Glenn Leiper 🇨🇦
@glennleiper.bsky.social
Retired journalist, editor; grandfather of 8; Red Sox, Oilers’ fan; fantasy sports enthusiast; book lover
I have to say I’m sooo disappointed. FIFA emailed me on Friday to say I was one of two finalists being considered for its Peace Prize… my goodness, I got so excited! Anyway, today I was told I didn’t get it. What a letdown. Oh well. I didn’t hear who won…
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I have to say I’m sooo disappointed. FIFA emailed me on Friday to say I was one of two finalists being considered for its Peace Prize… my goodness, I got so excited! Anyway, today I was told I didn’t get it. What a letdown. Oh well. I didn’t hear who won…
“D.C. will be liberated today … crime, savagery, filth and scum will disappear.” What a strange resignation speech, but okay….
August 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“D.C. will be liberated today … crime, savagery, filth and scum will disappear.” What a strange resignation speech, but okay….
One of the problems with modern baseball is how much pure power is celebrated. I’ve got this guy in fantasy, love his start … but I can’t help but think Tommy John arrives within a couple of years.
June 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
One of the problems with modern baseball is how much pure power is celebrated. I’ve got this guy in fantasy, love his start … but I can’t help but think Tommy John arrives within a couple of years.
The Red Sox hardly need another outfielder, but boy, I would’ve been awfully tempted to try to have had Yastrzemski thrown into that Devers’ deal.
June 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Red Sox hardly need another outfielder, but boy, I would’ve been awfully tempted to try to have had Yastrzemski thrown into that Devers’ deal.
How the newest member of the family chills out.
June 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
How the newest member of the family chills out.
That time you had some dirt delivered and and some certain folks felt it was playtime….
May 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
That time you had some dirt delivered and and some certain folks felt it was playtime….
The biggest change in baseball over the years: in 1988 there were 622 complete games by starting pitchers; last year there were 28.
March 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The biggest change in baseball over the years: in 1988 there were 622 complete games by starting pitchers; last year there were 28.
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Jupiter and its moon Io Credit: NASA
March 8, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Jupiter and its moon Io Credit: NASA
Not necessarily a big deal. I have as many assists as Godie.
March 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Not necessarily a big deal. I have as many assists as Godie.
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Stand with Ukraine. View from east coast, 2022.
March 2, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Stand with Ukraine. View from east coast, 2022.
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March 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Doctors want the option to work across provincial borders #Canada #ProvincialBorders
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Doctors want the option to work across provincial borders
Doctors are calling on provincial and territorial governments to remove the ‘barriers’ preventing them from working where they are needed in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 25, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Doctors want the option to work across provincial borders #Canada #ProvincialBorders
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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This picture should be in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
February 21, 2025 at 11:02 AM
This picture should be in the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
You can’t pretend to believe in freedom of speech when deploying overwhelming censorship.
Slavery? Never happened in America. But once upon a time, there was a fantastic national job training program—until that woke radical Abraham Lincoln came along and ruined it.🙄
"Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools" clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
"Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools" clarksvillenow.com/local/books-...
Books mentioning slavery, civil rights removed from shelves at Fort Campbell schools - ClarksvilleNow.com
At an elementary school at Fort Campbell, home of the 101st Airborne Division, librarians are hard at work scrubbing the shelves for books that contain references to slavery, the civil rights movement...
clarksvillenow.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
You can’t pretend to believe in freedom of speech when deploying overwhelming censorship.
Whether in an office, home, on a keyboard or in a hockey rink, hate is never healthy.
February 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Whether in an office, home, on a keyboard or in a hockey rink, hate is never healthy.
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Psssst. Hey America!
February 15, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Psssst. Hey America!
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February 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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It’s not necessarily that I think they shouldn’t have fired Hoberg, but the whole situation slides so close to hypocrisy when you look at MLB’s (along with the other top professional sports leagues) consistent and relentless partnership and promotion of gambling.
Major League Baseball fires umpire Pat Hoberg for gambling association
Major League Baseball fires umpire Pat Hoberg for violating its gambling policy
Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for his association with a known gambler who bet on baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced.
www.usatoday.com
February 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It’s not necessarily that I think they shouldn’t have fired Hoberg, but the whole situation slides so close to hypocrisy when you look at MLB’s (along with the other top professional sports leagues) consistent and relentless partnership and promotion of gambling.
The Four Nations Cup begins in just 10 days. Do you think the Canada-U.S. games might now be even more intense?
February 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The Four Nations Cup begins in just 10 days. Do you think the Canada-U.S. games might now be even more intense?
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Amazing shot of Italy from the ISS Credit:NASA
January 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Amazing shot of Italy from the ISS Credit:NASA
Trades used to be made based on on-ice needs from the teams involved. Now, it’s often business-related issues that pulls the trigger. Canes getting stronger with Rantanen and, perhaps, Hall.
thehockeynews.com/news/reports...
thehockeynews.com/news/reports...
Reports: Hurricanes Trading For Mikko Rantanen, Taylor Hall From Avalanche, Blackhawks
The Carolina Hurricanes are acquiring superstar Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks, per multiple reports.
thehockeynews.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Trades used to be made based on on-ice needs from the teams involved. Now, it’s often business-related issues that pulls the trigger. Canes getting stronger with Rantanen and, perhaps, Hall.
thehockeynews.com/news/reports...
thehockeynews.com/news/reports...
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Matthews went for the Michigan
Johansson knew it
Johansson knew it
January 21, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Matthews went for the Michigan
Johansson knew it
Johansson knew it
The Dodgers today announced the signings of Albert Pujols, Nolan Ryan and Barry Bonds. The Blue Jays were front runners in the talks right to the end…
January 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Dodgers today announced the signings of Albert Pujols, Nolan Ryan and Barry Bonds. The Blue Jays were front runners in the talks right to the end…