leftcoastscott.bsky.social
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Trump used Fortunate Son during all of his campaigns. I'm sure someone among his people must have become aware of the song's actual meaning, but I'm also sure he doesn't care. Entirely possible the music was at the request of Trump's people.
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This is within spitting distance of the gloriously gonzo background of Rifts.
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Only down 8? Practically full strength!
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Thought I'd check how ticket sales were going, got "sorry tickets are not available." So it's either already a sellout, or a complete organizational disaster for Canada Soccer. Given their history, let's call that a 50/50 shot.
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This league makes it extremely difficult to be a fan of this league.
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BRB, just looking up which Argentine MNT players are looking for new clubs in June!
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Did I hear Axel say he flew to Argentina rather than straight back to Vancouver? If so, do we know why?
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Great news for a great player, but it's sounding fans should bring their cleats to the game Sunday, in case we get tapped to fill out the lineup.
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I'm not a full-on VAR cheerleader, but I think the CPL's pool of refs has such a wide variation in both style and quality that VAR would help a lot with consistency. Right now each ref seems to be reading from a whole different rulebook.
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Some prisoners in #Auschwitz had a chance to practice sports: wrestling, boxing, soccer, volleyball & basketball. "Sport" was also the name of exhausting, deadly exercises.
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Frank Exchange of Views is my favorite, but since it's already been mentioned I'll go way back to Consider Phlebas and "No More Mr Nice Guy."
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I remember the first time I hurt my knee while sleeping. Shocked such a thing was possible; now I'm just relieved it's not my back.
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I dunno, I think his final arc in Rebels was pretty darn great.
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But everyone expects that new relationship to be more distant than the former one, not closer. So nothing involving the "cherished 51st state" is going to fly. (2/2)
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Technically, we will consider the offer. Carney has said a few times one of his main priorities is negotiating a new security and trade relationship with the US. So anything the US says on that front will certainly get an audience, and we'll kick the tires. (1/2)
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I think I've seen a Nancy Drew (or possibly Hardy Boys) cover like this, but googling pulls up a few that are close but no exact matches.
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My understanding is clubs get the option to opt out of international breaks when the schedule is being written (December-ish), but the tradeoff is more midweek games in the fall. I expect six months ago, the Whitecaps thought they'd be down 2-3 guys.
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So far out of their way it was the first item on the "Instant Replay" video for this week, where they highlight close and controversial calls.
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Believe it was Apollo 12. It's a cool bit of science, and also the launching point for all those "the moon is actually a spaceship!" conspiracy theories.
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Which puts me in a more privileged position - I'll still have access no matter what happens. But I don't think that changes what the right move is, which is to guarantee no Nazis make money from this. (2/2)
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Eh, I kinda think the play is still boycott until CSIO is released in some form where we can be sure the bigots don't get any money - new owners or Creative Commons license or whatever. Now, I say that as someone who owns an older version, so I don't need the new one. (1/2)
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Trump saying the current deal is mostly fine would carry more weight if he abided by it. It makes perfect sense that Carney would seek a deal with stronger enforcement mechanisms, since it's a pretty safe bet Trump will violate any deal the moment he feels like it.
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Star Wars Episode 6: Revenge of the Sith.
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Yes. Mel guested on a few episodes, which is how a lot of us GenXers were introduced to him. Cool guy!
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Who could've predicted that sending record high subsidies to oil and gas companies would lead to this? Hang on, I'm being told the answer is "everyone."
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Well, when he was young he did work for well known leftists Goldman Sachs. Hard to imagine anyone getting exposed to those radicals without becoming a commie!
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Canada didn't shift left, we elected a center-right banker. We got the right guy to deal with Trump, but down the road we have more fights ahead of us on issues like climate, electoral reform, wealth distribution, etc. where Carney will probably be on the wrong side.
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The ballot has 91 names on it. It'll take much longer to count than any other riding.
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Doesn't matter, the sheer size will slow down the counting process, even if the vote was unanimous.
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I mean, there shouldn't be a contest to see who can win majority power with the fewest voters.
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Well, if it's a majority you can expect around 40% of the people to decide. Little more for a minority.
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Imagine being in the US, where election campaigns run for years. Only thing worse will be the "no more free elections" era, coming up soon.
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We're pretty familiar with the phrase - we do, after all, play hockey - there's just a few steps on the escalation ladder before we get there. Generally about 2-3 sorries, a "have a good day," and then a "there a problem, buddy?" before you get to the f-bombs. So y'know, watch for the warning signs.
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My favorite thing was that Messi got massive cheers when he put balls in the net during warmup, and by the end of the game he was getting resoundingly booed every time he touched the ball. Beautiful!
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Roof will be open, right? Right?
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I dunno, for me learning that I'm definitely not Bruce Lee was a useful, if humbling, exercise.
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The first wave of Millenials were like 10 when this song was released. It'd be like GenX claiming Staying Alive - sure, we know the song and it's pretty cool, but it wasn't really ours.
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If he wants to have referenda in place of having to do difficult things like lead or make decisions, I suggest a good place to start would be a series of questions on his makeup routine.
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I remember playing one of the Pern ones way back when. Wish I still had it!
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9/11 divide, maybe? In the '90s, we went on trips all the time where our plan was "we'll stay wherever." My preference now is to know where I'm sleeping ahead of time (or mostly to not go at all), but I can understand the inclination to go on an adventure.
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Because of FPTP, for a lot of people it's "every election." For example, this is my fourth federal election in which my vote does not matter - who I choose to vote for makes no difference to the outcome in my riding. With no ability to affect who wins, I just have to deal with whatever happens.
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TransLink has a bluesky account, they just haven't used it yet. Not sure what they're waiting for. FratBro Sim is a big Musk fan. Dunno about BC Ferries.
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Originally, I thought their strategy was to orient everything more towards their virtual tabletop. But they cancelled that, so now I dunno, and I don't think they do, either.
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It was only 2019?! When I saw his weird ad, I thought "oh, that guy, been what, 10 or 15 years?"
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They sold out of jerseys within about an hour of this story hitting the Canadian soccer subreddit. Hopefully they restock soon.
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Best we can offer at this time is fourth territory. Deal?
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And in any event, the folks who really have the power to end this are the people of the US, who haven't offered much beyond a symbolic resistance to Trump's authoritarian takeover. Unless that changes, we're stuck on a bad road. (2/2)