@suepauwels.bsky.social
Caregiver to grandchildren, mother and dogs.
Vancouver Island lifer with all the usual west coast traits
Vancouver Island lifer with all the usual west coast traits
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Grateful for this terribly painful but ultimately beautifully hopeful episode. Congratulations to everyone who was part bringing this story to listeners. So glad that @heavyweight.bsky.social LIVES !!!
Good morning. We have a new episode: Kevin. omny.fm/shows/heavyw...
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Grateful for this terribly painful but ultimately beautifully hopeful episode. Congratulations to everyone who was part bringing this story to listeners. So glad that @heavyweight.bsky.social LIVES !!!
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One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
April 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse
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It's simple. The NDP are the only party that can beat Aaron Gunn and the CPC in our riding. Tell your friends.
#DroptheGunn #ComoxValley #CampbellRiver #canpoli
#DroptheGunn #ComoxValley #CampbellRiver #canpoli
April 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
It's simple. The NDP are the only party that can beat Aaron Gunn and the CPC in our riding. Tell your friends.
#DroptheGunn #ComoxValley #CampbellRiver #canpoli
#DroptheGunn #ComoxValley #CampbellRiver #canpoli
I hate Trump with a ferocity I didn’t think I’m capable of.
However, is there a silver lining to the tariffs in that rampant consumerism might be reigned in? Better for the planet if super-cheap crap no longer cheap?
However, is there a silver lining to the tariffs in that rampant consumerism might be reigned in? Better for the planet if super-cheap crap no longer cheap?
April 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I hate Trump with a ferocity I didn’t think I’m capable of.
However, is there a silver lining to the tariffs in that rampant consumerism might be reigned in? Better for the planet if super-cheap crap no longer cheap?
However, is there a silver lining to the tariffs in that rampant consumerism might be reigned in? Better for the planet if super-cheap crap no longer cheap?
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The number of people with chronic conditions is soaring. Are we less healthy than we used to be – or overdiagnosing illness? Are ordinary life experiences being unnecessarily pathologised? by Suzanne O'Sullivan www.theguardian.com/society/2025... via @theguardian.com
The number of people with chronic conditions is soaring. Are we less healthy than we used to be – or overdiagnosing illness?
Are ordinary life experiences, bodily imperfections and normal differences being unnecessarily pathologised? One doctor argues just that
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The number of people with chronic conditions is soaring. Are we less healthy than we used to be – or overdiagnosing illness? Are ordinary life experiences being unnecessarily pathologised? by Suzanne O'Sullivan www.theguardian.com/society/2025... via @theguardian.com
Why are my peers playing pickleball when there’s disc golf?
March 5, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Why are my peers playing pickleball when there’s disc golf?
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I am at the NATO meetings in Brussels. Trump and Putin are plunging the world into dark chaos. Here is my dispatch from day one of the meetings.
I decided that it was time to go over the boards for Canada. Please read and share.
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I decided that it was time to go over the boards for Canada. Please read and share.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
ON YEATS, TRUMP & PUTIN
Dispatch from NATO, Brussels – Day 1
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February 17, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I am at the NATO meetings in Brussels. Trump and Putin are plunging the world into dark chaos. Here is my dispatch from day one of the meetings.
I decided that it was time to go over the boards for Canada. Please read and share.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
I decided that it was time to go over the boards for Canada. Please read and share.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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I can. In fact, the Canadian version is so great, I can't think of an American equivalent. 🧵
February 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I can. In fact, the Canadian version is so great, I can't think of an American equivalent. 🧵
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MAGA congressman Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) struggles to explain what concessions Trump extracted from Canada:
“It’s a commitment from Trudeau that wasn’t there to help with fentanyl...”
“He announced that plan though six weeks ago...”
“Well, at least he’s reiterated it and formalized it”
“It’s a commitment from Trudeau that wasn’t there to help with fentanyl...”
“He announced that plan though six weeks ago...”
