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BC Reality @bcreality.bsky.social · 1d

Pro tip never mistake our kindness for weakness & don't elect folks that threaten our sovereignty & economic well being. We will bankrupt as many US businesses & Americans until that tangerine shit gibbon is gone. We won't visit to be be disappeared while visiting Gilead share.google/Eolqd6MopI0o...

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.

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 22h

There's some real truth here. The Classic Albums series was an eye-openner into the subtleties of sound mixing and record production.

Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 22h

Somewhere, a producer just added a tiny sound effect no one will notice — except you, three years later, at 2 a.m., with headphones on.

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 22h

Indeed, I loved my #ableg experiences throughout that era. We covered substantial capital P politics, but they were done in a more gentlemanly way compared to these days. I can't imagine reporting on the the current maple-MAGA style of leaders.
Sad to say, but I'm glad my journo days are over.

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 1d

There are some real beauties here.
#photosky

🇨🇦 Shani Komulainen 🍁 @shanikom.bsky.social · 1d

#StreetPhotography #Photography www.boredpanda.com/winners-pure...

Pure Street Photography Awards 2025: 50 Photos Capturing Life’s Most Honest Moments

The Pure Street Photography Awards 2025 celebrate the beauty of everyday life captured in its most authentic moments.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

“It either shows a lack of understanding about grace, or an admission he is not a Christian.”

FRANKLIN, TN Pastor Kevin Riggs reacts to Trump saying he won’t be going to Heaven 👇🏽

Video: www.instagram.com/reel/DPwDaHO...

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 1d

I'm quite sure this has nothing to do with the fact that I married a woman named Wendy three decades later. 😏

Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 1d

Bruce played the recording of “Born to Run” on Philadelphia’s WMMR in November 1974, its radio debut. 50 years ago this week, the song that still ties it all together cracked the Billboard Top 40 at No. 30, a watershed moment as Bruce’s music reached a national audience for the first time.

“Born to Run” hit the Billboard Top 40 fifty years ago — Bruce’s breakout moment.

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 1d

Bruce played the recording of “Born to Run” on Philadelphia’s WMMR in November 1974, its radio debut. 50 years ago this week, the song that still ties it all together cracked the Billboard Top 40 at No. 30, a watershed moment as Bruce’s music reached a national audience for the first time.

“Born to Run” hit the Billboard Top 40 fifty years ago — Bruce’s breakout moment.

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Laura Babcock 🇨🇦 @laura-babcock.bsky.social · 1d

Today the trails were full of families from many diverse backgrounds saying Happy Thanksgiving to each other and sharing the peaceful beauty of our true North strong and free. Don’t believe the MAGA lies that Canada isn’t a wonderful united country. We are 🇨🇦

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 1d

Arriving in the #ableg press gallery a few years later, I saw both @donbraid.bsky.social and Don Getty close up.
Decent, yes, but as premier, the Gipper wasn't blessed with the ability to improve on the super-star Peter Lougheed during a rough economy. Held the PC fort until next-star Ralph Klein.

1980/1985 News @40yearsago.bsky.social · 1d

[October 13th, 1985] Don Getty won the Tory leadership race, promising to address farm issues, unemployment, and party unity. He plans to form a strong agriculture committee and remove provincial taxes on farm inputs.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

Canada’s Snowbirds 🍁

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 2d

Thanksgiving in Canada has nothing to do with Columbus!

We are a colonial country with a million things to atone for but Thanksgiving is not one of them.

Our Thanksgiving is timed with the harvest and it's literally just "Be grateful for harvest"

US Imperialism has brain rotted too many of you.

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Hookcity - 🚫“War Plan” DMs Please 👊🏻🇺🇸🔥 🫣 @hookcity.bsky.social · 2d

The best video on the internet

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Ghostin this Hell @hoovybaby.bsky.social · 1d

no quarter given lmao

Matt Stoller & @matthewstoller • 2h
UPS had seven months of warning about the de minimis change, but is still taking packages w/o getting required customs info & is making tariff charge errors.
Nice use of passive voice though!

derek guy
@dieworkwear • 2h
i apologize using a passive voice. i was not born in london to a wealthy bank executive, sent to an exclusive private prep school in new hampshire, and then studied at harvard before larping as a champion of the people. you have to work with my low upbringing.

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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 1d

This is such a wonderful distillation of the life of an admired actor into words that express what so many people are feeling in the wake of a special celebrity's passing.
Yeah, he wrote about Diane Keaton.
Glad I read it.

The Tell-Tale Brian Phillips @brianphillips.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote about Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton Was Effortlessly Original

The beloved actor was simultaneously the coolest person in Hollywood and also the person least aware of what anyone else thought was cool

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djchocolatemlk.bsky.social @djchocolatemlk.bsky.social · 1d

They want our markets but they choose to treat us with such disrespect? They better get involved in politics then because that's what's screwing them. Until then they can all get bent.

Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 1d

"This was all about some ugliness that we’re not part of. We’re not in politics. We’re just some guys in Virginia making good whisky. But unfortunately, we’re the victims."

Everyone is "in politics" in a democracy.

Tell these American whisky guys to vote harder or cope harder.

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.

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 2d

In 2026, my hope is to see Canada coast-to-coast with my dog Berton. We will be camping for a few months, and my hope is to turn the trip into a book about Canada and its history.
I've set up a GoFundMe to help fund this project.
gofund.me/0525db538

Donate to The 2026 Canada Tour, organized by Craig Baird

In the summer of 2025, I endeavored to travel across Canada over the course of 53 days. My hope was t… Craig Baird needs your support for The 2026 Canada Tour

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Brittlestar @brittlestar.com · 2d

The Vibe Politics Era
Due to an unplanned drinking emergency in the UK, the podcast is taking the Thanksgiving holiday weekend off.
In its place, please enjoy this short essay.
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https://www.brittlestar.com/p/the-vibe-politics-era

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 1d

Arthur just couldn’t quite get used to working from home.

A black and white dog stares at the image of a flock of sheep on a computer monitor.

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Rob Cruickshank @robcruickshank.bsky.social · 1d

Read this thread if you need cheering up

Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 4d

What are your food "simple pleasures"?

For me, it's opening a fresh, brand new jar of peanut butter. What about you?

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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 1d

sorry I just assume that distillery and golf resort CEOs voted Trump and are by no possible definition "innocent"
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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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Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦 @bobmakichuk.bsky.social · 1d

Does it come with a six-pack of Robax?

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 1d

When Midnight Oil released 'Diesel and Dust', they gave the world more than hits like “Beds Are Burning” — they gave it conscience, courage, and a soundtrack for change. Here are 5 wild facts about the album: zurl.co/2W9Yq

5 Surprising Facts About Midnight Oil's 'Diesel and Dust' - That Eric Alper

When Midnight Oil released ‘Diesel and Dust’ in 1987, it became a global phenomenon built on passion, politics, and purpose. Beyond its iconic singles and legendary message, here are five facts that reveal the album’s deeper story. 1. The Album Was Inspired by a Transformative Outback TourIn 1986, Midnight Oil joined Indigenous bands Warumpi Band […]

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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 8d

White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Chris Frantz @chrisfrantz.bsky.social · 1d

Good Night From The Drummer, My Friends. Sleep Tight.

Muddy Waters - Hoochie Coochie Man Lyrics

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