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Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

and vs. quite possibly the official used car of Nova Scotia, the Toyota Matrix, which was not "pint-sized"

Grant @grant.monster · 29/09/2026

- and lastly, Reuters referring to the Bolt as "pint-sized", a reflection of casual media nonsense that continues to plague EV's and small cars. Bolt EUV vs RAV 4:

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Grant @grant.monster · 28/09/2026

It seemed like too much of a risky trick but the lede amused me. Apparently it’s a huckster supplement/hoax rather than an actual equine-based product.

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Grant @grant.monster · 28/09/2026

@nickidoyle.bsky.social hey uh as a horse person would you recommend this supplement that all the fellas are gossiping about (?)

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Grant @grant.monster · 27/09/2026

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen something in Walmart that spiritually offended me, but my local store had the knockoff IKEA FRAKTA bags at the checkout, and it was very triggering. IS NOTHING SACRED STOLEN VALOR

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Grant @grant.monster · 25/09/2026

listen, our national conversation about MAID is going FINE there are potatoes

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Grant @grant.monster · 21/09/2026

important political opinion: if the Canadian federal government is serious about embracing the EU, it will replace the awful new Blues Brothers American thin blue line wannabe livery with some fun and/or silly EU police car nonsense

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Grant @grant.monster · 18/09/2026

"Say the line, Bart." There we go. Also, these "to be sure..." columns are so pointless. Yes, people are excited about EU stuff, no, no one thinks this is a golden ticket that solves all our problems, you're arguing against no one.

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Grant @grant.monster · 17/09/2026

The emergency alert Nova Scotians just received:

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Grant @grant.monster · 10/09/2026

ok were people expecting a heel turn or something

"TRENDING: Carney backs Zelenskyy against Putin"

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Grant @grant.monster · 09/09/2026

The magic beans are just over the horizon and we can get them if you just totally ignore investing in climate change, health care, and basic infrastructure!

It feels like we're sitting on the doorstep of ridiculous abundance if we can make this technology go right. The main issue, right now, is entering that world of abundance with moderation. We can just get so excited, rush straight into the self improving thing in the next couple of years, and blow it all up.
If we're careful and sensible, there's a lot of ways to get tremendous value from these models.

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Grant @grant.monster · 09/09/2026

The astonishing hubris and delusions of grandeur of these absolute jagoffs. www.wired.com/story/anthro...

article excerpt

Q: You reference this “endgame” scenario in your post, which I’ve heard from other researchers in the AI industry. Do you think that it's generally accepted among your peers at Anthropic that you guys are entering an endgame scenario?

A: Yep. These are actually just literal quotes from my colleagues at Anthropic. They'll say things like “endgame” or “crunch time.” The consensus is that the next year or two is, like, crunch time for humanity. From their perspective, this is when Anthropic and its competitors decide the fate of humanity. That's what we mean by crunch time and endgame.

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Grant @grant.monster · 06/09/2026

So tired of Liberals talking about WHAT CANADA STANDS FOR when they aren't interested in acting upon it. Fun to talk tough, but you were *our Ambassador to the UN during the bulk of the invasion of Gaza* and you're saying THIS? www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/08/2026

Oh me? Yes, I'm just enjoying a quiet weekend indulging my passion for architectural periodicals 😏🧐

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Grant @grant.monster · 25/08/2026

Don't worry, Jivani, Poilievre, Smith, etc. are working hard to undermine that...

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Grant @grant.monster · 24/08/2026

I, for one, welcome the extension of the French nuclear umbrella and would be willing to house and feed DGSE strike teams or Foreign Legion troops

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Grant @grant.monster · 14/08/2026

This is maximalist, offensive, and deranged. The ONLY thing justifiable here, maybe, is pressing us on the legal principle of "no takebacksies" on the F-35. These are 'do whatever we tell you to do' demands, and intensely hypocritical given the way they protect their agri, defense, etc. sectors.

The U.S. is demanding a right of first refusal on Canadian critical minerals, that Canada complete its purchase of U.S. F-35 fighter jets, that Ottawa buy U.S. tech such as radar planes as part of joining Mr. Trump’s planned Golden Dome missile defence system, and that Washington receive some guarantee on future supplies of oil and gas, one Canadian and one U.S. source said.

The deal under discussion would see Mr. Trump lower – but not fully get rid of – his tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, autos and forest products, as well as refrain from hitting more products with tariffs on Aug. 19.

In exchange, Canada would eliminate its retaliatory tariffs on U.S. autos, agree to Washington’s interpretation of how dairy quotas should be allocated, and have provincial governments stop their Buy Canadian programs and boycotts of American alcohol, among other things.

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Grant @grant.monster · 30/07/2026

"What are you going to do, Michelin?" says man apparently blithely ignorant of how frigging terrifying Bibendum is

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Grant @grant.monster · 29/07/2026

NOT a banner year for ol' Grant, though, good lord. Way too many podcasts, not enough audiobooks, and I'm not getting to much proper book reading, either.

Goodreads reading challenge: 19 books completed, 21 books behind schedule. Goal of 70 books in 2026.

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Grant @grant.monster · 28/07/2026

Everything I have seen so far from the proponents is

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Grant @grant.monster · 23/07/2026

@edzitron.com hello good morning sir I had to pause your interview with Ed Elson for a moment, and I ended up with this frame of peak Zitronism/Zitron reaction that I felt compelled to share.

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Grant @grant.monster · 09/07/2026

Reminder: the Canadian Pension Plan invested *several hundred million dollars* into xAI.

