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Wiarton Willy

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hunting shadows, riding bikes, advocating for pedestrians and cyclists, predicting spring, and fighting fascism.

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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 17h
Or, was Trump aware, and pre-habilitating Putin/Russia’s image?
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 19h
Jeffries won’t even commit to impeachment, FFS! No!
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 19h
Democrats need someone who will fight like hell. Jeffries seems likely to pass the baton back to the Republicans in 2 years. America needs a leader who will lock them up, and make the GOP a pariah party, forever.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Russian intelligence uses both carrots and sticks.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
That’s great, but 297,500 is 3.5% of 8M Where is the outrage ! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
en.wikipedia.org
3.5% rule - Wikipedia
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Susan Collin’s isn’t convinced, although she is concerned.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Sounds great, but this can also mean more sane-washing.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Those following Trump’s illegal orders are not immune.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The US has been sanctioning ICC judges for some time. Under Trump, but didn’t start today. If anything, Trump’s ICC sanctions motivated the Nobel committee to throw shade.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Later. We’re starting at this stage.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“He”
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We would have flunked his polisci degree without knowing the definition of socialism.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
All things are either good or bad things. ~top MAGA philosopher
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If the American centre is permanently tilted to the right, I point to the Second Amendment. No one is immune to the Second Amendment. Americans are all constitutionally obligated to defend themselves from other people’s guns.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Be hilarious if the PQ loses confidence over it.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Can we get it before midterms? 🍿🍿
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
secret word salad sauce.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
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Bromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 08/10/2026
If you are a pedestrian or a cyclist, you are bound by ICBC’s rules, despite not having a relationship with the company, and being outside of the risky activity that requires insurance (driving). Drivers should be liable for unlimited damages for the risks they impose on non-drivers.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The EU should require the UK to drive on the right.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Trump’s marching orders are to destroy America. All he knows is destruction. So, he’s destroying the Republican Party that’s helping him achieve Putin’s vision, too.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I fantasize about a world where they post signs saying “dedicated automobile lane ends” as it merges with the bike lane. Dotted line ending car lane, to the left.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
And he still could at any time. Russia is on the verge of bankruptcy. Small additional sanctions would bring down Putin and end the war. Weapons for Ukraine would end it even faster. It’s not like the war on Iran, where Trump has zero support, and takes every hit on the nose.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
America’s lack of leadership is deeply concerning. Canadians are too busy burying nuts and keeping powder dry, for when America’s fascism comes knocking. Good luck.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sounds like public funding of a private development, to me. L’Etat c’est moi confusion. Common among demented autocrats.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Supreme Court Justice doesn’t know the difference between freedom and privilege.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Surely the democrats have noticed how normal pay-to-play donors cover their bets, and donate to both sides. Musk is almost as desperate for Trump to win as Trump. I hope he hasn’t already built an army. He can afford “security” bigger than most countries.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’ll do mine with prison bars, and refuse to let him out.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
>3.5% of the US population is the benchmark. I suggest getting as many people as possible to DC, to maximize politician inconvenience. A blockade if Mar-a-Lago would be awesome , too. 😎 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
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3.5% rule - Wikipedia
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And violent.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Critical Burlington cycling corridor, Brant St. A consistency recommended Google Maps cycling route, despite being the most dangerous road in Burlington. It allows cyclists to circumnavigate the Freeman highway interchange, a provincial traffic sewer, larger than Burlington’s entire downtown.
Busy roadway with large truck infringing on a narrow cycling lane.  The truck is too wide for the lane provided.  So, the cycling lane cannot be kept clear of motor vehicles, by design.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
bsky.app/profile/nobe...
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Same question. Read it again. It seems “electron or tau” are two different neutrinos, rather than two different names for the same neutrino. Not clear how they differ. Presumably they are not observably differently in this experiment, but are different in other ways.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah. Like name one time this ever happened. Also, look at America’s dictator. Not benevolent! Dictatorship corrupts.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today I learned that 96.5% of Americans are deaf. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
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3.5% rule - Wikipedia
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
They no longer culture the entire virus for vaccine production. Too risky. They express and purify a viral surface protein. Same protein your body will encounter on the virus’s surface. Not a complete virus. Not harmful. Doesn’t need killing. Otherwise, accurate.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
AI summarizes, AI-written articles, realistic fake images, and fake video already dominate search results. The library of human curated science, technology, history and truth are being lost faster than the Amazon Rainforest.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Awesome 😎 Trump reads like a Bob The Builder children’s book, except with contempt for everyone.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Almost there.
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3.5% rule - Wikipedia
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Supermajority in the Senate, or no one gets removed.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Elections are fine, if they are fair. But elections are not punishment, this fascist regime needs to be punished, or they will not remember, and they will be back.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t forget billionaires. They have the biggest and best earnings to be taxed.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yes. Plus, the Trump regime, military, ICE, and MAGA 2nd amendment nuts have all the weapons. American democracy failed when the insurrectionist was inaugurated. This midterm election will not be free and fair. Americans need to be in the streets protesting. The People need to take democracy back.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fits around your ankle, and you shower with it on.
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GingerSpice💙 @thedesertginger.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We need to bring back this word. This is a real word as way back as the 15th century
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
GM shut-down *subsidized* production of electric delivery vans in Ingersol Ontario, sighting low demand. No proposal has been made for the idled plant, despite subsidies and their conditions. Meanwhile… bsky.app/profile/tech...
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Do Burlington’s bike lanes even make cyclists any safer? They are not continuous. They stop before hazardous intersections and continue after. They are 50% sewer grates, and are frequently not as wide as a bicycle. Plus, cars drive in them constantly.
Narrow bike lane directly across from Maplehurst School, Burlington.
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Wiarton Willy @wiartonwilly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with the average voter” ~Churchill
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