J Youngward🇨🇦
@volodiscere.bsky.social
Canadian. #Skeptic #Stoic #Minimalist #BCPoli #CdnPoli Living on the ancestral & unceded territory of the Ktunaxa people.
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“Since they are Canadian, I would not rule out treachery” should be our new badge of honour :) 🇨🇦
December 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
“Since they are Canadian, I would not rule out treachery” should be our new badge of honour :) 🇨🇦
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For decades, #Canada's military had no combat uniforms designed for women. That's about to change
'This isn't a woke issue. This is a war-fighting issue', said Lt.-Col. Melanie Lake
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'This isn't a woke issue. This is a war-fighting issue', said Lt.-Col. Melanie Lake
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
For decades, Canada's military had no combat uniforms designed for women. That's about to change | CBC News
More than 30 years after Canada's military allowed women to serve in combat roles, it's now specifically designing uniforms and body armour systems to fit their bodies.
www.cbc.ca
December 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
For decades, #Canada's military had no combat uniforms designed for women. That's about to change
'This isn't a woke issue. This is a war-fighting issue', said Lt.-Col. Melanie Lake
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'This isn't a woke issue. This is a war-fighting issue', said Lt.-Col. Melanie Lake
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Community. Note.
December 23, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Community. Note.
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President Macron: "In Nuuk, I reaffirmed France’s unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland. Greenland belongs to its people. Denmark stands as its guarantor. I join my voice to that of Europeans in expressing our full solidarity."
December 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
President Macron: "In Nuuk, I reaffirmed France’s unwavering support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Denmark and Greenland. Greenland belongs to its people. Denmark stands as its guarantor. I join my voice to that of Europeans in expressing our full solidarity."
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I kind of like this whole “We won’t buy your liquor but we will air your state-suppressed news stories” niche that Canada’s apparently carved out.
December 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I kind of like this whole “We won’t buy your liquor but we will air your state-suppressed news stories” niche that Canada’s apparently carved out.
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Because it's an inconvenient narrative
Toronto’s set to hit a 50-year low in homicides. So why do many people think crime is getting worse?
Toronto’s set to hit a 50-year low in homicides. So why do many people think crime is getting worse?
According to a Liaison Strategies poll from October, which looked at 10 cities across Ontario, an average of 70 per cent of people thought that crime rates were going up.
www.thestar.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Because it's an inconvenient narrative
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California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
www.cnbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/c...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
“.. Tesla Robotaxis are crashing once every 40,000 miles, whereas the average human driver in the US crashes about once every 500,000 miles.” sherwood.news/tech/teslas-...
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I don't like to see hardworking Americans being affected, but at the same time, sorry not sorry. Take it up with your president.
Jim Beam Whiskey will shut its distillery for 2026 thanks to plummeting sales amid retaliatory tariffs from the European Union after Trump's tariffs and a bourbon boycott from Canada.
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
www.kentucky.com/news/busines...
Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery for 2026
The move comes as Kentucky’s $9 billion bourbon industry is dealing with a glut of supply and slipping sales.
www.kentucky.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I don't like to see hardworking Americans being affected, but at the same time, sorry not sorry. Take it up with your president.
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The fonts don’t match, and they left the “memorial” in the name, implying that Trump is also dead. 2/10, would not recommend this signage firm to others.
This is literally one of the most pathetic things I’ve ever seen, anywhere.
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The fonts don’t match, and they left the “memorial” in the name, implying that Trump is also dead. 2/10, would not recommend this signage firm to others.
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I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
It’s crazy that people used to be able to just smoke cigarettes wherever they wanted
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I lived thru the end of public smoking. Early in my career I presented to city councils who were smoking, in front of audiences who were smoking.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
Smoking in restaurants, airplanes, hospitals…
All of that seems insane now, but it was very controversial when we DID change it.
We CAN change things.
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Trump admin insiders say artists slated to perform at the official renaming ceremony include Kid Rock, Lara Trump, Roseanne Barr and a clapping seal named Dithers.
Kennedy Center to be renamed Trump-Kennedy Center —Karoline Leavitt x.com/PressSec/sta...
December 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump admin insiders say artists slated to perform at the official renaming ceremony include Kid Rock, Lara Trump, Roseanne Barr and a clapping seal named Dithers.
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Trump just announced he will be giving members of the military a $1776 bonus. So re-upping this shutdown piece about the dangers of a the leader of a personalist regime presenting himself as the paymaster of the armed forces.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
The risks of letting Trump become the military paymaster
Trump will demand their loyalty in return
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Trump just announced he will be giving members of the military a $1776 bonus. So re-upping this shutdown piece about the dangers of a the leader of a personalist regime presenting himself as the paymaster of the armed forces.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-risks-...
