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darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Darren of 🇨🇦
@darreninbelleville.bsky.social
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HC worker in Belleville, ON. Poet, actor, comedian, artist.

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Poems: @alttextpoetry.bsky.social
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karenattiah.bsky.social
The U.S. is giving dying mall vibes.

I can't explain it, but you know I'm right.
December 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
Time for the annual Bob & Doug MacKenzie's 12 days of Christmas #Canada🤣🍁

www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2oP...
Bob and Doug Sing 12 Days of Christmas - Animax Entertainment
YouTube video by AnimaxEnt
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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alttextpoetry.bsky.social
Here's a piece from a couple years back to, I dunno, maybe make the cold a little better? 'Praise Winter!' - click the alt for the poetry.

#Poetry #Poem #PoetrySky
Praise Winter! Ah, sweet frozen sleetsnow falling! So speak of my fragility! blow spears of shredded cicles - glaze the world in icy whiteness 'cross the bricks and mortar surety of our crystal snowflake weakness to show how thin our modest comforts are with coldest arctic airs; and wreak your howling vengeance on our humbleness laid bare as you scream in whitewinds wending that our lives you could be ending should we stray into your frozen fury more than minutes-briefly, without our fleece-lined, zippered gortex. You command and you receive our vilest respect When your bitter ice-lined message with our very bones does intersect and I glory in the wonder of your winter-whistle blast that speaks of all the souls you stole in your season's kingdom past I cherish every frozen shard that patters on my face I value every frigid hammerblast of your freezing arctic mace For you speak in a simple, violent honesty that puts the grandness of humanity and all the arrogance of our supposed mastery in it's rightful place.
December 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I'm going to this premiere tomorrow and can't wait! #ButterBandits at the Empire Theatre. Filmed here in #Belleville!

youtu.be/v3IQRlanvxc?...
Butter Bandits - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Eighty Twenty Studio
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Here it is! Poetry by clicking the alt text!
alttextpoetry.bsky.social ALT Text Poet @alttextpoetry.bsky.social · 2d
I presented this at a Krampusfest show downtown with Bad Tractor as musical backdrop. Please enjoy 'Conceit for the True Christmas GOAT.'

Just click the alt!

#AltTextPoetry #Poetry #Krampus #Christmas
Imagine for a minute You're a creature that is in it Just to clobber all the worst of all the kids Get a club and make'em hobble Just a little for their trouble While all the love goes to the man in red Like a trip on amanita Of reindeer through aurora Flying across the sky to bring the gifts He's slippin' slyly down the chimneys While you're kickin little Jimmies He gets all the glory, better story — you get sticks That you crack across the legs Of snarky little Pegs Hack at knees of the Jacks and Steves that shun their chores While he snacks on milk and cookies You're out there smacking bullies Whack a swatch across a shoulder, make'em sore! His red suit and polished boots - A fine filigree for fools! You've got fur and cloven hooves and crooked horns In lieu of his smiling visage You strike a pose that's purely savage A figure roundly ridiculed and scorned His laugh a warm benevolence Your duty, doling violence He's the happy hallowed saint of holidays But for some moral justice You are just the consequence The devil that collects what devils pay... So to heck with jolly old Nick You're the OG paygan prick! We should get you into malls like all the Santas! In this late day and age there's many deserve your rage Get in line all snotty scoundrels — time for Krampus!
December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Well after a long BS hiatus, I figured I'd log into @alttextpoetry.bsky.social and publish a recent piece. Been a while, looks like there's even new features!
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Ugh day shift.
March 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Okay so I'm not really keeping up with the idea...
darreninbelleville.bsky.social Darren of 🇨🇦 @darreninbelleville.bsky.social · Feb 10
I've been very... Depressed lately. It's the world, really. But I'm going to try to crawl back to social media here.

Gotta stay connected! Ha. Haha. :/
February 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I've been very... Depressed lately. It's the world, really. But I'm going to try to crawl back to social media here.

Gotta stay connected! Ha. Haha. :/
February 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Just left First Tuesday Muse, presented some poetry. I'll post one to @alttextpoetry.bsky.social later!
February 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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brookefairplay.bsky.social
For my Quebec friends. Legault will be speaking soon regarding tariff's
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Quebec Premier François Legault Reacts to U.S. Tariffs
Quebec Premier François Legault reacts to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to place 25% tariffs on Canadian products entering the United States. (no interpretation)
www.cpac.ca
February 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Omg get me out of work...!
February 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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shanwayland.bsky.social
February 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I just posted a fresh new poem over at @alttextpoetry.bsky.social - go check out 'A Tarnishing of Silver'! #poem #poetrysky #poetsofBluesky
alttextpoetry.bsky.social ALT Text Poet @alttextpoetry.bsky.social · Feb 1
I'm going to try to publish a piece every Saturday. Especially since I've abandoned all billionaire-media. (I often posted directly to Facebook, like I would have this, especially).

Please enjoy 'A Tarnishing of Silver':
Image for ALT shows five silver spoons, with the last one heavily tarnished. A Tarnishing of Silver I mentioned you at work When asked about the first Time I felt the universe collapse So quoted them that line From halfway back in time Of a memory of a sharing, safe and wrapped. And so they asked to see you And I made a beeline here to Show the beauty in the smile I used to trace And that's when I discovered Our Facebook friendship overed: A perfect stranger only found your face. And it really doesn't matter It's stupid that it matters But an old and precious shattered As a melancholy settled into place... Sometimes I wish I wasn't me But rather cloud or sparkling sea Instead of skin and memory Unencumbered by a history Or the tarnishing of a silvery.
February 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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crof.bsky.social
AI is bad for the environment, and the problem is bigger than energy consumption
theconversation.com/ai-is-bad-fo...
AI is bad for the environment, and the problem is bigger than energy consumption
When asked to suggest solutions for environmental challenges, chatbots reflected biases. This could have harmful effects on how we understand and communicate climate change.
theconversation.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I'm going to try to publish a poem before the day is done, over at @alttextpoetry.bsky.social

It's a melancholy little piece about a Facebook unfriending.

Yeah, I know FB sucks... Ha! Anyway, I'll post later. Check it!
February 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is strength.
February 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I really don't want to work today. But I will. And immediately afterward I will have a power nap!!
February 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Ohpleaseohpleaseohplease....!
hellostephano.bsky.social Stephano Barberis 🍁 @hellostephano.bsky.social · Jan 31
The latest numbers from Ekos are quite something and *all* pollsters are reporting the same trend to varying degrees. These numbers (with a Liberal Party without a selected new leader yet) would result in a Liberal Minority govt.
СРС 33.9 LPC 32 NDP 18 BQ 7.6 PPC 3.4 GPC 4.9 Others 0.2 Margin of error +/-3.1 Sample size 1025 (telephone/online)
January 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
Well that's a bedtime. A little early, but feels so right... :) Goodnight!
January 31, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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hellostephano.bsky.social
20 years of Pierre Poilievre is enough.
January 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I don't want to work in the morning. But at least I have a good partner.
January 31, 2025 at 3:31 AM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I'm the kind of guy that rescues silverfish from the tub.

This will tell you all you need to know about my politics.
January 31, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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aoc.bsky.social
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
darreninbelleville.bsky.social
I figured it out. Took some work though.

cjtoronto.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM