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markscrivens.bsky.social

Usenet refugee Lawyer (the government kind), Ottawa guy, Saskatchewan expat, pronoun libertarian, Tottenham Hotspur bore. Personal account. Non-partisan at work. Views are not those of my employer, obviously. Hans Island

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Marc Garneau, the first Canadian to fly into space, has died. He flew into space three times from 1984 to 2000. He spent 29 days, 2 hours and 1 minute in space. Garneau later served in Parliament from 2008 to 2023.

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Rest in Peace, Marc Garneau. Thank you for your service. #cdnpoli

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See, when you let the bully stuff you in a trash can, he comes back with so much more respect for you … wait, that’s not how it works?

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Sure, Cuomo's bagel order is bad but you know what's worse? The fact that he resigned in disgrace after sexually harassing a dozen women, is still using taxpayer dollars to destroy them, and sent thousands of seniors to die in nursing homes during COVID and then covered it up.

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Florida teams are the bogey team of every Canadian NHL franchise, and this series is no different. The Panthers really have some excellent role-playing assholes in key positions. Expecting the worst, hoping for the best. Go Oilers.

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The RCMP investigation on the Gaza war shows Canada’s approach to Israel could be changing - The Globe and Mail Gift article www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c593edb...

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Blazing Saddles Pan's Labyrinth Dr. Strangelove Lawrence of Arabia Ask me tomorrow and I'll probably have a different list.

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KENNEDY: If Vietnam came to you and said, 'You win. We're gonna remove all tariffs and all trade barriers. Would the US please do the same?" Would you accept that deal? LUTNICK: Absolutely not. That would be the silliest thing we could do KENNEDY: What's the purpose of reciprocity then?

submitted 8 hours ago • 924 comments

Avoiding. Going to remain blissfully ignorant.

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Maybe it’s just me but I think this “TACO” thing is a bit misguided. What is success? Shame Trump into sticking with his disastrous tariff polices?

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The first single rocks, Ron!🙌

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Hooo boy. Los demócratas en desorden.

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CHECK THIS OUT! My new album Hangover Terrace is coming out August 29th!! I'm very excited for y'all to hear it... Available to pre-order now: rsexsmith.lnk.to/Hangover_Ter... You can listen to the first single 'Don't Lose Sight' out NOW if you're so inclined! RS

submitted 9 hours ago • 11 comments

I'm convinced that falling divorce rates are due, in part, to the advent of electronic gps tech.

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But, you know, I’m not saying that they have to prolong it forever…

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Gross generalization but: Young women: Focussed on academic accomplishment, albeit with a minor TikTok addiction. Young men: On screens doing gambling and games, and watching mma and porn.

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'Member when Carter had to put his peanut farm into a trust?

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Narrator Levy was in fact this stupid. #COYS

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Hard to believe I’m saying this as a huge Jon Stewart fan, but he comes across as a contrarian know-it-all, and the Pod Save Bros seem reasonable and humble. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t...

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Our work here is done. I’d like to see him get out of this!

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LA RONGE, SASKATCHEWAN: “It was a mass exodus driven by desperation — a wildfire known as the Pisew fire had breached the town’s airport, forcing thousands to evacuate with only hours’ notice.” sasknow.com/2025/06/03/l... - sasknow.com #LaRonge #PisewFire #Saskatchewan #SKFire #Wildfires