Jamie Carson
@carsjam.bsky.social
Retired counter of ships. Economics, Investing, Transportation, Statistics, DataViz and more.
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Jamie Carson
@carsjam.bsky.social
· Feb 16
"What did you do in the war against fascism, Daddy?"
"Oh, I had a few banger skeets."
"Oh, I had a few banger skeets."
New entry in the wildly successful Travel USA ad campaign: www.mtlblog.com/canada-us-bo...
Don't forget, they don't just photograph your face; they get your plates too. Dig into how roadside sensors track you and what they do with that info.
Don't forget, they don't just photograph your face; they get your plates too. Dig into how roadside sensors track you and what they do with that info.
The US will soon photograph Canadians at the border — here's what travellers need to know
Anyone who refuses may be denied entry.
www.mtlblog.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
New entry in the wildly successful Travel USA ad campaign: www.mtlblog.com/canada-us-bo...
Don't forget, they don't just photograph your face; they get your plates too. Dig into how roadside sensors track you and what they do with that info.
Don't forget, they don't just photograph your face; they get your plates too. Dig into how roadside sensors track you and what they do with that info.
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A key measure of Canadian living standards has improved after the country’s statistical agency revised up the size of the economy in recent years www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @erikhertzberg.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
A key measure of Canadian living standards has improved after the country’s statistical agency revised up the size of the economy in recent years www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @erikhertzberg.bsky.social @bloomberg.com
New Environment Canada weather map includes "don't eat the yellow snow" warnings.
November 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
New Environment Canada weather map includes "don't eat the yellow snow" warnings.
"For example, the Department of Justice will integrate AI, advanced analytics and automation tools to streamline tasks. Meanwhile, Transport Canada will use AI and automation and reduce costs of dedicated resources assigned to repetitive tasks." 😬🤔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa launches AI register showing how the tech is being used within federal departments | CBC News
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali announced Friday morning the federal government has launched its first public AI register that outlines how artificial intelligence is being used or tested within ...
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"For example, the Department of Justice will integrate AI, advanced analytics and automation tools to streamline tasks. Meanwhile, Transport Canada will use AI and automation and reduce costs of dedicated resources assigned to repetitive tasks." 😬🤔
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Pic looks like a detail from a Hieronymus Bosch painting.
More and more elite Republicans are realizing that their interests and Donald Trump's are diverging, which is why we'll see more of them breaking with him in the coming days.
My latest for Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/post-trump...
My latest for Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/post-trump...
Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams
Turns out they're not in it for Trump, they're in it for themselves.
www.publicnotice.co
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Pic looks like a detail from a Hieronymus Bosch painting.
The Quebec government seeks to ban halal meals, and I don't think that's kosher.
November 27, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The Quebec government seeks to ban halal meals, and I don't think that's kosher.
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
John Lee Hooker
Billy Bragg
Manu Chao
Michel Martelly
The Tragically Hip
John Lee Hooker
Billy Bragg
Manu Chao
Michel Martelly
The Tragically Hip
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Black Flag
Dizzy Gillespie
NoMeansNo
Dave Brubeck
B.B. King
Black Flag
Dizzy Gillespie
NoMeansNo
Dave Brubeck
B.B. King
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
Toots and the Maytals
Joe Cocker
David Bowie
Coldplay
Yes
Toots and the Maytals
Joe Cocker
David Bowie
Coldplay
Yes
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
John Lee Hooker
Billy Bragg
Manu Chao
Michel Martelly
The Tragically Hip
John Lee Hooker
Billy Bragg
Manu Chao
Michel Martelly
The Tragically Hip
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Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The decision could affect more than a half million Haitians living in the U.S.
www.miamiherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
¡ #CodosArriba !
Chile’s Foreign Affairs Ministry sent a rare note of protest to Washington after the new US ambassador chided President Boric for his public criticism of US President Trump.
Chile Government Fires Back at Trump Diplomat After Critique
Chile’s Foreign Affairs Ministry sent a rare note of protest to Washington after the new US ambassador chided President Gabriel Boric for his public criticism of US President Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
¡ #CodosArriba !
