Trumpomuskovia: Reminded of Gordon R. Dickson's Warning Now...

Mar. 21st, 2025 10:09 am
dewline: Doctor Who quote: Books. Best Weapons in the World (Books)
...for the Trumpomuskovians have come for the Haskell Free Library and Opera House.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/us-border-canada-quebec-stanstead-library-1.7489528

As for Mr. Dickson's warning:

“Trouble rather the tiger in his lair than the sage among his books. For to you kingdoms and their armies are things mighty and enduring, but to him they are but toys of the moment, to be overturned with the flick of a finger.”
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Trump Tariff Theory

Jan. 20th, 2025 11:03 pm
dewline: "Truth is still real" (anti-fascism)
He said today that the tariffs would start on the 1st of February.

The day after the foreign election interference report is released by the federal government here in Canada, right?
  • Current Mood: angry
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Bye-bye, "Doctor" Peterson!

Dec. 13th, 2024 10:50 pm
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The end of the Trudeau-Singh Deal

Sep. 4th, 2024 02:39 pm
dewline: Facepalming upon learning bad news (bad news)
Dammit.

Does my preferred political party have to keep shooting themselves in the foot and expecting that foot to not go to pieces?
  • Current Mood: frustrated
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Malignant Ad-Mails

May. 2nd, 2024 02:37 pm
dewline: Text reading "Ohwhatapitynevermind" (amused apathy)
I think that someone is impersonating Machiavel Studios. The latest e-mail seeking my application to be hired does not have a Canadian e-mail address, but Hungarian.
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"Forced Financing"?

Dec. 19th, 2023 07:20 am
dewline: Text: Respect the Spreadsheet (accounting)
From CBC News:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kia-canada-car-sales-1.7063216

Considering that we need to pick up the pace of EV adoption across multiple countries, who else is doing this, and in how many countries?
  • Current Mood: worried
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Transit Disaster 2024?

Nov. 5th, 2023 01:13 pm
dewline: Facepalming upon learning bad news (bad news)
I think we're going to have a Problem despite our attention to the details in recent years:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/bus-route-changes-ottawa-1.7018834

The networking to counter this plan is already underway, partly because we were already talking amongst ourselves and with city council. This is a good thing. We need to keep building on this.
  • Current Mood: busy
  • Current Music: ByMUG meeting over Zoom
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Trek: Avoiding Twitter, Reddit and YouTube?

Apr. 11th, 2023 10:19 pm
dewline: Text: Trekkish Chatter Underway (TrekChatter)
According to reports I've seen on TrekBBS, major spoilers got into those three venues for the last two PIC episodes, set to "air" on this upcoming Thursday and the next. How far they've spread from those venues is as yet unclear.

Pretty sure that I don't want to see more than the CBS/Paramount+/CTV SciFi Channel machine has already shared until that morning.
  • Current Mood: worried
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Lifelabs vs. Saskatchewan Transportation Company

Feb. 13th, 2023 09:24 pm
dewline: Text - "On the DEWLine" (Default)
Guess which company lost and why.

Never mind, here's some evidence.

https://pressprogress.ca/saskatchewan-party-corporate-donor-received-60-million-medical-contract-after-crown-corporation-shut-down/
  • Current Mood: angry
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"COVID Hegemony"?

Feb. 3rd, 2023 11:52 am
dewline: Virus Don't Care (COVID-19)
I am both unsurprised and frightened that this idea might actually be governing the thinking of people in high places right now.

https://www.croakey.org/rethinking-covid-hegemony/

Please note that this essay does contain constructive ideas on how to respond to this danger.

Source: https://twitter.com/ccleighton/status/1621504471762173952

Said Author maintains a Fediverse presence here: https://mastodon.social/@ccleighton@med-mastodon.com
  • Current Mood: worried
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Twitter: Getting Trouble II

Dec. 15th, 2022 10:09 pm
dewline: "Truth is still real" (anti-fascism)
So...His Sinkness over on the birdsite seems to be on another account-banning spree tonight (ex: Keith Olbermann). Also, creeping on other high-profile people (ex: Gail Simone).

I'm thinking it's a good thing to have set up an alternative account within the Mastodon federation. Not sure that I'll keep it on the server currently hosting it.
  • Current Mood: cranky
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Canada: Danielle Smith vs. Canadian Unity and Democracy

Nov. 29th, 2022 09:12 pm
dewline: "Truth is still real" (anti-fascism)
Danielle Smith and the self-described United Conservative Party are going to war against the Canadian constitution here. Whether they believe that of what they're doing or not.

I am minded of Timothy Snyder's 17th piece of advice from On Tyranny...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-sovereignty-act-1.6668175
  • Current Mood: worried
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About the Shopify Problem

Nov. 25th, 2022 07:22 pm
dewline: Text - "On the DEWLine" (Default)
We may have an angle on how it's gotten this bad, courtesy of a Nandini Jammi, formerly of Sleeping Giants, and still activist on her own and with Check My Ads:

https://twitter.com/nandoodles/status/1596271991694278656
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A Problem of Mine

Nov. 20th, 2022 12:27 am
dewline: Text - "On the DEWLine" (Default)
Talking over other people during conversations.

I've been trying to stop doing that for some time now. It's bothering me more and more when I find myself backsliding.
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Missiles, Politics and Owls

Nov. 15th, 2022 10:20 pm
dewline: Text: Chirp. (horror)
Good evening, everyone.

A Putinist missile gone awry from Ukraine struck Poland, killing two people.

DT-45 has declared his 2024 presidential candidacy.

I'm not happy.

And then there's this:

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1133260919/an-owl-twice-attacked-a-washington-woman-a-biologist-says-its-becoming-more-comm
  • Current Mood: anxious
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Ford Nation + Pandemic vs. Ontario

Oct. 19th, 2022 04:13 pm
dewline: Virus Don't Care (pandemic)
This I believe: Doug Ford's crew are actively working to make people die and become disabled. Hence this:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-ltc-masks-1.6622221

What the actual HELL!!!
  • Current Mood: angry
  • Current Location: Home-for-now
  • Current Music: All In a Day on CBC Radio
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A Public Service Message

Oct. 3rd, 2022 07:49 pm
dewline: Virus Don't Care (pandemic)
Some caregivers have to enter and leave #outbreak lockdown zones via #publictransit. Can't afford cars, and bikes are out of reach too.

#BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #OCTranspo #Ottawa #publichealth
  • Current Mood: angry
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Organized Anti-Trudeau Disinfo Ops on Twitter?

Sep. 29th, 2022 02:41 pm
dewline: Text: Searching and Researching (research)
I suspect that such is indeed going on.

https://twitter.com/HeatherMoAndCo/status/1575508432089751552
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Timothy Snyder on Upcoming "Referenda"

Sep. 3rd, 2022 06:37 pm
dewline: "Worst President Ever!" in Russian (Putin)
Depending on where you are, you may need to fiddle with VPNs to read this.

https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1560326928787202049
  • Current Mood: worried
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Pandemic: Bad Isolation Protocol News From Ontario

Sep. 1st, 2022 10:03 pm
dewline: Virus Don't Care (pandemic)
Those of you who live here already know this. Posting the links for everyone living everywhere else...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kieran-moore-flu-season-covid-2022-1.6567840
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/covid-19-ontario-sept-1-2022-7th-wave-1.6570137
  • Current Mood: frustrated
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