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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2026

I'm surprised to see a non-military flight over #Iran right now. No aircraft details except apparently it belongs to Qatar Airways. #Aviation #MiddleEast

FlightRadar screenshot showing a non-military flight over western Iran.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/03/2026

@RonSupportsYou And in other news, a March 6, 2026 headline reads: California Approves 128 Oil Wells in Two Months, More Than Last Three Years Combined […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A photo of a barren desert area filled with oil wells fading off into the distance.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2026

@christianschwaegerl As comparison, here's screen shot from a few days ago, there's usually a constant stream of flights over the Persian Gulf. As you show in your screenshot you can see that there are no flights over the Persian Gulf today.

Screen shot shows flights over the Persian Gulf.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026

Okay so my question here is what in hecks name were these potato chips made of before they updated the label announcing that they are made with real potatoes? #Lays #Advertising #Marketing #Canada #StormChips

A bag of Lays potato chips. The label on the bag states made with real potatoes.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2026

#DuckDuckGo wants to know if you want to have a choice about #AI. The public vote on Al is officially live. Where do you stand? Go to VoteYesOrNoAI.com

The public vote on Al is officially live. Where do you stand?
Go to VoteYesOrNoAI.com
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Al is everywhere. Did anyone give you a choice?
Some people want it. Some don't. Many aren't sure yet-and that's okay. But it can feel like Al is being built for someone else's vision of the future, not yours.
So we're asking a simple question: Where do you stand on Al? Your answer--whatever it is -helps make the case that optionality matters.
At DuckDuckGo, you decide how Al shows up for you. We think that should be the norm.
VoteYesOrNoAl.com

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2025

Happy #Christmas to those who celebrate. Photo of a Christmas star. The ray of light refracting through the clouds on the horizon is a neat effect.

A firey orange sun sets over a snowy su urban landscape. A single ray of light shines up against a gray cloud bank. It looks like a beacon pointing to the west.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20/12/2025

@unlambda Well, an excellent name indeed! Here's Willow and Coconut keeping guard....

Two bunnies sitting on separate mats. Between them lays a water bowl, which they both monitor for fullness and water quality...

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 30/11/2025

Pretty sure given what's going on in the #US, that we can identify more than 7 nations offering a higher quality of life than #America : www.aol.com/7-nations-offering-high…

Headline captured from Google news feed: 7 Nations Offering a Higher Quality of Life Than America

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 24/11/2025

#Bunday Willow, what are you doing sitting there? She's a bun who loves to be one with her food...

Big black Flemish Giant sits in one hay bin and eats out of another bin. Her cozy litterbox is in the foreground, unused for now as she becomes one with her food....

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

@ai6yr Flight density for a Monday seems significantly lower than it is was two years into the pandemic... #AviationHistory #US

A flight aware photo showing significant flights in the air on Monday Oct 18th, 2021. In this image you can't see much surface detail in the eastern US, for all the many flights shown on the overlay.

Flight tracker photo shows a much lower flight density for Monday, November 10, 2025. In this image you can see surface details of the map of the US below the flight overlay.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 08/11/2025

#Nasturtiums #BloomScrolling Report for November 8th, 2025: Thelis small batch of nasturtiums are still alive in #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada. 10-20 cm of snow on the way tomorrow, but not as cold as the past few nights. They are now covered. Will they survive this first snowfall?

Green Nasturtiums in a pot outside near a stone wall.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

Every day is #Bunday. I had to post this photo because (a) Rabbits and (b) Coconut has learnt how to cross her paws, and she looks so damn #cute! Oh you silly bunnies, but who doesn't like a good snuggle, even if one of you gets sat upon? #HouseRabbits #RabbitsOfMastodon

Fawn coloured rabbits lays across a black bunny. The fawn rabbit has her front paws crossed. She looks so content...

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

Another #ClimateChange, #ClimateCrisis blooming flower, this geranium has fresh flowers blooming on November 6, in #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada. It's been outside since early spring this year. Probably tonight's forecasted - 9°C will do it in, but strange things are going on in the garden this year.

Bright red flowers bloom in a planter near a red brick wall.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

Sheltered against the house, this Nasturtium has survived up to this evening, November 6, in #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada. These are barely autumn plants in my zone. But hey, #ClimateChange isn't a big deal, right????

Bright green, thriving Nasturtium sits in a blue pot against a stone wall.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2025

Guess what, new flowers are arriving, but it is past mid-October, so this should not be the case. Quite worrying...

