John Robb
@realstirfryguy.bsky.social
Gregarious line cook. I have many opinions and they are all mine. #Reds fan. Settler on unceded Wolastoqiyik territory. il/He/Him 🤼 🌱🌿📌 #NBBluesky #CanadaSky
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John Robb
@realstirfryguy.bsky.social
· Apr 16
New word for our times created by @swilua.bsky.social:
Donkwaggle
däŋk waɡ(ə)l
noun, pejorative
a callow, self centered fool unaware of his own idiocy
"The donkwaggle spent 20 minutes explaining crypto currency erroneously."
Especially useful in social media settings. CC: @merriam-webster.com
Donkwaggle
däŋk waɡ(ə)l
noun, pejorative
a callow, self centered fool unaware of his own idiocy
"The donkwaggle spent 20 minutes explaining crypto currency erroneously."
Especially useful in social media settings. CC: @merriam-webster.com
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I’ve noticed that clergy are swearing more, in case that’s another barometer of the times in which we are living.
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I’ve noticed that clergy are swearing more, in case that’s another barometer of the times in which we are living.
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So either Trump spoke to Bolsonaro about plotting to escape to the US right before the latter got caught trying to saw off his ankle monitor, or Trump imagined a conversation he didn’t have. Both scenarios are incredibly dark
An amazing new Trump controversy, Part II of II:
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
- Saturday afternoon: Trump says he spoke to Bolsonaro the night before and planned to see him “in the very near future”
- Monday afternoon: The Trump White House isn’t sure whether Trump actually had the conversation he referenced two days earlier
White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Bolsonaro White House hedges on Trump’s curious claim about his call with Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro
Did the Republican president talk to Bolsonaro as the Brazilian plotted to escape? Trump said yes, but the White House isn’t so sure.
www.ms.now
November 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So either Trump spoke to Bolsonaro about plotting to escape to the US right before the latter got caught trying to saw off his ankle monitor, or Trump imagined a conversation he didn’t have. Both scenarios are incredibly dark
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins serving 27-year prison sentence.
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Just paid $2200 for winter tires. Just tires, no rims. Doing my part to prop up the economy... 💸💸💸
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Just paid $2200 for winter tires. Just tires, no rims. Doing my part to prop up the economy... 💸💸💸
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I for one am super excited that Poilievre and the CPC have hired Outhouse and I think everyone from NB should just SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I for one am super excited that Poilievre and the CPC have hired Outhouse and I think everyone from NB should just SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
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Another story that encouragingly foregrounds the question of who controls the F-35’s software when considering which jet Canada should buy.
Ideally, reporters would also look beyond the F-35 to the military & government’s pervasive software dependency problem. The F-35’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Ideally, reporters would also look beyond the F-35 to the military & government’s pervasive software dependency problem. The F-35’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Opinion: Sweden offers Canada a chance to revive its near-dead defence aerospace industry
Building Saab’s Gripen fighter jet and GlobalEye surveillance plane in Canada would create thousands of jobs – and infuriate Trump
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Another story that encouragingly foregrounds the question of who controls the F-35’s software when considering which jet Canada should buy.
Ideally, reporters would also look beyond the F-35 to the military & government’s pervasive software dependency problem. The F-35’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Ideally, reporters would also look beyond the F-35 to the military & government’s pervasive software dependency problem. The F-35’s only the tip of the iceberg.
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MIT student wrote paper praising AI for productivity gains, his work widely cited, praised by Congress. But he made it all up (probably with AI help). Someone should let Evan Solomon and Carney know 😂
Really interesting story. “There is no world where this makes any sense.”
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart @wsj.com
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart @wsj.com
An MIT Student Awed Top Economists With His AI Study—Then It All Fell Apart
Aidan Toner-Rodgers shot to academic fame in a field hungry for new insights and revelatory research. But a computer scientist thought something seemed off.
www.wsj.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
MIT student wrote paper praising AI for productivity gains, his work widely cited, praised by Congress. But he made it all up (probably with AI help). Someone should let Evan Solomon and Carney know 😂
Two restaurants shut down on the same block in the same week for many of the same infractions, worst of which are the rodent control failings. Making the other two restaurants on that block look pretty damn good.
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Two restaurants shut down on the same block in the same week for many of the same infractions, worst of which are the rodent control failings. Making the other two restaurants on that block look pretty damn good.
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Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
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Family dinner out.
Seated right away.
10 minutes til wait staff came.
30 minutes til appie arrived
45 minutes til main dishes arrived.
Paid bill at 75 minutes
Normal?
Seemed slow while sitting there but maybe it's not that bad
(Party of 5 on a Friday night at 630)
Seated right away.
10 minutes til wait staff came.
30 minutes til appie arrived
45 minutes til main dishes arrived.
Paid bill at 75 minutes
Normal?
Seemed slow while sitting there but maybe it's not that bad
(Party of 5 on a Friday night at 630)
November 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Family dinner out.
Seated right away.
10 minutes til wait staff came.
30 minutes til appie arrived
45 minutes til main dishes arrived.
