Jim Douglas 🇨🇦
@jimsdouglas.bsky.social
Vancouver 🇨🇦
I write Java & JavaScript code for an Albuquerque software company, working from home in Vancouver.
I write Java & JavaScript code for an Albuquerque software company, working from home in Vancouver.
That’s exactly what I wanted for Christmas!
Context for non-Canadians: in the Westminster parliamentary system, the budget vote is a “confidence vote.” If the government loses a confidence vote, it’s dissolved and a new election is called.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Context for non-Canadians: in the Westminster parliamentary system, the budget vote is a “confidence vote.” If the government loses a confidence vote, it’s dissolved and a new election is called.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
That’s exactly what I wanted for Christmas!
Context for non-Canadians: in the Westminster parliamentary system, the budget vote is a “confidence vote.” If the government loses a confidence vote, it’s dissolved and a new election is called.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Context for non-Canadians: in the Westminster parliamentary system, the budget vote is a “confidence vote.” If the government loses a confidence vote, it’s dissolved and a new election is called.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
“The more I've learned, the less I believe [that power corrupts]. Power doesn't always corrupt. What power always does is reveal. When a guy gets into a position where he doesn't have to worry anymore, then you see what he wanted to do all along.”
— Robert Caro
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
— Robert Caro
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“The more I've learned, the less I believe [that power corrupts]. Power doesn't always corrupt. What power always does is reveal. When a guy gets into a position where he doesn't have to worry anymore, then you see what he wanted to do all along.”
— Robert Caro
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
— Robert Caro
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
“Please come spend your dollars in the U.S.! You might even win a free stay in ICE custody!”
Absolutely this. It keeps being portrayed as a boycott - and maybe it is for some, but these stories are having a big influence.
Don't ever ask Canadians why they aren't pursuing fun US vacays. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“Please come spend your dollars in the U.S.! You might even win a free stay in ICE custody!”
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The Netherlands and an unspecified number of NATO partner countries are pulling out of plans to purchase six U.S.-made Boeing E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft following the United States' withdrawal in July from a multinational effort to replace the alliance's aging Boeing E-3A planes.
NATO partners halt E-7 Wedgetail buy after US backs out
NATO ally the Netherlands and several partner countries are pulling out of plans to purchase six U.S.-made Boeing E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft.
www.stripes.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The Netherlands and an unspecified number of NATO partner countries are pulling out of plans to purchase six U.S.-made Boeing E-7 Wedgetail surveillance aircraft following the United States' withdrawal in July from a multinational effort to replace the alliance's aging Boeing E-3A planes.
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When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
November 15, 2025 at 2:43 AM
When I chose to study politics for a living I had no idea that politics would get this dumb.
Companies need stability and certainty to make long-term plans. A competent and patient dictator might be able to implement Trump's stated goals. It would be a horrible mistake, and it would leave the U.S. weaker and poorer, but it could be done. Trump is too A.D.D. to implement long term strategy.
why would someone spend millions on building a factory in the US under the presumption that US-made products will be protected if the protection comes and goes on a whim?
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Companies need stability and certainty to make long-term plans. A competent and patient dictator might be able to implement Trump's stated goals. It would be a horrible mistake, and it would leave the U.S. weaker and poorer, but it could be done. Trump is too A.D.D. to implement long term strategy.
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
Operation Wag the Dog.
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Operation Wag the Dog.
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not to absolve them of their other work, but every so often the Bee posts a banger
November 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
not to absolve them of their other work, but every so often the Bee posts a banger
Trump's allies are now looting the U.S. treasury using his standard strategy, file a bogus lawsuit, then settle for an obscene pile of cash.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump's allies are now looting the U.S. treasury using his standard strategy, file a bogus lawsuit, then settle for an obscene pile of cash.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
It's become very clear this year that Trump hates the post-WWII global order that the U.S. defined and benefited from. His worldview is based on a few regional empires carving up and dominating the world. In this worldview, Putin and Xi are his allies, everyone else must be subjugated.
Allies are assets, you idiots. Voluntary alliances were a crucial factor in winning WWII and the Cold War—dealing with just about any problem, really.
A big reason China is gaining is the US picked fights with nearly everyone at once, instead of rallying partners to confront China together. Fools.
A big reason China is gaining is the US picked fights with nearly everyone at once, instead of rallying partners to confront China together. Fools.
