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Jules

@julian-can.bsky.social
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CEO | Tech | Marathon runner | Bees | Greek history, democracy & leadership Trying to understand modern problems with ancient perspective 🇨🇦 🇬🇧

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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I still use a hand toothbrush, I am not massively sure it's missing sentience.
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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely terrific stuff at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie. Including a small bit really original exhibition on Berlin between the wars, far beyond usual Otto Dix etc. This little piece by Jeanne Mammen from 1931 is titled “Transvestite Bar.” Berlin had 170 specifically queer bars then.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I am puzzled as to why they would be puzzled.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It’s not even about quality. It’s about human connection. Knowing there’s a person behind the words. Someone with a story, experiences, doubts and intentions changes how we engage with what they’ve written. Reading isn’t just data transfer. It’s one human mind connecting with another. 🎁 Article
economist.com
Don’t let AI kill the author
The perils of machine-made prose
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We should embrace technology and ethical AI, but not discard valuable skills. Handwriting slows thought, calms the mind and strengthens memory. In a fast-moving, pressured world, the global rise of journaling, I think suggests that putting pen to paper is more valuable than ever. 🎁 Article
economist.com
Is it still worthwhile to teach cursive in school?
The comeback of joined-up handwriting reflects research as well as culture
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is brilliant!
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Wil Eelsing @wileelsing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Oh, great! Now there goes my hat!"
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Life is one fool thing after another whereas love is two fool things after each other." ― Oscar Wilde
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
OMG 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Ste Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I just want to say this is an all-time great headline
It was east London’s hottest lesbian bar. Then a straight builder from Essex was forced to run it
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Danny Fearns @dannyfearns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I don't follow Formula One, but good on them for using subtitles for the hard of hearing… 
F1 track with numerous Zoom signs on the advertising billboards
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
………….nothing is shocking anymore.
theguardian.com
Kash Patel defends FBI hiring policy on applicants who have engaged in bestiality
Senators question FBI chief on move to cut restrictions on agent applicants who have engaged in bestiality
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
US Representative Salud Carbajal: I would tell Trump: continue to support Ukraine,quit slow-walking the assistance that Congress passed. I would tell Putin to go f*ck himself again.And I would tell Mr.Zelenskyy keep the faith because there is a significant amount of bipartisanship in the Congress.
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
As signs, flags, shirts, stickers, etc www.etsy.com/shop/AntiTru... or www.teepublic.com/user/funny-a...
a yard sign that says this is not great looking like a trump campaign sign - 

etsy.com/shop/AntiTrumpResistance              teepublic.com/user/funny-anti-trump
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
But it doesn't make sense, these two seasoned diplomats with their years of experience in diplomacy, you would have thought would have done so much better.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm not hugely convinced Kushner or Witkoff get this...
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Norway's Prime Minister marks Trump's homework
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
They're just Russian's messengers. This isn’t negotiations, it’s pressure on Zelensky to accept the crumbs Putin has offered to slide across the table. Zelensky will be blamed by MAGA if he doesn't accept what Putin has told him to accept through these clowns.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
George Kennan understood during the Cold War, the Kremlin is impervious to reason but sensitive to force. Russia doesn't negotiate, it advances until resistance stops it. Negotiation actually give that advance momentum... But I'm sure Witkoff/Kushner, with their experience in real estate know this.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
My morning doorstep scrum meeting. #novascotia
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#FFSApple #apple #applemaps #lakeontario
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If I had his gift, I am not sure a camera fitted toothbrush is where my mind would have taken me.
theguardian.com
Dyson launches £420 toothbrush that films ‘live cleaning footage’ inside your mouth
James Dyson says ‘complete dental system’ will also include toothpaste and mouth rinse that each cost £8.50
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The amazing rufous hornero bird building its iconic, oven-shaped clay nest on a tree branch. It’s waterproof and cozy
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
#maga #lakeontario #google
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Humor Satire Memes @funnysnarkyjoke.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@thrluv

