David N Kidd
@david-kidd.bsky.social
From Ottawa, Canada
Living near Austin, Texas
Retired from career in computing
University of Western Ontario
Living near Austin, Texas
Retired from career in computing
University of Western Ontario
Trump probably is right that the American health care system, subsidized or not, by design or not, makes health "insurance" companies rich.
December 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Trump probably is right that the American health care system, subsidized or not, by design or not, makes health "insurance" companies rich.
Wow. Who knew this could happen??
A little-known section tucked into the Constitution may hold the key to overturning Democratic wins in 2026. trib.al/kN9rmvE
Do you expect Johnson to willingly surrender the gavel because it’s the right thing to do, when Trump and the entire Republican Party threaten his political future?
Do you expect Johnson to willingly surrender the gavel because it’s the right thing to do, when Trump and the entire Republican Party threaten his political future?
December 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Wow. Who knew this could happen??
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Several immigrants ready to take their citizenship oaths at Boston’s Faneuil Hall this week were told they could not proceed because of their countries of origin.
Read more: nbcnews.app.link/6qmbRDmpWYb
Read more: nbcnews.app.link/6qmbRDmpWYb
December 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Several immigrants ready to take their citizenship oaths at Boston’s Faneuil Hall this week were told they could not proceed because of their countries of origin.
Read more: nbcnews.app.link/6qmbRDmpWYb
Read more: nbcnews.app.link/6qmbRDmpWYb
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Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
European Commission: 2035 combustion-engine ban
Europe’s embattled auto industry and its backers are ramping up pressure on the EU to relax its planned 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel car sales -- hoping for a decision by year end.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
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Hepatitis B is so infectious that babies need to be vaccinated within one day of birth.
Also, if you delay the birth dose, moms might not be able to get back to the clinic for it. The more you ask of parents, the harder you make it, the fewer kids get vaccinatd.
Also, if you delay the birth dose, moms might not be able to get back to the clinic for it. The more you ask of parents, the harder you make it, the fewer kids get vaccinatd.
It's hard to predict what the new #ACIP will do, but it looks like it will recommend that the universal birth dose for #hepatitisB be jettisoned. Experts warn even a delay of 2 months before the first dose will lead to chronically infected kids & deaths. www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/c...
CDC vaccine advisers appear likely to recommend delaying hepatitis B vaccine birth dose
A panel that issues advice on U.S. vaccine policy appears prepared to vote Thursday to recommend a delay in when most babies begin to be vaccinated against hepatitis B.
www.statnews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Hepatitis B is so infectious that babies need to be vaccinated within one day of birth.
Also, if you delay the birth dose, moms might not be able to get back to the clinic for it. The more you ask of parents, the harder you make it, the fewer kids get vaccinatd.
Also, if you delay the birth dose, moms might not be able to get back to the clinic for it. The more you ask of parents, the harder you make it, the fewer kids get vaccinatd.
Interesting. I wonder how long it takes to pay back the capital cost on as small Texas home?
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... Ok, #Canada, your turn. #cdnpoli
Power surge: law changes could soon bring balcony solar to millions across US
Tweaks to state laws mean many Americans will be able to benefit from small, simple plug-in solar panels
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Interesting. I wonder how long it takes to pay back the capital cost on as small Texas home?
I don't understand people who still believe the administration's claims that prices are going down, when it's completely apparent to anyone buying almost anything that virtually all prices are up
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I don't understand people who still believe the administration's claims that prices are going down, when it's completely apparent to anyone buying almost anything that virtually all prices are up
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Asshats of the day: Danion Chevalier of Quincy, Illinois, and Michael Calteaux of Winona, Minnesota, both pleaded guilty to shooting a bull moose from a motorboat in the Ontario Court of Justice.
#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada #boycottusa
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#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada #boycottusa
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Americans fined for shooting moose from motorboat in Ontario
Two American men have been fined a total of $10,000 for illegally shooting a bull moose from a motorboat on a lake in northwestern Ontario.
shorturl.at
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Asshats of the day: Danion Chevalier of Quincy, Illinois, and Michael Calteaux of Winona, Minnesota, both pleaded guilty to shooting a bull moose from a motorboat in the Ontario Court of Justice.
#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada #boycottusa
shorturl.at/Pk5xR
#cdnpoli #onpoli #canada #boycottusa
shorturl.at/Pk5xR
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You asked for it. We listened. The #ForeverCanadian store is open!
This is more than just merch. It’s a way to show your pride, send a clear message about Alberta’s future in Canada and keep the Forever Canadian movement growing.
Please, order here:
store.forever-canadian.ca
#ableg #cdnpoli
This is more than just merch. It’s a way to show your pride, send a clear message about Alberta’s future in Canada and keep the Forever Canadian movement growing.
Please, order here:
store.forever-canadian.ca
#ableg #cdnpoli
The Forever Canadian Store
You signed the petition. Now, join the movement. Wear your conviction and show your pride with official Forever Canadian merch. Shop the collection.
store.forever-canadian.ca
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
You asked for it. We listened. The #ForeverCanadian store is open!
