Mike Ryan 🇨🇦
@uncle-anonymous.bsky.social
I was born near the end of the Phanerozoic eon and raised in Montreal where I misspent my youth playing soldier (reserve & regular), poring over comics, reading Harrison, Bradbury, Heinlein, listening to the Beatles & the Stones, & watching Laugh In.
Fun Fact: If you type in Nazi.org into a web browser you will be redirected to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s official website.
Fitting, no?
Fitting, no?
January 18, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Fun Fact: If you type in Nazi.org into a web browser you will be redirected to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s official website.
Fitting, no?
Fitting, no?
Ever so slowly, step by step, DonOLD is working to make the once United States suffer the economic pain of major trading partners walking away.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Ever so slowly, step by step, DonOLD is working to make the once United States suffer the economic pain of major trading partners walking away.
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www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
#Wednesday_weirdness... King Kong edition.
January 14, 2026 at 5:29 PM
#Wednesday_weirdness... King Kong edition.
I've gotten into the habit of reading 365 Tomorrows. They publish a short science fiction story every day. Here's an example, highly recommended.
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The Deepest State - 365tomorrows
Author: Julian Miles, Staff Writer Four figures sit on folding chairs scattered about a moonlit clearing. “Agent Doir. This is your first time, isn’t it?” He turns his attention to the nearest impossi...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
I've gotten into the habit of reading 365 Tomorrows. They publish a short science fiction story every day. Here's an example, highly recommended.
365tomorrows.com/2026/01/12/t...
365tomorrows.com/2026/01/12/t...
It looks like America is pretty much screwed. The checks built into the constitution aren't working, and most citizens are just whining on social media.
There needs to be national days of protest during the week, where the whole country gets shut down. Otherwise, get used to ICE killing people.
There needs to be national days of protest during the week, where the whole country gets shut down. Otherwise, get used to ICE killing people.
January 8, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It looks like America is pretty much screwed. The checks built into the constitution aren't working, and most citizens are just whining on social media.
There needs to be national days of protest during the week, where the whole country gets shut down. Otherwise, get used to ICE killing people.
There needs to be national days of protest during the week, where the whole country gets shut down. Otherwise, get used to ICE killing people.
Yesterday, I risked life & limb to drive to Hamley's Tea & Coffee Co in Barrie. I placed my order for 2 pounds of Monsoon Malabar coffee, only to find out there was none. Not only were they out, but nobody in North America had any because of a bad harvest.
Another sign that climate change is real.
Another sign that climate change is real.
January 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Yesterday, I risked life & limb to drive to Hamley's Tea & Coffee Co in Barrie. I placed my order for 2 pounds of Monsoon Malabar coffee, only to find out there was none. Not only were they out, but nobody in North America had any because of a bad harvest.
Another sign that climate change is real.
Another sign that climate change is real.
Surprising, the snow has stayed to the south of us...
January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Surprising, the snow has stayed to the south of us...
Well, nothing's going on, and we got another dump of snow overnight so I may as well got clear the driveway... again.
January 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Well, nothing's going on, and we got another dump of snow overnight so I may as well got clear the driveway... again.
Overnight we had a dusting (10cm) of snow, and it looks like more will be on the way this evening. Rather than let it pile up, I took care of it. It seems that my life revolves around snow and snow blowing these days. Sigh...
January 1, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Overnight we had a dusting (10cm) of snow, and it looks like more will be on the way this evening. Rather than let it pile up, I took care of it. It seems that my life revolves around snow and snow blowing these days. Sigh...
Oh my goodness, I just checked my account and the Bluesky Bot Detector and found out that I am a bot. Who knew?
I guess I'll have to watch out for myself...
I guess I'll have to watch out for myself...
January 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Oh my goodness, I just checked my account and the Bluesky Bot Detector and found out that I am a bot. Who knew?
I guess I'll have to watch out for myself...
I guess I'll have to watch out for myself...
Well, for better or worse, 2026 is here.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Happy New Year, everyone.
happy new year 2026 with fireworks behind it
ALT: happy new year 2026 with fireworks behind it
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January 1, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Well, for better or worse, 2026 is here.
Happy New Year, everyone.
Happy New Year, everyone.
THIS IS WHY YOU'RE UNHAPPY...
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December 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Yesterday we had frozen rain from around noon to midnight. Then this morning winds and now it's snowing... 81 more days until spring.
Freezing Dr Strange GIF
ALT: Freezing Dr Strange GIF
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December 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Yesterday we had frozen rain from around noon to midnight. Then this morning winds and now it's snowing... 81 more days until spring.
To all those who celebrate Christmas, MERRY CHRISTMAS. And just for you, here's a short Christmas story from Arthur C. Clark.
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Arthur C. Clarke: The Star | Lecturia
“The Star” is a powerful science fiction short story written by Arthur C. Clarke, published in November 1955 in Infinity Science Fiction. The story follows a Jesuit priest and astrophysicist who, on a...
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December 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
To all those who celebrate Christmas, MERRY CHRISTMAS. And just for you, here's a short Christmas story from Arthur C. Clark.
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lecturia.org/en/short-sto...
Christmas in the wood shop...
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Christmas in the wood shop...
Christmas for the survivalist...
December 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Christmas for the survivalist...
Today's version of the Kobayashi Maru. Should you act to save a child's life or be the person who, through inaction, let a child get hurt or die?
Ah, decisions, decisions...
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Ah, decisions, decisions...
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He reached to grab a toddler he said he thought was falling. Then he spent weeks in jail before the case was thrown out
What began as an errand for his elderly mother in March devolved into an attempted kidnapping accusation, forcing the 57-year-old father to abandon his real estate business and leaving his family desp...
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December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Today's version of the Kobayashi Maru. Should you act to save a child's life or be the person who, through inaction, let a child get hurt or die?
Ah, decisions, decisions...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Ah, decisions, decisions...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
I'm sad to say that the creator of one of the best Christmas songs, Chris Rea, has passed away at 74. Damn.
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Chris Rea - Driving Home For Christmas (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Chris Rea
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December 23, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I'm sad to say that the creator of one of the best Christmas songs, Chris Rea, has passed away at 74. Damn.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSjq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSjq...
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gift wrapping tutorial
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December 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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December 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM