craigdurling.bsky.social
Haligonian dad working in HR. Runs for fun. Hates waiting for the bill at restaurants. Uncomfortably literal.
My running blog: https://durlingblog.wordpress.com/
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Recognized it right away—same background music as the Social Network opening scene where Zuckerberg gets dumped in the bar and called an asshole. “Ball and Biscuit” by the White Stripes. Felt like they were chasing the same vibe. Amusing, but not original or convincing.
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I fly to the US for business and I have found the options to be very limited the past couple of months.
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Capitulation Day!
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This is for his base. For buoying the spirits of his supporters and campaign team and the appearance of momentum. I doubt it will do anything to pull in undecided or centrist voters. But how is this desperation?
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Also, Singh’s desperate promise to assign every Canadian a family doctor ignores reality and is a relic of a bygone era. Real solutions lie in reforming family medicine. Politicians know this is the future, but few have the courage to say it. He’s so desperate he’s doubling down on a falsehood.
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On the new Poilievre TV ads with him voicing over, I swear they altered his voice. His voice normally has a nasally pitch to it, which sounds like of whiny and annoying. In this ad it sounded different like it was smoothed out with the nasally pitch removed.
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Detention instead of turning her around seems extreme and makes me wonder if there’s more to the story. Reports say after her visa was revoked in Vancouver, she was told to reapply at a U.S. consulate but instead tried entering via Mexico, leading to her detention. For what? Evading instructions?
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I understand you’re not suggesting stifling views. I also get your point about it being a distraction. Before Trump’s annexation threats, I could agree with removing anthems—they don’t affect the game. I feel removing them now risks making people more angry, like MLB is trying to silence them.
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Sorry, I’m not equating protests against racism with protests over threats of annexation. People will find ways to express their feelings, whether about injustice or political concerns. Removing the anthem might stop boos, but it won’t prevent people from wanting to express frustration.
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Ok, so should the NFL have stopped playing the anthem because Kaepernick took a knee? Taking something away to stop people from expressing their feelings is like whack-a-mole.
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It certainly seems harsh. There are two ways to apply for visas: U.S. consulates or USCIS. In my experience, the consular process is more thorough. USCIS specifically instructing her to apply there may suggest complexities in her case they weren’t prepared to deal with. Very hard to say.
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News coverage indicates more. After a first visa was revoked when trying to enter via Vancouver, she was told to reapply at a U.S. consulate, but instead tried entering via Mexico where she was detained. The response to detain seems excessive but could there be more to the story?
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Ban the Books, Build the Walls, Break the Budget, Blame it All!
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A tax refund should not be a measure of financial wellbeing. If you have employment income, when you get a refund it means payroll withholding was too high. In other words you have just given an interest free loan to the government. Are there deductions or credits that you can no longer claim?
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They are not weak. Many US allies predominantly use the US’s weapons systems due to interoperability with the most advanced systems in the world. They have military bases worldwide, highly trained personnel, and superior capabilities.
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He’s in a tough spot. His supporters are deeply aligned with MAGA, so how could he possibly criticize? Call me cynical, but I doubt many politicians would handle differently, no matter their party. Answering a question directly in a way that alienates your base is political suicide.
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They seemed to agree on all points. So who’s full of shit?
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@seanfraser.bsky.social Canadians need you!
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Trump’s claim to settle the Ukraine-Russia conflict in 24 hours is unraveling. He faces the stark reality: the positions of Ukraine and Russia are incompatible, and neither side will budge. Trump sees Zelenskyy as the one to strong-arm, but this approach won’t work. Ukraine won’t agree to Minsk 3.
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I don’t like him, but this is a bit over the top don’t you think?
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While the article credits our diverse economy for its success, I believe Nova Scotia’s early and strict pandemic restrictions, which kept case numbers low, played a key role by minimizing the shift to homebound lifestyles compared to other places.
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Thanks for sticking up for Canada Jake! 🇨🇦
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Last I heard, 2.5 million in Ontario lack a family doctor. With each doctor typically having 2,000 patients, Ontario needs 1,250 new doctors. Canada likely graduates this many yearly, but other provinces need doctors too, and many retire. We must reform family medicine in full.
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The problem is no politician seems to want to say the truth, which is that it’s mathematically impossible in our lifetimes for everyone anywhere to have a family doctor. Ford is right to make the correction to “primary care giver”and more politicians should be saying the same.
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He was repeating the same dribble he from after his visit to Mar-a-Lago with Premier Smith: economic union, Trudeau Peso, distinguish the signal from the noise, we need an election now.
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Thanks! Do you have a twin? If so I think we went to school together at a young age.
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Hundreds my arse. There were over a thousand comments on various updated on BlueSky and I hear other platforms (I don’t go on) also had quite a lot.
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I listened and it was a complete waste of time. I’m struggling to understand what they were trying to accomplish.
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At least they have Don Cherry in their corner.
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By hosting a show exploring the idea of ending Canada, CBC is enabling the Trump Overton window affect. Even discussing absurd ideas like this moves them into public discourse, making once unthinkable topics seem debatable. A dangerous way to normalize extreme views that should be rejected outright.
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I’m a long time listener and completely appalled by this topic. You note President Trump is repeating his “51st state” comments. Don’t do his bidding by also repeating this nonsense.
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What the hell @ianhanomansing.bsky.social ?!? You and the CBC are better than this.
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Haha no shit!
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Don Mattingly
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I feel this adjustment should have happened before the election, not after. Likely better candidates would have offered. The public would elect representatives knowing full the pay implications. If there is a feeling an incumbent is worth the new pay on re-election, people will vote for them.
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In NS, where I live, it’s a media desert—CBC is all we have. As a longtime listener, I’ve noticed their coverage becoming less comprehensive, even leaning toward clickbait. If Poilievre defunds it, we’ll have no journalists left. I wonder if his threats already affect CBC’s editorial choices.
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It’s a huge catch up for the dumbness of multi-year wage freezes including during the highest inflationary time in our generation. I think pay has hit rock bottom so with a huge majority they can make a big correction. I don’t have a problem with it. I have a problem with how we got here.
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I don’t like much of what this government has just introduced but pay hikes are not one of them. These bozos have collectively frozen their own pay for over 10 years for no good reason. HRM councillors were paid higher. Look at the quality of person who runs for MLA. Pay needs to be competitive.
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This committee has always provided strong material for journalists, generating impactful quotes in newspapers and on the radio, helping citizens to think critically about what their government is doing—essential elements of democracy and accountability.
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They can’t seem to give a plausible explanation for much of this power consolidation nor did they campaign on it.
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Will he rename it Gulf of Nova Scotia?