Paid bill at 75 minutes
Normal?
Seemed slow while sitting there but maybe it's not that bad
(Party of 5 on a Friday night at 630)
Seated right away.
10 minutes til wait staff came.
30 minutes til appie arrived
45 minutes til main dishes arrived.
Paid bill at 75 minutes
Normal?
Seemed slow while sitting there but maybe it's not that bad
(Party of 5 on a Friday night at 630)
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Wooo! Former UNB women's hockey all-star goalie Kendra Woodland signed as third goalie for PWHL's Ottawa Charge!
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Wooo! Former UNB women's hockey all-star goalie Kendra Woodland signed as third goalie for PWHL's Ottawa Charge!
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Federal Conservative leader visits NB.
I don't think Poilievre came to NB to make silly and irrelevant comments about the Sisson mine. Was it have a chat with his boy Kris Austin and work to help make him leader of PCNB?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I don't think Poilievre came to NB to make silly and irrelevant comments about the Sisson mine. Was it have a chat with his boy Kris Austin and work to help make him leader of PCNB?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Federal Conservative leader questions Ottawa’s Sisson Mine process | CBC News
Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says New Brunswickers shouldn’t get their hopes up about progress on the Sisson Mine.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Federal Conservative leader visits NB.
I don't think Poilievre came to NB to make silly and irrelevant comments about the Sisson mine. Was it have a chat with his boy Kris Austin and work to help make him leader of PCNB?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I don't think Poilievre came to NB to make silly and irrelevant comments about the Sisson mine. Was it have a chat with his boy Kris Austin and work to help make him leader of PCNB?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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@taylorlorenz.bsky.social with a great piece here :
Many people are missing the most dangerous part of Sarah Hurwitz commentary. Her comments reveal exactly what the ruling class in America wants to do to online speech, and why we need to fight back so hard to protect our online freedoms.
Many people are missing the most dangerous part of Sarah Hurwitz commentary. Her comments reveal exactly what the ruling class in America wants to do to online speech, and why we need to fight back so hard to protect our online freedoms.
Obama Aid Goes Mask Off About Online Censorship
YouTube video by Taylor Lorenz
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
@taylorlorenz.bsky.social with a great piece here :
Many people are missing the most dangerous part of Sarah Hurwitz commentary. Her comments reveal exactly what the ruling class in America wants to do to online speech, and why we need to fight back so hard to protect our online freedoms.
Many people are missing the most dangerous part of Sarah Hurwitz commentary. Her comments reveal exactly what the ruling class in America wants to do to online speech, and why we need to fight back so hard to protect our online freedoms.
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What did disabled people tell us would happen when covid deaths were always explained away with pre-existing conditions?
Jewish Federations applauds Olivia Reingold, a staff writer at Bari Weiss's Free Press, as she victory laps her (ghoulish and erroneous) reporting that some of the children Israel was starving to death and denying medical aid to in Gaza had pre-existing conditions.
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
What did disabled people tell us would happen when covid deaths were always explained away with pre-existing conditions?
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Dog walk report. Clear and -1. Stars! Sam has us up and out at 4:45 this morning, but she’s initially uncertain she actually wants to walk. Eventually she decides and we’re on our way ❤️🐕
November 19, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Dog walk report. Clear and -1. Stars! Sam has us up and out at 4:45 this morning, but she’s initially uncertain she actually wants to walk. Eventually she decides and we’re on our way ❤️🐕
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This is the ocean current that sets things off in the Day After Tomorrow.
"Unfortunately, the 'good' models, the more realistic ones, are the ones where the AMOC weakens most... even for an intermediate emissions scenario, the probability of shutting down the AMOC is way above 50%... we will probably pass the point of no return for an AMOC shutdown in the next 10-20yrs" 😱
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is the ocean current that sets things off in the Day After Tomorrow.
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The Democratic Party would be a lot better if it had embraced Zohran Mamdani the way it's embracing Marjorie Taylor Greene.
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Democratic Party would be a lot better if it had embraced Zohran Mamdani the way it's embracing Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Angus: You know, every article I’ve read about the tourism numbers talks about “Canada’s uncertainty with the tariff wars.” No. Canadians hate Donald Trump. They see not going to the US as an act of patriotism.
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Angus: You know, every article I’ve read about the tourism numbers talks about “Canada’s uncertainty with the tariff wars.” No. Canadians hate Donald Trump. They see not going to the US as an act of patriotism.
She is right. There are some users who don't want to be in a list with TERFs...
Not everyone from NB is on that list.
November 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
She is right. There are some users who don't want to be in a list with TERFs...
Attention! Attention! Ten days until the final season of Stranger Things begins release. Also, thirty days until season two of Fallout. Plan your re-watching accordingly!
November 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Attention! Attention! Ten days until the final season of Stranger Things begins release. Also, thirty days until season two of Fallout. Plan your re-watching accordingly!
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Alan Dershowitz is out there embodying the arrogance of Epstein like some sort of living history reenactor.
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Alan Dershowitz is out there embodying the arrogance of Epstein like some sort of living history reenactor.
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