Mark Anthony
@markanthony62.bsky.social
Maritime Canadian. Punamu’kwati’jk.
Lefty politics with a touch of good trouble. Also books, theatre and hiking.
Dad to Hobbes and two humans.
Long term coddiwompler, aspiring flâneur.
If not now, when?
Lefty politics with a touch of good trouble. Also books, theatre and hiking.
Dad to Hobbes and two humans.
Long term coddiwompler, aspiring flâneur.
If not now, when?
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Mark Anthony
@markanthony62.bsky.social
· Nov 21
This seems like a good place to start.
Why I can never be in a book club, even though I read lots of books and would love to discuss them.
September 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Why I can never be in a book club, even though I read lots of books and would love to discuss them.
Reposted by Mark Anthony
Is ABC replacing Jimmy Kimmel with a reboot called "Third Reich From The Sun"?
September 18, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Is ABC replacing Jimmy Kimmel with a reboot called "Third Reich From The Sun"?
This is true. (Actually, Kamala DID warn us. But whatever.)
August 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This is true. (Actually, Kamala DID warn us. But whatever.)
We live in hope.
August 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
We live in hope.
Wow. This is the most impressive win I have seen for organized labour in Canada in many years. Congrats to the rank and file and leadership of CUPE and the flight attendants' union! #Solidarity www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Air Canada strike ends after tentative deal reached with flight attendants union
Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Wow. This is the most impressive win I have seen for organized labour in Canada in many years. Congrats to the rank and file and leadership of CUPE and the flight attendants' union! #Solidarity www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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I'm pleased to say that I finally received my ancestry results. Apparently I'm 14% Scottish Highlands cottage, 19% independent bookstore, 7% cat rescue, 11% rainswept cobblestone side street, 16% October, 10% dimly-lit café in Prague, 8% emotional support scone, and 15% Oxford comma.
July 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'm pleased to say that I finally received my ancestry results. Apparently I'm 14% Scottish Highlands cottage, 19% independent bookstore, 7% cat rescue, 11% rainswept cobblestone side street, 16% October, 10% dimly-lit café in Prague, 8% emotional support scone, and 15% Oxford comma.
Morris has been reduced to one lane for water work. I assume the port has shut down and ambulances are refusing to even try answering calls in the area.
July 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Simple truths.
These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸
June 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Simple truths.
Wow. I have rarely seen such an inordinately incompetent and incapable politician as Halifax's Mayor, Andy Fillmore.
In retrospect, full marks to Justin Trudeau for never letting this joker anywhere near a Federal Cabinet post: Fillmore's lack of political smarts is off the charts #HRM
In retrospect, full marks to Justin Trudeau for never letting this joker anywhere near a Federal Cabinet post: Fillmore's lack of political smarts is off the charts #HRM
Failed Mayor Andy Fillmore loses again
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Failed Mayor Andy Fillmore loses again - Halifax Examiner
At his best, Mike Savage was something like a statesman, appealing to our best selves. Andy Fillmore? There's nothing statesman-like about him.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
June 11, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Wow. I have rarely seen such an inordinately incompetent and incapable politician as Halifax's Mayor, Andy Fillmore.
In retrospect, full marks to Justin Trudeau for never letting this joker anywhere near a Federal Cabinet post: Fillmore's lack of political smarts is off the charts #HRM
In retrospect, full marks to Justin Trudeau for never letting this joker anywhere near a Federal Cabinet post: Fillmore's lack of political smarts is off the charts #HRM
When nice old ladies are telling jokes about you at tea parties, it's probably time to find a new line of work. #PP #Poilievre #cdnpoli
May 31, 2025 at 1:50 AM
When nice old ladies are telling jokes about you at tea parties, it's probably time to find a new line of work. #PP #Poilievre #cdnpoli
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To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.
May 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
To the cartoonist who drew this, well done.
