The Spaten tent at Oktoberfest fest shading AI rivals riding a rollercoaster for the best thing here so far!

Bonjouro from Venezia! After a lot of travel and a doozie of a sleep we're rested and ready to properly explore. Last night we were on a mission for food, today we're here to stroll and get lost...and get more great food and wine, who am I kidding.

Vacation starts today! I was so prepared I had time for a pedicure this morning and were just watching TV for another 30 mins until we head to the airport! See you soon Europe! First stop Venice! Ps: why haven't I had a pedicure before? Damn that felt good.

Holy crap, I don't think a podcast has ever been more tailored to me. I cannot wait to listen given the guests listed here and the article.

Exclaim!@exclaimdotca.bsky.social · 6d ago

2004 Indie Music Podcast Gets Members of Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, Metric, the New Pornographers as Guests

It might be time to see if he can remember this list again. "Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6d ago

Trump: "I met President Xi at the plane (Airport!) yesterday and he looks strong, vibrant, and fit - Better than ever. Madam Xi, of course, BEAUTIFUL! President DJT"

Do people not know how to cook umber?

So annoyed with this "associate member" of the EU and how it's being rolled out. They treat it as a massive announcement like a concert tour, but it's a very important and nuanced political and international connection. Naming it "associate member" with no details invites speculation.

@soupcrave.bsky.social did you see the Hey Rosetta! announcement? Please go to at least one show so I can live vicariously through you. And if you chat with them, let them know they have a place to crash in Saskatoon if they come this way and I'll make them my famous lasagna.

The Dem PACs really need to start targeting ads in specific regions. This is to appease farmers but I'm pretty sure Belarus can only produce about 7 million tons where as the US imports about 15 million tons. Plus when looking at the "savings" you need to look at shipping too. Sask is much closer.

Alex Panetta@alexpanetta.bsky.social · last wk.

No mystery why the president would be promising cheaper farm inputs, six weeks to a midterm. The mysteries I'd be keen on unravelling are: 1) Who planted the 'Belarus' idea in his ear? 2) Who told him this was either feasible or politically smart? Source: RCP

"we're gonna be in Tuscany in 3 weeks, I wonder when truffle season is?" *Types "truffle season in Tuscany" into Google*

Flash the Sloth's Big Smile

Alt: Flash the Sloth's Big Smile

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I've now seen two clips of this lady and she is best described as "Twitter becomes a trade wife with a talk show"

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Dr Oz: "That tells the fraudsters, 'go do crypto or do securities fraud, don't defraud the American people'"

East coast Canada (particularly St John's), someone explain the three venues in the Hey Rosetta! teaser video, please. Are they all in that city? Other cities? I can't help but think it's a reunion but just hoping it isn't just a tour but new music because tours often skip Saskatoon.

I got tickets to Arkells at the Cap! I got tickets to Arkells at the Cap! I got tickets to Arkells at the Cap! (Supper pumped to see one of my fave bands in a tiny venue again. It's been years since I've seen them in a small room)

Canadian airports are public infrastructure. So why is Mark Carney promising to hand over our public airports to private foreign investors? Instead, let's build better airports, support Canadian workers, improve service and safety, and keep the benefits public.

"...includes a phased development of up to 900 MW of additional capacity provided by Bell through Saskatchewan’s Bring Your Own Power principle.” Up to? We should be seeing detailed plans for this power production because this could really drain our grid.

Shannon@redshan.bsky.social · 2w ago

Can someone explain this - "self-supplied power generation" It better be wind or solar, if not it is using our natural resources. Also no mention of using water in a drought area. Someone explain the difference to Moe between data cloud storage and AI data storage. globalnews.ca/news/1205887...

My condolences to @atrupar.com who way to early in the day had to listen to Kash Patel talk about bestiality in front of the Senate. Thank you for subjecting yourself to this administration so we don't have to.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Kash Patel: "Applicants who have engaged in beastiliaty means they were victims of beastility because they were forced to do so. At this FBI we are not going to criminalize and prevent victims from serving."

Call me cynical but I generally don't believe Musk to Altman are doing anything for the good of humanity and their support of more government regulations is their way to not have to address shareholders about not meeting their wild promises. www.bbc.com/news/technol...

