John MacKinnon π¨π¦
@bustersmart.bsky.social
Retired journalist living in Vieux Montreal.
βIn life, no matter what it is, you really don't have a lot of control. You can't guarantee you're going to live to tomorrow. You've only got today, so surrender to today, enjoy today, enjoy the lattes, enjoy everything you're doing.β β Colleen Jones
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
βIn life, no matter what it is, you really don't have a lot of control. You can't guarantee you're going to live to tomorrow. You've only got today, so surrender to today, enjoy today, enjoy the lattes, enjoy everything you're doing.β β Colleen Jones
Sad news. R.I.P. Colleen Jones. Canadian original.
The loss of Colleen Jones is felt deeply across the country. She wasn't just a curling champion and a familiar voice on the CBC - she was an inspiration whose spirit and dedication touched so many lives. We hold her memory close today. πβοΈπ₯
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Sad news. R.I.P. Colleen Jones. Canadian original.
Yes. Cover the news. Sheβs confusing the CBS newsroom with a debating club or a political campaign, or something.
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Yes. Cover the news. Sheβs confusing the CBS newsroom with a debating club or a political campaign, or something.
You want it darker?
Disagree: broligarch obsession with acquiring Greenland is not neoroyalism.
Their goal isn't monarchy, but piracy & warlordism. Theil et al. are looting the world for personal gain.
Structurally, their model is neo-colonialism or "empire by private contract," in the words of Steven Press.
More:
Their goal isn't monarchy, but piracy & warlordism. Theil et al. are looting the world for personal gain.
Structurally, their model is neo-colonialism or "empire by private contract," in the words of Steven Press.
More:
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
You want it darker?
Whaddya mean?
November 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Whaddya mean?
Didnβt she kick off her CBS gig saying βletβs do the effing news.β So do it, insist that your reporters are honest witnesses, hold big shots to account. Call out the lies, the corruption, the incompetence. Tell the effing truth.
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Didnβt she kick off her CBS gig saying βletβs do the effing news.β So do it, insist that your reporters are honest witnesses, hold big shots to account. Call out the lies, the corruption, the incompetence. Tell the effing truth.
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that weβd never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that weβd never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Trumpβs DOJ β Waste, fraud and abuse personified.
Judge dismissed separate criminal charges against Comey and James, saying their prosecutorβs appointment was invalid β a major defeat for the presidentβs effort to make the criminal justice system do as he pleases. @alanfeuer.bsky.social Devlin Barrett www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/n...
Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Trumpβs DOJ β Waste, fraud and abuse personified.
R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff.
Saddened to hear the great Jimmy Cliff has passed away. His music has been a constant companion.
#reggae #JimmyCliff #vinyl #vinylrecords #musicsky
#reggae #JimmyCliff #vinyl #vinylrecords #musicsky
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
R.I.P. Jimmy Cliff.
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This remarkable obit carries a century of American cultural, social, racial, and political history in it. (As H. Rap Brown, Al-Amin has a one-sentence cameo in my book Pictures at a Revolution, describing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in language not shareable here.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, Black Power Activist Known as H. Rap Brown, Dies at 82
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This remarkable obit carries a century of American cultural, social, racial, and political history in it. (As H. Rap Brown, Al-Amin has a one-sentence cameo in my book Pictures at a Revolution, describing Guess Who's Coming to Dinner in language not shareable here.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Living the dream. A quiet, low-event dream, but still. I hope you are well.
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Living the dream. A quiet, low-event dream, but still. I hope you are well.
Nice tuque.
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Nice tuque.
βΓ vaincre sans pΓ©ril, on triomphe sans gloire.β Keep hope alive.
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
βΓ vaincre sans pΓ©ril, on triomphe sans gloire.β Keep hope alive.
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Unfortunately, it looks like the Trump regime has stabilized its story, and they are going with the Ukraine must surrender to Russia version. What a disgrace for our country to be subservient to a tin-pot dictator like Putin. Republicans should be ashamed.
Warner warns Russia-Ukraine peace plan would be 'complete capitulation' for Kyiv #TheHill
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Warner warns Russia-Ukraine peace plan would be βcomplete capitulationβ for Kyiv
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November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Unfortunately, it looks like the Trump regime has stabilized its story, and they are going with the Ukraine must surrender to Russia version. What a disgrace for our country to be subservient to a tin-pot dictator like Putin. Republicans should be ashamed.
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Trump is a traitor. This is not a plan to end the war. It's a plan to carve up Ukraine. If this proceeds, Europe is at risk. Canada is at risk. This is unacceptable.
Trump has approved a 28-point plan to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. βThe deeply troubling details now circulating show what Trump wants: to help the Russian president,β Phillips Payson OβBrien argues, βand to weaken Ukraine, perhaps fatally.β theatln.tc/InNeLL6j
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Trump is a traitor. This is not a plan to end the war. It's a plan to carve up Ukraine. If this proceeds, Europe is at risk. Canada is at risk. This is unacceptable.
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The racism is palpable every day.
Haiti qualified for the World Cup. But the Trump administration says its fans arenβt welcome.
The Caribbean nation joins Iran as World Cup competitors covered by travel ban.
www.politico.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The racism is palpable every day.
Trump deferring to Putin, again. Strength? Never ceases to amaze me why even Republican pols have put up with a U.S. president behaving like the manager of a Triple A ball club who reports to the major league guy - Putin.
November 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Trump deferring to Putin, again. Strength? Never ceases to amaze me why even Republican pols have put up with a U.S. president behaving like the manager of a Triple A ball club who reports to the major league guy - Putin.
Married to a dude wearing a kilt. Awesome.
November 22, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Married to a dude wearing a kilt. Awesome.
The TVA / RDS options, depending on the sked, are far superior to Sportsnet / TSN coverage. If the French channels are available chez toi. Just sayinβ . . .
November 22, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The TVA / RDS options, depending on the sked, are far superior to Sportsnet / TSN coverage. If the French channels are available chez toi. Just sayinβ . . .
βLes deux intellectuels biΓ©lorusses . . . β Oh, boy.
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
βLes deux intellectuels biΓ©lorusses . . . β Oh, boy.
Seinfeld - George makes sandwiches
YouTube video by Time Bandito
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November 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Armageddon! (Felching gone wrong.) youtu.be/quqGKDqi3Yw?...
Armageddon - Funny Radio Clip
YouTube video by Andy Crowther
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November 22, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Armageddon! (Felching gone wrong.) youtu.be/quqGKDqi3Yw?...
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βShe added: βI refuse to be a βbattered wifeβ hoping it all goes away and gets better.β Wow.
Breaking News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would resign from Congress, days after President Trump called her a βtraitor.β nyti.ms/4o71Flz
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
βShe added: βI refuse to be a βbattered wifeβ hoping it all goes away and gets better.β Wow.
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lol.
lmao even.
lmao even.
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
lol.
lmao even.
lmao even.