The Slim Dude 🇨🇦
@slimdude.ca
🇨🇦Musician, producer, recording studio owner, retired IT Pro, political junkie, Eco-Socialist dog lover, punster, straight he/him. Founder and bassist for Sissiboo. No party affiliation. Equal opportunity mudslinger. Now living in beautiful Nova Scotia.
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@slimdude.ca
· May 31
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Sorry I can’t help you. I am not your brothers keeper.
there should be a restaurant where you can just get broth to go for when you’re sick. like, really good broth.
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Sorry I can’t help you. I am not your brothers keeper.
Anne Frank would be horrified by what’s going on in the United States.
January 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Anne Frank would be horrified by what’s going on in the United States.
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NEW: GoFundMe's rules forbid fundraisers tied to legal funds for violent crimes. One for the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, currently nearing $500K, changed the language in its description after @wired.com reached out (but not in the images at the top of the page, oops) @dell.bsky.social reports:
GoFundMe Ignores Own Rules by Hosting a Legal-Defense Fund for the ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
The fundraiser for the ICE agent in the Renee Good killing has stayed online in seeming breach of GoFundMe’s own terms of service, prompting questions about selective enforcement.
www.wired.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: GoFundMe's rules forbid fundraisers tied to legal funds for violent crimes. One for the ICE agent who killed Renee Good, currently nearing $500K, changed the language in its description after @wired.com reached out (but not in the images at the top of the page, oops) @dell.bsky.social reports:
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Serious question
Are the US Customs goons at the Halifax Airport armed?
Are the US Customs goons at the Halifax Airport armed?
January 12, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Serious question
Are the US Customs goons at the Halifax Airport armed?
Are the US Customs goons at the Halifax Airport armed?
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It's an ongoing trend. If you don't stand up for your principles, then you don't have any principles.
And others will define them for you. You give up principles, you give up agency and sovereignty. (Personal, organizational or national)
It's a slow surrender.
And others will define them for you. You give up principles, you give up agency and sovereignty. (Personal, organizational or national)
It's a slow surrender.
Canada’s response to the US military operation in Venezuela harms not only international law and global stability, but Canada’s own interests.
If Canada wants international law to protect its sovereignty, it must defend that law everywhere—or risk losing it altogether.
If Canada wants international law to protect its sovereignty, it must defend that law everywhere—or risk losing it altogether.
Canada’s muted response to US regime change in Venezuela undermines international law
Canada’s response to the US military operation in Venezuela harms not only international law and global stability, but Canada’s own interests. At a moment when Canada’s sovereignty has itself been rep...
canadiandimension.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM
It's an ongoing trend. If you don't stand up for your principles, then you don't have any principles.
And others will define them for you. You give up principles, you give up agency and sovereignty. (Personal, organizational or national)
It's a slow surrender.
And others will define them for you. You give up principles, you give up agency and sovereignty. (Personal, organizational or national)
It's a slow surrender.
Looking more like Gestapo every day.
Someone sent me this video of Trump’s goons in action today in the Twin Cities. The audio is disturbing.
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Looking more like Gestapo every day.
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I do not know how the land of the free recovers from this
Someone sent me this video of Trump’s goons in action today in the Twin Cities. The audio is disturbing.
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I do not know how the land of the free recovers from this
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It’s very difficult to have faith in our top decision-makers when they can’t make a simple and morally correct decision about X.
The ethically challenged Evan Solomon and Mark Carney power dance may lead to the end of Canada
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social
The ethically challenged Evan Solomon and Mark Carney power dance may lead to the end of Canada - Halifax Examiner
Do we really think that a Canadian government that can't find the moral clarity to act against a child abuse platform will resist a multi-pronged American assault on Canadian sovereignty?
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It’s very difficult to have faith in our top decision-makers when they can’t make a simple and morally correct decision about X.
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I'm thinking that the media should not bother mentioning the "Yellow" warnings, but treat that as the default for warnings. Then when an orange or red is issued, it will grab people's attention, and illicit appropriate actions to protect life and property?
I must say the yellow snow alerts are puzzling. I learned to avoid it as a child, about 70 years ago 🤔
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I'm thinking that the media should not bother mentioning the "Yellow" warnings, but treat that as the default for warnings. Then when an orange or red is issued, it will grab people's attention, and illicit appropriate actions to protect life and property?
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yes. it's a criminal act to do what twitter is doing.
tbh i think the appropriate response should be more than banned, they should treat it like any other instance of CSAM-- seize the servers and shut the entire company down if it continues.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
yes. it's a criminal act to do what twitter is doing.
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Dear Evan Solomon: Let me introduce you to principle, since you're unfamiliar with it.
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Dear Evan Solomon: Let me introduce you to principle, since you're unfamiliar with it.
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Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X?
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Do Canadian MPs actually connect with the public on X?
