McKenzo
@mckenzo.bsky.social
Hewer of word, drawer of (bath) water
Aging (aged?) & useless poet, recovering politico, decency practitioner
Ottawa, Canada
Aging (aged?) & useless poet, recovering politico, decency practitioner
Ottawa, Canada
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I've seen some people saying how "AI"-generated text is now as good as certain published authors, and honestly I think it's really brave for these folks to admit in public how poor their reading comprehension has to be
April 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I've seen some people saying how "AI"-generated text is now as good as certain published authors, and honestly I think it's really brave for these folks to admit in public how poor their reading comprehension has to be
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
You won't read a more relevant sentence today. ⤵️
(Or tomorrow, for that matter.)
(Or tomorrow, for that matter.)
Just thinking about a fellow school parent who told me they “don’t do politics” but they own a car dealership.
April 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You won't read a more relevant sentence today. ⤵️
(Or tomorrow, for that matter.)
(Or tomorrow, for that matter.)
We (Canada) should be willing to take each and every one of them.
Trump is now planning to yank temporary legal status granted to approximately 240,000 Ukrainians, putting them on a "fast-track" to deportation.
"The move would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden's administration."
www.rawstory.com/trump-ukrain...
"The move would be a stunning reversal of the welcome Ukrainians received under President Joe Biden's administration."
www.rawstory.com/trump-ukrain...
'Stunning reversal': Trump reportedly plans new blow to Ukrainians fleeing Russian bombing
Donald Trump's war with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appears to be entering a new stage according to a report from Reuters.
The U.S. president has been battling with the leader of the war...
www.rawstory.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:57 AM
We (Canada) should be willing to take each and every one of them.
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Yes. Canadian here to say "we can longer count on the security arrangements that have been made."
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Yes. Canadian here to say "we can longer count on the security arrangements that have been made."
Trump/MAGA's 1st concentration camp opening.
The White House has officially confirmed that the first flights containing migrants to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have begun.
First Migrant Flights To Guantanamo Bay Begin
The Trump Administration is preparing to house more than 30,000 migrants at the Guantanamo Bay facility
meidasnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Trump/MAGA's 1st concentration camp opening.
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We in Europe remember that Canadians died to liberate our continent.
In the face of Trump's madness, EU stands with Canada now!
There is no reason why EU membership should be off the table. 🇪🇺🇨🇦
In the face of Trump's madness, EU stands with Canada now!
There is no reason why EU membership should be off the table. 🇪🇺🇨🇦
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
We in Europe remember that Canadians died to liberate our continent.
In the face of Trump's madness, EU stands with Canada now!
There is no reason why EU membership should be off the table. 🇪🇺🇨🇦
In the face of Trump's madness, EU stands with Canada now!
There is no reason why EU membership should be off the table. 🇪🇺🇨🇦
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I have consumed 15 minutes worth of current events.
Send help.
Send help.
February 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I have consumed 15 minutes worth of current events.
Send help.
Send help.
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hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
The feeble, unfocused, poorly organized and poorly articulated response by Dem leadership to tyranny, oligarchy and destruction, has been notable.
It has been shocking and discouraging to both progressives, allies and pro-democracy anti-authoritarians the world over.
I hope for better in Canada.
It has been shocking and discouraging to both progressives, allies and pro-democracy anti-authoritarians the world over.
I hope for better in Canada.
Given the toxic swirl of narcissism, nihilism, and moral apathy that has enveloped the country, I’ve never been more pessimistic about its future.
And it’s not even about FFOTUS. He could choke on a cheeseburger tomorrow—a fate no cheeseburger would deserve—and I’d feel the same way.
And it’s not even about FFOTUS. He could choke on a cheeseburger tomorrow—a fate no cheeseburger would deserve—and I’d feel the same way.
January 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The feeble, unfocused, poorly organized and poorly articulated response by Dem leadership to tyranny, oligarchy and destruction, has been notable.
It has been shocking and discouraging to both progressives, allies and pro-democracy anti-authoritarians the world over.
I hope for better in Canada.
It has been shocking and discouraging to both progressives, allies and pro-democracy anti-authoritarians the world over.
I hope for better in Canada.
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Please purchase from an independent bookstore. Amazon is awful and Bezos does not need your money nor does he deserve it. Amazon workers in Quebec won the right to form a union and he just shut down the entire operation. Threw 2000 workers out on the street. #NeverAmazon
The title makes sense!
Written by the Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde,
who stood up to Orange Voldemort.
Everyone should be buying this.
I'm buying it.
#booksky
Written by the Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde,
who stood up to Orange Voldemort.
Everyone should be buying this.
I'm buying it.
#booksky
January 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Please purchase from an independent bookstore. Amazon is awful and Bezos does not need your money nor does he deserve it. Amazon workers in Quebec won the right to form a union and he just shut down the entire operation. Threw 2000 workers out on the street. #NeverAmazon
Attended a book event for the great Carol Off tonight. Superb, if sobering (despite my delicious, 7% craft beer,) conversation on our precarious moment.
