Rick Barnes Puppies, Retired, GoHabsGo
@queerthoughts.bsky.social
Happily retired, Grandpa, live off grid, love puppies, hockey fan, Beer or Negroni, I fit in.
Pinned
This is my brother-in-law, Steve from Ladner BC. He is married to my sister, Darla. This photo was taken at our place in Ontario in June. Steve had never been further east than Calgary before this.
Steve is 65 next month. He has just learned he has terminal cancer. Grandpa, Dad, husband, friend.
Steve is 65 next month. He has just learned he has terminal cancer. Grandpa, Dad, husband, friend.
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World is not staying silent: people across the globe are taking to the streets!
London, Helsinki, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Prague, Brussels, Oslo, Lots of Cities in USA – all are against '28 step capitulation plan' #UnitedAgainstTyranny
STAND WITH UKRAINE 💙💛
Hans Zimmer - Time
Orchestra Version🎼
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London, Helsinki, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Prague, Brussels, Oslo, Lots of Cities in USA – all are against '28 step capitulation plan' #UnitedAgainstTyranny
STAND WITH UKRAINE 💙💛
Hans Zimmer - Time
Orchestra Version🎼
1/3
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
World is not staying silent: people across the globe are taking to the streets!
London, Helsinki, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Prague, Brussels, Oslo, Lots of Cities in USA – all are against '28 step capitulation plan' #UnitedAgainstTyranny
STAND WITH UKRAINE 💙💛
Hans Zimmer - Time
Orchestra Version🎼
1/3
London, Helsinki, Stuttgart, Stockholm, Prague, Brussels, Oslo, Lots of Cities in USA – all are against '28 step capitulation plan' #UnitedAgainstTyranny
STAND WITH UKRAINE 💙💛
Hans Zimmer - Time
Orchestra Version🎼
1/3
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Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
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I hope your Thanksgiving meal is as elegantly prepared and presented as Ghislaine Maxwell's. Glory!
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I hope your Thanksgiving meal is as elegantly prepared and presented as Ghislaine Maxwell's. Glory!
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Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.
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📉 Russia turns to gold sales as its deficit surges, reversing decades of stockpiling and signaling the strain on its war-time finances.
Gold, once untouchable, becomes Russia’s financial lifeline
Central bank reverses decades of stockpiling to plug $48 billion hole.
euromaidanpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
📉 Russia turns to gold sales as its deficit surges, reversing decades of stockpiling and signaling the strain on its war-time finances.
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Last night on The National we honoured Colleen Jones.
I’m so grateful for everyone who played a role in putting it together and lending their voice to celebrating Colleen’s life and legacy. She was iconic, memorable and so loved.
The full piece here: youtu.be/YNCnibXE--8?...
I’m so grateful for everyone who played a role in putting it together and lending their voice to celebrating Colleen’s life and legacy. She was iconic, memorable and so loved.
The full piece here: youtu.be/YNCnibXE--8?...
How Colleen Jones would want you to remember her
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Last night on The National we honoured Colleen Jones.
I’m so grateful for everyone who played a role in putting it together and lending their voice to celebrating Colleen’s life and legacy. She was iconic, memorable and so loved.
The full piece here: youtu.be/YNCnibXE--8?...
I’m so grateful for everyone who played a role in putting it together and lending their voice to celebrating Colleen’s life and legacy. She was iconic, memorable and so loved.
The full piece here: youtu.be/YNCnibXE--8?...
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Huh.
NEW: Manufacturing jobs as a share of the economy fell to the lowest point since records began, according to the financial accountability office.
Are Trump’s tariffs starting to bite or is Ontario’a industrial plan not working? Or both? #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154432...
Are Trump’s tariffs starting to bite or is Ontario’a industrial plan not working? Or both? #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154432...
Ontario manufacturing jobs fall to the lowest point since 1976: budget watchdog | Globalnews.ca
The Financial Accountability Officer's economic review found that manufacturing - which represents about 10 per cent of the province's economy - has faced a number of challenges
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Huh.
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Good morning sports fans.
It's been incredible to read all the tributes and reflections about Colleen Jones. She was was beloved.
Learning that hockey great, also from Nova Scotia, Sidney Crosby sent a note to the family. Her impact far reaching.
It's been incredible to read all the tributes and reflections about Colleen Jones. She was was beloved.
Learning that hockey great, also from Nova Scotia, Sidney Crosby sent a note to the family. Her impact far reaching.
November 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Good morning sports fans.
It's been incredible to read all the tributes and reflections about Colleen Jones. She was was beloved.
Learning that hockey great, also from Nova Scotia, Sidney Crosby sent a note to the family. Her impact far reaching.
It's been incredible to read all the tributes and reflections about Colleen Jones. She was was beloved.
Learning that hockey great, also from Nova Scotia, Sidney Crosby sent a note to the family. Her impact far reaching.
