Tony Kocúrko
@littletomcat.bsky.social
Joined by invitation on October 11, 2023. Yeah. I'm old.
A retired computer geek who stumbled on this wonderful, terrible, sad, happy place in '81 and settled here with my wonderful, Newfoundland wife.
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A retired computer geek who stumbled on this wonderful, terrible, sad, happy place in '81 and settled here with my wonderful, Newfoundland wife.
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Tony Kocúrko
@littletomcat.bsky.social
· Jun 30
When private equity destroys your hospital
Looters literally want to kill you.
doctorow.medium.com
OK, maybe I'm a tad paranoid, but PM Carney's eagerness for a U.S. trade deal, his former digs at the world's largest private equity joint, and U.S. private equity's drooling over Canada's healthcare, makes me shudder.
doctorow.medium.com/when-private...
thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-...
doctorow.medium.com/when-private...
thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-...
Good Lord, considering the historical matrimonial porosity of the border over the years (centuries?), I betcha dollars to TimBits that fully a quarter of the U.S. will be eligible.
I've gotta let all my U.S. cousins know!
www.cicnews.com/2025/12/thes...
I've gotta let all my U.S. cousins know!
www.cicnews.com/2025/12/thes...
These five famous Americans will become Canadian citizens, thanks to a new citizenship law
Some famous Americans— including Madonna and Hillary Clinton—will be considered Canadian citizens under a new law. On November 20, Bill C-3: An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (2025) was passed by th...
www.cicnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Good Lord, considering the historical matrimonial porosity of the border over the years (centuries?), I betcha dollars to TimBits that fully a quarter of the U.S. will be eligible.
I've gotta let all my U.S. cousins know!
www.cicnews.com/2025/12/thes...
I've gotta let all my U.S. cousins know!
www.cicnews.com/2025/12/thes...
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Wait . . . this was a #CBC comedy sketch? I thought I was watching a C-SPAN video.
The line between satire and reality grows hair thin.
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
The line between satire and reality grows hair thin.
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
The White House Press Secretary gets real... | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Wait . . . this was a #CBC comedy sketch? I thought I was watching a C-SPAN video.
The line between satire and reality grows hair thin.
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
The line between satire and reality grows hair thin.
@cbcradiocanada.bsky.social
The anti-woke law: "law society must limit the education and training it requires to a law degree or qualification certificate, the bar admission course, education or training for specialized roles, and education for training imposed because of disciplinary proceedings."😠
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta lawyers must take Indigenous education course tied to TRC. New legislation could change that | CBC News
A little more than five years ago, the regulator for Alberta's lawyers announced that moving forward, all active Alberta lawyers would be required to take a mandatory Indigenous education course. But ...
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The anti-woke law: "law society must limit the education and training it requires to a law degree or qualification certificate, the bar admission course, education or training for specialized roles, and education for training imposed because of disciplinary proceedings."😠
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
From the article: ''The lesson here ... is “Caveat emptor."''
Oh, so like picking a consultant who was a member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants? That kind of phuqueing emptor? 😠😷
What an easy win for PM Carney and Immigration Minister Diab.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Oh, so like picking a consultant who was a member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants? That kind of phuqueing emptor? 😠😷
What an easy win for PM Carney and Immigration Minister Diab.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Ottawa family faces deportation after being ghosted by licensed immigration consultant
Just a few short months ago, Paulo and Leila Miera, who are Brazilian nationals, were dreaming of making Canada their permanent home. Instead, they are now facing possible deportation after they were ...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
From the article: ''The lesson here ... is “Caveat emptor."''
Oh, so like picking a consultant who was a member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants? That kind of phuqueing emptor? 😠😷
What an easy win for PM Carney and Immigration Minister Diab.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Oh, so like picking a consultant who was a member of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants? That kind of phuqueing emptor? 😠😷
What an easy win for PM Carney and Immigration Minister Diab.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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December 6, 2025 at 1:34 AM
From @daniel-suarez.com 's techno-thriller "Freedom":
"“When the survival strategy of a civilization is invalidated, in all of human history none have ever turned back from the brink.”
― Daniel Suarez, Freedom™"
www.goodreads.com/book/show/84...
fortune.com/2025/12/04/g...
"“When the survival strategy of a civilization is invalidated, in all of human history none have ever turned back from the brink.”
― Daniel Suarez, Freedom™"
www.goodreads.com/book/show/84...
fortune.com/2025/12/04/g...
‘Godfather of AI’ says Bill Gates and Elon Musk are right about the future of work—but he predicts mass unemployment is on its way | Fortune
While tech leaders paint a positive future where work is optional thanks to AI, the ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton warns they’re “betting on AI replacing a lot of workers.”
fortune.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
From @daniel-suarez.com 's techno-thriller "Freedom":
"“When the survival strategy of a civilization is invalidated, in all of human history none have ever turned back from the brink.”
― Daniel Suarez, Freedom™"
www.goodreads.com/book/show/84...
fortune.com/2025/12/04/g...
"“When the survival strategy of a civilization is invalidated, in all of human history none have ever turned back from the brink.”
― Daniel Suarez, Freedom™"
www.goodreads.com/book/show/84...
fortune.com/2025/12/04/g...
