MichaelF
@mikecygk.bsky.social
International relations; McGill. Kuwait. Concordia. art; all species of life; everything else
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February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Just really awesome how our financial elite just spent the last several decades admonishing people for pursing the humanities and creative fields, and are now suddenly pedaling the idea that "there are no good ideas anymore" after spending the last 5 years laying off everybody with a brain
December 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Just really awesome how our financial elite just spent the last several decades admonishing people for pursing the humanities and creative fields, and are now suddenly pedaling the idea that "there are no good ideas anymore" after spending the last 5 years laying off everybody with a brain
Life in the desert. Oil on canvas.
#AbstractArt #GeometricAbstraction #OilPainting #SeasonalArt #CanadianArt
#AbstractArt #GeometricAbstraction #OilPainting #SeasonalArt #CanadianArt
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Life in the desert. Oil on canvas.
#AbstractArt #GeometricAbstraction #OilPainting #SeasonalArt #CanadianArt
#AbstractArt #GeometricAbstraction #OilPainting #SeasonalArt #CanadianArt
This could be called "Suburban Fall", and uses an earlier painting as a starting point underneath. Oil on canvas.
#OilPainting #StylizedPainting #AbstractedLandscape #AutumnArt #CanadianArt
#OilPainting #StylizedPainting #AbstractedLandscape #AutumnArt #CanadianArt
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This could be called "Suburban Fall", and uses an earlier painting as a starting point underneath. Oil on canvas.
#OilPainting #StylizedPainting #AbstractedLandscape #AutumnArt #CanadianArt
#OilPainting #StylizedPainting #AbstractedLandscape #AutumnArt #CanadianArt
Wanted to do a portrait of sorts, but also to avoid the standard structures if possible. The face is from my imagination, no source. Oil on canvas.
#OilPainting #AtmosphericArt #MemoryPainting #MinimalFiguration #CanadianArt
#OilPainting #AtmosphericArt #MemoryPainting #MinimalFiguration #CanadianArt
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Wanted to do a portrait of sorts, but also to avoid the standard structures if possible. The face is from my imagination, no source. Oil on canvas.
#OilPainting #AtmosphericArt #MemoryPainting #MinimalFiguration #CanadianArt
#OilPainting #AtmosphericArt #MemoryPainting #MinimalFiguration #CanadianArt
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NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A FUN WAY TO CELEBRATE! 🤩
#DogsOfBlueSky
#DogsOfBlueSky
July 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
NOW THIS LOOKS LIKE A FUN WAY TO CELEBRATE! 🤩
#DogsOfBlueSky
#DogsOfBlueSky
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“250 million bees are now loose.” A tractor-trailer carrying 70,000 pounds of pollinator hives rolled over on a country road in Washington State on Friday, releasing an eye-popping number of honeybees, the authorities said.
250 Million Honeybees Escape After a Truck Rolls Over in Washington State
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May 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“250 million bees are now loose.” A tractor-trailer carrying 70,000 pounds of pollinator hives rolled over on a country road in Washington State on Friday, releasing an eye-popping number of honeybees, the authorities said.
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You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian
May 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You just locked eyes with the silent ruler of the sky. No sound. No warning. Just grace and power in motion. Photo© turnipian
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Canadian election results explained, Part 3:
April 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Canadian election results explained, Part 3:
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Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻
April 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻
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the united states—the most powerfulcountry in the world—has now become the most dysfunctional, kleptocratic, and unfree political system of the advanced industrial democracies. by far. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-a...
April 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
the united states—the most powerfulcountry in the world—has now become the most dysfunctional, kleptocratic, and unfree political system of the advanced industrial democracies. by far. www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-a...
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former treasury secretary larry summers tells me why he’s disappointed with american universities right now:
“they sure should have an opinion on creeping authoritarianism,” he says, but they have been “silent.”
“they sure should have an opinion on creeping authoritarianism,” he says, but they have been “silent.”
April 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
former treasury secretary larry summers tells me why he’s disappointed with american universities right now:
“they sure should have an opinion on creeping authoritarianism,” he says, but they have been “silent.”
“they sure should have an opinion on creeping authoritarianism,” he says, but they have been “silent.”
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Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
April 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.
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unprecedented protests this morning on heard and macdonald islands, as the population rises up against trump imposition of 10% across the board tariffs.
April 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
unprecedented protests this morning on heard and macdonald islands, as the population rises up against trump imposition of 10% across the board tariffs.
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March 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Anyone seen crime drama "Adolescence"? Only four episodes (Netflix), but every one is a just one single take - no stitching, no VFX (except one second in last episode). Just an amazing piece of work. And the boy has apparently not acted before, which is even more amazing.
March 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Anyone seen crime drama "Adolescence"? Only four episodes (Netflix), but every one is a just one single take - no stitching, no VFX (except one second in last episode). Just an amazing piece of work. And the boy has apparently not acted before, which is even more amazing.
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March 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If the democracies want to avoid collapse and elections like the American one, then make education (school and parental) one of the most important things there is. In a democracy, people have to make decisions. Make teachers as highly paid as doctors.
March 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
If the democracies want to avoid collapse and elections like the American one, then make education (school and parental) one of the most important things there is. In a democracy, people have to make decisions. Make teachers as highly paid as doctors.
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Not sure what was going on here.
January 29, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Not sure what was going on here.
Interesting. Looked up the average lifespan of democracies, and it appears to be approximately 200 years. The USA? 248 years since 1776. Things on schedule?
January 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Interesting. Looked up the average lifespan of democracies, and it appears to be approximately 200 years. The USA? 248 years since 1776. Things on schedule?
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