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Michael Collins

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Graduate of X (EM said he wants things downsized, I complied)

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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
<<Mr. Trump ... said he’s betting the Canadians will agree to what he called “a fair deal” in three to four weeks. “They’re going to come in, and they’re going to say, ‘Sir, we are sorry.’”>> Hmmm... just before the mid-terms, he's gonna win another war, eh? "Sir, we are sorry indeed... no dice."
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"The FAA said a circuit on the primary failed Monday morning, and when the system tried to switch to the backup, workers discovered that the fiber optic line had been cut. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said an Amtrak construction crew was to blame." POTUS no longer permits handshaking?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
POTUS said on Sunday the triumphal arch he plans to build near Washington would double as a “military complex” housing drones and snipers. Presumably targeted at his archenemies.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
PeePee: "Hey, Jamil Jivani had a great idea! I'll do that too... thanks, bud"
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
UofT: classes start today, looking forward to class this evening. Yay! Can't log in to Student Web Services, ITS confirms problems, course resources unavailable. Boo! Year: 2026. Year I started working in "IT": 1969. Number of years available to make computer-y things "just work": 57. Epic fail?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Even Infantino finds proximity challenging...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Al is everywhere...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm a little concerned that Premier Doug Ford is heading up to Thunder Bay to show his *support* for firefighters battling the forest fires. Surely the addition of vast quantities of hot air will hinder rather than help?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Some American politicians are getting grumpy about Canadian wildfire smoke drifting across into their country. Some Canadians, politicians and not, are already very grumpy about the haze from incinerated American credibility drifting into Canada. Fair balance?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Orange sky. Sahel in Toronto.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Since fax machines give no indication of disappearing in my lifetime, does that mean that staples won't either?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Foreign languages: Ticketmaster: "You got tickets..." Me: "I have a ticket..."
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Perhaps they should give Donnie a call...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
“See, a normal president wouldn’t do this.” Finally he's unwittingly fessin' up.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
"it's my bridge. But I'm letting you use it. That's what Canadians do..."
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
"I'll get a DEAL signed on MY birthday, yet another WAR I've ENDED, and then move the FIGHTING to my FRONT LAWN with UFC" - some C-in-C and President of somewhere.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
US Veep JD Vance, addressing the Air Force Academy, says that America's "adversaries are studying this country every day." Friends and allies, too. They have to, to get the latest eruption from Volcano C-in-C.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
USA pouty over UN climate resolution. Watch for more tonight on Troof Soshul.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
NYT alternate-universe headline: "University of Chicago Waives Tuition for Families Making Under $250,000"
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Perhaps it's just perspective, but somehow I see crooked:straight.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"Rogers Communications Inc. is offering voluntary departure packages to 50 per cent of its employees." In this day and age, how do you let yourself get to the point that you *suddenly* notice that 12,500 of your 25,000 staff are unnecessary? Beggars belief.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
"First Lady Melania Trump has called on the ABC TV network to “take a stand” against comedian Jimmy Kimmel for jokes...". Perhaps she should promote a new USA/Iran-style ceasefire - "I'll rein in my hubby if you rein in Jimmy Kimmel."
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Seems an ideal time to schedule a No Kings in Washington.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Good thing it's the UK's King who's going to Washington, I'm not sure I'd want our King to practice fawning.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Piazza San Pietro an ideal place for helicopters, if regime change is planned. The Swiss Guard have only limited aerial resources, even though elbows up:
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"Anthropic recently "hosted about 15 Christian leaders from Catholic and Protestant churches, academia, and the business world" for a two-day summit" ... yes, well, I suppose America is a Christian nation. Others need not appl-AI.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Michael Collins ‪@ownvolition.bsky.social‬ "Trump threatens to block Strait of Hormuz" - I'm sure he floats, but... widthwise or lengthwise?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"JD Vance accuses EU of ‘interference’ as he visits Hungary to help Orbán win election" ... the English language bombed into oblivion.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Older? Didn't even notice when I passed Three-Quarters of a Century. But today... the hardware store's been sold, HORRORS - the massive display of nuts, bolts, washers etc. sold individually, is GOING - to be replaced by the little plastic packets of MoreThanYouWant®! Yep, officially old now.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
www.theglobeandmail.com/resizer/v2/M...
