Dan 🇨🇦
@veloveritas.bsky.social
Retired executive with 🇨🇦's federal public service. Full-time cyclist. Here on Bluesky looking for sensible perspectives on the existential threats facing us all.
Ottawa. 🏳️🌈 ally always. ✌️
Ottawa. 🏳️🌈 ally always. ✌️
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Dan 🇨🇦
@veloveritas.bsky.social
· Nov 18
An introduction: I grew up in Hamilton, not far from the steel mills. My dad provided for a family of four working three shifts at International Harvester before the company offshored its manufacturing. My opportunity to find work as a labourer evaporated when conservative neo-liberalism… 1/8
We're busy packing for our move, and we come across this long-forgotten wool blanket. The T. Eaton Company Limited of Canada was a retail institution founded in 1869 and operational until its bankruptcy in 1999.
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We're busy packing for our move, and we come across this long-forgotten wool blanket. The T. Eaton Company Limited of Canada was a retail institution founded in 1869 and operational until its bankruptcy in 1999.
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bottom line:
Two National Guard troops would be home with their families tomorrow if trump had obeyed the Law.
Two National Guard troops would be home with their families tomorrow if trump had obeyed the Law.
November 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
bottom line:
Two National Guard troops would be home with their families tomorrow if trump had obeyed the Law.
Two National Guard troops would be home with their families tomorrow if trump had obeyed the Law.
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How sad is this? I thoroughly enjoyed his book, Inconvenient Indian. I honestly thought he was of Indigenous ancestry.
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
Indigenous writers, academics say they aren’t shocked to hear Thomas King’s not Cherokee | CBC News
After author Thomas King's revelation Monday that he is not part Cherokee, some Indigenous writers and academics say the statement was a good first step, while others believe it lacks accountability.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
How sad is this? I thoroughly enjoyed his book, Inconvenient Indian. I honestly thought he was of Indigenous ancestry.
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...
A grim scene in Hong Kong. Eight apartment blocks - home to four thousand residents - are in flames.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Hong Kong fire in highrise housing complex leaves 13 dead | CBC
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A grim scene in Hong Kong. Eight apartment blocks - home to four thousand residents - are in flames.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/l...
Post a famous bathroom scene.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene.
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Trump became president to stay out of jail, make money and deport ALL brown people.
Not to lower prices, improve healthcare, fix the housing crisis, create jobs, repair infrastructure, or end wars.
It’s why we see his presidency
crumbling with the help of his corrupt family and inept Admin.
Not to lower prices, improve healthcare, fix the housing crisis, create jobs, repair infrastructure, or end wars.
It’s why we see his presidency
crumbling with the help of his corrupt family and inept Admin.
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Trump became president to stay out of jail, make money and deport ALL brown people.
Not to lower prices, improve healthcare, fix the housing crisis, create jobs, repair infrastructure, or end wars.
It’s why we see his presidency
crumbling with the help of his corrupt family and inept Admin.
Not to lower prices, improve healthcare, fix the housing crisis, create jobs, repair infrastructure, or end wars.
It’s why we see his presidency
crumbling with the help of his corrupt family and inept Admin.
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Hey, Ontario, repeat after me: Doug Ford is a total asshole.
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Hey, Ontario, repeat after me: Doug Ford is a total asshole.
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Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Comey: "I'm grateful the court ended the case against me, which was a prosecution based on malevolence & incompetence... I was inspired by the career people who refused to be part of this travesty. It cost some of them their jobs, but it preserved their integrity, which is beyond price"
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James Comey and Letitia James, cases dismissed without prejudice, after a judge ruled the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the lead prosecutor was illegal.
Trump and his corrupt DOJ have lost case after case. The goal isn't to win anything but to intimidate their targets & tie them up in court.
Trump and his corrupt DOJ have lost case after case. The goal isn't to win anything but to intimidate their targets & tie them up in court.
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
James Comey and Letitia James, cases dismissed without prejudice, after a judge ruled the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as the lead prosecutor was illegal.
Trump and his corrupt DOJ have lost case after case. The goal isn't to win anything but to intimidate their targets & tie them up in court.
Trump and his corrupt DOJ have lost case after case. The goal isn't to win anything but to intimidate their targets & tie them up in court.