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"We have a great portrait of FDR that I found in the vaults that was missing for years. I found it and I put it up. He's a Democrat, to the best of my knowledge...
And when the mayor saw that portrait, he said, Sir, do you mind if I have a picture taken by that portrait?' It's an amazing portrait."
And when the mayor saw that portrait, he said, Sir, do you mind if I have a picture taken by that portrait?' It's an amazing portrait."
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"We have a great portrait of FDR that I found in the vaults that was missing for years. I found it and I put it up. He's a Democrat, to the best of my knowledge...
And when the mayor saw that portrait, he said, Sir, do you mind if I have a picture taken by that portrait?' It's an amazing portrait."
And when the mayor saw that portrait, he said, Sir, do you mind if I have a picture taken by that portrait?' It's an amazing portrait."
Even the NYT is counting ships
Satellite Data Reveals How the U.S. Navy Is Deployed Near Venezuela
The Times identified nearly 100 locations traversed by naval vessels to determine what the military pressure campaign against Venezuela looks like at sea. A visual investigation from NYT World:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
The Times identified nearly 100 locations traversed by naval vessels to determine what the military pressure campaign against Venezuela looks like at sea. A visual investigation from NYT World:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Even the NYT is counting ships
Biron 1st intermission: Monty was too far to his left. Goalies need to cheat, anticipate where the puck is going.
Biron 2nd int: He was too far to his right. You can't be guessing out there.
🙄 #Habs
Biron 2nd int: He was too far to his right. You can't be guessing out there.
🙄 #Habs
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Biron 1st intermission: Monty was too far to his left. Goalies need to cheat, anticipate where the puck is going.
Biron 2nd int: He was too far to his right. You can't be guessing out there.
🙄 #Habs
Biron 2nd int: He was too far to his right. You can't be guessing out there.
🙄 #Habs
"some unorthodox goaltending by Lindgren" #Habs
Inflatable Tube Man Air Dancer GIF
ALT: Inflatable Tube Man Air Dancer GIF
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
"some unorthodox goaltending by Lindgren" #Habs
Name a non-English film:
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Name a non-English film:
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi
So, after the dust settles, the Budget passed.
4 NDP voted nay in person, one <sort of> voted nay virtually, and 2 abstained.
Interim leader Don Davies explaining the tight rope act now.
4 NDP voted nay in person, one <sort of> voted nay virtually, and 2 abstained.
Interim leader Don Davies explaining the tight rope act now.
November 18, 2025 at 12:12 AM
So, after the dust settles, the Budget passed.
4 NDP voted nay in person, one <sort of> voted nay virtually, and 2 abstained.
Interim leader Don Davies explaining the tight rope act now.
4 NDP voted nay in person, one <sort of> voted nay virtually, and 2 abstained.
Interim leader Don Davies explaining the tight rope act now.
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The live vote page is here if you want to follow along: www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/l...
Live Vote - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada
Live Vote - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada
www.ourcommons.ca
November 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The live vote page is here if you want to follow along: www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/l...
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Everytime David Common mentions John Crosbie, drink a shot of that screech you picked in Newfoundland that summer. #BudgetVote
November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Everytime David Common mentions John Crosbie, drink a shot of that screech you picked in Newfoundland that summer. #BudgetVote
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This ICE flight is taking Ukrainians back to a warzone tonight. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This ICE flight is taking Ukrainians back to a warzone tonight. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The bells are ringing - CBC
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table eating a piece of meat .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table eating a piece of meat .
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The bells are ringing - CBC
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This week in ICE flights: Signs of a cover-up, more third-country removals and fading media interest. hardghistory.ghost.io/this-week-in...
This Week in ICE Flights, Nov. 8-14
Immigration and Custom Enforcement sent charter planes to Gary/Chicago International Airport five times this week, the most "round-up" flights in one place I've observed since I started tracking ICE f...
hardghistory.ghost.io
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
This week in ICE flights: Signs of a cover-up, more third-country removals and fading media interest. hardghistory.ghost.io/this-week-in...