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John Roscoe

@johnroscoe.bsky.social

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"It's not easy having a good time... even smiling makes my face ache." I take photographs and crack jokes; a meditative creative obsessed with dialogue. I was @JohnCRoscoe on Twitter. johnroscoe.wordpress.com

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · Feb 8

It's been a long week and you've all been very good, so I'm going to share — for the first time here on BlueSky — the ultimate Mrs. Peel #Caturday video.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...
🔥CHARIOTS OF TREATS (sound up!)🔥

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 2h

Gold? Yeah, gold is nice.
But the smart money is on canned food and dry goods.
Gnaw on a shiny ingot or heat a pot of beans over an open fire: your choice.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 3h

Some people retire and they mellow like fine wine;
others run their luck dry, lose their gig and then age like something that rolled under the fridge when the groceries were being put away.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 3h

"Who should we call to represent Conservatives in a committee on National Security?"
"Well, that calls for an experienced statesman; somebody who would never invent evidence to smear a reporter and settle an old grudge."
"How about Chris 'Lock Her Up' Alexander?"
"Or we could get him, yeah good."

Headline: "'Lock her up' chant is srtike three for Tory Hopeful Chris Alexander: Hebert" from Toronto Star, Dec. 6, 2016.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 3h

Found this shy moth in the corner on the outside of my window, so I tried firing the flash remotely, from t'other side of the glass. Click to zoom in!🔍

Dig that furry stole she's wearing — it's sweater weather, alright.
#MacroPhoto #Translucence #Insect #NaturePhotographer

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 3h

"Soybeans?"
"No market for 'em."
"Cattle?"
"Too big and expensive."
"Chickens?"
"Better, but only profitable large-scale."
"How about ostriches?"
"Ha! That's so crazy it just might work!"

Later...

"Well, that didn't work."
"Wanna try grifting gormless splay-toothed convoy enthusiasts?"
"Heck yes."

Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 1d

What do you know, the ostrich farmers owe money all over Canada for the ostrich schemes of the past. They are in arrears on $250K worth of debt and their creditors find their interim payments of ostrich oil instead of actual loonies to be insufficient
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Creditors circle as cull controversy shines light on B.C. ostrich farmers' unpaid bills | CBC News

After years of chasing debts through the courts, creditors of a high-profile ostrich farm in southeastern B.C. have filed paperwork against the Canada Food Inspection Agency in the hopes of recouping ...

www.cbc.ca

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 4h

"At least I tried to be artful about it — this is just trauma porn."
~ Leni Riefenstahl In Hell

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 4h

Sure, it profits a man nothing if he sells his soul even for the whole world, but what's the percentage on swapping your soul for a hastily-thumbed text message from who knows who?

Probably less than nothing, Jake Tapper.
That's a spiritual give-away; a celestial bargain basement fire sale.

Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 1d

Thank goodness for @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com & the small handful of others who deliver honest analysis.
If you ever needed more evidence of what a self-interested feckless enabler @jaketapper.bsky.social is, look no further than this abomination from @cnn.com.

#DementiaDon #WeekendAtBernie’s

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 5h

Found a wooly bear caterpillar in the woods the other day. The ratio of brown-to-black "fur spikes" is supposed to predict how sever winter will be, but that sounds like hokum to me. Ain't enough that they're so dang adorable?

#MacroPhoto #NaturePhotography #Bugs #Insects #WoolyBear #Caterpillar

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 5h

I hope he sees those diseased BC ostriches in his dreams beckoning, pleading with him. "Why, Pierre, why do you support them but not us?"

Oh what a tangled web, when you're ready to stand with spiral-eyed malcontents like Ryan from Ottawa, but not virus-shedding Ollie the Ostrich from Edgewood.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 6h

Honestly? I think it's because, despite his many flaws, lack of education and experience and the fact that he makes decent people's skin crawl, Pierre Poilievre is all they got left.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · May 10

Ambrose buggered off, Raitt retired, O'Toole packed up and left — heck, even Kellie Leitch had had enough.
Hard to believe, perhaps, but it seems we have arrived at the point where Pierre Poilievre is *the best the party has to offer.*

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 6h

I miss the old Chris Alexander, the pre-smearing innocent journalists with neither reason nor consequence Chris Alexander, back when he was merely a font of inanely cruel xenophobia and Skeletorian dinkishness.

This new guy is the pits.

A comparison of Chris Alexander and Skeletor. Mr. Alexander's comment was "Simply arriving on our shores and claiming hardships isn't good enough. This isn't a self-selection bonanza, or a social program buffet" (2014).

