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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 1d

Any excuse will do I guess?

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 2d

Leif would definitely invent a gadget that would do that! Plus 6 other functions.

I wonder if the Mucklewains would consider tag-teaming it.

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 2d

The episode was INTENSE!
No spoilers except kudos to Joe for making it through a (half hour?) list of Patreon names designed to mess him up.

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 2d

Meanwhile.... someone who is happy to work with the RCMP for the betterment of Canadians.

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Liberal Party • Parti libéral @liberalca.bsky.social · 2d

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 2d

Reminds me a lot of #Trump and #Obama.
He's got to feed the #Rage machine with something because I think he feels he's not getting enough attention with our PM off doing important PM things for Canada.

Maybe the RCMP should investigate why he won't get his security clearance?

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 2d

#PierrePoilievre now maligning the #RCMP because he can't stand that they didn't find away to charge Justin Trudeau despite detailed explanations.

#Justin still living rent free in Skippy's head the same way he lives rent free in Stornoway on the Tax Payer's dime.

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau | CBC News

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at the RCMP’s independence in a recent interview, calling the national police force’s leadership "despicable" and accused it of covering up for the Libera...

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 2d

Fantastic! Congratulations! 🎉

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Who’s it for? ME.

Yikes! Now he wants to be Napoleon?
Does that mean they can exile him when he’s deposed?

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

That definitely sounds like the sort of thing a Nobel Peace Prize (wannabe) winner would say.

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Maple MAGA now that Justin’s with someone else…..

a man in a plaid shirt is looking at a woman in a red dress

ALT: a man in a plaid shirt is looking at a woman in a red dress

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Lindell TV? Yeah I’ll go with her take.

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Well, that didn’t take long. Who could anticipate that recovery of bodies from heaps of burned out rubble could take a while.

Just looking for any excuse now they have back the living hostages?

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Boston Dynamic Atlas was doing parkour long ago. As usual Elon is selling an aspirational dream, not something he can actually deliver anytime soon.

Robotaxies now have a "safety" driver sitting in the driver's seat. What does that suggest about their true self driving capability?

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

That would be the #Optimus robots that have been teleoperated for at least 2 demos they were caught at?

It's "Full self-driving" that you have to supervise so it doesn't kill you all over again.

The recent "ninja" demo was obviously a preprogrammed choreographed set of moments.

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

So, this is for the #CEO who is having his other companies buy up his unsellable #Cybertrucks currently, which coincidentally pumps up #Tesla sales numbers? The same #Musk they are now proposing a One #trilliondollar pay package for, based on a robots product switch?

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Musk's legal fight over $56 billion payday from Tesla enters final stage

Elon Musk's lawyers will urge the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to restore his $56 billion pay package from Tesla , as one of the biggest corporate legal battles enters its final stage nearly two years after a lower court judge rescinded the Tesla CEO's record compensation.

www.reuters.com

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

#Stellantis, I hope you make a convincing #announcement very soon on your plans that will make Canadians very happy, or I won't be surprised at all if your Canadian #sales tank very rapidly. We're highly #reactive to companies #shafting #Canadian workers for the #USA.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario and ...

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Gosh, he certainly does not sound much like a Maple MAGA Republican wannabe, does he?

Some needs to check his files and see if he has his copy of Project 2025 for Canada.

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

I hate #ragebait titles!! #MCUDirect @mcudirect.bsky.social

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Lady Deadpool, year there there weren't 100 variants there, so some of them were female, dogs, etc.
Ironheart, again a distinct character co-existing with Iron Man in the comics.
White Tiger, is again a powerset that is handed down with the mystical amulet. She's a successor in a long line.

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Jane Foster took up the mantel when Thor Odinson became unworthy in the comics or when Mjolnir was commanded to protect her in the MCU. Beta Ray Bill got the power as well.
Shuri, again Black Panther is a earned title. T'Challa inherited it from his father upon his death. Shuri got it the same way

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

Captain Carter is an alternative timeline version as well. Steve Rodgers became an early sort of Iron Man in that timeline.
Kate Bishop is again a separate character who even teamed up with Clint. Again a successor character, distinct from the original Hawkeye.

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

She-Hulk is a separate character from the Hulk. Always has been.
Iron Fist is a title that many people have held, some have been male, others female.
Sylvie is an alternative timeline version of Loki. You could just as well say he was "croc swapped."

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 3d

They aren't "Gender Swapped" if they are a canon successor or predecessor or additional character.

thedirect.com/article/marv...

Marvel Studios Just Gender-Swapped Its 9th Superhero

Yet another superhero joined the MCU, reimagining a classic male character.

thedirect.com

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Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 5d

We have to fix that. It’s dangerous to be that tied to the USA. Until Trump is gone and undone we’ll vote with our wallets. Buy more Canadian, trade more with others. Canada First needs to be policy.
Your innocent bystanders can look to the author of their misfortune. Fix THAT and we can talk.

Mike Szeller @mikeszeller.bsky.social · 5d

This is missing the point entirely. It’s not “hurt feelings.” Trump is actively attacking Canada’s economy. It’s actually hurting Canadians and killing jobs.

And yes, this causes a feeling of betrayal.

It also highlighted we have too much dependence on the USA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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