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
I looked at RTs and views for every tweet* sent by Liberal MPs yesterday
Out of 46 tweets, 21 Liberal MPs racked up a combined 475 retweets
34% had zero RTs. Only 17% got more than 10 RTs
3 tweets accounted for over half of all engagement
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So basically the O&G corporations looked at the business case for building a pipeline and decided the numbers just don't work
But Smith still wants Canadian taxpayers to pay for it, while she works to divide Canada and give Alberta to her buddy Trump
That's nuts
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
But Smith still wants Canadian taxpayers to pay for it, while she works to divide Canada and give Alberta to her buddy Trump
That's nuts
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
“I would say it's not just diminishing, the likelihood of a private sector proponent.… I would almost say it is zero at this point,” Sonya Savage said”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Chance of privately developed pipeline almost ‘zero’ if no government backstop: former Alberta energy minister | CBC News
Premier Danielle Smith demanded Ottawa fast-track approvals of export line in wake of U.S. activity in Venezuela, as one of her former ministers warned that any private project would now need public s...
www.cbc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 12:41 AM
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Canada has 41.5 million people, and its governing party is posting messages on a platform that are on average viewed by only a few hundred people
What do Canadian MPs actually gain from using X?
What would Canadian MPs stand to lose by leaving X?
What do Canadian MPs actually gain from using X?
What would Canadian MPs stand to lose by leaving X?
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Canada has 41.5 million people, and its governing party is posting messages on a platform that are on average viewed by only a few hundred people
What do Canadian MPs actually gain from using X?
What would Canadian MPs stand to lose by leaving X?
What do Canadian MPs actually gain from using X?
What would Canadian MPs stand to lose by leaving X?
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@evansolomon.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
Canadian women, children, and all decent men have an understandable and legitimate request.
Canadian women, children, and all decent men have an understandable and legitimate request.
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
@evansolomon.bsky.social @mark-carney.bsky.social
Canadian women, children, and all decent men have an understandable and legitimate request.
Canadian women, children, and all decent men have an understandable and legitimate request.
There’s no business case for any new pipeline.
youtube.com/watch?v=PJm4...
youtube.com/watch?v=PJm4...
Best of 2025: Alberta Oil Sands Losing Jobs. Why Expand?
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 PM
There’s no business case for any new pipeline.
youtube.com/watch?v=PJm4...
youtube.com/watch?v=PJm4...
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Starting this week, I have a series of interviews with mayors from across Nova Scotia. My first interview is with Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell.
I hope to have an interview every week for the entire year. So far, I’ve received a “yes” for every request
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
I hope to have an interview every week for the entire year. So far, I’ve received a “yes” for every request
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell: 'If you want to bring about change, you need to be part of that' - Halifax Examiner
Mitchell served as a councillor for two terms and has been mayor since 2016.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Starting this week, I have a series of interviews with mayors from across Nova Scotia. My first interview is with Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell.
I hope to have an interview every week for the entire year. So far, I’ve received a “yes” for every request
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
I hope to have an interview every week for the entire year. So far, I’ve received a “yes” for every request
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
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London Mayor Josh Morgan says officials from the City of London and several neighbouring counties will push the Ford government for improved passenger rail service in the region when they meet with the province this month at a conference in Toronto. #Ontario
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Local politicians to push for improved passenger rail in upcoming meeting with province | CBC News
Officials from the city and several neighbouring counties will push the Ford government for improved passenger rail service in the region when they meet with the province this month at a conference in...
www.cbc.ca
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
London Mayor Josh Morgan says officials from the City of London and several neighbouring counties will push the Ford government for improved passenger rail service in the region when they meet with the province this month at a conference in Toronto. #Ontario
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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I grew. Up in an over policed neighbourhood and was carded literally hundreds of times, if you never experienced this, there is no way to know how this negatively affects a young brain.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
www.thestar.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I grew. Up in an over policed neighbourhood and was carded literally hundreds of times, if you never experienced this, there is no way to know how this negatively affects a young brain.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
www.thestar.com/news/gta/why...
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In other news, Canada moves to annex Minnesota / s
January 11, 2026 at 5:34 PM
In other news, Canada moves to annex Minnesota / s
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We’re starting to see a pattern in Mark Carney’s approach to policy: Superficial, immediate-gratification programs that seem clever but ignore or worsen underlying problems.
Paul Wells noted something similar in the summer w/r/t Carney’s approach to public sector reform, IIRC.
Paul Wells noted something similar in the summer w/r/t Carney’s approach to public sector reform, IIRC.
January 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
We’re starting to see a pattern in Mark Carney’s approach to policy: Superficial, immediate-gratification programs that seem clever but ignore or worsen underlying problems.
Paul Wells noted something similar in the summer w/r/t Carney’s approach to public sector reform, IIRC.
Paul Wells noted something similar in the summer w/r/t Carney’s approach to public sector reform, IIRC.
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China said it has reached a deal with the European Union on exports of Chinese made electric vehicles to the bloc. The EU will be issuing guidelines on minimum pricing for Chinese auto exporters, the Commerce Ministry in Beijing said.
China says it has a deal with the EU on steps to resolve their dispute over EV imports
China says it has reached a deal with the European Union on exports of Chinese made electric vehicles to the bloc.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 10:07 AM
China said it has reached a deal with the European Union on exports of Chinese made electric vehicles to the bloc. The EU will be issuing guidelines on minimum pricing for Chinese auto exporters, the Commerce Ministry in Beijing said.