Dave
@dsto.bsky.social
Web developer, cloud nativist.
Progressive, news junkie, challenged optimist.
Often happy, always gay.
Progressive, news junkie, challenged optimist.
Often happy, always gay.
And yet, every day, people choose to travel into the United States, thinking "yeah, but that won't happen to *me*."
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In Boston ICE randomly pulled over this huge white Irish guy with a Mass drivers license, 20 years in the states, legal status, pending green card and have held him for 5 months, his citizen wife paid a $4k bond that was ignored(!) ICE forged his signature on deportation agreement, no appeal
Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
And yet, every day, people choose to travel into the United States, thinking "yeah, but that won't happen to *me*."
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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This is a very kind wish. But I'd also like to ask you to follow other Canadian senators who are already here, and who haven't been as lucky as I have in connecting with an audience. I convinced a fair few Senate friends to give this platform a try, but many didn't feel it worked for them. #cdnpoli
#canadiansky Let’s get the Senator’s follower numbers up to demonstrate engagement here is good comms strategy.
More recently, I had the chance, in a committee hearing, to raise the issue of the CBC’s commitment to X. Here’s what CBC’s top executives told me about why the CBC isn’t on Bluesky or Mastodon. youtu.be/lJUeQZlvD-E?... #cdnpoli
January 12, 2026 at 1:19 AM
This is a very kind wish. But I'd also like to ask you to follow other Canadian senators who are already here, and who haven't been as lucky as I have in connecting with an audience. I convinced a fair few Senate friends to give this platform a try, but many didn't feel it worked for them. #cdnpoli
Stephen Holyday is horrible, and I firmly believe that if his constituents knew how horrible he is, they would not reelect him.
Councillor Stephen Holyday has a motion to eliminate a $50,000-a-year program to give bottled water to homeless people.
December 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Stephen Holyday is horrible, and I firmly believe that if his constituents knew how horrible he is, they would not reelect him.
This is kind of amazing. Every minute it re-prompts the models. Perfect clocks are replaced by scattered shapes and numbers. Second hands speed up and slow down randomly.
Each model is a different slot machine and "intelligence" is pulling the handle over and over again.
Each model is a different slot machine and "intelligence" is pulling the handle over and over again.
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is kind of amazing. Every minute it re-prompts the models. Perfect clocks are replaced by scattered shapes and numbers. Second hands speed up and slow down randomly.
Each model is a different slot machine and "intelligence" is pulling the handle over and over again.
Each model is a different slot machine and "intelligence" is pulling the handle over and over again.
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Ok but what if we invested in human intelligence
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ok but what if we invested in human intelligence
A reminder that you can send feedback to YouTube directly from the app.
You > Settings > Send feedback
You > Settings > Send feedback
Since last fall’s election win, Trump has raked in more than $80 million in settlements stemming from lawsuits he has brought against Big Tech and media companies.
YouTube is the latest.
Trump's lawyer says the companies wouldn't have settled if he wasn't president.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
YouTube is the latest.
Trump's lawyer says the companies wouldn't have settled if he wasn't president.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
October 1, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A reminder that you can send feedback to YouTube directly from the app.
You > Settings > Send feedback
You > Settings > Send feedback
"Well, we were going to boycott the US, but the kids *really* wanted to go to Disney World, so, oops, here we are in Florida."
- @mark-carney.bsky.social, probably
- @mark-carney.bsky.social, probably
Government to follow Canadian military's lead on F-35, defence minister says ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Government to follow Canadian military's lead on F-35, defence minister says
Defence Minister David McGuinty says a review of the controversial purchase of the U.S.-made jet fighters should be released shortly.
ottawacitizen.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Well, we were going to boycott the US, but the kids *really* wanted to go to Disney World, so, oops, here we are in Florida."
- @mark-carney.bsky.social, probably
- @mark-carney.bsky.social, probably
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👋Hi Toronto! We’re on BlueSky now. Follow along for news on urban planning in Toronto, including upcoming events, community meetings and information on development projects and urban issues.
June 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
👋Hi Toronto! We’re on BlueSky now. Follow along for news on urban planning in Toronto, including upcoming events, community meetings and information on development projects and urban issues.
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Genuinely, I think one of the reasons our political discourse is so difficult right now is because we are constantly bumping into people’s unresolved traumas around March 2020 and the mismanagement of the pandemic.
April 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Genuinely, I think one of the reasons our political discourse is so difficult right now is because we are constantly bumping into people’s unresolved traumas around March 2020 and the mismanagement of the pandemic.
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Look, we’ve all had a girlfriend who’s been there.
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
April 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Look, we’ve all had a girlfriend who’s been there.
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
Here's some advice:
1: Don’t date a walking red flag
2: Don’t vote for Pierre Poilievre
youtu.be/16izj-bcT1E
We're tariffing vehicle imports from the US that don't comply with CUSMA. Does anyone know quite what that means, or if any such imports exist?
My only guess would be Tesla?
My only guess would be Tesla?
In response to President Trump’s tariffs on our auto sector, Canada will impose a 25% tariff on all U.S. vehicle imports that do not comply with our free trade agreement.
All revenues from these tariffs will be used to support our Canadian auto workers and their industry.
All revenues from these tariffs will be used to support our Canadian auto workers and their industry.
April 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
We're tariffing vehicle imports from the US that don't comply with CUSMA. Does anyone know quite what that means, or if any such imports exist?
My only guess would be Tesla?
My only guess would be Tesla?
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Hey America, you watching?
Budapest today. People are demanding that PM Orban resign.
March 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Hey America, you watching?
Good thing we already cancelled Prime. Wouldn't want to accidentally pay for this.
Multiple seasons of “The Apprentice,” the 2000s reality show that helped raise Donald Trump’s profile on a national stage, would soon be available on Amazon Prime Video, the streaming service announced on Monday.
‘The Apprentice,’ Starring Donald Trump, Begins Streaming on Amazon
The company said it would release several seasons of the reality show showcasing Donald J. Trump before he turned to politics.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Good thing we already cancelled Prime. Wouldn't want to accidentally pay for this.
Canada's sovereignty and national security are now the biggest issues facing the country. This is vital information; please share it widely.
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Canada's sovereignty and national security are now the biggest issues facing the country. This is vital information; please share it widely.
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
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If she can do it, we can all do it.
January 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If she can do it, we can all do it.
If you've never donated to Wikipedia before and you can afford to, today would be an excellent day to start.
I've been making a small annual donation for several years. I just gave 10x that amount.
donate.wikimedia.org
I've been making a small annual donation for several years. I just gave 10x that amount.
donate.wikimedia.org
December 27, 2024 at 9:39 PM
If you've never donated to Wikipedia before and you can afford to, today would be an excellent day to start.
I've been making a small annual donation for several years. I just gave 10x that amount.
donate.wikimedia.org
I've been making a small annual donation for several years. I just gave 10x that amount.
donate.wikimedia.org