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oldgoat5.bsky.social

@oldgoat5.bsky.social
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Retired Community Mental Health Worker. Old time lefty. Sleeper 'til noon. Grandpa, and a virtual one man Algonquin Round Table.

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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Welcome to Canada 🙂
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
WTF??? www.cbc.ca/news/world/t... US sending hospital ships to Greenland to aid those not being taken care of! Greenland has a very good free medical infrastructure. BTW both US hospital ships, are currently docked and undergoing maintenance.
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Trump says U.S. sending hospital ship to Greenland | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was working with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry to send a hospital boat to Greenland — a Danish territory that Trump has ‌said he wants to acquire.
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
substack.com/@oldreddrago...
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David Ddraig Goch (@oldreddragon)
Mad props to who ever created this... Fucking amazing.
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
US foreign policy at least since WWII and probably earlier has been characterized by a complete lack of understanding of the concept of blowback.
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Bon Hanson @bonhanson.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Holy fuck! This means Prime Minister Carney and the Liberals are just one seat shy of a majority government. 👏🔥♥️ www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Another Conservative crosses the floor, bringing Liberals 1 MP shy of majority | CBC News
Ontario MP Michael Ma announced Thursday that he is leaving the Conservative caucus and joining the Liberals.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 30/08/2025
Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is one of the most pervasive & harmful practices used with Autistic & ND children. PBS teaches & reinforces that a young person’s natural ways of being are wrong [leading] to masking, burnout, & trauma. @autisticrealms.bsky.social: autisticrealms.com/why-pbs-is-h...
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Why PBS is Harmful for Autistic and Neurodivergent Young People | Autistic Realms
Exploring why and how Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) can harm Autistic people. #Neurodiversity #AutismAcceptance #PBS #DisabilityJustice
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 24/08/2025
"People agreed strongly that research can play a powerful role in shaping good Autistic lives [but] big changes were needed [e.g.,] researchers should stop thinking about autism narrowly and in a negative way, where Autistic people are seen as the problem." journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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‘We have so much to offer’: Community members’ perspectives on autism research - Tori Haar, Charlotte Brownlow, Gabrielle Hall, Melanie Heyworth, Wenn Lawson, Rebecca Poulsen, Tamara Reinisch, Elizabe...
Autism research is on the cusp of significant change. There are mounting calls from Autistic self-advocates, researchers, and other scientists for a paradigm sh...
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Cleaning out things for a move and found this. May bring back some memories for the more vintage among us.
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
... 100 followers ... WOOT! Yay me. Shooting for 107. (a guy can dream!)
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Those following the sexual assault trial of 5 hockey players in London ON may be aware of Friday's jury dismissal. Some comments from Anova, a London sexual assault support centre. www.anovafuture.org/anovas-state...
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Anova’s Statement on Dismissal of Jury in Hockey Canada Sexual Assault Trial - Anova, London Ontario
The frustration shared by survivors watching this trial is palpable. From a mistrial mere days into the trial, to watching E.M. courageously face a revolting masterclass in rape myths and victim blami...
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
This good girl is 16 years old today.
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I was a young goat once. Yeah, we did a lot of acid back then.
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Misty morning, Algonquin Park
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Canada, Panama, Greenland. Trump is on the path to tanking the US economy, and such a social safety as may exist. Danial Patrick Moynihan i believe first used the term "Boob bait for Bubbas" These are just the sort of bellicose distractions he needs.
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Some may wish an inspirational poster for these troubling times. Niech żyje Róża Luksemburg!
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
www.unesen.ca/press/?p=12191
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December 6: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women
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oldgoat5.bsky.social @oldgoat5.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
I note they're falling into clouds. I have some experience with this. It's cold wet and not very pleasant. Also, why is she wearing pants over the harness? i's like she strapped on her rig and suddenly remembered at the last minute she wasn't wearing pants.
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