hpierce1964.bsky.social
@hpierce1964.bsky.social
English immigrant to Canada as a child. Social issues very lefty. Economics and law and order quite right of center. Constitutional monarchist.
After multiple cardiac events and quad bypass, am on a low far diet. %5 and under is low fat. Bulk Barn
Not the best chocolate, prefer really dark myself.
2 cups of chocolate chips melted mixed in with 2 cups quick oats. And voila!
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December 14, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Really think 'thoughts and prayers' or blessing the victims and their families will shot mass shootings?
As long as a constitutional right to bear arms this will never end.
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2 killed, 8 critically injured in mass shooting at Brown University, mayor says | CBC News
Two people have been killed and eight others critically injured in a mass shooting at Brown University, according to the mayor of Providence, R.I.
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December 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
In return, the U.S. agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. Potash is a key component in fertilisers, and the former Soviet state is a leading global producer.
Why do I see tariffs on Canadian potash?

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Lukashenko frees Nobel winner Bialiatski and key Belarus opposition figures in deal with US
President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners including a Nobel Peace Prize winner and a leading opposition figure as the U.S. agreed to lift sanctions on an important fertilizer ingredient.
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December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
So much for trump and the Monroe Doctrine. Might trigger a Truth Social rant but not likely to reciprocate and support Ukraine.
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Russia's Putin reassures Venezuela's Maduro of Moscow's support in call, Kremlin says
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by phone on Thursday and reassured him of Moscow's support for his government's course in the face of growing external pre...
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December 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Would make things a lot easier with a majority for sure.
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Another Conservative crosses the floor, bringing Liberals 1 MP shy of majority | CBC News
Ontario MP Michael Ma announced Thursday that he is leaving the Conservative caucus and joining the Liberals.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
"Polar Jet High Lift Ice Ball Special"
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SNOWPLOW COMMERICAL
YouTube video by Warren Reynolds
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December 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
December 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The implications for Canada if Trump is in fact determined to go the distance in Venezuela — oust Maduro, install a more friendly government, and open that country’s oil resources to U.S. and other energy companies.

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December 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"If it continues like this, the United States will not score as a democracy when we release [next year's] data," said Staffan Lindberg, head of the Varieties of Democracy project, run out of Sweden's University of Gothenburg.

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ANALYSIS | U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog | CBC News
Possibly defying a court order. Urging his Justice Department to prosecute nemeses. Repeatedly calling the media 'illegal.' Declaring a predecessor's pardon null and void. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
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December 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The Liberal government is introducing new legislation on Friday to make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols like swastikas.
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Government to table bill Friday criminalizing use of certain symbols to promote hate | CBC News
The Liberal government is introducing new legislation on Friday to make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbol...
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December 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
A directive, signed last spring by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan and deputy defence minister Stefanie Beck, envisions the supplementary reserve would be used for "low-intensity natural disaster response to high-intensity large-scale combat operations."
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DND scrambles to figure out how to mobilize and equip a citizens' army: documents | CBC News
A series of internal documents obtained by CBC News shows the Defence Department is struggling to figure out how to equip a citizens' army of up to 300,000 supplemental reservists, while also trying t...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The national security strategy states the U.S. government will "reward and encourage" governments, political parties and movements "broadly aligned" with its principles and strategy.
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U.S. ambassador downplays fears of Trump administration meddling in Canadian politics | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns America's new national security strategy could lead to his government supporting political movements in Canada.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Criminal Code currently includes an exemption for hate speech, "if, in good faith, the person expressed or attempted to establish by an argument an opinion on a religious subject or an opinion based on a belief in a religious text."
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Liberals back Bloc's proposal to remove religious exemption from hate speech laws | CBC News
Liberal MPs on the House justice committee backed a Bloc Québécois proposal to remove a religious exemption from Canada’s hate speech laws — after the suggestion initially appeared to halt the governm...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Ford pulled American alcohol off LCBO shelves in March in response to U.S. President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on Canadian goods.
The province is not ruling out the idea.
"We are currently exploring options for the products." said a spokesperson for Finance Minister.

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Ontario Liberals want province to sell off U.S. liquor and give proceeds to charity | CBC News
Ontario's Liberals are pushing Doug Ford's government to sell the province's stockpile of U.S. booze that is sitting in storage.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Canada becomes 1st country to list extremist network 764 as terrorists
Group known for preying on young people online
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Canada becomes 1st country to list extremist network 764 as terrorists | CBC News
Canada has become the first country to list the extremist network 764, known for preying on young people online, as a terrorist organization, the federal government announced Wednesday.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Gyms are a waste of time and money!
Buy a bicycle and adopt an active lifestyle. Save huge money and results as good if not better.
Gyms are a convenience like cars and dishwashers.
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Give with one hand, take away with other. Net loss result.

During his first term, Trump gave about US$23 billion in aid to farmers hurt by his trade policies. Farmers are set to receive a near-record US$40 billion in government payments this year.
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Trump threatens ‘severe’ tariffs on Canadian fertilizer ‘if we have to’ | Globalnews.ca
Trump made the comment during a roundtable event at the White House where he announced a US$12-billion tariff relief fund for American farmers.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Saudis announce will invest 1 trillion in the US. Canada already invests 1.3 trillion.
Do we have to present trump with a golden bottle of maple syrup to get any recognition?
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December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Some Christmas music.
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Police Nabbed My Dad
YouTube video by Bobnoxious - Topic
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December 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
LOL. Just kiss his arse and give him summat shiny.
Pander: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste):
"FIFA pandering to trump's narcissism"
What does it say about a country that elects a fucking clown as head of state. Nothing good.
December 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Fuck Manifest Destiny!
What is the difference between lebensraum and manifest destiny?
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Bradley Martin, a senior policy researcher at RAND and a retired Navy captain, “The clear message from this deployment is that the Navy is not ready to deal with the reality of extended combat.”
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Stress of Houthi combat was a key factor in series of costly Navy mishaps, investigations show
WASHINGTON (AP) — New investigative reports into a series of high-profile and costly Navy mishaps during a U.S.-led campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels reveal that the most intense running sea
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December 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Narcissism: a personality trait characterized by a grandiose sense of self-importance, a need for excessive admiration, and a lack of empathy for others.
Megalomania: a delusional mental illness that is marked by feelings of personal omnipotence and grandeur.
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM