Mike Robbins 🇨🇦
@michaelerobbins.bsky.social
Husband, father, engineer.
Born again agnostic. Often sarcastic.
Puts spoons in the microwave.
Seeker of truth, supporter of human rights.
Opinions are my own.
Product of Canada. (he/him)
Slava Ukraini.
Born again agnostic. Often sarcastic.
Puts spoons in the microwave.
Seeker of truth, supporter of human rights.
Opinions are my own.
Product of Canada. (he/him)
Slava Ukraini.
Pinned
"Knowledge and timber shouldn't be much used 'till they are seasoned."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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A squad from New York hasn't done this poorly in Canada since The Battle of Quebec
October 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A squad from New York hasn't done this poorly in Canada since The Battle of Quebec
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Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.
SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
October 5, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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October 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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Now, we’re getting to some behind the scenes truths as to why Trump has relentlessly bullied Canada - apparently want to dictate our foreign policies in Middle East & our trade w/ China.
Stay firm PM Carney:
“The White House has tried to divide Mexican
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Stay firm PM Carney:
“The White House has tried to divide Mexican
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Carney has large and risky job ahead of him on Washington visit, former officials say
Two senior government officials said not to expect any breakthroughs at the Tuesday White House meeting
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Now, we’re getting to some behind the scenes truths as to why Trump has relentlessly bullied Canada - apparently want to dictate our foreign policies in Middle East & our trade w/ China.
Stay firm PM Carney:
“The White House has tried to divide Mexican
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Stay firm PM Carney:
“The White House has tried to divide Mexican
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Don't be suckered in by Poilievre's campaign to launch a campaign over Canadian Christians suffering "persecution." He is running the same playbook as the AfD in Germany, Trump in the States and Farage in the UK.
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OesH...
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OesH...
POILIEVRE BRINGS THE MAGA HATE BOOK TO CANADA
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
October 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Don't be suckered in by Poilievre's campaign to launch a campaign over Canadian Christians suffering "persecution." He is running the same playbook as the AfD in Germany, Trump in the States and Farage in the UK.
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OesH...
My latest.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OesH...
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"We must protect our youth and regulate social media with the same standards as democratic spaces: no hidden or fake accounts, equal responsibility for published content" #cdnpoli
October 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
"We must protect our youth and regulate social media with the same standards as democratic spaces: no hidden or fake accounts, equal responsibility for published content" #cdnpoli
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
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Fuck yeah! A win for the rule of law.
National Guard troops temporarily blocked from deploying to Portland, judge rules
While the U.S. president is entitled to a great level of deference, the judge wrote, “a great level of deference” is not equivalent to ignoring the facts on the ground.”
www.oregonlive.com
October 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Fuck yeah! A win for the rule of law.
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”It's up to them to come back to us and say what it will take to get to a deal,” Smith
They have! You just don’t like the answer … of the defiance.
But to suggest something untoward or illegal is occurring?
Not a good look, Premier Smith.
@schilldawg.bsky.social @albertateachers.bsky.social
They have! You just don’t like the answer … of the defiance.
But to suggest something untoward or illegal is occurring?
Not a good look, Premier Smith.
@schilldawg.bsky.social @albertateachers.bsky.social
Bell: A frustrated Danielle Smith wants Alberta teachers back at the bargaining table
Premier Danielle Smith wants Alberta Teachers' Association to get back to the bargaining table and hammer out a deal before a Monday strike
calgaryherald.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
”It's up to them to come back to us and say what it will take to get to a deal,” Smith
They have! You just don’t like the answer … of the defiance.
But to suggest something untoward or illegal is occurring?
Not a good look, Premier Smith.
@schilldawg.bsky.social @albertateachers.bsky.social
They have! You just don’t like the answer … of the defiance.
But to suggest something untoward or illegal is occurring?
Not a good look, Premier Smith.
@schilldawg.bsky.social @albertateachers.bsky.social
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If you drive a 2025/2026 Tesla or still use X, there really isn't an excuse. You really are just an asshole that looks the other way.
October 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
If you drive a 2025/2026 Tesla or still use X, there really isn't an excuse. You really are just an asshole that looks the other way.
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Canadians 🇨🇦
Be in the know
Be in the know
Remember Canada. #cdnpoli 👇
Harper/Poilievre Tories torch and dump centuries of priceless, irreplaceable environmental archives.
