MikesGene
@mikesgene.bsky.social
Writer, freelancer, recovering journalist, and old guy. Still hangs out on X, but making the move.
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Look for my mediamargins newsletter on Substack or mediamargins.ca to get there quicker.
Some days you need an extra espresso shot to wash down the previous couple 'o cups of #MorningCoffee
Today was one of those days.
Today was one of those days.
November 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Some days you need an extra espresso shot to wash down the previous couple 'o cups of #MorningCoffee
Today was one of those days.
Today was one of those days.
Doing back-to-school shopping? Order your time machine and go back to get these 1953 prices....
August 28, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Doing back-to-school shopping? Order your time machine and go back to get these 1953 prices....
I am going to give the new Made in Canada social media network a whirl.
Once it is live I'll let you know what I think. As a veteran of SoMe trials and tribulations I am interested in how Gander flies.
Good luck Gander Social
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican
Once it is live I'll let you know what I think. As a veteran of SoMe trials and tribulations I am interested in how Gander flies.
Good luck Gander Social
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican
June 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I am going to give the new Made in Canada social media network a whirl.
Once it is live I'll let you know what I think. As a veteran of SoMe trials and tribulations I am interested in how Gander flies.
Good luck Gander Social
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican
Once it is live I'll let you know what I think. As a veteran of SoMe trials and tribulations I am interested in how Gander flies.
Good luck Gander Social
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican
The Direct-to-Consumer genetic testing company 23andMe is facing tough times including a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. It has a buyer but what happens to my genetic data now?
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June 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Direct-to-Consumer genetic testing company 23andMe is facing tough times including a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. It has a buyer but what happens to my genetic data now?
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Don’ be evil?
Time to call out Big Tech for its cozy deals with the digital-military-industrial-complex.
Time to for coffee that is good for you and maybe time to head for your own private island as tensions heat up around the world.
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Time to call out Big Tech for its cozy deals with the digital-military-industrial-complex.
Time to for coffee that is good for you and maybe time to head for your own private island as tensions heat up around the world.
open.substack.com/pu...
June 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Don’ be evil?
Time to call out Big Tech for its cozy deals with the digital-military-industrial-complex.
Time to for coffee that is good for you and maybe time to head for your own private island as tensions heat up around the world.
open.substack.com/pu...
Time to call out Big Tech for its cozy deals with the digital-military-industrial-complex.
Time to for coffee that is good for you and maybe time to head for your own private island as tensions heat up around the world.
open.substack.com/pu...
An official acknowledged that the latest conflict in the Middle East "ushered in a degree of immediacy for the deployment" which had already been planned.
The destroyer Thomas Hudner has already been sent and there are 40,000 military personnel in the Middle East.
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The destroyer Thomas Hudner has already been sent and there are 40,000 military personnel in the Middle East.
www.navytimes.com/ne...
June 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
An official acknowledged that the latest conflict in the Middle East "ushered in a degree of immediacy for the deployment" which had already been planned.
The destroyer Thomas Hudner has already been sent and there are 40,000 military personnel in the Middle East.
www.navytimes.com/ne...
The destroyer Thomas Hudner has already been sent and there are 40,000 military personnel in the Middle East.
www.navytimes.com/ne...
In the last of my short stories based on the #ChrisdeBurg album Spanish Train and other Stories, I present 'Just Another Poor Boy'. Set shortly after the birth of Christ it tells the story of a young boy who stood out from the crowd.
#Storytelling #Vinyl #religion
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#Storytelling #Vinyl #religion
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June 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
In the last of my short stories based on the #ChrisdeBurg album Spanish Train and other Stories, I present 'Just Another Poor Boy'. Set shortly after the birth of Christ it tells the story of a young boy who stood out from the crowd.
#Storytelling #Vinyl #religion
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#Storytelling #Vinyl #religion
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June 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Towers have always fascinated man and have been the downfall of many who have tried to build towers to reach the heavens and towers for people to look on for their greatness.
This week's re-imagining of #ChrisdeBurgh looks at one man's downfall.
#Storytelling
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This week's re-imagining of #ChrisdeBurgh looks at one man's downfall.
