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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The west is in freefall – and the worst part is that we were warned, but chose not to listen | Owen Jones
Endless pursuit of wealth and power by western leaders led us here. What strikes me most is how many saw what was coming, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
reviewcanada.ca/magazine/202...
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Homer on the Range | A wild rose tragedy | Literary Review of Canada
Troy Nahumko on Alberta’s future—a modern Greek tragedy.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Great podcast looking at the perils of private ownership of public assets. Front Burner: Should Canadian airports be privatized? Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/frontburner Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
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Front Burner
Front Burner
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Front Burner: The perils of unregulated AI Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/frontburner Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I just backed The Guild: Ren Faire'd on @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/fel...
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The Guild: Ren Faire'd
Help us celebrate The Guild's upcoming 20th anniversary by making the most epic renfaire movie of all time!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
I just backed Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! on @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Wow! A piece of technology that runs on ambient thermal energy and can create 1000L of water per day in basically any environment? This is a game changer! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
‘Reimagining matter’: Nobel laureate invents machine that harvests water from dry air
Omar Yaghi’s invention uses ambient thermal energy and can generate up to 1,000 litres of clean water every day
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I think they are obligated to take 16 of them.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 30/01/2026
❤️
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
My God, make something new for crying out loud!!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
@charliejane.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social @ouropinions.bsky.social I'm late to the party, but wanted to thank you both for 7 amazing years of OOAC! It was a thoughtful and informative podcast that brought me many hours of enjoyment!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I guess we know what they did with all the data doge stole...
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
As we face a shortage of buses, let's remember that sparkling lack of foresight in 2019 when they sold off 175 buses at the launch of the LRT. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Need 175 buses? OC Transpo might have a deal for you | CBC News
With Ottawa's new Confederation Line trains up and running — usually — the city suddenly finds itself with 175 spare buses on its hands.
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Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Please could you help me to spread the word about my swashbuckling adventure story with a pirate protagonist, sapphic romance, with a dash of werewolves and vampires? My latest novel THE VENGEANCE is available in all formats geni.us/thevengeance Perfect for escaping the horrors of our time.
Cover of THE VENGEANCE, a novel by Emma Newman with background of purple skies and dark seas, with Solaris logo bottom left corner
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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Happy Birthday David Bowie, born this day in 1947. His 26th and final album "Blackstar" (★) was released on this day in 2016. David Bowie would pass away just a couple of days later. Rest in Peace.
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Translation: To be a true fascist, you have to come from the Fascismo region. What we have here is just generic sparkling tyranny.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
They want people to see something else from orbit besides the oil industry 's wastewater ponds.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Bon Maman is the best!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Man, I hate omnibus bills.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Where do you get the bags? We wanted to do them this year!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
I think this entire episode was created just to see how high Pike's hair can go.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Great, he's in Israel.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
This could be a "Where's Charlie" poster.
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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
PLEASE REPOST! Poets! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26! Poetry Editor Betsy Aoki can't wait to read your poems!!! buff.ly/9AyStcb
Space Unicorn!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
@garykwolfe.bsky.social @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social I work at a bookstore in Canada and had a customer come in this morning looking for a copy of Nine Princes in Amber by Roger Zelazny. I was gobsmacked to discover the entire Corwin cycle is out of print here!!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
What does the renaissance card stand for?
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Fire?
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Thank-you @locusmag.bsky.social ! Membership has its privileges! :)
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
InconCEIVable!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I just backed Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! on @Kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
kickstarter.com
Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns!
Funding to support Year 12 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 13/06/2025
this company man
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Just a friendly reminder to take steps (masking, vaccination etc) to avoid catching COVID! www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
cbc.ca
Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio
Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing...
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
A rather sobering review of the damage done to the US via Doge cuts. I recall Stephen Harper's government messing with the Canadian census, making long term comparisons impossible and crippling the program planning that emerges from study of census surveys. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
When it comes to Trump's brain drain, “the damage is already done”
How the DOGE-triggered attack on government research left America in the dark.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Come on Canada! Let's bring that research up here!
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
LOCUS is part of the glue that holds readers, writers, fans, and industry professionals in SF, fantasy, and horror together. I just supported their 2025 fund drive. Will you? igg.me/at/locusmag2... #SupportLocus2025 @locusmag.bsky.social
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Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2025
Celebrating and uplifting authors, artists, and story -- the guide to the world's imagination | Check out 'Locus Mag: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2025' on Indiegogo.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
There is evil, then there is this...
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
You had me at 'CanCon Mug'
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Maybe they can get AI Richard Dawson to host.
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Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Felt incandescently angry, might delete later. enewman.co.uk/rage-rage-ag...
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Rage, rage against the dying of the mic!
Look, I have a book I should be writing, but I have so many other words screaming in my head that I need to write them down first. Buckle up, my darlings, because this post is breaking my social media...
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 02/05/2025
Time to catch up on the past week’s news about science and medicine in the US. Whew. 1/10
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
media.tenor.com
a man in a helmet is stirring something in a pot
ALT: a man in a helmet is stirring something in a pot
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Looking for your next read? Check out our curated SFF reviews, author interviews, and upcoming releases in Locus Magazine. Start your literary adventure today! www.locusmag.com
locus magazine cover featuring cory doctorow and a green maze.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Things we should be getting AI to do...
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Not a day goes by when I don't worry about the mounting dementia epidemic. Biological and demographic factors have put us on a path toward high burden of this disease in Canada. alzheimer.ca/en/research/... Thread [1/4]
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
www.kickstarter.com/projects/kot...
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Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume 3
Award winners. Award nominees. Hidden gems. All Canadian. All in one anthology.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
media.tenor.com
Spit Take GIF
Alt: Spit Take GIF
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
That's ok. They can just use the Constitution at this point. financialpost.com/commodities/...
financialpost.com
Trump tariffs on Canadian lumber risk toilet paper supply
Donald Trump’s tariffs on softwood lumber risk disrupting the supply chain for something nobody wants to be without: toilet paper. Read on
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
They are just disappearing people off the street. Having a hard time thinking about literally anything else.
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David Mackie @dapperdave.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
How to show you aren't fit for the position you hold in 1 minute and 12 seconds.
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