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As far as browsers go I use Brave which is a chrome clone however it's based in Europe so has stringent privacy rules against stalking and defaults to block ads. Search engine, ecosia.org a social enterprise based in Europe who plant trees around the world when a sponsored result is clicked.
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
As far as browsers go I use Brave which is a chrome clone however it's based in Europe so has stringent privacy rules against stalking and defaults to block ads. Search engine, ecosia.org a social enterprise based in Europe who plant trees around the world when a sponsored result is clicked.
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Disobey illegal orders. A soldier’s duty is to uphold the law. If given an illegal order, the correct action is to refuse it, document it, and report it up the chain of command or to legal authorities. Protect civilians, yourself, your unit, the mission, and the nation.
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Disobey illegal orders. A soldier’s duty is to uphold the law. If given an illegal order, the correct action is to refuse it, document it, and report it up the chain of command or to legal authorities. Protect civilians, yourself, your unit, the mission, and the nation.
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The Globe and Mail
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Globe and Mail
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Trump amplified foreign-based accounts repeatedly, often opting to amplify foreign accounts over actual US MAGA accounts. meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
Trump Amplified Foreign-Based Accounts This Weekend
One account boosted by Trump promoted banning Ilhan Omar from office. The account is based in Africa.
meidasnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trump amplified foreign-based accounts repeatedly, often opting to amplify foreign accounts over actual US MAGA accounts. meidasnews.com/news/trump-a...
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The European public support Ukraine.
The politicians are trying to figure a way out without upsetting #Felon47
They appear scared of Trump and what he might do if they upset him.
The politicians in the main are weak and are not supported in their timidity towards Trump.
We the people want action 🇪🇺
The politicians are trying to figure a way out without upsetting #Felon47
They appear scared of Trump and what he might do if they upset him.
The politicians in the main are weak and are not supported in their timidity towards Trump.
We the people want action 🇪🇺
Maybe it’s about damn time for Germany, France, UK, Poland, and the Baltics to stop leaning on American led diplomacy to end this war. Trump’s administration has shown time and again how incompetent they are. They should not be in a position to be leading this effort. I say this as an American.
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The European public support Ukraine.
The politicians are trying to figure a way out without upsetting #Felon47
They appear scared of Trump and what he might do if they upset him.
The politicians in the main are weak and are not supported in their timidity towards Trump.
We the people want action 🇪🇺
The politicians are trying to figure a way out without upsetting #Felon47
They appear scared of Trump and what he might do if they upset him.
The politicians in the main are weak and are not supported in their timidity towards Trump.
We the people want action 🇪🇺
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Seems Truthful.......
November 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Seems Truthful.......
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Marjorie Taylor Greene stepping down from Congress in order to spend more time with the barking noises inside her head
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene stepping down from Congress in order to spend more time with the barking noises inside her head
With all due respect, JD Vance can go fuck himself in the face. If not for shit, the entirety of the Trump administration would have no brains.
#Moron
#Moron
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
With all due respect, JD Vance can go fuck himself in the face. If not for shit, the entirety of the Trump administration would have no brains.
#Moron
#Moron
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Reporter: “Are you affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: “Yes.”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: “Yes.”
November 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Reporter: “Are you affirming that you think Trump is a fascist?”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: “Yes.”
Trump: “That’s ok, you can just say it.”
Mamdani: “Yes.”
The City of Ottawa deploys pedestrian-calming infrastructure.
Salt speed bumps by Sutcliffe.
Salt speed bumps by Sutcliffe.
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The City of Ottawa deploys pedestrian-calming infrastructure.
Salt speed bumps by Sutcliffe.
Salt speed bumps by Sutcliffe.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Rather a trip to Chernobyl than to Trump's USA. I am not interested in being surveilled by Trump's army of masked tin soldiers.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
ANALYSIS | Canadians are shunning U.S. travel — and reaping the rewards | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump’s divisive politics, tariffs and heightened border security have helped drive a decline in international tourism spending in the U.S. Meanwhile, polls and industry experts ...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Rather a trip to Chernobyl than to Trump's USA. I am not interested in being surveilled by Trump's army of masked tin soldiers.
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...