Steve Burgess
@steveburgess53.bsky.social
Vancouver author of Reservations: The Pleasures & Perils of Travel. Don't tell Poilievre I'm here.
If you are talking about "the wind in the sails" of separatism, it's fair to say that Danielle Smith blows.
Danielle Smith has been saying for months that an agreement on oil would "take the wind out of the sails" of a resurgent independence movement. What if that was not correct? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Danielle Smith’s oil deal with Mark Carney was supposed to quiet Alberta’s separatists. Too bad they didn’t get the message
Separatists swiftly criticized the lack of immediate action on a pipeline and the agreement from Alberta to increase its industrial price on carbon.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:14 AM
If you are talking about "the wind in the sails" of separatism, it's fair to say that Danielle Smith blows.
Sorry, Trump's response does not show "intensified" anything. It was as predictable as leftover turkey sandwiches. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump’s Response to Shooting Shows Intensified Anti-Immigration Stance
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Sorry, Trump's response does not show "intensified" anything. It was as predictable as leftover turkey sandwiches. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
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“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“Mark my words: It may take some time, but Americans will be prosecuted for this, either as a war crime or outright murder.”
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November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
POLITICIAN: Do you care about climate change?
VOTER: Absolutely. It's our children's future.
POLITICIAN: OK, this plan will cost each of you three dollars.
VOTER: I WOULD SOONER VOTE FOR SATAN HIMSELF...
VOTER: Absolutely. It's our children's future.
POLITICIAN: OK, this plan will cost each of you three dollars.
VOTER: I WOULD SOONER VOTE FOR SATAN HIMSELF...
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
POLITICIAN: Do you care about climate change?
VOTER: Absolutely. It's our children's future.
POLITICIAN: OK, this plan will cost each of you three dollars.
VOTER: I WOULD SOONER VOTE FOR SATAN HIMSELF...
VOTER: Absolutely. It's our children's future.
POLITICIAN: OK, this plan will cost each of you three dollars.
VOTER: I WOULD SOONER VOTE FOR SATAN HIMSELF...
Great Black Friday deals on sustenance!
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Great Black Friday deals on sustenance!
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Even now, thinking about himself
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Even now, thinking about himself
Trump calls for "reverse immigration."
New poem by Surazal Amme:
"Shore teeming your of refuse wretched the;
Free breathe to yearning masses huddled your;
Poor your tired your me give..."
New poem by Surazal Amme:
"Shore teeming your of refuse wretched the;
Free breathe to yearning masses huddled your;
Poor your tired your me give..."
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Trump calls for "reverse immigration."
New poem by Surazal Amme:
"Shore teeming your of refuse wretched the;
Free breathe to yearning masses huddled your;
Poor your tired your me give..."
New poem by Surazal Amme:
"Shore teeming your of refuse wretched the;
Free breathe to yearning masses huddled your;
Poor your tired your me give..."
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“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
Two different white people attempted to assassinate Donald Trump in 2024. The suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder is a white man. Yet white people are still allowed to walk freely in the United States of America. Make it make sense.
November 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Two different white people attempted to assassinate Donald Trump in 2024. The suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder is a white man. Yet white people are still allowed to walk freely in the United States of America. Make it make sense.
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Steven Guilbeault, career environmentalist, resigns from Carney cabinet after announcement of energy deal with Alberta
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet after Carney, Smith sign energy deal
Mr. Guilbeault is a career environmentalist who has been serving as the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Steven Guilbeault, career environmentalist, resigns from Carney cabinet after announcement of energy deal with Alberta
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Lickspittle? Stooge? Worm? Brown-nosing half-wit? Spineless, sycophantic flunky? But I suppose those are just adjectives.
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Lickspittle? Stooge? Worm? Brown-nosing half-wit? Spineless, sycophantic flunky? But I suppose those are just adjectives.
American Thanksgiving--a day traditionally featuring NFL games and boxing. The football is televised.
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
American Thanksgiving--a day traditionally featuring NFL games and boxing. The football is televised.
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Premier Danielle Smith says: Stop me before I notwithstand again! via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Please Advise! Can Smith and Carney Push a Pipeline Through BC? | The Tyee
On this one, says Dr. Steve, the notwithstanding clause won’t be a magic wand.
thetyee.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Premier Danielle Smith says: Stop me before I notwithstand again! via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
This might be my favourite denial ever: "In a statement posted to the company's website Tuesday, Campbell's reiterated that it does not use 3D-printed chicken..."
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
Campbell's exec on leave after allegedly mocking 'poor people' who eat its soup | CBC News
A lawsuit filed by a former security analyst at Campbell's alleges he was fired for reporting inappropriate conduct by a senior executive, including an hour-long rant in which the executive allegedly ...
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 AM
This might be my favourite denial ever: "In a statement posted to the company's website Tuesday, Campbell's reiterated that it does not use 3D-printed chicken..."
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/c...
NEXT UP at WAPO: Laura Loomer's Thanksgiving NFL picks! "ANTIFA and Commies in KC; take Dallas and the points..."
This is nuts!
Why is WAPO writing up anyone’s speculation about who the suspect might be?
I get that Laura’s statements and actions are at times newsworthy given her influence on Trump, but no one’s speculation — outside of a government official’s — should be written up this way.
Why is WAPO writing up anyone’s speculation about who the suspect might be?
I get that Laura’s statements and actions are at times newsworthy given her influence on Trump, but no one’s speculation — outside of a government official’s — should be written up this way.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 AM
NEXT UP at WAPO: Laura Loomer's Thanksgiving NFL picks! "ANTIFA and Commies in KC; take Dallas and the points..."
She's past the point where even Dancing With the Stars would take her.
Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE
Immigrant with family ties to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is detained by ICE
The former fiancé of the White House press secretary's brother remains in ICE custody two weeks after being arrested on her way to pick up their son.
www.thestar.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:36 PM
She's past the point where even Dancing With the Stars would take her.
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The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The President doesn't want you standing up and speaking out against him, so he's coming after me to intimidate all of us.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
But I won't back down — and neither should you.
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“Better than duct tape, more versatile than WD-40 — it’s the notwithstanding clause, the all-purpose tool that wipes away every provincial stain, from labour disputes to human rights.”
@steveburgess53.bsky.social advises. #canpoli #abpoli #bcpoli
@steveburgess53.bsky.social advises. #canpoli #abpoli #bcpoli
Please Advise! Can Smith and Carney Push a Pipeline Through BC? | The Tyee
On this one, says Dr. Steve, the notwithstanding clause won’t be a magic wand.
thetyee.ca
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Better than duct tape, more versatile than WD-40 — it’s the notwithstanding clause, the all-purpose tool that wipes away every provincial stain, from labour disputes to human rights.”
@steveburgess53.bsky.social advises. #canpoli #abpoli #bcpoli
@steveburgess53.bsky.social advises. #canpoli #abpoli #bcpoli
Will Danielle Smith use the notwithstanding clause to make Grande Prairie a seaport? Or get a dinner date with RFK Jr.? Dr. Steve wonders, via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
Please Advise! Can Smith and Carney Push a Pipeline Through BC? | The Tyee
On this one, says Dr. Steve, the notwithstanding clause won’t be a magic wand.
thetyee.ca
November 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Will Danielle Smith use the notwithstanding clause to make Grande Prairie a seaport? Or get a dinner date with RFK Jr.? Dr. Steve wonders, via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...
President Trump pardoned a turkey today. Kristi Noem pardoned a dog.
November 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
President Trump pardoned a turkey today. Kristi Noem pardoned a dog.