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...it's going to be a bumpy four years.
Canadian, progressive, retired, animal lover, Twitter/X refugee, troll slayer. My body, my choice.
Canadian, progressive, retired, animal lover, Twitter/X refugee, troll slayer. My body, my choice.
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KC Lemson has coded a fabulous tool that generates alt text for images. I uploaded a photo of Pierre Poilievre and the alt text is spot on. I'd just need to tweak it a bit for humour and context.
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
KC Lemson has coded a fabulous tool that generates alt text for images. I uploaded a photo of Pierre Poilievre and the alt text is spot on. I'd just need to tweak it a bit for humour and context.
Tim Hodgson falsely claimed (to Gloria Macarenko) that Germany depends on Russia for oil and is desperate for our oil. Germany experienced difficulties in 2022 and currently has a steady supply from Norway, the Netherlands and the US. Germany "is open" to buying our product.
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Tim Hodgson falsely claimed (to Gloria Macarenko) that Germany depends on Russia for oil and is desperate for our oil. Germany experienced difficulties in 2022 and currently has a steady supply from Norway, the Netherlands and the US. Germany "is open" to buying our product.
The incompetent politicians and senior bureaucrats who bought and implemented this disastrous payment system that abused public servants for years can eat dirt. This is outrageous. What they should do is repay the bonuses they got for fucking over workers.
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Thousands of federal public servants were overpaid by Phoenix. Now the government wants to collect | CBC News
Federal public servants are being threatened with legal action if they don’t repay money they were mistakenly overpaid during the error-plagued rollout of the Phoenix pay system nearly a decade ago, R...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The incompetent politicians and senior bureaucrats who bought and implemented this disastrous payment system that abused public servants for years can eat dirt. This is outrageous. What they should do is repay the bonuses they got for fucking over workers.
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If you enjoy The Traitors (US or UK versions), the best I've seen so far is The Celebrity Traitors (UK). Sidesplitting laughs and a cast of lovable giants, including Stephen Fry and Alan Carr.
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
If you enjoy The Traitors (US or UK versions), the best I've seen so far is The Celebrity Traitors (UK). Sidesplitting laughs and a cast of lovable giants, including Stephen Fry and Alan Carr.
On a day BC got some less than good news, I am pleased to share Hazel's Ice Cream in Victoria has released seasonal Candy Cane ice cream bars.
Hazel's makes the best ice cream bars.
Hazel's makes the best ice cream bars.
November 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
On a day BC got some less than good news, I am pleased to share Hazel's Ice Cream in Victoria has released seasonal Candy Cane ice cream bars.
Hazel's makes the best ice cream bars.
Hazel's makes the best ice cream bars.
Carney losing top talent, and for what?
Steven Guilbeault quitting cabinet following pipeline deal nationalnewswatch.com/2025/11/27/c...
Steven Guilbeault quitting cabinet following pipeline deal
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Carney losing top talent, and for what?
The poster for regulating materials used in housing construction dropped today.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The poster for regulating materials used in housing construction dropped today.
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim who massively increased funds for police and just ended property taxes (giving his friend Chip Wilson a break on his $75M mansion), is outraged the province isn't prioritizing fireworks.
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim who massively increased funds for police and just ended property taxes (giving his friend Chip Wilson a break on his $75M mansion), is outraged the province isn't prioritizing fireworks.
Laughing out loud.
November 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Laughing out loud.
I couldn't care less about fireworks. If businesses want fireworks, they can pay for it. And the policing and cleanup costs.
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Vancouver's Celebration of Light fireworks festival cancelled indefinitely | CBC News
Organizers of a public fireworks festival, which has brought millions of people to Vancouver's English Bay over the past three decades, says it can’t go ahead without long-term government and private-...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I couldn't care less about fireworks. If businesses want fireworks, they can pay for it. And the policing and cleanup costs.
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Even if your mom told you your deadbeat dad had a drop of Indigenous blood, and you hadn't a shred of evidence it's true, and never sought proof until rumours surfaced, own your shit. Don't throw your dead mom under the bus for the lies you told and made money from.
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Thomas King, author of The Inconvenient Indian, expects 'firestorm' as he reveals he's not Indigenous | CBC News
In an essay titled "A most inconvenient Indian" for the Globe and Mail, the Guelph, Ont.-based King says he learned of rumours several years ago that questioned his heritage. The California-born King ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Even if your mom told you your deadbeat dad had a drop of Indigenous blood, and you hadn't a shred of evidence it's true, and never sought proof until rumours surfaced, own your shit. Don't throw your dead mom under the bus for the lies you told and made money from.
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AI bubbles and slop hasn't deterred Carney and the managers of our pensions from precarious AI investment.
Expect boondoggles as our enthralled pols, who need help turning on computers, decide AI can replace human experts. 🙁
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Expect boondoggles as our enthralled pols, who need help turning on computers, decide AI can replace human experts. 🙁
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The AI bubble may be about to burst. Mark Carney must not bail out its Tech Barons ⋆ The Breach
While billionaires bet against the hyped up multi-trillion-dollar AI market, Canada’s government is doubling down
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November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
AI bubbles and slop hasn't deterred Carney and the managers of our pensions from precarious AI investment.
Expect boondoggles as our enthralled pols, who need help turning on computers, decide AI can replace human experts. 🙁
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Expect boondoggles as our enthralled pols, who need help turning on computers, decide AI can replace human experts. 🙁
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The US military under Donald Trump is using Chinese hardware. China is the biggest security threat to Canada, according to Mark Carney.
I trust CSIS and Mark Carney are keeping tabs on this crap.
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I trust CSIS and Mark Carney are keeping tabs on this crap.
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Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware
Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The US military under Donald Trump is using Chinese hardware. China is the biggest security threat to Canada, according to Mark Carney.
I trust CSIS and Mark Carney are keeping tabs on this crap.
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I trust CSIS and Mark Carney are keeping tabs on this crap.
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“...49 years ago, I was a teenager who abused people of colour. Today, I am a far right political leader who strives to put that abuse into mass deportation policies...what I'm trying to say is, 49 years ago it was just words and today it will be deeds.” - Nigel Farage
Farage really on the ropes there.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
It was years ago.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not in a hurtful way.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not with intent.
Did you ever racially abuse fellow pupils?
Not genuine abuse.
😮🫣😬😱 ~AA
November 25, 2025 at 11:02 AM
“...49 years ago, I was a teenager who abused people of colour. Today, I am a far right political leader who strives to put that abuse into mass deportation policies...what I'm trying to say is, 49 years ago it was just words and today it will be deeds.” - Nigel Farage
Scott Moe is truly repulsive.
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Sask. premier asks B.C. to 'join' team Canada, support oil pipeline
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe reacts to CBC News reporting that Alberta and Ottawa will announce a broad energy deal with political support for an oil pipeline on Thursday. Moe says he spoke to Carne...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Scott Moe is truly repulsive.
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Not gonna lie, when I learned a mother grizzly and her two cubs attacked a group of kids and teachers having a picnic, I immediately pictured Mags Bennett played by Margo Martindale in Justified.
The bear situation in Bella Coola is scary as hell.
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The bear situation in Bella Coola is scary as hell.
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Intense search for 3 grizzly bears after B.C. schoolchildren attacked
An intense search is underway near Bella Coola, B.C., for a mother grizzly bear and two cubs after a group of schoolchildren were attacked, sending four people to hospital.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Not gonna lie, when I learned a mother grizzly and her two cubs attacked a group of kids and teachers having a picnic, I immediately pictured Mags Bennett played by Margo Martindale in Justified.
The bear situation in Bella Coola is scary as hell.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
The bear situation in Bella Coola is scary as hell.
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You can bet the management at the Broadview ICE Processing Facility prepped in advance of this tour and the conditions are even worse than the deplorable section they allowed her to see.
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
You can bet the management at the Broadview ICE Processing Facility prepped in advance of this tour and the conditions are even worse than the deplorable section they allowed her to see.
I just love paying for an app whose developers gaslight users by suggesting the bugs are minimal when the app has dozens of bugs. Hot tip for the bros. Be up front and acknowledge your app has problems, and please don't ask me to "reconsider my review" when you're not fixing them.
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I just love paying for an app whose developers gaslight users by suggesting the bugs are minimal when the app has dozens of bugs. Hot tip for the bros. Be up front and acknowledge your app has problems, and please don't ask me to "reconsider my review" when you're not fixing them.
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Indy wants one of these for Christmas. Kell would like a large one to rest his head on.
Indy wants one of these for Christmas. Kell would like a large one to rest his head on.
This is Teena. She has heard your cotton ball jokes and is not impressed. 12/10 (IG: bichon_punta)
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Indy wants one of these for Christmas. Kell would like a large one to rest his head on.
Indy wants one of these for Christmas. Kell would like a large one to rest his head on.
Mark Carney signed an MOU with this clown.
November 24, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Mark Carney signed an MOU with this clown.
Headlines for our time.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Headlines for our time.
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Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
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November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Bookmark this for the next time the landlord lobby claims rentals are "mom and pop shops".
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Big Halifax-based landlord says it's seeing rental market returning to historical norms | CBC News
Halifax-based landlord Killam Apartment REIT says tenant turnover and the pace of rent increases are going back to historical norms. However, it still expects its Atlantic Canada apartments to lead th...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Bookmark this for the next time the landlord lobby claims rentals are "mom and pop shops".
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American "experts" on Just Asking today say once Trump is gone, relations with Canada will quickly return to what they were.
No they won't.
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No they won't.
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What questions do you have about the MAGA movement right now? | CBC Radio
Professor of Political Management Matt Dallek, and columnist with MS NOW Paul Waldman, answer your questions about the MAGA movement right now. In hour two, how can we prepare ourselves, and our commu...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
American "experts" on Just Asking today say once Trump is gone, relations with Canada will quickly return to what they were.
No they won't.
www.cbc.ca/radio/justas...
No they won't.
www.cbc.ca/radio/justas...