Richard Reeleder
@nbdatapoints.bsky.social
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Retired agricultural scientist. Plant pathologist, so have killed many plants; maybe saved a few. Frequent sprayer of glyphosate. New Brunswick 🇨🇦 nbdatapoints.ca Also on Mastodon: @[email protected]
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jeetheer.bsky.social
This is probably the best time to be in organized crime since before the repeal of prohibition in 1933. I mean if you wanted to commit high level non-immigrant related crime, now is the time to go hog wild.
nbdatapoints.bsky.social
But 30 yrs later, waking up is a relief.
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brendannyhan.bsky.social
Wray meekly resigned when Trump took office, paving the way for a grifter as head of the FBI, and is still being targeted by the administration. Leopards, faces, etc.
qjurecic.bsky.social
incredibly, bleakly funny that trump is going after christopher wray, who spent his entire tenure at the fbi with his head down desperately trying to avoid trump's attention and did nothing to protect the bureau from trump's attacks www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Other prosecutors are investigating former CIA director John Brennan, another prominent Trump critic, and former FBI director Christopher Wray, who was originally appointed by Trump but enraged conservatives who came to believe he had wielded the bureau’s powers against them. Former officials have received subpoenas in recent days in the Wray inquiry, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
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edtubb.bsky.social
I'm watching on a janky stream (because that's all I have) and, I tell ya, every time I get a glimpse of U.S. TV ads, the impression I get is worse.

We've had an ICE recruiting ad.

There was one for survival kits. (Get two months free!)

A drug ad for a methadone alternative.

And on and on.
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ryansnoddon.bsky.social
Another Then vs Now showcasing the drought conditions in Nova Scotia.
These are October 2025 vs October 2024 pictures of Broad River, which flows into the ocean at Summerville Provincial Beach, Queens County.
Thank you Pat McLeod for sharing.
#nswx #nbwx #halisky
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mikethemadbiol.bsky.social
Didn't think that, in 2025 Year of Our Gritty, "opposition to Nazi Germany was bad, actually" would literally have a seat at the White House.
crimethinc.com
Jack Posobiec explicitly says that "Antifa" dates back to the Weimar Republic, explicitly acknowledging that this administration is opposed to those who resisted the arrival of Adolf Hitler in Power.
A screenshot of C-Span showing Jack Posobiec speaking during a panel on "Antifa."
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jimbostanford.bsky.social
As the Nov.4 federal budget approaches, too much attention has been directed at "how big will the deficit be". This is predictable but disappointing, given Trump's attacks. I told the Senate's Finance Cmtte yesterday this deficit-obsession is misplaced: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/10/08/t... /2
This Is Not An Ordinary Federal Budget - Centre for Future Work
As the federal government prepares to table its next budget on November 4, most of the public debate has centred on how big the deficit will be – as if that is the only metric of significance to Canad...
centreforfuturework.ca
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oliver-moore.bsky.social
Fun fact: the $1.7M in increased revenue generated by putting Bixi stands on Toronto island cancelled out a $1.7M loss in on-street parking revenues due to heavy snow in February
secure.toronto.ca/council/agen...
Agenda Item History 2025.PA16.1
Agenda Item History 2025.PA16.1
secure.toronto.ca
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brucearthur.bsky.social
Go ahead and pick on The Hub, it's earning it
aradwanski.bsky.social
I hate to keep picking on The Hub, but there is such a bizarre, mythologized version of Alberta’s oil history as purely free-market triumph at play here - omitting everything from AOSTRA to to TMX, with lots in between (and even before). thehub.ca/2025/10/07/r...
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer: Alberta may gain a pipeline—but what would it lose?
Once you let Ottawa in the door, it’s almost impossible to give it the boot
thehub.ca
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davidheniguk.bsky.social
Another lobbying triumph to protect incumbents. Politics across Europe, talking about small companies and competition, acting to support existing large players.
politico.eu
The European Parliament voted today to ban plant-based and lab-grown products from having meat-related names such as “burger,” “sausage” or “steak” on their labels.
EU lawmakers back ‘veggie burger’ ban
The European Parliament slips prohibition of plant-based “burgers” into wider farm reform, sparking NGO outrage and political splits.
www.politico.eu
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brianbeutler.bsky.social
Watching so many people in high places go through the motions of polling and median-voter whispering can make you feel like you're in Bodysnatchers. It's worth a reminder that the typical experience of tyranny is...basically normal life. Which means we have to will ourselves to fight harder.
The Median Experience Of Tyranny
If the politics of tyranny were self-discrediting, we wouldn't need mantras like "never again."
www.offmessage.net
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ryanmarino.bsky.social
They should have him profile RFK Jr. next
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thetyee.ca
Today, Reid Hamer-Jackson could rightly be called B.C.‘s most notorious local politician, whose string of scandals has helped inspire the province to consider rewriting the rule book for mayors and councillors.

@tyolsen.bsky.social and Kristen Holliday report. #bcpoli
Mayor of Chaos: How Kamloops Politics Became Infamous | The Tyee
Car dealer Reid Hamer-Jackson won office with charisma and ideas. Then the wheels came off.
thetyee.ca