Taiterstan
@taiterstan.bsky.social
Proud father of Sarah and Jenna. Longtime broadcast journalist. Retired. Lives on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Long-suffering fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Oh, and on #Putin's invasion of #Ukraine, Lindsay? Or #Netanyahu's genocide in #Palestine? Or #China's claim on #Taiwan? The Same? To make their respective countries '"safer"? I guess. #TrumpCrimeFamily
Graham: This is not interventionism. This is making America safer. We're going to be more prosperous because of the business deals.
Trump: The oil companies are going to go in… and we’re taking back what they stole. They took our oil
Trump: The oil companies are going to go in… and we’re taking back what they stole. They took our oil
January 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Oh, and on #Putin's invasion of #Ukraine, Lindsay? Or #Netanyahu's genocide in #Palestine? Or #China's claim on #Taiwan? The Same? To make their respective countries '"safer"? I guess. #TrumpCrimeFamily
Excellent point from Bruce Anderson's Substack on the current leader of the Conservative Party. "Too many people don’t like Pierre Poilievre; they find his temperament off-putting. He lacks humility in a country that wears humility as a point of national pride."
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If Trump is the question, can Poilievre really be the best Conservative answer?
Canada's next election will turn on how much people want to escape the chaos and division Trump brings to their lives. Conservatives have a horse bred for a different race.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Excellent point from Bruce Anderson's Substack on the current leader of the Conservative Party. "Too many people don’t like Pierre Poilievre; they find his temperament off-putting. He lacks humility in a country that wears humility as a point of national pride."
bruce728.substack.com/p/if-trump-i...
bruce728.substack.com/p/if-trump-i...
Think about all the 'bad leaders' this self-righteous, rogue regime operating out of a tacky motel in Florida could have swooped in & kidnapped: Kim Jong Un, Iran's Ayatollah, Putin, Netanyahu, MBS, dictators in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE & Bahrain. It's an impressive list of psychotic thugs.
January 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Think about all the 'bad leaders' this self-righteous, rogue regime operating out of a tacky motel in Florida could have swooped in & kidnapped: Kim Jong Un, Iran's Ayatollah, Putin, Netanyahu, MBS, dictators in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE & Bahrain. It's an impressive list of psychotic thugs.
The rogue #Trump regime has kidnapped the President of a country that has not killed a single Palestinian, nor one Ukrainian, but whose country sits on massive reserves of oil. This, as actual ICC-wanted war criminals, #Putin & #Netanyahu continue to wreak deadly havoc in #Ukraine and #Palestine.
January 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
The rogue #Trump regime has kidnapped the President of a country that has not killed a single Palestinian, nor one Ukrainian, but whose country sits on massive reserves of oil. This, as actual ICC-wanted war criminals, #Putin & #Netanyahu continue to wreak deadly havoc in #Ukraine and #Palestine.
Two men wanted by the International Criminal Court (the #ICC) are still leading their respective regimes in brutal land grabs - but neither #Putin nor #Netanyahu appear to be on the MAGA list of war criminals.
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Two men wanted by the International Criminal Court (the #ICC) are still leading their respective regimes in brutal land grabs - but neither #Putin nor #Netanyahu appear to be on the MAGA list of war criminals.
No country has waged more wars since the end of the Second World War than the #UnitedStates. Not even close. Not China. Nor Iran. Or North Korea. The only country close to the US warmongering... is #Israel. Two countries, similar mindset.
January 4, 2026 at 4:23 AM
No country has waged more wars since the end of the Second World War than the #UnitedStates. Not even close. Not China. Nor Iran. Or North Korea. The only country close to the US warmongering... is #Israel. Two countries, similar mindset.
Can't help but notice that the #Bruins use Fraser #Minten and Alex #Steeves on their powerplay. I can't imagine Craig #Berube ever doing that when those two young guys were #Leafs. Oh, and Steeves set up Minten for a beauty in Vancouver tonight. #LeafsTalk #LeafsNation
January 4, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Can't help but notice that the #Bruins use Fraser #Minten and Alex #Steeves on their powerplay. I can't imagine Craig #Berube ever doing that when those two young guys were #Leafs. Oh, and Steeves set up Minten for a beauty in Vancouver tonight. #LeafsTalk #LeafsNation
Hey #Leafs fans, the highest-paid 'defender' (and I use that word lightly) was a minus 4 tonight... on for ALL of the #Islanders goals. Not good, MO. Not good.
