Ron Starman
@rstarman.bsky.social
Canadian wanderer interested in all things cyber. Signal: starman.01
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FAR be it from me to be hyperbolic, but at this point what's the point of Alberta having a fucking Charter at all
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Alberta Legislature passes bill invoking Charter override for 4th time | CBC News
Alberta's governing United Conservatives stayed up into the early pre-dawn hours of Wednesday morning to pass a bill that marks the fourth time in under two months they have used the Charter's notwith...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
FAR be it from me to be hyperbolic, but at this point what's the point of Alberta having a fucking Charter at all
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60 minutes of the failing fake news CBS will interview Marjorie Taylor Greene tonight. She can still go to hell. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
60 minutes of the failing fake news CBS will interview Marjorie Taylor Greene tonight. She can still go to hell. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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What's interesting is for all the good work that goes into hybrid threats and FIMI in Europe, including at official institutions, I don't know if anyone has done an analysis of officially leaving X or any other platforms--this would be a great policy project for a research team.
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
What's interesting is for all the good work that goes into hybrid threats and FIMI in Europe, including at official institutions, I don't know if anyone has done an analysis of officially leaving X or any other platforms--this would be a great policy project for a research team.
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Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable
December 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Couldn’t Sam Altman just ask ChatGPT how to make itself profitable
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I've played & coached soccer & have been a lifelong fan... I will refuse to watch the 2026 World Cup. Today was the last straw. #Infantino giving #Trump the newly-created #FIFA #PeacePrize officially marries two of the world's most corrupt people. This sullies the beautiful game.
December 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I've played & coached soccer & have been a lifelong fan... I will refuse to watch the 2026 World Cup. Today was the last straw. #Infantino giving #Trump the newly-created #FIFA #PeacePrize officially marries two of the world's most corrupt people. This sullies the beautiful game.
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.
Do not.
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The thing about the UCP convention crowd who booed Smith’s comments about 🇨🇦 working because of a pipeline is that these folks would vote against their own economic interests in order to keep their hate alive.
I doubt they can be ever be reached.
And I hope Smith finds out that they can’t.
I doubt they can be ever be reached.
And I hope Smith finds out that they can’t.
November 30, 2025 at 2:41 AM
The thing about the UCP convention crowd who booed Smith’s comments about 🇨🇦 working because of a pipeline is that these folks would vote against their own economic interests in order to keep their hate alive.
I doubt they can be ever be reached.
And I hope Smith finds out that they can’t.
I doubt they can be ever be reached.
And I hope Smith finds out that they can’t.
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It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s infuriating to me that I need to evaluate media to determine whether it’s AI generated now. The great “time saver” technology wastes incalculable time and energy for people who want to retain their grasp on reality
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almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
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And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
almost every novelist you read who's not from the airport fiction or bestseller sections is working a full on day job, including multi-award winners and absolute legends, or they have a spouse or trust that supports them. virtually across the board. just normalize in your mind that's how it works.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:24 PM
And the folks who are actually writing full-time generally only got there after years of day jobs, family support, or both.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
The point of sharing this is not to demoralize anyone, but to let emerging writers know they're not failing if they can't make a living off writing alone. Almost no one can.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Bolsonaro behind bars is a reminder: democracies survive when they stop letting criminals play government.
November 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Bolsonaro behind bars is a reminder: democracies survive when they stop letting criminals play government.
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: The crux of the entire diplomatic situation is that it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: The crux of the entire diplomatic situation is that it was Russia, and only Russia, that started this war, and it is Russia, and only Russia, that has been refusing to end it throughout the full-scale invasion.
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You either are on the side of democracy or fascist dictatorship it really is that simple. The hard part for people unfortunately seems to be picking the correct side.
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
You either are on the side of democracy or fascist dictatorship it really is that simple. The hard part for people unfortunately seems to be picking the correct side.
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A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Corb Lund launches Alberta-wide petition against foreign ruination of the Rocky Mountains
Alberta’s favourite musician continues to light fires in Smith's murky coal bin
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November 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
A first for Alberta - a legislative petition, not just a policy petition, demanding the prohibition of all new coal mines (including Grassy) on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
Way to go Corb.
#ableg #abpoli @cpawsnab.bsky.social @cpawssab.bsky.social @albertawilderness.bsky.social
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Use her voice, but don’t be confused about who MTG is
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Use her voice, but don’t be confused about who MTG is
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People whose new books are just published, please, tell us the TOPIC of the book. In the same post. Up front.
You may be charming and the book may be wonderful; but don't you want it read beyond your circle?
It's frustrating when even a highly motivated person can't tell what a book is about.
You may be charming and the book may be wonderful; but don't you want it read beyond your circle?
It's frustrating when even a highly motivated person can't tell what a book is about.
November 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
People whose new books are just published, please, tell us the TOPIC of the book. In the same post. Up front.
You may be charming and the book may be wonderful; but don't you want it read beyond your circle?
It's frustrating when even a highly motivated person can't tell what a book is about.
You may be charming and the book may be wonderful; but don't you want it read beyond your circle?
It's frustrating when even a highly motivated person can't tell what a book is about.
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The American political class is so disconnected from voters that they don’t realize that regular folks are totally down with a giant pan partisan jail cell holding everyone involved with Epstein’s crimes.
#uspoli
#uspoli
November 15, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The American political class is so disconnected from voters that they don’t realize that regular folks are totally down with a giant pan partisan jail cell holding everyone involved with Epstein’s crimes.
#uspoli
#uspoli
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Q - Why, given all the terrible things happening in the world, do people care about this?
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won't stop posting about
You have probably seen your right wing family and friends post a lot about ostriches lately. And, since you don’t follow Rebel News and a lot of twitter accounts with fucktrudeau and fringeminorty in ...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Q - Why, given all the terrible things happening in the world, do people care about this?
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
A - Micro-analysis: They see it as an example of government overreach and bureaucratic cruelty towards an independent farm. Macro-analysis: The world is getting dumber every day.
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The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
November 14, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Give a man a fish and someone with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about people getting free handouts. Teach a man to fish? Yeah, that person with a thousand fishes is going to bitch about that too.
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My brother in wheel snipe celly, you are an obscenely wealthy retired athlete who thinks you can maintain the aura of being the closest thing we have to a living deity, *while* hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, no questions asked. It's all just a bit condescending.
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‘I’m just a hockey player’: Wayne Gretzky addresses anti-Canadian criticism
Wayne Gretzky says he is and always will be a proud Canadian, despite his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump who has repeatedly called for Canada’s annexation since he returned to the White...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
My brother in wheel snipe celly, you are an obscenely wealthy retired athlete who thinks you can maintain the aura of being the closest thing we have to a living deity, *while* hanging out at Mar-a-Lago, no questions asked. It's all just a bit condescending.
www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/sports/artic...