Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump announcing that the last of the American troops are pulling out of Iraq. Soldiers: Alright! I finally get to go home! Sarge: Yes, well, about that... How is your Persian? 010
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So long as Mango Mussolini and his lackies are profiteering off of the war on the backs of the US people, Agent Orange will continue to ride out this war. But if MAGA hasn't woken up by now, they're never going to. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comTrump rejects Iran’s seven-day peace deal to reopen strait of HormuzUS president is said to expect renewed strikes after midterms 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It has been a rough couple weeks. We've had campuses randomly going offline and before it could be escalated to the Networking Department, I was told that I had to ensure that it was not due to something device-side, even though my gut instinct was that this was a networking issue from the start. 100
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Head & Shoulders needs to make a body wash and call it Knees & Toes. 040
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was just two months ago that Mango Mussolini's own government banned Claude Fable due to how dangerous it was, and now he's clapping back against any sort of AI guardrails. This dingdong can't keep track of what he's saying. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...abc.net.auTrump says AI needs no new rules, just a 'high IQ president'As pressure builds in Washington for action on AI following a flurry of doomsday warnings, Donald Trump claims there is a "sick conspiracy" against the technology. 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I mean, Airdrie is home to its fair share of cougars if the number of times I've seen leather pants there is any indication. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...ctvnews.caCougar caught roaming in AirdrieAirdrie residents may have caught a glimpse of an elusive creature roaming the streets on Thursday. 030
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I mean, Canada has been mulling axing the F-35 program. I would say this is the time to do it. And it's pretty tit for tat. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...nbcnews.comTrump calls for a Bombardier plane ban, drawing pushback from a GOP senatorThe president ripped the Canadian aerospace company Monday amid a trade war with the country, but Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., came to Bombardier’s defense. 040
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 06/09/2026This sounds about right for the US and its current regime. Respond to US warships being attacked by taking out non-military assets. Exactly which country is the terrorist state here? www.cnn.com/2026/09/05/m...cnn.comUS military strikes three Iranian tankers in retaliation for missile attacks | CNNThe United States military said Saturday its forces struck three Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles toward two US Navy warships. 110
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"Yiannopoulos also advocated "on the spot deportation for anyone who can't prove they are in the US legally" on social media." LOL. Bet he's moaning that he didn't mean him, but "those others" who can't prove they're there legally. Get bent. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRight-wing commentator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US to UKThe self-styled provocateur had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 000
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I bought a bunch of these solar-charged string light lids that screw onto mason jars. They're so cute! 040
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Decided to go with an EcoFlow Delta 3 Pro this year, so I can power things late at night without keeping friends awake. Will likely go with a solar setup next year to charge it during the day instead of relying on a gas generator to charge it. So far, no complaints at all. It's a beast. 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026My home away from home setup. I came prepared in the event we got rained out. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! 050
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Decided to bring an ice cube maker out this year instead of buying ice throughout the week and weekend. The math days this should pay itself off after just a couple outings. Plus, we get to stare at it and be entertained as it does its thing. 140
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I decided to have a late supper on the first night of stuffed pizza. The crust ended up a bit burned at the edges where the heat from the Traeger bled around the griddle and the top appears more warned with a light bulb, but it was still good. Horrible picture taken in the light of a lantern. 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I went a bit nuts with Kuma gear this year. This is about half of it. Also have their big plaid hex shelter and their heated chair and couch. I'm getting old. I deserve some creature comforts. 160
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Am out camping with furries at Furthest North, which means my Tetrising skills are being put to the test. 030
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I think the best line from Carney's speech was that the US signs their agreements in pencil. 050
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026"Trump," "Iran," and "grossly incompetent" are words we're certainly seeing together more and more. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...abcnews.comTrump blames Minnesota governor, not Iran, for cyberattacks on the state's water systemsTrump blamed Minnesota's Democratic governor for cyberattacks on the state's water systems. 030
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 01/08/2026It took 14 years, including surveying & cutting through forests & crossing a mountain range to construct Canada's transcontinental railroad. Now Smith is getting wet over the fact that Alberta will have passenger rail... 30 years from now. 4700 km vs 300 km & twice as long. Oh boy. I'm so excited. 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026At least BMW can cut the positions of those who install the turn indicators and have no noticable impact to the average BMW driver. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/29/b...cnbc.comBMW to cut several thousand jobs in latest blow to German auto sectorBMW said on Wednesday it will cut several thousand jobs in Germany by the end of 2027 under a voluntary redundancy program. 000
