John Roscoe
@johnroscoe.bsky.social
"It's not easy having a good time...
even smiling makes my face ache."
I take photographs and crack jokes; a meditative creative obsessed with dialogue. I was @JohnCRoscoe on Twitter.
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even smiling makes my face ache."
I take photographs and crack jokes; a meditative creative obsessed with dialogue. I was @JohnCRoscoe on Twitter.
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John Roscoe
@johnroscoe.bsky.social
· Feb 8
It's been a long week and you've all been very good, so I'm going to share — for the first time here on BlueSky — the ultimate Mrs. Peel #Caturday video.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...
🔥CHARIOTS OF TREATS (sound up!)🔥
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...
🔥CHARIOTS OF TREATS (sound up!)🔥
"Fortunately, none of the residents of the gingerbread house were harmed when the structure collap- wait... hold on.... I am informed that, sadly, all of the survivors were eaten."
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"Fortunately, none of the residents of the gingerbread house were harmed when the structure collap- wait... hold on.... I am informed that, sadly, all of the survivors were eaten."
I don't claim to be Elmer the Safety Elephant or somethin' but isn't a sign which blots out the sky, the grass, the road, the sidewalk AND the children just maaaaybe so big it defeats its intended purpose?
#OnPoli
I guess it's a scalar expression of how much Ford wanted to ditch those speed cameras.
#OnPoli
I guess it's a scalar expression of how much Ford wanted to ditch those speed cameras.
November 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I don't claim to be Elmer the Safety Elephant or somethin' but isn't a sign which blots out the sky, the grass, the road, the sidewalk AND the children just maaaaybe so big it defeats its intended purpose?
#OnPoli
I guess it's a scalar expression of how much Ford wanted to ditch those speed cameras.
#OnPoli
I guess it's a scalar expression of how much Ford wanted to ditch those speed cameras.
Before Eric Braedon was Victor on The Young and Restless, he was Dr. Forbin, the brain behind the supercomputer COLOSSUS and star of the eponymous 1970 sci-fi mind-bender, COLOSSUS: The Forbin Project.
You won't believe this, but things don't work out as planned and the computer becomes the baddie.
You won't believe this, but things don't work out as planned and the computer becomes the baddie.
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Before Eric Braedon was Victor on The Young and Restless, he was Dr. Forbin, the brain behind the supercomputer COLOSSUS and star of the eponymous 1970 sci-fi mind-bender, COLOSSUS: The Forbin Project.
You won't believe this, but things don't work out as planned and the computer becomes the baddie.
You won't believe this, but things don't work out as planned and the computer becomes the baddie.
Hey people getting ready for holiday season with your folks! Have you considered building a CR box? It's cheap, easy and because MERV 13 furnace filters are industry-standard, you won't be beholden to some bespoke air filter manufacturer.
DIY instructions here...
itsairborne.com/pc-fan-corsi...
DIY instructions here...
itsairborne.com/pc-fan-corsi...
November 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hey people getting ready for holiday season with your folks! Have you considered building a CR box? It's cheap, easy and because MERV 13 furnace filters are industry-standard, you won't be beholden to some bespoke air filter manufacturer.
DIY instructions here...
itsairborne.com/pc-fan-corsi...
DIY instructions here...
itsairborne.com/pc-fan-corsi...
"And the last public broadcaster to leave the nazi platform earned respect and admiration for their indefatigable tenacity!"
Just kidding! There's no prize for being the last one out; you'll just become a target for more aggravation, invective and pointless idiocy. Why *are* you hanging on, #CBC?
Just kidding! There's no prize for being the last one out; you'll just become a target for more aggravation, invective and pointless idiocy. Why *are* you hanging on, #CBC?
Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation reut.rs/3KpybRU
Dutch public broadcaster NOS quits X over disinformation
Dutch public broadcaster NOS on Tuesday said it had stopped posting on Elon Musk's social media platform X, as it said it did not want to facilitate the spreading of disinformation.
reut.rs
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"And the last public broadcaster to leave the nazi platform earned respect and admiration for their indefatigable tenacity!"
Just kidding! There's no prize for being the last one out; you'll just become a target for more aggravation, invective and pointless idiocy. Why *are* you hanging on, #CBC?
