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Mike Vlasic

@mikevlasic.bsky.social
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Ottawa, Ontario. Mean, nasty Canadian Wilderness camper, fisherman, canoeist, & hiker. I've got thirsty ears for blues. Non-partisan. Kill FPTP & give us PR. I do NOT stand with LPC or CPC. He/him but I'll use any pronoun you prefer. Here since 24 Jul 2023

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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Heard back from the government re my wife's pension and dental benefits. I get a lump sum benefit plus smaller monthly payments. Fuck, I'd give it all up in a second to have her back. It was her birthday yesterday. I laid a rose at her grave, chatted with her, & visited her Dad and Mum's graves.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#Ottawa just released an update on their wastewater testing, with samples collected up to 27 September. Guess who's back, fresh from touring the southern US of Russia!
A chart showing the COVID-19 wastewater viral signal in Ottawa, on the rise since mid-August.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Greer, while combing over his last few, stringy hairs, insisted that the US of Russia will reshore auto mfg, & whined about G20 countries not stopping forced labour (I guess they gave up on fentanyl). nationalnewswatch.com/2026/10/01/u...
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U.S. Trade Rep. Greer says there are 'difficult' issues to resolve…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nutbar Navarro warns us not to interfere in their elections because we deserved those 'reciprocal' tariffs (they were foisted on the world, nothing reciprocal about them).
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‘Get the hell out of U.S.,’ Trump adviser tells Canadian lobbyists ahead of midterms. Live updates here.
U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated the U.S. trade war with Canada after a ban on imports of certain Canadian goods took effect at midnight. Follow for live updates.
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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🧵COVID-19 vaccines are now available in Ontario for high risk groups and available to the general public starting Oct. 26. The link below helps find the pharmacy nearest to you - please share to help others. FYI - we’re all at risk from COVID-19 see 2/ #VaccinesWork ontario.ca/vaccine-loca...
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COVID-19 pharmacy vaccine locations
Find your closest pharmacy to get a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So Diaper Don has banned Cdn booze, among other things. If only Carney & the premiers pushed harder at dropping provincial trade barriers. I'd love to buy some full-bodied wine from BC. Time to walk the talk. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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U.S. bans on Canadian booze hit producers on one of trade war's thorniest fronts | CBC News
As of Tuesday, some Canadian products, including dairy, motorcycles and alcohol, can no longer cross the border to the U.S. at all, thanks to an American import ban. It's the latest escalation in the ...
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Another patronage appointment by Carney. Harper smiles. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Senior Carney aide appointed Canada’s next UAE ambassador
Angad Singh Dhillon’s appointment is the latest in a growing list of patronage postings under the Prime Minister
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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mission reversal Globe and Mail by @deAdder Substack: deadder.substack.com/p/mission-re...
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Mission reversal
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This guy in BC doesn't have a garage & stores his trash bins outside. Bears have torn them off the wall. He put an animated zombie Hallowe'en decoration on the bins. Scared the piss out of 1 bear. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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As bear encounters rise in B.C., man uses motion-activated zombie to scare them away | CBC News
More than 33 bears have been killed by conservation officers in B.C. this year, including two that entered stores through automatic sliding doors in Hope and Squamish. It's led to creative solutions t...
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Rowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I also have White Coat Syndrome & need my bp taken 3 times for accuracy. 😱🫨🫤🩸
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Grimy Greer says the US of Russia is still getting Canadian potash, gas, and oil. That's why we should levy excise taxes on them to put more pressure on the MAGAts. Do it now, before the midterms. Squeeze the bastards. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
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Trump’s team is ‘comfortable’ with state of Canada-U.S. trade
There’s 'no urgency' to strike a trade deal with Canada, according to Washington’s trade representative, as Canada continues to supply a variety of key exports to the U.S.
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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Infuriating. “Local public hospitals already have the facilities: operating rooms and MRIs are sitting unused in local public hospitals because they are not given adequate funding to run them full time,” says the report..." #OnPoli #OnHealth
“Furthermore, the evidence is that the for-profit clinics have not reduced wait times for the majority, serving mostly a minority of high-income people while actually lengthening waits for the majority of patients.”
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What will Canada do when climate change makes life mostly impossible in the US of Russia? We s/b talking about this now. We need a wall across the border & make Drumpf pay for it. Then add machine gun towers, razor fencing, and mines. We should also hit them with ginormous tariffs until they fix it
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The policy that allowed some refugees to sponsor some undeclared family members for permanent residency expired. But don't worry, the gLibs are 'looking into it.' nationalnewswatch.com/2026/09/23/i...
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Immigration Department looking into termination of refugee sponsor…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Canada pretends to want to grab Nuttyahoo if he overflies Canada. Would they force his plane down, or is this just grandstanding because of Carney's draconian bills? Theatre for the rubes. nationalnewswatch.com/2026/09/23/a...
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Anand to see if Netanyahu is crossing Canadian airspace with arrest…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mark Carnage says he 'has a very clear mandate' even though he never campaigned on any of the shite he's now doing. And we don't deserve to know any of his plans; just watch & kiss his thousand dollar boots. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Facing criticism, Carney says he has a 'very clear mandate' to push through major economic changes | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government received a clear mandate from voters in the last general election — and in subsequent byelections — to "build Canada strong," and he's pressing ahead wit...
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Arrested by Carney's Kops. Democracy in action, dissent will not be tolerated...
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Bozo speaks, & dives immediately into "the China virus" and attacking China. Fading into hallucinations. Poor grandpa. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13...
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United States - President Addresses General Debate, 75th Session
Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, addresses the general debate of the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 22 – 29 September 2020).
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paulpro @mariopro.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
@deadder.skystack.xyz
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I chatted with a guy a couple of days ago. He was in metal fabrication before retirement & often wore protective clothing composed of asbestos, which gave him cancer. They gave him a short lifetime; he beat it & is still going. He chuckled about it. He had a great attitude & sense of humour.
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Spending time this weekend getting ready for work next week? Not if you're Doug Ford! He started his summer break on June 9 and still has 4 weeks to go until he's back at Queen's Park. Wish you had 19 weeks of summer vacay? Should've become a deeply corrupt politician afraid of transparency, babes.
Doug Ford wears a blue apron and pretends to know how to barbecue. It's unclear which of his four homes he is at in this screenshot from a video. It could be his mom's home in Etobicoke that he inherited when she died. It could be his cottage on Fawn Lake. It's probably not one of his two condos in Hallandale, Florida.

Doug Ford. He's just like you and me, folks.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I told my cousin & her husband that, for Ontario residents, once you hit 65, you don't have to get a fishing licence or Outdoors Card. Just carry ID that has your name and date of birth. Just saved them a few bucks and a bit of hassle. www.ontario.ca/page/fishing...
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Fishing licence for Ontario and Canadian residents
How to get an Ontario fishing licence if you live in Canada.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you're a giant corporation & want even more tax relief, then Carnage is your man. Hey, why pay your fair share of taxes? nationalnewswatch.com/2026/09/15/m...
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'Moment we've been waiting for': Biz groups cheer Ottawa's tax…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Carnage wants private investors running our 4 largest airports, while we keep the land & assets. Stand by for increasing service fees ― parking, food, luggage carts, etc. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Carney delivers remarks at investment summit as Liberals discuss airport privatization | CBC
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I wonder if Carney knew about this beforehand or even advised Brookfield. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Brookfield, CPPIB to launch $50-billion fund to invest in strategic sectors, sources say
Agreement will pave way for large-scale transactions led by major asset manager and Canada’s largest pension fund
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I've long been following the Alone series. Noticed yesterday that I missed season 13 in the Mackenzie River delta. This loud Yank, Dave Booth, denigrated the other contestants & yapped about how the West was best. He started a fire but left his ferro rod too close - it burned to a stub. 😆
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hoekstra said the US of Russia needs its allies onboard to counter terrorism. Who may be those 'allies' of which he speaks? Russia? North Korea? globalnews.ca/news/1205553...
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Hoekstra says U.S. needs ‘our allies on board’ to counter terrorist threats - National | Globalnews.ca
The U.S. ambassador attended a memorial in Gander, N.L., to mark the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on New York City.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Tiny, stupid, noisy insect tells Canada to tone it down, but refuses to tell his love interest the same. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
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As Trump ramps up the rhetoric, U.S. ambassador tells Canada to tone it down
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says Canadian politicians need to tone down their rhetoric as Ottawa and Washington remain locked in a bitter trade dispute but declined to say whether U.S. Pre...
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The people of Newfoundland & Labrador are so very special. I've been there twice; it's not enough. Tough people with a great sense of humour. I need more bakeapple & cod tongues. Maybe I'll climb Gros Morne again. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Sept. 11 was one of many times N.L. residents have opened their homes in a crisis | CBC News
Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have a long-history of helping those in need, even before the generosity displayed nearly 25 years ago when people opened their homes to stranded airline passengers du...
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I'm quitting this site. I'm going through my own pain right now. I have no capcacity to stay here, which is mostly a USian site, & fuck the US of Russia.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Sorry if it offends you, but I detest professional sports, including MLB, the NFL, NHL, & bucketball. It's all about ads & merchandising. Be a sucker if you want.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
All best wishes to the people of Cape Breton. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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State of emergency declared in 3 Cape Breton counties after storm, flooding | CBC News
A deluge exceeding 200 millimetres of rain has left some Nova Scotians dealing with power outages and isolating Cape Breton communities with washed-out roads.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@deonandan.bsky.social Do you have any recommendations for recipe books with easy vegetarian meals. My wife stocked curry powder, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. I had an ear of corn tonight, zapped in the microwave, & I'm full. I won't give up meat entirely, but I'd like to eat better.
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MBlue.Bsky.social 🌺MB🌺 @mblue.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This 👇
Cartoon by Nurk
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Whitebread Kushner & Krasnov Witcoff heading abroad to seek out new grifting/extortion opportunities. www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
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Trump says Witkoff, Kushner heading abroad in latest U.S. effort to end Ukraine war | CBC News
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law, are heading abroad to attempt to forge a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, ‌the U.S. president told reporters on Fri...
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sutcliffe is now promising more cops, more rapid clearing of homeless encampments, & appointing a "downtown safety czar." Maybe he really doesn't want to get re-elected. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Mark Sutcliffe pledges boost for police and new 'downtown safety czar' if re-elected | CBC News
Ottawa mayoral candidate Mark Sutcliffe released a public safety plan Thursday that promises to treat addictions, homelessness and mental health as an emergency. Rivals are questioning why he didn't d...
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
SUV drives into Rideau River. So many vehicles are ramming themselves into buildings, now into the water. If only they had competent, aware drivers. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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SUV crashes into Rideau River near Mooney's Bay | CBC News
An SUV drove into the Rideau River near a popular park early Friday morning, according to Ottawa paramedics, who said two people inside made it back to shore.
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Deer My Friends The US is reely makeen me mad right now with there teariffs and renaming things but I have worn a Pertect Ontario hat, poured Amuricun licker on the ground and made a big sign with Lake Ontario printed on it but I am all out of ideas now so I will tear out some bike lanes. Premair
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
And they dumbed him down.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm reading Project Hail Mary and it's so much better than the movie. Ain't that always the way.
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Jenny Lee Shee @jennyleeshee.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Ontario govt took $60M out of public education and handed it to Staples. Tomorrow, 80K elementary teachers each get $750 of the misappropriated money to buy overpriced classroom supplies at an 🇺🇸 corporation. Please remember this the next time Captain Canada tells you to #BuyCanadian. #OntEd
A chart of school supplies showing the price difference between ordering through the school board or ordering from Staples. Staples is always more expensive.A chart of school supplies showing the price difference between ordering through the school board or ordering from Staples.

