Megan
@mhostetter.bsky.social
Managing anxiety, aspiring creator, mother, PhD engineering
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Prove that you're human song
October 6, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Prove that you're human song
Damn.... I had noticed fewer on the shelves and getting more expensive. The iced tea left last year, that was unfortunate, the lemonade and juice being gone means I'll have to change the family party punch recipe
So I emailed the business unit about this, they did some research and.... yep. Frozen juice from concentrate is gone www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Damn.... I had noticed fewer on the shelves and getting more expensive. The iced tea left last year, that was unfortunate, the lemonade and juice being gone means I'll have to change the family party punch recipe
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A thread that precisely explains an example of the horrible truth we’ve been grappling with since the “Fuck Trudeau” flags started flapping: white Canadians as a whole are dumber and more racist than we care to admit 😡👇🏼
Here’s a Canadian story that is an example of cutting off your nose to spite your face:
The Conservatives decided to blame immigrants for the housing crisis. The news media parroted it without any inspection whatsoever and so ppl believed it. Demand and supply right?
WRONG.
The Conservatives decided to blame immigrants for the housing crisis. The news media parroted it without any inspection whatsoever and so ppl believed it. Demand and supply right?
WRONG.
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 AM
A thread that precisely explains an example of the horrible truth we’ve been grappling with since the “Fuck Trudeau” flags started flapping: white Canadians as a whole are dumber and more racist than we care to admit 😡👇🏼
Key point: "All of these technologies remain unproven and not widely available to the public, let alone profitable, but they have allowed Musk to claim the company will see unparalleled future growth without much to show for it today."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tesla discontinues Model X and S vehicles as Elon Musk pivots to robotics
High hopes for Optimus robot help company beat forecasts despite yearly revenue decline and flailing car business
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Key point: "All of these technologies remain unproven and not widely available to the public, let alone profitable, but they have allowed Musk to claim the company will see unparalleled future growth without much to show for it today."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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“There’s no pharmacological tool that has been shown to have such a large preventative effect."
Also in the story, it's not just preventative. There's also evidence that the shingles shot in people with dementia is a good thing.
If you're eligible, get your shot, people.
Also in the story, it's not just preventative. There's also evidence that the shingles shot in people with dementia is a good thing.
If you're eligible, get your shot, people.
January 27, 2026 at 1:10 PM
“There’s no pharmacological tool that has been shown to have such a large preventative effect."
Also in the story, it's not just preventative. There's also evidence that the shingles shot in people with dementia is a good thing.
If you're eligible, get your shot, people.
Also in the story, it's not just preventative. There's also evidence that the shingles shot in people with dementia is a good thing.
If you're eligible, get your shot, people.
"Geldsetzer said that the difference worked out to about two fewer dementia cases per 100 people over the 5.5 years, which is a larger effect than existing dementia treatment can typically achieve."
Incredible result!
Incredible result!
Ontario-based study suggests shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia
Ontario-based study suggests shingles vaccine prevents or delays new-onset dementia
A new Ontario-based study is suggesting the shingles vaccine may help prevent and/or delay the onset of dementia more effectively than any existing treatment.
www.cp24.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
"Geldsetzer said that the difference worked out to about two fewer dementia cases per 100 people over the 5.5 years, which is a larger effect than existing dementia treatment can typically achieve."
Incredible result!
Incredible result!
Phewww, mine are clear 😅 but check your freezer!
Check your freezer, Canadians. 🇨🇦 11 different varieties of Pillsbury Pizza Pops have been RECALLED due to
“Microbial contamination - E. Coli - other pathogenic”
NATIONAL RECALL - Do not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled products.
recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...
“Microbial contamination - E. Coli - other pathogenic”
NATIONAL RECALL - Do not consume, use, sell, serve or distribute recalled products.
recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Phewww, mine are clear 😅 but check your freezer!
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
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January 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdami advises New Yorkers to stay home and read ‘Heated Rivalry’ during the winter storm
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Today, Mark Carney delivered a speech worth watching. But a good speech is not foreign policy. The Prime Minister now needs to follow his words with action.
As a start, Mark Carney must:
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As a start, Mark Carney must:
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January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Today, Mark Carney delivered a speech worth watching. But a good speech is not foreign policy. The Prime Minister now needs to follow his words with action.
