Mike D
@michaeldonaldson.bsky.social
Canadian, living in the USA.
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Mike D
@michaeldonaldson.bsky.social
· Sep 28
When a store’s security team spots shoplifters leaving the scene, they can activate the drone, which is docked on the roof. Equipped with video and thermal cameras, the drone can track thieves escaping on foot or in a vehicle and report to police. gizmodo.com/flock-safety...
Retail Stores May Soon Use Drones to Chase Thieves
Flock Safety's high-tech drones designed for cops are now being offered to private security firms.
gizmodo.com
How long before they’re armed?
In WWI pilots didn’t carry any arms. They were “observers” photographing troop movements.
Until one day a pilot thought- why let this enemy go back with his photos.
He brought a gun with him and shot down enemy observers.
The rest is history.
In WWI pilots didn’t carry any arms. They were “observers” photographing troop movements.
Until one day a pilot thought- why let this enemy go back with his photos.
He brought a gun with him and shot down enemy observers.
The rest is history.
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My column on dream coming true for Simona Xhekaj with her two sons playing their first game together as Canadiens teammates. But on Monday it was back to reality and her job changing tires at a Costco garage in Hamilton: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Cowan: NHL dream comes true for mother of Canadiens' Xhekaj brothers
“They sacrificed everything for us to be here," Florian Xhekaj says about his parents after making an impressive debut with Habs.
montrealgazette.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
My column on dream coming true for Simona Xhekaj with her two sons playing their first game together as Canadiens teammates. But on Monday it was back to reality and her job changing tires at a Costco garage in Hamilton: montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Epic
The camera was only 41 years old the last time the leafs won the cup. 😃
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Epic
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NHL photographer Reuben Polansky-Shapiro used a 100 year-old camera to capture the Leafs vs Habs game 📸
November 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NHL photographer Reuben Polansky-Shapiro used a 100 year-old camera to capture the Leafs vs Habs game 📸
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As the holidays draw nigh, here is how I do it. To Christian friends, Merry Christmas. Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah. Friends who mark Kwanzaa, Happy Kwanzaa. Atheist/Agnostic friends, Happy Holidays. These greetings are expressions of good will. Don't use them as weapons. We have plenty of those.
November 25, 2025 at 2:37 AM
As the holidays draw nigh, here is how I do it. To Christian friends, Merry Christmas. Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah. Friends who mark Kwanzaa, Happy Kwanzaa. Atheist/Agnostic friends, Happy Holidays. These greetings are expressions of good will. Don't use them as weapons. We have plenty of those.
I completed a sleep study last night. you go to a clinic. They hand you an instruction sheet, a device, and send you home.
You place a probe on your chest. a monitor on your finger, switch it on and sleep.
All went well except I spent the night wondering why I picked a fight with Charlie angus
You place a probe on your chest. a monitor on your finger, switch it on and sleep.
All went well except I spent the night wondering why I picked a fight with Charlie angus
November 25, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I completed a sleep study last night. you go to a clinic. They hand you an instruction sheet, a device, and send you home.
You place a probe on your chest. a monitor on your finger, switch it on and sleep.
All went well except I spent the night wondering why I picked a fight with Charlie angus
You place a probe on your chest. a monitor on your finger, switch it on and sleep.
All went well except I spent the night wondering why I picked a fight with Charlie angus
In other news, Toronto is now last in the eastern conference.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
In other news, Toronto is now last in the eastern conference.
People still think they’re going to win elections ( not to mention arguments) because climate change is serious and nearing a crises status ( hint - it is)
But then again 4 of the fastest growing metro area are in florida .
If people can’t figure out the relationship between pot hole - next -
But then again 4 of the fastest growing metro area are in florida .
If people can’t figure out the relationship between pot hole - next -
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
People still think they’re going to win elections ( not to mention arguments) because climate change is serious and nearing a crises status ( hint - it is)
But then again 4 of the fastest growing metro area are in florida .
If people can’t figure out the relationship between pot hole - next -
But then again 4 of the fastest growing metro area are in florida .
If people can’t figure out the relationship between pot hole - next -
Reposted by Mike D
Opinion: I'm a temporary worker. Here's what PEQ's demise means for families like mine montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Opinion: I'm a temporary worker. Here's what PEQ's demise means for families like mine montrealgazette.com/opinion/op_e...
Some perspective is needed here.
Keystone XL - miles needed to make it to Texas 2200 miles
Miles built since 2008 -0
Miles remaining 2200 miles
0 miles built in 17 years
17 years from now renewable energy costs will be much lower than today- and they’re already the least expensive source.
Keystone XL - miles needed to make it to Texas 2200 miles
Miles built since 2008 -0
Miles remaining 2200 miles
0 miles built in 17 years
17 years from now renewable energy costs will be much lower than today- and they’re already the least expensive source.
The Earth loses. ☹️
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Some perspective is needed here.
Keystone XL - miles needed to make it to Texas 2200 miles
Miles built since 2008 -0
Miles remaining 2200 miles
0 miles built in 17 years
17 years from now renewable energy costs will be much lower than today- and they’re already the least expensive source.
Keystone XL - miles needed to make it to Texas 2200 miles
Miles built since 2008 -0
Miles remaining 2200 miles
0 miles built in 17 years
17 years from now renewable energy costs will be much lower than today- and they’re already the least expensive source.
Reposted by Mike D
H-1B visa: Canada launches another program to poach foreign talent from Silicon Valley - The Mercury News www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/23/c...
