ruthko
@ruthmkb.bsky.social
A suffering progressive Canadian in a conservative province. Do NOT judge me by my spelling (or grammar). I do have other talents, I just have to remember what they are... #ElbowsUp #WomenAgainstPoilievre #StandWithUkraine
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As much as I'd love to believe it, I am too much of a pessimist. This MOU had set in motion forces and actions which no one can predict. Think Brexit. My real hope is that Asian oil markets dry up and oil prices stay low. That will the definitive way to stop any pipeline talk.
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
As much as I'd love to believe it, I am too much of a pessimist. This MOU had set in motion forces and actions which no one can predict. Think Brexit. My real hope is that Asian oil markets dry up and oil prices stay low. That will the definitive way to stop any pipeline talk.
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Even my dozy cul-de-sac in the suburbs has a few ginormous behemoths in its driveways — all meticulously well-coiffed with flashy accessories and dank paint stylings to make 'em seem butch and imposing.
You'll never see a sheet a drywall in those coddled leviathans.
You'll never see a sheet a drywall in those coddled leviathans.
"Honey! Can you pick up a jug of milk, please?"
"Sure thing — truck needs gas anyway. Back in five!"
"Sure thing — truck needs gas anyway. Back in five!"
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Even my dozy cul-de-sac in the suburbs has a few ginormous behemoths in its driveways — all meticulously well-coiffed with flashy accessories and dank paint stylings to make 'em seem butch and imposing.
You'll never see a sheet a drywall in those coddled leviathans.
You'll never see a sheet a drywall in those coddled leviathans.
"The MOU, is textbook Carney. By telling a political adversary what they wanted to hear, he’s gotten them to agree to something he needs... For a guy who wasn’t supposed to be a natural politician, he’s turning out to be pretty good at it..."
#cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
#cdnpoli
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The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"The MOU, is textbook Carney. By telling a political adversary what they wanted to hear, he’s gotten them to agree to something he needs... For a guy who wasn’t supposed to be a natural politician, he’s turning out to be pretty good at it..."
#cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
#cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
1/3 of pickup owners in the U.S. “rarely or never use their truck for hauling, while 2/3 rarely or never use it for towing.” That’s an incredible amount of money, weight & energy wasted on unnecessary girth.
#cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
#cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
1/3 of pickup owners in the U.S. “rarely or never use their truck for hauling, while 2/3 rarely or never use it for towing.” That’s an incredible amount of money, weight & energy wasted on unnecessary girth.
#cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
#cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
‘Choose your friends wisely’: There are 13,000 good reasons why Canada should buy Sweden’s Gripen fighter jet.
#cdnpoli
www.thestar.com/business/opi...
#cdnpoli
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Here's why Canada should pass on buying U.S. F-35s and go for Sweden's Gripen fighter jet
It's been decades since Canada had a defence aerospace industry, writes David Olive, and buying a built-in-Canada Gripen fighter jet dovetails nicely with PM Mark Carney's focus on industrial developm...
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
‘Choose your friends wisely’: There are 13,000 good reasons why Canada should buy Sweden’s Gripen fighter jet.
#cdnpoli
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#cdnpoli
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Danny got Booed by her own people today.😒
IMHO, UCP is a party that doesn't want to be part of Canada. For as long as they are in power, there is NO appeasing them.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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IMHO, UCP is a party that doesn't want to be part of Canada. For as long as they are in power, there is NO appeasing them.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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November 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Danny got Booed by her own people today.😒
IMHO, UCP is a party that doesn't want to be part of Canada. For as long as they are in power, there is NO appeasing them.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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IMHO, UCP is a party that doesn't want to be part of Canada. For as long as they are in power, there is NO appeasing them.
#abpoli #cdnpoli
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Some people say Carney okayed the new pipeline because he thinks Danielle Smith will never get the financial backing she needs to build it but I think Carney's overlooking the fact Danielle can simply apply for a Ontario Skills Development Funds grant to pay for the pipeline.
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Some people say Carney okayed the new pipeline because he thinks Danielle Smith will never get the financial backing she needs to build it but I think Carney's overlooking the fact Danielle can simply apply for a Ontario Skills Development Funds grant to pay for the pipeline.
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Wow. The more you know…
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Wow. The more you know…
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Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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Pathetic! It’s all about him!
November 28, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Pathetic! It’s all about him!
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Even now, thinking about himself
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Even now, thinking about himself
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Buahhahaha, the Ontario mob doesn’t even hide it anymore. Where is the RCMP again? On the payroll?
"A company that received millions of Ontario taxpayer dollars from the Skills Development Fund is run by a dentist whose clinic’s clientele has included members of Doug Ford’s family."
#FordIsRottenToTheCore #FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
#FordIsRottenToTheCore #FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
The company’s CEO also worked closely with the wife of the minister in charge of the grant program at the time
www.thetrillium.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Buahhahaha, the Ontario mob doesn’t even hide it anymore. Where is the RCMP again? On the payroll?
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
"A company that received millions of Ontario taxpayer dollars from the Skills Development Fund is run by a dentist whose clinic’s clientele has included members of Doug Ford’s family."
#FordIsRottenToTheCore #FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
#FordIsRottenToTheCore #FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
Company given $2M from Skills Development Fund run by Ford family dentist: sources
The company’s CEO also worked closely with the wife of the minister in charge of the grant program at the time
www.thetrillium.ca
November 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"A company that received millions of Ontario taxpayer dollars from the Skills Development Fund is run by a dentist whose clinic’s clientele has included members of Doug Ford’s family."
#FordIsRottenToTheCore #FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
#FordIsRottenToTheCore #FordIsCorrupt #onpoli #cdnpoli
www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
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Doug Ford and his transportation minister are clowns 🤡
a stop sign with a clown in a car next to it
ALT: a stop sign with a clown in a car next to it
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Doug Ford and his transportation minister are clowns 🤡
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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If you aren't already using ChatGPT, this is a great time to still not use ChatGPT.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI reports data breach. Here’s what we know so far
ChatGPT maker OpenAI reports data breach. Here’s what we know so far
Identifiable customer data from users of OpenAI’s API was leaked following the breach, the AI company said in a statement.
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
If you aren't already using ChatGPT, this is a great time to still not use ChatGPT.
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Latest on the residential apartment building fires in Hong Kong: 7 buildings burned, 44 confirmed killed, hundreds still missing. Early reports say the fire was not spread by the widely-used bamboo scaffolding but by the protective nets, canvas and plastic coverings on the buildings. 😔 #HongKong
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Latest on the residential apartment building fires in Hong Kong: 7 buildings burned, 44 confirmed killed, hundreds still missing. Early reports say the fire was not spread by the widely-used bamboo scaffolding but by the protective nets, canvas and plastic coverings on the buildings. 😔 #HongKong
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Hong Kong reminding me of Grenfell. My god.
November 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Hong Kong reminding me of Grenfell. My god.
Yes it does...
But Grenfell was one building. This Tai Po complex fire had 7 buildings burning! Devastating... 💔
#HongKongFire
But Grenfell was one building. This Tai Po complex fire had 7 buildings burning! Devastating... 💔
#HongKongFire
Hong Kong reminding me of Grenfell. My god.
November 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Yes it does...
But Grenfell was one building. This Tai Po complex fire had 7 buildings burning! Devastating... 💔
#HongKongFire
But Grenfell was one building. This Tai Po complex fire had 7 buildings burning! Devastating... 💔
#HongKongFire
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HONG KONG -- Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 65 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history. 💔
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
At least 65 dead as Hong Kong firefighters battle burning towers for a second day
Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 65 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
HONG KONG -- Firefighters battled a blaze at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong for the second day on Thursday, as the death toll rose to 65 in one of the deadliest blazes in the city’s modern history. 💔
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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Heartbreaking images and news from the tragic fire in Hong Kong.
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 75 as survivor found on stairs of building
Many still missing while grief-stricken mother says she lost her baby in the fire.
www.scmp.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Heartbreaking images and news from the tragic fire in Hong Kong.
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
At 75, the death toll has now exceeded that of Grenfell
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...