While no accurate assessment can spare the gloom, I came away inspired to read this book and renew the effort to reclaim civility. Word by word!
While no accurate assessment can spare the gloom, I came away inspired to read this book and renew the effort to reclaim civility. Word by word!
The tour for this book has been a wild ride. I met so many people who are trying to understand what's happening to civil society. I offer some ideas -- and encouragement.
Thanks to all those who made this a bestseller.
Thanks to all those who made this a bestseller.
January 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Attended a book event for the great Carol Off tonight. Superb, if sobering (despite my delicious, 7% craft beer,) conversation on our precarious moment.
While no accurate assessment can spare the gloom, I came away inspired to read this book and renew the effort to reclaim civility. Word by word!
While no accurate assessment can spare the gloom, I came away inspired to read this book and renew the effort to reclaim civility. Word by word!
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Most large galaxies have at their center a cluster of black holes, with a supermassive black hole (SBH) at the cluster’s core. The Milky Way’s SBH is called Sagittarius A*. At noon on Monday, our nation’s capital will have at its core a cluster of moral black holes that we should call Cluster B*.
January 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Most large galaxies have at their center a cluster of black holes, with a supermassive black hole (SBH) at the cluster’s core. The Milky Way’s SBH is called Sagittarius A*. At noon on Monday, our nation’s capital will have at its core a cluster of moral black holes that we should call Cluster B*.
Let's aim for a reset. Because it's actually, really our only choice.
We're trapped in a game of Monopoly where oligarchs own all the property and the rest of us are simply making our way around the board trying to avoid financial ruin.
They've also bought the bank and the government, so they can change the rules to their liking.
It's game over or time for a reset.
They've also bought the bank and the government, so they can change the rules to their liking.
It's game over or time for a reset.
January 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Let's aim for a reset. Because it's actually, really our only choice.
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Y’all, if you’re still focused in 2025 on follower count, you’re lost. Popularity, fame - it doesn’t matter. At all. What matters is what you stand for and how you treat people.
A whole lot of popular, famous ppl out there don’t treat people well or stand for shit
A whole lot of popular, famous ppl out there don’t treat people well or stand for shit
January 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Y’all, if you’re still focused in 2025 on follower count, you’re lost. Popularity, fame - it doesn’t matter. At all. What matters is what you stand for and how you treat people.
A whole lot of popular, famous ppl out there don’t treat people well or stand for shit
A whole lot of popular, famous ppl out there don’t treat people well or stand for shit
What does not get discussed enough IMHO, is the fact that Pierre Poilievre is a deeply psychologically imbalanced person who should be getting treatment for his problems.
As opposed to vying to be Prime Minister.
As opposed to vying to be Prime Minister.
Like an absolute psychotic, Pierre Poilievre's opening remark is about the potential end of "a dark chapter in our history."
January 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What does not get discussed enough IMHO, is the fact that Pierre Poilievre is a deeply psychologically imbalanced person who should be getting treatment for his problems.
As opposed to vying to be Prime Minister.
As opposed to vying to be Prime Minister.
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Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
January 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Jeff Bezos never wanted this cartoon to become public.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
He killed it, and as a result, pulitzer prize editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes quit.
Make sure everyone sees this cartoon.
To all of those who've been asking just what I was up to on Wednesday, Oct 16, midday....
Who had glaring at the google-mobile on their bingo card?
Who had glaring at the google-mobile on their bingo card?
December 28, 2024 at 7:14 PM
To all of those who've been asking just what I was up to on Wednesday, Oct 16, midday....
Who had glaring at the google-mobile on their bingo card?
Who had glaring at the google-mobile on their bingo card?
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Love it when bookshops or libraries arrange their books appropriately...
December 23, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Love it when bookshops or libraries arrange their books appropriately...
The kind of optimism I'm open to right now....
Daytime in Ottawa is 4 seconds longer today than it was yesterday.
December 22, 2024 at 6:02 PM
The kind of optimism I'm open to right now....
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A right wing car maker who bought a media outlet in order to amplify antisemitic conspiracy theories is advocating for a far right German party that promises to expel a disfavored minority? You don’t say.
December 20, 2024 at 2:42 PM
A right wing car maker who bought a media outlet in order to amplify antisemitic conspiracy theories is advocating for a far right German party that promises to expel a disfavored minority? You don’t say.
It starts with our first lie: "hey, it's not really all that cold outside!"
Who was most full of bullshit? Higher scores here mean 'more bullshit' (claiming knowledge and expertise in literally fictional areas of mathematics):
Canada. (Second: USA.)
The country with the lowest bullshit score:
Scotland.
Canada. (Second: USA.)
The country with the lowest bullshit score:
Scotland.
December 21, 2024 at 1:55 PM
It starts with our first lie: "hey, it's not really all that cold outside!"