Pepe Mujica was one of the good guys. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
José ‘Pepe’ Mujica, former guerrilla and ex-president of Uruguay, dies aged 89
In a final interview, Mujica said: ‘We are too focused on wealth and not on happiness … Before you know it, life has passed you by’
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Pepe Mujica was one of the good guys. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
TBH, this is probably the main reason I read so many books ... in my dotage, I really just want to better understand the ways of women - and the mysteries of the female mind. #booksky
May 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
TBH, this is probably the main reason I read so many books ... in my dotage, I really just want to better understand the ways of women - and the mysteries of the female mind. #booksky
It is what it is.
April 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
It is what it is.
Its fish or cut bait time. IMHO, big majority governments are NEVER good for ordinary Cndns. They get us reduced accountability, cutbacks + cronyism.
So, I will be voting for Keith Morrison in Dartmouth – Cole Harbour. A strong NDP voice to ensure that a Lib Govt DELIVERS for working Cndns. #cdnpoli
So, I will be voting for Keith Morrison in Dartmouth – Cole Harbour. A strong NDP voice to ensure that a Lib Govt DELIVERS for working Cndns. #cdnpoli
April 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Its fish or cut bait time. IMHO, big majority governments are NEVER good for ordinary Cndns. They get us reduced accountability, cutbacks + cronyism.
So, I will be voting for Keith Morrison in Dartmouth – Cole Harbour. A strong NDP voice to ensure that a Lib Govt DELIVERS for working Cndns. #cdnpoli
So, I will be voting for Keith Morrison in Dartmouth – Cole Harbour. A strong NDP voice to ensure that a Lib Govt DELIVERS for working Cndns. #cdnpoli
Ouch.
April 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Ouch.
Lest we forget, for several years ahead of the 2024 election, US voters consistently rated Trump stronger than Dems on "Managing the American economy".
It is what it is. #uspoli #tariffs
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...
It is what it is. #uspoli #tariffs
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Will Change Your Life (Gift Article)
Justin Wolfers on how the tariffs will radically change our daily lives.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lest we forget, for several years ahead of the 2024 election, US voters consistently rated Trump stronger than Dems on "Managing the American economy".
It is what it is. #uspoli #tariffs
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...
It is what it is. #uspoli #tariffs
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...
What a glorious time to be alive.
March 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What a glorious time to be alive.
This is EXACTLY the sort of issue that highlights the difference between worker-focused New Democrats and corporate-focused Liberals.
Libs are just not there for ordinary Cndns if the NDP is not there, holding their feet to the fire. www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #cdnpoli #ndp
Libs are just not there for ordinary Cndns if the NDP is not there, holding their feet to the fire. www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #cdnpoli #ndp
Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance | CBC News
The beleaguered Hudson's Bay Co., which plans to close most of its 96 stores by the end of June, will pay up to $3 million total in retention bonuses to 121 managers and executives — but will not pay ...
www.cbc.ca
March 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This is EXACTLY the sort of issue that highlights the difference between worker-focused New Democrats and corporate-focused Liberals.
Libs are just not there for ordinary Cndns if the NDP is not there, holding their feet to the fire. www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #cdnpoli #ndp
Libs are just not there for ordinary Cndns if the NDP is not there, holding their feet to the fire. www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #cdnpoli #ndp
What a glorous time to be alive.
BREAKING - a bill mandating genital inspections to participate at all age levels of girls' and women's sports fails in the U.S. Senate. It needed 60 votes to move forward.
March 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM
What a glorous time to be alive.
Gotta love the good people of Vermont. TBH, we pretty much consider them "Honorary Canadians", eh.
March 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Gotta love the good people of Vermont. TBH, we pretty much consider them "Honorary Canadians", eh.
The only positive part of that whole fiasco in the Oval Office today was watching Marco Rubio rethinking his life choices in real time. #SlavaUkraini
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
The only positive part of that whole fiasco in the Oval Office today was watching Marco Rubio rethinking his life choices in real time. #SlavaUkraini
The difference between Canadian and American economic policies in a single graph.
#TrumpTakeEgg #cdnpoli
#TrumpTakeEgg #cdnpoli
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The difference between Canadian and American economic policies in a single graph.
#TrumpTakeEgg #cdnpoli
#TrumpTakeEgg #cdnpoli