Chris Wood
@chriswoodwriter.bsky.social
A creative before it was a noun. Writer since 1973. Poetry, magazines, fiction, books, on-line. Has lived in four countries and on three Canadian coasts, twice on boats. Empiricist: show me the evidence. Working on empathy: we are all one. God is an iron.
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Long before the Oval Office, before the Nobel Prize, before he became synonymous with humanitarian work, 28-year-old Jimmy Carter volunteered to enter a melting nuclear reactor with ninety seconds to work before the radiation became lethal.
December 12, 1952. Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.
December 12, 1952. Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.
November 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Long before the Oval Office, before the Nobel Prize, before he became synonymous with humanitarian work, 28-year-old Jimmy Carter volunteered to enter a melting nuclear reactor with ninety seconds to work before the radiation became lethal.
December 12, 1952. Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.
December 12, 1952. Chalk River, Ontario, Canada.
Why Canada needs to disengage our security from reliance on the Unhinged States of America as quickly and fully as possible.
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Why Canada needs to disengage our security from reliance on the Unhinged States of America as quickly and fully as possible.
Yah but... the trillionaires? They have needs too! 😜
November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Yah but... the trillionaires? They have needs too! 😜
This just delights me.
And we should take a little delight when it comes along in this dark ol' world.
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A vintage car graveyard in western Germany, in photos
And we should take a little delight when it comes along in this dark ol' world.
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A vintage car graveyard in western Germany, in photos
A vintage car graveyard in western Germany, in photos
METTMANN, Germany (AP) — Michael Froehlich celebrated his 50th birthday in 2000 by buying 50 vintage cars, all manufactured the year he was born.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This just delights me.
And we should take a little delight when it comes along in this dark ol' world.
apnews.com/photo-galler...
A vintage car graveyard in western Germany, in photos
And we should take a little delight when it comes along in this dark ol' world.
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A vintage car graveyard in western Germany, in photos
WTF kind of exceptional American idiocy inspires someone to hand out guns --illegal guns-- to people in other countries like business cards????
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3D-printed guns FBI boss Kash Patel gifted to New Zealand officials were toy-inspired
Inoperable pistols gifted by FBI Director Kash Patel to senior New Zealand security officials were revolvers inspired by toy Nerf guns and popular among 3D-printed weapons hobbyists.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
WTF kind of exceptional American idiocy inspires someone to hand out guns --illegal guns-- to people in other countries like business cards????
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
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I'll reserve judgement, but if the deal struck between the PM and Alberta is that a pipeline can only get built if there's a business case (which there isn't and likely won't be) and a buy-in from First Nations and BC (which there isn't and likely wouldn't be), then yeah this seems pretty much fine.
Once again, folks: any deal between Alberta and Ottawa that requires a) BC's approval, and b) significant support from coastal First Nations is a deal for a pipeline that will never happen.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
a man in a suit and tie is holding a pencil and says just saying
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is holding a pencil and says just saying
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I'll reserve judgement, but if the deal struck between the PM and Alberta is that a pipeline can only get built if there's a business case (which there isn't and likely won't be) and a buy-in from First Nations and BC (which there isn't and likely wouldn't be), then yeah this seems pretty much fine.
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It's really embarrassing to see opposition types try and make political hay over the "who cares?" quip by the PM re: Trump trade talks.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's really embarrassing to see opposition types try and make political hay over the "who cares?" quip by the PM re: Trump trade talks.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.
Re US Ambassador and pro-am asshole Pete..
Hoekstra ironically has his uses for us anyway: he’s a constant reminder why we must keep the boycotts alive and why we need to work harder still to end our dependency to the US. The government can pretend to be nice to Trump while the US ambassador reminds Canadians how hostile the US really Is.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Re US Ambassador and pro-am asshole Pete..
I'm good with that choice of words. He's working for Canada, not serving the decaying pumpkin in the White House.
At the G20 summit in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked when he last spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump.
He replied: "Who cares?"
He replied: "Who cares?"
Carney says his comment about speaking with Trump was a ‘poor choice of words’
When he was asked during the G20 summit in Johannesburg when he last spoke to U.S. President Donald Trump, Carney had said, "Who cares?"
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I'm good with that choice of words. He's working for Canada, not serving the decaying pumpkin in the White House.
The Unhinged States of America has become a Kremlin puppet state.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Unhinged States of America has become a Kremlin puppet state.
As this alien with experience of America has predicted from the get-go: he will never pay for his malignant actions, let alone see the inside of a jail cell.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
Opinion | Why Trump Won’t Face Prosecution This Time Around
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
As this alien with experience of America has predicted from the get-go: he will never pay for his malignant actions, let alone see the inside of a jail cell.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/o...
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d 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
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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d 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.
"On Monday, the United States formally designated President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his allies in government as members of a foreign terrorist organization called Cartel de los Soles, a group that doesn’t exist."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"On Monday, the United States formally designated President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela and his allies in government as members of a foreign terrorist organization called Cartel de los Soles, a group that doesn’t exist."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o...
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Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
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“In its current form, the #Witkoff-Dmitriev pact risks creating a world in which invasions and #wars become routine.” #Ukraine #Russia #TimothySnyder www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/r...
The Wrong Way to Peace in Ukraine
Timothy Snyder thinks the proposed settlement negotiated by Russia and the US would make the world far more dangerous.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“In its current form, the #Witkoff-Dmitriev pact risks creating a world in which invasions and #wars become routine.” #Ukraine #Russia #TimothySnyder www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/r...
Open Canada to Chinese EVs!!!!
Xpeng produces its one millionth electric car, as affordable EV model drives growth thedriven.io/2025/11/24/x...
Xpeng produces its one millionth electric car, as affordable EV model drives growth
Xpeng delivers its one millionth car as the brand's sales surge in China, amid global expansion plans under way.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Open Canada to Chinese EVs!!!!
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The Unhinged States of America today.
Night goggles and rifles wearing camo. "Rambo" arresting "dangerous" nightclub attendees.
Immigration goons pulled up to a nightclub in San Antonio and arrested over 150 people.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The Unhinged States of America today.
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News item: U.S. senators say relations with Canada suffering.
No shit!
No shit!
November 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
News item: U.S. senators say relations with Canada suffering.
No shit!
No shit!
"seeking to turn people against the United States"?
I don't know that the Estados Unidos need a lot of help from Russia on that. They're doing a pretty good job all on their own.
Though that too is probably under Kremlin direction via its asset in the White House.
I don't know that the Estados Unidos need a lot of help from Russia on that. They're doing a pretty good job all on their own.
Though that too is probably under Kremlin direction via its asset in the White House.
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"seeking to turn people against the United States"?
I don't know that the Estados Unidos need a lot of help from Russia on that. They're doing a pretty good job all on their own.
Though that too is probably under Kremlin direction via its asset in the White House.
I don't know that the Estados Unidos need a lot of help from Russia on that. They're doing a pretty good job all on their own.
Though that too is probably under Kremlin direction via its asset in the White House.