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Rob Russell

@ora.tion.ca

Gentleman of leisure, Patron of good art, Gin juicer. More active on the mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@oration

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I got the one from the month of my birth and it had a short story from Vonnegut in it! A perfect birthday gift for a loved one.

15.03.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Still?

03.03.2026 05:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice.

01.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of the film, showing John Candy in army fatigues, looking in to the camera and holding a rifle, with a marching band in the background.

Caption reads: "We salute first a patriot who always professed and promoted"

Screenshot of the film, showing John Candy in army fatigues, looking in to the camera and holding a rifle, with a marching band in the background. Caption reads: "We salute first a patriot who always professed and promoted"

On Tuesday, Feb 24th we're watching John Candy: I Like Me!

The zoom and download links are now posted at http://cinema.tion.ca for you to join in.

Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

24.02.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the film, showing Bill Murray, seated, looking at a filmmaker's clapboard in front of his face.

Caption reads: "Be care... Hey, be careful with that thing."

Screenshot of the film, showing Bill Murray, seated, looking at a filmmaker's clapboard in front of his face. Caption reads: "Be care... Hey, be careful with that thing."

On Tuesday, Feb 24th we're watching John Candy: I Like Me!

Check back at http://cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in.

Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

24.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Stacked bar chart of voting results, with winner announced in the next toot and detailed results as posted to GitHub

Stacked bar chart of voting results, with winner announced in the next toot and detailed results as posted to GitHub

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: https://jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

24.02.2026 17:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We overcame the rock fingering scandal to win gold in curling, that's all that mattered

23.02.2026 02:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trailer Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78dtIcxOH-CzmlCMsdiRRB1IoOUMzAyN #cinema_tion_ca

18.02.2026 01:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the Muppet Show, where all the Muppets are in little boxes, just like my friends are on zoom.

Screenshot of the Muppet Show, where all the Muppets are in little boxes, just like my friends are on zoom.

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Feb 24th!

Submit your votes now at http://cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in.

Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

18.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks to blackberries, it's the executive communication style of the time, and a status signifier.

Some of the symbols (i.e. the equals signs) are a technical artefact of filtering the messages through too many e-discovery tools, but I think you're mostly picking up on the deliberate signaling.

04.02.2026 04:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe he'll remember that blog he hasn't updated since 2022

15.01.2026 22:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please at least let us know when he breaks down and shows up on Mastodon

15.01.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

people: if we had everything we need crime would almost disappear

rich people: that can't be true because i have everything i could possibly want and i still do crime

people: that's a you issue

14.01.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the film, showing a white pre-teen boy with mid-length brown hair and glasses, sitting in a treehouse.

Caption reads: "Didn't I just say I was French?"

Screenshot of the film, showing a white pre-teen boy with mid-length brown hair and glasses, sitting in a treehouse. Caption reads: "Didn't I just say I was French?"

On Tuesday, Jan 13th we're watching Stand By Me (1986, 1:29)!

The zoom and download links are now posted at http://cinema.tion.ca for you to join in.

Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

13.01.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the film, showing a white pre-teen boy with short blond hair sitting in a treehouse.

Caption reads: "Hey, how do you know a Frenchman's been in your backyard?"

Screenshot of the film, showing a white pre-teen boy with short blond hair sitting in a treehouse. Caption reads: "Hey, how do you know a Frenchman's been in your backyard?"

On Tuesday, Jan 13th we're watching Stand By Me (1986, 1:29)!

Check back at http://cinema.tion.ca after 6:00pm on Tuesday to join in.

Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

13.01.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Stacked bar chart of voting results, with winner announced in the next toot and detailed results as posted to GitHub

Stacked bar chart of voting results, with winner announced in the next toot and detailed results as posted to GitHub

Voting for #cinema_tion_ca has closed! Here's our transparency link: https://jcszamosi.github.io/MovieNight/

13.01.2026 00:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, it really sucks.

Congress also "approved" the use of the military against "terrorists" in addition to war, and that's why they're now talking so much about "narco-terrorists."

That 2001 law only included the "terrorists" "responsible for 9/11" but they usually gloss over that technicality.

12.01.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Their pretense in this case is that the US military only went to Venezuela as bodyguards for the FBI in executing a judicially-approved arrest warrant, and that this type of "protecting US personnel" is a listed exception to the "approval" rule.

12.01.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Unfortunately, the theory that "acts of war require congressional approval" has dozens of loopholes, and the US regularly adopts their own quirky definitions for words like "war" and "approval."

12.01.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The difference is that Greenland is part of NATO and US officers train and serve alongside Danish officers. Venezuela is not part of a military alliance with the US.

12.01.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trailer Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78dtIcxOH-B6kCx2BT_nAuX2D7qJhmEI #cinema_tion_ca

08.01.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the Muppet Show, where all the Muppets are in little boxes, just like my friends are on zoom.

Screenshot of the Muppet Show, where all the Muppets are in little boxes, just like my friends are on zoom.

Voting has opened for which movie we're watching on Tuesday, Jan 13th!

Submit your votes now at http://cinema.tion.ca and check back after 5pm on Tuesday to join in.

Pre-drinking will start before 6, and we'll start the movie around 7pm Eastern. #cinema_tion_ca

08.01.2026 01:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Do supervised consumption sites bring increased crime? Study suggests that’s a myth Overdose prevention sites and supervised consumption sites in Toronto are not associated with long-term increases in local crime, McGill University researchers have found. Over 10 years, crime reports...

New research out of McGill University found that over a 10-year period, crime reports remained stable or declined in neighbourhoods where supervised consumption sites opened.

www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/cha...

07.01.2026 17:29 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Clicks Power Keyboard: Pocket-Sized Typing Revolution for Smart Devices Clicks Technology introduces the Power Keyboard, built to fix the typing nightmares on your smart gadgets

did u miss the memo

androidguys.com/news/clicks-...

06.01.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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She's out of cabinet but definitely still an MP

lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlIn...

05.01.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And their oil is cheaper than ours, this will bankrupt Alberta

03.01.2026 17:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A train of trailers connected to each other, made of blue plastic barrels on their sides with wheels on the bottom and big holes cut in the tops, each hole containing a very good doggo that's enjoying the train ride.

A train of trailers connected to each other, made of blue plastic barrels on their sides with wheels on the bottom and big holes cut in the tops, each hole containing a very good doggo that's enjoying the train ride.

I'm sure you could get trailers for even more friends

25.12.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ecolo Et4 Connect Cargo Truck Style Enclosed Mobility Scooter One in stock with more coming! Β  Ecolo Et4 Connect Cargo Truck Style Enclosed Mobility Scooter Meet the all-new ET4 Connect Cargo Edition. Similar to our ET4 Connect model, this upgraded version featu...

But you should spoil yourself

www.ridethewindebikes.com/products/eco...

25.12.2025 04:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Boomerbuggy X Pro Enclosed Mobility Scooter Walkaround
Boomerbuggy X Pro Enclosed Mobility Scooter Walkaround YouTube video by Ride the Wind Ebikes

I have definitely seen these things on roads and sidewalks in Ontario - 50km range at up to 30km/hr, CAD$7,500 - illegal in bike lanes

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1jK...

25.12.2025 04:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0