andy s 🇨🇦
@nsnw.ca
caffeine and lisdexamfetamine-powered opinionated idiot. amateur radio license-haver (VE6LY/M0VKG). professional nerd. rapidly greying lefty. east of the Rockies and west of the rest. immigrant. he/him. so very tired.
Pinned
since I seem to occasionally post things that other people see I figure I should write a pinned post.
I'm a 40-something professional nerd who has Thoughts on things, some better than others. I live in Calgary, Alberta with my wife and two cats, but I'm originally from the UK.
I'm a 40-something professional nerd who has Thoughts on things, some better than others. I live in Calgary, Alberta with my wife and two cats, but I'm originally from the UK.
quite frankly I could not give less of a fuck about the US tourism industry.
U.S. scrutiny of visitors' social media could hammer tourism: trade group calgaryherald.com/news/world/u...
January 30, 2026 at 4:32 AM
quite frankly I could not give less of a fuck about the US tourism industry.
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It's Woke 2, motherfuckers. Get in or get lost.
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It's Woke 2, motherfuckers. Get in or get lost.
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Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
fuck me sideways.
This was an argument for banning Will Stancil from the Minneapolis resistance movement.
I sort of let go of arguing that activists should try to do a good job and not a bad job because I got yelled at a lot, but I think brain rot around the plight of Palestinians is going to undo us.
I sort of let go of arguing that activists should try to do a good job and not a bad job because I got yelled at a lot, but I think brain rot around the plight of Palestinians is going to undo us.
January 30, 2026 at 1:09 AM
fuck me sideways.
what a way to fuck up your own airline industry.
January 30, 2026 at 1:07 AM
what a way to fuck up your own airline industry.
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The Ship & Anchor has launched careers, built community, and kept Calgary’s music scene alive for decades. Redevelopment can’t come at the cost of our culture.
#SaveTheShip #ProtectLiveMusicYYC
#SaveTheShip #ProtectLiveMusicYYC
January 29, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The Ship & Anchor has launched careers, built community, and kept Calgary’s music scene alive for decades. Redevelopment can’t come at the cost of our culture.
#SaveTheShip #ProtectLiveMusicYYC
#SaveTheShip #ProtectLiveMusicYYC
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Today’s news that separatists have been conspiring with U.S. officials to undermine Canada is deeply disturbing.
Smith emboldened separatists by cozying up to Trump, weakening our country at a fragile moment when we need to stand firmly against this.
WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/4wPrLwa...
Smith emboldened separatists by cozying up to Trump, weakening our country at a fragile moment when we need to stand firmly against this.
WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/4wPrLwa...
Time to Denounce Separatism
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Today’s news that separatists have been conspiring with U.S. officials to undermine Canada is deeply disturbing.
Smith emboldened separatists by cozying up to Trump, weakening our country at a fragile moment when we need to stand firmly against this.
WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/4wPrLwa...
Smith emboldened separatists by cozying up to Trump, weakening our country at a fragile moment when we need to stand firmly against this.
WATCH LIVE: youtube.com/live/4wPrLwa...
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Did not have Jason Kenney defending a LIBERAL Prime Minister while going full “yeah well your POTUS is a pedophile!” on my 2026 bingo card, and yet here we are.
Surreal.
#cdnpoli
Surreal.
#cdnpoli
January 29, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Did not have Jason Kenney defending a LIBERAL Prime Minister while going full “yeah well your POTUS is a pedophile!” on my 2026 bingo card, and yet here we are.
Surreal.
#cdnpoli
Surreal.
#cdnpoli
since I seem to occasionally post things that other people see I figure I should write a pinned post.
I'm a 40-something professional nerd who has Thoughts on things, some better than others. I live in Calgary, Alberta with my wife and two cats, but I'm originally from the UK.
I'm a 40-something professional nerd who has Thoughts on things, some better than others. I live in Calgary, Alberta with my wife and two cats, but I'm originally from the UK.
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 AM
since I seem to occasionally post things that other people see I figure I should write a pinned post.
I'm a 40-something professional nerd who has Thoughts on things, some better than others. I live in Calgary, Alberta with my wife and two cats, but I'm originally from the UK.
I'm a 40-something professional nerd who has Thoughts on things, some better than others. I live in Calgary, Alberta with my wife and two cats, but I'm originally from the UK.
I'm not joking when I say we should be kicking up a diplomatic shit fit about this, regardless of how futile it might be in practice.
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I'm not joking when I say we should be kicking up a diplomatic shit fit about this, regardless of how futile it might be in practice.
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please contact your senator or house rep and make it clear to them to make this loan illegal
January 29, 2026 at 12:26 AM
please contact your senator or house rep and make it clear to them to make this loan illegal
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it's time to start treating the USG government as hostile to Canadian existence until 2028
I was skeptical when it was just that one guy, when the FT is on it, jfc
January 29, 2026 at 12:31 AM
it's time to start treating the USG government as hostile to Canadian existence until 2028
not sure why this didn't get posted as a link, but: secure.forever-canadian.ca
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
not sure why this didn't get posted as a link, but: secure.forever-canadian.ca
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Corb Lund’s petition effort to outlaw new coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is one step closer to being able to gather signatures.
