEWS: A Senior Republican opens a Senate investigation into Pete Hegseth’s possible war crimes.
Trump declares Venezuelan airspace closed as war, without Congressional authorization, looms.
Hegseth promises more strikes in the Southern Caribbean.
A major news update. Consider subscribing today
Trump declares Venezuelan airspace closed as war, without Congressional authorization, looms.
Hegseth promises more strikes in the Southern Caribbean.
A major news update. Consider subscribing today
NEWS: GOP Senator Opens Formal Investigation Into Hegseth's Possible War Crimes as Trump Warns Venezuela War is Imminent
Good morning everyone.
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM