Doug Rutherford
@dougrutherford.bsky.social
Landscape painter, cat lover, musician, actor, playwright. He/him.
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If a whereabouts violation ban is the end of Penny Oleksiak as an elite swimmer - and people in swimming think it is - then her legacy is that she changed swimming in this country, and was the best swimmer we had produced, and then things slowly fell apart. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Bruce Arthur: The sad truth to Penny Oleksiak’s two-year ban and the potential end to her meteoric swimming career
The 25-year-old Oleksiak formally accepted a two-year ban Tuesday for whereabouts violations related to drug testing.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
If a whereabouts violation ban is the end of Penny Oleksiak as an elite swimmer - and people in swimming think it is - then her legacy is that she changed swimming in this country, and was the best swimmer we had produced, and then things slowly fell apart. www.thestar.com/sports/olymp...
Kluane Range mountains.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2101.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2101.
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Kluane Range mountains.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2101.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2101.
I made a new friend at the grocery store.
November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I made a new friend at the grocery store.
2100
The numbers seem to be getting bigger. When I started the painting of the day challenge, I really didn't think it would continue this long, but, there you go. This morning, I painted number 2100. This, by the way, is day 2076 and I have done more than one a day on some days. Camping and…
The numbers seem to be getting bigger. When I started the painting of the day challenge, I really didn't think it would continue this long, but, there you go. This morning, I painted number 2100. This, by the way, is day 2076 and I have done more than one a day on some days. Camping and…
2100
The numbers seem to be getting bigger. When I started the painting of the day challenge, I really didn't think it would continue this long, but, there you go. This morning, I painted number 2100. This, by the way, is day 2076 and I have done more than one a day on some days. Camping and residencies have led to doing several when the opportunity presented itself.
dougrutherford.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
2100
The numbers seem to be getting bigger. When I started the painting of the day challenge, I really didn't think it would continue this long, but, there you go. This morning, I painted number 2100. This, by the way, is day 2076 and I have done more than one a day on some days. Camping and…
The numbers seem to be getting bigger. When I started the painting of the day challenge, I really didn't think it would continue this long, but, there you go. This morning, I painted number 2100. This, by the way, is day 2076 and I have done more than one a day on some days. Camping and…
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Lawmakers reminding troops to follow the law should not trigger FBI interviews. Full stop.
The FBI has requested interviews with six Democrats regarding their video, which reminds troops to follow the Constitution.
The Trump administration saw the now-infamous video as treasonous, called for them to be hanged, and is weighing court-martialing Sen. Mark Kelly. trib.al/ELXKBpd
The Trump administration saw the now-infamous video as treasonous, called for them to be hanged, and is weighing court-martialing Sen. Mark Kelly. trib.al/ELXKBpd
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Lawmakers reminding troops to follow the law should not trigger FBI interviews. Full stop.
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World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades, has died.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It’s tough to work with a big lump in your way.
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It’s tough to work with a big lump in your way.
I watched the Monday Night Football game, and @espn.com played Queen tunes to begin many of the breaks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the release of Night at the Opera... without once mentioning that today is the 34th anniversary of the death of Freddie Mercury. Is that because he was gay?
November 25, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I watched the Monday Night Football game, and @espn.com played Queen tunes to begin many of the breaks to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the release of Night at the Opera... without once mentioning that today is the 34th anniversary of the death of Freddie Mercury. Is that because he was gay?
Rock outcrop, Rabbit’s Foot Canyon.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2099.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2099.
November 24, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Rock outcrop, Rabbit’s Foot Canyon.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2099.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2099.
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For the US military personnel with planes and ships and weapons pointing at Caracas right now:
Anton Dostler, the Nazi who first and very unsuccessfully argued that he was just following orders and thus not responsible for his actions, moments before his execution by firing squad
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
For the US military personnel with planes and ships and weapons pointing at Caracas right now:
It’s been 34 years of living in a world without Freddie Mercury.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It’s been 34 years of living in a world without Freddie Mercury.
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I look forward to hiring a Chief AI Officer whose job will be to just tell anyone who suggests using AI for anything to shut the fuck up.
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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60 years ago today, the Berkshire Eagle published its story on the terrible crime that came to be known as the Alice’s Restaurant Massacre. Q
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
60 years ago today, the Berkshire Eagle published its story on the terrible crime that came to be known as the Alice’s Restaurant Massacre. Q
The true way to a woman’s heart: nose rubs.
November 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The true way to a woman’s heart: nose rubs.
Golden Horn Mountain.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2098.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2098.
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Golden Horn Mountain.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2098.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2098.
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November 5th and not even @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social or @atissuecbc.bsky.social covered it.
This reminds me of Polytechnique. What is your government doing? @nathalieprovost.bsky.social
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IDF soldier assaults protesters at ‘combat on campus’ event in Toronto
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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November 23, 2025 at 4:45 AM
November 5th and not even @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social or @atissuecbc.bsky.social covered it.
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
@brucearthur.bsky.social Watching tonight’s Leafs-Habs game, I am wondering if Harold Ballard is really dead…
November 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
@brucearthur.bsky.social Watching tonight’s Leafs-Habs game, I am wondering if Harold Ballard is really dead…
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Any mention of privatization should always be accompanied by this warning, like the warnings on a pack of cigarettes.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
Will PRIVATIZING Canadian MEDICARE WORK?
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Any mention of privatization should always be accompanied by this warning, like the warnings on a pack of cigarettes.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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People on this website are still defending Carney like pre teens at a boy band concert.
Canadian soldiers reportedly attended a military training in Israel this week, learning “operational lessons” from an army responsible for mass killing, starvation, and the destruction of Gaza.
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
People on this website are still defending Carney like pre teens at a boy band concert.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM