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When I squint I can't tell the difference between MAGA people and Taliban people.

It's good and also a political tightrope act. Build a pipeline and make Alberta happy. And do stuff to keep those of us who want to reduce emissions in the Liberal tent as opposed to voting Green.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 17h

I had to look up why Charlotte's Web would be banned. Religious objections over talking animals? Wow.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 18h

Sure to generate a smile: A column courtesy the Toronto Star. A Naked Gold Trump in the European Parliament. www.thestar.com/gift-redeem?...

thestar.com

Gift-redeem

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Now there's two good reasons Canadians should never enter a Starbucks. They're American owned and now they're saying climate standards are not for them.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We Canadians are fond of our ads for fuzzy slippers.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Bezos plans to enshitify pretty much everything before he blasts off for Mars.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

good looking calendar. and who knew vancouver required toronto visitors to look smart or stay home.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Good. I will drop my suggestion that fans hold up a sign that says $57,000 every time he comes to bat. That's the minimum he earns each time.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

He certainly looks like a MAGA sheriff.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Our cities in the west were designed mostly around the car. Every other option, all of which are better, was opposed by very effective and powerful business groups from the oil industry, vehicle makers, road builders and vehicle sellers.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How long do electric vehicle batteries last? That question spooks some potential buyers but it turns out they're lasting longer than drivers expected. arstechnica.com/cars/2026/09...

arstechnica.com

EV batteries last longer than drivers feared

Study suggests used vehicles can retain about 90% of original usable battery capacity after 150,000 km.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yup. I'll remember this one as the season that began with cries of "too many pitchers" and ended with a spate of MRI's on arms.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This rookie fan is wondering why Alonso wasn't walked.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Excellent, we Canadians are very weary of the obnoxious noises from the basement.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

In the sport of baseball. Great pitching sharpens everyone's play. In Hockey a great top two lines seems to me to lead the bottom 6 to achieve more than expected.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

From a Canadian perspective we see close races and wonder about the sanity of MAGA voters.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

When a pro team has great leaders (in this case pitchers) it seems to raise the level of play for the others. The Jays don't have pitching hence I'd argue there's no rising to the occasion as happened last year.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

All 6 in that image should be in a circus. American voters are something.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Disagree to a point: the sport is fun to watch in general and with the Jays playing with less than a deck we fans shouldn't expect a playoff run. Hope, sure. But expect? Nah.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yup, totally agree about the bloat. (apparently human egos need a lot of feeding). I would add that an electric cargo bike has all those advantages plus no insurance, no fuel costs and so much less depreciation.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Do grandchildren of CEO's ever do to their elders what the elders deserve?

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

And in the bottom of the 6th inning the baseball gods indicated the bad luck Jays, injuries galore, shall perhaps stop dreaming.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Okay, but you need to throw in Michelle Obama. We'll make her our PM and send Trump to the Hague.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Well, if you want to be part of the counterculture today you need only be civil.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Carney is daring him. If Trump reacts with a stupid decision that harms the northern States he risks losing the midterms by much more than already predicted.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's Victoria University in Toronto.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The planet's wildlife is all for AI.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

So AI is a teenage boy but much much worse. "OpenAI on Wednesday disclosed six new instances in which artificial intelligence systems hid mistakes, made up data and moved files onto the open internet without permission." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...

nytimes.com

OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior

The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Perhaps let's start with one day per week between now and the midterms.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Start crocheting your white towels.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Alito proves once again it's not an independent court.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Best comment so far on the American Supreme Court's decision to allow mail-in voting.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Now 6 - 0 with a Vargas HR.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CWS up 4-0 on Cleveland, top 6 so the baseball gods are taking pity on the Jays in this turtle sprint to the finish.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

👀Enslaved African people were seared with hot metal brands bearing the royal crown, according to research by historians who have documented the monarchy’s centuries-long involvement in Britain’s slave trade. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

theguardian.com

The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade

From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

You need to tell us, do Albertans vote in the traitor party next election?

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Their book is End Times Fascism, an exploration of what the far right, the tech bros, the billionaires and the Trump regime have in common. Spoiler alert: a society devoid of democracy. They're in conversation here about their book. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...

nytimes.com

Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table

In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Was there a good time to have a friendly chat with Hitler? Hey, let's sit down with Stalin. Kushner is a paid Saudi real estate agent who defines shady dealing. He's not sitting across the aisle in Congress, he's not across any political aisle.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

That may not change for years until our government goes the route of Norway and taxes gas vehicles at a higher rate than electric vehicles. And while we at it, let's subsidize e-bikes with a much more robust plan than we have now.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Who are the 5% of Liberals who completely trust Pierre Polievre?

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The results are in on the Jay's experiment to roll with two capable pitchers. #yikes

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Yup. It speeds up our transition to clean energy. More humans are beginning to understand the real cost of oil isn't the price at the pump. It's war and chaos.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's rather hilarious when people say cyclists should use side streets. When somebody says this to you when you're with them, ask what a cyclist is supposed to do when their destination is a shop or school or workplace on a main road. Their answers are, um, creative.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

He's always been quite on point. Today Margaret Atwood on the CBC's "The Current" said "sh&^*t happens. Get tough" and she too, like Chretien, is responding to a bully as one should.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Managers should have the right to fine a game's worth of salary for excessive dumb. (okay, kidding but .... ooof)

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Some of us who are Canadian have been quite aware that American enterprises have, in large part, turned Canada into a US branch plant. Hence, with Trump demanding more, we're saying no. His hissy fits won't change our demand for fair trade and sovereignty.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Yes, the products are good but they're American made. Many of us are boycotting all American products.

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James @jamesroberts.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The pro-Russian (and pro Nazi) afd in Germany is surging and it's worth noting that this is the party Elon Musk supports in Germany. Bottom line, it's a warning to all of us. GIFT ARTICLE courtesy Globe and Mail www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/d64609c...

theglobeandmail.com

Germany’s Merz refuses to work with AfD after far-right party’s landslide victory in state election

Party’s strong showing in Saxony-Anhalt raises the prospect of Germany’s first right-wing populist state government since the Nazi era

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