Yet the harm was not stopped then, either. Despite mandatory reporting requirements to share information like a user’s IP address when CSAM is flagged, xAI repeatedly refused to help cops or NCMEC identify the user, the complaint alleged. For weeks, xAI allegedly “obstructed this investigation at every turn” and made it harder for “law enforcement efforts to locate, identify, and apprehend the perpetrator.”

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Grant @grant.monster · 06/07/2026

How I feel when the federal government selects a winning bid for 12 attack submarines but does not consult me or ultimately select my preferred vendor

The iconic fisherman standing on the CTV building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, holding a large "I WANT THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS TO REVIEW MY SNOW CRAB PROPOSAL" sign

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Grant @grant.monster · 04/07/2026

Me: I wish BYD sold products in Canada! They make such wonderful products! *monkey’s paw curls*

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Grant @grant.monster · 24/06/2026

www.cbc.ca/news/politic... “imagery shows massive damage to the site even before [combat], with above-ground structures reduced to rubble.”

No representative of the Canadian government has been able to visit the site, and neither has anyone from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The local Jaradeh family, who have tended the cemetery for four generations, were forced to flee that area as the IDF advanced. They are now in Egypt.

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Grant @grant.monster · 22/06/2026

Amazon, excuse me...EXCUSE ME

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Grant @grant.monster · 19/06/2026

NEWPORT OFF THE TOP ROPE www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...

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Grant @grant.monster · 28/05/2026

OK, like, good, but...y'all weren't doing this before!?

Bauer email advertising "Introducing WOMEN'S Protective Gear." "Built for Hockey. Designed for Her."

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Grant @grant.monster · 27/05/2026

Sorry folks, deleting original post just in case :( No firm confirmation that the original twitter account is Li's.

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Grant @grant.monster · 27/05/2026

New photos: back to the track for the first weekend of Atlantic Roadracing League action. Trying to work on some different motion blur ideas, and gradually lowering the shutter speeds I pan at. www.flickr.com/photos/thegr...

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Grant @grant.monster · 27/05/2026

I'm not Catholic, but I hope the Pope's new mixtape makes a big splash. It's so important to have major figures calling for a more humanistic vision of both technology and the associated economics. www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnifica...

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Grant @grant.monster · 30/04/2026

New photos: additional birbs deployed www.flickr.com/photos/thegr...

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Grant @grant.monster · 27/04/2026

Consolidating some approvals is good, but this is sus: www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

The second half of the bill, the Building Canada Act, enables the federal cabinet to pick projects, approve them upfront and override federal laws, environmental reviews and the permitting
process.

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Grant @grant.monster · 26/04/2026

Is there going to be any end to the centre-right onslaught on the mere possibility that we could have high-speed rail in Canada, like a real country? Jaysus.

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Grant @grant.monster · 24/04/2026

New photos: BIRD SZN More from my "Red-Winged Blackbird using a vape pen" series: www.flickr.com/photos/thegr...

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Grant @grant.monster · 21/04/2026

Missed this last week. I look forward to our federal government continuing to be ‘mildly concerned’ while exerting no pressure at all on Israel. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

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Grant @grant.monster · 19/04/2026

Leopard II's are rolling across the border as we speak. The Americans will greet us as liberators.

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Grant @grant.monster · 26/03/2026

I am going to feel so #blessed if the Rags, Leafs, Panthers, and even Boston or Detroit all miss.

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Grant @grant.monster · 14/03/2026

I'm sorry fellow lefties, but I would rock these new NATO-OTAN mittens so hard

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Grant @grant.monster · 11/03/2026

Cas in the People's Republic / Cas 120 seconds after returning to America

Ben Affleck jauntily walking in shades with a cigarette and a can of Coke

The famous meme photo of Affleck with a cigarette dangling from one hand, looking exhausted

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Grant @grant.monster · 05/03/2026

I continue taking L's on this, because for many months I insisted 'there is no way this rizz-less technocrat central banker that party insiders are yapping about can just waltz in and win an election, let alone in these circumstances' and yet somehow here we are. What a world.

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Grant @grant.monster · 26/02/2026

And you bet your sweet bippy I have been rocking the new tribute cape in Helldivers 2🫡🇨🇳🐎

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Grant @grant.monster · 26/02/2026

This is fantastic. So many people are absolutely killing the Year of the Horse stuff, really cool tip of the hat. www.facebook.com/share/p/1GnK...

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Grant @grant.monster · 25/02/2026

@mcnutt.bsky.social I really liked the summary graf here: bsky.app/profile/laur...

It's naive to think that athletic success and personal virtue go hand and hand.
The lofty ideals of the Olympics don't survive an honest look at the world around them. But still, I think I speak for a lot of hockey fans when I say it would have been nice if these guys had tried to seem a little more decent-at least the Hugheses and others, to keep the Tkachuks looking more like outliers. By not even doing the bare minimum to disassociate from a regime that terrorizes immigrants and demeans women, they make it impossible for any fan with conviction to return to the NHL feeling more excited (or "excited," wink wink) to watch these guys than they were before. They don't seem like the best this country's got, or men who deserve the benefit of the doubt that they'll stick up for what's right. They're the best hockey players, sure. But they also sound pretty ignorant and confused. Well, a lot of Americans are like that, too, l guess.

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Grant @grant.monster · 24/02/2026

@mcnutt.bsky.social Still struggling with "are you basic or do you support all this or are you willfully ignorant"?

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