Richard Dettman
@rwdettman.bsky.social
Vancouverite. Fmr radio lifer with a side of TV, most recently 680 NewsRadio Toronto & 1130 NewsRadio Vancouver (CKWX RIP). RTDNA Lifetime Achievement award. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FamilyWheels. Former Twitter blue check. 🦋12/23
The US military has exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system as senior US military commanders are warning that the Pentagon's munitions stockpile is "dangerously low," according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/4yZ1UWn
* Tariff Refunds Have Wiped Out Tariff Revenue Since May @taxfoundation.bsky.social @scottlincicome.bsky.social taxfoundation.org/blog/tariff-...
WestJet and CUPE reach tentative agreement, ending job action, flight disruptions (Canada)
WestJet and CUPE reach tentative agreement, ending job action, flight disruptions - Business News
WestJet and the union representing about 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative contract agreement early Monday morning, ending a disruption to the airline's operations that left many travellers in limbo.
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I'm proud to announce that Separation of Church and Hate is a recipient of the 2026 American Book Award. Oh and they gave one to Colbert, too- abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
Jeesh: The Conservative caucus in Ottawa continues to advertise itself as the most bizarre collection of nutbar weirdos in the history of 🍁Canadian politics. Here’s one Dean Allison, MP for Niagara West, believe it or not 👇🏻 🤷😉🤭😂🤷
Class-action lawsuit over sexual abuse at Metro Vancouver schools settled for $30M
Class-action lawsuit over sexual abuse at Metro Vancouver schools settled for $30M
The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $30-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed over historical claims of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at two schools in Metro Vancouver run by the Catholic Church.
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The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14 million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.
Prosecutors move to dismiss Reflecting Pool vandalism case, saying 'botched installation' to blame
The government had accused David Hearn of ripping a piece of sealant after a $14 million renovation. Hearn has repeatedly said that he simply touched the water in the pool out of curiosity last month.
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#OTD in 2023, I spoke with Robin Ward, co-author of Exploring Vancouver: 10 Tours of the City and Its Buildings. #Bookshelf @harbourpublishing.bsky.social johnackermann.substack.com/p/who-built-...
Who built it, when, why, and what’s good about it?
‘Exploring Vancouver’ tells the story of a city through its architecture
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Rogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says “Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.” pressprogress.ca/rogers-layof...
Rogers Layoffs Stemmed from ‘Corporate Decisions’ Taking Precedent Over Workers, Union Says
“Workers are often the last to be considered when these decisions are made.”
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“High speed rail? I’d settle for high confidence rail.” Ha-ha and yes.
Brittlestar@brittlestar.com · 6d agoLate Night Canada: Shopify Democracy, Fauci, VIA Rail and Doug Ford youtu.be/SBp1Dtgyg04
The State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.
Seattle's police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city's response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Mayor Katie Wilson said Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/3RLSAV5
Seattle mayor says police chief has resigned after criticism of festival shooting response
Seattle’s police chief has resigned amid criticism of the city’s response to a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend, Mayor Katie Wilson said Thursday.
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Currently leading the NYT Most Popular section. ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Opinion | ‘You Aren’t Going to Like What Comes After America’ (Gift Article)
Remember when ‘blame Canada’ was a joke?
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PENALTY: Three-place grid drop for Kimi Antonelli for a yellow flag infringement #F1 #HungarianGP
After those penalties, the grid order is set to be: 1. Norris 2. Leclerc 3. Piastri 4. Verstappen 5. Hamilton 6. Russell 7. Antonelli 8. Hajdar 9. Lindblad 10. Hulkenberg #F1 #HungarianGP
“.. SpaceX has delivered one of the weakest post-debut performances of any major U.S. listing since the end of the 2008-2009 financial crisis.” @barrons.com $SPCX www.barrons.com/articles/spa...
$TSLA $309. Hasn't had a 2-handle in almost a year.
Tom Hearden@followtheh.bsky.social · 2w agopeople are getting seriously Musked
Stop the Steal was the Orwellian opposite of the Republicans’ attempted election heist. They’re gearing up to try again. GIFT👇🏻 This Is What’s Keeping Me Up at Night www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/o...
Opinion | How Trump and His Allies Can Corrupt the Midterms
Stop the steal before it starts.
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The World Cup helped Metro Vancouver hotels charge higher nightly rates in June than hotels have on average in any major Canadian city in any month ever. Here's how much the rooms were... #WorldCup #FIFA #hospitality
World Cup drives Metro Vancouver hotel rates to Canadian record
Region's $406.34 average room-night rate in June was highest monthly average ever recorded for a major Canadian city in any month
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New from 404 Media: a company is selling tons of old books specifically to AI companies and says they have a strong NDA to never reveal which AI company bought all of the books. They don't want headlines of 'we scanned and destroyed millions of books for AI' www.404media.co/ai-companies...
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
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Not a single word about how these tariffs violate both our WTO & USCMA obligations. Every time Trump does this, the NYT & other outlets simply write as if we live in an international vacuum, where the US has no obligations under signed, ratified international treaties. It's journalistic malpractice.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2w agoPresident Trump signed an order imposing a 50% tariff on a wide range of goods from Canada, including hockey sticks, wine and cement.
FACT CHECK: 03/20/25: FDA announced it was pushing back the implementation of its “Food Traceability Rule” by 30 months. This would have made tracing cyclosporiasis back to Taylor Farms much easier. Six days later, Taylor Farms made a $1,000,000 payment to Trump’s PAC was on March 26, 2025.
‘We're very lucky to live in Vancouver’: Otter family, grey whale captured in same video
‘We're very lucky to live in Vancouver’: Otter family, grey whale captured in same video
A quiet evening turned into an unforgettable wildlife encounter after a local filmed a family of otters, and then caught a whale surfacing just seconds later.
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