Paul 🇨🇦
@fpmacca.bsky.social
Retired union rep. Recovering journalist. Wanna-be bass player. What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understandin'? 🇨🇦
Film anniversaries like this make me wonder how many of today’s movies will be celebrated 50 to 85 years from now. 🤷♂️
We Geek Girls@wegeekgirls.bsky.social · 2d ago‘All About Eve’ was released on this day 76 years ago! (October 27, 1950) Directed & written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Starring Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe, Thelma Ritter, Gregory Ratoff, Barbara Bates, Marilyn Monroe, & more. #OnThisDay
In 2003, Canada was immunized against big money by Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who put country over party. At a time when Liberals got big money donations, he limited individual donations (below) and he limited corporations/unions to $5,0000. #Canada www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
David Gura@davidgura.bsky.social · 7d agoNEW, from Bloomberg News: “Elon Musk has now given more than $445 million in the current election cycle.”
Ninety years ago today, Oswald Mosley tried to march his Blackshirts through the Jewish East End. 🧵 He had thousands of uniformed fascists behind him and 6,000 police clearing the way. But the people of the East End got there first.
Key Parts of Canada’s Drug Laws Found Unconstitutional as Judge throws out Charges Against Founders of Vancouver ‘Compassion Club’ DULF co-founders won’t go to jail as Supreme Court judge rules CSDA violates members’ “right to life and security” pressprogress.ca/key-parts-of...
Key Parts of Canada’s Drug Laws Found Unconstitutional as Judge throws out Charges Against Founders of Vancouver ‘Compassion Club’
Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) co-founders won’t go to jail as Supreme Court judge rules CSDA violates members’ “right to life and security”
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What an idjit. The pronouncements of the White House used to mean something. Now it's just a daily clown show of hubris, corruption and grift. But it's not just Trump. He is backed up by the political, business, media elite of America. As for Canada on the shores of Lake Ontario - we carry on.
For over a year, Canada has worked intensively and in good faith with the United States to negotiate a new comprehensive trade deal. We have been pragmatic, patient, and persistent. Our goal has always been to get the best deal for Canadians, never a deal at any price or on any time frame.
41 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming.
I hope this is useful when talking to people who claim that Democratic Socialists are “the C word” - Communists. The marketing campaign that’s happening right now with Republicans & frankly even some Democrats is shameful. We need to stop spreading misinformation because it doesn’t build trust!
i know you’re looking for it. here she is, girls. here she is, world
mattie lubchansky@mattielubchansky.com · 3y agoposting this Classic over here in honor of the big man himself. adios bitch
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville reached a $1.9 million settlement with Tamar Shirinian, a former professor who was fired after she criticized Charlie Kirk. Shirinian claimed that the school violated her constitutional rights.
Professor reaches $1.9 million settlement after being fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk
The former University of Tennessee at Knoxville anthropology professor, who sued the school on First Amendment grounds, is the latest person to prevail in such litigation.
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Looking forward to all the schoolchildren in Texas, being taught the Bible under Texas's new Christian nationalist law, finding out that Ken Paxton and his mistress should be stoned to death for committing adultery. Glory!
Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4mo agoKen Paxton's adulterous tryst in Iceland is all over today's London tabloids... and unreported at home in the media in Texas. How's that possible? www.dailymail.com/news/article...
Every time the United States blows up another campaign finance law, I think of the Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in Harper v. Canada. decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-...
Have to say, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen this and Double Indemnity. And they’re great. Every. Damn. Time.
TCM Party@tcmparty.bsky.social · 4mo agoJoin us Friday at 8pE for the next installment of #SummerOfDarkness watch-party. We're watching OUT OF THE PAST (1947) with Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer. #TCMParty ^JW
This New Yorker cartoon is accurate but a gut punch.
Smith said all voices should be heard. Just, you know, not the indigenous ones. 🙄
Dale Smith@journodale.bsky.social · 6mo agoThe court gave Danielle Smith an off-ramp for the referendum, and she is rejecting it. Of course she is. She is not fit for office. #PnPCBC
slightly increase a band Buddy Holly and the Locusts.
Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster@chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 6mo agoslightly increase a band System of a Middle
Who needs a “Mentalist”* when you have a cartoonist who knows what government officials are thinking? My cartoon from February. *Latest Fad @theonion.com
