@oldgoat5.bsky.social
Retired Community Mental Health Worker. Old time lefty. Sleeper 'til noon. Grandpa, and a virtual one man Algonquin Round Table.
I think it's worth remembering that the first 4 of 159 Canadian deaths in Afghanistan were from friendly fire when 2 F16 pilots mistakenly bombed a Canadian position.
January 23, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I think it's worth remembering that the first 4 of 159 Canadian deaths in Afghanistan were from friendly fire when 2 F16 pilots mistakenly bombed a Canadian position.
Well that's certainly been my experience.
January 15, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Well that's certainly been my experience.
My ancestry is Dutch and Irish. I'm whiter than Pat Boone's butt cheek on a slice of wonder bread. I'm very sorry and I'll never do it again.
December 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My ancestry is Dutch and Irish. I'm whiter than Pat Boone's butt cheek on a slice of wonder bread. I'm very sorry and I'll never do it again.
Anyone remember the good old days of getting heated debating Dwight Eisenhour vs Adlai Stevenson?
November 27, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Anyone remember the good old days of getting heated debating Dwight Eisenhour vs Adlai Stevenson?
I wonder if ICE will provide counsellng for the agent for PTSD
November 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I wonder if ICE will provide counsellng for the agent for PTSD
This shadowy figure is at least as artistically impactful as what was erased. Pretty spooky.
September 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
This shadowy figure is at least as artistically impactful as what was erased. Pretty spooky.
A child who thinks?! How to terrify the current oligarchy.
September 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
A child who thinks?! How to terrify the current oligarchy.
Kinda looks like Emil Bove
August 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Kinda looks like Emil Bove
Can we throw in a plague of locusts? I've always just appreciated the classics.
July 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Can we throw in a plague of locusts? I've always just appreciated the classics.
The current deciding committee of five is currently chaired by the head of the Norwegian branch of PEN. I don't think Trump has much of an ally here.
July 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The current deciding committee of five is currently chaired by the head of the Norwegian branch of PEN. I don't think Trump has much of an ally here.
Spitting Images pretty much captured his essence.
July 8, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Spitting Images pretty much captured his essence.
I guess to the Republican Christian Nationalist crowd, it probably does serve pornographic ends, because that sort of content is exactly what turns their little cranks.
July 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I guess to the Republican Christian Nationalist crowd, it probably does serve pornographic ends, because that sort of content is exactly what turns their little cranks.
Trump may do well to re-read his copy of Leviathin, as well as reviewing lessons from his no doubt familiar copy of Rousseau's "On the Social Contract". Perhaps it's been too long since he pulled these tomes from his bookshelf.
June 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trump may do well to re-read his copy of Leviathin, as well as reviewing lessons from his no doubt familiar copy of Rousseau's "On the Social Contract". Perhaps it's been too long since he pulled these tomes from his bookshelf.
A timeless classic.
June 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
A timeless classic.
Funny, the Holy Ghost is never there for the heavy lifting, but if you want some virgin knocked up he's all over it.
June 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Funny, the Holy Ghost is never there for the heavy lifting, but if you want some virgin knocked up he's all over it.
I just love this stuff. Even as a humanities major with a fondness for medieval history, I sort of understand it around the edges; at least enough to be grateful that many can actually master such cosmic magic.
June 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I just love this stuff. Even as a humanities major with a fondness for medieval history, I sort of understand it around the edges; at least enough to be grateful that many can actually master such cosmic magic.
Is "rectocentric" a word??
June 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Is "rectocentric" a word??