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Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
seiu.co
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Electric bills are up 11% this year, and shutoffs are spiking across the country.
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
At the same time, corporations are building hundreds of energy-hungry data centers, and working families are being forced to absorb the cost. Higher bills for us, higher profits for them. seiu.co/3M71usW
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There is never any daylight between the positions of Russia and JD Vance.
November 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
There is never any daylight between the positions of Russia and JD Vance.
Colleen was a legend for many. Her joy, her efforts, her skills, made her so.
She was one of us. Her easy smile, laughter, made her relatable. She was remarkable. She brought joy, showed us the remarkable. Thank you for so many memories Colleen.
youtu.be/hp2rjfwJMQU?...
She was one of us. Her easy smile, laughter, made her relatable. She was remarkable. She brought joy, showed us the remarkable. Thank you for so many memories Colleen.
youtu.be/hp2rjfwJMQU?...
Colleagues pay tribute to reporter and curling legend Colleen Jones | #CBCSports
YouTube video by CBC Sports
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Colleen was a legend for many. Her joy, her efforts, her skills, made her so.
She was one of us. Her easy smile, laughter, made her relatable. She was remarkable. She brought joy, showed us the remarkable. Thank you for so many memories Colleen.
youtu.be/hp2rjfwJMQU?...
She was one of us. Her easy smile, laughter, made her relatable. She was remarkable. She brought joy, showed us the remarkable. Thank you for so many memories Colleen.
youtu.be/hp2rjfwJMQU?...
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Young adults deserve to feel supported as they transition into adulthood.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Young adults deserve to feel supported as they transition into adulthood.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
That’s why California is investing $56M to expand access to housing so our youth never have to choose between their education, paying rent, or putting food on the table.
We won’t leave them behind.
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Trump, Eric & Junior promised their patriotic ‘Made in the USA’ cell phones would be delivered in Aug to the MAGA rubes. Still no phones, and the ‘Made in USA’ claim had been scrubbed from their website. Scam #1,284. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
November 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump, Eric & Junior promised their patriotic ‘Made in the USA’ cell phones would be delivered in Aug to the MAGA rubes. Still no phones, and the ‘Made in USA’ claim had been scrubbed from their website. Scam #1,284. www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Oh noooo. So sad. She was so great. Colleen Jones, champion curler...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/colleen-jones-obituary-9.6991829
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/colleen-jones-obituary-9.6991829
Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65 | CBC News
Jones’s celebrated career paved the way for other women in sport and broadcasting
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Oh noooo. So sad. She was so great. Colleen Jones, champion curler...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/colleen-jones-obituary-9.6991829
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/colleen-jones-obituary-9.6991829
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🚨BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court APPOINTS three-judge panel to hear lawsuit brought by my law firm on behalf of voters seeking new congressional boundaries in time for the 2026 election. www.democracydocket.com/cases/wiscon...
🚨 Bothfeld v. Wisconsin Elections Commission
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🚨BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court APPOINTS three-judge panel to hear lawsuit brought by my law firm on behalf of voters seeking new congressional boundaries in time for the 2026 election. www.democracydocket.com/cases/wiscon...
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More than 400 New Yorkers are joining our Transition Committees—all driven by the urgency of tackling our affordability crisis.
November 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
More than 400 New Yorkers are joining our Transition Committees—all driven by the urgency of tackling our affordability crisis.
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One of our best on and off the ice www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65 | CBC News
Jones’s celebrated career paved the way for other women in sport and broadcasting
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
One of our best on and off the ice www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
Colleen Jones was something wonderful to happen for anyone who knew her | CBC Sports
Colleen Jones was a tour de force. When you were with her you felt invincible and that anything was possible. She made you a believer.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Colleen Jones asked me to interview her a couple of months ago during a chemotherapy appointment.
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
She told me to write one heck of a story. I hope I did her proud.
About always believing something wonderful is about to happen.
My tribute to Colleen: www.cbc.ca/sports/olymp...
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Far too young. Such a beautiful personality. Rest in peace Colleen. #FuckCancer
‘Hurry and love hard’: Nova Scotia curling legend Colleen Jones dies at 65
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
‘Hurry and love hard’: N.S. curling legend Colleen Jones dies at 65
During illustrious curling career, Jones won six national titles and two world championships
www.saltwire.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Far too young. Such a beautiful personality. Rest in peace Colleen. #FuckCancer
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The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
November 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The draft dodging idiot posted a pic of this West Point plaque. It contains these words:
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
“Our American Code of Military Obedience requires that, should orders and the law ever conflict, our officers must obey the law.”
That is precisely what Senator Mark Kelly told officers to do. #NoSedition
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If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
If this is true, every halfway decent foreign intelligence service on the planet already has the receipts ….
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Release the Epstein files! Impeach and remove.
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Release the Epstein files! Impeach and remove.