David
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Books and music. Some politics, religion and sex if humorous enough.
Source: AP News
search.app/ZV5ry The irony is all these Euro-dudes posting their objections on X
search.app/ZV5ry The irony is all these Euro-dudes posting their objections on X
EU warns of possible action after the US bars 5 Europeans accused of censorship
France, Germany, the European Union and the United Kingdom are hitting out at a U.S. decision to impose travel bans on five Europeans the Trump administration accuses of pressuring tech firms to censo...
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December 25, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Source: AP News
search.app/ZV5ry The irony is all these Euro-dudes posting their objections on X
search.app/ZV5ry The irony is all these Euro-dudes posting their objections on X
We should learn to appreciate the frail gift of sanity
December 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We should learn to appreciate the frail gift of sanity
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Source: The Guardian
search.app/GRdgx Review utterly misses point. Movie made decades after fact but based on book written BEFORE events by Graham Green. Book is breathtakingly prophetic. Movie is merely homage to the prophecy.
search.app/GRdgx Review utterly misses point. Movie made decades after fact but based on book written BEFORE events by Graham Green. Book is breathtakingly prophetic. Movie is merely homage to the prophecy.
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. But its lessons live on in The Quiet American
Phillip Noyce’s political drama is a searing critique of American interventionism that feels all too pertinent today
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December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Source: The Guardian
search.app/GRdgx Review utterly misses point. Movie made decades after fact but based on book written BEFORE events by Graham Green. Book is breathtakingly prophetic. Movie is merely homage to the prophecy.
search.app/GRdgx Review utterly misses point. Movie made decades after fact but based on book written BEFORE events by Graham Green. Book is breathtakingly prophetic. Movie is merely homage to the prophecy.
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Let's make the world more like this:
If you love, love everyone.
If you stand against hate, stand against all hate.
If you reject violence, reject all violence.
Open your heart and fill it with kindness and empathy for other people's suffering year-round.
I stand against antisemitism. Do you?
If you love, love everyone.
If you stand against hate, stand against all hate.
If you reject violence, reject all violence.
Open your heart and fill it with kindness and empathy for other people's suffering year-round.
I stand against antisemitism. Do you?
December 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Let's make the world more like this:
If you love, love everyone.
If you stand against hate, stand against all hate.
If you reject violence, reject all violence.
Open your heart and fill it with kindness and empathy for other people's suffering year-round.
I stand against antisemitism. Do you?
If you love, love everyone.
If you stand against hate, stand against all hate.
If you reject violence, reject all violence.
Open your heart and fill it with kindness and empathy for other people's suffering year-round.
I stand against antisemitism. Do you?
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Source: Politico
search.app/hrbir I beg to differ. You did vote for it, you just didn't think it would happen to you. No wonder so much US support for the ostriches?
search.app/hrbir I beg to differ. You did vote for it, you just didn't think it would happen to you. No wonder so much US support for the ostriches?
‘I Didn’t Vote for This’: A Revolt Against DOGE Cuts, Deep in Trump Country
Trump administration policies slashing staffing and funding for public lands are waking a sleeping political giant in Montana. Will either party notice?
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December 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Source: Politico
search.app/hrbir I beg to differ. You did vote for it, you just didn't think it would happen to you. No wonder so much US support for the ostriches?
search.app/hrbir I beg to differ. You did vote for it, you just didn't think it would happen to you. No wonder so much US support for the ostriches?
Source: The Globe and Mail
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American-owned consortium assumes control of Canada’s premier nuclear research facility
Nuclear Laboratory Partners of Canada Inc. will also be responsible for cleaning up the federal government’s inventory of radioactive waste
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December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Source: The Globe and Mail
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Source: The Globe and Mail
search.app/Bypw5 This actually happened about 10-15 years ago. Where were you then?
search.app/Bypw5 This actually happened about 10-15 years ago. Where were you then?
American-owned consortium assumes control of Canada’s premier nuclear research facility
Nuclear Laboratory Partners of Canada Inc. will also be responsible for cleaning up the federal government’s inventory of radioactive waste
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December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Source: The Globe and Mail
search.app/Bypw5 This actually happened about 10-15 years ago. Where were you then?
search.app/Bypw5 This actually happened about 10-15 years ago. Where were you then?
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Breaking! Conservative Party dismisses Poilievre, choose Carney as replacement
November 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Breaking! Conservative Party dismisses Poilievre, choose Carney as replacement
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Sure, but who else would be desperate enough to move there?
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025.... Sure, but who else would be desperate enough to move there?
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More of these stories please.
A feel-good story with a happy ending.
Also, incredibly Canadian. ☺️🍁👏
www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/b...
Also, incredibly Canadian. ☺️🍁👏
www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/b...
B.C. couple mistakenly becomes grill company's help line and ends up honoured for it
Most people would ignore unknown calls. But a Summerland couple answered every one — offering help, advice, and even friendship along the way.
www.vancouverisawesome.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
More of these stories please.
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When the whole negotiation fits in one panel…
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
When the whole negotiation fits in one panel…
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
#Oligarchy #Trump #Putin #Ukraine #Peace #War #WhiteHouse
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Happy Transgender Day of Remembrance Danielle Smith and the entire Alberta government - you assholes
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Happy Transgender Day of Remembrance Danielle Smith and the entire Alberta government - you assholes
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This is a welcoming account.
October 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
This is a welcoming account.
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Well THERE’S a little known factoid I never knew! 😂
And here’s another Texas Armadillo song for ya!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=YMY3...
And here’s another Texas Armadillo song for ya!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=YMY3...
The Armadillo Jackal
YouTube video by Robert Earl Keen - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Well THERE’S a little known factoid I never knew! 😂
And here’s another Texas Armadillo song for ya!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=YMY3...
And here’s another Texas Armadillo song for ya!
music.youtube.com/watch?v=YMY3...
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Doughnuts to dog shit
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Doughnuts to dog shit
Source: CTV News
search.app/1cZab but did he keep the receipt?
search.app/1cZab but did he keep the receipt?
Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas.
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November 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Source: CTV News
search.app/1cZab but did he keep the receipt?
search.app/1cZab but did he keep the receipt?
Meeting your Waterloo doesn't have to be bad, it just depends on whether you're Napoleon or Wellington. Best of course is to be Blucher and win just by showing up.
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Meeting your Waterloo doesn't have to be bad, it just depends on whether you're Napoleon or Wellington. Best of course is to be Blucher and win just by showing up.
Source: Ottawa Citizen
search.app/HPPj4 I'm horrified how this ultimately is going increase our property taxes once the developers default.
search.app/HPPj4 I'm horrified how this ultimately is going increase our property taxes once the developers default.
I'm horrified Ottawa may destroy an important piece of public art at Lansdowne | Letters to the Editor
Saturday, Nov. 8: Citizen readers talk back about the federal Budget, Lansdowne 2.0, the loss of speed cameras and pride for Bluejays
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November 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Source: Ottawa Citizen
search.app/HPPj4 I'm horrified how this ultimately is going increase our property taxes once the developers default.
search.app/HPPj4 I'm horrified how this ultimately is going increase our property taxes once the developers default.
Interesting connections between Pullman and Proust: Alethiomers and madeleines
November 11, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Interesting connections between Pullman and Proust: Alethiomers and madeleines
