Brian
@brian-r.bsky.social
Photographer, skier wannabe. Mainly a wannabe. The profile picture really is me. I am in the production room at Art Associates, Ken Bell Photography department.
Improbably Famous, Then Perpetually Forgotten. Now, the Renaissance of Edmonia Lewis www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...
Improbably Famous, Then Perpetually Forgotten. Now, the Renaissance of Edmonia Lewis
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February 14, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Improbably Famous, Then Perpetually Forgotten. Now, the Renaissance of Edmonia Lewis www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/a...
338 Sunday Update: Liberals Pull Ahead as Poilievre Clears Leadership Review
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338 Sunday Update: Liberals Pull Ahead as Poilievre Clears Leadership Review
Conservative delegates in Calgary give Poilievre a strong mandate, setting the stage for a potential rematch with Mark Carney.
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February 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
338 Sunday Update: Liberals Pull Ahead as Poilievre Clears Leadership Review
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Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections thebeaverton.com/2026/01/cons... via @TheBeaverton
Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections
CALGARY - With over 87% of the Conservative Party of Canada voting to keep Pierre Poilievre as their leader at the 2026 Conservative Convention, Poilievre triumphantly announced that by reaffirming hi...
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February 1, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Conservative party of Canada votes to axe the tax, build the homes, lose all the future elections thebeaverton.com/2026/01/cons... via @TheBeaverton
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#Manitoba agencies say they are ready as Premier Wab Kinew welcomes people fleeing U.S. violence #Canada
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Manitoba agencies say they are ready as Kinew welcomes people fleeing U.S. violence
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province remains open to people leaving the United States amid concerns about violence south of the border, while frontline agencies say they are prepared to respon...
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January 31, 2026 at 7:13 PM
#Manitoba agencies say they are ready as Premier Wab Kinew welcomes people fleeing U.S. violence #Canada
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Darkness Descends in Minneapolis
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Darkness Descends in Minneapolis
It’s night in America, and the darkness is spreading quickly.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Darkness Descends in Minneapolis
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🍁 Can't help thinking how different 🇨🇦 on the world stage would look if this clown were PM instead of Carney who is respected around the world. 💩 🤪
January 20, 2026 at 8:29 PM
🍁 Can't help thinking how different 🇨🇦 on the world stage would look if this clown were PM instead of Carney who is respected around the world. 💩 🤪
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Preferred Prime Minister Polling:
Carney: 51% (+2)
Poilievre: 25% (-2)
Blanchet: 4% (-)
May: 4% (-)
Davies: 3% (-)
Bernier: 2% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / January 16, 2026 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With January 9, 2026)
Carney: 51% (+2)
Poilievre: 25% (-2)
Blanchet: 4% (-)
May: 4% (-)
Davies: 3% (-)
Bernier: 2% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / January 16, 2026 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With January 9, 2026)
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Preferred Prime Minister Polling:
Carney: 51% (+2)
Poilievre: 25% (-2)
Blanchet: 4% (-)
May: 4% (-)
Davies: 3% (-)
Bernier: 2% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / January 16, 2026 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With January 9, 2026)
Carney: 51% (+2)
Poilievre: 25% (-2)
Blanchet: 4% (-)
May: 4% (-)
Davies: 3% (-)
Bernier: 2% (-)
Unsure: 11%
Nanos / January 16, 2026 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online
(% Change With January 9, 2026)
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Well said! "Social media trolls are not reflective of your neighbours... They are just angry people"... Chantel Hebert. #canadian #journalism
January 18, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Well said! "Social media trolls are not reflective of your neighbours... They are just angry people"... Chantel Hebert. #canadian #journalism
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Yes Rosie Barton is a smug anti liberal trying to denigrate
Carney . We need more people like Chantel Hebert (from Quebec )on our English CBC!
Carney . We need more people like Chantel Hebert (from Quebec )on our English CBC!
March 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Yes Rosie Barton is a smug anti liberal trying to denigrate
Carney . We need more people like Chantel Hebert (from Quebec )on our English CBC!
Carney . We need more people like Chantel Hebert (from Quebec )on our English CBC!
