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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

...part of the MAGA strategy to get rid of bureaucratic waste by creating so much of it that it implodes in on itself and dissappears up its own sphincter?

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Fat Tony Fat Tony Dies In A Black Hole

ALT: Fat Tony Fat Tony Dies In A Black Hole

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

...go back even further: The Beatles telling Americans in no uncertain terms that they do not play to segregated audiences, and never will...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

...they'll all learn this the hard way: you can't square a circular firing squad...

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

My favourite Canadian these days. Premier Wab Kinew can take on Trump and Danielle Smith without breaking a sweat. youtube.com/shorts/nS4gi...

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“We’re with that lady from A&W”: Wab Kinew shares message with Danielle Smith on Alberta separatism

YouTube video by Global News

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Detroit Breakdown @detroitbreakdown.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Nothing says “dying civilization” like gladiator fights at the capitol for the emperor’s amusement.

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

*nods in acceptance, but then stares wistfully at his 2nd last meme, while his 3rd place remains a true banger...

chart of disconnect between productivity and a typical worker's compensation, 1948 to 2014

AI meme summarizing the theme of Spike Lee's movie Do The Right Thing, as follows:

1. The Trash Can Act
- Mookie (Spike Lee) throws a can at Sal's pizzaria window
- redirects mob's rage; protects Sal from physical harm

2. Heat and Pressure
- scorching Brooklyn summer builds tension
- the breaking point of community frustration

3. Thematic Ambiguity
- raises questions: what is the 'Right Thing'?
- sparks debate: an act of destruction or necessary rebellion?

X-Twitter screenshot from Pat Johnston, from Nov 19, 2021, which says:

...and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, whenever they complain or object, I return to a question I've asked before: why should anyone care what a Libertarian has to say about the best use of our collective will, when they clearly don't believe in it themselves?

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

...maybe it would help if elected politicians stopped doing all sorts of contentious shit they explicitly did not campaign on to get elected...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

...is it unreasonable to expect that access to critical reporting & political analysis in the Commons should never be paywalled?

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Dr Sho Jacobs 🍁 @shoshanahjacobs.ca · 21/05/2026

Happy last day to watch CBS #TheLastShow

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

...a party is defined by its members - change the members, change the party. Party charters are often rewritten on that basis. If conservatives want to be seen in a different light they need new members & leaders. The NDP crashed under Singh & are making a honest attempt at least, with Avi Lewis...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

...the thing is, I never thought he was a "climate guy" - fact is, I didn't know what sort of guy he really was, because I didn't have to base a vote on him before. I just knew he was respected in his discipline, was called upon by both Lib & Con PMs, and represented a rational choice over PP...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

...so the push to double electricity is just to satisfy this insane rush to build AI data centers, the use of which can easily slide us into Orwellian surveillance territory?

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

...Premier Palpatine clearly wants Albertans fighting each other over this, instead of forcing elected MLAs to do their jobs as representatives and clarify who they themselves actually represent on what should be a simple question for them...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

...shaking hands with Premier Palpatine while stretching around unnoticed to pull the rug out from under her makes him sound like the Mr Fantastic of politicians...

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Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic Stretches

Alt: Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic Stretches

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

...unless they fully expect an AI induced future of massive loss of both jobs and consumers with no disposable income to feed their bloated & bottomless tech schemes, and so want to lock in a fixed income source that can be tapped and autobilled at source for that bs 'gold subscription' lifestyle...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

...my answer, as the same/similar question was asked over on X. And this is not to say I trust all it's answers or don't know it's engagement algorithms are designed to flatter me/induce me to continue engaging. I've lots of egs where followup Qs had it reversing/correcting/contradicting itself...

a screenshot of a tweet & my response, as follows:

X user pHiycrytl:

what has AI actually accomplished? what has it actually contributed to life? if i walk down the street, will I see anything new & good there thanks to AI? has it invented anything real and material? any indispensable new good? has it improved anyone's quality of life?

me:

...the only big positive for me is that it has helped me as a layperson in all things better understand specialized knowledge, and doing it by answering every one of my sometimes dumb questions without contempt, condescension or rude dismissiveness. But that's about it for me...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

...what if the monster in question was the Cookie Monster? Then seeing him enjoy an endless supply of cookies would bring the greatest amount of joy to his greatest number of fans...