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I only managed to listen to 45 seconds of whatever we are calling that performance last night.
It was like watching a mashup of all of the Saturday Night Live skits patted and formed into a dim-witted humanoid with butthole lips spewing Nazi talking points.
It was like watching a mashup of all of the Saturday Night Live skits patted and formed into a dim-witted humanoid with butthole lips spewing Nazi talking points.
December 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I only managed to listen to 45 seconds of whatever we are calling that performance last night.
It was like watching a mashup of all of the Saturday Night Live skits patted and formed into a dim-witted humanoid with butthole lips spewing Nazi talking points.
It was like watching a mashup of all of the Saturday Night Live skits patted and formed into a dim-witted humanoid with butthole lips spewing Nazi talking points.
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incredible that the oldest scam in the book — “look away from the greed and poor leadership that destroy your chance to make a career, it is the [blanks] that stole your job!” — still works
December 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
incredible that the oldest scam in the book — “look away from the greed and poor leadership that destroy your chance to make a career, it is the [blanks] that stole your job!” — still works
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Cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
December 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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"monetize the dysfunction" is the perfect explanation of our time.
Zohran: "I mean, think about when you fly. We have made it such a difficult experience to go through TSA that there's now a financial incentive to sign up for a separate program that can move you through it quicker. We have monetized the dysfunction."
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
"monetize the dysfunction" is the perfect explanation of our time.
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Parents tend to sue when their kids get injured playing on snow piles at school.
And school districts don't like getting sued.
And school districts don't like getting sued.
December 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Parents tend to sue when their kids get injured playing on snow piles at school.
And school districts don't like getting sued.
And school districts don't like getting sued.
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/2 behind by the plow.
You are snowsuit-clad warriors scrambling to the top, rolling down the sides, carving icy slides guaranteed to soak right through your snow pants.
You can’t wrap a bubble around children, they have to learn, have fun, use their imagination.
You are snowsuit-clad warriors scrambling to the top, rolling down the sides, carving icy slides guaranteed to soak right through your snow pants.
You can’t wrap a bubble around children, they have to learn, have fun, use their imagination.
December 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
/2 behind by the plow.
You are snowsuit-clad warriors scrambling to the top, rolling down the sides, carving icy slides guaranteed to soak right through your snow pants.
You can’t wrap a bubble around children, they have to learn, have fun, use their imagination.
You are snowsuit-clad warriors scrambling to the top, rolling down the sides, carving icy slides guaranteed to soak right through your snow pants.
You can’t wrap a bubble around children, they have to learn, have fun, use their imagination.
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Parliament’s Elf On The Shelf turns out to be Pierre Poilievre in a little scarf
Parliament's Elf On The Shelf turns out to be Pierre Poilievre in a little scarf
OTTAWA - Shockwaves spread throughout the House this week when staffers realized that the vaguely threatening elf watching their every move was actually the leader of the Opposition in a festive winte...
thebeaverton.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Parliament’s Elf On The Shelf turns out to be Pierre Poilievre in a little scarf
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This is fucking embarrassing.
I can’t wait for our next POTUS to throw all this shit in the trash.
I can’t wait for our next POTUS to throw all this shit in the trash.
Trump has added new plaques under his ‘presidential walk of fame’ in the White House.
On Obama: “Barack Hussein Obama was the first Black President…One of the most divisive political figures in American history.”
On Biden: “Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American History...”
On Obama: “Barack Hussein Obama was the first Black President…One of the most divisive political figures in American history.”
On Biden: “Sleepy Joe Biden was, by far, the worst President in American History...”
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is fucking embarrassing.
I can’t wait for our next POTUS to throw all this shit in the trash.
I can’t wait for our next POTUS to throw all this shit in the trash.
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Worth a read.
AI isn’t a real technical term; it’s a marketing term that refers to many different things. Some are more useful than others, and it’s important to wade through the sea of hype around it all.
AI isn’t a real technical term; it’s a marketing term that refers to many different things. Some are more useful than others, and it’s important to wade through the sea of hype around it all.
TR has a package of stories up today recalibrating the AI hype, exploring what it will deliver & where it's coming up short: www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/h...
Hype Correction
An MIT Technology Review series Hype Correction It’s time to reset expectations. AI is going to reproduce human intelligence. AI will eliminate disease. AI is the single biggest, most important inven...
www.technologyreview.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Worth a read.
AI isn’t a real technical term; it’s a marketing term that refers to many different things. Some are more useful than others, and it’s important to wade through the sea of hype around it all.
AI isn’t a real technical term; it’s a marketing term that refers to many different things. Some are more useful than others, and it’s important to wade through the sea of hype around it all.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM