Mike Murphy-Burton
@mikemurphyburton.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood tech-creative ADHD magpie.
The war with Australia was a brutal affair
October 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The war with Australia was a brutal affair
Important to note that well over 50% of the NLNDP's costed platform is paid for by the projected surplus in years to come. They're not planning to spend that entire crop of cash, which is fine, but anyone talking about paying down debt via fiscal restraint is selling you something you already own.
October 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Important to note that well over 50% of the NLNDP's costed platform is paid for by the projected surplus in years to come. They're not planning to spend that entire crop of cash, which is fine, but anyone talking about paying down debt via fiscal restraint is selling you something you already own.
The city I live in has the following text on its Affordable Housing Strategy page, and I don't think anyone has reviewed that page for internal consistency. You can't be leaders in affordable housing when 25,000 people face affordability issues and your contribution is 400 units. That's not leading.
September 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The city I live in has the following text on its Affordable Housing Strategy page, and I don't think anyone has reviewed that page for internal consistency. You can't be leaders in affordable housing when 25,000 people face affordability issues and your contribution is 400 units. That's not leading.
The Social Network really did nail it.
August 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The Social Network really did nail it.
From the most recent CMHC communication. Universal Basic Housing now, please. Developers who can't make money in our most hyper-inflated housing markets don't deserve to be in business.
July 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
From the most recent CMHC communication. Universal Basic Housing now, please. Developers who can't make money in our most hyper-inflated housing markets don't deserve to be in business.
Men will do anything to avoid going to therapy, Canadian gun nut edition. Apparently firearms and atlatls are of a kind
May 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Men will do anything to avoid going to therapy, Canadian gun nut edition. Apparently firearms and atlatls are of a kind
Been seeing a lot of "THE CBC IS A TRUDEAU MOUTHPIECE" takes lately. I don't think you could get more neutral in your framing than this, especially as compared to the actual mouthpiece "news" outlets.
March 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Been seeing a lot of "THE CBC IS A TRUDEAU MOUTHPIECE" takes lately. I don't think you could get more neutral in your framing than this, especially as compared to the actual mouthpiece "news" outlets.