Just kidding! There's no prize for being the last one out; you'll just become a target for more aggravation, invective and pointless idiocy. Why *are* you hanging on, #CBC?
"Coo, twenty-seven years! That's a fair bit of porridge, mate. Keep your mincers peeled for the little victories, that's my advice. Brew some hooch from banana peels and toe jam, breed racing cockroaches, get'cherself a dispensation for street shoes, like — it's the only way you'll keep your bacon."
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"Coo, twenty-seven years! That's a fair bit of porridge, mate. Keep your mincers peeled for the little victories, that's my advice. Brew some hooch from banana peels and toe jam, breed racing cockroaches, get'cherself a dispensation for street shoes, like — it's the only way you'll keep your bacon."
"Boycott? Hey, leave me out of it; I'm not into the politics of grocery shopping."
Ok fine! But what if I told you that much of the stuff we're boycotting is — by the manufacturer's own admission — a bit sh*t?
(It's not really a boycott if you're merely averse to eating food that's a bit sh*t.)
Ok fine! But what if I told you that much of the stuff we're boycotting is — by the manufacturer's own admission — a bit sh*t?
(It's not really a boycott if you're merely averse to eating food that's a bit sh*t.)
A Campbell's Soup exec on a recording: “We have sh*t for f**king poor people. Who buys our sh*t? . . . It’s not healthy now that I know what the f**ks in it . . . bioengineered meat, I don’t wanna eat a piece of chicken that came from a 3D printer.” Oops!
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
www.thecampbellscompany.com/newsroom/new...
Company statement on the Garza Lawsuit and alleged audio recording - The Campbell's Company
We want to make sure you know the facts. Robert Garza, a former Campbell’s employee, recently released an alleged audio recording of him speaking with Campbell’s VP of Information Technology, Martin B...
www.thecampbellscompany.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Boycott? Hey, leave me out of it; I'm not into the politics of grocery shopping."
Ok fine! But what if I told you that much of the stuff we're boycotting is — by the manufacturer's own admission — a bit sh*t?
(It's not really a boycott if you're merely averse to eating food that's a bit sh*t.)
Ok fine! But what if I told you that much of the stuff we're boycotting is — by the manufacturer's own admission — a bit sh*t?
(It's not really a boycott if you're merely averse to eating food that's a bit sh*t.)
I bet there's a good compound German word for the feeling of relief tinged with anxiety that comes from knowing that the world would be reduced to smouldering rubble but for the utterly insipid, astonishingly juvenile incompetence of those who would destroy it.
November 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I bet there's a good compound German word for the feeling of relief tinged with anxiety that comes from knowing that the world would be reduced to smouldering rubble but for the utterly insipid, astonishingly juvenile incompetence of those who would destroy it.
Billions in debt, millions lost in real estate shuffles and dodgy slush funds, green spaces paved, conservation obligations abandoned, life-saving traffic measures swapped for signs too big to use, and now threats, intimidation and Trumpish abuse of power BUT...
He wore a slogan hat that one time.
He wore a slogan hat that one time.
November 25, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Billions in debt, millions lost in real estate shuffles and dodgy slush funds, green spaces paved, conservation obligations abandoned, life-saving traffic measures swapped for signs too big to use, and now threats, intimidation and Trumpish abuse of power BUT...
He wore a slogan hat that one time.
He wore a slogan hat that one time.
🚨D A N G E R 🚨 🚨D A N G E R 🚨 🚨D A N G E R 🚨
Sure, legalizing marijuana brought in *billions* in revenue for cash-starved provinces, but it *also* caused Conservative politicians to swallow their gum and fall off their barstools.
Sure, legalizing marijuana brought in *billions* in revenue for cash-starved provinces, but it *also* caused Conservative politicians to swallow their gum and fall off their barstools.
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
🚨D A N G E R 🚨 🚨D A N G E R 🚨 🚨D A N G E R 🚨
Sure, legalizing marijuana brought in *billions* in revenue for cash-starved provinces, but it *also* caused Conservative politicians to swallow their gum and fall off their barstools.
Sure, legalizing marijuana brought in *billions* in revenue for cash-starved provinces, but it *also* caused Conservative politicians to swallow their gum and fall off their barstools.
"I am trying, Donald, but it won't come off!"
"Well, Blair-"
"Jair."
