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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 01/10/2026

Morning. Rain finally broke the 14-day dry spell. Trump says Canada is being “taught a little lesson.” What's that? Oh, the U.S. is untrustworthy. Noted. Canada keeps building elsewhere, NATO stays calm, and Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk heads for the ISS. Coffee’s on. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 30/09/2026

Aanii. Miigwech. Hello, and thank you. On this day of Truth and Reconciliation, I honour survivors, remember those lost, and commit to the ongoing work of truth before reconciliation. 🧡🪶☕

Orange background with large, centred white text: “Aanii. Miigwech. Hello, and thank you. On this day of Truth and Reconciliation, I honour survivors, remember those lost, and commit to the ongoing work of truth before reconciliation.”

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 28/09/2026

Morning. Gorgeous out. My watch says take it easy. New U.S. bans on Canadian goods start Tuesday. A poll says 70% of Albertans want to stay in Canada. Show up. Joan Jack won her case over work for day school survivors. 🧡 I can’t control others. I can decide how I show up here. Coffee’s on. ☕

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 23/09/2026

Great read and lots of ideas in here worthy of discussion. In particular what to payments look like for content creators and systems that enable that content to be found.

blog.joebasser.com

Let's Talk Money

Money money money... must be funny... in a rich man's world (Zuck, Elon & Larry). How we get to 1B Users in the Atmosphere.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 22/09/2026

At that point I felt like I was going to get my Scientific America boy hood dream of a future with flying cars and robot assistants…. But here we are… on the precipice of my dystopian novel.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 21/09/2026

LOL. I just needed to post this to get it going again.... NVM. Unplugged and plugged back in.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 21/09/2026

Was just about to announce some awesome new stuff on Byline.pub ... then the EuroSky blob ain't blobbing. Anyone else have an issue with blob resolution? GET eurosky.social/xrpc/com.atp.... → 500 {"error":"InternalServerError","message":"Internal Server Error"}

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 21/09/2026

Morning. Wee chilly out there. B.C. Cons lose their leader after 13 MLAs leave. Healthy. PM talks Arctic security with Norway, meets Pres. Macron in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. India talks move too. Parliament’s back. Expect opposition to oppose. 46th Terry Fox Run yesterday. Coffee’s on. ☕

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 21/09/2026

Oh, now that would be a smart thing. Really good idea.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 19/09/2026

@gandersocial.ca and @eurosky.social getting closer isn’t interesting because ATProto suddenly discovered interoperability. It didn’t. What’s interesting is two distinct communities deciding how they want to use it while keeping their own infrastructure, moderation and identity.

jasonbutterfield.offprint.app

And Then the Networks Started Talking

Gander, Eurosky, and interoperability is coming

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 19/09/2026

And... ? You guys continue to just state the obvious. Just waiting for the, "And we're going to... ," what?

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 19/09/2026

Hey Aussie and Kiwi cousins? Is there like a Canadian Gander or European EuroSky Mu? But for down under? Just wondering? You know fet your data out of the BlueSky PDS and into a sovereign instance? 🇨🇦🇪🇺🇦🇺🇳🇿

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 18/09/2026

This here is what I’ve gone back and forth on with a few. Standing all that up is a lot of work. Not to mention monitoring, uptime etc. I had an Appview and my own labeller on a project and it was a lot of work for one. And a lot of learning -lol, might have contributed to it :-)

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 17/09/2026

Awesome! I’m here. I mean there. On Gander. And Mu. Canada and Europe are partnering up and now I’ve lost track of which side of the Atlantic I’m posting from. Ah hell, you’ve got me all excited! 🇨🇦🇪🇺

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 17/09/2026

Morning, fellow potential European associates. 👋🇨🇦🇪🇺 Apparently becoming better friends is now a “hostile act.” in some mutton's minds, Meh. Happen to catch PM Carney's speech today? Defence, sovereignty, sport, art, people. Coffee’s on. Tastes bloody good this morning.☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 17/09/2026

We are having a moment for sure.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 16/09/2026

living on the edge... admittedly did that twice this week. 🫣

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 16/09/2026

I'm here for the sparkling hop water... but what is that scourage! Pickle water? Nope. Put it down. Walk towards my voice. It will be OK.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 16/09/2026

I just scored 4,952 on a game of at://2048. Think you can do better? Join in on the fun with @2048.blue. 2048.blue

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at://2048

2048 on the AT Protocol. Your games, your data, your AT Protocol.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The EU has delivered greater stability across the continent, greater mobility for its citizens, and a single market that gives Europe global economic weight. An honour to hear President von der Leyen address the European Parliament today as we build a deeper partnership for the future.

Prime Minister Carney visits the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 16/09/2026

Canada as the EU’s first “associate member” is one hell of a sentence to wake up to. The details aren’t there yet, but deeper ties on trade, defence, energy and technology? This is good, and odd as we figure out the relationship. I'm here for it. Very strange times. Very interesting times. ☕🇨🇦🇪🇺

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 15/09/2026

Morning. Calgary-Shaw: more of this. No to 9. Yes to stay. Bell proposes a $50B sovereign data hub. I wrote about why that matters. Trump dropped salt tariff. Needed us after all. Alert Bay’s pole came down. Its people stand. Poilievre’s misinformation isn’t opposition. It’s noise. Smarten up. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 14/09/2026

Morning. Canada pitches stability to global investors. "We have what the world wants.", PM Carney. Ireland saved its whiskey. Maith sibh! Russia hit the Kyiv–Warsaw train; Trump scolded Ukraine. Canada eyes an EU Ukraine loan, not membership. Sovereign-site post is up. Coffee on. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 13/09/2026

Someone asked where I host my site. Fair question, given how much I write about Canadian sovereignty. The answer: it’s more Canadian than it was, less sovereign than I’d like, and still has a few foreign cables attached. So I opened the box. “Assembled in Canada.”

jasonbu.online

The Beauharnois Cutover

Assembled in Canada: How Sovereign Is My Website?

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 09/09/2026

Oh, I’ve experienced that in the day job with a project or two in my time. Thankfully only one or two stories have suffered that demise. I wouldn’t count rough drafts/outlines in that count … would be hundreds. 😁

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 09/09/2026

Morning. Turnip calls our tariffs discriminatory, then bans our goods. Fair trade means Canada does as it’s told, apparently. AP: still Lake Ontario. Space Force found the Empire’s tailor. Very ’30s. Iceland summoned the ambassador. Gander, take note. Respect goes both ways. Coffee on. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 08/09/2026

Still a fair bit of backend plumbing before it works cleanly: firehose, relays, PLC directory work, indexing, moderation… the boring crap that makes it usable. But it will be a good Atmosphere citizen. It’s coming.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 08/09/2026

The protocol makes interoperability possible, it does not make it automatic. If Gander stays closed, that is a fair criticism. Open interop is on the roadmap and coming soon. Currently it's one-way in to Gander.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 08/09/2026

Morning. Canada’s $27.6B counter-tariffs are live. A non-meme response. Trump threatens Bombardier. Its 3,500 U.S. workers and 2,800 suppliers would like a word. Reste forte, Québec. Sapporo shifts some production south. Sleeman stays. Trust burns faster than it rebuilds. Coffee on. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 08/09/2026

I added a new section to my site: Buy Canadian. 🇨🇦 It’s not meant to be a giant directory. Think of it as a waypoint for Canadian resources, directories and places to start when you want to spend, build and support here. Have something I should add? Drop it in the comments and I’ll check it out.

jasonbu.online

Buy Canadian

A small, maintained set of useful places to start when buying Canadian or building a Canadian business.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Good thread and good movie. Had the same approach when I was playing with Kevara. Just pull and show, no commit to the app pds records on anything unless the user logged in. Same thing on Byline.pub. And we have to keep reminding people everything is public (at this point). Enjoy the movie.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Ok, your choice. That isn't quite right though. A domain handle is a great option and an extra layer of independence, but it is not the whole point of ATProto. Gander is using the protocol, just has not enabled domain handles yet and there is some bsky interoperability.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Buy Canadian wherever you reasonably can. And when you see the bullshit being used to justify this economic war, push back. Resistance happens at the checkout, but it also means refusing to let propaganda pass unanswered. Spend deliberately. Speak plainly. Do not capitulate.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Right. Gander is not doing domain-based handle verification yet. Currently, it uses 3rd-party IDPs, Canada Post at the moment, for human verification. Domain ownership identity may come later once the PDS is open. On bsky I use jasonbu.online.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Probably have to build a system like U-Haul in the EU to migrate.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

What is your Gander handle? Mine is jgbutterfieldwrites.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Morning. Labour Day. Canadian wool is walking away from the U.S. Investors with trillions arrive here looking for stability. Turnip thinks Ottawa sets the dollar before coffee. 85% back walking from his “deal.” Putin: leave Ukraine. Pay for what you broke. Saxony-Anhalt… yikes. Coffee on. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Honestly, it is doing it's job now. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is reflecting, accurately, the current state of the U.S.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Exactly. Gander has built its own Canadian PDS and AppView on the AT Protocol, with its own firehose. That portability is the point: you can take your identity and data elsewhere if you need to. I’m just waiting for migration to open up like EuroSky, then I’m likely moving.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Great points. It depends what you want from the space, and I get missing the news. I expect more outlets as Gander grows. I’m looking forward to selective two-way integration with Bsky and Mu: follow and discuss news from accounts there, while keeping the rest of the noise at arm’s length.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 07/09/2026

Agree, and I think they are looking at other options. Hopefully something else comes up and is cost effective, that does not rely on a US service.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 06/09/2026

Just testing the comments from my site jasonbu.online. But I agree with Byline. Good read, if I don't say so myself ;-)

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 06/09/2026

I’ve been spending a little more time on @gandersocial.ca . The feed feels different. People tell stories. Founders answer questions. Bugs get called bugs. Chapman’s posts about ice cream. I wrote about why that matters to me, and why digital sovereignty is more than where we park the servers.

jasonbu.online

A Canadian Social Network Is Not the Point

Taking a break from algorithmic sludge, and finding a small Canadian corner of the internet that still feels human (actual humans).

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 05/09/2026

Morning. Bombardier gets Mississauga wing plant. Build here. PP: stay in Canada, vote Liberal out. Almost. Albertans: vote. Hamilton: 29%. Counter-tariffs Monday. A deal isn’t caving. Turnip doesn’t need Canada? Four million oil barrels daily disagree. Gander: Hoekstra for 9/11? No. Coffee on. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 04/09/2026

Him not spending it is a tell. Your midterms are likely in jeopardy. ??

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 04/09/2026

Morning. Long weekend. TO bound. New $20: King, Vimy, Indigenous plants. Toronto cleans up after a “100-year” storm. Once-a-century needs an asterisk. 👀 Snowbirds bow out at Grey Cup. Hamilton: NDP + Liberal > PC. Math. Be smarter. $4.7B VIA cars built here. Bye U.S. Coffee on. ☕🇨🇦

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 04/09/2026

Most militaries evolve from war time experience. Other NATO countries are taking huge lessons from Ukraine and incorporating. U.S. is the big lug going into a fight with zero brains swinging fist. Very little change.

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Jason G. Butterfield @jasonbu.online · 04/09/2026

Did you see their drone parade. What they’re doing on the battlefield is nuts.

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