'Overwhelming consensus' on AI regulation - Musk

Tech heavyweights gathered in Washington DC to discuss the regulation of artificial intelligence.

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Holding a lapel mic instead of wearing it is a quick way to make me not want to watch your video. If you want to hold a mic get one designed for that. Gah!!!

Make a band Edible: Tegan and Sara Lee Cakes Hamburger Patti Smith

Andrew Robinson (no, not Garak)@andrewr.bsky.social · 3w ago

Make a band edible: The Tragically Chips

Guys! I just realised it's Canadian Indie Alt Music Thanksgiving. 22 years ago Tegan and Sara releases "So Jealous", Stars released "Set Yourself on Fire" and Arcade Fire* released "Funeral". Go listen to so old school Canadiana *Yeah Win is problematic but I can't not acknowledge the album

Was Natalie put in a trunk again? Why is he so cranky today?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump's Crashout Monday continues: "I hope everyone realizes that price increases throughout America were caused by Sleepy Joe Biden and the Biden Administration, not by TRUMP.' Even Oil was higher under Biden than it is right now, and we prevented Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon!"

So, like, is this lower case god, because I may not go to church anymore, but from what I remember in Sunday school this doesn't sound like upper case God.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Wow -- RNC video: "On June 14th, 1946, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, 'I need a caretaker,' so God gave us Trump." It only gets more unhinged and culty from there.

When he says this he needs to be asked if President Trump, Hegseth, Vance and all those folks also need to tone it down? B/c if posting memes and shitty AI videos of you implying or explicitly attacking us is fine but Doug Ford saying "he can kiss my ass" isn't then you're opinion doesn't matter.

National Newswatch@nationalnewswatch.com · 3w ago

As Trump ramps up the rhetoric, U.S. ambassador tells Canada to tone it dowN ctvnews.ca/world/trumps... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com

"The Transformers do not endorse the views of the President" okay, great, yeah, it's very normal that you had to say that. This is an ordinary world where things make sense. It's normal that I'd wake up to an official statement from cartoon robots denouncing the man who has the nuclear codes.

I don't think "Rule Breaking" is something you want to talk about positively when it comes to elections or governance, but what do I know? I'm not a sycophant for corruption personified.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3w ago

Rachel Campos-Duffy on Trump's $5k offer to voters if they vote Republican: "This just shows how creative and rule-breaking and out of the box President Trump is. I'm surprised nobody has thought of this before."

"Kevin Weedmark...says he wouldn’t have been able to drive to all government announcements he committed to on Aug. 27, including one in Lloydminster on the boundary with Alberta." Don't commit to them then? Lloyd, Saskatoon, Regina, and Moosomin are all far apart, but you can say no.

Jeremy Simes@jeremysimes.bsky.social · 3w ago

Saskatchewan’s Opposition is calling on a government backbencher to show his receipts after he says he paid out of his own pocket for a private jet to criss-cross the province. www.ctvnews.ca/regina/artic...

Americans, please stop jumping into Canadians posts about Trump and complaining about "broad strokes" and "generalizations" This is a microblogging site with limited characters and your leader is attempting to get rich destroying the world. Not the US, but the whole damn world.

Apertivo hour and dinner were really satisfying. I love a good day in the kitchen. Earlier today we had fried green tomatoes, then we had bruschetta with whipped feta and a teeny martini. Then we had crab stuffed salmon, beans, lemon fondant potatoes with a Beaujolais.

Nailed it. This is all we need to ask to determine where you're from. That said our Sask language is dying. I've seen many people call them hoodies, but this isn't going to become another Vico...we cannot let bunnyhug die.

ℳatt@matttomic.bsky.social · 4w ago

I've seen everyone sharing that US Dialect Quiz so I decided to make my own, much crappier, CANADIAN DIALECT QUIZ to guess where in Canada you're from

Considering more and more of the world want to cut ties with the US this is clever framing to make it seem like he wanted that.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4w ago

“We could do tremendous good for ourselves by just not trading with countries” — Trump’s bonkers view of trade is that you become wealthy by not engaging in commerce