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 28/07/2026This dingdong is going to lose the shirt off of his back and he still feels that separatism is the way to go, which truly reflects the intelligence of your average separatist in this province. edmonton.citynews.ca/2026/07/27/a...edmonton.citynews.caAlberta café northeast of Edmonton closes after losing customers over separatist eventAn Alberta café owner says his business has shuttered after he hosted separatists and lost customers. John Ewanek says his café in Cold Lake, called Beantrees, was already struggling due to inflation.... 071
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I'm going to tariff the US over having a dog shit president. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comTrump vows to investigate EU over fining of US tech companiesThe US president says fines against Google, as well as Apple, Meta and Amazon, should be "entirely reversed." 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Nothing like holding the US population hostage. What an infantile man child of a president. Trump just doing Trump things and acting like a spoiled child who suddenly isn't getting his way. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTrump says he will not sign landmark housing bill in protestThe bill neverthless becomes law at midnight, but the president wants Republicans to prioritise voter ID legislation before November midterm elections. 010
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 10/07/2026My 3D printing got a small (or not-so-small) upgrade today. I've been using the Bambu Lab X1C for over two years, along with an A1 Mini. Today, my H2C arrived, with the 40W laser option. Not only is the build area larger, but it runs multiple induction hot ends, so much less printer poop now. Yay! 040
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Thank goodness that Trump is the President of Peace(tm). How are those peacekeeping efforts going? Nice to see that the US is in a more precarious situation than before Mango Mussolini decided to tear up the previous policy. A+++ stellar work. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...theguardian.comCeasefire plunged into greater uncertainty amid fresh US strikes in Iran – as it happenedUS president says new strikes are ‘retribution’ after ships hit in strait of Hormuz; Iranian state media report explosions in several locations 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Trump acts like antagonist politicians from the Fallout universe. Fallout frequently refers to the US government treating anyone who questions the status quo or anyone who cares for their fellow person as Communist. Yet here we are. It's no parody in the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump launches America’s 250th birthday celebrations with partisan attackIn a speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday evening, the US president claimed a resurgent ‘communist menace’ posed a severe threat to the country 011
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Pete Hoekstra, US Ambassador to Canada and recipient of most punchable face for two years in a row, continues to illustrate how you don't need to be smart to hold his position; you just have to like the taste of Trump's boots. And likely his foreskin too. ca.news.yahoo.com/canada-payin...ca.news.yahoo.comCanada paying to construct Gordie Howe bridge is 'big myth', according to Ambassador Pete Hoekstra'We have a bridge that has come in significantly over budget and has come in significantly later than originally forecast. That has changed the business model,' says the ambassador 040
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 02/07/2026It has been a rollercoaster for me for the past few months. In November, I was laid off from my role as IT Infrastructure Analyst due to restructuring, leading to one of the darkest periods of my life, mentally. The IT Industry is not in fantastic shape, and I know some looking for work for years. 140
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 30/06/2026I am normally open-minded, but this person is an absolute crackpot and this movement is insane, willful ignorance. Yikes. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comA US champion of ‘freebirthing’ always claimed there had been no maternal deaths linked to the movement. Is Stacey Warnecke the first?Guardian investigation exposes full links between a US business linked to baby deaths around the world and Australian ‘birth keeper’ Emily Lal, the central witness at the inquest into the death of a M... 000
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026As everyone other than the US expected, the Taliban played the long game. The US is as complicit in this as the Taliban themselves. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...theguardian.com‘I don’t know how to save my daughter from her husband’: the brutal reality of the Taliban’s new marriage lawThe latest decree from Afghanistan’s rulers makes it impossible for women and girls to leave unwanted or abusive relationships, even with family support 000
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026You can use every cybersecurity platform out there. It won't help it you lay off the people who built it & run it. I had sensors to catch ransomware early. Was laid off because of restructuring. Zero handoff. 2 months later: major ransomware incident, systems & email down for weeks. Good job. 150
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Because Trump is a pedophile, it should come as no surprise that he gets along well with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, based on Infantino's last name alone. 000
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 07/06/2026No shit. If Alberta left Canada, so would PP's seat. It's not about him keeping Canada together. It's about him hanging on to his position by a thread. It's his very survival, not suddenly being a call to common sense. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...ctvnews.caPoilievre to call for ‘different government policies’ as he kicks off campaign to keep Alberta in CanadaConservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to kick off his campaign to promote a “stronger Alberta within a united Canada” in a keynote speech in Calgary on Monday. 010