"Whatever. There's nothing I can do for you until you remove-"
"Augh! Now they'll see I've tampered with it."
"Just tell 'em you were hallucinating."
"That's not-"
"I do it *all* the time. My people just cover it up; nobody cares."
"Well, Blair-"
"Jair."
"Whatever. There's nothing I can do for you until you remove-"
"Augh! Now they'll see I've tampered with it."
"Just tell 'em you were hallucinating."
"That's not-"
"I do it *all* the time. My people just cover it up; nobody cares."
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"I am trying, Donald, but it won't come off!"
"Well, Blair-"
"Jair."
"Whatever. There's nothing I can do for you until you remove-"
"Augh! Now they'll see I've tampered with it."
"Just tell 'em you were hallucinating."
"That's not-"
"I do it *all* the time. My people just cover it up; nobody cares."
"Well, Blair-"
"Jair."
"Whatever. There's nothing I can do for you until you remove-"
"Augh! Now they'll see I've tampered with it."
"Just tell 'em you were hallucinating."
"That's not-"
"I do it *all* the time. My people just cover it up; nobody cares."
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround: #Birds with interesting attitudes to gravity, so you're bound to see plenty of #Nuthatches — which is nice, 'cuz they're busy little corkers! This one could barely stand still long enough for a portrait. #Photography #NaturePhotographer #EastCoastKin
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround: #Birds with interesting attitudes to gravity, so you're bound to see plenty of #Nuthatches — which is nice, 'cuz they're busy little corkers! This one could barely stand still long enough for a portrait. #Photography #NaturePhotographer #EastCoastKin
Reposted by John Roscoe
Important to act on this now 👇
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/181763/...
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/181763/...
Water is Not For Sale. It’s a Public Right.
For the health of the water and our communities, we can’t afford to test the waters of privatization. Sign on now to urge the provincial government to ensure water and wastewater services in Ontario r...
act.environmentaldefence.ca
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Important to act on this now 👇
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/181763/...
act.environmentaldefence.ca/page/181763/...
[leans into frame with coffee mug]
All leafblowers churn up a toxic plume of desiccated bird and rodent poops and assorted organic detritus like insect parts and bits of old beaks. That's the miasma the operator inhales — their lungs a litterbox of the outdoors!
[leans back out of frame, sipping]
All leafblowers churn up a toxic plume of desiccated bird and rodent poops and assorted organic detritus like insect parts and bits of old beaks. That's the miasma the operator inhales — their lungs a litterbox of the outdoors!
[leans back out of frame, sipping]
A reminder that gas-powered leafblowers are nightmare devices that are bad for you, bad for your lawn, and very bad for the environment. They fume and scream and kill the world all so you can messily and ineffectively move leaves around, leaves which are generally supposed to stay where they fell.
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
[leans into frame with coffee mug]
All leafblowers churn up a toxic plume of desiccated bird and rodent poops and assorted organic detritus like insect parts and bits of old beaks. That's the miasma the operator inhales — their lungs a litterbox of the outdoors!
[leans back out of frame, sipping]
All leafblowers churn up a toxic plume of desiccated bird and rodent poops and assorted organic detritus like insect parts and bits of old beaks. That's the miasma the operator inhales — their lungs a litterbox of the outdoors!
[leans back out of frame, sipping]
All this cross-jurisdictional skulldinkery — rules against bike lanes, ripping out speed cameras, outlawing school boards — are fingers on the same fist punching Ontario's municipalities in the face.
But do they fight back?
"Good one, Doug. That's a shiner for sure. Give us one right in the nose!"
But do they fight back?
"Good one, Doug. That's a shiner for sure. Give us one right in the nose!"
A staggeringly wrong-headed move that can only make traffic more congested and dangerous for all commuters.
But Ontario loves loves loves it.
These people, man. I just can't with you, Ontario.
But Ontario loves loves loves it.
These people, man. I just can't with you, Ontario.
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
All this cross-jurisdictional skulldinkery — rules against bike lanes, ripping out speed cameras, outlawing school boards — are fingers on the same fist punching Ontario's municipalities in the face.
But do they fight back?
"Good one, Doug. That's a shiner for sure. Give us one right in the nose!"
But do they fight back?
