Geoff McKenzie
@geoffmckenzie.bsky.social
25 years ago, it read like nutball fiction. The movie feels like recent history.
February 10, 2026 at 6:59 PM
25 years ago, it read like nutball fiction. The movie feels like recent history.
Dick Hehr was the head of the Alberta Teachers Association when I was a kid. His son, Kent, became a Member of Parliament.
February 6, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Dick Hehr was the head of the Alberta Teachers Association when I was a kid. His son, Kent, became a Member of Parliament.
I’m just excited about the “sovereign borders” policy shift. Big if true.
February 4, 2026 at 12:55 AM
I’m just excited about the “sovereign borders” policy shift. Big if true.
Strong “indignant dad” vibes in this voiceover, and I’m here for it.
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Strong “indignant dad” vibes in this voiceover, and I’m here for it.
I have blepharitis and occasionally get these blockages (though never as big as that one). My opto (now retired) used to take care of them on the spot during a routine visit. So I agree you should call around to optometrists.
In the meantime, HEAT. Compresses as hot as you can stand.
In the meantime, HEAT. Compresses as hot as you can stand.
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I have blepharitis and occasionally get these blockages (though never as big as that one). My opto (now retired) used to take care of them on the spot during a routine visit. So I agree you should call around to optometrists.
In the meantime, HEAT. Compresses as hot as you can stand.
In the meantime, HEAT. Compresses as hot as you can stand.
Yo Oxford, it’s twunnytwunnysix.
January 2, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Yo Oxford, it’s twunnytwunnysix.
Draper is one of the greats. Read it for the prose and the reporting (as I intend to do shortly).
December 29, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Draper is one of the greats. Read it for the prose and the reporting (as I intend to do shortly).
Smash those bastards like a bowl of eggs!
December 27, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Smash those bastards like a bowl of eggs!
I was perhaps a little testy. I appreciate the friendly
discussion, everyone.
discussion, everyone.
December 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I was perhaps a little testy. I appreciate the friendly
discussion, everyone.
discussion, everyone.
Brother, amen.
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Brother, amen.
Well that’s much clearer, thanks. Most of us in these threads are outsiders (not a pro data analyst, in my case), so without knowing whatever transitional pain your discipline is facing, these broad critiques just read as “AI bad.” It’s helpful to know if you’re advocating for something.
December 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Well that’s much clearer, thanks. Most of us in these threads are outsiders (not a pro data analyst, in my case), so without knowing whatever transitional pain your discipline is facing, these broad critiques just read as “AI bad.” It’s helpful to know if you’re advocating for something.
I don’t understand this critique. I use a hammer and sometimes I hammer my thumb. My carpenter friend never hammers his thumb. I use the hammer more, I get better. Someone else less coordinated should get guidance or not use hammers or not build houses. Are hammers good?
December 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I don’t understand this critique. I use a hammer and sometimes I hammer my thumb. My carpenter friend never hammers his thumb. I use the hammer more, I get better. Someone else less coordinated should get guidance or not use hammers or not build houses. Are hammers good?
Who among us has never?
December 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Who among us has never?
Biden also wore a symbol of capitol punishment and so does the pope CHECKMATE.
December 10, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Biden also wore a symbol of capitol punishment and so does the pope CHECKMATE.
This a fun game, because I guess you start with Hegseth and RFK, but then is it Noem? Bondi? Lutnick? Does Patel count? Don’t sleep in McMahon.
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This a fun game, because I guess you start with Hegseth and RFK, but then is it Noem? Bondi? Lutnick? Does Patel count? Don’t sleep in McMahon.
…subverting established standards of vetting along the way. This is how you manufacture a pretext: take some weak evidence and inflate it to cause alarm. I think Trump believes drugs are really coming in from Venezuela—and some are! (And I am not saying that Bush and Trump are in the same league.)
November 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
…subverting established standards of vetting along the way. This is how you manufacture a pretext: take some weak evidence and inflate it to cause alarm. I think Trump believes drugs are really coming in from Venezuela—and some are! (And I am not saying that Bush and Trump are in the same league.)
