Shane Joseph
@writershane.bsky.social
Novelist, blogger, book reviewer, short story writer, and publisher.
So,Thomas King's books are suddenly "persona non grata" in school libraries? The texts haven't changed, only his antecedents. Proves how politicized our literary scene is, where merit is based on racial profile rather than quality of prose.
December 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So,Thomas King's books are suddenly "persona non grata" in school libraries? The texts haven't changed, only his antecedents. Proves how politicized our literary scene is, where merit is based on racial profile rather than quality of prose.
This Saturday, Dec 6th, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., I'll be selling books with my fellow authors at the Cobourg Public Library. Books ARE the best gifts. C'mon out!
December 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This Saturday, Dec 6th, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., I'll be selling books with my fellow authors at the Cobourg Public Library. Books ARE the best gifts. C'mon out!
Trump eliminating income tax for tariff revenue? C'mon! The former is 10 times the latter. And tariffs (another form of hidden tax on Americans) will only shrink over time as exporters find other markets and America "reshores" manufacturing. His plan defies logic.
November 30, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Trump eliminating income tax for tariff revenue? C'mon! The former is 10 times the latter. And tariffs (another form of hidden tax on Americans) will only shrink over time as exporters find other markets and America "reshores" manufacturing. His plan defies logic.
If you throw 500 extra guards for every random shooting in Washington DC, very soon the nation's capital will become an armed fortress. Perhaps that's the strategy, for all cities.
November 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
If you throw 500 extra guards for every random shooting in Washington DC, very soon the nation's capital will become an armed fortress. Perhaps that's the strategy, for all cities.
Quote of the week :"Who cares?" Well said, Mr. Carney.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Quote of the week :"Who cares?" Well said, Mr. Carney.
Reading from my novel about AI going rogue:
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November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reading from my novel about AI going rogue:
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How much of the Epstein Files would be readable even if released? Surviving text will be so interspersed with redacted black lines that context would be lost.
November 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
How much of the Epstein Files would be readable even if released? Surviving text will be so interspersed with redacted black lines that context would be lost.
Bots are planting provocative partisan posts on social media to get the other side riled and begin neverending counterattack comment strings. Keeps "engagement" high to attract advertizers. Also fuels hate. Don't fall for it.
November 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Bots are planting provocative partisan posts on social media to get the other side riled and begin neverending counterattack comment strings. Keeps "engagement" high to attract advertizers. Also fuels hate. Don't fall for it.
The people have spoken, Donald.
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The people have spoken, Donald.
I wonder why Americans wave giant stars and stripes flags at home but hide behind tiny maple leaf 🍁 pins or "I am Canadian" caps when they travel abroad? Talk of identity crisis!
November 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I wonder why Americans wave giant stars and stripes flags at home but hide behind tiny maple leaf 🍁 pins or "I am Canadian" caps when they travel abroad? Talk of identity crisis!
It wasn't the Reagan ad that drove him mad. Mark Carney is a tough negotiator who didn't kiss the spitty ring soiled by the other sycophants who parade as world leaders and corporate titans. That's why.
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
It wasn't the Reagan ad that drove him mad. Mark Carney is a tough negotiator who didn't kiss the spitty ring soiled by the other sycophants who parade as world leaders and corporate titans. That's why.
Oct 7th: Trump on Carney, "He's a world-class leader."
Oct 27th: Trump on Carney, "I don't want to meet with him."
The slighted child sees a video and sulks in his new ballroom while the global leader fuses trading blocs like the EU and ASEAN to even greater tariff-free trade.
Oct 27th: Trump on Carney, "I don't want to meet with him."
The slighted child sees a video and sulks in his new ballroom while the global leader fuses trading blocs like the EU and ASEAN to even greater tariff-free trade.
October 27, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Oct 7th: Trump on Carney, "He's a world-class leader."
Oct 27th: Trump on Carney, "I don't want to meet with him."
The slighted child sees a video and sulks in his new ballroom while the global leader fuses trading blocs like the EU and ASEAN to even greater tariff-free trade.
Oct 27th: Trump on Carney, "I don't want to meet with him."