"Good one, Doug. That's a shiner for sure. Give us one right in the nose!"
A staggeringly wrong-headed move that can only make traffic more congested and dangerous for all commuters.
But Ontario loves loves loves it.
These people, man. I just can't with you, Ontario.
But Ontario loves loves loves it.
These people, man. I just can't with you, Ontario.
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
A staggeringly wrong-headed move that can only make traffic more congested and dangerous for all commuters.
But Ontario loves loves loves it.
These people, man. I just can't with you, Ontario.
But Ontario loves loves loves it.
These people, man. I just can't with you, Ontario.
Vance's "Canada is bad, m'kay?" is directed at a domestic audience.
When the President is ragefully toddling into spasms of paranoid recrimination, sputtering terrible economic and security decisions hither and thither, it's important to staunch the flow of young people looking for sane governance.
When the President is ragefully toddling into spasms of paranoid recrimination, sputtering terrible economic and security decisions hither and thither, it's important to staunch the flow of young people looking for sane governance.
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Vance's "Canada is bad, m'kay?" is directed at a domestic audience.
When the President is ragefully toddling into spasms of paranoid recrimination, sputtering terrible economic and security decisions hither and thither, it's important to staunch the flow of young people looking for sane governance.
When the President is ragefully toddling into spasms of paranoid recrimination, sputtering terrible economic and security decisions hither and thither, it's important to staunch the flow of young people looking for sane governance.
"Collecting!"
"Hello Billy. How much do we owe you?"
"$867.36"
"Oh! That can't be right."
"Sure it is. If you had subscribed to The Times, The Tribune, The Bugle, The-"
"But we don't subscribe to *any* of those."
"Look, we can do this the easy way or I can TP your house every day until you pay up."
"Hello Billy. How much do we owe you?"
"$867.36"
"Oh! That can't be right."
"Sure it is. If you had subscribed to The Times, The Tribune, The Bugle, The-"
"But we don't subscribe to *any* of those."
"Look, we can do this the easy way or I can TP your house every day until you pay up."
November 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"Collecting!"
"Hello Billy. How much do we owe you?"
"$867.36"
"Oh! That can't be right."
"Sure it is. If you had subscribed to The Times, The Tribune, The Bugle, The-"
"But we don't subscribe to *any* of those."
"Look, we can do this the easy way or I can TP your house every day until you pay up."
"Hello Billy. How much do we owe you?"
"$867.36"
"Oh! That can't be right."
"Sure it is. If you had subscribed to The Times, The Tribune, The Bugle, The-"
"But we don't subscribe to *any* of those."
"Look, we can do this the easy way or I can TP your house every day until you pay up."
#BirdOfTheDay today is #warbler (with #YellowEye being the alternate), so may I introduce you to this enigmatic #PalmWarbler I met in Colonel Sam Smith Park just outside Toronto a couple of years ago.
#birds #warblers #Birding #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography
#birds #warblers #Birding #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#BirdOfTheDay today is #warbler (with #YellowEye being the alternate), so may I introduce you to this enigmatic #PalmWarbler I met in Colonel Sam Smith Park just outside Toronto a couple of years ago.
#birds #warblers #Birding #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography
#birds #warblers #Birding #BirdWatching #NaturePhotography
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #YellowEyes, so here's a Great Blue Heron remembering he left his wallet on the fender the last time he gassed up.
#birds #wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #photography #outdoors #PhotographersUnited #NaturePhotography #NaturePhotographer #PhotographersOfBluesky
#birds #wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #photography #outdoors #PhotographersUnited #NaturePhotography #NaturePhotographer #PhotographersOfBluesky
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #YellowEyes, so here's a Great Blue Heron remembering he left his wallet on the fender the last time he gassed up.
#birds #wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #photography #outdoors #PhotographersUnited #NaturePhotography #NaturePhotographer #PhotographersOfBluesky
#birds #wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #photography #outdoors #PhotographersUnited #NaturePhotography #NaturePhotographer #PhotographersOfBluesky
Roaches
(a poem)
Roaches, huh? Tell you what to do:
get a bunch, stick 'em in a box,
and seal it up with glue.
One of them will eat the rest;
that one works for you.
(a poem)
Roaches, huh? Tell you what to do:
get a bunch, stick 'em in a box,
and seal it up with glue.
