Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦
@optimisticskeptic.bsky.social
Life-long photographer. Living on Vancouver Island BC
Appreciative of journalists who know what W5 means.
I believe in the social safety net even if it costs me more in taxes.
I try not to be rude when I disagree.
Appreciative of journalists who know what W5 means.
I believe in the social safety net even if it costs me more in taxes.
I try not to be rude when I disagree.
Adequate language skills can be learned in a shorter time than most elected terms.
If a politician is incapable of planning 2 years ahead do they really deserve your vote?
Someone genuinely interested in learning would not have a problem.
If a politician is incapable of planning 2 years ahead do they really deserve your vote?
Someone genuinely interested in learning would not have a problem.
November 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Adequate language skills can be learned in a shorter time than most elected terms.
If a politician is incapable of planning 2 years ahead do they really deserve your vote?
Someone genuinely interested in learning would not have a problem.
If a politician is incapable of planning 2 years ahead do they really deserve your vote?
Someone genuinely interested in learning would not have a problem.
Unless governments worldwide agree to set a reasonable cap on corporate, CEO and shareholder profits, money will never flow to society and/or workers.
Companies are locked into a shareholder return war to keep investments up. They would stay and invest if rules were the same everywhere.
#cdnpoli
Companies are locked into a shareholder return war to keep investments up. They would stay and invest if rules were the same everywhere.
#cdnpoli
November 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Unless governments worldwide agree to set a reasonable cap on corporate, CEO and shareholder profits, money will never flow to society and/or workers.
Companies are locked into a shareholder return war to keep investments up. They would stay and invest if rules were the same everywhere.
#cdnpoli
Companies are locked into a shareholder return war to keep investments up. They would stay and invest if rules were the same everywhere.
#cdnpoli
All over the world, politicians refer to their opponents as "foes" and then wonder why so many people turn violent.
Opponents are not enemies. They are just people with different ideas or someone hoping to be picked for the job being sought.
Job competitions should not lead to violence.
Opponents are not enemies. They are just people with different ideas or someone hoping to be picked for the job being sought.
Job competitions should not lead to violence.
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
All over the world, politicians refer to their opponents as "foes" and then wonder why so many people turn violent.
Opponents are not enemies. They are just people with different ideas or someone hoping to be picked for the job being sought.
Job competitions should not lead to violence.
Opponents are not enemies. They are just people with different ideas or someone hoping to be picked for the job being sought.
Job competitions should not lead to violence.
I have sympathy for the homeless. Society must develop more effective solutions. Not the least of which is to build more affordable homes in a hurry!
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I have sympathy for the homeless. Society must develop more effective solutions. Not the least of which is to build more affordable homes in a hurry!
Even this app, Bluesky, will soon have an all-Canadian sibling in Gander Social.
gandersocial.ca
gandersocial.ca
Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built in Canada
Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.
gandersocial.ca
November 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Even this app, Bluesky, will soon have an all-Canadian sibling in Gander Social.
gandersocial.ca
gandersocial.ca
Booze and travel are two easy product classes to show home grown support. So are many local arts and crafts. Packaged products origins are identified. If there is a choice between US and anybody else, that is also an easy choice. Apps like Maple Scan and Shop Canadian can be very helpful.
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Booze and travel are two easy product classes to show home grown support. So are many local arts and crafts. Packaged products origins are identified. If there is a choice between US and anybody else, that is also an easy choice. Apps like Maple Scan and Shop Canadian can be very helpful.
Supporting local farmer's markets, local art and jewelry, even local restaurants rather than franchised fast food helps.
Every community has craft fairs.
If you don't normally go, check one out.
Every community has craft fairs.
If you don't normally go, check one out.
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Supporting local farmer's markets, local art and jewelry, even local restaurants rather than franchised fast food helps.
Every community has craft fairs.
If you don't normally go, check one out.
Every community has craft fairs.
If you don't normally go, check one out.
I am declaring that anything signed with a Sharpie is illegal!
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I am declaring that anything signed with a Sharpie is illegal!
The tragic shooting of Guard members has given Trump another excuse to pursue his Aryan race dreams.
White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!
White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The tragic shooting of Guard members has given Trump another excuse to pursue his Aryan race dreams.
White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!
White people commit all sorts of atrocities every day, and yet, white people are not stopped from immigrating.
For Trump, this shooting is a bonus, not a tragedy!