As a start, Mark Carney must:
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As a start, Mark Carney must:
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▫️Stop appeasing Donald Trump. An approach built on placating the bully in the White House has done nothing to protect Canada’s sovereignty. To use the Prime Minister’s own metaphor, playing nice at the table has not taken us off the menu.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
▫️Stop appeasing Donald Trump. An approach built on placating the bully in the White House has done nothing to protect Canada’s sovereignty. To use the Prime Minister’s own metaphor, playing nice at the table has not taken us off the menu.
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So far, Mark Carney has failed to protect the international rules-based order he now speaks about, and has instead pursued a foreign policy that puts profit before people. This speech must mark a change. In uncertain times, Canadians need their government to speak - and act - with moral courage.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
So far, Mark Carney has failed to protect the international rules-based order he now speaks about, and has instead pursued a foreign policy that puts profit before people. This speech must mark a change. In uncertain times, Canadians need their government to speak - and act - with moral courage.
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▫️State unequivocally that he will not join Donald Trump’s “board of peace.” There is absolutely no credible justification for participating in any part of Trump’s colonial aspirations.
▫️Stand Canada solidly and physically with our allies. That includes deploying Canadian troops to Greenland.
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▫️Stand Canada solidly and physically with our allies. That includes deploying Canadian troops to Greenland.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:57 PM
▫️State unequivocally that he will not join Donald Trump’s “board of peace.” There is absolutely no credible justification for participating in any part of Trump’s colonial aspirations.
▫️Stand Canada solidly and physically with our allies. That includes deploying Canadian troops to Greenland.
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▫️Stand Canada solidly and physically with our allies. That includes deploying Canadian troops to Greenland.
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He can talk a good game when he wants to. He needs to follow through.
Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "
January 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
He can talk a good game when he wants to. He needs to follow through.
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This decision should be a no-brainer. The federal government’s extreme slowness in actually announcing physical support for the European defence of Greenland is itself problematic and should lead to deeper questions about Carney’s overall US strategy.
Opinion: Canada must stand with Europe in its defence of Greenland if we know what’s good for us
If we don’t, we might be next on Trump’s list
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:49 AM
This decision should be a no-brainer. The federal government’s extreme slowness in actually announcing physical support for the European defence of Greenland is itself problematic and should lead to deeper questions about Carney’s overall US strategy.
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ICQ was way ahead of its time, at least in the sense that it predicted an era in which every new development warrants an “Uh-Oh!”
Rest assured, when I am prime minister, all official communication will be conducted through ICQ.
January 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM
ICQ was way ahead of its time, at least in the sense that it predicted an era in which every new development warrants an “Uh-Oh!”
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Fun Fact for Canadians:
You house 5 ICE Field offices
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You house 5 ICE Field offices
www.ice.gov/field-office...
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Folks in Canada watching this horror unfold should not think of it as an American problem.
During a housing crisis, alarming food insecurity, and cuts to every meaningful social support at the federal and provincial level Canada is hiring more CBSA agents & increasing border & military spending.
During a housing crisis, alarming food insecurity, and cuts to every meaningful social support at the federal and provincial level Canada is hiring more CBSA agents & increasing border & military spending.
January 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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Prof. Royal Military College of Canada & expert on terrorism tactics
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Prof. Royal Military College of Canada & expert on terrorism tactics
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"The above was inspired by the Washington Post Editorial Board’s apology for Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro, to the point that I could lift entire paragraphs and just change a few words." www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
The arrest of Mark Carney will bring peace, prosperity, and freedom to North America - Halifax Examiner
As with the once-independent countries of Texas and California before it, Canada rightly should become a state under the flag of the United States.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
January 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
"The above was inspired by the Washington Post Editorial Board’s apology for Trump’s kidnapping of Maduro, to the point that I could lift entire paragraphs and just change a few words." www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...
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The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
January 7, 2026 at 2:32 PM
The National Weather Service used AI to create a forecast for Idaho. Low chances of wind for the nonexistent towns of Cocrerrireod, Orangeotild and Whata Bod www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
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Also for anyone suggesting Canada is limited in what it can say because of its proximity to and dependence on the US, that didn’t stop Mexico.
"Mexico strongly condemns and rejects the military actions carried out unilaterally ... by armed forces of the United States of America against targets in the territory of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in clear violation of Article 2 of the [UN] Charter"
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
www.gob.mx/sre/prensa/m...
January 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Also for anyone suggesting Canada is limited in what it can say because of its proximity to and dependence on the US, that didn’t stop Mexico.
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Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
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This is your energy for 2026
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
January 1, 2026 at 3:34 AM
This is your energy for 2026
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
*via Zjaan on masto/original source unknown
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.