Jamieson Roberts
@jamiesonroberts.bsky.social
Father, geek, gamer, beer aficionado, coffee enthusiast, and sci-fi junky. Full time code monkey aka web developer. #ldnont • Joined in 2023
https://jamiesonroberts.com
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Unrelated to anything right now, I’m happy to report that I discovered MUCH bike parking at the newly refurbished plaza at NE corner of Baseline and Wellington #ldnont #ldnontbike. Not perfect, but plentiful. One wave rack was even installed correctly to allow bikes on both sides!!
November 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Unrelated to anything right now, I’m happy to report that I discovered MUCH bike parking at the newly refurbished plaza at NE corner of Baseline and Wellington #ldnont #ldnontbike. Not perfect, but plentiful. One wave rack was even installed correctly to allow bikes on both sides!!
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No it fucking won't.
They've been gorging themselves on grievance porn for decades now. Nothing any government does is going to calm them.
They've been gorging themselves on grievance porn for decades now. Nothing any government does is going to calm them.
November 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
No it fucking won't.
They've been gorging themselves on grievance porn for decades now. Nothing any government does is going to calm them.
They've been gorging themselves on grievance porn for decades now. Nothing any government does is going to calm them.
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I should add that that last bit is because she’s expressed a desire in getting better. But we also tell her all the time that we just enjoy her doodles. They can be enjoyed even if they aren’t “perfect”.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I should add that that last bit is because she’s expressed a desire in getting better. But we also tell her all the time that we just enjoy her doodles. They can be enjoyed even if they aren’t “perfect”.
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Instilling this in my kid so hard.
“I’m just doodling”
“Awesome! That’s how you get better.”
“I’m just doodling”
“Awesome! That’s how you get better.”
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Instilling this in my kid so hard.
“I’m just doodling”
“Awesome! That’s how you get better.”
“I’m just doodling”
“Awesome! That’s how you get better.”
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This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This afternoon, I informed the Prime Minister of my decision to resign as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec.
You can find my full statement below.
You can find my full statement below.
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I'm not interested in "I told you so."
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
rime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I'm not interested in "I told you so."
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
A lot of people voted Liberal because they were terrified of Poilievre and his gang. I get that.
But Carney's who we got, he's being a weak leader, pushing policies that are harming the vast majority of us and it's time to just admit he sucks and push back.
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Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
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Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Super cool that we've got a deal for a path towards a pipeline that's tied to a carbon capture project, as if that makes it okay
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
when carbon capture one of the most expensive and least effective options for addressing climate change, and oil companies often use it to EXTRACT MORE OIL!!!!
fuck man
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Genuinely feels like there's been a coup within the Liberal party thanks to Carney and his bros.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
Not to say Trudeau's Liberals were much better (they bought a pipeline!) but Carney is a full-blown red tory and I'm shocked more Liberals aren't outraged their party has been usurped like this.
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Ford is going full Piggy, calling any protests "anti-democratic" and the protesters "radical left-wing groups," all while ramming through his deeply unpopular and cruel bills with shortened debate times and sometimes skipping first and second readings altogether.
This chucklefuck must be stopped.
This chucklefuck must be stopped.
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Ford is going full Piggy, calling any protests "anti-democratic" and the protesters "radical left-wing groups," all while ramming through his deeply unpopular and cruel bills with shortened debate times and sometimes skipping first and second readings altogether.
This chucklefuck must be stopped.
This chucklefuck must be stopped.
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For a century people being endangered on our roads have been told they are the problem.
This from 1927.
This from 1927.
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
For a century people being endangered on our roads have been told they are the problem.
This from 1927.
This from 1927.
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Pack of 24 boxes of tissues fits perfectly 🙌 (we took two bikes so I could add this since it was on sale 😆)
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Pack of 24 boxes of tissues fits perfectly 🙌 (we took two bikes so I could add this since it was on sale 😆)
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I read this this morning, and you should too #ldnont.
November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I read this this morning, and you should too #ldnont.
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Cycling and walking aren’t “nice-to-have hobbies.”
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Cycling and walking aren’t “nice-to-have hobbies.”
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
In winter, they’re lifelines for people who can’t drive, can’t afford a car, or can’t physically manage long walks through snowbanks.
A city that plows parking but not bike lanes is making a choice about who gets to move
#GuelphMunicipalBudget2026
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the Ontario PCs might get me killed and that’s not hyperbole
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
the Ontario PCs might get me killed and that’s not hyperbole
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I walked along a few kms of College St this morning before 9am. Day care drop then carried on. Watched the people push and cycle their kids around, some dad on a cargo bike waved & said hi to some tweens walking in front of me. All very Sesame Street.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I walked along a few kms of College St this morning before 9am. Day care drop then carried on. Watched the people push and cycle their kids around, some dad on a cargo bike waved & said hi to some tweens walking in front of me. All very Sesame Street.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
And this gov't has contempt for it all.
It’s time that the rest of NATO accepts the following, we are all in grave danger as long as both Trump AND Putin are alive and in power.
There will not be peace as long as both of them have their fingers on the triggers.
There will not be peace as long as both of them have their fingers on the triggers.
Officials from the US, EU and Ukraine meet in Geneva to discuss Donald Trump's plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
US-Ukraine talks: Why are European leaders opposing Trump’s peace plan?
Officials from the US, EU and Ukraine meet in Geneva to discuss Donald Trump's plan to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It’s time that the rest of NATO accepts the following, we are all in grave danger as long as both Trump AND Putin are alive and in power.
There will not be peace as long as both of them have their fingers on the triggers.
There will not be peace as long as both of them have their fingers on the triggers.
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Unclear where this war profiteering plan came from or why it emerged right now, but clear that it is in every way disastrous
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Unclear where this war profiteering plan came from or why it emerged right now, but clear that it is in every way disastrous
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*uneasy hum* that’s another funeral for my mother to attend within a month… anyone have tips on holding a parent together when facing our mortality too much in a short span 😬??
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
*uneasy hum* that’s another funeral for my mother to attend within a month… anyone have tips on holding a parent together when facing our mortality too much in a short span 😬??
Good. If an entire industry is based on theft and stealing, it needs to be ruined.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Good. If an entire industry is based on theft and stealing, it needs to be ruined.
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It’s not that I think kids shouldn’t see them - we can’t shield them forever and they should know. But a little “hey we talked about this so they may be processing a bit tonight” would be appreciated.
November 18, 2025 at 3:17 AM
It’s not that I think kids shouldn’t see them - we can’t shield them forever and they should know. But a little “hey we talked about this so they may be processing a bit tonight” would be appreciated.
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It’s funny that they’ll warn me about sex ed so I can pull my kid. But they won’t warn me when they show real war photos for the first time (she’s sensitive; it was a lot to process; just needed to talk more about it).
November 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It’s funny that they’ll warn me about sex ed so I can pull my kid. But they won’t warn me when they show real war photos for the first time (she’s sensitive; it was a lot to process; just needed to talk more about it).
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For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
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“The government requests we fire 10,000 to cool down the economy, maybe from one of the smaller taxi companies...?”
“Good. Fire 20,000.”
“But, sir, 10,000…”
sigh.
“Good. Fire 20,000.”
“But, sir, 10,000…”
sigh.
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
“The government requests we fire 10,000 to cool down the economy, maybe from one of the smaller taxi companies...?”
“Good. Fire 20,000.”
“But, sir, 10,000…”
sigh.
“Good. Fire 20,000.”
“But, sir, 10,000…”
sigh.