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 6h

Dunno. Seems a bit odd, retired Mr. Alexander being invited to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, given that the leader of the party to which he belongs is incapable of passing a security audit.

I always figured he was more of a Frank Burns than a Colonel Flag.

Chris Alexander and Larry Linville as Frank Burns of M*A*S*H fame.

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 8h

You'd think Chris Alexander would want to get out ahead of this and explain how he was duped or why he felt compelled to do some duping. Muttering "nationalsecurity" up your sleeve and sideling away is not the sort of thing one might expect from a man concerned with defending his own reputation.

Despite repeated requests for comment, Alexander has refused to speak to The Walrus on the record, citing unspecified national security concerns. He has not made any statements outside parliamentary protection on the subject of his accusations against Pugliese, and no new evidence has been offered. “I think there is now reason to seriously entertain the notion that they are forgeries,” says Rudling, who has corresponded with Bianchin about his investigation of the documents. “The burden of proof is now squarely on Alexander.”

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 9h

So you wanna be rejuvenated, huh?

Out: red light mask

In: carousel mask

I can hardly wait for you to meet the new you.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 22h

Get some helicopters to dump buckets of boron on the BC Conservative party before they go supernova, is my advice.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

"Friends my folks, we got to get rid o'dat indoor smokin' ban."
"What? Why would-"
"Restaurants is loosin' bidness, the bars-"
"Waitaminute, did you take up smoking?"
"..."
"Mr. Ford? Do you smoke cigga-"
"Cigars."
"[sigh] You can't change the laws because you personally-"
"My kids got 'em in Cuba!"

trick van treat @derek.bike · 2d

the folks who are making a big deal about banning speed cameras sure have been caught by speed cameras a lot

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

Especially after news got out that *his own ministers* are Tokyo drifting fast & furious on Ontario roads?

Pay attention, opposition parties: the very next speed-related accident belongs, gift-wrapped, to Doug Ford.

Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca

Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.

globalnews.ca

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

"Sir, are you *sure* his voice sounds like-"

"Like I said: it's as though fingernails on a blackboard married a ham and pea soup fart muffled through the seat of an old man's trousers, yes. And I should know!"

The elderly father from those Norwich Union ads that ran in the 90s.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

"What's so *wrong* with violins on television?"
"Uh, Ms. Litella, that's not-"
"I happen to *like* violins! They make *lovely* music."
"Ma'am, it's not 'violins,' but rather 'violence' on tv."
"It is?"
"Yes. People object to *violence* on television."

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

It was appended to this:
bsky.app/profile/cult...

Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 1d

“The rent-to-income ratio exploded on François Legault’s watch. After years of failing to focus on what matters most to Quebecers, Legault is Canada’s most unpopular premier, with approvals below 20% in housing affordability and healthcare.”

Quebec needs to finally put petty language politics aside for the good of the province

François Legault and the government of Quebec need to finally put petty language politics aside for the good of the province.

cultmtl.com

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

Even the Toronto Star has indulged in all manner of apple-polishing and, when that doesn't quite work, febrile hope-casting to swing a few votes his way.

Voters are ultimately responsible for informing themselves, but the press out here seems to enjoy Mr. Ford's avuncular Everyman persona.

From just before the 2022 election, Toronto Star opinion columnist headlined, "Watching Doug Ford up close on the campaign trail, I saw a changed man in changed times."

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

How many cop-delivered stunt driving speeding tickets can you get before they yank your license?

Speed Cameras saved that guy from having to ride the bus to work this winter. Please look out for those school patrols, whoever you are!

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 2d

When you get a camera-generated ticket, it's for the registered vehicle owner. When you hand your license to a cop, the ticket applies to the driver — demerits and assorted legal ramifications may apply.

Were it not for speed cams, these leadfoot bozos might have had their licenses suspended.

John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

"Have youse tried rippin' out speed cameras and bike lanes, dumpin' booze and eating bees? Worked for me."
~ Doug Ford, Probably

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

Seasonal fashion accessory popular for sophisticated Moscovite: full body roofing harness. Tether to plumbing or other rigid anchor point, and savvy cosmopolitan politico is safe from accidental "Fall" faux pas. Get yours today, comrades!
(Maynotpreventassassinationwithnervegasorpoloniumtea)

A man demonstrating a tethered roofing harness.

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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 1d

"But isn't that anti-vax stuff strictly RFKjr & Trump's schtick now?"

Apparently, there's enough to go around.

A tweet from Poilievrw from July 2025 complaining that the Crown's suggested sentence is too severe.