Brian Greiner 🇨🇦🍁
@mrfumblethumbs.bsky.social
I write books.
I ponder life, the universe, and everything.
I like naps.
web page : http://damnfoolpress.com/BrianGreiner/
Living in Ontario, Canada.
I ponder life, the universe, and everything.
I like naps.
web page : http://damnfoolpress.com/BrianGreiner/
Living in Ontario, Canada.
Pinned
I've written and published 10 books about SF, horror, thrillers, and a book of haiku poetry with pictures of my cat.
All the books are available as ebooks or paperback from the usual suppliers.
My website has sample chapters for all the books, so please take a look : www.BrianGreiner.ca
#amwriting
All the books are available as ebooks or paperback from the usual suppliers.
My website has sample chapters for all the books, so please take a look : www.BrianGreiner.ca
#amwriting
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Trump said he won’t use military force to annex Canada — Canadians don’t believe him.
“There is widespread distrust that Donald Trump won’t use the military to make Canada the 51st state.”
“There is widespread distrust that Donald Trump won’t use the military to make Canada the 51st state.”
Observations from Montreal
An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Trump said he won’t use military force to annex Canada — Canadians don’t believe him.
“There is widespread distrust that Donald Trump won’t use the military to make Canada the 51st state.”
“There is widespread distrust that Donald Trump won’t use the military to make Canada the 51st state.”
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If you like scifi & vampire books with non-stop action & dry humour, my novels are on Amazon in KDP eBook & paperback. Please check my author page www.amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn or my site taggartrehnn.com for updates. #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror
October 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If you like scifi & vampire books with non-stop action & dry humour, my novels are on Amazon in KDP eBook & paperback. Please check my author page www.amazon.com/author/taggartrehnn or my site taggartrehnn.com for updates. #SFF #vampires #darkfantasy #thriller #adventure #writingcommunity #horror
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The NATO member states (excluding the US) should put out a clear joint statement, NOW, warning the US that ANY attack on another NATO member by the US will result in a declaration of war by them on the US, including all military, economic and financial sanctions needed.
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The NATO member states (excluding the US) should put out a clear joint statement, NOW, warning the US that ANY attack on another NATO member by the US will result in a declaration of war by them on the US, including all military, economic and financial sanctions needed.
Bill Watterson was an artistic genius of the first order.
He drawings make us laugh as they burrowed inside our minds to make us think.
I so very much miss Calvin and Hobbes.
He drawings make us laugh as they burrowed inside our minds to make us think.
I so very much miss Calvin and Hobbes.
Bill Watterson could do Sin City but Frank Miller could not do Calvin and Hobbes
January 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Bill Watterson was an artistic genius of the first order.
He drawings make us laugh as they burrowed inside our minds to make us think.
I so very much miss Calvin and Hobbes.
He drawings make us laugh as they burrowed inside our minds to make us think.
I so very much miss Calvin and Hobbes.
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Happy Public Domain Day 2026!
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
web.law.duke.edu
January 1, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Happy Public Domain Day 2026!
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
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🚘🕳️ Through 2025, Colin D'Mello and I invested a lot of time looking into Ontario Premier Doug Ford's dream of tunnelling under Hwy. 401. Through sourcing, freedom of information and lots of questions, here's what we found (in chronological order) #OnPoli
December 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🚘🕳️ Through 2025, Colin D'Mello and I invested a lot of time looking into Ontario Premier Doug Ford's dream of tunnelling under Hwy. 401. Through sourcing, freedom of information and lots of questions, here's what we found (in chronological order) #OnPoli
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The best.
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
January 1, 2026 at 4:33 AM
The best.
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This is absolutely insane, and for authors who spend years researching, editing and writing a book, to have them flagged as #AI because the infernal thing was trained on it is f--king infuriating. It SHOULD be illegal...but nothing stops amoral techlords from violating ethical and legal boundaries.
Out of curiosity, I just ran a few paragraphs from The Butchering Art through an AI checker and it got flagged: 88% AI. This book was released in 2017, and AI machines were subsequently trained off it. How many writers are getting flagged for AI because of the literal theft of their work(s)? Insane.
OMG - f*ck AI for ruining the em-dash for writers. I use them all the time. Of course, what a shock that AI uses them since they were trained off my voice and other authors' voices.
