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Brian Busby

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Writer, écrivain public, anthologist, literary historian, bibliophile, and three-time winner of the Ice Capades Colouring Contest. Author of Character Parts (Knopf), A Gentleman of Pleasure (McGill-Queen's UP), and The Dusty Bookcase (Biblioasis).

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 13h

The American military costs $2.24 billion each day. $130 million doesn’t go far.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 13h

Two ways to destroy the White House:

1) invade Canada (1812);

2) re-elect Donald Trump (2024).

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 13h

Wow! Tell us President Trump, who was this
magnanimous donor?

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 16h

Ignoring the War of 1812, in which the White House suffered far greater destruction than was caused this week, in the First World War, the United States was a late entry in the fight against Germany. It was also a late entry in the Second World War. You had longer fighting allies in both World Wars.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 1d

For decades, a friend has maintained that this is her very favourite Canadian song. I've never been sure whether she's having me on. It's that good.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5p5...

Bell Long Distance Saturday Rate Commercial

YouTube video by Dylan Bradbury

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 1d

As a fellow Canadian, I think you'll be interested in this from John Imrie's Sacred Songs, Sonnets and Miscellaneous Poems (Toronto: Imrie & Graham, 1886). It was set to music with staffs and such in the very same volume, so you can hum the tune.

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Canada's First Telefome Pome?

These past few weeks have been remarkably busy, which explains how it is that I've read and reviewed just one old, forgotten book this month...

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 1d

Two ways to destroy the White House:

1) invade Canada;

2) elect Donald Trump.

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 1d

Two ways to destroy the White House:

1) invade Canada;

2) elect Donald Trump.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 1d

Two ways to destroy the White House:

1) invade Canada;

2) elect Donald Trump.

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 2d

What a happy little monster he is.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 2d

My submission to CrowdsourceHerBook: Women's book history and participatory science – an experiment.

Amongst other things, it is a visual treat.

#canlit #cdnhist

CrowdsourceHerBook @crowdsourceherbook.bsky.social · 2d

This prize was awarded to Katie Seymour of Ryde, Isle of Wight, "for attention to studies" in 1893. Thanks to @brianbusby.bsky.social for sharing the book and its story! #herbook #bookhistory #womenshistory

#29 Katie Seymour’s Christie Redfern’s Troubles (1892)

This book was kindly shared by Brian Busby. Type of ownership mark: gift label, inscriptionTranscription: “Mall Board School, Brading. MISS MOORE’S PRIZE. PRESENTED TO Katie Seymour for attention to s...

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

Were it not so frightening, this Canadian would be laughing at your country each and every day.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

And here we Canadians are hemming and hawing about the projected $30 million cost to renovate the prime minister’s residence.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

I believe it was Jesse Ventura who remarked that the two party system is just one better than the Soviet Union.

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

Hershel offstage and nothing but white men onstage.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

Ten years ago that I was set right by an American friend from Coachella Valley. That said, I find it astonishing that Trump's team doesn't care enough about the optics. Surely they could've brought in a few gals and black men to make things look better. Or was this image they were looking for?

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

What this Canadian finds most odd is that this clip features nineteen white men.

No women.

No persons of colour.

It's like things were up here in the 1963.

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

My contribution to the #1925club is a novel I dodged over four decades.

It's fantastic!

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Wild Wild Geese

Wild Geese Martha Ostenso New York: Dodd, Mead. 1925 pages The winner of the inaugural $13,500 Dodd-Mead-Famous-Players-Pictorial Review Pri...

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

Trump is looking more and more like William H. Taft .

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

Note from a northern neighbour. In Canada, blue is the colour of the Conservative Party; red is the colour of the Liberal Party. Do not get me started on orange, green, and purple. In the UK blue is Conservative and red is Labour.

What happened with you guys?

Sorry for the "our" stuff.

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, so it's trade wars he's been referring to. Got it.

Eight down, 187 to go.

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Jeremy Zoss @jzossmpls.bsky.social · 5d

The most Minnesotan protest sign. #NoKings

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 6d

I trust my American friends won't take this Canadian's words the wrong way. Each and every day your country looks more and more like a lame joke.

Take to the streets tomorrow!

Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 6d

I trust my American friends won't take this the wrong way. Each and every day your country looks more and more like a lame joke. Rolling my eyes, I only expect more of the same.

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Brian Busby @brianbusby.bsky.social · 6d

Trump's springing George Santos from prison is either the eighth or ninth thing today that has former friends and allies Canada, Europe, and Australia laughing.

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