January 4, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Hey #Leafs fans, the highest-paid 'defender' (and I use that word lightly) was a minus 4 tonight... on for ALL of the #Islanders goals. Not good, MO. Not good.
Attention corporate media - #Venezuelan President Nicolas #Maduro was not 'captured', he was kidnapped and is being held illegally under international and US laws.
January 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Attention corporate media - #Venezuelan President Nicolas #Maduro was not 'captured', he was kidnapped and is being held illegally under international and US laws.
The two third-period goals by the #Islanders came against #Rielly, perhaps the most overrated defender in #Leafs history. OT.
January 4, 2026 at 2:42 AM
The two third-period goals by the #Islanders came against #Rielly, perhaps the most overrated defender in #Leafs history. OT.
The vice-president in the government of kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas #Maduro is defiant. She vows that #Venezuela “will not be anyone’s colony. What is being done to Venezuela is an atrocity that violates international law.” She is demanding Maduro's release.
January 4, 2026 at 2:21 AM
The vice-president in the government of kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas #Maduro is defiant. She vows that #Venezuela “will not be anyone’s colony. What is being done to Venezuela is an atrocity that violates international law.” She is demanding Maduro's release.
The #Leafs seem to be falling into their old habits, content to sit back and protect a one-goal lead against the #Islanders.
January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The #Leafs seem to be falling into their old habits, content to sit back and protect a one-goal lead against the #Islanders.
On a third-period #Leafs rush, Max #Domi tried a pass to Auston #Matthews, who was completely tied up, while ignoring an open Bobby #McMann. It ended in the #Islanders coming back and almost scoring. Domi might be Matthews' buddy, but geezuz.
January 4, 2026 at 2:10 AM
On a third-period #Leafs rush, Max #Domi tried a pass to Auston #Matthews, who was completely tied up, while ignoring an open Bobby #McMann. It ended in the #Islanders coming back and almost scoring. Domi might be Matthews' buddy, but geezuz.
Trump's latest illegal, immoral and brazen use of the US military has moved #Netanyahu, #Putin and #MBS closer to a Nobel Peace prize.
January 4, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Trump's latest illegal, immoral and brazen use of the US military has moved #Netanyahu, #Putin and #MBS closer to a Nobel Peace prize.
If he sticks around, he should break 500 next season.
January 4, 2026 at 1:51 AM
If he sticks around, he should break 500 next season.
No. They are pissed. Maduro's Vice President, the Opposition party. They are all livid, as they should be. It's outrageous.
have the Venezuelan people thrown flowers and hailed us as liberators yet? just asking
January 4, 2026 at 1:37 AM
No. They are pissed. Maduro's Vice President, the Opposition party. They are all livid, as they should be. It's outrageous.
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It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 PM
It’s hard to believe a president would time an illegal military attack to distract the public’s attention, but today is the statutory deadline for DOJ to release its report on the Epstein file production. Maybe it is just a coincidence.
Nice to see Auston #Matthews' franchise tying 420th goal was a beauty. 1-1 #Leafs and #Islanders halfway through regulation.
January 4, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Nice to see Auston #Matthews' franchise tying 420th goal was a beauty. 1-1 #Leafs and #Islanders halfway through regulation.
The #Leafs have spent too much of this first period on Long Island, skating and shooting ineffectively. No score against the #Islanders after 20 minutes.
January 4, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The #Leafs have spent too much of this first period on Long Island, skating and shooting ineffectively. No score against the #Islanders after 20 minutes.
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In a healthy democracy, there would bipartisan Articles of Impeachment on the floor of the House by tonight
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
January 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
In a healthy democracy, there would bipartisan Articles of Impeachment on the floor of the House by tonight
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
But we are neither a healthy democracy nor, I would argue—given the end of our separation of powers and our rule of law—a democracy at all anymore
Rational people don't disagree, but tell us again why the #USA is the (self-proclaimed) greatest country on earth and the (self-proclaimed) greatest democracy with its unprecedented 'checks and balances'. @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social #TrumpCrimeFamily
“We’ll be selling oil in large amounts to other countries,” Trump tells a reporter after kidnapping Maduro, announcing “we” will run Venezuela.
This lawless thug and his criminal henchman have abandoned the international order.
Yes, there is no bottom.
This lawless thug and his criminal henchman have abandoned the international order.
Yes, there is no bottom.
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Rational people don't disagree, but tell us again why the #USA is the (self-proclaimed) greatest country on earth and the (self-proclaimed) greatest democracy with its unprecedented 'checks and balances'. @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social #TrumpCrimeFamily