Mike Vlasic

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Ottawa, Ontario.
Wilderness camper, fisherman, canoeist, & hiker.
I've got thirsty ears.
Non-partisan. Give us PR. I don't stand with PMJT or PP.
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So true.

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Massive plume of black smoke erupting from the industrial district in Kingston Ontario. Not sure what's going on but we called it in. Be safe if you're in the area. #onnews

This is an interesting take on what happens if PP takes power in Canada; by Paul Wells, a guy I usually dislike. Could the Senate block any legislation that includes the odious notwithstanding clause? How would PP react? paulwells.substack.com/p/should-the...

Should the Senate block the notwithstanding clause?paulwells.substack.com Senator Harder has thoughts.

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Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, anti-settlement watchdog says.

Settlement tracking group says Israel has made largest West Bank land seizure in 3 decadesapnews.com A settlement tracking group says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades.

Best of luck to the people of the UK in tossing out the execrable Tories.

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so great that Europe's doing this again with the diseases

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Another brilliant cartoon by Michael deAdder. #SCOTUSisCorrupt #LawlessSCOTUS #SCOTUS

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Female ex-cop suing for $40.5 million. A tale of abuse and assaults, and cops refusing to cooperate. It's not amusing that accused cops resign and all charges disappear. We need to dump Ford & rewrite the Ontario Police Services Act. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alleged police corruption case to move ahead in Ottawa court | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca A recent court ruling in Ottawa paves the way for a potentially explosive case involving a woman police officer who blew the whistle on alleged bullying, harassment, corruption, abuse of power and coverup at an Ontario police force that remains under investigation.

Doug Ford's "red-tape cuts" saved $ for developers while the public paid the price. Another case of privatising the profits while socialising the costs. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ford government says its red-tape cuts will save Ontarians $1.2B this year. Here's who gets those savings | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Developers are among the biggest beneficiaries of red-tape reduction measures brought in by Premier Doug Ford’s government, saving hundreds of millions of dollars a year in costs, CBC News has learned.

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happy Canada Day motherfuckers

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July 1, 1960: The First Nations are given the right to vote in federal elections. Prior to this year, the only way to vote was by giving up status and treaty rights. Some provinces would still restrict First Nations voting after this point.

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so we got my mom one of those bird feeders with a camera, and apparently the elk can reach it too

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Ireland: Number of recorded Covid-19 cases increases by 60% in a week More than 1,000 confirmed cases of disease as numbers in hospital with infections rises from 312 to 486. www.irishtimes.com/health/2024/...

Number of recorded Covid-19 cases increases by 60% in a weekwww.irishtimes.com More than 1,000 confirmed cases of disease as numbers in hospital with infections rises from 312 to 486

Vaughan's Portal to Hell has moved to Illinois. Doug Ford has promised to retrieve it, urged on by Vaughan developers.

Surveillance video showed a light pole between the two artificial turf fields sinking into the ground at Gordon Moore Park in Alton, Ill., on Wednesday morning, and a cloud of dirt rose as the chasm opened. The hole was approximately 100 feet wide and 30 feet deep. ktla.com/news/nationw...

100-foot sinkhole swallows soccer fields, light polektla.com A massive sinkhole opened underneath an Illinois park on Wednesday, swallowing portions of two adjacent soccer fields, officials said. Surveillance video showed a light pole between the two artific…

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Just FYI we’re entering a summer Covid wave right now (especially western regions in the US); you can see it in the CDC wastewater plot here (and anecdotally a bunch of my friends are suddenly testing positive). www.cdc.gov/nwss/rv/COVI...

Wastewater COVID-19 National and Regional Trendswww.cdc.gov CDC’s National Wastewater Surveillance System, U.S. National trends

COVID denialism from Air Canada. Will they soon prevent you from wearing a mask? There is no logic to this at all.

Air Canada no longer allows people to use a HEPA filter on board. Truly unimaginable levels of denial about how viruses spread that you have long haul flights with no mask mandate and now you're also banning people from using their own mini HEPAs? Receipt : www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/ho...

With Premier Dorg of the Braindead, the scandals & lies never end...

With Ford, it is so easy to forget the earlier scandals. Pls call him with your concerns. You can have a LIST (e.g. wastewater cancellation, nasty comments about immigrants, wasteful early election call, 1B beer payout, ON Sci Centre closing)! Ford 📞(staffed 24/7): 416 325-1941

New report indicates you can detest both racist Milhouse and the smug twat... www.thebeaverton.com/2024/05/repo...

Report: perfectly possible to hate both of these Fuckswww.thebeaverton.com OTTAWA – A new report has confirmed it is quite possible, and in fact logical, to hate both Pierre Poilievre and Justin Trudeau. “Contrary to what Conservative partisans believe, we can criticize Poil...

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Ontario Science Centre closes after roof in danger of collapsing under weight of Doug Ford's bullshitwww.thebeaverton.com TORONTO – After standing for 54 years as a testament to midcentury architecture and a source of memories for generations of young people, the Ontario Science Centre was announced to be closing today, ...

Look what's coming our way...

Canberra prison COVID outbreak. "An ACT Corrective Services spokesperson said 34 positive COVID cases had been confirmed inside the AMC as of Wednesday." @ACTHealth Source: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/867599...

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Hey all! Time for a quick @cancovsoc.bsky.social Canadian Covid Society update. Specifically: introducing our new website! And boy is it beautiful, and getting to be the resource we are striving for! covidsociety.ca 1/

Home - Canadian Covid Societycovidsociety.ca making your business profitable for today & tomorrow We are working to protect your health and make living in a world with Covid safer. Learn more Advice You Can Trust The Canadian Covid Soci...

See: Doug Ford on managing healthcare & the pandemic... hell, or pretty much anything he says.

Used in a sentence: “Few things are as veritably vexing as the uncouth utterances of an ultracrepidarian - a consummate cacafuego of confidently clueless commentary!"

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I love the Oakland Library so much. I looked up Moon of the Turning Leaves by @waub.bsky.social and found this indigenous speculative fiction list too. oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/list/share/1... @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social @jessnevins.bsky.social

The Future is Indigenous! - Oakland Public Libraryoaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com The Future is Indigenous! by OPL_Shaw - a staff-created list : Recognizing all of those working to craft new visions of Native futures, a collection of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction...

Creepy #Ottawa cop is finally charged with sexual assault. Makes you wonder how he got so high in the force. Is the OPS the problem? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ex-deputy police chief Uday Jaswal charged with sexual assault | CBC Newswww.cbc.ca Uday Jaswal, who resigned from the Ottawa Police Service in 2022, is charged with a single count of sexual assault against one woman.

We've been watching the Black Cake series, & the fruit of the manchineel was used to commit murder. Also called the manzanilla de la muerte, little apple of death. