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John Tataryn

@jtataryn.bsky.social
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Retired post-secondary educator, social-democrat with a business degree. Winnipeg-born, Brandon resident, Treaty 2 territory, Manitoban through and through. Music junkie, recreational singer. Go Bombers! Go Jets! All other teams don’t matter. At all.

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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
You’re right, of course, but the middle section of “Whole Lotta Love” is so hard to dance to.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, it’s not like the generals have won a lot of wars lately, either.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The party our parents supported disappeared the day Preston Manning crawled out of the swamp with the Reform Party. It was the death warrant for “Progressive” Conservatism. It won’t be back, and history will not treat him well. Nor should it.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Brandon production of hit musical Come From Away brings message of hope, remembrance for 9/11 anniversary | CBC News
The award-winning musical Come From Away, which chronicles how residents of Gander, N.L., rallied to support diverted passengers after the 9/11 attacks, is coming to Brandon, Man., to mark the 25th an...
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Attention Brandon-Souris voters. Grant Jackson is our MP. This is who and what he supports. grant.jackson@parl.gc.ca (204)282-0707
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
SHAME. ~ Meidas Touch
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This Lake Ontario/America thing is insane, but I WOULD support renaming Canadian geese to American geese. They’re aggressively territorial, hostile to outsiders, and spend all day screaming about things they don’t understand while constantly stepping in their own shit. Basically MAGA with feathers
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Effective immediately, southern Lake Superior will be renamed Lake Inferior, and Lake Michigan will be renamed Lake Trudeau.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
We don’t spend our time moaning about how bad it was under Ed Schreyer, so we can never elect the NDP again. To elect the Wab Kinews of the world, voters first need to grow up. Ontario (and Alberta) haven’t done that yet, and Saskatchewan has regressed.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Manitoba gets the Wab Kinews of the world because when we run out of love for the NDP we replace them for a time, rebuild, and give it another try.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Ontario won’t ever get their own Wab Kinew because they’re still freaking out about that time they elected an NDP government 40-ish years ago.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
www.facebook.com/share/r/1B6B...
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I always thought FIFA was tied with the IOC for most corrupt, but I get your point.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Why was there a shark attack in Iowa?
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The International Association of Rectal Thermometers has hired legal counsel, and will be demanding a full retraction and apology for this slanderous comparison. Rectal thermometers serve a useful purpose.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This is a beautiful article. From one father to another, happy Fathers’ Day, sir.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I’ve been seeing a therapist for the past few months, and dealing with issues like this, things that I’d buried for half a century. It’s been hard, but explains a lot about what I’ve gotten right, as well as what I haven’t. Painful, but necessary.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
If Carter Hart didn’t want to be scored on so much, he shouldn’t have dressed like a goalie and put himself in that position.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thank you.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Ah…that makes sense. We missed that. I took this picture on my way home, a couple of hours before the winds hit.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Where was that? West end of Brandon, and my driveway wasn’t even fully wet.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
But at the end of it all, we got very little rain.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
In fairness, those 1980s movies that tried to refight Vietnam and win were plenty racist, too.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Drake has become the Olive Garden of hip-hop - painfully mediocre, but the portions are huge.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This is especially important in the NHL, where TV doesn’t bring in huge revenues, but every home playoff game puts about a million dollars in the home team’s pocket.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
The argument against it would be that if the series only goes five games, the lesser team gets more home games than the better team. It’s a major deal in the NHL that the team that finishes higher has to have an equal or higher number of home games.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
A bit, but NHL playoff hockey is supposed to be bonkers. It’s like if Canada Geese were a team sport.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
It’s actually 2-2-1-1-1. /hockey nerd
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“Dancing Days” Led Zeppelin
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
"I Feel Good" James Brown
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
It’s discussions like this that keep me returning to BlueSky.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
According to my kids, I’m already there.
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John Tataryn @jtataryn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
That’s also my birthday, so I see no downside to this proposal.
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Shannon Phillips 🇨🇦 @sphillipsab.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Sometimes I think about this tweet.
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Impeach the pedophile rapist Now! Defend Democracy!! @daangrypacifist.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
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