Bob Makichuk 🇨🇦
@bobmakichuk.bsky.social
Edmonton guy in Ottawa. Canadian in a world gone off kilter. Views expressed in posts are mine.
PM Carney says tone with U.S. already ‘quite firm’ as trade talks continue
PM Carney says tone with U.S. already ‘quite firm’ as trade talks continue
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada’s tone toward the United States is already 'quite firm' and insisted trade negotiations with Washington remain 'constructive' as an Aug. 19 deadline for new U.S. tariffs draws near.
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UPDATE II: In new filing, BBC opposes Trump's bid to amend the complaint, also argues it won't narrow discovery because his "financial records are directly relevant to assessing his purported reputational damages." Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
BBCTrumpOppAmend080626.PDF
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Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 10h agoUPDATE: BBC says there's no emergency and they're not engaged in any political attack on Trump. Also, it looks like Trump's attorneys have offered up a date (unspecified) for him to sit for a deposition in the suit, assuming it isn't thrown out by then www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
We’re just getting started 🇨🇦💪🏻 This is only from 2025. That pie slice is diversifying even more in 2026 data.
Earl Cameron vs. Earl Camembert. Lloyd Robertson vs. Floyd Robertson.
Trump facing humiliation and irrelevancy. Gift article. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Trump Crashes Into Reality
The president is learning that limits to his power—and, soon, his relevancy—do exist.
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Released in 1976, Steely Dan's 'The Royal Scam' is full of sharp satire, unforgettable grooves, and some surprising backstories. Here are 5 facts about one of the band's greatest albums. zurl.co/NSnjA
5 Surprising Facts About Steely Dan's 'The Royal Scam' - That Eric Alper
The Royal Scam, released in 1976, radiates surreal satire, jazz precision, and lyrical puzzles. With tales of acid kings, skyscraper beasts, and sly nods to rock rivals, the album is packed with curious gems. Here are five delightful facts tucked inside the grooves. 1. “Kid Charlemagne” Tells the Tale of a Psychedelic TrailblazerThe album’s opener […]
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The chances of a deer taking you out at a crosswalk are slim. But never zero. Original post
Lots of chatter about this ending Canada's role as a peacekeeping nation...new militarism etc etc. If you ask me, that construct - Boy Scouts with guns - was convenient for a segment of politicos and disservice to a professional military that was always so much more. As always, YMMV.
The Hill Times@hilltimes.com · 18h agoUNLOCKED | Canada's fiscal commitment to United Nations peace operations has dropped by 45 per cent since 2015-16. www.hilltimes.com/2026/08/04/c...
The reflecting pool was clearly vandalism. Everyone could see it. Why Biden, you know he spent billions redirecting the waters of the Potomac. And it looked like garbage. Garbage, I tell you. The lining, it was mud coloured. We had to fix the lining before…
Baoding Balls Lt Cmdr Philip Francis Quee
ALT: Baoding Balls Lt Cmdr Philip Francis Quee
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Subscriber asked what would happen if you merged the Liberals and New Democrats together So here it is, 87 seats for the LDP and 37 seats for the PCs
Breaking News: A helicopter carrying President Trump is said to have come within less than a mile of a jet above Washington on Tuesday.
Helicopter Carrying Trump Flies Near Passenger Jet in Washington Airspace
Marine One, the helicopter that ferries the president, came within less than a mile of an Envoy Air flight on Tuesday, raising new concerns about air traffic control in the congested area.
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Another must-see guitar build from @jlkavanaugh.bsky.social 🎸!
Dr. Jeffrey Kavanaugh 🇨🇦@jlkavanaugh.bsky.social · 4w agoAlrighty guitar lovers, I’m starting a new project: a built-to-spec guitar in the style of a Telecaster Custom. Some deets: ☞ One-piece swamp ash body ☞ Rock maple neck ☞ Fretboard wood t.b.d. (ebony, pau ferro, or maple) ☞ Stratocaster neck pickup ☞ Humbucker bridge pickup
Canad Inns puts the Met, downtown Radisson and adjacent office building up for sale. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canad Inns puts the Met, 2 other downtown Winnipeg buildings up for sale | CBC News
Downtown Winnipeg's Radisson Hotel, the adjacent Somerset Building and the Metropolitan Entertainment Centre are up for sale as the Canad Inns corporation seeks to divest itself of properties along th...
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These guitar building threads are nothing short of amazing. If 🎸 is your thing, you must follow the good doctor @jlkavanaugh.bsky.social.
Dr. Jeffrey Kavanaugh 🇨🇦@jlkavanaugh.bsky.social · 2d agoIt feels pretty great to be asked by a client to build another bass - especially given that the client “can’t play [his] Fenders anymore” after receiving his first bass from me. This Jazz-style bass will have a one-piece walnut body, birdseye-figured rock maple neck, and Mun ebony fretboard.
Remembering former teen guitar prodigy Rick Derringer, #BOTD in 1947. In 1974, he earned US solo #OneHitWonder honors when the self-penned hard rockin’ blues-rock classic “Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo” spent 6 weeks on the US #Billboard #Top40, peaking at #23. #RickDerringer #OneHitWondered #MusicSky
Rick Derringer - Rock And Roll, Hoochie Koo
YouTube video by OneHitWondered
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Great and timeless song. Practically unwatchable movie.
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · yesterday49
If you grow up on the Prairies, this is very true. To Jasper this morning and back tonight? Natch.
Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 16h ago
One of my earliest memories is seeing one of these slowly driving behind our house in post-war West Germany. That one fleeting instant imprinted something special about cars on my brain that has lasted ever since.
Massimo (mirror)@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 22h agoMercedes Benz 300SL, the pinnacle of automotive history. A 1955 model became the most expensive car to ever be sold after being auctioned off for $143 million. [📹 carola_daimler_cars] Original post
Mercedes Benz 300SL, the pinnacle of automotive history. A 1955 model became the most expensive car to ever be sold after being auctioned off for $143 million. [📹 carola_daimler_cars] Original post
Lots of chatter about this ending Canada's role as a peacekeeping nation...new militarism etc etc. If you ask me, that construct - Boy Scouts with guns - was convenient for a segment of politicos and disservice to a professional military that was always so much more. As always, YMMV.
The Hill Times@hilltimes.com · 18h agoUNLOCKED | Canada's fiscal commitment to United Nations peace operations has dropped by 45 per cent since 2015-16. www.hilltimes.com/2026/08/04/c...
Choose your weapon of autoprojection: catapult or trebuchet?
Doug Aoki@nantanreikan.bsky.social · 18h agoLloyd was a broadcaster's broadcaster. A consummate pro. A devoted family man. A monarchist. Above all, a curious journalist. I was privileged to work with him 30-odd years ago as we and others were launching what is now CTV News Channel. He will be remembered. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Former CTV News chief anchor Lloyd Robertson dies at 92
Canadian journalist Lloyd Robertson, who covered everything from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the 9/11 terrorist attacks during 35 years as chief anchor of CTV National News, has died. He was 92.
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The reality is that this is exactly what Trump wants. He wants to force Ukrainian capitulation and this is how he wants to do it.
This is what happens when Canadians continue the US travel boycott yet also welcome American tourists here. Our individual decisions have consequences.
CTV News Winnipeg@ctvnewswinnipeg.bsky.social · 21h agoCanada’s tourism industry saw massive boom in early 2026: StatCan
August 4, 1944 Anne Frank & family are arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified.
