Skooter
@penguinstorm.bsky.social
Hiding out in the big city blinking
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Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
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WAKE UP AMERICA!
Denmark’s PM Mette Frederiksen is blunt:
If the U.S. attacks a NATO ally, the post-WWII order dies and America becomes the threat NATO was built to stop.👀
If the U.S. attacks a NATO ally, the post-WWII order dies and America becomes the threat NATO was built to stop.👀
January 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
WAKE UP AMERICA!
And a culture of misogyny
David Branch, dead at 77, built the foundation of Ontario junior hockey
David Branch, dead at 77, built the foundation of Ontario junior hockey
Branch is credited with modernizing youth hockey in Canada and cementing the CHL’s place as a world leader.
www.thestar.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:32 PM
And a culture of misogyny
Giddy up. www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
Breaking Horses, Driving Cattle, and What 'Yellowstone' Got Wrong: I’m a Full-Time Professional Cowboy
A career cowboy gives us an inside look at one of the most demanding jobs in America.
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January 5, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Giddy up. www.outsideonline.com/culture/essa...
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The latest numbers are in: Congestion pricing cut 27M car trips in 2025.
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
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Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
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Congestion pricing after one year: How life has changed. (Gift Article)
How life has changed in the New York area, according to data on traffic, transit and the responses of 600 readers.
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The latest numbers are in: Congestion pricing cut 27M car trips in 2025.
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Commutes got faster
Streets got safer
And business went up
See more exclusive analysis - and feedback from 600+readers - in our latest collab with @upshot.nytimes.com
Free link:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Traffic in the zone is down 11% compared to pre-toll trends. It may not sound like a lot, but it’s meant really big time saving for some commuters, esp on bridges and tunnels. 51% faster on the Holland Tunnel in the am rush!
January 5, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Traffic in the zone is down 11% compared to pre-toll trends. It may not sound like a lot, but it’s meant really big time saving for some commuters, esp on bridges and tunnels. 51% faster on the Holland Tunnel in the am rush!
#ThugFord doesn't believe in the public's right to know anything, and this is a significant loss for the government and a win for Ontarians apple.news/AevmQLPUASne...
Ontario court rules Doug Ford must turn over personal phone records — Global News
An Ontario court says it is reasonable to conclude Premier Doug Ford uses his personal cellphone to communicate and that he should make those records public.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:31 PM
#ThugFord doesn't believe in the public's right to know anything, and this is a significant loss for the government and a win for Ontarians apple.news/AevmQLPUASne...
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Always follow the money.
And there ya have it…
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
www.wsj.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Always follow the money.
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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
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By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
The Media Refuses to Call Trump’s Venezuela Attack an Act of War
By framing the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
By framing this brazen act of aggression in euphemistic terms, the media is falling in line with Trump.
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To bragging that Charles Schwab made a lot of money after Trump's tariffs crashed the stock market.
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Trump brags that friend Charles Schwab made $2bn from stock market chaos
Donald Trump bragged that his friend and investor Charles Schwab made two billion dollars from the current stock market chaos. In a video posted to X on Wednesday, 9 April, the president introduced N...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:19 AM
To bragging that Charles Schwab made a lot of money after Trump's tariffs crashed the stock market.
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Saturday marked the formal debut of an imperial America, led by a president who recognizes no law, save that of the jungle…Every country in the Western Hemisphere should be worried, particularly this country, which Trump so obviously covets as a 51st state.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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Globe editorial: The Sunday Editorial: Venezuela’s fate is a warning for Canada
U.S. military action to seize Nicolás Maduro marks the formal debut of an imperial America
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January 4, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Saturday marked the formal debut of an imperial America, led by a president who recognizes no law, save that of the jungle…Every country in the Western Hemisphere should be worried, particularly this country, which Trump so obviously covets as a 51st state.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
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For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
Disturbing Messages Show ChatGPT Encouraging a Murder, Lawsuit Alleges
A lawsuit against OpenAI reveals the chilling ChatGPT messages that drove a middle aged man to kill his 83-year-old mother.
trib.al
January 4, 2026 at 1:32 PM
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
A short walk along the frozen shore of Lake Ontario near home
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Ice on Lake Ontario
Wherein the ever shifting shapes of ice on Lake Ontario make for a lovely, cold walk.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:04 PM
A short walk along the frozen shore of Lake Ontario near home
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Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Rubio is claiming that they did not need Congress permission because it was a law enforcement mission. The US is behaving as a global police state, extending its own arbitrary legal decisions to the whole world.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
This is not a problem just for Venezuela.
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Asshole From Plane Greeted At Baggage Claim By Whole Family https://theonion.com/asshole-from-plane-greeted-at-baggage-claim-by-whole-fa-1819574329/
January 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Asshole From Plane Greeted At Baggage Claim By Whole Family https://theonion.com/asshole-from-plane-greeted-at-baggage-claim-by-whole-fa-1819574329/
Pierre Poilievre is only loyal to his own attempts to seize power. If this doesn't drive more conservatives to the Liberals, then the a Conservative Party is gone forever,
This should be a wake up call for anyone who think Poilievre is loyal to Canada, would stand up to the orange menace or defend Canadian interests.
Meanwhile the leader of the Conservative Party, a man who does not care one iota for international law, is taking a victory lap, declaring “Down with Socialism” and echoing US lies about “narco-terrorism.”
He’s previously said the Nazis were in fact socialists, not fascists.
He’s previously said the Nazis were in fact socialists, not fascists.
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Pierre Poilievre is only loyal to his own attempts to seize power. If this doesn't drive more conservatives to the Liberals, then the a Conservative Party is gone forever,
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“Any change is a change in the topic” - César Aira, Cumpleaños 2001.
January 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
“Any change is a change in the topic” - César Aira, Cumpleaños 2001.
One of the things that Canadians should be contemplating is that if Trump’s actions in Venezuela are accepted by the world, there is nothing stopping him from invading Ottawa and unseating Mark Carney. Moral arguments will not change that. #sentientcheeto #venezuela #51ststate
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
One of the things that Canadians should be contemplating is that if Trump’s actions in Venezuela are accepted by the world, there is nothing stopping him from invading Ottawa and unseating Mark Carney. Moral arguments will not change that. #sentientcheeto #venezuela #51ststate
In case you've forgotten, there was a very funny episode of The IT Crowd about exactly this #itcrowd #itsnotforyoujen apple.news/Aj5H-12OWRKW...
'Death clock' app uses AI to predict how long user might live — NBC News
A new app called
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January 3, 2026 at 11:55 AM
In case you've forgotten, there was a very funny episode of The IT Crowd about exactly this #itcrowd #itsnotforyoujen apple.news/Aj5H-12OWRKW...
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International rule of law was supposed to matter. For instance, what now stops China from invading Taiwan? Or how about Ukraine special forces kidnapping Putin? Trump’s actions are *mad king* shit.
January 3, 2026 at 10:08 AM
International rule of law was supposed to matter. For instance, what now stops China from invading Taiwan? Or how about Ukraine special forces kidnapping Putin? Trump’s actions are *mad king* shit.
Scarborough has always been screwed by the TTC
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Scarborough residents say they're being left out of transit improvements in the city | CBC News
With major transit improvements making progress across Toronto, some Scarborough residents say they’re being left behind.
www.cbc.ca
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Scarborough has always been screwed by the TTC
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