December 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This is absolutely insane, and for authors who spend years researching, editing and writing a book, to have them flagged as #AI because the infernal thing was trained on it is f--king infuriating. It SHOULD be illegal...but nothing stops amoral techlords from violating ethical and legal boundaries.
The red squirrels in my yard don't come out as often as their larger cousins, but are still pretty saucy critters even in winter.
December 31, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The red squirrels in my yard don't come out as often as their larger cousins, but are still pretty saucy critters even in winter.
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How To Do New Year's Resolutions
December 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
How To Do New Year's Resolutions
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Hoping for peace on earth in 2026 …
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December 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Hoping for peace on earth in 2026 …
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Just finished watching the 1953 movie "Around the world in 80 days".
Wow!
Haven't seen this since I was a wee tike ... and the movie was almost new.
Great fun, but admittedly a bit old. So many great actors doing bit parts.
Had intermission and exit music!
A glorious bit of fun.
Wow!
Haven't seen this since I was a wee tike ... and the movie was almost new.
Great fun, but admittedly a bit old. So many great actors doing bit parts.
Had intermission and exit music!
A glorious bit of fun.
December 29, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Just finished watching the 1953 movie "Around the world in 80 days".
Wow!
Haven't seen this since I was a wee tike ... and the movie was almost new.
Great fun, but admittedly a bit old. So many great actors doing bit parts.
Had intermission and exit music!
A glorious bit of fun.
Wow!
Haven't seen this since I was a wee tike ... and the movie was almost new.
Great fun, but admittedly a bit old. So many great actors doing bit parts.
Had intermission and exit music!
A glorious bit of fun.
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Poilievre IS a conservative.
Pretending otherwise is failing to acknowledge the reality of what the Conservatives have become — disinformation-spewing, rage-baiting, pro-Trump anti-vaxxers who support policies that are objectively anti-science, anti-women, anti-LGBT, anti-minority, etc.
Pretending otherwise is failing to acknowledge the reality of what the Conservatives have become — disinformation-spewing, rage-baiting, pro-Trump anti-vaxxers who support policies that are objectively anti-science, anti-women, anti-LGBT, anti-minority, etc.
He’s not a conservative. He’s a Trumpy. Someone should hook a tachometer to Robert Stanfield’s grave. He’ll be spinning at about 3000 rpm.
December 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Poilievre IS a conservative.
Pretending otherwise is failing to acknowledge the reality of what the Conservatives have become — disinformation-spewing, rage-baiting, pro-Trump anti-vaxxers who support policies that are objectively anti-science, anti-women, anti-LGBT, anti-minority, etc.
Pretending otherwise is failing to acknowledge the reality of what the Conservatives have become — disinformation-spewing, rage-baiting, pro-Trump anti-vaxxers who support policies that are objectively anti-science, anti-women, anti-LGBT, anti-minority, etc.
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I have no intention to visit in person the United States, probably for the remainder of this lifetime.
I will also strive to make my online purchases only from Canadian sources, and sources overseas as much as possible for the same time frame.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/26/u...
I will also strive to make my online purchases only from Canadian sources, and sources overseas as much as possible for the same time frame.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/26/u...
Canadians travelling to U.S. will be photographed upon entry and exit starting Boxing Day
All individuals traveling to the United States will now be photographed before entering or leaving the country starting Friday.
toronto.citynews.ca
December 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I have no intention to visit in person the United States, probably for the remainder of this lifetime.
I will also strive to make my online purchases only from Canadian sources, and sources overseas as much as possible for the same time frame.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/26/u...
I will also strive to make my online purchases only from Canadian sources, and sources overseas as much as possible for the same time frame.
toronto.citynews.ca/2025/12/26/u...
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20 New Open Access Books Medieval History Fans Can Read for Free www.medievalists.net/2025/12/20-n... #books #openaccess #medievalists
20 New Open Access Books Medieval History Fans Can Read for Free - Medievalists.net
Medieval studies fans can download and read all of these 20 newly published open-access books.
www.medievalists.net
December 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
20 New Open Access Books Medieval History Fans Can Read for Free www.medievalists.net/2025/12/20-n... #books #openaccess #medievalists
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Obviously the Alberta Government led by fascist Batshit Smith is hiding something. They don't want us to know how many are getting COVID 19.
No moral obligations?
#UCPKills
"Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”"
www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...