H-1B visa: Canada launches another program to poach foreign talent from Silicon Valley
It’s not the first time Canada has sought to capitalize on America’s divisions over immigration.
www.mercurynews.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
H-1B visa: Canada launches another program to poach foreign talent from Silicon Valley - The Mercury News www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/23/c...
I left out the most important item here- Danielle Smiths big thing is Albertas independence. That push is grounded in perceived mistreatment by the federal government.
Carney just buried that argument.
Now what does Smith do? What do the MAGA folks in Alberta do?
Carney just buried that argument.
Now what does Smith do? What do the MAGA folks in Alberta do?
I was a big supporter of Charlie. Then along came Meidas Ca and with that came these headlines.
First -This isn’t a bad deal
Second - the leafs will win the Stanley cup before this pipeline ever gets built.
Third- It’s called reducing the heat - get to the table and let’s move on.
First -This isn’t a bad deal
Second - the leafs will win the Stanley cup before this pipeline ever gets built.
Third- It’s called reducing the heat - get to the table and let’s move on.
Danielle Smith just suckered Mark Carney into reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline.
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I left out the most important item here- Danielle Smiths big thing is Albertas independence. That push is grounded in perceived mistreatment by the federal government.
Carney just buried that argument.
Now what does Smith do? What do the MAGA folks in Alberta do?
Carney just buried that argument.
Now what does Smith do? What do the MAGA folks in Alberta do?
I was a big supporter of Charlie. Then along came Meidas Ca and with that came these headlines.
First -This isn’t a bad deal
Second - the leafs will win the Stanley cup before this pipeline ever gets built.
Third- It’s called reducing the heat - get to the table and let’s move on.
First -This isn’t a bad deal
Second - the leafs will win the Stanley cup before this pipeline ever gets built.
Third- It’s called reducing the heat - get to the table and let’s move on.
Danielle Smith just suckered Mark Carney into reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline.
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
This is the antithesis of "nation-building."
There is no economic, political or environmental case for Stephen Harper's dream.
This won't end well.
For Canada or Carney.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Ottawa, Alberta agree to broad outlines of energy deal, including path to pipeline | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have agreed to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental l...
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I was a big supporter of Charlie. Then along came Meidas Ca and with that came these headlines.
First -This isn’t a bad deal
Second - the leafs will win the Stanley cup before this pipeline ever gets built.
Third- It’s called reducing the heat - get to the table and let’s move on.
First -This isn’t a bad deal
Second - the leafs will win the Stanley cup before this pipeline ever gets built.
Third- It’s called reducing the heat - get to the table and let’s move on.
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My column on the Thanksgiving standings check and a race in the east so tight that even Toronto is a contender.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
Todd: Canadiens gain timely lift from Jakub Dobes and sad-sack Leafs
While Eastern teams spin their wheels, young Habs stop the bleeding as they prepare for thorny visit to Salt Lake, Las Vegas and Denver.
montrealgazette.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My column on the Thanksgiving standings check and a race in the east so tight that even Toronto is a contender.
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
montrealgazette.com/sports/hocke...
I have never heard this before. Partly because I’ve never used memory aids- don’t need to. Read something, wrote something - I could state it back verbatim, days, weeks, years later. I could quote back entire conversations.
I rarely took note
I can’t do that anymore, at least not nearly as well.
I rarely took note
I can’t do that anymore, at least not nearly as well.
November 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I have never heard this before. Partly because I’ve never used memory aids- don’t need to. Read something, wrote something - I could state it back verbatim, days, weeks, years later. I could quote back entire conversations.
I rarely took note
I can’t do that anymore, at least not nearly as well.
I rarely took note
I can’t do that anymore, at least not nearly as well.
My son and I drove to TN in 2017, Northern NH in 2024, ( originally planned SW Ontario but other commitments got in the way). Now planning this trip to Iceland. Should be quite the experience.
www.visiticeland.com/article/icel...
www.visiticeland.com/article/icel...
Experience the 2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Iceland
If you have always dreamed of visiting Iceland or are eager to return you may want to mark your calendars for August 12, 2026. This date offers a rare and unique opportunity to witness a total solar e...
www.visiticeland.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My son and I drove to TN in 2017, Northern NH in 2024, ( originally planned SW Ontario but other commitments got in the way). Now planning this trip to Iceland. Should be quite the experience.
www.visiticeland.com/article/icel...
www.visiticeland.com/article/icel...
I have two thoughts on this
1. We need more leaders like this
2. Have we all aged this much since Yo-Yo Ma played at the WH?
1. We need more leaders like this
2. Have we all aged this much since Yo-Yo Ma played at the WH?
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I have two thoughts on this
1. We need more leaders like this
2. Have we all aged this much since Yo-Yo Ma played at the WH?
1. We need more leaders like this
2. Have we all aged this much since Yo-Yo Ma played at the WH?
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Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
November 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Boston's Mayor Wu playing with Yo-Yo Ma at Symphony Hall
Best thing i’ve read all year. I was a little busy in September 2002 so catching up
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
72-year-old Buzz Aldrin punches a moon landing conspiracy theorist in the face | September 9, 2002 | HISTORY
On September 9, 2002, astronaut Buzz Aldrin—the second human to set foot on the moon—is walking outside a Beverly Hil...
www.history.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Best thing i’ve read all year. I was a little busy in September 2002 so catching up
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
www.history.com/this-day-in-...
