Mark McCondach
@mccondach.bsky.social
Retired, former PR guy, 70s TV, Motown makes me happy,bad 60s movies even happier, Canadian, life changed when the announcer said "Ladies and gentlemen, Cher." To quote Jennifer North: "You know how bitchy fags can be." Doggy dad.
Brown University’s widget shows that the energy costs of the Iran war have just passed $1,000 per household iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
The Fraser Institute, which is to factuel, well-researched studies what Dr Oetker is to medicine has published a pro American vs Canada study just in time to aid the AB separatists. And no, not providing a link to their bullshit. #cdnpoli
Obituary: L. Ian MacDonald, former Mulroney speech writer and Gazette columnist, dies at 78. MacDonald worked "right at the centre of all those important moments" in Quebec and Canadian politics, by @renebruemmer.bsky.social montrealgazette.com/news/l-ian-m... via @mtlgazette.bsky.social #journalism
L. Ian MacDonald, former Mulroney speech writer and Gazette columnist, dies at 78
MacDonald worked "right at the centre of all those important moments" in Quebec and Canadian politics.
montrealgazette.com
So I think this is a new thing for #Ottawa, we now have both serif and sans serif waste. #recycling #garbage
Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds. Coverage rates fell during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not rebounded, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Routine childhood vaccination coverage remains below level needed for population immunity, report finds
Coverage rates fell during the COVID-19 pandemic and have not rebounded
theglobeandmail.com
On Jan. 1, 1870, public executions in Canada were banned. The last public execution in Canadian history was on Dec. 7, 1869 when Nicholas Melady was put to death at the Huron District Gaol in Goderich, Ontario for the murder of his father and stepmother.
Kory Teneycke: "Insofar as you are someone who harbors sovereignist sentiment around Alberta controlling its own destiny and its own resources. It's the first thing they put on the table. It's the first thing they gave away. It is a secessionist movement to join the USA under Donald Trump."
I was asked to explain how this whole Alberta separatist saga began. So I had to start in 2020 with COVID: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ANALYSIS | How anti-COVID activism injected life into Alberta's separatist movement | CBC News
They fought vaccines and public health restrictions. Over time, their push for freedom shifted to independence.
cbc.ca
Breaking News: The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson. nyti.ms/4yCUebH
Anne Carson Is Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature
The writer joins a list of laureates that includes Toni Morrison, Samuel Beckett and Bob Dylan.
nyti.ms
Kory Teneycke: "I'm still pretty pissed that the White House would invite Tamara Litch to come for a little visit in a tête-à-tête. That's the sort of thing that should get the U.S. ambassador thrown out of the country, frankly, in my opinion."
Once again, for the politicians, business leaders, and journalists still actively posting on X/Twitter: why? You're using a platform that's owned by someone who's trying to break up your country. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.
There it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
We are saddened to say goodbye to our dear friend, Oscar-winning actress Eva Marie Saint. One of the last surviving stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, we’ll forever be grateful for unforgettable contributions to cinema, her generosity and her humor. Our thoughts are with her loved ones.
What would happen if Florida stopped vaccinating children against measles?
What would happen if Florida stopped vaccinating children against measles?
Regular epidemic outbreaks, hundreds of deaths within three to five years: The proposed policy would have dire consequences across the US, a study warns.
lemonde.fr
Pete Hoekstra must be expelled immediately.
If a neighbouring country is sending political operatives from the ruling party into Canada to advise and assist separatists on how to promote and campaign for secession from Canada and providing them with technological and logistical support for their campaign, that country is no longer an ally.
Sass Jordan has died. Born in 1962 in England, she grew up in Montreal. Jordan had several hit songs in Canada including Rescue Me and Tell Somebody. A Juno Award winner, she also served as the honorary colonel of 417 Combat Support Squadron. (Announced on her Facebook page)
Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Pete Hoekstra's still here & needs to go! www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7531 - Petitions
ourcommons.ca
These traitorous goofs offered up our FRESH WATER????? Full exposé on these idiot Alberta separatists here: archive.is/rhGUj
US Republican organizers are in Alberta to help separatists mobilize their vote. They’re not even hiding it. They are openly working for the national interest of the United States. Cast your vote for Canada. Reject these treasonous imposters. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
We’ve always known, but now it’s confirmed, that Danielle Smith’s separatist friends, including a sitting UCP president, have been conspiring to hand over Alberta’s land, oil and water to Donald Trump. Albertans deserve better than this weak leadership that hurts us all. https://tgam.ca/3Txh5Gt
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
theglobeandmail.com
@nytimes.com @cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com @pbsnews.org @msnewsdesk.bsky.social @cnn.com Care to report on the hostile act of tbe US meddling in another country's sovereignty? Waiting....
Trump's Operation Fragment Canada is well underway, and like his Operation Greenland, it involves Trump-loyal operatives on the ground. “An investigation has found that GOP political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada…”
Make Alberta America again? The fantastic Globe crew unearths even deeper ties between Alberta separatists and Republican officials, including a pledge to give the U.S. some of our resources in exchange for backing sovereignty www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
theglobeandmail.com
Despicable. We have such a long way to go. #OrangeShirtDay @theglobeandmail.com @globalnews.ca @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social