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US watchdog says F-35s flew half the time in 2024 due to Lockheed maintenance issues reut.rs/4pSBVuE
US watchdog says F-35s flew half the time in 2024 due to Lockheed maintenance issues
U.S. F-35 fighter jets were available to fly only half the time in 2024 due to maintenance shortcomings by Lockheed Martin , a report from the Defense Department's Office of the Inspector General said.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
US watchdog says F-35s flew half the time in 2024 due to Lockheed maintenance issues reut.rs/4pSBVuE
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Gee this is the second time in 10 minutes that I ask why the reformacons don't kick pp to the curb and elect a leader that can form a thought.
Small group of Conservatives frustrated with Poilievre: government House leader. MacKinnon says there are more Conservatives who are "frustrated" with the political direction being taken by their party. nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/12/s...
Small group of Conservatives frustrated with Poilievre: government…
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December 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Gee this is the second time in 10 minutes that I ask why the reformacons don't kick pp to the curb and elect a leader that can form a thought.
As PP and the reformacons try to drum up support for goon squads why dosn't somebody step up to the plate and say it's time for the cons to elect a leader that can be respected.
Carney touts ‘growing’ Liberal tent, as he poaches another Poilievre MP after House rises www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
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Carney touts ‘growing’ Liberal tent, as he poaches another Poilievre MP after House rises
Mark Carney touted his 'big, broad, and growing Liberal tent' on Thursday night, buoyed by another MP jumping ship from Pierre Poilievre’s caucus to join his, a year after the party appeared to be in ...
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December 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
As PP and the reformacons try to drum up support for goon squads why dosn't somebody step up to the plate and say it's time for the cons to elect a leader that can be respected.
Another of Dougies Disasters proving an ounce of prevention will save a fleet of ambulances. This is an intersection in a 50 K zone not far from where Dougie has removed the speed cameras. If I am not mistaken you need to be going pretty fast to deploy the airbags!
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Another of Dougies Disasters proving an ounce of prevention will save a fleet of ambulances. This is an intersection in a 50 K zone not far from where Dougie has removed the speed cameras. If I am not mistaken you need to be going pretty fast to deploy the airbags!
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This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
By looking over my shoulder I can predict the weather.
There will be more snow in a while.
There will be more snow in a while.
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
By looking over my shoulder I can predict the weather.
There will be more snow in a while.
There will be more snow in a while.
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Liberals say they'll vote against Conservative motion declaring support for pipeline nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/09/l...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Liberals say they'll vote against Conservative motion declaring support for pipeline nationalnewswatch.com/2025/12/09/l...
Measles parties anyone? Why not expand to polio parties? Just because they are too young to remember doesn't mean they can't read. Oh maybe they can't! Oh yes they can. Everybody knows vaccines cause autism.
Wild how people who reject decades of medical science will turn around and trust an ostrich egg like it’s peer-reviewed.
We live in the stupidest timeline.
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We live in the stupidest timeline.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Measles parties anyone? Why not expand to polio parties? Just because they are too young to remember doesn't mean they can't read. Oh maybe they can't! Oh yes they can. Everybody knows vaccines cause autism.
The Magna Carta signed into law in 1215 (only for the english)
guarantees of the writ of habeas corpus, the right to a trial by a jury of peers, punishment proportionate to the crime, and no taxation without representation.
guarantees of the writ of habeas corpus, the right to a trial by a jury of peers, punishment proportionate to the crime, and no taxation without representation.
November 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The Magna Carta signed into law in 1215 (only for the english)
guarantees of the writ of habeas corpus, the right to a trial by a jury of peers, punishment proportionate to the crime, and no taxation without representation.
guarantees of the writ of habeas corpus, the right to a trial by a jury of peers, punishment proportionate to the crime, and no taxation without representation.
Oh my golly. And a happy healthy person also pays more taxes. Everybody knows that's all wrong. The country is broke and it's all the immigrants at fault.
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Oh my golly. And a happy healthy person also pays more taxes. Everybody knows that's all wrong. The country is broke and it's all the immigrants at fault.