An orange nasturtium flower with a yellow center, next to a wilting, pale green and white leaf. The plant's green vines and other leaves are visible in the background.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2025

#BloomScrolling or #DoomScrolling? A spiderwort blooms on October 19th, in #Ottawa #Ontario #Canada where right now the air temperature in my backyard is 28°C. Nothing wrong here, right?

The photo is a close-up of a purple flower, likely a type of spiderwort (Tradescantia). The flower has three vibrant purple petals and a central cluster of yellow stamens. The long, narrow, green leaves of the plant are visible in the background, along with several unopened flower buds. The image is in sharp focus on the flower, while the surrounding green foliage is blurred.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2025

#BloomScrolling I fear this pretty Nasturtium flower has less than 24 hours left to bask in the sunshine. +1° Celcius tomorrow night. If it makes it through, the next night is -1 Celcius... You can make it, little flower!

A brilliant yellow Nasturtium seeks the afternoon sunshine. The yellow pops against the green of a few tasty leaves in the background.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2025

#BloomScrolling Just a pretty Grannyvine flower that bloomed behind my shed. In late September, in #Ottawa. Officially know as ipomoea tricolor, the Mexican morning glory or just morning glory, it is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae, native […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A blue flower, with a radiant white ish yellow center, on a backdrop of geen vines.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2025

#Bunday We call this spa time, or de-fluffing time. Coconut is 90% fluff. Her sister Willow tries to help by grooming her, but sometimes you just need a hooman to get the job done.. Although to be fair during molting season, which I believe is all year long, they're […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2025

Every day is #Bunday. Time to clean up before heading back indoors. Mutual love and respect. #HouseRabbits #RabbitsOfMastodon

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 19/07/2025

@mariellequinton First zucchini from our garden was hiding out of sight until we poked around a bit this morning! Now the question is what do we use it for? These look yummy : themodernproper.com/zucchini-fritte…

A rather large green zucchini sitting on a table.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2025

@mayintoronto Thanks to whoever first archived this, nope, I don't have to turn off my ad blocker. Here's the archived link : archive.ph/En1zB

Pop up indicating if I want to access the news, I have to turn off ad blocking.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2025

So, the #ants this evening have a question. I'm not sure what the question is, but they are keen to make sure I know they have one. Maybe their question is just "#Why?" And in the times we live in, I suppose it is a question shared by us all.

Ants battling it out on an interlock patio have piled themselves on top of each other, clearly forming the shape of a question mark.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 02/05/2025

Well, those who enjoyed all my "abandoned #Poilievre constituency office sign" photos over the years, the sign that was never hung up, instead left on the ground, leaning against the door, the #LostSignDecade, today will be my last photo. Today %, after four or more […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A door with no sign next to it. But in the far corner of a shady nook, what is that we see there?

Ah yes, in that shady nook we see the old infamous sign, no doubt to be left there to rot for all eternity. Maybe I should sneak it away in the night... Perhaps start a Canadian equivalent of a Guy Fawkes night... Perhaps, perhaps...

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 01/05/2025

@Tharpa The worrisome thing is, 43.7% of us said "Yuck, no thank you" and 41.3% of us said "Bring it on" :

Graph showing how the popular vote was won by the Liberals by a narrow margin.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2025

A street of #BruceFanjoy signs in Manotick. Can you spot them all? And are these collector items of historical significance to the riding of #Carleton?

A street with a Bruce Fanjoy sign on the left and a few more off in the distance.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 29/04/2025

@Crispius May be, may be not... The % spread hasn't changed much from when only 60 polls had reported, now we are at 165 polls, but anything can change...

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2025

Night before the #CanadaElection, and #PierrePoilievre's sign still lies on the ground. Hasn't been hung up in over 3 years (check google maps Street view if you want confirmation of that). I will check one more time tomorrow, but I guess if you haven't hung up your sign, you aren't in business.

Just can't get it up, sign sits on the ground.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 27/04/2025

@annecavicchi #Fanjoy all the way! Below is a photo of #Poilievre's #Carleton constituency office. His team can't even be bothered to hang up the sign. And #PP with his "Bring it Home" slogan: if you can't take care of the house, you can't #BringItHome, whatever the […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

The official constituency office of Pierre Poilievre, a sign with his name is dumped on the ground beside the front door.

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@AlexBlock has moved @alexblock.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2025

Ottawa, April 25th 2025. When I bought my housing 15 years ago, I opened the pool on Mother's Day, around May 11th. The past two years, I have found it warm enough to feel motivated to open it the last week of April. I don't think I will be using it until late May […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

A circular pool, cover off. A pretty lime green colour. Not exactly a tempting colour for swimming, and probably 10°C!

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