airlines should let you exit the plane on the inflatable slide when it's your birthday
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#larson
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
A much-needed break from anything serious. 🥰
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
washingtonpost.com
Pentagon secretly installs military influencers in civilian roles
Conservative veterans with large social media followings have been hired by the Defense Department and are amplifying Pete Hegseth’s culture-war fights.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 28/08/2026
US court blocks Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots
lemonde.fr
US court blocks Trump bid to curb mail-in ballots
The ruling by a US federal judge finds it 'practically impossible' for states to comply with the measure so close to November's miderm elections, while again noting no evidence of widespread mail-ballot fraud.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is genuinely infantile behavior.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I genuinely wonder whether his nonsense he verbally flatulates are lies or are they just the mutterings of a mad person who believes everything he says.
theguardian.com
RFK Jr lied in Senate confirmation hearings, newly revealed documents indicate
Letters obtained by Guardian and AP contradict testimony that 2019 visit to Samoa had ‘nothing to do with vaccines’
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 26/08/2026
A prolific performer across stage, screen and TV, the actor starred in Legend, Clue and It, but will always be associated with the flamboyantly camp rock’n’roll musical in which he made his breakthrough
theguardian.com
Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Stephen King’s It, dies aged 80
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#larson
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Eminem shares the heartfelt letter Dolly Parton wrote to him after his rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame induction
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bacon popsicle 🧴 @gupton68.bsky.social · 14/12/2023
I often stand naked in front of a full-length mirror, studying myself to better come to terms with my imperfections. It’s not an easy thing to do though, and quite frankly I feel IKEA security could be a little more supportive.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
9:25 last night ( 9 to 5 ), what a lovely tribute.
theguardian.com
Empire State Building lights up in pink in tribute to Dolly Parton - video
The singer, songwriter, philanthropist and actor died on Tuesday aged 80
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I kind of assumed that.
thetimes.com
‘I’ve seen Donald Trump without make-up. He looks like Spam’
Anthony ‘Mooch’ Scaramucci was Donald Trump’s White House communications director for 11 days until he was fired. Their relationship almost ended his career — but guess who’s having the last laugh?
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🇨🇦 NanaGale @nanagale.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump further uniting Canadians.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Trump is not preparing to lose the midterms; he is preparing to dispute reality itself. He's not going to simply sit back and watch the 'reality' being counted.
theguardian.com
Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust
President’s speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
This is a really significant development, especially given that it’s the UK that wants to get rid of US components - one of the hitherto closest US allies, with a deeply US-intertwined defence industry. ”We don’t want to depend on how some negotiations are going”, a UK govt official said
ft.com
UK unveils prototype missiles for Ukraine with no US components
Low-cost, long-range weapons could be deployed as soon as this year in war against Russia
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
'militant sleep routine, but I make time for my son and a glass of wine' is this supposed to be some kind of life hack? Paid subscription cancelled. I don’t need life advice so vacuous it makes me want to lie down in traffic.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
He's like that annoying friend that has you over for drinks only really wanting to show you all the shit he owns.
theguardian.com
Trump shows off White House renovations and ornate new helipad
Former real estate developer leads press corps on tour of grounds and says ‘one thing I know how to do is build’
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scha·den·freu·de @blisterpearl.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
"You say 'amateur' as if it's a dirty word Amateur comes from the Latin word 'amare', which means to love. To do things for
the love of it "

-Thomas Pembridge-
(character played by Malcolm McDowell in Mozart in the Jungle)
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
She helped light this fire. Now its burning the whole town down and she's running around with a cup of water trying to put it out.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Encouraging companies to launch retaliatory cyberattacks is vigilantism. Cyber attribution is notoriously difficult: you can hit the wrong network, harm innocent third parties, destroy evidence or provoke escalation. It’s digital privateering, the level of stupidity is stunning.
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Jules @julian-can.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It’s a genuine philosophical conundrum: should we be incandescent with rage that it’s taken them this long to realize what Trump is, having helped him along the way to get us here, or relieved that the penny has finally dropped?
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