Dick Altavista
@dickaltavista.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Grandfather, CKCU radio host, Musician.
Pinned
My 2024 “wrapped”
9543km on my bike(up from 5703km in 2023)
32 books read
2057 news articles read on my “lunch hour “ and at least as many during breakfast.
Over 70 live bands.
At least 157 hours of @ckcu931 content created.
Countless hours of musical instrument practice.
Welcomed one grandchild
9543km on my bike(up from 5703km in 2023)
32 books read
2057 news articles read on my “lunch hour “ and at least as many during breakfast.
Over 70 live bands.
At least 157 hours of @ckcu931 content created.
Countless hours of musical instrument practice.
Welcomed one grandchild
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Listen to #Candyshop from the #CKCU 93.1fm archive, on demand 🎵 cod.ckcufm.com/programs/481... 🎶 #friday #ottawa #fiftyyearsstrong #ckcuforever 🍭🍬📻💛🖤5️⃣0️⃣🥰
Ride The Momentum - Candyshop - 2025-12-12
Featured the Retrospects, Nix & The Nothings, Optic Sink, Frida Kill, The Jerry Gross Organization, Citrus Citrus, The Space Agency, Touched Fables, MASSIRRAYTORR, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, Glyders,...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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December 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates living above the library.
LILLITH FAIR: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN MUSIC volume 2
When these tours were happening I was deep in the “toddler years” of raising children so I did not see them in person. I watched the recent documentary and was blown away.
LILLITH FAIR: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN MUSIC volume 2
When these tours were happening I was deep in the “toddler years” of raising children so I did not see them in person. I watched the recent documentary and was blown away.
December 13, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates living above the library.
LILLITH FAIR: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN MUSIC volume 2
When these tours were happening I was deep in the “toddler years” of raising children so I did not see them in person. I watched the recent documentary and was blown away.
LILLITH FAIR: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN IN MUSIC volume 2
When these tours were happening I was deep in the “toddler years” of raising children so I did not see them in person. I watched the recent documentary and was blown away.
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Kristi Noem claimed a few months ago that they arrested the girlfriend of the leader of Antifa and that was going to lead to the prosecution of the entire “organization.” What happened with that? Any updates?
December 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Kristi Noem claimed a few months ago that they arrested the girlfriend of the leader of Antifa and that was going to lead to the prosecution of the entire “organization.” What happened with that? Any updates?
Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates living above the Library.
Sharon Van Etten
EPIC TEN
Sharon Van Etten
EPIC TEN
December 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates living above the Library.
Sharon Van Etten
EPIC TEN
Sharon Van Etten
EPIC TEN
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Sum: Anti-science, antivaxx, political BS.
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration intends to put a “black box” warning on Covid-19 vaccines, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans.
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sum: Anti-science, antivaxx, political BS.
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
Absolutely NO evidence to support this move. COVID vaccines among most studied interventions in human history.
Scary. Maddening. But no surprise. Dark Age 2.0.
FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/h...
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Today’s reward for practicing.
Charlie Parker
THE VERY BEST OF BIRD
I thought maybe I would trade-in this collection as I have an excellent 2cd @rhino_records collection as well.
Alas this set has a bunch of tracks that don’t appear on the other set. It stays!
Charlie Parker
THE VERY BEST OF BIRD
I thought maybe I would trade-in this collection as I have an excellent 2cd @rhino_records collection as well.
Alas this set has a bunch of tracks that don’t appear on the other set. It stays!
December 12, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Today’s reward for practicing.
Charlie Parker
THE VERY BEST OF BIRD
I thought maybe I would trade-in this collection as I have an excellent 2cd @rhino_records collection as well.
Alas this set has a bunch of tracks that don’t appear on the other set. It stays!
Charlie Parker
THE VERY BEST OF BIRD
I thought maybe I would trade-in this collection as I have an excellent 2cd @rhino_records collection as well.
