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Paul Wheaton

@lepewter.bsky.social
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Retired RCN submariner. Radical centrist. Prefer polite discourse, but will call BS when I see it. Love music and woodworking. Perennially disappointed Leafs fan.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“You’re the clearance-sticker end-cap sex doll at a Dollar Tree for dictators with erectile dysfunction. Glossy-eyed, hollow-headed, and shrink-wrapped in synthetic virtue.” open.substack.com/pub/jojofrom...
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Mother Mary Full of Shit
I so hope Karoline will appreciate MY frankness.
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Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Q: Justin Trudeau said that Canada would honour the International Criminal Court arrest warrants, i.e. Benjamin Netanyahu would be arrested if he came to Canada, does that stand under your leadership? CARNEY: Yes.
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Republicans Against Trumpism @rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Did Musk and his DOGE minions get their "waste cutting" ideas from the Canadian government?
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PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Gutfeld: “We need to learn from the blacks. The way they were able to remove the power from the n-word word by using it. So from now on it’s: What up, my Nazi? Hey, what up, my Nazi? Hey, what's hanging, my Nazi?” Kennedy: “Nazi, please!” Gutfeld: “Thank God you did a hard ‘i’ there.”
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
It seems that whenever I see/hear discussion of dairy supply management as a trade irritant for the US, there is never any mention of American dairy subsidies. www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...
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ANALYSIS | Ottawa avoided a trade setback. But Trump could come for supply management next | CBC News
By quashing the digital services tax, Canadian negotiators paid a kind of toll on the road to a trade deal with the U.S., in that they simply kept the talks rolling. But the move could back Canada aga...
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Bob Rae, Canada’s UN ambassador, slammed Trump’s claim that Ukraine provoked war with Russia. Without naming him, Rae likened it to blaming Poland for WWII, calling it “Putin propaganda” and warning: accepting it means “bowing before Lies and Tyranny.”
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
If you like fellating the rich, while sodomizing the poor, this bill is for you.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 07/05/2025
TANK vs TESLA "We've crushed fascism before and we'll crush it again" - ⁠WW2 veteran Ken, 98, in the tank
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
"You've got to ask, what is the upside of separation? Aside from the upside that a baby gets when it cries really loud in its crib: getting the attention of its parents,"... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Western secession is all the rage. How would an independent West fare economically? | CBC News
Separatist sentiment is growing in Western Canada. In a world where the West could peacefully negotiate its way into separation, could its economy thrive once freed from obligations to the rest of Can...
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Brent Terhune @brentterhune.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
The White House is so proud of the tariffs they don’t want you to see what they actually cost. Kinda like how white supremacists are so proud they don’t want you to see their face.
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
I could NOT not post this.
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
How on earth is this guy the story and not the lunatic behaviour of the protestors?Boomer' is goin... www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Here's what happened before the 'Brantford Boomer' went viral for flipping the double bird | CBC News
An image of a retired Liberal supporter flipping the double bird at a rally for Mark Carney in Brantford, Ont., last Friday has gone viral, with the man being dubbed "the Brantford Boomer." CBC’s visu...
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PressProgress @pressprogress.ca · 25/04/2025
This viral photo of a ‘Liberal Boomer’ is missing context. He was being harassed by far-right activists. A Liberal supporter is now facing doxxing and intense online harassment after an aggressive group of far-right activists crashed a Mark Carney event
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This Viral Photo of a ‘Liberal Boomer’ is Missing Context. He Was Being Harassed by Far-Right Activists.
A Liberal supporter is now facing doxxing and online harassment after an aggressive group of far-right activists crashed a Mark Carney event
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Black Cloud Six @blackcloudsix.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Ok. If this doesn’t wake people up again, I don’t know what will. Vote like our freedom depends on it. Because it does. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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ANALYSIS | Trump blows up the notion his Canada talk was just a fleeting fancy | CBC News
There's been no shortage of speculation about how U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about Canada might impact the federal election. It's now time to start asking the longer-term question about ho...
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Pierre Polyester @canadian-critic.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
This brings tears of joy to my eyes. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Poilievre may lose his Ottawa-area riding as Liberals poised to sweep the region
The Conservative Leader is in dead heat with Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy in Carleton, sources say
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"High muscle strength & cardiorespiratory fitness were significantly associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality. In addition, increases in CRF were associated with a reduced risk of cancer-specific mortality." Study: bjsm.bmj.com/content/earl... Sum: #Move & #Lift!
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Association of muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in patients diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Objectives To examine the association between muscle strength and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with all-cause and cancer-specific mortality in patients diagnosed with cancer, and whether these asso...
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
We knew it. 👇 #cdnpoli
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
While I have *some* sympathy for law-abiding firearms owners, Myopic single issue voters try my patience. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 16/04/2025
Ahead of this evening's critical — and chaotic — Canadian election leaders' debate, the debate commission has given right-wing conspiracy news outlet Rebel News *five times* as many spots for its (fake) journalists as actual news outlets. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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French-language leaders’ debate live: Greens disinvited to federal faceoff; Rebel news wins fight to send five reporters as other outlets limited to one
Watch tonight’s debate here with real-time commentary from across the Star’s newsroom.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Look Alberta is in the NYT! oh wait. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/w...
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This Canadian Conservative Is Playing ‘Good Cop’ With Trump
Danielle Smith, the premier of the oil-rich province of Alberta, takes pride in her MAGA ties. As her country faces existential threats from President Trump, she thinks her party and her province stan...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Several of the business leaders and tech CEOs behind the Build Canada lobbying effort are interested in a “DOGE” for Canada, and have even created a website that looks kinda like Doge.gov. My story today for @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/News/2025/02...
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The Tech CEOs Who Want a DOGE for Canada | The Tyee
Many supporters of a lobby group called Build Canada are also interested in Elon Musk’s effort to slash government spending.
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Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Aaaand there we have it www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Frank Graves - How Trump Turned Canadians Off Populism The election may be Canada’s last chance to reject the authoritarian reflex sweeping through Western democracies. macleans.ca/politics/how... #cdnpoli
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How Trump Turned Canadians Off Populism - Macleans.ca
The election may be Canada’s last chance to reject the authoritarian reflex sweeping through Western democracies
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Poilievre is afraid of journalists. How is he ever going to face down Trump? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Poilievre takes aim at Carney's ability to handle Trump and his tariffs | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at his Liberal opponent Thursday over his handling of the American relationship saying Mark Carney has so far "failed" to secure any U.S. tariff relief fo...
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Marten Mickos @martenmickos.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Brilliant economic analysis by Marcus Hutchins @malwaretech.com
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
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Brian White @brianwhite.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Elon’s Downfall
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 01/04/2025
To be super clear: CTV Your Morning *approached* @rachelgilmore.bsky.social to do a weekly segment CTV announced on *national TV* she would be returning each week Then CTV *cancels* her segment after Poilievre’s staffer denounces the announcement on X pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelle...
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John Roscoe @johnroscoe.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Should CTV be publicly ridiculed every time they pretend an unbiased perspective after this? Oh, indubitably! Pillory those weak-kneed, capitulating flimflam flingers! But CTV exists within a Conservative-coddling corporate ecosystem — the masks come off when it's time to get their masters elected.
The covers of three Canadian (Post Media-owned) newspapers from election day 2015: a solid-colour block of paid advertisement for the Conservative Party.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Hi All, sent out this free post as people (once again) lost their mind when Trump said something that seemed anti-Putin. Its happened regularly in the past 3 months--and every time he walks it back (as he has done already). He is toying with Ukraine and Europe. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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We Are In Round 4!
Trump threatens Putin With Sanctions, Backs Down, Rinse, Repeat.
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
In response to a National Post story with allegations about the Liberal Party leader, the party has shared this: #cdnpoli
Statement from Dr. Margaret Meyer, Official Fellow of Economics at Nuffield College and Mark Carney's doctoral supervisor at Oxford:
"I believe you are mischaracterizing this work. As an academic of nearly 40 years, I see no evidence of plagiarism in the thesis you cited nor any unusual academic practices.
When pieces are frequently referenced in an academic text, it is typical that overlapping language appears. For example, over the course of this more than 300-page thesis, the Michael Porter book referenced in your question is cited dozens of times.
Within his thesis, Mark acknowledged, cited, scrutinized, and expanded on this piece.
Mark's thesis was evaluated and approved by a faculty committee that saw his work for what it is: an impressive and thoroughly researched analysis that set him apart from his peers."
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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by a historian www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-mcki...
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Trump's hopeless tariffs confusion, explained by a historian
"The president seems to believe he can impose prohibitively high tariffs *and* collect revenue, which you can’t do."
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Team Leader: Tiger One through Six are you in position Tiger One: All are a go lead Pete Hegseth: God go with you boys Brent: Susan? Tiger Two: Tango is crossing the souk. He has four bodyguards. All appear to be armed. Lots of civilians Team Leader: wait comms are compromised /1
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
‼️Bookmark this website. ‼️ Elections Canada has an ElectoFacts page so you can check whether the info you're seeing about federal elections is true or not. If YOU see info that you think is inaccurate or misleading, email: electofaits-electofacts@elections.ca #cdnpoli www.elections.ca/content.aspx...
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ElectoFacts
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James McLeod @jamespmcleod.ca · 23/03/2025
As the election campaign gets underway today, here's a little something that I wrote for @thelineca.bsky.social last year about being exhausted by the democratic process, and the risks of cynicism and worse. www.readtheline.ca/p/james-mcle...
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James McLeod: A lesson from Newfoundland's history: We can never take a break from democracy
I keep thinking about the idea of a “Rest from democracy” and how seductive that idea feels. I used to love elections, now the thought of one fills me with dread.
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
OMG! This is priceless!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Kelly: When I was flying in combat over Iraq during the first Gulf War, I didn’t expect that there was a 10-year-old kid sitting in South Africa who would one day become the richest guy in the world and call me a traitor for doing my job. Now, he kind of acts like a 12-year-old kid
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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Every time the CBC does something stupid, you'll hear even progressives calling for it to be defunded. But as someone who grew up in rurally, I can tell you that venture-capitalist-owned media is not going to small towns. They don't see money? They don't see value. The CBC is an essential service.
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Peace by Chocolate @peacebychocolate.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Our home. Our pride. ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦 ➡️ peacebychocolate.ca/collections/...
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92g Elbows Up Bar
Ingredients: Milk chocolate (sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavour), Filling (Vegetable oil [palm and/or sunflower and/or rapeseed], nonfat dry milk...
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VoiceOfFranky @voiceoffranky.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
I suspect, but not ready to announce quite yet, that Mr. Poilivere is toast. Done like dinner. Dead man walking. You get the idea. Stay tuned.
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Johnny Lucas @johnnyplucas.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Frank Graves @voiceoffranky.bsky.social has been a little slow to post his excellent material on Bluesky. I hope he doesn't mind if I help him a bit to do that.
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Mick Lewis 🇨🇦 @micklewis.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
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Steve Schmidt @thewarningses.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
“No sane person should think Donald Trump possesses the capacity for restraint. Each day’s actions are a probing attack at the boundaries of what might be possible or achievable.” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/a-message-...
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A message to Canadians and a wake-up call to Americans
You do your worst and we will do our best.
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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
👇🏻Here’s the whole ball of wax for the tiny gaggle of quislings🍁 who want to be 51: You wouldn’t be a state. You’d be a territory, just like Puerto Rico. No vote on anything that matters. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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🇨🇦 Bernice Hillier 🇨🇦 @bernicecb.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
A parting shot from Trudeau. ⬇️ For context, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has rejected calls for him to get a security clearance, arguing that he wouldn't be able to freely speak or criticize the government based on the top-secret information. #cdnpoli youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
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Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Fact-check: True
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Paul Wheaton @lepewter.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u... EU leaders back greater defence spending and supporting Ukraine, while Victor Orban was a holdout, saying "... there is no money for these goals". As long as Hungary depends on EU subsidies, he is in no position to say what funds are available.
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Russia bombards Ukraine's energy grid after Zelenskyy says his team will hold talks with U.S. | CBC News
Russian forces targeted Ukraine's energy and gas infrastructure in their latest drone and missile attack, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said talks with the U.S. on ending the 3-y...
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tareqhadhad.bsky.social @tareqhadhad.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
With all the darkness and the uncertainty out there, I also see these tariffs as an opportunity. Instead of waiting for outside forces to dictate our future, this is our moment to take bold action as a country. 🇨🇦🇨🇦
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