Just in case the world's madness is getting to you, here are a couple of things we occasionally keep running in the background as we cook up the day's main meal...
An hour and change of NL scenery:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our lunchtime favourites:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
An hour and change of NL scenery:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our lunchtime favourites:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Lunchtime Favourites - YouTube
Stuff that makes for a romantic, silly lunch with my lover.
youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Just in case the world's madness is getting to you, here are a couple of things we occasionally keep running in the background as we cook up the day's main meal...
An hour and change of NL scenery:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our lunchtime favourites:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
An hour and change of NL scenery:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Our lunchtime favourites:
youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hang on there. Lemme put in my two cents here.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hang on there. Lemme put in my two cents here.
"Long hospital wait times due to staffing shortages, lack of beds, NLMA president says
Dr. Cynthia Slade urges government to address root cause by hiring more medical professionals"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Maybe Gummint can have an expert committee study the problem and submit another report!
Dr. Cynthia Slade urges government to address root cause by hiring more medical professionals"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Maybe Gummint can have an expert committee study the problem and submit another report!
a warehouse filled with lots of boxes and a person walking through it
Alt: A person delivering to long term storage the latest Gummint report that lays out the Solution to our health system woes. Grrrrrr!
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
"Long hospital wait times due to staffing shortages, lack of beds, NLMA president says
Dr. Cynthia Slade urges government to address root cause by hiring more medical professionals"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Maybe Gummint can have an expert committee study the problem and submit another report!
Dr. Cynthia Slade urges government to address root cause by hiring more medical professionals"
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Maybe Gummint can have an expert committee study the problem and submit another report!
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Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
December 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Almost everyone who touts the benefit of private healthcare is hoping to profit from private healthcare.
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You know what I despise? “Updates at 11.”
Like just let the people have the friggin day. Jmj
Like just let the people have the friggin day. Jmj
December 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
You know what I despise? “Updates at 11.”
Like just let the people have the friggin day. Jmj
Like just let the people have the friggin day. Jmj
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Instead of resubscribing to a streaming platform to watch a season of a tv show I just ordered it from the library on dvd. Somehow it didn’t occur to me that the library would have current titles but they absolutely do.
December 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Instead of resubscribing to a streaming platform to watch a season of a tv show I just ordered it from the library on dvd. Somehow it didn’t occur to me that the library would have current titles but they absolutely do.
"7. Canada"
Wait. Wut? But #TimbitTrump tells me that Canada is a seething mass of violent zombies.
www.aol.com/articles/15-...
Wait. Wut? But #TimbitTrump tells me that Canada is a seething mass of violent zombies.
www.aol.com/articles/15-...
15 Of The Most Peaceful Countries On Earth
These are the prettiest, most peaceful places on earth.
www.aol.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
"7. Canada"
Wait. Wut? But #TimbitTrump tells me that Canada is a seething mass of violent zombies.
www.aol.com/articles/15-...
Wait. Wut? But #TimbitTrump tells me that Canada is a seething mass of violent zombies.
www.aol.com/articles/15-...
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This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
This is how a health system burns to the ground
Dr. Paul Parks explains how Alberta's dual-billing plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care.
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
This is how a health system burns to the ground. How Alberta's dual practice plan would drain hospital staff and delay lifesaving care, by Dr. Paul Parks canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/11/28/t... via @canadahealthwatch.ca @nicktsergas.ca
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What are the odds that the orange shit Gibbon will only see the headline and launch the invasion?
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/11/5500...
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/11/5500...
$5,500,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier 'Sunk' By $80,000,000 Canadian Diesel Sub 'On Battery Power'
A Canadian diesel submarine once slipped past a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group and “sank” USS Eisenhower in a NATO war game—exposing the carrier’s oldest real threat.
www.19fortyfive.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
What are the odds that the orange shit Gibbon will only see the headline and launch the invasion?
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/11/5500...
www.19fortyfive.com/2025/11/5500...
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Doug Ford pictured today asking Santa if he got the Ontario Skills Development grant he applied for.
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Doug Ford pictured today asking Santa if he got the Ontario Skills Development grant he applied for.
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Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
MIT study finds AI can already replace 11.7% of U.S. workforce
Artificial intelligence can already replace 11.7% of the U.S. labor market, across finance, health care and professional services, according to MIT's study.
www.cnbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Headline: "AI can replace 11.7% of workforce"
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
Actual study: Anthropic paid MIT to use a "labor simulation tool" that said 11.7% of TASKS could be done by AI
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There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
November 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There are specific reasons Trumpists want war on Venezuela, but there‘s a generic one: they crave power to make war on anyone, any time, for completely fabricated reasons, and then to use the guise of war to increase violence and repression everywhere, including home.
They are lawless bestial scum.
They are lawless bestial scum.
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Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Like 30% of the country is absolutely enraged because they thought they were going to be able to be utter shitbirds without anyone being allowed to call them shitbirds, but here we are, calling them shitbirds.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gannets, and I have to admit this is one of my favourite photos from my trip to Newfoundland this past spring. We spotted plenty of Northern Gannets at Cape Spear, the easternmost point of North America. #birds
November 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Gannets, and I have to admit this is one of my favourite photos from my trip to Newfoundland this past spring. We spotted plenty of Northern Gannets at Cape Spear, the easternmost point of North America. #birds