Corb Lund sees anti-coal mining petition drive re-approved by Elections Alberta
Corb Lund’s petition effort to outlaw new coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is one step closer to being able to gather signatures.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Corb Lund’s petition effort to outlaw new coal mining in the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains is one step closer to being able to gather signatures.
I don't have the capacity to be annoyed about this many different things at once, but like fuck is it going to make me be morose about it.
January 26, 2026 at 2:55 AM
I don't have the capacity to be annoyed about this many different things at once, but like fuck is it going to make me be morose about it.
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The Daily Telegraph writes about how BREXIT was a bad idea and Joe Rogan is sad that ICE are killing people - you fuckers are the makers of this sort of world
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The Daily Telegraph writes about how BREXIT was a bad idea and Joe Rogan is sad that ICE are killing people - you fuckers are the makers of this sort of world
fuck Paul Brandt then I guess.
January 26, 2026 at 12:11 AM
fuck Paul Brandt then I guess.
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Umm… hard NO to this.
Has this master of strategery learned nothing from Trump’s behaviour? No amount of appeasement nor pride swallowing will satisfy Trump. It just emboldens the next ask/demand.
Firm resolve. Build what’s in our control. And stay the course as a sovereign nation. 🇨🇦
Has this master of strategery learned nothing from Trump’s behaviour? No amount of appeasement nor pride swallowing will satisfy Trump. It just emboldens the next ask/demand.
Firm resolve. Build what’s in our control. And stay the course as a sovereign nation. 🇨🇦
January 25, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Umm… hard NO to this.
Has this master of strategery learned nothing from Trump’s behaviour? No amount of appeasement nor pride swallowing will satisfy Trump. It just emboldens the next ask/demand.
Firm resolve. Build what’s in our control. And stay the course as a sovereign nation. 🇨🇦
Has this master of strategery learned nothing from Trump’s behaviour? No amount of appeasement nor pride swallowing will satisfy Trump. It just emboldens the next ask/demand.
Firm resolve. Build what’s in our control. And stay the course as a sovereign nation. 🇨🇦
thinking more about this, I'm also getting fairly uncomfortable at the fact that the same federal agencies have agents working out of some of our airports.
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 AM
thinking more about this, I'm also getting fairly uncomfortable at the fact that the same federal agencies have agents working out of some of our airports.
I donated to the Minnesota Rapid Response Emergency Defense Fund (gofund.me/40729a059) but there's a ton of different ones on here.
January 24, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I donated to the Minnesota Rapid Response Emergency Defense Fund (gofund.me/40729a059) but there's a ton of different ones on here.
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Fellow Canadians on here, let's take some action to support the spirit of Shawn's thoughts below. One small, easy thing we can do is make donations to mutual aid groups. You can find a long list of local organizations in Minneapolis at the below link.
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Fellow Canadians on here, let's take some action to support the spirit of Shawn's thoughts below. One small, easy thing we can do is make donations to mutual aid groups. You can find a long list of local organizations in Minneapolis at the below link.
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
an important distinction (to me, anyway) is that this is different to the discourse a few days ago where some folks - me included - grumbled about the way some Americans interacted with non-Americans about what's going on.
people with a grudge against ordinary Americans can fuck right off.
people with a grudge against ordinary Americans can fuck right off.
Agreed. There are some ppl on this site (and just online more broadly) who just have a grudge against Americans and everything that happens is a way to indulge in that grudge in a maximal way. Thats their prerogative, ofc, but they can do that behind a block
It’s probably best to just block the Europeans and people from Anglosphere nations making snide comments about not differentiating between Americans who oppose the regime and ones who don’t.
They’re psychos and don’t deserve the attention they’re seeking.
They’re psychos and don’t deserve the attention they’re seeking.
January 24, 2026 at 11:15 PM
an important distinction (to me, anyway) is that this is different to the discourse a few days ago where some folks - me included - grumbled about the way some Americans interacted with non-Americans about what's going on.
people with a grudge against ordinary Americans can fuck right off.
people with a grudge against ordinary Americans can fuck right off.
I dunno what information CBSA has access to, but I feel like it's high time we should be adding large swaths of employees of certain US federal agencies to block them from ever entering the country.
I don't give a fuck if it's mainly symbolic. in fact that's kinda the point.
I don't give a fuck if it's mainly symbolic. in fact that's kinda the point.
January 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I dunno what information CBSA has access to, but I feel like it's high time we should be adding large swaths of employees of certain US federal agencies to block them from ever entering the country.
I don't give a fuck if it's mainly symbolic. in fact that's kinda the point.
I don't give a fuck if it's mainly symbolic. in fact that's kinda the point.