Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is a very bad poll. Not because Carney is ahead, because I agree that he should be. It's bad because we obviously have a very ineffective opposition. That is not healthy. NDP and Greens need to merge and get a better name, and Pollievre and his Reform buddies need to go away! 331
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The number of attacks, by ICE, on innocent Americans is orders of magnitude greater than this. I believe in the law but not in this US government version of Justice! Apple is supporting violence, not justice. www.cnn.com/2026/09/29/t... 010
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026What would life be without dongles? 000
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"Moonset" over Shawnigan this morning . It makes my morning coffee taste better! 041
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026US Mortgage Rate tops 7% Canada much lower. www.cnn.com/2026/09/24/e... 001
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026So Business people are noticing that we the customers are sick of paying more, for less service? As the saying goes, "Read The Room" 000
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Leaves are starting to fall on Vancouver island. What fresh hell is this? 041
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If Trump can further screw up oil and diesel prices, he will. Here is what that means for Canada. www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/e... 010
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This US admin is a cruel, rogue gang of thugs. It has no decency or respect for life. It demeans every American who is decent! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... 030
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It looks like most Canadians realize the government can't do its job unless it's provided with some information. Statistics Canada thanks Canadians for their exceptional participation in the 2026 Census. Thank-you, Census workers! www.canada.ca/en/statistic... 021
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I'm not an avid collector but it is fun to be reminded of simpler times. 020
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The next show coming up is called "The Art For War and Peace" Equally worth seeing. There is all sorts of info if you Google it! 033
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I'm not "enthused" about BC's "not the 51st state" signs. I understand the sentiment and the frustration, but officially flirting with the low bar set by Trump bothers me. As a country and province, there is a lot of elbow room for us to take the high road. @davidebybc.bsky.social 121
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A restaurant like this would never see my face! I would, however, tip at a restaurant that expected me to judge whether or not their service was up to par. 012
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Fact, prediction, commentary or wishful thinking? 000
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026A carpark off of Interstate 40. What more is there to say? 020
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Trust nothing that you don't initiate! www.euronews.com/next/2026/09... 000
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Dedication is what gets us ahead. Anything you don't give to the US is something you give to your friends, neihbours and country. (it's also a little insurance for yourself!) 031
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Want a hockey analogy with that trade deal ?? 142
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 23/08/2026This article was talking about Russia but for all intents and purposes they are talking about the USA! As the Trump Mafia goes madly off in all directions it is hard to predict its survival for much longer. Trump tied himself to Russia. Russia is going down! 010
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026I don't have, and have never been interested in "body art". This wasn't the reason, but it's food for thought! 010
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Advice for the weekend warriors about to do major yard and house work this weekend. 020
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 12/08/2026It's a long, long road ahead for American citizens before they can again stand tall, proud and happy! 000
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This Charlie Angus video should raise alarm for good Canadians. The phone numbers he gives, if you want to voice your concerns, are: STAMPEDE DRILLING 403-984-5042 DEGAGNES SHIPPING 418-692-1000 @charlieangus104.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=do30... 033
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 10/08/2026More Republican political figures being outed as gay. Not that there is anything wrong with being gay, it's that these hypocrites have crusaded against those who are. Part of a long list of repulsive things Republicans bring to the table! 000
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Negotiating with the US is a must but I have not faith that any deal with Trump can be trusted. No deal is better than a bad deal as the PM has said. I am willing to suffer the consequences of waiting for the next administration to take over. @mark-carney.bsky.social 073
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Many industry advocates in Canada try to convince us that testing is too intrusive, expensive and slows business. Once again the Americans teach us that industry can't be trusted to safeguard our health. Increase the number of inspections especially on US stuff! www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/u... 020
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Americans have good reason to worry. The criminal mob that has taken control of the Whitehouse have proven that they will use any tool available to control the population www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/u... 004
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I think Trump should be sent out into the forests of the US to rake the forest floors and stop US wildfires. Then we would have less US smoke in Canada! 051
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Boy, did they get that right! The religious right keeps convincing itself that they are the great moral beacon of the US and the rest of the world. In reality they are the flag of decay and depravity leading the parade over a cliff! @theatlantic.com 153
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026. Be careful out there Canada! (this is no time for fireworks BTW!) 011
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026. Born to be Wild? One of the many wild turkeys that cross our property just had little one, (collective noun "Rafter". No gender reveal party planned! 010
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Buying food at local farmer's markets can be more costly, but you get a better product. Maybe you can't afford to buy all groceries there but if you makeit a point to to spend $15-$20 that you don't normally spend locally it would make a huge difference to you and them! More would be better! 110
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 22/07/2026From Nakusp, BC. Sign in a plane. Nakusp tells it like it is! 031
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Kory Teneyke on the state of , and the prospects for, the Canadian Conservative party. Canada deserves better leaders than the Conservative party has been picking. Their first priority should not be just "winning". It should be serving the people in a winnable way. 100
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Anybody want to argue the opposite? www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmE9... 011
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Heat wave is a great opportunity to start a new business! 030
Al Brunet 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🇬🇱 @optimisticskeptic.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Just another proud Canadian showing the flag today! 051