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Reg Schofield

@rws63.bsky.social

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Big Bruins fan, Charlie Brown,Lord of the Rings,Star Trek ,lover of music especially metal, husband to Kathy(37 years and counting ),2 great sons ,2 grandkids , guitar player, collector of Peanuts,LOTR figures, supporter of UBI , Anglican , Socialist etc..

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PomPoison @pompoison.bsky.social · 15h

we need UBI NOW

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 5h

I truly hope you find something in Toronto. Nova Scotia's loss will be Toronto's gain sadly.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 16h

Blood work done this morning and other than my son who was in for blood work as well, only a handful of mask. With flu season coming , RSV and COVID ever ongoing presence the failure of the public health establishment is at this point shows incompetence and a failure to protect the vulnerable.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

will finally have an actual dedicated doctor to attend to her needs as she battles through this horrific disease Alzheimer's/dementia after 5 years. Completely pathetic.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

failed by every government under the sun provincially from NDP to liberal to especially the conservatives. The federal government needs to call out provincial governments that are failing to utilize the funds given to give its citizens proper healthcare. The only good news was it sounds like my

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

He has multiple health issues that are coming up and being a type 1 diabetic, struggling with both depression, severe and anxiety, dealing with also arthritic problems arising in his connective tissues thanks to his diabetes. He really needs to have a permanent doctor. But we have been

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

it was for only someone 16 or under in the house. But when I filled the info out for him there was nothing that indicated an age limit. So unfortunately he goes back into the goddamn system of this useless healthcare system we have in Nova Scotia and ongoing now for over 4 and 1/2 years.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

I got a phone call first asking for my wife but she was unable to take the call. So then they asked for my son. It sounded like it was good to go, but then after he made an initial appointment for a virtual appointment with a nurse practitioner, the receptionist called back and apparently

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

My son thought he might finally be assigned to a Dr. When I got an email asking for my wife and her information to be assigned to someone, it also asked if there was anyone else in our household without a doctor. So I got my son's information and filled everything out. Then I sent it off and today

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

That's true. I have zero issues with a progressive taxing to fund services . Should have definitely worded it better.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

Bruintalk: As the season gets ready to go , I've never been more doubtful about this team in a long time. Beyond Pasta , man they are thin. Maybe Geekie gets 20 plus , Elias might rebound and get 60-65 pts but beyond that , wow. Plus do we have a D that will get over 45 pts ?Long season, probably!

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 1d

PM Carney and his team going to the US is like sane people entering Arkham Asylum and hoping for a place for rational thoughts.Im sure he knows that no matter what orange pedo says or even possibly agrees to in the future it's not stable.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2d

We need constantly to remind ourselves that there's nothing normal or inevitable about it. It would be a catastrophe from which we would not recover for many years, in which terrible things are done, to minorities, to vulnerable people, to the rest of the living planet. We cannot let it happen.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2d

No sudden rupture is now required for the far right to take power in this country. For what we're seeing is a steady normalisation of extremists by the Conservative and Labour Parties, BBC, Telegraph, Mail and others. A shift once considered unthinkable beings to look acceptable, even inevitable.🧵

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 2d

So with traffic increasing on the bridges which in turn means more wear, who's going to foot the bill for repairs ? All taxpayers, even if you rarely use it. I cannot take the morons in this PC government seriously on anything.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 2d

Centrists are appeasers and lack the courage to move things forward and break from old corrupt corporations and the wealthy influencers. You're right , it's handing it to the fascist on a plate with all the fixings.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 2d

that are struggling. Not that they have any answers, plans or programs to help , but people who are getting desperate I think don't think things through when voting . The next year will tell me much about what is going to happen under this Carney government.Will have a clue once the budget drops.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 2d

Look it's fine for the PM to say our credit score is great , the GDP , a tax cut (1% is well lol) etc... but from my side of the road and the people in my life ,they are not helping anyone. The reason the cons are still lingering too close in my opinion to power ,is they know how to lean into those

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 2d

This story is somehow not on either CNN's or the NYTimes' main page...

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire and burned to the ground after she received death threats, following criticism by the Trump administration.

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 3d

If my wife and I had a UBI after the loss of work up to her finally getting diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's/dementia,it would have stopped the fall into economic chaos. We used up all we had in reserves pretty quick , then used our main credit card to cover basic stuff we needed. UBI now !

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 3d

We cannot undo the effects of bad luck and good luck with more luck. What we can do is tax wealth and distribute universal basic income in order to in some way tax the undeserved benefits of good luck and to in some way compensate for the undeserved consequences of bad luck.

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With that said, the best funding strategy of them all was one where an equal number of funding was distributed to everyone. Distributing funds at a rate of 1 unit every five years resulted in 60% of the most talented individuals having a greater than average level of success, and distributing funds at a rate of 5 units every five years resulted in 100% of the most talented individuals having an impact! This suggests that if a funding agency or government has more money available to distribute, they'd be wise to use that extra money to distribute money to everyone, rather than to only a select few. As the researchers conclude,

"[I]f the goal is to reward the most talented person (thus increasing their final level of success), it is much more convenient to distribute periodically (even small) equal amounts of capital to all individuals rather than to give a greater capital only to a small percentage of them, selected through their level of success - already reached - at the moment of the distribution."

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 3d

Hope,that's perhaps one of the strongest words we have apart from love, kindness,charity. Because when one loses hope, love becomes dull, kindness turns to apathy and charity dries up because one thinks it doesn't matter. I refuse to give up hope for a better future for our children and the planet.

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 3d

Beautiful final words after some real talk brevity. Your life does matter. This is one of the reasons I think universal basic income is so important. It's the only policy that is everyone saying to everyone, "Your life matters."

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 3d

MeidasTouch host Ken Harbaugh on the front lines in Ukraine

The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 3d

Missiles, drones, and bombs rained down across Ukraine last night, in one of the worst bombardments of the war. Mykolaiv has endured these attacks since day 1 of the invasion.

Reg Schofield @rws63.bsky.social · 3d

I personally don't like probably 90% of all current music from rock, pop , horrid bro country,rap etc..and Bad Bunny, never even knew who he was .But I do love how the MAGA idiots and the far right are losing their minds over the fact he is playing half time at the Superbowl. That's a win.