#Storytelling
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June 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Towers have always fascinated man and have been the downfall of many who have tried to build towers to reach the heavens and towers for people to look on for their greatness.
This week's re-imagining of #ChrisdeBurgh looks at one man's downfall.
#Storytelling
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This week's re-imagining of #ChrisdeBurgh looks at one man's downfall.
#Storytelling
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This is exactly what the American people voted for.
They just thought it would be someone else who would be sent packing. Someone THEY didn't know. Someone THEY didn't like. Someone THEY could care less about. Someone THEY had a grievance with. Someone THEY got to choose as the next victim.
They just thought it would be someone else who would be sent packing. Someone THEY didn't know. Someone THEY didn't like. Someone THEY could care less about. Someone THEY had a grievance with. Someone THEY got to choose as the next victim.
May 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This is exactly what the American people voted for.
They just thought it would be someone else who would be sent packing. Someone THEY didn't know. Someone THEY didn't like. Someone THEY could care less about. Someone THEY had a grievance with. Someone THEY got to choose as the next victim.
They just thought it would be someone else who would be sent packing. Someone THEY didn't know. Someone THEY didn't like. Someone THEY could care less about. Someone THEY had a grievance with. Someone THEY got to choose as the next victim.
Saving the bees and net-zero, and #BuyCanadian for your #MorningCoffee.
And say goodbye to the universe. Its time is closer than you think.
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And say goodbye to the universe. Its time is closer than you think.
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May 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Saving the bees and net-zero, and #BuyCanadian for your #MorningCoffee.
And say goodbye to the universe. Its time is closer than you think.
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And say goodbye to the universe. Its time is closer than you think.
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Enjoying your latte or cappuccino?
Reach for a Canadiano instead while you contemplate the end of the earth, moon, and the universe.
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican #MorningCoffee
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Reach for a Canadiano instead while you contemplate the end of the earth, moon, and the universe.
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican #MorningCoffee
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May 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Enjoying your latte or cappuccino?
Reach for a Canadiano instead while you contemplate the end of the earth, moon, and the universe.
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican #MorningCoffee
www.mediamargins.ca/...
Reach for a Canadiano instead while you contemplate the end of the earth, moon, and the universe.
#BuyCanadian #ByeAmerican #MorningCoffee
www.mediamargins.ca/...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty received its overdue congressionally appropriated funds for the month of April.
Congratulations on one win in the ongoing assault on #media .
#Radio #Broadcasting
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Congratulations on one win in the ongoing assault on #media .
#Radio #Broadcasting
about.rferl.org/arti...
May 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty received its overdue congressionally appropriated funds for the month of April.
Congratulations on one win in the ongoing assault on #media .
#Radio #Broadcasting
about.rferl.org/arti...
Congratulations on one win in the ongoing assault on #media .
#Radio #Broadcasting
about.rferl.org/arti...
Robo-trucks and robo-surgeons - the times they are a changin’.
This week’s Substack newsletter also looks into the sun, raises an expensive cup of #MorningCoffee , and takes us back to the Love Canal.
#environment #AI #Robotics
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This week’s Substack newsletter also looks into the sun, raises an expensive cup of #MorningCoffee , and takes us back to the Love Canal.
#environment #AI #Robotics
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May 13, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Robo-trucks and robo-surgeons - the times they are a changin’.
This week’s Substack newsletter also looks into the sun, raises an expensive cup of #MorningCoffee , and takes us back to the Love Canal.
#environment #AI #Robotics
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This week’s Substack newsletter also looks into the sun, raises an expensive cup of #MorningCoffee , and takes us back to the Love Canal.
#environment #AI #Robotics
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Dismantling of environmental agencies in the U.S. is a step back in time. This week’s newsletter take us back to the worst environmental disaster the U.S. has experienced – Love Canal.
#Pollution #Environment
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#Pollution #Environment
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May 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Dismantling of environmental agencies in the U.S. is a step back in time. This week’s newsletter take us back to the worst environmental disaster the U.S. has experienced – Love Canal.
#Pollution #Environment
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#Pollution #Environment
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Mystery, murder, and jealousy were lurking in the grooves of a song from the 1970's.
