David S. Fawcett
@hamiltoncomposer.bsky.social
I post links to recordings of the modern classical music I write. I'm also interested in, and post about, politics, Canadian., U.S. and international, as well as writing, reading and the arts in general.
"politicians right here in Canada can’t get in line fast enough to follow the example of the orange president and impose their own “executive orders.” Ford *will* give the GreenBelt piecemeal to his developer cronies. His anti-tRump act is just a cover for his Project 2025 policies.
The real face of power in Ontario has become more and more visible
We can see now that there are “safeguards” built into our so-called democracy to ensure residents don’t have the final say.
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Stephen Harper’s former comms guy explains here why it would be folly to release details of the final 🇺🇸USA/🇨🇦Cdn offers on the aborted trade deal. Not to speak of the inescapable fact that petulant peewee piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre would just play bad faith games.🤔🧐🙄 www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Canadians can’t see the rejected U.S. trade deal. Here’s why
Pierre Poilievre has called on the government to "release the proposed text" so that Canadians can see the American demands that prompted the breakdown in negotiations.
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"all the benefits of a province without being one". Hahahaha!
Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️🌈🍉@pguist.bsky.social · 4d agoThe Americans seek guaranteed access to our energy and minerals, want to control our trade, defence budget, and languages, and desire tariff-free market access. It's like they want all the benefits of a province without being one. GFY 🖕
It is *imperative* that food labelling be mandatory, accurate, and prominently displayed. Costco refuses to say where many of their foods come from, it is impossible to know where beef, especially ground, was produced, etc etc etc
The Hill Times@hilltimes.com · 4d agoSheila Copps: Feds should bring in national law forcing stores to visibly advertise origin of products www.hilltimes.com/2026/08/24/f...
From the shores of LAKE ONTARIO: Hey, Donny, how's work proceeding on the Epstein Ballroom?
Beneath Ford's Cap'n Canada disguise, he is pro-tRump since day 1. He shares Project 2025 ideals: privatise everything (especially education, healthcare), create an underclass frightened of losing their livelihoods and a super-rich dominance, kill the environment, destroy democracy.
Ewwww! Check the labels Canadians before you eat any American shit. Especially also beef products after they bought Argentina beef for a fire sale that China banned for being contaminated. #cdnpoli
Nice chest protector today on Rays catcher Liam Hicks, who is from Toronto.
A Supercell thunderstorm gathers over West Texas in this shot of a lifetime taken 5yrs ago by amateur photographer Laura Rowe.
Make the U.S. pay the same price as everybody else for the oil Canada ships there.
Not easy listening this time... youtu.be/AwK-MUWNyAM?...
Don't Fall In
YouTube video by maestroF100
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While crediting his longtime friend, Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, as a helpful advocate for Canada, Vance consider PP to be a "non-entity". www.cbc.ca/news/world/v...
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Don't know what it's like where you live, but this feels like the prélude to Autumn.
These giant African rats sniff out tuberculosis in 3 seconds flat, work microscopes take a full day to do. APOPO's HeroRATs are already saving lives across Africa and Asia.
So both sides claim the other made unreasonable demands at the 11th hour. Who to believe? If we knew who lies more often...
Because we've screwed the rest of the world with tariffs, why are you complaining that we wanna screw you too?
I went to Food Basics (i.e. Metro) to buy a bag of apples. ALL the apples were from the U.S. Can't complain to them. They have no "contact us" email address. Paid way too much for New Zealand apples at Fortinos (i.e. Loblaws.)
🇨🇦 We can boycott U.S. liquor and wine, avoid travelling to the States. What other boycott targets would be effective?
California Chardonnay Picks: Westcott Estate Chardonnay or Trius Barrel Fermented Chardonnay (CAN) International Picks Smoky Bay Opulence Collection Buttery Chardonnay or Wakefield Estate Label Chardonnay (Australia) California Zinfandel Picks Doppio Passo Primitivo or The Wanted Zin (Italy)
Remember that time that Canada violated a signed trade agreement, imposed illegal tariffs, and tried to fuck over the US by aiding a State to secede, and also threatened annexation? No, no you don't. Boyc0tt EVERYTHING from the USA and do not travel there.
A very clear exposition of the steps "separatists" (51st Statists really) plan to take to hoodwink Alberta into becoming Puerto Rico North. Quick read, quite useful.
Jared Wesley@jaredwesley.ca · last wk.Trying to make sense of the separatist leadership mixed messaging? They're all over the map. Here's their playbook, so you can follow along. open.substack.com/pub/theline/...
It's not enough for Big Tech to blight the Earth, they will obscure the sky itself!
Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · last wk.If you didn’t already dislike power-hungry data centers popping up on Earth, just wait till you see what they could do to the night sky. A new study suggests proposed megaconstellations of orbital data centers could outnumber the visible stars and blot out the Milky Way.
You know the United States is an unpleasant place when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle would rather live in a country with newspapers and relatives that hate them.
Just because they have to cell U.S. booze to get a deal doesn't mean anyone has to buy it.
If you're in Ontario, please share this article. Unable to develop the entire Greenbelt, Ford is going at it piecemeal. Hamilton is the canary in the coal mine. This skullduggery could be coming to your community next. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario Land Tribunal decision to expand Hamilton's urban boundary 'quite distressing,' says mayor | CBC News
The ruling was made during a hearing on Monday, after developers appealed a council decision to deny their request to expand the boundary in order to develop areas in Upper Stoney Creek and Mount Hope...
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Didn't attend "Getting Ready for Kindergarten" at our public library.
