montymiff.bsky.social
@montymiff.bsky.social
Big ol' proud 🇨🇦 cat lady. Likes animals, street art, cool science. Trying to be calm and factual in political/cultural turbulance. From Alberta when it was nice; now in the last time zone, the Island. Foot in three platforms.
Pinned
Uncle Autocorrect is a malevolent entity lurking in the depths of cyberspace, emerging only to wreak havoc on the forces of coherence and eloquence everywhere.
Its destructiveness is directly proportional to the importance of the communication and potential for humiliation.
Its destructiveness is directly proportional to the importance of the communication and potential for humiliation.
I love all these accounts that I "felt" were foreign bots actually exposed as foreign accounts🤪
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I love all these accounts that I "felt" were foreign bots actually exposed as foreign accounts🤪
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Oh look. They caught an election fraudster!
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ex-ariz...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ex-ariz...
Turning Point leader pleads guilty to attempted election fraud
Former GOP state Rep. Austin Smith was caught submitting fake signatures in his reelection campaign.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Oh look. They caught an election fraudster!
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ex-ariz...
www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ex-ariz...
When I saw the clips I was surprised too. I’d always heard he only grinned at someone else’s discomfort.
Punching down.
Seeing this friendly, engaged smile made me wonder why. Others said he was responding to flattery, but I’ve seen him flattered by experts without this response.
Scary.
Punching down.
Seeing this friendly, engaged smile made me wonder why. Others said he was responding to flattery, but I’ve seen him flattered by experts without this response.
Scary.
“That’s a clinical signal.
There are three explanations that make psychological sense — and none of them are comforting.” #NoKings #25thAmendment
open.substack.com/pub/joycemst...
There are three explanations that make psychological sense — and none of them are comforting.” #NoKings #25thAmendment
open.substack.com/pub/joycemst...
The Smile That Should Alarm Us
Trump’s sudden warmth toward MBS and Mamdani isn’t charm — it’s a neurological red flag
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
When I saw the clips I was surprised too. I’d always heard he only grinned at someone else’s discomfort.
Punching down.
Seeing this friendly, engaged smile made me wonder why. Others said he was responding to flattery, but I’ve seen him flattered by experts without this response.
Scary.
Punching down.
Seeing this friendly, engaged smile made me wonder why. Others said he was responding to flattery, but I’ve seen him flattered by experts without this response.
Scary.
Hey @sarahkendzior.bsky.social , years ago in our local🇨🇦bookstore, when I special-ordered They Knew, they’d never heard of you.
Yesterday I was going to special order Road Trip.
“Oh, we have three copies right over here😃”
Times change on The Island.
Yesterday I was going to special order Road Trip.
“Oh, we have three copies right over here😃”
Times change on The Island.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hey @sarahkendzior.bsky.social , years ago in our local🇨🇦bookstore, when I special-ordered They Knew, they’d never heard of you.
Yesterday I was going to special order Road Trip.
“Oh, we have three copies right over here😃”
Times change on The Island.
Yesterday I was going to special order Road Trip.
“Oh, we have three copies right over here😃”
Times change on The Island.
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If someone offered you immunity if you did something, what would you assume about what they were asking you to do?
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
If someone offered you immunity if you did something, what would you assume about what they were asking you to do?
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So now Trump is a Mamdani fan and MTG is resigning from Congress.
My Bingo card is completely fucking useless.
My Bingo card is completely fucking useless.
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
So now Trump is a Mamdani fan and MTG is resigning from Congress.
My Bingo card is completely fucking useless.
My Bingo card is completely fucking useless.
I keep saying people who hate CBC are people who don’t watch or listen to it. What is “lefty” about this? The fact they didn’t shoot the cranes?
Whooping cranes were almost extinct — until Canadian ornithologist George Archibald learned to dance with them
www.cbc.ca/documentarie...
www.cbc.ca/documentarie...
Whooping cranes were almost extinct — until Canadian ornithologist George Archibald learned to dance with them | CBC Documentaries
Whooping cranes have a remarkable recovery story. Meet some of the scientists bringing them back, in the documentary Dances With Cranes.
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I keep saying people who hate CBC are people who don’t watch or listen to it. What is “lefty” about this? The fact they didn’t shoot the cranes?
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Europe says Russia is ramping up a sabotage campaign. It just doesn’t know how to deal with it
Poland to deploy up to 10,000 troops to protect critical infrastructure
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
Poland to deploy up to 10,000 troops to protect critical infrastructure
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
ANALYSIS | Sabotage, arson and cyberattacks: Europe accuses Russia of escalating shadow war | CBC News
When Poland announced that an explosion damaged a railway track leading to Ukraine this week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quick to declare it was an unprecedented act of sabotage designed to cause ...
www.cbc.ca
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Europe says Russia is ramping up a sabotage campaign. It just doesn’t know how to deal with it
Poland to deploy up to 10,000 troops to protect critical infrastructure
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
Poland to deploy up to 10,000 troops to protect critical infrastructure
www.cbc.ca/news/world/r...
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Bunsen has a slipped disc (which is 90% healed), & one of the tools we're using to help him heal is laser therapy. By delivering targeted light energy deep into the tissue, his circulation is boosted, inflammation reduced, & cells in the injured area repair themselves more efficiently. Way to go, B!
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Bunsen has a slipped disc (which is 90% healed), & one of the tools we're using to help him heal is laser therapy. By delivering targeted light energy deep into the tissue, his circulation is boosted, inflammation reduced, & cells in the injured area repair themselves more efficiently. Way to go, B!
