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Canadian dad of two boys, husband, official cook in my household. Urbanism, outdoors, fly fishing, and leaving the earth in better condition that it was given to me. Born @ 323 ppm.
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this resonates with me a lot.

Honestly I still can’t stop laughing 😂😅🤣

“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.” @cbsaustin @velez_tx

I told you we’d be back

What they aren’t showing on Fox News

🇨🇦 Morning Laugh 🇨🇦

“Demographers say that the baby bonuses and other short-term perks offered in some countries do not boost population size because they fail to consider persistent structural issues, like paid parental leave, child care and housing costs.” 🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/w...

This is the world and their view of the USA measures to keep others out. We good!

Can Mark Carney make Danielle Smith clean up $260 billion of unfunded oil and gas assets? #Canada has something #Alberta wants (pipeline, regulation reform). Carney should insist AB fix its broken liability management system. #ABleg #cdnpoli youtu.be/yhLZfVWYnAU

Lansdowne 2.0 would cost more but offer much less: ottawacitizen.com/opinion/lans...

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You'd kinda think this would be front page news.. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dude. What the fuck. LAPD has lost their damn collective minds! She was really, literally just standing there with her back to them. Wtf.

The grasshopper gets it — divide and conquer. Today’s robber barons use the same playbook. But together, we have all the power. Watch.

This is attempted murder and should be prosecuted as such.

Shameful. My colleague and our Deputy Leader Sol Mamakwa was removed from the legislature for speaking out against Bill 5. Make no mistake: Bill 5 must be scrapped. ➡️ OntarioNDP.ca/scrap-bill5

Nature is telling me how fast my letter will arrive.

ICE turned back in Somerville So many Somerville community members came out that ICE simply retreated. Nonviolent resistance works when communities come together to protect kids and families.

After my post on vaccinating my children when they were babies, I got asked to have ‘nuanced’ convos with antivaxxers. No. I’m not platforming lies that led to the drop in vaccines, sick children with lifelong impacts and dead children. Vaccines save lives and protect health. Period.

Spot on. If we want to build Canada, we will need to invest. We can borrow a bit more, pay a bit more. Austerity does not build. It only balances the books. FiN101: return on debt is more profitable!

There is it folks

Elbows Up #canpoli

Sadly I did not know this for the first 55 years of my life. They do not teach you this. This is absolutely true. And we should honor all of them this Memorial Day and always 

Ever since “Russia if you’re listening” corruption and criming out in the open is still corruption and criming

"What we are doing in Gaza is a war of extermination: indiscriminate, unrestrained, brutal, and criminal killing of civilians,” [former Prime Minister Olmert] said." www.huffpost.com/entry/israel...

Angus: Our PM went to Washington to meet with Trump—in what looked like a cheesy bordello decked out in gold lamé. When Trump was asked about Canada giving up its sovereignty, he said, “Never say never.” Every Canadian knew exactly what that meant. For a sexual predator, no means no means nothing.

Greenbelt developer emails Ford’s staff on their private accounts. Gets follow-up meetings. Buys tickets to a Ford family fundraiser. The rest? You know the story. None of it came to light until we fought to uncover it — and we’re not stopping. globalnews.ca/news/1119447...

@mark-carney.bsky.social @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social Re: Joining the golden dome . www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...

My Mom has never done anything political in her life. On Wednesday morning she will host a vigil as "Grandmothers Against Genocide." She says you don't have to be a grandmother to join her. Bay/Bloor 8 AM Toronto. Wednesday. charlieangus.substack.com/p/grandmothe...

Even after all this, the @nytimes continues to normalize it

100% this (though this is more like my mom).

License to kill: The pandemic on our roads. The number of victims of road violence is catastrophic. The ultimate weapon remains the vehicle, by @donovanadamo.bsky.social healthydebate.ca/2025/05/topi... via @healthydebate.bsky.social #VisionZero

Just do it - save the forests Substituting 50% of animal products (pork, chicken, beef, and milk) with plant-based food alternatives can "reduce global emissions from agriculture by 31%, save forests, and improve nutrition for millions of people." www.treehugger.com/swap-half-me...

How do we have a stable world, let alone "economic growth," if nearly half a billion people will need to move away from coasts and (to use jargon) the value of all that fixed capital is slowly destroyed?