Doreen Wilson 🇨🇦
@gdewilson.bsky.social
Former forensic scientist (RCMP), governance expert in conflict countries (UN), devoted follower of Christ. I love righteousness, and the old Westminster values of probity, merit, professionalism and apolitical neutrality. And peanut butter and wine.
Reports indicate Lutnick stepped in and threw a bully hissy fit. How do we negotiate in good faith with a psychotic and mercurial administration? Proud to be Canadian today. #elbowsup
Statement by Prime Minister Carney on Canada-U.S. trade negotiations
We have recognised from the beginning that America has changed, and that we will not return to our old relationship. Our government understood, before many, that America is altering all its trade rela...
pm.gc.ca
Seems relevant: Canada is creating jobs at a rate that is roughly 4x that in the United States.
THINGS ALLOWED TO BE ANXIOUS WHEN THEY HAVE UNEXPRESSED THOUGHTS - infants - cocker spaniels - your buddy Craig who works at 7-11 and is high all the time THINGS NOT ALLOWED TO BE ANXIOUS - people who can launch nuclear weaponry
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w agoSen. John Kennedy on Trump's blatant reflecting pool lies: "The president says it was caused by vandals. I don't know if he really believes that or it's part of his political messaging or he's just thinking out loud ... he grows anxious when he has an unexpressed thought."
This is crazy and yet not at all surprising. I'm beginning to really hate AI.
Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 2mo agoabsolutely insane story, and yeah, just looking at this chart... with the exception of maybe two people, this entire class was cheating like motherfuckers
Imagine saying unprecedented when 250 years ago to the month the British were gathering the largest expeditionary force ever sent across the Atlantic to violently throttle the USA in its first summer of its life.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo agoMike Johnson: "Right now the foundations of America are under violent and unprecedented attack"
One billionaire family controls the bridge that carries 25% of all U.S.–Canada trade. The good news? There's a brand new public bridge right next door (and Canada paid for the whole thing). The bad news? Donald Trump won't let it open. Here's the story:
He is almost as reprehensible as Donald Trump. Maybe more because he isn't stupid. Vile.
Prashant 🌊@prasshant.bsky.social · 2mo agoCredit where credit is due, Finally Sally Nugent asked Nigel Farage real questions about £5m on BBC breakfast. His answer literally is "No one cares". WTAF. (I've speeded it up to 1.3x to fit within the BlueSky video limit)
@bsky.app what the heck? The biggest reason I'm here and he's suspended??
T. Greg Doucette@gregdoucette.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt appears his account has been suspended, for Lord knows what
For all the talk of genocide elsewhere, this is going to end up as the largest scale mass killing event in modern history. A crime against humanity & the rule of law of almost unimaginable proportions for which Musk must be marched in chains to the courthouse & then to jail for the rest of his life.
Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 2mo ago
Doing god’s work. Great NYT pic of the rainbow at the Kennedy Center last night for the “Great Unnaming”
Canadian oil makes up ***62%*** of the amount of oil the U.S. imports and ***25%*** of every barrel that goes into U.S. refineries. how's that for "energy independence"? let that sink in.
Predatory, narcissistic and so, so venal. He looks like Gollum looking at the ring.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump: “Hello, Greenland!”
Our little dog has an eye condition where she doesn't make sufficient tears. But we give her medication every day, clean them, give hydrasense and look at those shiny eyes 😊
I love every aspect of human frailty and creativity in this essay. Highly commend.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoI knew my writing students were using AI. Their confessions led to a powerful teaching moment | Micah Nathan
My reflection this morning was on Leviticus 19, one of the lectionary readings for the morning. Verse 33 calls on them to love the foreigner as themselves for they were once foreigners in Egypt. My mind soon went to the obvious - we need to be generous /1
