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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How old am I? I am “can’t stay up to watch a Cubs playoff game in the Pacific Time Zone” years old. Sad.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Jackie Jackson died two days ago. His death did not get the fanfare that the big celebrities get but I assure you he was no less than any of them: a titan astride the earth. In this thread, a few of the songs he played bass on. You know these songs. You know their bass parts. youtu.be/DKVB_CtU8XQ

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Pressure Drop

YouTube video by Toots & The Maytals - Topic

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026

i mean, just look at how the populists talked about the railroad barons and others like them. "The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes, unprecedented in the history of the world, while their possessors despise the republic and endanger liberty."

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“See how straight out RACIST the sucker was, simple and plain…” Can’t imagine why this Public Enemy banger has been in my head lately…

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“Well, I hope you’ve learned your lesson, Jessica.” “I have. I’m never drinking again.” “Good. When you’re done, my food bowl is empty.”

A cat sits on the back of of blonde on her knees, hunched over a toilet bowl.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What stage of capitalism is it when control of a global superpower rests with someone who doesn’t understand an economic concept as basic as “trade”? (Nor do the third of the population who support him no matter what…)

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

* immediately starts band * names band Free Palestine

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Learning is good. Watch this video and learn some things. I did.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

When you’re trying to publish an edgy but logically flawed argument, and you can’t even do that right. FFS.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Yeah, it’s not hard to imagine Alberta voting solidly to *not* have a referendum on separation and then see the worst of the US administration come in with some “The vote was rigged, we need to do something” bullsh*t.

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Airplane! (1980) @airplane1980.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I just wanna tell you both, good luck. We're all counting on you.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The release date of the Clash’s album London Calling is closer to the start of WWII than today. Wait, that’s not fun AT ALL!

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Can confirm. Keep moving forward, people.

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kattsdogma.bsky.social @kattsdogma.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

if river phoenix married pauly shore then divorced him & married rikki lake then became a throuple with billy ocean then yeah idk where i was going with this

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Bank of Canada @bankofcanada.ca · 03/09/2026

Introducing the new $20 bill, with its advanced and dynamic security features. You’ll start seeing this $20 bill in circulation early next year! Learn more: bit.ly/4gAkyN7 #vertical20

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

OMG, @pwhlcharge.bsky.social, that 25 minutes of waiting for the email, trying to pick seats, typing in card info, getting it verified… too stressful! That’s the kind of stress I expect at the rink! See you for season 4… 🏒🥅

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Here is my letter to the MacDonald Laurier Institute on the subject of their appalling research. Use as you will. I recommend sending something of your own, though. And if you know anyone associated with MLI - and Board directors, say - send it to them, too.

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Alex Usher email to Brian Lee Crowley

(text of an email sent to Brian Lee Crowley of the MacDonald Laurier Institute on September 2, 2026) Dear Brian, I am writing to you and your board with respect to the publication “The equity excelle...

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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I’m in

We're all in, right? Friday, Sept. 25 for Dolly celebration day. If Star Wars can co-opt May 4, then we can take 9-2-5 for Dolly.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Now that I’m actually retired and no longer have to have the ability to look at the Nazi place, I’m delighted to have nuked my Nazi place account…

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Bank of Canada @bankofcanada.ca · 01/09/2026

The wait is almost over. The design of the new $20 bank note will be unveiled on Thursday, September 3. #BankNotes #currency #cdnecon

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Introduce yourself with 5 artists you’ve seen at least twice: Elvis Costello Bruce Cockburn Bruce Springsteen Elton John The Police Holy crap I’m old.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Hey Ottawa peeps: The Spaniel’s Tale on Wellington is taking pre-orders! Including mine!

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Right. That’s it. Officially retired. Hope you all enjoyed the secret hints about Canadian monetary policy I’ve dropped over the years (there were none). School starts in 11 days… 🙂🎶

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

If I'm reading my screens properly, looks like that "technical recession" everyone was so freaked out about just got revised out of existence... Canada Q1 is now positive... cc: @journodale.bsky.social

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Shannon Proudfoot @sproudfoot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I mean this very, very seriously: It is absolutely an option for us to ignore his idiotic Lake America stunt. We can do that. We can just tune it out like you would block out a child howling at you in the cereal aisle, recognizing that to do anything else would be to give the whiner what they want.

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Bank of Canada @bankofcanada.ca · 27/08/2026

Advanced and dynamic: The design of the new vertical $20 bank note will be unveiled 03.09.2026. #BankNotes #currency #cdnecon

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Many years ago, I wrote down this bit of a speech Obama gave to an audience in Silicon Valley. Because it absolutely NAILED the difference between government and business.

The final thing I’ll say is that government will never run the way Silicon Valley runs because, by definition, democracy is messy. This is a big, diverse country with a lot of interests and a lot of disparate points of view. And part of government’s job, by the way, is dealing with problems that nobody else wants to deal with.

So sometimes I talk to CEOs, they come in and they start telling me about leadership, and here’s how we do things. And I say, well, if all I was doing was making a widget or producing an app, and I didn’t have to worry about whether poor people could afford the widget, or I didn’t have to worry about whether the app had some unintended consequences then I think those suggestions are terrific.

That's not, by the way, to say that there aren't huge efficiencies and improvements that have to be made.

But the reason I say this is sometimes we get, I think, in the scientific community, the tech community, the entrepreneurial community, the sense of we just have to blow up the system, or create this parallel society and culture because government is inherently wrecked.

No, it's not inherently wrecked; it's just government has to care for, for example, veterans who come home. That's not on your balance sheet, that's on our collective balance sheet, because we have a sacred duty to take care of those veterans. And that's hard and it's messy, and we're building up legacy systems that we can't just blow up.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Agree 100%. Neutral is not the same as non-partisan.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

every billionaire & tech mogul, they all want to be adored & celebrated without doing the things Dolly did with a fraction of the power & money. What she had, she gave away. I'm sure she was comfortable (& that's good!). But she just relentlessly helped. It's not that difficult. Love. Care. Help. 💚🌸

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Ethan Hein @ethanhein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh man, RIP to the incomparable Dolly Parton. I did a Dolly tribute show years ago that required me to learn about 30 of her songs, and it was a whole songwriting education. One of my favorite things she recorded was this hot bluegrass cover of a Billy Joel song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=40wd...

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Travelin’ Prayer

YouTube video by Dolly Parton - Topic

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A true humanitarian, a champion of literacy, a believer in equality and one of the best songwriters the world has ever seen. Rest easy, Dolly Parton.

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

“Treasuries are starting to look like gilts in an expensive suit and with good teeth.” Chef’s kiss…

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Paul Badertscher @paulbadertscher.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

On our way to our eclipse viewing site. Traffic heavy but we’ve given ourselves a ton of time so I’m not stressed (much).

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Doug Clow @dougclow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

With the solar eclipse coming up on Wednesday evening it’s good to draw people’s attention to this useful and timeless* explainer of different astronomical phenomena. * since 2014 in its original Twitter form

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