theglobeandmail.com
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"four astronauts are expected to set a record for the farthest anyone has been from Earth" - well yippee! My namesake went all the way around the moon quite a while back, that's all that's happening here, is it not?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Wow! That was so articulate, and couldn't believe the attention to detail...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
From the mouth of DJTact: "At an otherwise congenial meeting with Japan’s prime minister, ... [he] invoked the Japanese attack on Dec. 7, 1941, which led the United States into World War II. ... Who knows better about surprise than Japan, OK? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK? Right?"
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Speed? Seems I should be recommending UPS:
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
You thought Canada's passenger rail network was at risk? No way, it's apparently guaranteed for over another 30 years...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
My receipt from Pusateri's Seafood has, at the bottom, a standard "If you're not completely satisfied..." statement. Ending with "Consumed seafood is not refundable." No s**t, Sherlock.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Just saw the usage "w ⚓️ s" in a post on another forum I read. Added to my vocabulary...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Not clear to me why my Supreme Leader approves (on my behalf) of another Supreme Leader taking out another Supreme Leader; I don't approve. The resultant void is hardly going to have the populace rise up and overthrow the replacements; I do think it is likely to worsen the situation considerably.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Let's help out poor Chuck III. Get him out of the family spotlight with a lovely place on BC's Sunshine Coast, let him indulge his eco-fantasies and watch the orcas, it's closer to the Caribbean and the antipodes too, for brief southern jaunts. And he can pop over to Victoria on the ferries.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Spot on, Simon Jenkins: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Stripped of finery, detained by police as an ordinary citizen: now Andrew – and Britain – enters a whole new era | Simon Jenkins
What happens next hardly matters: the mystique and awe surrounding the royals had been irretrievably shattered. The former prince’s arrest must change everything, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
I mean, like, totally... Toronto, Ontario, Canada Total lunar eclipse visible Magnitude: 1.1504 Duration: 3h, 8m, 26s Duration of totality: 48m, 17s Penumbral begins: Mar 3 at 3:44:25 am Partial begins: Mar 3 at 4:50:07 am Full begins: Mar 3 at 6:04:34 am Maximum: Mar 3 at 6:33:46 am
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ... has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his long-standing friendship with U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein." I don't *think* he was our Prince too, was he? I thought we just signed up for King/Queen and spouse. Maybe progeny too...?
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
"After spending time and resources crisscrossing the Atlantic to cultivate the support of the Maga faithful, Liz Truss has finally got the prize she apparently craved: a photo with Donald Trump." But... the lettuce is nowhere to be seen - must have fully expired.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Wonder where Gitmo gets its Jet A-1.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"Bell Canada and SAP Canada have signed a deal to jointly develop a Canadian‑operated cloud solution aimed at serving Canadian governments and regulated industries that require strict control over sensitive information." Two of my best friends...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
“I just arrived in Venezuela. My team and I are ready to work,” Laura Dogu, the United States’ new top envoy to Venezuela said in a social media post. She arrived on a Canadian-built aircraft.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Never forget - denial is a river in Egypt.
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
"Donald Trump has claimed that Vladimir Putin has agreed to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for one week after he issued a personal appeal to the Russian leader due to the extreme cold in Ukraine." Another war won. But the moment it warms up...
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Premier Ford re safety of Ontario Science Centre roof: “When there’s children in there and there’s a possibility of the roof collapsing, I’m not going to chance it." Adults in there - pah!
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Michael Collins @ownvolition.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Opinion piece in The Toronto Star: "The one thing standing in the way of Pierre Poilievre becoming prime minister: Pierre Poilievre". Wonder why it wasn't labeled "Fact piece".
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