Allies Are Assets, You Idiots
With their loose talk about Greenland, Canada, and the Panama Canal, Trump and his followers show they don’t get what we get from those relationships.
www.thebulwark.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
It's become very clear this year that Trump hates the post-WWII global order that the U.S. defined and benefited from. His worldview is based on a few regional empires carving up and dominating the world. In this worldview, Putin and Xi are his allies, everyone else must be subjugated.
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America's network of democratic alliances was a jewel. Never before had a great power relied on cultivating voluntary relationships, leading to the richest, most powerful country in history, and benefitting the world relative to the alternative.
Then America decided to throw it away. And for what?
Then America decided to throw it away. And for what?
Homan: "I don't think the UK is a friend to this country and friend of the president"
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
America's network of democratic alliances was a jewel. Never before had a great power relied on cultivating voluntary relationships, leading to the richest, most powerful country in history, and benefitting the world relative to the alternative.
Then America decided to throw it away. And for what?
Then America decided to throw it away. And for what?
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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@timmiller.bsky.social torches Megyn Kelly as she spins Epstein’s abuse of 15-year-old girls as “barely legal” types to protect Donald Trump.
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 AM
@timmiller.bsky.social torches Megyn Kelly as she spins Epstein’s abuse of 15-year-old girls as “barely legal” types to protect Donald Trump.
If this is real, it could be a win/win for Canada and Sweden. Trump has made it clear that depending on the U.S. in the future would be a mistake. Building closer ties with Sweden and the EU in general just makes sense.
youtu.be/kb1fNBou3Ww?...
youtu.be/kb1fNBou3Ww?...
Swedish fighter jet maker considering Canada as future assembly site
YouTube video by CTV News
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If this is real, it could be a win/win for Canada and Sweden. Trump has made it clear that depending on the U.S. in the future would be a mistake. Building closer ties with Sweden and the EU in general just makes sense.
youtu.be/kb1fNBou3Ww?...
youtu.be/kb1fNBou3Ww?...
Nobody told them that Wag the Dog was a satire.
Imagine having your village bombed by the US government because some old pedo got exposed with some emails.
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Nobody told them that Wag the Dog was a satire.
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Here's "Trump'll Nail Ya" - a song about the #BBC legal crisis (set to the tune of the shanty "Drunken Sailor") which created a big internal debate about what's a gremlin and what's a mogwai. 🎶⚓️
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
"Trump'll Nail Ya" - Marsh Family parody adaptation of sea shanty "Drunken Sailor" about BBC crisis
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Here's "Trump'll Nail Ya" - a song about the #BBC legal crisis (set to the tune of the shanty "Drunken Sailor") which created a big internal debate about what's a gremlin and what's a mogwai. 🎶⚓️
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
... fingers crossed for an apology but not a daft and unnecessary settlement ...
youtu.be/VeIF4leMaes
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Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Re: Epstein’s emails
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U.S. predicted to lose $5.7 billion in tourism as Canadian boycott continues vancouversun.com/news/u-s-tou...
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
U.S. predicted to lose $5.7 billion in tourism as Canadian boycott continues vancouversun.com/news/u-s-tou...
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This @clareblackwood.bsky.social sketch is going to keep being relevant.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This @clareblackwood.bsky.social sketch is going to keep being relevant.
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look as someone who can be incapacitated for weeks by the fear that I put the wrong number of exclamation points into an email this has been a fascinating glimpse into a some brains that work extremely! differently! from! mine!
November 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
look as someone who can be incapacitated for weeks by the fear that I put the wrong number of exclamation points into an email this has been a fascinating glimpse into a some brains that work extremely! differently! from! mine!
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In an age where influential software designs often come by committee, this anecdote serves to remind us that it doesn't have to be this way.
Original Mac calculator design came from letting Steve Jobs play with menus for 10 minutes
In 1982, a young Mac developer turned Jobs into a UI designer—and accidentally invented a new technique.
arstechnica.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In an age where influential software designs often come by committee, this anecdote serves to remind us that it doesn't have to be this way.
My current favourite YouTube channel is Fallow, by the chef/owners of a London restaurant. Totally unpretentious, no social media nonsense, just top quality recipes, accessible to non-chefs.
youtu.be/DvyEekmOkGw?...
youtu.be/DvyEekmOkGw?...
The 5 Steak Sauces Every Chef Needs to Learn
YouTube video by Fallow
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
My current favourite YouTube channel is Fallow, by the chef/owners of a London restaurant. Totally unpretentious, no social media nonsense, just top quality recipes, accessible to non-chefs.
youtu.be/DvyEekmOkGw?...
youtu.be/DvyEekmOkGw?...