I try to channel Edgar Allan Poe in re-imagining Chris de Burgh's album Spanish Train.
#vinyl #ChrisdeBurgh #fiction #NowPlaying
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I try to channel Edgar Allan Poe in re-imagining Chris de Burgh's album Spanish Train.
#vinyl #ChrisdeBurgh #fiction #NowPlaying
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May 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Mystery, murder, and jealousy were lurking in the grooves of a song from the 1970's.
I try to channel Edgar Allan Poe in re-imagining Chris de Burgh's album Spanish Train.
#vinyl #ChrisdeBurgh #fiction #NowPlaying
www.mediamargins.ca/...
I try to channel Edgar Allan Poe in re-imagining Chris de Burgh's album Spanish Train.
#vinyl #ChrisdeBurgh #fiction #NowPlaying
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A story found hanging in the grooves of a Chris de Burgh #vinyl album. My prose re-telling of the The Painter, a mystery of jealousy and murder.
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May 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A story found hanging in the grooves of a Chris de Burgh #vinyl album. My prose re-telling of the The Painter, a mystery of jealousy and murder.
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"Explore the latest discovery on Mars, level up your coffee game using fluid mechanics, and flies are gobbling up organic waste - all in my newest newsletter.
#biotech #Space #AgChat
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#biotech #Space #AgChat
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April 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Explore the latest discovery on Mars, level up your coffee game using fluid mechanics, and flies are gobbling up organic waste - all in my newest newsletter.
#biotech #Space #AgChat
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#biotech #Space #AgChat
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A new colour, new signs of water on Mars, a better way to make your coffee, and the latest in disposing of organic #waste.
These stories and more waiting for you in my latest newsletter.
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These stories and more waiting for you in my latest newsletter.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A new colour, new signs of water on Mars, a better way to make your coffee, and the latest in disposing of organic #waste.
These stories and more waiting for you in my latest newsletter.
www.mediamargins.ca/...
These stories and more waiting for you in my latest newsletter.
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Discover how Canada is harnessing the power of AI and robotics to grow fresh produce year-round and unlock the secret to the perfect cup of coffee with cutting-edge physics.
These stories and more in my latest newsletter.
#AgChat #MorningCoffee
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These stories and more in my latest newsletter.
#AgChat #MorningCoffee
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April 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Discover how Canada is harnessing the power of AI and robotics to grow fresh produce year-round and unlock the secret to the perfect cup of coffee with cutting-edge physics.
These stories and more in my latest newsletter.
#AgChat #MorningCoffee
www.mediamargins.ca/...
These stories and more in my latest newsletter.
#AgChat #MorningCoffee
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The Legault government is delighted with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s pitch to create an “autonomy alliance” with Quebec to obtain more powers within the Canadian federation.
#CdnPoli #ABPoli
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#CdnPoli #ABPoli
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April 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The Legault government is delighted with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s pitch to create an “autonomy alliance” with Quebec to obtain more powers within the Canadian federation.
#CdnPoli #ABPoli
www.montrealgazette....
#CdnPoli #ABPoli
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Secure communications has always been a priority for government and even high stake business. A SCIF was the answer until messaging apps created the illusion of encryption and security.
Learn more about the high tech cone of silence in my latest newsletter.
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Learn more about the high tech cone of silence in my latest newsletter.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Secure communications has always been a priority for government and even high stake business. A SCIF was the answer until messaging apps created the illusion of encryption and security.
Learn more about the high tech cone of silence in my latest newsletter.
www.mediamargins.ca/...
Learn more about the high tech cone of silence in my latest newsletter.
www.mediamargins.ca/...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is continuing legal action against the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to secure the release of congressionally appropriated funding, it said in a statement today.
#Radio #Broadcasting #Journalism #Media
www.rferl.org/a/esto...
#Radio #Broadcasting #Journalism #Media
www.rferl.org/a/esto...
March 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is continuing legal action against the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to secure the release of congressionally appropriated funding, it said in a statement today.
#Radio #Broadcasting #Journalism #Media
www.rferl.org/a/esto...
#Radio #Broadcasting #Journalism #Media
www.rferl.org/a/esto...
March 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM