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Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously.
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Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously.
Hans Island
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Dear Legal BlueSky: It will be my mission, in part, to convert you into becoming a fan of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
If you are #Spurscurious, welcome!
If not, also welcome, but may I suggest muting the following words: Spurs, Tottenham, COYS, Ange, and Sonny.
If you are #Spurscurious, welcome!
If not, also welcome, but may I suggest muting the following words: Spurs, Tottenham, COYS, Ange, and Sonny.
Canada specializes in policy not conforming with expectation.
Did you know in #Canada you can get a birth control prescription from Pharmacists in the following Provinces:
Newfoundland & Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
In Ontario & Manitoba you need a doctors prescription
Newfoundland & Labrador
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
In Ontario & Manitoba you need a doctors prescription
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Canada specializes in policy not conforming with expectation.
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NEW: Anas Sarwar has triggered enormous backlash after calling for Starmer to resign.
One senior Labour figure says the intervention was "idiocy, immature, incoherent and self-defeating"
Another called it "soulless careerism"
www.thenational.scot/news/2583922...
One senior Labour figure says the intervention was "idiocy, immature, incoherent and self-defeating"
Another called it "soulless careerism"
www.thenational.scot/news/2583922...
'Idiocy': Anas Sarwar faces intense backlash after calling for Keir Starmer to quit
ANAS Sarwar has triggered enormous backlash after calling for Keir Starmer to resign.
www.thenational.scot
February 9, 2026 at 3:48 PM
NEW: Anas Sarwar has triggered enormous backlash after calling for Starmer to resign.
One senior Labour figure says the intervention was "idiocy, immature, incoherent and self-defeating"
Another called it "soulless careerism"
www.thenational.scot/news/2583922...
One senior Labour figure says the intervention was "idiocy, immature, incoherent and self-defeating"
Another called it "soulless careerism"
www.thenational.scot/news/2583922...
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Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was the most-watched halftime performance of all time with over 135 million viewers.
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show was the most-watched halftime performance of all time with over 135 million viewers.
Missed this. Growth is painful, and this was inevitable, I guess. But these hard feelings are unfortunate.
www.espn.co.uk/football/sto...
www.espn.co.uk/football/sto...
Wrexham hero Paul Mullin hits out at club after loan exit
Paul Mullin has hit out at parent club Wrexham, saying he's "never going to accept" the way he was frozen out of the team over the past 18 months.
www.espn.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Missed this. Growth is painful, and this was inevitable, I guess. But these hard feelings are unfortunate.
www.espn.co.uk/football/sto...
www.espn.co.uk/football/sto...
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Sarwar, a longstanding friend of Starmer, said that his intervention was “not without pain” but said that his first loyalty was to his country of Scotland.
February 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Sarwar, a longstanding friend of Starmer, said that his intervention was “not without pain” but said that his first loyalty was to his country of Scotland.
Prediction: Starmer doesn't last the week.
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Prediction: Starmer doesn't last the week.
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🚨 Anas Sarwar:
"I have to do what is right for my country, Scotland.
"It is not easy and not without pain, but my first priority and first loyalty is to my country...
"The distraction has to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change."
"I have to do what is right for my country, Scotland.
"It is not easy and not without pain, but my first priority and first loyalty is to my country...
"The distraction has to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change."
February 9, 2026 at 2:35 PM
🚨 Anas Sarwar:
"I have to do what is right for my country, Scotland.
"It is not easy and not without pain, but my first priority and first loyalty is to my country...
"The distraction has to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change."
"I have to do what is right for my country, Scotland.
"It is not easy and not without pain, but my first priority and first loyalty is to my country...
"The distraction has to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change."
Don't believe a word Kristi Noem says, data point one million.
A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump’s Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Don't believe a word Kristi Noem says, data point one million.
OH GOD NO
Tottenham are interested in signing AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic ahead of the summer transfer window. (Source: calciomercato)
He’s doing well at the moment with Modric playing with him BUT he has had several minor controversies in the past mainly surrounding the USMNT
He’s doing well at the moment with Modric playing with him BUT he has had several minor controversies in the past mainly surrounding the USMNT
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
OH GOD NO
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I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
It's one thing for teams to experience injuries. It's another for a team to experience so many long term injuries. Kulusevski out for 10 months or more...good lord.
#COYS
#COYS
Team news: Destiny Udogie out for 'four to five weeks' with hamstring injury. Djed Spence is back to face Newcastle. Kevin Danso still 'weeks away'. Dejan Kulusevski has an appointment next week when we'll know more
Live Blog: Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United | Premier League | February, 2026
www.tottenhamhotspur.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
It's one thing for teams to experience injuries. It's another for a team to experience so many long term injuries. Kulusevski out for 10 months or more...good lord.
#COYS
#COYS
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Reminder that Turning Point USA booked a p*dophıle to play their racıst halftime show:
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Reminder that Turning Point USA booked a p*dophıle to play their racıst halftime show:
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Trump is widely seen as hugely unpopular in Europe. However, if you compare him to national leaders, Trump is actually more popular than Starmer in the UK and Macron in France. Not a direct comparison, of course, but a side result of the unpopularity of Macron and Starmer.
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Trump is widely seen as hugely unpopular in Europe. However, if you compare him to national leaders, Trump is actually more popular than Starmer in the UK and Macron in France. Not a direct comparison, of course, but a side result of the unpopularity of Macron and Starmer.
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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THE HATERS SAID THE PATRIOTS COULDN'T DO IT. AND THEY WERE
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
THE HATERS SAID THE PATRIOTS COULDN'T DO IT. AND THEY WERE
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
CORRECT. HONESTLY GREAT CALL FROM THE HATERS
Evergreen tweet/post.
This is a snooze-fest of a game. The Grey Cup was way better.
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Evergreen tweet/post.
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A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
A Reddit user identifies the boy who took a Grammy from Bad Bunny in the halftime show as five-year-old model Lincoln Fox and says that he was meant to represent Bad Bunny as a child www.instagram.com/the_lincfox/... www.reddit.com/user/BabySea...
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My daughter, on the phone from Montreal, watching her first NFL game of the season:
How did the Patriots get to the Superbowl? They are NOT GOOD.
How did the Patriots get to the Superbowl? They are NOT GOOD.
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
My daughter, on the phone from Montreal, watching her first NFL game of the season:
How did the Patriots get to the Superbowl? They are NOT GOOD.
How did the Patriots get to the Superbowl? They are NOT GOOD.
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This sort of went mid viral, for some reason.
everyone post the videos they watch to cheer themselves up
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
This sort of went mid viral, for some reason.
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Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Trump crashes out over Bad Bunny’s halftime show