“Well, at least he’s reiterated it and formalized it”
February 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
MAGA congressman Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) struggles to explain what concessions Trump extracted from Canada:
“It’s a commitment from Trudeau that wasn’t there to help with fentanyl...”
“He announced that plan though six weeks ago...”
“Well, at least he’s reiterated it and formalized it”
“It’s a commitment from Trudeau that wasn’t there to help with fentanyl...”
“He announced that plan though six weeks ago...”
“Well, at least he’s reiterated it and formalized it”
Might just make it to 11 pm tonight because of this bonkers Dateline
December 14, 2024 at 6:23 AM
Might just make it to 11 pm tonight because of this bonkers Dateline
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It's been a rough year for everyone
You never gave up.
You never gave up.
December 10, 2024 at 3:57 PM
It's been a rough year for everyone
You never gave up.
You never gave up.
These bright headlights have made driving at night impossible for me
“I’m not a very rageful person, but for some reason, these lights brought it out of me. And I kind of realized that’s why I had to do something about it. Because no one’s going to come help us.”
The brighter-headlights feature I've been waiting for! @naterogers.bsky.social:
The brighter-headlights feature I've been waiting for! @naterogers.bsky.social:
Asleep at the Wheel in the Headlight Brightness Wars
The crusade against bright headlights has picked up speed in recent years, in large part due to a couple of Reddit nerds. Could they know what’s best for the auto industry better than the auto industr...
www.theringer.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:16 PM
These bright headlights have made driving at night impossible for me
I used to have a hair appointment every 8 weeks or so. Now I go maybe twice a year.
November 22, 2024 at 11:11 PM
I used to have a hair appointment every 8 weeks or so. Now I go maybe twice a year.
Are all Saturday nights UFC fight nights now?
Are they all important?
Are they all important?
November 16, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Are all Saturday nights UFC fight nights now?
Are they all important?
Are they all important?
Dirty windows taking some pleasure away from a sunny January day
January 6, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Dirty windows taking some pleasure away from a sunny January day
Sadly, nothing appears to be going on here 😢
January 2, 2024 at 7:02 AM
Sadly, nothing appears to be going on here 😢
Furthermore I resolve to stop having irrational and extreme hate-ons for certain bands or popular entertainers. It is an insufferable trait.
#2024
#2024
January 1, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Furthermore I resolve to stop having irrational and extreme hate-ons for certain bands or popular entertainers. It is an insufferable trait.
#2024
#2024
Also will not lose my mind over new household waste collection system.
Looking at you #ComoxValley
Looking at you #ComoxValley
January 1, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Also will not lose my mind over new household waste collection system.
Looking at you #ComoxValley
Looking at you #ComoxValley
How do i find blue sky with more edge?
December 30, 2023 at 7:08 AM
How do i find blue sky with more edge?
2 y/o grandchild says ‘corns’ rather than ‘unicorns’ and it is goddamn adorable
December 12, 2023 at 4:48 AM
2 y/o grandchild says ‘corns’ rather than ‘unicorns’ and it is goddamn adorable
Has this same fake tree since 1998 and every year spend a good 10-15 minutes figuring out the base
December 5, 2023 at 4:21 AM
Has this same fake tree since 1998 and every year spend a good 10-15 minutes figuring out the base
I watched Mike Birgiblia Netflix special then Nyad and want to go swimming tomorrow
November 26, 2023 at 6:15 AM
I watched Mike Birgiblia Netflix special then Nyad and want to go swimming tomorrow
Back in childhood home (built in 1947) for a few days.
The lack of outlets makes me crazy
The lack of outlets makes me crazy
November 11, 2023 at 3:48 AM
Back in childhood home (built in 1947) for a few days.
The lack of outlets makes me crazy
The lack of outlets makes me crazy
My little family is separating. My heart hurts
November 4, 2023 at 4:42 AM
My little family is separating. My heart hurts
Flu & covid vaccines today. One in right, one in left arm.
November 2, 2023 at 3:03 PM
Flu & covid vaccines today. One in right, one in left arm.