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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦

@slimdude.ca

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🇨🇦Musician, producer, recording studio owner, retired IT Pro, political junkie, Eco-Socialist dog lover, punster, straight he/him. Founder and bassist for Sissiboo. No party affiliation. Equal opportunity mudslinger. Now living in beautiful Nova Scotia.

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · May 31

Check out my band Sissiboo’s music on all streaming platforms.
Apple Music: music.apple.com/ca/artist/si...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6OtX6...
YouTube Music: music.youtube.com/channel/UCfH...

Sissiboo on Apple Music

Listen to music by Sissiboo on Apple Music.

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Edge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 10h

Canadians, say "No" to drugs...
AND the F-35.

We can't afford to be hooked on either.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 10h

RIP to the amazing Diane Keaton 💔

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Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at 79: report

Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977’s 'Annie Hall' and her role in 'The Godfather' films, has died at age 79, People magazine reported Saturday.

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Lisa @blueravefinn.bsky.social · 10h

The question is, will another 'once-in-50-years' drought happen again in the next few years.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick experiencing once-in-50-year drought | CBC News

Parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are in the midst of exceptional drought — the most extreme category on the national scale.

www.cbc.ca

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway

We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

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The Hill Times @hilltimes.com · 13h

Opinion: Nation-building is crucial, but it must be rooted in environmental responsibility, and the protection of the health of all who live on this land we call Canada.

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health

At a time when climate-driven hazards are already imposing escalating health impacts, the Carney government should adopt a clean energy transition as a nation-building project, say officials from the…

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Popngus 🍁🇨🇦🍁 @leftylibrarian.bsky.social · 10h

Wow! Oh wow!

ralphpoppy.bsky.social @ralphpoppy.bsky.social · 1d

Cancer immunity in a shot.

Scientists at the University of Florida have created a breakthrough mRNA cancer vaccine that erased deadly brain tumors in early human trials without chemo or radiation.

It is now moving into Phase 1 pediatric trials.

CANCER IMMUNITY IN A SHOT

BREAKTHROUGH MRNA SHOT TURNS IMMUNE CELLS INTO
CANCER KILLERS DIRECTLY IN THE BODY, NO LAB NEEDED, JUST LIKE A VACCINE

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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 10h

Clothing company East Coast Lifestyle is shutting down its Bayers Lake operation after just 13 months.

East Coast Lifestyle closes Bayers Lake store, warehouse

Clothing company East Coast Lifestyle is shutting down its Bayers Lake operation after just 13 months.

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Canadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 1d

And we wonder why BC doesn't want our pipelines

The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 1d

“A pipeline rupture that sparked a 2024 wildfire in west-central Alberta was caused by a crack, says a report released Thursday.”

If we’re debating what can cause a wildfire still…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

TSB releases findings on Alberta pipeline rupture that caused explosion, wildfire | CBC News

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada published its findings on the causes of the rupture of a natural gas pipeline near Edson, Alta.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 10h

BREAKING: Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of "Annie Hall" and "The Godfather" series, has died at 79, People magazine reports.

Reports: Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star known for films like "Annie Hall" and "The Godfather," has died at 79.

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 14h

Don’t Americans celebrate Thanksgiving with ghouls and goblins? 👹

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Kathy Griffin @kathygriffin.bsky.social · 15h

This is my gift to you. It’s my new stand-up comedy special and it’s FREE. Have some laughs on me ❤️ KG youtu.be/UF2REkRgUZA

Kathy Griffin: My Life On the PTSD List | Full Comedy Special

YouTube video by Kathy Griffin

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 14h

Someone saw that and suddenly had an idea for a new golf pencil.

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L.A. Santink 🇨🇦 @lasantink.bsky.social · 16h

"We're creating a new man-made ecological disaster: enormous data centres in remote places like deserts, that will be rusting away and leaching bad things into the environment, with no one left to hold accountable because the builders and investors will be long gone," Mr Kaplan said.

