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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 2h

Kadri you magnificent bastard. #flames

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11h

genuinely think they are feeding him AI videos

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 11h

It's like the The Army–McCarthy trials, but run by the characters from Idiocracy.

Bobby Silverman @robertsilverman.bsky.social · 12h

Bondi claiming they arrested [checks notes] "the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa" has me in stitches

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12h

Bondi: "Bondi: "Just like we did with cartels, we are going to take the same approach, President Trump, with antifa -- destroy the entire organization from top to bottom. We are going to take them apart."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 17h

Man Prime Days is such an absolute scam.

My wife and I marvel at how much we don't miss having Amazon in our lives since dropping it a year and a half ago.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

Touched a nerve there I guess.

Fair point on the extension part. My point about the last year of McDavid’s contract turning into a gong show if they haven’t won the cup or come close before that final year still stands. The Oilers are going to have to get it done asap.

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

If people want to be realistic, the #oilers probably only have this year to win the cup.

Imagine if they get swept in the first round this year, what the narrative will be leading into the summer and throughout McDavid's "final year" as an Oiler. That pressure will be more than any team to handle.

Cervantes Xavier 🇨🇦 @cervantesx.bsky.social · 1d

#Oilers Captain Connor McDavid thought carefully about his words on whether his 2 year hometown discount extension sets a window for the organization:

"... If it lends urgency, that's a good by-product, I guess"

#LetsGoOilers

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

Flacco is one ring away from having the full AFC North infinity gauntlet.

TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 1d

Veteran QB Joe Flacco has been traded to the Cincinnati Bengals! 🐯 Per Ian Rapoport.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

MAY I EXPLAIN?

DEAR ANN LANDERS: It is obvious from reading your column that large numbers of husbands and boyfriends are going bisexual or totally gay. I'll bet few women have figured out why this is happening to them. May I explain?

--North County Times, 15 Aug 1982

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Slipknot Travels To India To Begin Psychedelic, Free-Love Phase Of Career https://theonion.com/slipknot-travels-to-india-to-begin-psychedelic-free-love-phase-of-career/

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 1d

It’s wild that parents of public schools in Alberta aren’t losing their mind over this stat.

“He was referring to per-student funding. A private school now gets 70 per cent of the public school per-student grant.”

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Braid: Lavish private-school funding infuriates teachers, spooks government

Spanking spat last week was caused by student Evan Li hitting a sore spot on eve of teacher strike — lush funding for private schools.

calgaryherald.com

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

"Solar ... is now so cheap that large markets for solar can emerge in a country in the space of a single year."

Another historic milestone for the energy transition, which is doing things seemingly daily that I was told quite often until quite recently were impossible www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - BBC News

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

"ONE is the loneliest number that you'll ever do
Two can be as bad as one, it's the loneliest number since the number one."

Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 2d

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British Columbia Provincial Polling:

NDP: 42% (-3)
CON: 41% (-3)
GRN: 10% (+2)
ONE: 4% (New)
Others: 3%

Cardinal Research / October 6, 2025 / n=1088 / MOE 3% / IVR

(% Change With 2024 Election)

Check out @338canada.bsky.social here: 338canada.com

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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 6d

Having fun with Letterboxd Lists

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 2d

Only Flames legends wear 19. This kid is going to be great.

#flames

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Statement from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.
We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion. It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops.
I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation.
The brave men and women who serve in our national guards must not be used as political props. This is a moment where every American must speak up and help stop this madness.

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 3d

The Earthquakes “retro” kit is pretty blah. They always look better in black and blue. #vwfc

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 3d

Each Whitecaps pass is like two-three inches off, it’s like they’re still hungover from Wednesday. #vwfc

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Gemma Karstens-Smith @gks.bsky.social · 5d

I sat down with Ryan Gauld today to talk about his injury, his return and what the addition of Thomas Muller means for his spot in the Whitecaps lineup.

#vwfc #mls

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/vanco...

Vancouver Whitecaps success made healing from injury easier for captain Ryan Gauld

VANCOUVER - Ryan Gauld knew right away that something was wrong.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @lukaszukab.bsky.social · 5d

Today, #ForeverCanadian brought 230,000 petition signatures to Edmonton. Our volunteers will continue collecting signatures until October 28. We need your signature to reach our 300,000 requirement to keep Alberta in Canada.

#ableg #Yeg #Yyc #CdnPoli

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 6d

That fact that Google's AI answers love to use Reddit responses as verified answers always blows my mind.

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Open Measures @openmeasures.bsky.social · 6d

American Eagle was dragged into an online outrage cycle after conservative media figures claimed that liberals were offended by the clothing company's ads featuring Sydney Sweeney and a denim-themed pun about her "great jeans."

We checked the data. That wasn't true.

openmeasures.io/american-eag...

Outrage Over American Eagle’s ‘Great Jeans’ Ad Was a Conservative Media Creation - Open Measures

Open Measures builds accessible and transparent products to contextualize the spread of harmful online information that impacts public discourse and global events.

openmeasures.io

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 7d

This game might done more to bring them to the forefront of Vancouver soccer fans than any bit of marketing they've done. I know I'm more interested in following them after today's game than I ever was. #VFC

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TrueNorthFoot 🇨🇦⚽️ @truenorthfoot.ca · 7d

THE ‘CAPS HAVE QUALIFIED TO THE CONCACAF CHAMPIONS CUP! 🏆

With their Canadian Championship title, the Vancouver Whitecaps secured their ticket to next year’s #ChampionsCup. #VWFC #CanChamp

📸 Ali Arabpour

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Connor Turner @ctoverdrive.bsky.social · 7d

Let’s bringing it back to the #Concafchampionscup #vwfc

a group of people wearing blue and white jerseys with the word ben on them

ALT: a group of people wearing blue and white jerseys with the word ben on them

media.tenor.com

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