#UCPKills
"Alberta’s government quietly eliminated its public reporting dashboard of COVID-19 outbreaks in acute care facilities, saying the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”"
www.rmoutlook.com/beyond-local...
Beyond Local: Alberta quietly ends public reporting of COVID outbreaks in acute care
Alberta's government said the province is under no legal obligation to continue publishing the data in a “post-pandemic context.”
www.rmoutlook.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Obviously the Alberta Government led by fascist Batshit Smith is hiding something. They don't want us to know how many are getting COVID 19.
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“Because bookshops make everything better, don’t they? The smell of them, the silence of them, the sense of possibility that each and every one of the books they house promises. A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.”
I opened a bookshop. It was the best, worst thing I’ve ever done
Chloe Fox shares the hopes and heartache of fulfilling a life-long dream
www.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Because bookshops make everything better, don’t they? The smell of them, the silence of them, the sense of possibility that each and every one of the books they house promises. A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.”
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Your Android knows everything about you 👉
❗ Where you go
❗ When you go to sleep
❗ What you search for
❗ Your habits
... and more! 🙈
Take back your privacy & change your Android settings!
Find out how: tuta.com/blog/android...
#Android #AndroidPrivacy #AndroidSettings
❗ Where you go
❗ When you go to sleep
❗ What you search for
❗ Your habits
... and more! 🙈
Take back your privacy & change your Android settings!
Find out how: tuta.com/blog/android...
#Android #AndroidPrivacy #AndroidSettings
December 26, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Your Android knows everything about you 👉
❗ Where you go
❗ When you go to sleep
❗ What you search for
❗ Your habits
... and more! 🙈
Take back your privacy & change your Android settings!
Find out how: tuta.com/blog/android...
#Android #AndroidPrivacy #AndroidSettings
❗ Where you go
❗ When you go to sleep
❗ What you search for
❗ Your habits
... and more! 🙈
Take back your privacy & change your Android settings!
Find out how: tuta.com/blog/android...
#Android #AndroidPrivacy #AndroidSettings
At last I'm ready for Christmas!
Tree is up, baking is done.
Stan Rogers has a great song about this
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JP46...
Tree is up, baking is done.
Stan Rogers has a great song about this
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JP46...
At Last, I'm Ready for Christmas
YouTube video by Stan Rogers - Topic
m.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
At last I'm ready for Christmas!
Tree is up, baking is done.
Stan Rogers has a great song about this
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JP46...
Tree is up, baking is done.
Stan Rogers has a great song about this
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JP46...
My baking on Christmas Eve morning was a batch of scones.
Very tasty.
Very tasty.
December 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My baking on Christmas Eve morning was a batch of scones.
Very tasty.
Very tasty.
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Let US dairy rot on the shelves. Consignment should be the business practice here.
RGBAtlantica - The science and difference between Canadian and US Milk, Canada Bans Growth Hormones, we test, we regulate. #cdnpoli
December 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Let US dairy rot on the shelves. Consignment should be the business practice here.
#Books make a great last minute #Christmas gift! Here are some I've purchased and enjoyed :
Janice Richardson
"Fading Expectations", "Suddenly a Millionaire" series, "Spencer Funeral Home" series, "The Making of a Funeral Director"
Judith Read
"Cat Ranch", "Claddagh Hall", "Etta's Way"
1/n
Janice Richardson
"Fading Expectations", "Suddenly a Millionaire" series, "Spencer Funeral Home" series, "The Making of a Funeral Director"
Judith Read
"Cat Ranch", "Claddagh Hall", "Etta's Way"
1/n
December 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#Books make a great last minute #Christmas gift! Here are some I've purchased and enjoyed :
Janice Richardson
"Fading Expectations", "Suddenly a Millionaire" series, "Spencer Funeral Home" series, "The Making of a Funeral Director"
Judith Read
"Cat Ranch", "Claddagh Hall", "Etta's Way"
1/n
Janice Richardson
"Fading Expectations", "Suddenly a Millionaire" series, "Spencer Funeral Home" series, "The Making of a Funeral Director"
Judith Read
"Cat Ranch", "Claddagh Hall", "Etta's Way"
1/n
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I want everyone who hasn’t done historical research to read this thread. You’ll learn so much about what the field of history is. And why it’s so so so cool.
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
December 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I want everyone who hasn’t done historical research to read this thread. You’ll learn so much about what the field of history is. And why it’s so so so cool.