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a cookie monster is sitting on a kitchen counter next to a measuring cup that says rachael

Alt: a cookie monster is sitting on a kitchen counter next to a measuring cup that says rachael

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

...legally enforced courage for me, but not for thee...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

...just reading that article, and it strikes me that TFG and his MAGA cronies don't seem to understand - our govt can't force use to consume American goods & services if we choose not to. Easing those dairy quotas won't change that...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

...I'm more progressive than liberal, but this is where I'm at. Plus what's he going to do about Con provs suffocating public healthcare, suppressing renewables, undercutting public education, stalling pharmacare and dentacare, and attacking trans rights?

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

...because of course he is. Hope Joe's ready for the most boring weave ever...

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Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Using AI in war needs to be an automatic genocide conviction.

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

...it's not complicated. American voters were played by Musk and the other ultra rich donor/backers of TFG... youtu.be/-NuXpwB2DV4?...

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How EASY it is to buy an American election

YouTube video by Johnny Harris

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

One of the lesser-discussed campaigns of the civil rights era was the one MLK led in Albany, Georgia, in 1962-1963. The sheriff there, a man named Laurie Pritchett, was radically different from most sheriffs of his time and place. He actually studied the civil rights movement and took it seriously

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Jason Karsh @jkarsh.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The numbers at the bottom of this list are not good. Links to all these fundraisers are in the thread.

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

...and a Con S&C wasn't a huge stretch. JT already had Carney on tap as an economic advisor re the pandemic - he could've easily crafted a deal based on Carney's moderately conservative economic vision. I think he wisely saw how extremist Cons were becoming, vs. the greater social good w the NDP...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

...at the height of the Freedom Convoy Trudeau could have as easily approached the Conservatives to strike a rightwing focused S&C deal and save his political skin from 2 more years of targeted, rage-farmed hatred. IMHO, he did the right thing there...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

...my jury's still out. I'm watching closely what PM Carney does going forward with all those social programs (some still part way complete) while he sources all the funds needed for this Big Building Boom plan of his. Time will tell...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

...a lot of Canadian Conservatives seem to need some sort of group therapy to get over Justin Trudeau. The slightest thing, like colourful shoes, still has them all up in arms...

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Lemme explain what bilateral trade deficits are, so that you can better understand -- and perhaps be infuriated by -- the intellectual error that's transforming our economy. #TeachEcon

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Dr. James H. Gundlach @pecanjim.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Here are three stats on three Countires Country. CIA rank. Life Expectancy Canada 5th 84.2 USA. 49th. 80.9 Russia. 164th. 72.3 In the USA. 1 Religious right prays for care and avoids shots. 2 private health insurance denies care and $$$$$

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Castouroboros @castouroboros.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Paying for parts would kill my chop shop business.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Every company is undergoing an invisible reorg. You'll still report to your boss - but your boss effectively report to an AI, offloading the job of management entirely onto a bot and then merely communicating its wishes back to the team. This is the Nothing Manager. Their only strategy is "add AI."

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AI is not an assistant – it's your new boss (The Everything App part 2)

As managers continue to outsource data-gathering and decision-making to LLMs, the person above you on the org chart is transforming into a chatbot's clerk – and leaving product teams with the conseque...

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

It's ALWAYS Reagan

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

...the Carpetbagger Express...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

...we're a species of hunter-gatherer mimics & tool makers that evolved our ruminating forebrain & our autonoetic sense of self to reconcile conflicting motivations too chaotic for instinct alone, but who are also being conditioned from childhood into rapacious consumer drones...

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Marit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

In my book, every student deserves a fair shot to succeed. As Premier, here's what I'll do to fix our schools: ✅ Universal School Food Program ✅ New Funding Formula ✅ $830M to Fix Schools ✅ Hire More Staff More on my plan here: OntarioNDP.ca/platform

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

...sounds like he may be a possible call-in guest of the American co-host. Regardless, it still sucks that any Canadian journalist would have anything to do with this...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

...in such a joint podcast, your one and only question should be: How do we get our American neighbours to understand and accept that this threat to annex us is an absolute non-starter and will end very badly for anyone who tries it?

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

...guessing you already know what the majority concensus response is to that question, too...

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

...my understanding is that import tariffs do that. Whereas export tariffs hit the receiving country/importer...

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Dr James on a bicycle, psychologist, cycologist 🇨🇦 @jamesbicycle.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Why does the Conservative Party of Canada have people from the USA & Argentina running their page? The other political parties are controlled only by Canadians.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Support Canadian alternatives!

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ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This also applies in Canada!!! #LegacyMediaFailed #uspoli #cdnpoli

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Pat Johnston @patjinfo.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

...it's absolutely insane that the AMA has to put out a clarifying contrarion communication like this to refute the official UCP Govt task force report on Covid-19 pandemic response, but here we are...

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