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First one of these I’ve gotten a long look at. I have questions… like why does it have an “engine hump”, and why is the front overhang so long?

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[also whispers in Canadian] can we just let these people have their day?

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'I stood up and ran' -- Ramesh Viswashkumar, the sole survivor of the Air India plane that crashed with 242 aboard, tells his story. www.cbc.ca/news/world/a... via @cbcnews.ca

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The Bullwark just posted this from Padilla's staff, that's Senator Padilla on the ground.

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After decades of staying pretty much the same, Granville Island's infrastructure is decaying, with no internal funding mechanism to pay for all the upgrades. Here's my story on how we got here, and why all options — including housing — seem to be on the table.

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Canada’s military took on southern Kandahar province, which every single American I met in Afghanistan admitted was the toughest patch there was. One hundred and sixty-six Canadians died fighting a war provoked by an attack on U.S. soil, including my colleague Michelle Lang

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One unintended consequence of switching to an induction range was that we stopped using our (1800W 110V) electric kettle in favour of boiling water in a pan as it was so much quicker. Once you are doing that, there is a natural next step…

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Hell of a one - two punch, Canada

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It’s kind of funny that the easiest way to put a track I’m listening to from Apple Music, on Sonos, back into a playlist on Apple Music, is to Shazam it.

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More wanderings

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Wow when I saw this post, it was so wild, I had to look up the raw trade data for myself. Sure enough, U.S. wine exports to Canada have fallen off a cliff:

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WSJ gets into all the gory details of the Cybertruck flop, including the fact that apparently Tesla tried to make it amphibious because Elon tweeted that it would be, and they simply had to give up and redesign the whole thing when it didn't work www.wsj.com/business/aut...

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-93%!

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It's wild that Canada used to purchase fully 1/3 of US wine exports and, because of Trump, is now on track to single-handedly destroy much of the US wine industry.

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Derek Guy did an incredibly open, thoughtful, and emotional thread about his immigration status and arriving here. Anyway, they’re calling for his deportation and JD Vance is saying he’s going to do it. It’s actual bootlicking fascists over there.

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Out and about

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America, you have one job

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If we are ranking programmers in terms of the dent they have made in the universe, Bill Atkinson has to be close to the top. RIP. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/technology/bill-atkinson-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NE8.lMNK.2GS963q8DyxN&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Remember the personal computer with DOS from 1981? Notice the icons that now appear on your screen, saving you from typing out commands? A personal computer pioneer Bill Atkinson has died. #Gift RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/t...

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In preparation for next week’s parade/demonstration, tanks are being moved into Washington, DC today. Unprecedented. (Photo from a colleague in DC)

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“Scott said, ‘You’re a fraud. You’re a total fraud' ... Musk then rammed his shoulder into Bessent’s rib cage 'like a rugby player,' Bannon said, and Bessent hit him back."

submitted 7 days ago • 275 comments

Make America Guzzle Gas Again

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Wow. What a sign that criminal case against Abrego Garcia may be politically cooked up. "Schrader’s resignation was prompted by concerns that the case was being pursued for political reasons" Schrader spent 15 years in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Nashville and was chief of the criminal division

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The preexistence of the adjective “trumped-up” needs to be seriously examined as evidence for time travel.

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I feel seen. In my defense, I was asked to do it.

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Titles for the movie adaptation? Wrong answers only. I’ll start: Lamer vs Lamer

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Was just minding my own business sitting on a bench when this happened. Fortunately I had a 300mm zoom lens sitting on my lap at that moment. Should have switched to shutter priority before it took off though.

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Will this dethrone the Hiplok D1000 as king of angle-grinder resistance?

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20mph/30kph speed limits work.

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Man arrested after stabbing at North Vancouver construction site

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Good old West Van council - no NIMBY is left un-appeased, at everyone else's expense. https://www.nsnews.com/local-news/west-vancouver-called-out-for-leaving-capilano-pacific-trail-severed-10754140

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McSweeney's: New York Times’ Style Guide Substitutions for "The President Violated the Constitution" www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/new...

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Ashford believes we can infer some Trump foreign policy doctrine, which just happens to be what she herself believes in terms of outcomes if not tactics, but as Klein points out this whole exercise breaks down when we examine the tariff policy. Interesting listen, but elaborate sane-washing.

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4-year-old Leonardo Machado was killed in a tragic accident in Horsehoe Bay when a Translink bus hopped the curb & struck him. His father has penned an update on the family, expressing limitless humanity. I strive to be a person who can look at the world in this way. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

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Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

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Pretty dramatic day in Russia: Ukrainian drones have reportedly attacked four Russia air bases, destroying a significant number of strategic bombers and radar planes. (Tu-95s, Tu-22, A-50) Russian milbloggers are furious. One calls it a "black day," another says they need to nuke Kyiv.

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