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aka The Angry Monk ❤ Tabletop Roleplaying Games, books, movies. Lives in 🇨🇦. I support 🇺🇦. #ElbowsUp

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · Mar 6

Canada's rallying cry 'elbows ...
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Canada's rallying cry 'elbows up' evokes memories of Mr. Hockey | CBC News

Before Gordie Howe became Mr. Hockey, he was known as Mr. Elbows. Now, Canadians are borrowing Howe's signature move and turning it into a slogan against their increasingly bellicose neighbours to the...

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Damn it, Meg! 🍉🐌 @miss-bushido.bsky.social · 15h

I am sobbing on my couch. Seriously.

I opened the D&D Welcome to Hellfire Club box and that infamous pic of Eddie with the Hellfire Club is in it. There’s a message on the back Eddie wrote to Dustin.

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 15h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 16h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 1d

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 1d

Doug Ford and his ministers are the definition of kleptocracy.
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Labour minister was in Leafs glass seats with director of company he granted funding to

The ‘lower-scoring’ company got $7.5M of tax dollars through David Piccini’s office and is a client of the lobbyist whose Parisian wedding the minister recently attended

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

empty street at night, a man walking alone

Understand
paranoid people
better by following. them around

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 1d

I remember seeing this on a Saturday afternoon matinee as a kid. WTF?!

a young boy is sitting on a couch making a funny face .

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 1d

a man with a beard says i need it .

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 2d

OMG...the Blues TV commentators are HUGE homers!

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 2d

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 2d

Some molds are useful. He's not.

Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 2d

May I ask how much it was? As a Canadian, I've never seen one in a gamestore.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Colin Speirs 🌧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @dampscot.bsky.social · 2d

In tonight's The One Ring, the company spied upon a rally of trolls. Drunken, gluttonous, lecherous,their leader addressed them

"We're going to stop the small boats from Numenor, and build a wall around Eriador and make Gondor pay for it!"

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 3d

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a man in a suit says i couldn 't agree more

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Dirk the Dice @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social · 3d

New GROGPOD review. Good to know that our Bolton bobbins has reached Rob in Albuquerque!

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ScarEd Of Fannyside @edoffannyside.bsky.social · 3d

A Proustian moment for me (and many of my friends).

Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 3d

Ladybird books in the spotlight.
Toys and Games to Make (1966)
Artist: Robert Ayton

Cover picture of the book, demonstrating some of the activities to make including cotton reel puppet, cargo ship date box and matchbox boat

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 3d

Book banners hate books about Crayons?!!?

This is ridiculous.

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 3d

I guess wacko conspiracy theories count for something.

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 3d

I would have said broo-iss as well, out of context of the question.
I guess I would nominate my town's name, Port Elgin. Locals say El-gun. Nonlocals sometimes say El-gin.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 3d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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Shannon Ferguson (he/him) 🇨🇦 @shanferg.bsky.social · 3d

Brews?

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Dennis Detwiller @drgonzo123.bsky.social · 3d

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