Geologic Core Sample
xkcd.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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“If we don’t have the resources to deal with a smaller vessel like this, how are we ever going to respond to a supertanker full of bitumen?”
Near-sinking barge off of BC coast stokes fears over oil tanker threats
A loaded barge taking on water and the disastrous Nathan E. Stewart diesel spill underscore the dangers of oil tankers in B.C.’s coastal waters, Coast First Nations say.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“If we don’t have the resources to deal with a smaller vessel like this, how are we ever going to respond to a supertanker full of bitumen?”
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Things you tuck away in the back of your mind for years till they resurface at the oddest times.
Koala's fingerprints are nearly identical to human fingerprints to such a degree that they are hard to distinguish even under a microscope.
It is not, therefore, impossible that a koala might have once committed a crime for which a human was blamed.
It is not, therefore, impossible that a koala might have once committed a crime for which a human was blamed.
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Things you tuck away in the back of your mind for years till they resurface at the oddest times.
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Wolves have been spotted pulling crab traps from waters off Canada’s west coast in what scientists say may be the first documented case of the animals using a tool.
Video shows a wild wolf stealing fish in a first possible tool use
The wolf “appears to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the multi-step connection between the floating buoy and the bait within the out-of-sight trap,” scientists said.
nbcnews.to
November 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Wolves have been spotted pulling crab traps from waters off Canada’s west coast in what scientists say may be the first documented case of the animals using a tool.
My American cuddle bear nephew reminded me he gets a great friends ‘n family discount on Apple products.
Squeee😍😍😍
Then I remembered it probably wouldn’t be good in Canada. Warrantees ‘n all, you know.
Oh well. 💝📱💻🖥️🖱️⌨️💝
It was fun for a while.
Squeee😍😍😍
Then I remembered it probably wouldn’t be good in Canada. Warrantees ‘n all, you know.
Oh well. 💝📱💻🖥️🖱️⌨️💝
It was fun for a while.
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My American cuddle bear nephew reminded me he gets a great friends ‘n family discount on Apple products.
Squeee😍😍😍
Then I remembered it probably wouldn’t be good in Canada. Warrantees ‘n all, you know.
Oh well. 💝📱💻🖥️🖱️⌨️💝
It was fun for a while.
Squeee😍😍😍
Then I remembered it probably wouldn’t be good in Canada. Warrantees ‘n all, you know.
Oh well. 💝📱💻🖥️🖱️⌨️💝
It was fun for a while.
I’m reposting this because I didn’t notice till later that there’s a week of long backstories about how Elaine Robert’s became who she was.
Enjoy! 😆
xkcd.com/341/
Enjoy! 😆
xkcd.com/341/
1337: Part 1
xkcd.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I’m reposting this because I didn’t notice till later that there’s a week of long backstories about how Elaine Robert’s became who she was.
Enjoy! 😆
xkcd.com/341/
Enjoy! 😆
xkcd.com/341/
So Andrew Scheer was hanging out in the lobby during the vote, then came running in claiming his app didn’t work🤥
Q: Why wasn’t he in the house doing his job?🧐
A: So there’d be no photos later on of him supporting the budget.
A: Waiting to see how the numbers went.They can’t win an election now.
Q: Why wasn’t he in the house doing his job?🧐
A: So there’d be no photos later on of him supporting the budget.
A: Waiting to see how the numbers went.They can’t win an election now.
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
So Andrew Scheer was hanging out in the lobby during the vote, then came running in claiming his app didn’t work🤥
Q: Why wasn’t he in the house doing his job?🧐
A: So there’d be no photos later on of him supporting the budget.
A: Waiting to see how the numbers went.They can’t win an election now.
Q: Why wasn’t he in the house doing his job?🧐
A: So there’d be no photos later on of him supporting the budget.
A: Waiting to see how the numbers went.They can’t win an election now.
This year we've lost five family members, maybe six. And we don't live in a war zone or disaster area.
All but one was younger than us. All from unconnected natural causes.
I'm starting to be nervous about Sweetie.
All but one was younger than us. All from unconnected natural causes.
I'm starting to be nervous about Sweetie.
November 18, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This year we've lost five family members, maybe six. And we don't live in a war zone or disaster area.
All but one was younger than us. All from unconnected natural causes.
I'm starting to be nervous about Sweetie.
All but one was younger than us. All from unconnected natural causes.
I'm starting to be nervous about Sweetie.
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Canada’s measles setback is a symptom of deeper sickness canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/17/c... by @deonandan.bsky.social
Canada’s measles setback is a symptom of deeper sickness
It's a policy failure. But it can still be reversed.
canadahealthwatch.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Canada’s measles setback is a symptom of deeper sickness canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/17/c... by @deonandan.bsky.social
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I'm unsurprised to find that cats are on our side in the war against clankers
November 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I'm unsurprised to find that cats are on our side in the war against clankers
Neighbours just cut down 6 Very Tall cedars. They were a fire hazard. They blocked the sun from 2 yards; the roots clogged up the raised beds because water. They blocked most night sky viewing; the wind tunnel effect made a crash into their house a distinct possibility.
That’s it. They’re moving.
That’s it. They’re moving.
November 15, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Neighbours just cut down 6 Very Tall cedars. They were a fire hazard. They blocked the sun from 2 yards; the roots clogged up the raised beds because water. They blocked most night sky viewing; the wind tunnel effect made a crash into their house a distinct possibility.
That’s it. They’re moving.
That’s it. They’re moving.