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From Ottawa, Canada Living near Austin, Texas Retired from career in computing University of Western Ontario

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๐Ÿคฃ

13.03.2026 13:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ

13.03.2026 13:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Measles is highly contagious.
It can maim or kill.
There is no cure.
Vaccines work.
Vaccinate your kids!

Public Health & School Boards: You know better. Require vaccination!

13.03.2026 13:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

One would hope there are SOME economies of scale! Maybe better communication since 1867 means we could scale back on MPs & Senators?

13.03.2026 13:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe go to the Roman system, where variable-length hours always gave the same numbers between sunrise & sunset? Most of us don't know the time w/o consulting a computer anyways...

13.03.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I drive a smaller car, and I notice the greatest glare comes from late-model big trucks where the increased size has moved the headlights UP so now they're at eye level of a car driver. Look at how, say, an F-150 or the like has increased in size since the 60s.

13.03.2026 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

NOT what made America great, and admired

13.03.2026 02:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ

13.03.2026 02:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก

13.03.2026 01:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Would 2 of the top recommendations be
- stick with single tier health care, and
- fund and staff it adequately
??

13.03.2026 01:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ

13.03.2026 01:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฎ๐Ÿ˜ฎ!

13.03.2026 01:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

News reports of stock markets breathlessly report daily ips and downs. Stock markets are a longer game than that. Of you're looking for instant his & lows, maybe try roulette or craps. And the house percentage is probably less...

12.03.2026 23:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A sad reminder that not all wartime casualties arise from hostile activity. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ™

12.03.2026 23:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hunh. But it's OK for *unarmed* vessels to sail on through??

12.03.2026 22:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A plea:

Measles is highly contagious.
It can maim or kill.
There is no cure.
Vaccines work.
Vaccinate your kids!

Public Health & School Boards: You know better. Require vaccination!

12.03.2026 22:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

An overt invasion can destabilize OR harden the regime. A similar exercise: despite reducing Gaza to a rubble-strewn, starving concentration camp, Hamas is still there. Iran might be even harder.

12.03.2026 19:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If they'd just deck over the tracks, you;d have a pretty nice bikeway that;d probably move more people than lrt1 ๐Ÿ˜„

12.03.2026 19:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

FWIW I also created a separate feed called "Pundits" who are those whose opinions I respect, but don;t have news organizations behind them. Folks like Peter Mansbridge, David Frum, Charlie Angus, George Takei, The Beaverton...

12.03.2026 19:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

While other leaders may look on with admiration or dismay, I'm sure neither opinion registered at all with Trump or his advisors.

12.03.2026 13:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

True, Canadians vote for local candidates. But those candidates proclaim *national* policies determined by parties, and once in parliament in most cases are obligated to vote the party position. You may be voting for the local candidate, but it's the national policies that guide your choice.

12.03.2026 13:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm sure AI can solve this - a soothing reassurance followed by discarding the complaint is well within advanced AI capabilities. With a little extra work, a follow-up simulating action could also be supplied.

12.03.2026 13:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is Trump going to let it open?

12.03.2026 13:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿคฃ

12.03.2026 02:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฎ!

11.03.2026 23:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ก

11.03.2026 23:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Emphasis on *everyone*! Viruses don't care about the citizenship status of the person spreading the infection!

11.03.2026 23:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜ก

11.03.2026 23:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump already explained Canada has nothing the US needs - which presumably includes o&g, electricity, and potash. So if they complain- run the clip! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

11.03.2026 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They can, but they mustn't!

11.03.2026 23:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0