The government's concerted attacks on environmental science compares to the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe.
boingboing.net/2014/01/04/c...
Harper/Poilievre Tories torch and dump centuries of priceless, irreplaceable environmental archives.
The government's concerted attacks on environmental science compares to the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe.
boingboing.net/2014/01/04/c...
Canadian libricide: Tories torch and dump centuries of priceless, irreplaceable environmental archives
Back in 2012, when Canada's Harper government announced that it would close down national archive sites around the country, they promised that anything that was discarded or sold would be…
boingboing.net
October 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Canadians 🇨🇦
Be in the know
Be in the know
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"We must understand the Cosmos as it is and not confuse how it is with how we wish it to be."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
October 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
"We must understand the Cosmos as it is and not confuse how it is with how we wish it to be."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Need resources for Banned Books Week? Check out our @la-cac.org resources curated by the fabulous Lynette Mejia! It includes this “The Attacks on Our Libraries” graphic and ways to help combat censorship. www.la-cac.org/resources
October 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Need resources for Banned Books Week? Check out our @la-cac.org resources curated by the fabulous Lynette Mejia! It includes this “The Attacks on Our Libraries” graphic and ways to help combat censorship. www.la-cac.org/resources
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1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
"Europeans, let's wake up!" — Defend Democracy
“We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.” President Macron on the occasion of German Unity Day, 3 October 2025.
defenddemocracy.eu
October 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
1/Striking speech by Macron: The future of European democracy depends on taking back its digital information space. A remarkable turn from Silicon Valley as source of enlightenment to being a purveyor of slop. And the stakes aren't just ad revenue but the nation.
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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Wait. So Alberta’s federal income taxes don’t belong to Canada but BC’s coastline belongs to Alberta?
What in the When It Suits Us kind of Trumpian thought pretzel is this now?
What in the When It Suits Us kind of Trumpian thought pretzel is this now?
'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News
Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
www.cbc.ca
October 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Wait. So Alberta’s federal income taxes don’t belong to Canada but BC’s coastline belongs to Alberta?
What in the When It Suits Us kind of Trumpian thought pretzel is this now?
What in the When It Suits Us kind of Trumpian thought pretzel is this now?
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Dr. MLK said white moderates were the problem and I have never witnessed so much evidence to support that claim as I have in the past year.
October 5, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Dr. MLK said white moderates were the problem and I have never witnessed so much evidence to support that claim as I have in the past year.
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Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
October 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Nothing says America First like bailing out Argentina while making healthcare unaffordable for 20+ million Americans.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
Or signing an Article 5 protection treaty with Qatar coz they bribed you with a plane, while screwing over longstanding NATO allies.
Folks, I think America First might be a scam.
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian missile attack right now ‼️ its a broad daylight, Sunday!
October 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Explosion in Kharkiv ‼️ the city is under russian missile attack right now ‼️ its a broad daylight, Sunday!
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I can’t not believe how hard it is to sleep when you’re watching your country, be dismantled by the dumbest people.
October 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I can’t not believe how hard it is to sleep when you’re watching your country, be dismantled by the dumbest people.
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Hamas “agreed to release hostages, if Israel stops operations immediately”. Trump proclaimed this as a win, directing Netanyahu to cease operations in Gaza
Experts: Trump’s response reflects either “desperate desire to end this war at all costs or grave misunderstanding” of what Hamas has agreed to
Experts: Trump’s response reflects either “desperate desire to end this war at all costs or grave misunderstanding” of what Hamas has agreed to
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hamas “agreed to release hostages, if Israel stops operations immediately”. Trump proclaimed this as a win, directing Netanyahu to cease operations in Gaza
Experts: Trump’s response reflects either “desperate desire to end this war at all costs or grave misunderstanding” of what Hamas has agreed to
Experts: Trump’s response reflects either “desperate desire to end this war at all costs or grave misunderstanding” of what Hamas has agreed to
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wow I wonder why my entire body was in the air in the first place
Absolutely INSANE use of passive voice in this CNN piece
just incredible
@katmabu.bsky.social “landed on the ground” during the protest???
just incredible
@katmabu.bsky.social “landed on the ground” during the protest???
October 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
wow I wonder why my entire body was in the air in the first place