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 06/06/2026I think that the biggest crime with the new ID is that they're doing away with dinosaurs and replacing them with pumpjacks. Because why not make it official that this government likes the taste of oligarchs' boots? The "strong and free" reeks of hillbilly too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok4C...youtube.comPrivacy commissioner raises concerns about changes to driver’s licenceYouTube video by CTV News 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 06/06/2026This just means the UCP are going to be doubling down on the separation bullshit. They're too tone deaf and unable to read the room to do anything different. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN55...youtube.comSupport for Alberta separation referendum drops to less than 1 in 5 ahead of debateYouTube video by Global News 030
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I think it's pretty obvious what the First Assistant actually assists with, and it involves Trump's boots. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...politico.comCalifornia clashes with Trump DOJ over election fraud probeState officials say they’re monitoring federal activity after prosecutors announce investigations tied to the primary count. 000
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Nvidia is busy jerking themselves off over their new DGX Spark, which allows you to run large LLMs on your desktop and are advertising it as "finally, AI for everyone." Yeah, if everyone has $8,000 CAD sitting around. What reality does Nvidia's Jensen and his band of idiots operate in? 110
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 29/05/2026This isn't surprising. The Trump Phone isn't about performance. It's about proudly declaring what a racist piece of shit the owner is and how much they support Trump's pedophilia. www.gizmochina.com/2026/05/26/t...gizmochina.comThe Trump Mobile T1 benchmark scores are disappointingTrump Mobile T1 benchmark results reveal aging performance, trailing modern Android rivals despite its flashy gold design and delayed launch. 010
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 23/05/2026"Smith days she feels 'obligated' to proceed with referendum vote." No shit. A majority of the UCP is separtists. She knows she'd lose the confidence of the traitors that make up her base, so she'll do whatever it takes to cling on to that support. Everything Smith does is about retaining power. 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 20/05/2026The weekend before last, I took my Restricted Firearms Safety Course and scored 100% on both the written and practical hands-on portion. My inner Albertan is yeehawing. The rest of me is mildly concerned that this came so naturally. 130
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Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 16/05/2026So Danielle Smith is "furious" the NDP went straight to the RCMP instead of giving the UCP a courtesy heads-up? Right, because when millions of Albertans’ private data is leaked, standard protocol is to tip off the guys whose own caucus staffers were already playing with it. Fuck the UCP. 050
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Failed lawyer Jeffrey Rath moans that democracy is being threatened in Alberta. Meanwhile, the clear minority of Albertans wanting to separate are bolstered by UCP's separtist majority. Democracy is indeed threatened, but not for separatists. For everyday Albertans. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...ctvnews.caQuashing the separation petition is ‘incomprehensible,’ an ‘error in law’: RathThe lawyer representing an Alberta separatist group says a decision made to quash a separation petition in court featured “numerous errors in law” and is “anti-democratic.” 061
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Smith is struggling so hard to not drop to her knees & suck the separatists' cocks while trying to sound like she really doesn't want the province to separate. The entire UCP government is so out of touch with Albertans but that's what you get with these hillbillies. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...nationalpost.comDanielle Smith vows to appeal Alberta court decision overruling separatist petitionAlberta's premier will face pressure to add her own independence question to the province's upcoming referendum after the court ruling. 050
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Fucking A. It's about time that someone with common sense put a knife in this bullshit separation petition. I'm sure that despite Smith telling us she's not pro-separation, just trying to give them a voice, she's going to wade in on this & find a way to make it happen www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk9B...youtube.comWhy an Alberta judge threw out a 300,000-signature separation petition | Power & PoliticsYouTube video by CBC News 270
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Colour me shocked that someone as sleezy as David Parker wouldn't cooperate in an investigation where he's clearly guilty. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caPolitical organizer from separatist group not co-operating with voter list investigation: Elections Alberta | CBC News“I can confirm David Parker is not co-operating with the investigation and he has refused to sign a statutory declaration confirming that he will comply with my direction to cease and desist with resp... 031
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 06/05/2026"To be clear, Centurion App is strictly used by volunteers to find people they personally know in a database." Who the fuck needs an illegally-obtained database to contact "people they personally know?" I hope Parker and the rest of Centurion rot in jail. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caUCP caucus staff attended Alberta separatist group's online meeting, NDP says group shared personal voter data | CBC NewsThe United Conservative Party caucus confirmed Tuesday that caucus staff attended an April 16 online meeting hosted by a separatist group called the Centurion Project. 000
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 30/04/2026This was the best thing about my childhood. It was early 80s in my case, but it was still laid back like that. That's what I miss more than the lack of obligations. I don't mind adulting. It's how regimented it is that bothers me and makes me long for my childhood. dailygalaxy.com/2026/04/psyc...dailygalaxy.comPsychologists Say Kids Who Grew up in the 1970s With No Scheduled Playdates and No Parental Supervision Had the Last Childhood That Was Fully TheirsThey had no playdates, no schedules, and no one watching them. Psychology now reveals what those unsupervised 1970s kids built that today's children are losing. 020
Thallanor @thallanor.bsky.social · 30/04/2026My thoughts could have told you this. www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...scientificamerican.comWhat’s faster than light? DarknessA recent experiment revealed that individual dark points on a light wave can move faster than the wave itself 010