Yakpi (Michael Blanchard)
@yakpi.bsky.social
Musician and Improvisor on Bass Guitar #Jazz #Rock #Punk #Bassist Retired from #Tech - Liberal Democrat - Vancouver #CANADA 🇨🇦 #Taiwan 🇹🇼
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Goddamn right they will. You can't talk to someone who questions your right to even be at the table.
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Carney says 51st state comments ‘will have to stop before we sit down’ with U.S.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, while speaking from Canada House in London, says U.S. President Donald Trump's 'disrespectful' comments calling Canada the 51st state ‘will have to stop before we sit down ...
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March 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Goddamn right they will. You can't talk to someone who questions your right to even be at the table.
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This appeal to nature fallacy is closely tied with chemophobia—the irrational fear of chemicals—which is a central theme in wellness disinformation and anti-science rhetoric and policy open.substack.com/pub/immunolo...
Cyanide is natural, Aspirin is synthetic. Which one do you trust?
Natural doesn’t mean safe and synthetic doesn’t mean harmful—the appeal to nature fallacy convinces you otherwise.
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March 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
This appeal to nature fallacy is closely tied with chemophobia—the irrational fear of chemicals—which is a central theme in wellness disinformation and anti-science rhetoric and policy open.substack.com/pub/immunolo...
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Congratulations Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social !! Now let's send Pierre Poilievre packing and drive #Canada forward!
March 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Where the law is subject to some other authority and has none of its own, the collapse of the state, in my view, is not far off.
March 7, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Where the law is subject to some other authority and has none of its own, the collapse of the state, in my view, is not far off.
Oh Canada! From Brian Walsby I believe.
March 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Oh Canada! From Brian Walsby I believe.
Us jazz musicians got a bad rep...
March 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Us jazz musicians got a bad rep...
Canadians are nice, until they're not.....
March 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Canadians are nice, until they're not.....
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Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal
Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal
Country’s government says deal with TSMC needs assessment as opposition claims it will reduce defences
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March 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Taiwan vows most advanced tech will not go to US under $100bn Trump deal
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Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
February 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Any psychologist or psychiatrist (or former abused spouse) will tell you that President Zelensky gave a master class today on how to deal with a malignant narcissist.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
He is an amazing man. We can all learn from him.
Elon Musk: 'Canada is not a real country.' #BoycottTesla $TSLA
February 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elon Musk: 'Canada is not a real country.' #BoycottTesla $TSLA
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“extinction-level threat” to public health. Here’s how he will attempt to make vaccines extinct in the US. sciencebasedmedicine.org/how-robert-f...
How Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undermine and ultimately destroy US vaccination programs
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was nominated to be Secretary of Health & Human Services, I called him an "extinction-level threat" to public health. Here's how he will attempt to make vaccines extinct in
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February 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“extinction-level threat” to public health. Here’s how he will attempt to make vaccines extinct in the US. sciencebasedmedicine.org/how-robert-f...
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For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
For the US to side with Russia and North Korea to oppose a UN resolution condemning the illegal invasion of Ukraine defies all common sense and adds insult to the countless injuries suffered by the brave Ukrainian people. edition.cnn.com/2025/02/24/p...
A time out from all the news...Cocktails anyone? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKs...
Soul Bossa Nova - Quincy Jones Sweet Charity 1969 #soulbossanova #quincyjones
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February 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
A time out from all the news...Cocktails anyone? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKs...
“Hope is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. ” Vaclav Havel
February 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
“Hope is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously headed for early success, but, rather, an ability to work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed. ” Vaclav Havel
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social is a national treasure! Elon Musk is not welcome here!
We kicked holocaust denier Ernst Zündel out of Canada.
Why the hell would we let Elon Musk have any claim on Canada? He is a fascist threatening the people of Ukraine.
I am proud to be helping drive this asshole from our shores.
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Why the hell would we let Elon Musk have any claim on Canada? He is a fascist threatening the people of Ukraine.
I am proud to be helping drive this asshole from our shores.
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Petition asking PM to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship garners support
Thousands of people have electronically signed a parliamentary petition calling for revocation of Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship over his role in the Trump administration, which is pointedly threate...
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February 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social is a national treasure! Elon Musk is not welcome here!
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How Toronto Got Soul documents the impact immigrants from Jamaica had on the Canadian music scene in the ‘60s and ‘70s www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
New documentary celebrates the legacy of Jamaican music in Canada
A new documentary aims to highlight how Jamaican music became a pivotal and unexpected part of Canadian culture. Play It Loud! How Toronto Got Soul documents the impact immigrants from Jamaica had on ...
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February 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
How Toronto Got Soul documents the impact immigrants from Jamaica had on the Canadian music scene in the ‘60s and ‘70s www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
We have this on special at Canadian Tire this week.
February 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
We have this on special at Canadian Tire this week.
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"I always hesitate to bring my political beliefs into this space. I don’t think my listeners would expect that from me and some of you will find it disappointing: not what you were looking for... "
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February 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"I always hesitate to bring my political beliefs into this space. I don’t think my listeners would expect that from me and some of you will find it disappointing: not what you were looking for... "
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Summary of the current geopolitical situation by Sir Alex Younger, head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020.
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Saint Javelin on Instagram: "Watch this interview with the former head of MI6, Sir Alex Younger
"The issue is that Trump and Putin are talking about different things. Trump thinks this is about terri...
5,347 likes, 101 comments - saintjavelin on February 20, 2025: "Watch this interview with the former head of MI6, Sir Alex Younger
"The issue is that Trump and Putin are talking about different thing...
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February 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Summary of the current geopolitical situation by Sir Alex Younger, head of MI6 between 2014 and 2020.
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“Canadians no longer see the United States as a friendly country.”
Favourability of the U.S. has plummeted to new lows under Donald Trump
Favourability of the U.S. has plummeted to new lows under Donald Trump
Favourability of the United States in Canada has plummeted to new lows under Donald Trump
An Angus Reid Institute, favourability of the United States in Canada has fallen since the re-election of Donald Trump last month.
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February 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Canadians no longer see the United States as a friendly country.”
Favourability of the U.S. has plummeted to new lows under Donald Trump
Favourability of the U.S. has plummeted to new lows under Donald Trump
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
February 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.”
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
Inspire and harness Canadian ambition to build a prosperous future for our families, our communities, and our country
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Sharing Postmedia's ongoing aspiration to inspire and harness Canadian ambition
Inspire and harness Canadian ambition to build a prosperous future for our families, our communities, and our country.
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February 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Inspire and harness Canadian ambition to build a prosperous future for our families, our communities, and our country
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