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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 13h

I should start getting up earlier again. If I don’t get some time to myself in a day before everyone else gets up, then I don’t get it until my kids are finally asleep, by which time I’m worn out and can’t put the time to good use.

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 13h

I’m grateful today for a quiet day at the office, grateful for good walking weather, and grateful for my overactive children. #3Gratitudes

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 14h

D'Angelo has died. www.avclub.com/dangelo-dead...

R.I.P. D'Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul icon

www.avclub.com

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 20h

The City of Toronto is hosting its first in-person pre-budget consultation tonight at 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence Market. www.eventbrite.ca/e/city-of-to...

City of Toronto: Budget Consultation (Downtown)

Eventbrite - City of Toronto - Have Your Say Toronto presents City of Toronto: Budget Consultation (Downtown) - Tuesday, 14 October 2025 at St. Lawrence Market North (Farmer's Market), Toronto, ON. Fi...

www.eventbrite.ca

Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 1d

“Voters across Newfoundland and Labrador will head to the polls today to cast their ballot in the provincial election.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Voting day is here, and polls are open for N.L.'s provincial election | CBC News

Newfoundlanders and Labradorians will head to the polls — again – today, this time to choose the next provincial government.

www.cbc.ca

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 1d

Weirdly in awe of the lady at Tim Hortons who ordered a cappuccino during the morning rush, got told that they don’t do that, and said “All right, well, then what do you have?”

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 1d

I’m grateful today for a day off with family, grateful for some time alone on the water, and grateful for a long drive back to town with my daughter. #3Gratitudes

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, wonderful!

Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 1d

I know it’s last minute, but gifts made to Covenant House by midnight will be matched. secure.covenanthouse.ca/page/69052/d...

Covenant House Toronto

Covenant House Toronto is the largest agency in Canada serving youth who are homeless, trafficked or at risk. Learn more about how we support them.

secure.covenanthouse.ca

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Weird Al Swearengen @peterlynn.bsky.social · 1d

You will SIT down and you will FINISH your dinner and you will

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John T @jrtonca.bsky.social · 2d

One of my favorite things about being Canadian is not having to pretend that Christopher Columbus was a person worth celebrating.

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Noel Murder-y @noelmu.bsky.social · 2d

I still remember being 6 years old and being super-excited that Topps' latest series of baseball cards included two new teams.

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Lukas Neville @lukasneville.com · 2d

we really have to give up on this fiction that billionaires are somehow deep geniuses when they're just terminally online weirdos

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 3d

You know what? Trudeau and Perry are probably good for each other.

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Derf Backderf @derfbackderf.bsky.social · 3d

Tonight is the 50th anniversary of the 1st episode of SNL hosted by George Carlin. Yep, I was watching, age 14.

Monologue: George Carlin on Football and Baseball - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

www.youtube.com

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

The Pope was right to condemn this.

NPR @npr.org · 4d

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. n.pr/48przga

Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite'

A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch.

n.pr

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 4d

Walked into a Canadian Tire and no longer know what holiday season we’re celebrating anymore

Grim Reaper plays heavy metal guitar next to a display of Christmas trees

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

The argument that we’re not allowed to call these people Nazis wears a little thin once we’ve arrived at such direct Anne Frank parallels.

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 4d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

You can stiff a contractor after they’ve done the remodel, but you can’t stiff the military before you’ve fully instituted martial law. Classic mistake.

Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

“If the crew already hates you, then they won’t work for free.”

Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

“I wonder if he’s going to walk out to the Destiny’s Chi- Yay, he did!”

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

At least in the sense of “the real Lynyrd Skynyrd understood what it takes to conquer every major American city in a way that you amateurs never will,” is I guess what I was getting at here.

Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes I genuinely think that we’re basically dealing with a Hitler cover band, if that makes sense.

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 4d

youtu.be/IjofqXTkjgo?...

James Acaster issues a wrestling challenge

YouTube video by ChortleUK

youtu.be

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Maattu Blairada Nikto @mjmbca.bsky.social · 4d

Muting “I think you meant to say,” “It’s almost,” “And you’re surprised” and “You misspelled” might catch some false positives, but I’m growing increasingly willing to risk it.

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Sarah Kurchak @fodderfigure.bsky.social · 4d

For this:

watch.clashofthecomics.live

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