Mike Dunn
@bymichaeldunn.bsky.social
Lost my hair on account of all the hats I wear.
Working class labour philosophy, guitar playing songwriter, concrete formwork carpenter, possibly the zigzag guy
Working class labour philosophy, guitar playing songwriter, concrete formwork carpenter, possibly the zigzag guy
Geopolitics as a living, breathing Veep episode is incredibly tiresome.
May 15, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Geopolitics as a living, breathing Veep episode is incredibly tiresome.
–The Definitive Trucks of Fort Mac Chronicles–
Literally in the plant, which means it's likely a boss's truck who's earning around $150-200K/yr, and they're probably mad the truck's a 2015 instead of a 2026
Literally in the plant, which means it's likely a boss's truck who's earning around $150-200K/yr, and they're probably mad the truck's a 2015 instead of a 2026
May 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
–The Definitive Trucks of Fort Mac Chronicles–
Literally in the plant, which means it's likely a boss's truck who's earning around $150-200K/yr, and they're probably mad the truck's a 2015 instead of a 2026
Literally in the plant, which means it's likely a boss's truck who's earning around $150-200K/yr, and they're probably mad the truck's a 2015 instead of a 2026
who tf signs their name like this
April 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
who tf signs their name like this
From a friend of a friend, on costed platforms:
April 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
From a friend of a friend, on costed platforms:
these guys, on the other hand...
April 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
these guys, on the other hand...
The province says his "contract ended Monday," but the press release announcing his appointment in 2022 stated Joffre was to remain in the position "until the Minister of Health rescinded the appointment."
April 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The province says his "contract ended Monday," but the press release announcing his appointment in 2022 stated Joffre was to remain in the position "until the Minister of Health rescinded the appointment."
If you intend to write a political story based on an interaction at a bar, backed with hearsay from a political opponent, you best confirm/report identities and quote verbatim.
Nobody in this situation should have any expectation of privacy.
Even this update is weak.
Nobody in this situation should have any expectation of privacy.
Even this update is weak.
April 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
If you intend to write a political story based on an interaction at a bar, backed with hearsay from a political opponent, you best confirm/report identities and quote verbatim.
Nobody in this situation should have any expectation of privacy.
Even this update is weak.
Nobody in this situation should have any expectation of privacy.
Even this update is weak.
Nothing on the record, no attribution or identification, and "Liberals didn't respond, but also didn't deny."
Should this Senior Parliamentary correspondent have at least immediately asked the staffers to go on the record in the bar?
Should this Senior Parliamentary correspondent have at least immediately asked the staffers to go on the record in the bar?
April 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Nothing on the record, no attribution or identification, and "Liberals didn't respond, but also didn't deny."
Should this Senior Parliamentary correspondent have at least immediately asked the staffers to go on the record in the bar?
Should this Senior Parliamentary correspondent have at least immediately asked the staffers to go on the record in the bar?
Right on.
I don't think either of us are implying there's a lie, it's that the story doesn't have enough verified information and shouldn't have been published.
This is the part where the reporter doesn't do enough work.
I don't think either of us are implying there's a lie, it's that the story doesn't have enough verified information and shouldn't have been published.
This is the part where the reporter doesn't do enough work.
April 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Right on.
I don't think either of us are implying there's a lie, it's that the story doesn't have enough verified information and shouldn't have been published.
This is the part where the reporter doesn't do enough work.
I don't think either of us are implying there's a lie, it's that the story doesn't have enough verified information and shouldn't have been published.
This is the part where the reporter doesn't do enough work.
This is the crux of the story. It's not enough information.
April 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
This is the crux of the story. It's not enough information.
Oh look JD Vance funded an app that connect VC to agricultural property.
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
April 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Oh look JD Vance funded an app that connect VC to agricultural property.
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
civileats.com/2024/09/18/j...
I'm not one to conjure conspiracy theories, but if I were trying to buy up land/farmland at rock bottom prices in order to apply a VC model to agriculture, this might be one way to do it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
April 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I'm not one to conjure conspiracy theories, but if I were trying to buy up land/farmland at rock bottom prices in order to apply a VC model to agriculture, this might be one way to do it.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/eco...
Sherwood Park. Same parking lot. Somebody triggered the big tough truck boys.
I wonder if they're Elon fans.
I wonder if they're Elon fans.
April 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Sherwood Park. Same parking lot. Somebody triggered the big tough truck boys.
I wonder if they're Elon fans.
I wonder if they're Elon fans.
Cmon man, you're making it too easy
March 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Cmon man, you're making it too easy
Cmon man, you're making it too easy
March 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Cmon man, you're making it too easy
In the past three years, roof designs have been simplified to enhance productivity (it does diminish skills, imo) but recent designs have gone with simple roof designs, similar to the postwar builds.
These images show a gable with "lookouts" compared to postwar gables without.
These images show a gable with "lookouts" compared to postwar gables without.
March 31, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In the past three years, roof designs have been simplified to enhance productivity (it does diminish skills, imo) but recent designs have gone with simple roof designs, similar to the postwar builds.
These images show a gable with "lookouts" compared to postwar gables without.
These images show a gable with "lookouts" compared to postwar gables without.
On Tuesday, April 1st, the consumer portion of the Carbon Tax will be lifted.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
March 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
On Tuesday, April 1st, the consumer portion of the Carbon Tax will be lifted.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
On Tuesday, April 1st, the consumer portion of the Carbon Tax will be lifted.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
March 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
On Tuesday, April 1st, the consumer portion of the Carbon Tax will be lifted.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
This also means that the per-litre carbon tax on fuel and gasoline, at 17.6c/L will also be lifted.
On Tuesday, the price of gasoline should, theoretically, drop by 17.6c/L to reflect the federal policy change.
This graphic is pretty damning for the commodification of higher education in North America. The cumulative effects are visible everywhere now, and reflected throughout society.
March 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This graphic is pretty damning for the commodification of higher education in North America. The cumulative effects are visible everywhere now, and reflected throughout society.
Ladies and gentlemen, The Weekend
March 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Ladies and gentlemen, The Weekend
I don't subscribe to the "tell them you're happy so their polling gets faked out" strategy.
March 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I don't subscribe to the "tell them you're happy so their polling gets faked out" strategy.
"...made possible by the Business Council of Alberta" is a tell.
March 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"...made possible by the Business Council of Alberta" is a tell.
This'll be a great test–one they're likely to fail–for his supporters to see how deep the cult worship really goes.
Their beliefs and opinions are incredibly malleable when daddy tells them what to think and how to feel.
Their beliefs and opinions are incredibly malleable when daddy tells them what to think and how to feel.
March 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This'll be a great test–one they're likely to fail–for his supporters to see how deep the cult worship really goes.
Their beliefs and opinions are incredibly malleable when daddy tells them what to think and how to feel.
Their beliefs and opinions are incredibly malleable when daddy tells them what to think and how to feel.
The cat appears to be boycotting US-made food.
March 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The cat appears to be boycotting US-made food.