The total for the school board is $290.38.
The total for Staples is $668.98.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I had this guy, a single father, come to aerate the lawn last fall. We started chatting & it turned out that he believed every single conspiracy theory out there. I tried to say it's good to be questioning but this was getting into racist territory. I told him to leave & I'd never contact him again.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
I made some penne rigata tonight using my leftover spaghetti sauce. OK, ¾ cup of penne was way too much. I now have supper for tomorrow. 2 ears of corn sit in the fridge crying for attention. I can't seen how groceries for 1 can make any sense.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🤡🤡🤡🤡
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FogTownBoy @fogtownboy.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Raywat Deonandan 🍁🇨🇦 @deonandan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Douglas Ogg @dougogg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A lot of truth in this new cartoon from Nova Scotia's Bruce MacKinnon. BTW, King Dumbass is claiming (as usual, with no evidence) that Dolly Parton was a "huge fan" of him. Yeah, right.
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Canada is the largest exporter of toilet paper to the US of Russia, & now it will cost more because of tariffs. If this doesn't get their attention, we could put export taxes on oil, electricity, and potash. It's all about making USian consumers squeal in pain. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada
Paper products among hardest-hit sectors after trade negotiations broke down, with 25-50% tariffs estimated
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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 27/08/2026
Today's @xkcd.com
It's a stickman holding a hammer, lifting up his leg, and saying:

"Listen up, leg. I've been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off!"

It is captioned: tariffs
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Mike Vlasic @mikevlasic.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I made my own supper last night. Going to repeat soon. My wife would laugh at my meagre efforts, but me and my bottle of wine will laugh together while cranking up the tunes.
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