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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Times have certainly changed. I broke down at the recycling depot the other day. I was parked for like twenty minutes with the hood up and not one person asked if I was ok, if I had help coming, if I needed a jump... Nothing. It was strange. 1/2

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Apparently, it's not just BMWs that park like assholes... Mercedes drivers do it too! I want to note that this parking lot has no official motorcycle parking, and there are two empty spaces beside my motorcycle they could have easily parked in.

A photo of three parking stalls marked 'small car'. The rightmost to our empty, the left one has a motorcycle parked in it, and an SUV blocking the motorcycle from exiting the space

A picture of a motorcycle parked in a parking space meant for small cars, blocked in by a Mercedes SUV

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Does anyone know why the fuck Stockwell Day has triple parentheses around his name? I know it's generally used as an anti-Semitic indicator that somebody is jewish, but he's not jewish (went to Bible college and worked as an asst. pastor) , and why is he using it on himself?

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I've been saying for years that no politician will ever win on a platform of actually making housing affordable, and this is why

Someone from a pulpit asks "who wants more housing"
everyone in the crowd raises their hands

Then he asks "who wants property values to go down" and everyone looks sheepishly at their feet

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Listened to @canadaland.com yesterday, and then watched the English leaders debate tonight. I CANNOT unsee the 'millhouse without glasses' thing, now. #leadersdebate

Millhouse, from the cartoon 'the Simpsons' in a suit, without glasses, and his eyes look extra tiny

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

They really did use their minority to push policy that is good for Canadians. This is what the parliamentary system is supposed to do

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

electrek.co/2025/04/09/t... "Tesla’s director of sales and service for Canada, says that Tesla’s filings were normal and that Transport Canada, the government office responsible for administering the incentive program, should know better." I call Bullshit..

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

FYI, China is currently dunking on the U.S. SO hard and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Peep how everyone’s fat and depressed..

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · 25/03/2025

I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the two health systems stack up. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/03/25/i... @codeblackamerica.bsky.social 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter 🍁

canadahealthwatch.ca

I traded my U.S. medical career for life in Canada. Here’s how the…

The differences hit me immediately, and are profound.

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Listening to better offline by @edzitron.com The show was good, but the BC securities commission advertised on the podcast, and I had to go to the site. literally the best thing I've ever seen 😂 avoidaiscams.investright.org

avoidaiscams.investright.org

AvoidAIScams.caBCSC AI Fraud

AI investment scams are getting better every day. But we're not all screwed. The BCSC can help you learn to protect yourself.

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Dairy is a complicated issue. The US has agriculture subsidies, where as Canada has supply management. Subsidies are meant to help farmers in tough times, and keep prices low. Supply management is meant to ensure we always have food, and farmers are guaranteed a 'fair' price. 1/2

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Canadian Beacon 🇨🇦 💙 🇺🇦 🇬🇧🇪🇺 @canadianbeacon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Canada won’t have access to the F-35 source code—meaning the U.S. controls our jets. This is unacceptable. No foreign power should dictate our defense. Cancel the contract, buy from a trusted ally, and invest in our own aerospace industry. #cdnpoli #F35 #Canada

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 04/03/2025

Hi Senator. Thanks for joining Bluesky. Can you use this space to explain why you're pushing a bill to remove Section 230, which would make it close to impossible for Bluesky to exist? www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...

techdirt.com

While Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230?

While an unelected tech billionaire is effectively orchestrating a coup of the US government, violating federal law with apparent impunity, and disclaiming all responsibility for the chaos he&#8217…

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

#buycanadian is more important than ever. What businesses in our communities are Canadian owned and operated, and provide our neighbourhoods with the goods and services we need? Name your favorites! I'll start 1/2

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

While we're talking about #buycanadian, don't forget about your small local producers. Congratulations to Crannog Ales for 25 yrs! Your beer is fantastic, your ethics are inspiring, your commitment to community has built something that will move us all forward. www.crannogales.com

crannogales.com

Farm and Hops

Left Fields is a ten-acre certified organic farm. It is a diversified farm, with a market garden, livestock, a hopyard, and a small orchard. It is also home to Crannóg Ales.

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Just days after Elon Musk did his "hand gesture," as the media liked to call it, racists took to the streets of Canada calling for mass deportations. Some of them did the same Nazi salute. Let's talk about this rising problem -- one that's very real in Canada, too:

youtu.be

Canada's got a problem with something that rhymes with "Yahtzees"

YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore

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🍁M-Espeee 🍁 @m-espeee.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Thank-you @madeinca.bsky.social for the labeling clarification.

If the label says 'Made in Canada' - 1. The last substantial transformation of the good occurred in Canada. 2. At least 51% of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been incurred in Canada. 3. The 'Made in Canada' representation is accompanied by an appropriate qualifying statement.
If the label says 'Product of Canada' 1. The last substantial transformation of the good occurred in Canada. 2. At least 98% of the total direct costs of producing or manufacturing the good have been incurred in Canada.

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 07/01/2025

By leaving insecure tracking devices on the open internet, “police have not only breached public trust but created a bounty of location data for everyone who drives by which can be abused by stalkers & other criminals,” EFF’s @cooperq.com told @wired.com.

wired.com

License Plate Readers Are Leaking Real-Time Video Feeds and Vehicle Data

Misconfigured license-plate-recognition systems reveal the livestreams of individual cameras and the wealth of data they collect about every vehicle that passes by them.

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

pierre poilievre and the Canadian conservatives need to shut the hell up about defending the CBC. 0.15% In most of the country, it's the most useful news provider. I don't want to live in a country where news comes from the local Facebook rant & rave page

A graph showing Public funding of Public Service Broadcasting in relation to total government spending

Public funding of PSBs as a percentage of total government expenditures, 2018

■ PSB funding in Canada was equivalent to 0.15% of total government spending (including all levels of government - federal, provincial and local).

■ Canada ranked 18th out of 20 countries.

Source: Nordicity analysis of annual reports of public broadcasters, Eurostat, OECD and national statistical agencies; see Appendix for list of references additional detail.

† Includes all levels of government

Per capita public funding of PSBs

Per capita public funding for public broadcasters, 2018 (C$)+

■ At $33 per capita, Canada ranked 17th out of 20 Western countries in terms of per capita public funding for PSBs.

C$ per inhabitant

Switzerland

187

Norway

171

Germany

149

Denmark

147

Finland

128

Sweden

120

Austria

110

UK

104

France

79

Belgium

741

Ireland

71

Netherlands

71

Average = $88

Japan

68

Spain

62

Australia

51

Italy

44

Canada

33

Portugal

27

New Zealand

14

US

4

Source: Nordicity analysis of annual reports of public broadcasters; see Appendix for list of references additional detail.

† Excludes any commercial revenue earned by public broadcasters

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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

ACAB includes the elf on the shelf

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Christmas Eve is the one day Margaret gets to come to work! It's slow, we only do a half day, so it's a nice change of pace. She's wondering if she can get forklift certified....

Maggie the basset hound in a high visibility vest, on the seat of an orange forklift

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Canadians are the biggest bullshitters. Who knew?

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Onthesidelines5 🇨🇦 (she/her) @onthesidelines5.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

The coverage has been so poor I didn't know that the union wanted to have rotating strikes until a friend told me yesterday. My sympathies have been with the postal workers AND with the small business owners who depend on Canada Post to deliver their goods. Talk about torn. The only winner is Bezos.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 14/12/2024

As of February 2022, approximately 279 U.S. residents had died of COVID per 100,000 people, compared to about 94 in Canada. We didn't flub it. That said, a COVID inquiry could be a positive thing.

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

After a week at my parents, I'm finally heading home to #teamcuddlepuddle

Three cats in their catio (screened in outdoor area) calico on the bottom, orange boy on the car tree, and the tuxedo on the corner brace

Basset Hound on a bench, wrapped in a blanket

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Em @bluegirlpdx.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

It’s so damn riveting. Listening to the audio book now. And I put it on a list in my bookshop fwiw. 🥂

bookshop.org

We have no F%$%s left to give.

This list is inspired by the dumpster fire that is our world.

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I'm surrounded by people who think there are simple answers. There aren't any simple answers. Big problems can be complex, multifaceted, and ethically difficult. Beware the politicians and their 'common sense' solutions

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Bridie (EBK) @emergencybk.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Me: Don't be a dick, be kind to others, you don't know what they're going through, it's not that hard. Also me: You know your car has indicators you fuckhead?

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/11/2024

for my next newsletter and episode i bought the bestselling laptop on Amazon to try and explain how shitty most people's exposure to tech is. Currently at 30 minutes of menus and updates. I have agreed to three privacy policies and created two new accounts. We live in hell

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

New to Bluesky? Or like me and been here for a while but still don’t really know what you can do in this place? “Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky. The social network has some unique and fun features to try.” Via @theverge.com www.theverge.com/24295933/blu...

theverge.com

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky

It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

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Alex Boutilier @alexboutilier.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Great year for the worst people you know.

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Lmillar @lmillar79.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

@bilbo.cat Sourdough says 'hi Bilbo', is curious if Bilbo wants to go cause chaos later...

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