Mike
@mikeofthewest.bsky.social
Watching all the movies, drinking all the smoothies
Vancouver and North Shore, music, beer
Vancouver and North Shore, music, beer
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Steven Guilbeault, career environmentalist, resigns from Carney cabinet after announcement of energy deal with Alberta
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet after Carney, Smith sign energy deal
Mr. Guilbeault is a career environmentalist who has been serving as the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Steven Guilbeault, career environmentalist, resigns from Carney cabinet after announcement of energy deal with Alberta
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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This Creedence from 1970’s been sounding exponentially prescient for quite a while now
I went down Virginia, seekin’ shelter from the storm
Caught up in the fable
I watched the tower grow
Five Year Plans and New Deals, wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain?
I went down Virginia, seekin’ shelter from the storm
Caught up in the fable
I watched the tower grow
Five Year Plans and New Deals, wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain?
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 AM
This Creedence from 1970’s been sounding exponentially prescient for quite a while now
I went down Virginia, seekin’ shelter from the storm
Caught up in the fable
I watched the tower grow
Five Year Plans and New Deals, wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain?
I went down Virginia, seekin’ shelter from the storm
Caught up in the fable
I watched the tower grow
Five Year Plans and New Deals, wrapped in golden chains
And I wonder, still I wonder, who’ll stop the rain?
Everytime someone is watching this, I wish I was too
I am watching at home with other folks to consider Mr Scorsese, but I will do my best
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Everytime someone is watching this, I wish I was too
Many Rivers to Cross, Jimmy
November 24, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Many Rivers to Cross, Jimmy
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The oldest brewing school in the U.S. is leaving Chicago for Canada, citing Trump visa restrictions. blockclubchi.co/4oaLGmn
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The oldest brewing school in the U.S. is leaving Chicago for Canada, citing Trump visa restrictions. blockclubchi.co/4oaLGmn
And I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
Closer I am to fine, yeah
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
Closer I am to fine, yeah
November 23, 2025 at 5:41 AM
And I went to the doctor, I went to the mountains
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
Closer I am to fine, yeah
I looked to the children, I drank from the fountains
There's more than one answer to these questions
Pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
Closer I am to fine, yeah
Really loved this. youtu.be/qIol9hig2G4
Geese - Getting Killed | From The Basement
YouTube video by From The Basement
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Really loved this. youtu.be/qIol9hig2G4
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The Rubber Duck Museum in Point Roberts, Washington is moving across the border to Tsawwassen Mills, BC.
The owners say Canadians have stopped coming, and tariffs have driven up the cost of ducks.
Listen Here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The owners say Canadians have stopped coming, and tariffs have driven up the cost of ducks.
Listen Here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
November 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The Rubber Duck Museum in Point Roberts, Washington is moving across the border to Tsawwassen Mills, BC.
The owners say Canadians have stopped coming, and tariffs have driven up the cost of ducks.
Listen Here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
The owners say Canadians have stopped coming, and tariffs have driven up the cost of ducks.
Listen Here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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More of this please! youtu.be/61I4hlig78w?...
"Join ICE" - Jesse Welles (LIVE on The Late Show)
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
More of this please! youtu.be/61I4hlig78w?...
The charming history of Nardwuar gift link www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5a1c29c...
How interviewer Nardwuar rose from Canadian cult hero to global phenomenon
The Vancouver native used to sneak around to score interviews. Now, A-listers seek him out
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The charming history of Nardwuar gift link www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/5a1c29c...
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"Kitimat: It's Not For Everyone."
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Kitimat: It's Not For Everyone."
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
There's a new #1 in the ranking of B.C. small town slogans.
Corb is definitely one of the good guys
CTV: Alberta musician and rancher Corb Lund has filed a new application for a citizen's initiative petition to stop coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rockies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fQV...
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Musician Corb Lund files application for petition to stop coal mining in the rockies
YouTube video by CTV News
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Corb is definitely one of the good guys
So I guess it’s been 10 years since I caught them on the 30th anniversary album tour
The Jesus And Mary Chain’s debut album ‘Psychocandy’ came out 40 years ago today 💿
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So I guess it’s been 10 years since I caught them on the 30th anniversary album tour
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You know you can always judge a book by its cover. Look at this nice book about bears.
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
You know you can always judge a book by its cover. Look at this nice book about bears.
Absolutely horrendous version of jingle bell rock at the grocery store is the first xmas song of the year
November 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Absolutely horrendous version of jingle bell rock at the grocery store is the first xmas song of the year
Huh, I find this odder than the Miss Chile death metal vocalist
The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton announced a 2026 tour for their new collaborative album AVTT/PTTN, which is out today. www.brooklynvegan.com/the-avett-br...
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Huh, I find this odder than the Miss Chile death metal vocalist
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OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 AM
OK, I am now understanding why the rich ruling class wants generative AI to write their emails for them.
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Happy 80th to Neil Percival Young
The Loner (2009 Remaster)
YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Happy 80th to Neil Percival Young
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Got a preview of the thinking behind the COV budget via the mayor's former bagel joint on the corner. Opened strong & seemingly credibly, then relentlessly hiked prices & cut corners, its revolving door of staff looking more & more miserable, til only tourists who didn't know any better ate there.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Got a preview of the thinking behind the COV budget via the mayor's former bagel joint on the corner. Opened strong & seemingly credibly, then relentlessly hiked prices & cut corners, its revolving door of staff looking more & more miserable, til only tourists who didn't know any better ate there.
600 people signed up to speak to council on City of Vancouver's proposed 2026 budget. SIX HUNDRED. And they're pissed.
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 AM
600 people signed up to speak to council on City of Vancouver's proposed 2026 budget. SIX HUNDRED. And they're pissed.
Bit of good news - Makeway with an $86 million gift from Mackenzie Scott makeway.org/in-the-news/...
Stewarding a Transformative Gift from MacKenzie Scott - MakeWay
At MakeWay, we often talk about what’s possible when resources and relationships move together in support of community-led change. Recently, that possibility
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November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Bit of good news - Makeway with an $86 million gift from Mackenzie Scott makeway.org/in-the-news/...
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DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
November 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
LET'S CIRCLE BACK
AND GET ON THE SAME PAGE
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE THERE ARE STILL SEVERAL METRICS TO GAUGE
SOMEONE WILL SAY
TURN THIS IN
BY THE END OF THE DAY
DESPITE ALL MY RAGE
YOU DON'T NEED MY SIGN-OFF
AT THIS STAGE
Just had a random memory of seeing Lou Reed perform Neil Young's Helpless at Hal Willner's Neil Young Project in 2010. Turns out there's a recording: youtu.be/vBgFviunIB4?...
Lou Reed - "Helpless" (Neil Young cover)
YouTube video by Tree Library
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November 11, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Just had a random memory of seeing Lou Reed perform Neil Young's Helpless at Hal Willner's Neil Young Project in 2010. Turns out there's a recording: youtu.be/vBgFviunIB4?...