This is more than just merch. It’s a way to show your pride, send a clear message about Alberta’s future in Canada and keep the Forever Canadian movement growing.
Please, order here:
store.forever-canadian.ca
#ableg #cdnpoli
This is more than just merch. It’s a way to show your pride, send a clear message about Alberta’s future in Canada and keep the Forever Canadian movement growing.
Please, order here:
store.forever-canadian.ca
#ableg #cdnpoli
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How does Canada compare to America in quality of life metrics?
#cdnpoli ##uspoli
youtube.com/shorts/yjVzQ...
#cdnpoli ##uspoli
youtube.com/shorts/yjVzQ...
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
How does Canada compare to America in quality of life metrics?
#cdnpoli ##uspoli
youtube.com/shorts/yjVzQ...
#cdnpoli ##uspoli
youtube.com/shorts/yjVzQ...
Strangely, the "Ukrainian Peace Plan", negotiated one-on-one between the USA and Russia, *exceeds* Russian demands and fails to consider anyone else's view 😥😡
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Strangely, the "Ukrainian Peace Plan", negotiated one-on-one between the USA and Russia, *exceeds* Russian demands and fails to consider anyone else's view 😥😡
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Just a note: it's hardly "pro life" to deny mothers & children healthcare and food 😥😡
November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Just a note: it's hardly "pro life" to deny mothers & children healthcare and food 😥😡
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mhchs.ca/wp-content/u... Medicine Hat, Alberta has basically eliminated homelessness in their city. This is the strategy they employed - please share widely - housing is healthcare #EndingHomelessnessPlan #MedicineHatPlan #MedicineHateHomelessStrategy #TurnofftheTaps #cdnpoli #HousingIsHealthcare
mhchs.ca
November 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
mhchs.ca/wp-content/u... Medicine Hat, Alberta has basically eliminated homelessness in their city. This is the strategy they employed - please share widely - housing is healthcare #EndingHomelessnessPlan #MedicineHatPlan #MedicineHateHomelessStrategy #TurnofftheTaps #cdnpoli #HousingIsHealthcare
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An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” John Cassidy writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/mlYgP3
The A.I.-Profits Drought and the Lessons of History
Like the steam engine, electricity, and computers, generative artificial intelligence could take longer than expected to transform the economy.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” John Cassidy writes. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/mlYgP3
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Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here’s why and how
Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here's why
You keep your trusty reusable bottle filled with only clear, delicious water. Do you still need to wash it?
www.ctvnews.ca
November 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yes, you do need to clean your water bottle. Here’s why and how
🤣 Reprehensible. His mommy should spank him.
Bring on Gilead!
Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge calls for repealing the 19th Amendment: Take away the right for females to vote!
“Nearly every legalized moral atrocity of the last 100 years was made possible by the female vote.” #cdnpoli
Christian nationalist pastor Dale Partridge calls for repealing the 19th Amendment: Take away the right for females to vote!
“Nearly every legalized moral atrocity of the last 100 years was made possible by the female vote.” #cdnpoli
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🤣 Reprehensible. His mommy should spank him.
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BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C. is found not guilty of a misdemeanor at trial.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in D.C. found not guilty of misdemeanor after trial
A man who was charged with throwing a sandwich at a federal agent was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault by a jury in Washington, D.C.
cbsn.ws
November 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent in D.C. is found not guilty of a misdemeanor at trial.
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Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity #auspol #cdnpoli electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Australia has so much solar that it’s offering everyone free electricity #auspol #cdnpoli electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of all new wealth. The poorest half of the world has received only 1%.
We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer
www.bigissue.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of all new wealth. The poorest half of the world has received only 1%.
I'm surprised that Carney's budget seems to rely heavily on AI - or at least talks about AI - as a way to significantly reduce the cost of government. Especially since an (MIT?) study estimates 95% of companies adopting AI see no benefit at all.
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
I'm surprised that Carney's budget seems to rely heavily on AI - or at least talks about AI - as a way to significantly reduce the cost of government. Especially since an (MIT?) study estimates 95% of companies adopting AI see no benefit at all.
Why does it seem that the only news agency covering the impact of government policies on average Americans is NPR? And if I hear anything damaging or embarrassing to the government, it's usually from The Guardian (UK) or Australia? 😥
November 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Why does it seem that the only news agency covering the impact of government policies on average Americans is NPR? And if I hear anything damaging or embarrassing to the government, it's usually from The Guardian (UK) or Australia? 😥
I don't like that Carney apologized to Trump in any way for Ford's ad. Now Trump is declaring Canada posted lies, when really the ad itself was true. Still, 2 things; 1) I guess in politics sometimes you have to do the unpalatable, and 2) Canadians say sorry all the time, even when they're not ❤️ 🇨🇦
November 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I don't like that Carney apologized to Trump in any way for Ford's ad. Now Trump is declaring Canada posted lies, when really the ad itself was true. Still, 2 things; 1) I guess in politics sometimes you have to do the unpalatable, and 2) Canadians say sorry all the time, even when they're not ❤️ 🇨🇦