Alas this set has a bunch of tracks that don’t appear on the other set. It stays!
Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates the joy of living above the library.
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
ALL THE GOOD TIMES
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
ALL THE GOOD TIMES
December 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Today’s reward for overcast cycling celebrates the joy of living above the library.
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
ALL THE GOOD TIMES
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
ALL THE GOOD TIMES
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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This is embarrassing. This guy knows it's horseshit.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is embarrassing. This guy knows it's horseshit.
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Association btw Music-Related Leisure Activities & Dementia Risk? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
What Is the Association Between Music‐Related Leisure Activities and Dementia Risk? A Cohort Study
Objectives
To determine whether engagement in music-related leisure activities is associated with a reduced risk of dementia and cognitive impairment no dementia (CIND), as well as better cognitive .....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Association btw Music-Related Leisure Activities & Dementia Risk? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
"...engaging in both music listening and playing was associated with a 33% decreased risk of dementia and 22% decreased risk of cognitive impairment..."
#TeamMusic #TeamConfirmationBias!
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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Cops are great
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Cops are great
Today’s reward for practicing is @ckcu931 homework for broadcast December 28th on Roots & Rhythms.
The Meat Purveyors
ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE DOOMED TO FAIL.
The Meat Purveyors
ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE DOOMED TO FAIL.
December 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Today’s reward for practicing is @ckcu931 homework for broadcast December 28th on Roots & Rhythms.
The Meat Purveyors
ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE DOOMED TO FAIL.
The Meat Purveyors
ALL RELATIONSHIPS ARE DOOMED TO FAIL.
Today’s reward for pouring rain, suburban, coastal hiking.
The Cranberries
BURY THE HATCHET
The Cranberries
BURY THE HATCHET
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today’s reward for pouring rain, suburban, coastal hiking.
The Cranberries
BURY THE HATCHET
The Cranberries
BURY THE HATCHET
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Today is Human Rights Day. What a cruel and ghoulish thing to do.
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to pass bill affecting transgender citizens
Laws include policing names and pronouns in school and banning transgender girls from participating in amateur female sports
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Today is Human Rights Day. What a cruel and ghoulish thing to do.
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Some people change your life forever.
For me it was working with 13-year-old Shannen Koostachin who stood up to the systemic racism of the Canadian state.
She died in a car accident at 15 after launching the largest children's rights movement in Canadian history.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNv...
For me it was working with 13-year-old Shannen Koostachin who stood up to the systemic racism of the Canadian state.
She died in a car accident at 15 after launching the largest children's rights movement in Canadian history.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNv...
Shannen and Serena Koostachin Nov. 2009
YouTube video by Grievous Angels
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Some people change your life forever.
For me it was working with 13-year-old Shannen Koostachin who stood up to the systemic racism of the Canadian state.
She died in a car accident at 15 after launching the largest children's rights movement in Canadian history.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNv...
For me it was working with 13-year-old Shannen Koostachin who stood up to the systemic racism of the Canadian state.
She died in a car accident at 15 after launching the largest children's rights movement in Canadian history.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQNv...
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The Trump regime is trying to normalize misogyny. Unfortunately, it’s too many people in this country that don’t have the balls to stand up against him. This pattern of abuse is only going to get worse folks! What is it going to take⁉️
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The Trump regime is trying to normalize misogyny. Unfortunately, it’s too many people in this country that don’t have the balls to stand up against him. This pattern of abuse is only going to get worse folks! What is it going to take⁉️
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🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.
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Another great post by @petepaphides.bsky.social about the excellent @nickheyward.com
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“Was it just me or did it feel like when Nick Heyward was sad, it felt just a little bit unacceptable that we’d allowed this to happen?” | Pete Paphides
Get more from Pete Paphides on Patreon
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December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Another great post by @petepaphides.bsky.social about the excellent @nickheyward.com
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Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.
December 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Cartoon by @billbramhall.bsky.social.