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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 19h

And you felt deep remorse, right?

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 19h

Say what you want Miriam Webster, this will never not be a typo.

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 1d

Literally outrageous.

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 2d

I like the joke.

But you're not wrong. Left unaddressed, urban challenges eventually end up affecting suburban and rural residents. Housing unaffordability being one example.

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 2d

It's been 25 years since One-Big-Ottawa was imposed on us. The world has finally taken note: this thing doesn't really work for urban or rural residents. I wrote about why and what's next.
glebereport.ca/articles/ott... #ottawa #ottcity #deamalgamateottawa

City of Ottawa produced map showing Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal fitting in Ottawa's current boundaries.

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Toon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 2d

Perfectly normal vehicle. Honda civic for scale; highest part of civic hood is at bottom of passenger door of truck.

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 3d

When you sell your soul and there are no buyers.

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 4d

It feels like pollsters are getting elections wrong as often as they’re getting them right. Is it time we just stopped doing this? #nlpoli #cdnpoli #polling

Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 4d

Closed to *drivers* that is. The pedestrian lanes are still open. #ottawa #ottawalkers

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 5d

American friends: Canada didn't start this. Your White House did. If you don't like it, I understand, but fix the problem. Call your congressmen. Call your senator. Call your trade associations and chamber of commerce. Tell them to tell the White House to drop the tariffs www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...

Canada’s ‘boycott America’ movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business

Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.

www.cnn.com

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 7d

Few aspire to high office at a young age without a boatload of ego. For sure. My concern for both men is the humility (Maher hits on this) needed to learn and improve. The last election contained lessons for both. I suppose we'll see which (if either) is able to make room for these lessons.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 7d

On Oct. 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live debuted.
One of the most influential programs in television history, the success of that first season owes a lot to the many Canadians who were involved in the show.
These are some of those individuals!

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A black-and-white photo of a group of people in a living room setting, with two men in the foreground sitting on either side of a table. The man on the left wears a suit and tie, leaning forward, while the man on the right, in a floral shirt and blazer, lounges casually. Behind them, several individuals, including a woman with long hair and others in casual attire, are seated or standing, with framed pictures and a lamp visible on the walls.

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 8d

Rarely have i felt more seen by an air freshener. #autowa #thewaroncars

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 9d

This development should be deeply concerning for the Canadian left, right and centre.

Opinion: Washington buying stakes in Canadian miners creates national-security dilemma for Ottawa

The investments are a novel way for Trump to ratchet up the pressure on Ottawa to manufacture a ‘merger’ between the U.S. and Canada

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 9d

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

Can you put into words what that purpose is? You and the frog have really become icons of this protest.

There’s been a nice overall whimsy that has shown up. The frog is amazing. We had a bunch of other inflatable people here last night, too. I saw people playing Twister the other day.

What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid.

It also dismantles their narrative a little bit. When they try to describe this situation as “war-torn,” it becomes much harder to take them seriously when they have to post a video saying [U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security] Kristi Noem is up on the balcony staring over the Antifa Army and it’s, like, eight journalists and five protesters and one of them is in a chicken suit.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 11d

An adult driver angry at a child they hit with their car.

Our car culture summed up in one video.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 11d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 11d

Oh. Good. 🥶

Ontario braces for deep freeze and heavy snow this winter, Farmers’ Almanac warns

After several years of relatively mild winters, Ontarians should prepare for a dramatic shift. The Farmers’ Almanac is forecasting a return to classic Canadian cold with deep freezes, heavy snowfall, ...

www.village-life.ca

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 12d

Anyone else remember the federal Transitional Jobs Fund of the Chrétien era?

Similar vibes. #onpoli #ontario

‘Not fair, transparent or accountable’: Ontario’s auditor general weighs in on $750M in Skills Development Fund grants

More than half the time, the Ontario labour minister’s office overrode the opinions of non-partisan staff to dole out around $750 million in grants to a multi-billion-dollar job training fund, accordi...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 13d

Just like the old Twitter days.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 13d

canadians haven't torched a bunch of yankees this yard in 213 years

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 13d

We’re calling it the Gulf of Vladdy now. #bluejays #yankees 11/0

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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 13d

hitting us with the tariffs and we hit you with 11-0 in the 4th

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local blogger @fergoe.blacksky.app · 13d

This is what we get for the tariffs, Toronto breaking out the paddle

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 13d

Baseball is not my game, but this sure is fun to watch. #bluejays #yankees

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Kevin Dorse @kdorse.bsky.social · 13d

Years of comparing ourselves almost exclusively to the USA has distorted what Canada actually is. Our postal service is a public service. I no more expect it to turn a profit than i do a hospital or a highway.

Canada Post union says latest contract offer is step backwards

The union representing Canada Post workers says the Crown corporation is taking a major step backwards with its latest contract offers.

www.ctvnews.ca

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