Joe Public 🇨🇦 @joepublic.bsky.social · 16h

BBC :: 'It's going to be really bad'

Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

www.bbc.com/news/article...

A tangled web of deals stokes AI bubble fears in Silicon Valley

Some are worried that the rapid rise in the value of AI tech companies may be a bubble waiting to burst.

www.bbc.com

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 14h

23% with young Canadians! We’ve long known that he has no appeal to women but if he’s polling even with young people he’s got no future in Canadian politics.

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 15h

“Pierre Poilievre’s favourability is lowest among women (28%) and young Canadians (23%).”

Mark Carney leads Pierre Poilievre in net favourability by 32 points

Mark Carney leads Pierre Poilievre in net favourability by 32 points

Prime Minister Mark Carney leads Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre in net favourability by 32 points.

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X Solitude ∞ 🍁🇨🇦 EH! @solitudex.bsky.social · 16h

It took the Seattle Mariners 15 innings and 5 hrs to score just 3 mere runs so I think that the Blue Jays will be just fine!!! ⚾️😎👍

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Guiness Pig @guinesspig.bsky.social · 16h

FROG = Fascism Resistance On the Ground

👏 👏👏Let’s hear it for the amphibians on the front lines 👏👏👏

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 1d

Portland Frog gets it

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 14h

Seems kind of stupid when you’re trying to address a shortage of doctors.

My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 17h

This new policy needs to be fixed ASAP.

“This interpretation of who is an Ontarian excludes immigrant physicians in Ontario who are permanent residents, or Canadian citizens"

#OnHealth #OnPoli

While other provinces have implemented similar residency policies, Atlin said they have taken more inclusive approaches. New Brunswick, for example, has restricted its international medical graduate residency streams to those with a “proven connection” to the province by requiring at least six months of having lived in the province.

“This interpretation of who is an Ontarian excludes immigrant physicians in Ontario who are permanent residents, or Canadian citizens, from a fair chance to compete for the designated IMG residency positions,” she said. “Our health care system loses out on the chance to benefit from their much-needed skills and experience.”

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 1d

Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore

Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 14h

There’ll be no second coming for this Jesus.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 16h

Jim Caviezel will not return to play Jesus Christ for director Mel Gibson‘s forthcoming follow-ups to the smash hit The Passion of the Christ, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Jim Caviezel Won’t Return as Jesus for Mel Gibson’s ‘Resurrection of the Christ’

Jim Caviezel will not return to play Jesus Christ for director Mel Gibson‘s forthcoming follow-ups to the smash hit The Passion of the Christ, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 1d

every couple months, carney starts pulling the legs out from under yet another important climate policy

'It depends': Carney shifts stance on maintaining emissions cap | CBC News

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday the fate of the emissions cap on oil and gas producers depends on other efforts to lower emissions, suggesting his government might be open to scrapping the poli...

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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 15h

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Lay's drastically rebrands after disturbing finding: 42% of consumers didn't know their chips were made out of potatoes | Fortune

New bags—matte-ified and designed to look like wood planks (like a potato crate)—will hold the chips with revamped ingredient lists.

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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 17h

Indeed it is!

The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 17h

They think it’s only about the tariffs.

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 19h

American spirit exports to #Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group

Distilled Spirits Council of the United States CEO urges 'lasting return to tariff-free trade'

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

American spirit exports to Canada 'plummeted' 85%, says U.S. trade group | CBC News

American spirit exports to Canada "plummeted" 85 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, with the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States calling the situation "very troubling" as consumers in ...

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 19h

My naive wish is that even one Canadian journalist, one politician, one security analyst, would address the implications of Canada choosing military integration with an authoritarian power that no longer respects the rule of law or international law.
Looks like that’s not going to happen today.

Golden Dome signals change to Canada’s long-time opposition to joining U.S. missile defence

Canada opted to stay on the sidelines in 2005 as the U.S. developed defences against ballistic missiles

www.theglobeandmail.com

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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 1d

Pritzker should dispatch the Illinois National Guard to Texas to take Greg Abbott into custody for treason.

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