One of them will eat the rest;
that one works for you.
Into the Twilight of the Trump Era
What becomes of MAGA as Trump’s hold over the movement is weakening, his ability to integrate its different factions is waning?
A deep dive into the state of the fever swamp.
New piece:
What becomes of MAGA as Trump’s hold over the movement is weakening, his ability to integrate its different factions is waning?
A deep dive into the state of the fever swamp.
New piece:
Into the Twilight of the Trump Era
What becomes of MAGA as Trump’s hold over the movement is weakening, his ability to integrate its different factions waning? A deep dive into the state of the fever swamp
steady.page
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Roaches
(a poem)
Roaches, huh? Tell you what to do:
get a bunch, stick 'em in a box,
and seal it up with glue.
One of them will eat the rest;
that one works for you.
(a poem)
Roaches, huh? Tell you what to do:
get a bunch, stick 'em in a box,
and seal it up with glue.
One of them will eat the rest;
that one works for you.
"Marge and me, we been ranchin' cattle in Drumheller since..."
"Oh, since the Ralph Kline days, that's how long fer!"
"Darn tootin', Marge. And we seen Albertans gettin' shafted by the rest of confederation-"
"'Specially the French!"
"That's right, Marge. Them Kee-beck-kwas is takin' advantages!"
"Oh, since the Ralph Kline days, that's how long fer!"
"Darn tootin', Marge. And we seen Albertans gettin' shafted by the rest of confederation-"
"'Specially the French!"
"That's right, Marge. Them Kee-beck-kwas is takin' advantages!"
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Marge and me, we been ranchin' cattle in Drumheller since..."
"Oh, since the Ralph Kline days, that's how long fer!"
"Darn tootin', Marge. And we seen Albertans gettin' shafted by the rest of confederation-"
"'Specially the French!"
"That's right, Marge. Them Kee-beck-kwas is takin' advantages!"
"Oh, since the Ralph Kline days, that's how long fer!"
"Darn tootin', Marge. And we seen Albertans gettin' shafted by the rest of confederation-"
"'Specially the French!"
"That's right, Marge. Them Kee-beck-kwas is takin' advantages!"
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs, so here's a couple of Mourning Doves sharing a joke.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#EastCoastKin #nature #NaturePhotograher
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#EastCoastKin #nature #NaturePhotograher
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #Mr&Mrs, so here's a couple of Mourning Doves sharing a joke.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#EastCoastKin #nature #NaturePhotograher
#birds #photography #birdphotography #birding
#EastCoastKin #nature #NaturePhotograher
So, Elon let slip that many X accounts are *not* based where they claim to be. Reminds me of July 2024, when a global-yet-hamfisted bot campaign lauded Pierre Poilievere's "electrifying" rally held in Kirkland Lake, a small town in North Eastern Ontario.
Details here: www.cdmrn.ca/kirkland-lak...
Details here: www.cdmrn.ca/kirkland-lak...
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
So, Elon let slip that many X accounts are *not* based where they claim to be. Reminds me of July 2024, when a global-yet-hamfisted bot campaign lauded Pierre Poilievere's "electrifying" rally held in Kirkland Lake, a small town in North Eastern Ontario.
Details here: www.cdmrn.ca/kirkland-lak...
Details here: www.cdmrn.ca/kirkland-lak...
"Look, I don't care for Elon's politics, but I *have* to stay on X — it's where my customers are!"
This makes sense if you run a haberdashery in rural Nigeria, or a pawn shop on the edge of Tarnogskii Gorodok, 600km north of Moscow.
This makes sense if you run a haberdashery in rural Nigeria, or a pawn shop on the edge of Tarnogskii Gorodok, 600km north of Moscow.
Twitter implemented a new feature last night that displayed the country an account is in. So many of the ‘America First’ accounts were from foreign countries that they had to disable the feature within hours. 🙄
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"Look, I don't care for Elon's politics, but I *have* to stay on X — it's where my customers are!"
This makes sense if you run a haberdashery in rural Nigeria, or a pawn shop on the edge of Tarnogskii Gorodok, 600km north of Moscow.
This makes sense if you run a haberdashery in rural Nigeria, or a pawn shop on the edge of Tarnogskii Gorodok, 600km north of Moscow.