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Eric Mitchell 2 πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Retired, artist, photographer, Victoria, BC, Canada. This is my second account for topical and news-related posts. My photography and art account is @canavart.bsky.social I'd like to try to keep them separate.

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Credit to trevors_history_reels

#Canada vs the #US WWI and WWII #Facts

Education is key

04.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 136 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 11

I always thought that SCTV came up with hoser as a TV-friendly version of 'hosebag', which was a pretty popular epithet in the 1970s, along with the more familiar douchebag. Yes, nobody I knew actually used hoser until SCTV invented it.

10.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In what in retrospect seems to have been a characteristically savvy bit of ambiguity, Trump never specified who would do the unconditional surrendering in his Iran war.

10.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 676 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 4
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09.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will say something about my current class of 3rd graders: They get REALLY into a story. I read the same series of books to my kids every year. And this group not only pays attention but asks questions, makes their own predictions, get excited when they connect dots. It’s reassuring to me.

04.03.2026 16:41 πŸ‘ 593 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 1

Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM

05.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 17439 πŸ” 5767 πŸ’¬ 129 πŸ“Œ 101

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.

They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.

Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.

Watch how they vote this week.

03.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 18808 πŸ” 7971 πŸ’¬ 582 πŸ“Œ 401

I have a secret to tell Marc: The reason for being a moral, decent, good person is not so that people like you and stop criticizing you. In fact, you're right, they won't. You do it anyway.

04.03.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 454 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 3
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Jacob Collier is a British multi-album Grammy award winner.

He is known for his "audience choir' interactions, skillfully leading thousands of audience members in improvised, multi-part singing. This performance on Oct 27 2025, was his first attempt at the "audience orchestra" concept.

#music

03.03.2026 06:55 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 9
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Trump helps MAGA influencers flee Middle East war zone on private jet Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, dogwalker Sarah Daither, former lobbyist Jay Footlik, and others managed to escape on a private plane thanks to the White House.

The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.

04.03.2026 01:07 πŸ‘ 3841 πŸ” 2491 πŸ’¬ 337 πŸ“Œ 557
I don't know who needs to hear this, but South Koreans took 6 hours to stop their insurrection, 10 days to impeach the president behind it, and just 6 weeks to convict him.

He was sentenced to life in prison 2 weeks ago. Their country's stock market shot up 10%.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but South Koreans took 6 hours to stop their insurrection, 10 days to impeach the president behind it, and just 6 weeks to convict him. He was sentenced to life in prison 2 weeks ago. Their country's stock market shot up 10%.

Exactly πŸ’―

02.03.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 3330 πŸ” 938 πŸ’¬ 96 πŸ“Œ 40
They don't even bother to lie anymore scene from Andor

They don't even bother to lie anymore scene from Andor

Obligatory

27.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

This seems bad.

03.03.2026 07:03 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is actually a pretty good summary of where we’re at, and how we got here.

02.03.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 2804 πŸ” 1163 πŸ’¬ 170 πŸ“Œ 63

He's never going to give up on trying to be the number one toady to the global bully. He himself is a bully, and that's how they think.

02.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Max Webster-Let Go The Line
Max Webster-Let Go The Line YouTube video by MaxMachine75

RIP Terry Watkinson of Max Webster. First group I ever saw. They blew my mind. An incredible talent. Go to the angels.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=27wc...

02.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 214 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 6

Finding myself buying records and CDs instead of streaming music, watching 4Ks and Blus instead of streaming, trying to disconnect from my phone. It’s not for everyone; it can be an expensive habit. But it makes the media I enjoy feel more substantial. Less choice. More investment.

01.03.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 1194 πŸ” 118 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 14
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H/T @thegoodliars.bsky.social

01.03.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 3774 πŸ” 1271 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 41

i hate war. i cry tears for the innocent dead. there's no need for any of what's happening. there's no proper consequences nor accountability. the citizens of neither the aggressors nor the victim states want this. the false narratives of "strong men" and preemptive strikes for peace are so hollow.

28.02.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 1823 πŸ” 469 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 22

You frickin’ think so?

01.03.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 409 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 2

I feel like this applies to almost everything that is just so stupid right now: We're really going to go down this road because people who already have an obscene amount of money want even more.

01.03.2026 01:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.

They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.

28.02.2026 15:03 πŸ‘ 4235 πŸ” 855 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 60
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I never ever imagined I’d agree w/anything Marjorie Taylor Greene said

It’s as if I have been teleported to a strange alternative universe

28.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Translation: Scott Jennings thinks you’re a moron

28.02.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 2847 πŸ” 635 πŸ’¬ 250 πŸ“Œ 44

congress sounds cool i wish it was real

28.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 8318 πŸ” 1326 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 22
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"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".

28.02.2026 08:28 πŸ‘ 14611 πŸ” 3310 πŸ’¬ 415 πŸ“Œ 124
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Anthropic responds to Hegseth. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...

28.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 8510 πŸ” 2587 πŸ’¬ 310 πŸ“Œ 237
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28.02.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œYou can bring down the cost of your groceries if you start buying cheap foods you don’t like. Or eating whales and bears you find during the day!”

RFK Jr can always be counted on to bring the stupidity.

27.02.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 3719 πŸ” 960 πŸ’¬ 838 πŸ“Œ 123
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It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État During the campaign, it was kind of hard to picture the specifics of how Trump might pull such a thing off. Alas, it’s getting less hypothetical by the week.

It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup d’État

28.02.2026 00:40 πŸ‘ 1246 πŸ” 615 πŸ’¬ 88 πŸ“Œ 47