The slighted child sees a video and sulks in his new ballroom while the global leader fuses trading blocs like the EU and ASEAN to even greater tariff-free trade.
At the Blue Denim Press launch at the Cobourg & Area Museum today. A full house.
October 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
At the Blue Denim Press launch at the Cobourg & Area Museum today. A full house.
So, after the Reagan ad, what's next from the Trade Nazi? "Pull down all negative comments from Canadians of me in social media, or no trade for you!"? Good luck with that! It will be easier to stop fentanyl creeping across the border.
October 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So, after the Reagan ad, what's next from the Trade Nazi? "Pull down all negative comments from Canadians of me in social media, or no trade for you!"? Good luck with that! It will be easier to stop fentanyl creeping across the border.
47 cancels US/Canada trade talks over Reagan ad? An old Russian negotiating tactic. C'mon, he needs a last-minute concession. And this time, he ain't getting it! Canada doesn't need such fragile trade deals that can flame out over a YouTube video.
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
47 cancels US/Canada trade talks over Reagan ad? An old Russian negotiating tactic. C'mon, he needs a last-minute concession. And this time, he ain't getting it! Canada doesn't need such fragile trade deals that can flame out over a YouTube video.
We rocked at the Blue Denim Press book launch in Toronto last weekend. This weekend, it's in Cobourg @ 2 .p.m. Sunday @ the Cobourg & Area Museum. Come on out!
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
We rocked at the Blue Denim Press book launch in Toronto last weekend. This weekend, it's in Cobourg @ 2 .p.m. Sunday @ the Cobourg & Area Museum. Come on out!
The Order of the Nile from Egypt, the Golden Dove from Israel, the Golden Base from Apple, the Golden 747 from Qatar...but still no Nobel, as our man seeks it desperately, like a lost soul chasing a mirage in the desert. It's developing into a neurosis.
October 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Order of the Nile from Egypt, the Golden Dove from Israel, the Golden Base from Apple, the Golden 747 from Qatar...but still no Nobel, as our man seeks it desperately, like a lost soul chasing a mirage in the desert. It's developing into a neurosis.
654% discount! TrumpRx will be PAYING us to take drugs. Soon there will be another epidemic and Mr. T will blame Canada!
October 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
654% discount! TrumpRx will be PAYING us to take drugs. Soon there will be another epidemic and Mr. T will blame Canada!
"If I can't go to Portland with my troops, let me go to Chicago" - a domestic defense strategy that's as scattershot as his economic policy.
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"If I can't go to Portland with my troops, let me go to Chicago" - a domestic defense strategy that's as scattershot as his economic policy.
A new executive order will ban all words over 3 syllables.
Acetaminophen will henceforth be called Minophen.
Acetaminophen will henceforth be called Minophen.
September 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
A new executive order will ban all words over 3 syllables.
Acetaminophen will henceforth be called Minophen.
Acetaminophen will henceforth be called Minophen.
Now we have Escalator-gate and Teleprompter-gate scandals to divert us. No one's watching Epstein-gate. Clever!
September 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Now we have Escalator-gate and Teleprompter-gate scandals to divert us. No one's watching Epstein-gate. Clever!
Kimmel nailed it last night. The verdict is in: comedians are ascendant; clowns are out - even their escalators and teleprompters don't work.
September 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Kimmel nailed it last night. The verdict is in: comedians are ascendant; clowns are out - even their escalators and teleprompters don't work.
He trolls, they cave, and freedom suffers another death.
September 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
He trolls, they cave, and freedom suffers another death.
At some point, raising the cost to do business with America will make it an undesirable market. 100 grand per year for an H1B? Tech companies will simply set up shop overseas.
September 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
At some point, raising the cost to do business with America will make it an undesirable market. 100 grand per year for an H1B? Tech companies will simply set up shop overseas.
"Charlie" is a controversial name. From Chaplin to Schulz to Hebdo to Kirk, it has moved from comedy to tragedy, peeled back the skin, and questioned our values.
September 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"Charlie" is a controversial name. From Chaplin to Schulz to Hebdo to Kirk, it has moved from comedy to tragedy, peeled back the skin, and questioned our values.