Hal Canary
@halcanary.org
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Durham, North Carolina, US 🇺🇸.
father, husband 👧👦👩🐶🐉.
he/him 👨.
UTC−05:00 🕔.
DST: UTC−04:00 🕔.
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I think about this post a lot
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I think about this post a lot
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sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings
January 24, 2026 at 10:28 PM
sorry, but the Founding Fathers' original intent for the 2nd Amendment was always *just* to do school shootings
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![Comic. [Two people floating with objects surrounding them.] PERSON with ponytail: You know, NASA and Roscosmos actually originally named it The *International Station*, but a translation issue led someone to accidentally transcribe the formatting.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidej2s3eadnt4h45yovvpwbl3znxpv5q3hfb3w5ojnu3humrmlxcy@jpeg)
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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Anyone surprised? Feeding info to Putin? Today we read he’s invited Putin to serve on his peace team for Gaza?
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
January 19, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Anyone surprised? Feeding info to Putin? Today we read he’s invited Putin to serve on his peace team for Gaza?
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
Translation Putin has the P tapes, Putin has the Epstein files!
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One small thing I hope comes out of this nightmare is at least renaming the Department of Homeland Security. “Homeland” is not a word Americans use. It sounds like a translation from Heimatsicherheitsabteilung.
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
One small thing I hope comes out of this nightmare is at least renaming the Department of Homeland Security. “Homeland” is not a word Americans use. It sounds like a translation from Heimatsicherheitsabteilung.
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No—it's even worse than this. And I'll tell you why.
Trump knows that if he invades Greenland, no future Democratic president would do anything but give it back. He can't allow that. Which means invading Greenland is also him deciding that there'll *be* no future Democratic presidents.
Get it now?
Trump knows that if he invades Greenland, no future Democratic president would do anything but give it back. He can't allow that. Which means invading Greenland is also him deciding that there'll *be* no future Democratic presidents.
Get it now?
January 19, 2026 at 4:40 PM
No—it's even worse than this. And I'll tell you why.
Trump knows that if he invades Greenland, no future Democratic president would do anything but give it back. He can't allow that. Which means invading Greenland is also him deciding that there'll *be* no future Democratic presidents.
Get it now?
Trump knows that if he invades Greenland, no future Democratic president would do anything but give it back. He can't allow that. Which means invading Greenland is also him deciding that there'll *be* no future Democratic presidents.
Get it now?
Can Congress just weigh in once and for all: do US citizens need to carry proof of citizenship with them at all times? Pass a law saying it is legal to walk down the street with no ID, or pass a law saying ID is required. Let's get some damn clarity here.
#usPolitics #ice
#usPolitics #ice
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Can Congress just weigh in once and for all: do US citizens need to carry proof of citizenship with them at all times? Pass a law saying it is legal to walk down the street with no ID, or pass a law saying ID is required. Let's get some damn clarity here.
#usPolitics #ice
#usPolitics #ice
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![Comic: Common Sailing Rigs. [18 boats with different sail types, labeled.] Lateen; Bermuda rigged sloop; Ketch, Gaff rigged sloop; yawl; schooner; Ketch-rigged Gaff; Kloop-rigged sketch; bunkbed rig; Flettner rig; Oops, all Spinnakers; keel rig; kite rig; longsail rig; deckhand obliterator; offset rig; mastless rig; unclassifiable chaos rig.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreientc5tredyz4kyj4ifwiiu2diy5zkxze6pnlbtcyxlntwlkg43ku@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I feel so dirty when I edit #html using #regularExpressions.
I know it's wrong and it will probably fail at some point, but I need a quick and dirty fix. I even know what the right answer is, but it would take a few extra minutes.
I know it's wrong and it will probably fail at some point, but I need a quick and dirty fix. I even know what the right answer is, but it would take a few extra minutes.
December 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I feel so dirty when I edit #html using #regularExpressions.
I know it's wrong and it will probably fail at some point, but I need a quick and dirty fix. I even know what the right answer is, but it would take a few extra minutes.
I know it's wrong and it will probably fail at some point, but I need a quick and dirty fix. I even know what the right answer is, but it would take a few extra minutes.
