Robert Weir (pickles)
@robertweir.bsky.social
We can't control the wind, but we can adjust the sails. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to fate. On occasion I'm a putz. No DMs
Criticism of Israel, even with profanities, if freedom of expression.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Anti-Israel posts got a Montreal high school student suspended. She says she's being censored | CBC News
A teen is being asked to serve a six-hour suspension after her school took issue with social media posts she made criticizing the state of Israel. She's refusing to comply saying her freedom of expres...
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Criticism of Israel, even with profanities, if freedom of expression.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them. - CBC News
November 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
They’re at risk of dying from opioid overdose. The government cut funding that could help them. - CBC News
Remind me to visit Rome sometime. Some starters there remember ceasar.
discovered today that the main mother yeast my mum uses for her breads is older than i am, which is stunning to think about. i have eaten older entities than myself. disconcerting way to start the day
November 12, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Remind me to visit Rome sometime. Some starters there remember ceasar.
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Reposted by Robert Weir (pickles)
Federal Polling With (X) As Conservative Leader:
Houston:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Garner:
🔴 LPC: 39%
🔵 CPC: 28%
Jivani:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 24%
Lantsman:
🔴 LPC: 40%
🔵 CPC: 23%
M. Mulroney:
🔴 LPC: 36%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Abacus Data / Oct 29, 2025 / n=2922 / Online
Houston:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Garner:
🔴 LPC: 39%
🔵 CPC: 28%
Jivani:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 24%
Lantsman:
🔴 LPC: 40%
🔵 CPC: 23%
M. Mulroney:
🔴 LPC: 36%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Abacus Data / Oct 29, 2025 / n=2922 / Online
November 7, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Federal Polling With (X) As Conservative Leader:
Houston:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Garner:
🔴 LPC: 39%
🔵 CPC: 28%
Jivani:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 24%
Lantsman:
🔴 LPC: 40%
🔵 CPC: 23%
M. Mulroney:
🔴 LPC: 36%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Abacus Data / Oct 29, 2025 / n=2922 / Online
Houston:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Garner:
🔴 LPC: 39%
🔵 CPC: 28%
Jivani:
🔴 LPC: 37%
🔵 CPC: 24%
Lantsman:
🔴 LPC: 40%
🔵 CPC: 23%
M. Mulroney:
🔴 LPC: 36%
🔵 CPC: 27%
Abacus Data / Oct 29, 2025 / n=2922 / Online
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New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative
An EKOS study on disinformation in Canada has found that Conservative Party voters are the most likely to believe disinformation.
cultmtl.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New study finds that 80% of Canadians with the strongest belief in disinformation vote Conservative
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
“80% of the most disinformed Canadians support the CPC.”
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Reposted by Robert Weir (pickles)
The US media is full of "EV sales fall off cliff" stories.
Let's be clear: sh*tty, expensive EVs from legacy OEMs aren't selling, but well-built, moderately priced Chinese EVs are rocking non-NA markets like Europe and the Global South.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Let's be clear: sh*tty, expensive EVs from legacy OEMs aren't selling, but well-built, moderately priced Chinese EVs are rocking non-NA markets like Europe and the Global South.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China Blows Past Record for Europe Car Sales on Hybrid, EV Gains
Chinese carmakers posted their best month ever in Europe, roaring past previous highs in September on surging demand for battery-powered and hybrid-electric models.
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The US media is full of "EV sales fall off cliff" stories.
Let's be clear: sh*tty, expensive EVs from legacy OEMs aren't selling, but well-built, moderately priced Chinese EVs are rocking non-NA markets like Europe and the Global South.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Let's be clear: sh*tty, expensive EVs from legacy OEMs aren't selling, but well-built, moderately priced Chinese EVs are rocking non-NA markets like Europe and the Global South.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Palestinians across the occupied West Bank have faced a wave of Israeli settler violence as they try to reach their olive groves.
(Al Jazeera)
(Al Jazeera)
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Palestinians across the occupied West Bank have faced a wave of Israeli settler violence as they try to reach their olive groves.
(Al Jazeera)
(Al Jazeera)
@mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social
Austerity politics of the 90s may have balanced the budget but ushered in Harper that slid us so far back we are still catching up. Ignore the top, remember the bottom. Govt is not a business, it taxes and regulates to even the field. Bring DST back.
Austerity politics of the 90s may have balanced the budget but ushered in Harper that slid us so far back we are still catching up. Ignore the top, remember the bottom. Govt is not a business, it taxes and regulates to even the field. Bring DST back.
October 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social
Austerity politics of the 90s may have balanced the budget but ushered in Harper that slid us so far back we are still catching up. Ignore the top, remember the bottom. Govt is not a business, it taxes and regulates to even the field. Bring DST back.
Austerity politics of the 90s may have balanced the budget but ushered in Harper that slid us so far back we are still catching up. Ignore the top, remember the bottom. Govt is not a business, it taxes and regulates to even the field. Bring DST back.
@mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social
Since the American leader clearly has no interest in talking fairly perhaps we could do a lovely compilation of all the times they tried to make our water sources theirs and a commodity. Also all the times we won softwood argument but they ignored.
Since the American leader clearly has no interest in talking fairly perhaps we could do a lovely compilation of all the times they tried to make our water sources theirs and a commodity. Also all the times we won softwood argument but they ignored.
October 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social
Since the American leader clearly has no interest in talking fairly perhaps we could do a lovely compilation of all the times they tried to make our water sources theirs and a commodity. Also all the times we won softwood argument but they ignored.
Since the American leader clearly has no interest in talking fairly perhaps we could do a lovely compilation of all the times they tried to make our water sources theirs and a commodity. Also all the times we won softwood argument but they ignored.