“Made up” is not my thesis—and I haven’t said anything like that. The intelligence services didn’t come to the White House (or Congress) with worries about Iraq; it went the other way. The admin had an ideology and they went shopping for intel to confirm their bias and sell the war…
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
“Made up” is not my thesis—and I haven’t said anything like that. The intelligence services didn’t come to the White House (or Congress) with worries about Iraq; it went the other way. The admin had an ideology and they went shopping for intel to confirm their bias and sell the war…
…of world governments. And the fact that a lot of Democrats also fell for that canard, whether truly or just publicly for political cover, proves my point about how easy a society is to gaslight. (I agree that 9/11 intensified that proclivity to an extraordinary extent. But Trump era also extrdnry.)
November 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
…of world governments. And the fact that a lot of Democrats also fell for that canard, whether truly or just publicly for political cover, proves my point about how easy a society is to gaslight. (I agree that 9/11 intensified that proclivity to an extraordinary extent. But Trump era also extrdnry.)
…untenable or perceived as naive, or maybe he, carrying the shock of 9/11 like every other American, couldn’t gather the emotional resources to think sceptically about who was pushing that narrative and why. But it was clear to John Chrétien and the CBC and the vast majority…
November 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
…untenable or perceived as naive, or maybe he, carrying the shock of 9/11 like every other American, couldn’t gather the emotional resources to think sceptically about who was pushing that narrative and why. But it was clear to John Chrétien and the CBC and the vast majority…
…of freedom fries and Bill Maher getting cancelled for the most anodyne comments. The US public was crying for blood, and no one domestically was pushing back on the (FALSE!) WMD narrative. To do so was political suicide, so Ted Kennedy may have taken this weird position because it was politically…
November 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
…of freedom fries and Bill Maher getting cancelled for the most anodyne comments. The US public was crying for blood, and no one domestically was pushing back on the (FALSE!) WMD narrative. To do so was political suicide, so Ted Kennedy may have taken this weird position because it was politically…
You still haven’t explained why the NATO coalition, which showed up with enthusiasm for Gulf, Bosnia, Kosovo, Somalia, took a pass in Iraq 2. (No great mystery—they thought the pretext was alarmist and unlikely, and said so). Within the US, this was the era…
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
You still haven’t explained why the NATO coalition, which showed up with enthusiasm for Gulf, Bosnia, Kosovo, Somalia, took a pass in Iraq 2. (No great mystery—they thought the pretext was alarmist and unlikely, and said so). Within the US, this was the era…
…I don’t think they believed Saddam was a serious threat to the US or its allies. That was just alarmism for the sake of selling the war to the public and maybe to Congress. CF Powell’s toothache theory.
November 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
…I don’t think they believed Saddam was a serious threat to the US or its allies. That was just alarmism for the sake of selling the war to the public and maybe to Congress. CF Powell’s toothache theory.
…specious intel and the American media were insufficiently sceptical. NATO and five eyes all looked at the intelligence and said, publically, there wasn’t much there. Did Bush et al believe, by, 2003 that there was WMD in Iraq? Maybe. They were highly motivated to believe their own agit prop. But…
November 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
…specious intel and the American media were insufficiently sceptical. NATO and five eyes all looked at the intelligence and said, publically, there wasn’t much there. Did Bush et al believe, by, 2003 that there was WMD in Iraq? Maybe. They were highly motivated to believe their own agit prop. But…
No, I’m arguing that Bush (pushed by Rumsfeld, Cheney, I suppose Bolton, though I don’t recall where he enters the timeline) felt they had unfinished business in Iraq and went looking for a reason they could sell to the public. The intelligence services were too eager to sign off on…
November 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
No, I’m arguing that Bush (pushed by Rumsfeld, Cheney, I suppose Bolton, though I don’t recall where he enters the timeline) felt they had unfinished business in Iraq and went looking for a reason they could sell to the public. The intelligence services were too eager to sign off on…