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Brian Wilde @bwildemtl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

83 to go. The Canadiens open their season with a mature effort. It wasn’t spectacular but it was an intelligent road game. The win in Toronto in the season opener of the Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal globalnews.ca/news/1207663...

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Call of the Wilde: Montreal Canadiens start the season with a tight victory over the Maple Leafs in Toronto - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

The Montreal Canadiens drew the Maple Leafs in Toronto and it was a match-up that Montreal has struggled with, but not this time. The Canadiens posted a tight 3-2 win.

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Could say the same about Jean Chrétien/Paul Martin. In some ways we are still living with the consequences of their cuts.

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

There, of course, was another option. The party who forced the government to maintain CERB, implement Daycare, Dental & Pharmacare (most of which are either cut or will be cut) and who warned us about this exact situation. But alas, since the media hates that party they received minimal attention.

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Six years ago, I was a crossing guard at Dufferin and College. At least once a week, some idiot trying to make a right turn from Dufferin onto College would be inches away from hitting the big fat guy wearing a bright blue jacket, florescent hazard vest and carrying a big red sign (aka me). 🤬

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I knew @michelleshephard.bsky.social in real life. She is a remarkable journalist, but more importantly, a wonderful and empathic human being. Can't wait to read this profile.

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 25/03/2026

“It’s not my pain; it’s their pain.” Michelle Shephard opens up to Nathan Whitlock about the weight of reporting everywhere—from refugee camps in Sudan to the cells of Guantánamo—and why she refuses to let these stories vanish into the void: ow.ly/qBB150YynIv

On the left: a photo of a woman with blonde hair smiling at the camera while standing in front of a leafy background. On the right: text that reads ““The cruelty right now Is norrific”: A veteran reporter recalls her most challenging assignments. Michelle Shephard has written from Guantánamo, Somalia, and Sudan. How does she cope with the violence she uncovers?.”

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doug @drdougboston.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I don’t know why people are impressed I used to do this regularly against my son’s hockey team when I was coaching and he was eight

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

And death or glory becomes just another story. Well played, Pitchbot, well played.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Twain in Vain Billy boy Maher’s old enough to get lost in the supermarket and his hateful anti-woke commentary isn’t exactly revolution rock. But his new prize proves that shooting your right profile and working for the clampdown can’t fail. by Maureen Dowd

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Gotta love Montreal Canadiens fans. Habs are in Ottawa and you can hear their fans sing Olé and see them do the Wave! #GoHabsGo

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Luckily Toronto sports fans have trained for exactly this scenario.

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Shame Canada couldn't win gold at hockey, but on the bright side, they've probably saved their nation from the imposition of 1000% punative tariffs on goods into the USA

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

By forcing the Liberals to maintain CERB, implement Daycare, Dental & Pharmacare Jagmeet might be one of the most effective NDP leaders in recent years. I suspect that if Charlie Angus (current darling of the center left) had done the exact same things he would be lauded as a genius. Wonder why?

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I have often said (in the Toronto context) that since all city councillors get monthly passes for the TTC, they all should be required to take transit to City Hall at least once a month. Those who sit on the TTC Board should have to take it once a week.

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Having been born on this day in 1957, I am somewhat susceptible to tv adverts we see at this time of year, ones that use the festivities of the 1970s as a means of evoking nostalgia for Christmases gone by. I think this one may have gone a bit too far however.

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

40 years ago, in Grade 6 we spent a week at the Island School, leaning about the environment. One night we went for a walk and we ended up with a view of the coastline. Still remember it. Aside from the CN/Bay St. Towers it was flat and beautiful. Now it would be so cluttered, a wall of towers.

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

The Yankees are on the brink of going home. I am tumescent. I cannot be a tormented but loyal fan of the Baltimore Orioles and be anything less. Also, Canada deserves something nice. We've been assholes to them for a while now.

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950.

Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps. 1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says “Well! Here comes ol’ Charlie Brown!” 2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says “Good ol’ Charlie Brown…yes, sir!” 3rd panel: “Good ol’ Charlie Brown…” 4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, “How I hate him!”

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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Early Peanuts absolutely rules

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I always saw Coldplay as Radiohead for people who thought Radiohead got weird after The Bends.

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Isn't this standard for the right? Freedoms for me, but none for thee.

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Alan Sepinwall @sepinwall.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

“Mom?” “Yeah?” “I’m pregnant.” “WHAT?”

Queen Elizabeth’s final diary entry contained only five words.

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Maybe it's because I'm Canadian, but it was interesting to listen to the latest @unclearpod.bsky.social episode on Contact and hear @jamellebouie.net get so close and miss the point. He talked about Independence Day and Contact as opposites with respect to American Hegemony. (Post 1)

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Raymond Motee @raymondmotee.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I've long believed that everyone on the TTC board (and preferably the entire Council) be required to take TTC from their home to City Hall once a month. The reality of transit commuting would hit home and service levels would increase. H/t @shawnmicallef.bsky.social

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