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Buying a company by taking out a massive loan, then making the company you bought responsible for paying off that loan, is so patently evil that it should be beyond illegal. The kind of thing that inspires enlightened societies without corporal punishment to bring back the death penalty as a one-off
September 29, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Buying a company by taking out a massive loan, then making the company you bought responsible for paying off that loan, is so patently evil that it should be beyond illegal. The kind of thing that inspires enlightened societies without corporal punishment to bring back the death penalty as a one-off
#USPolitics #USConstiturion thought.
Clearly, over the last century, the executive branch has gained a lot of power at the expense of Congress. Part of the problem is that the federal government is so huge, it is hard for 535 members to oversee everything with their small staffs.
Clearly, over the last century, the executive branch has gained a lot of power at the expense of Congress. Part of the problem is that the federal government is so huge, it is hard for 535 members to oversee everything with their small staffs.
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
#USPolitics #USConstiturion thought.
Clearly, over the last century, the executive branch has gained a lot of power at the expense of Congress. Part of the problem is that the federal government is so huge, it is hard for 535 members to oversee everything with their small staffs.
Clearly, over the last century, the executive branch has gained a lot of power at the expense of Congress. Part of the problem is that the federal government is so huge, it is hard for 535 members to oversee everything with their small staffs.
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"Holy mother of..." The astronaut stared out the viewport. "Hey! Come and look at this!"
"What's up?" The space station commander drifted over. "Oh. Yeah. Keep quiet about this."
"Really?"
"It's not harming anyone."
In the Pacific Ocean down below, the Kaiju's mating dance sank below the waves.
"What's up?" The space station commander drifted over. "Oh. Yeah. Keep quiet about this."
"Really?"
"It's not harming anyone."
In the Pacific Ocean down below, the Kaiju's mating dance sank below the waves.
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Holy mother of..." The astronaut stared out the viewport. "Hey! Come and look at this!"
"What's up?" The space station commander drifted over. "Oh. Yeah. Keep quiet about this."
"Really?"
"It's not harming anyone."
In the Pacific Ocean down below, the Kaiju's mating dance sank below the waves.
"What's up?" The space station commander drifted over. "Oh. Yeah. Keep quiet about this."
"Really?"
"It's not harming anyone."
In the Pacific Ocean down below, the Kaiju's mating dance sank below the waves.
#English #Language #terminology question:
Is there a word that mean "physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner"?
Is there a word that mean "physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner"?
September 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#English #Language #terminology question:
Is there a word that mean "physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner"?
Is there a word that mean "physician or physician assistant or nurse practitioner"?
#space #physics question. If I have a well-insulated space station that's powered by a large 1-square-unit solar panel, how big does my radiator need to be to keep the temperature inside the station constant?
I notice that the main radiators on the ISS are a fraction of the size of the PV panels.
I notice that the main radiators on the ISS are a fraction of the size of the PV panels.
September 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
Did I understand this correctly? You had an #Epstein victim on your show who voted for Epstein's long-time best friend for president?
Did I understand this correctly? You had an #Epstein victim on your show who voted for Epstein's long-time best friend for president?
September 10, 2025 at 11:35 AM
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
Did I understand this correctly? You had an #Epstein victim on your show who voted for Epstein's long-time best friend for president?
Did I understand this correctly? You had an #Epstein victim on your show who voted for Epstein's long-time best friend for president?
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If they were making Mad Max now there'd be no need to hijack oil tankers. He could be Chill Max, just relying on his solar panels
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The climate solution both the right and the left can get behind | Bill McKibben
Bill McKibben: We’re beyond Mel Gibson’s Mad Max era. We no longer need oil to make it through the apocalypse
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If they were making Mad Max now there'd be no need to hijack oil tankers. He could be Chill Max, just relying on his solar panels
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Oh yay, they announced it!!
Ma'am. I am so happy right now! Congratulations! Now can we get H. Jon Benjamin for ART?
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
‘Murderbot’ Starring Alexander Skarsgård Gets Season 2 Renewal at Apple TV+
The series created and showrun by Oscar nominees Chris and Paul Weitz airs its Season 1 finale on Friday with star Alexander Skarsgård.
www.yahoo.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Oh yay, they announced it!!
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I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
July 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
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Looking forward to this Friday
July 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Looking forward to this Friday
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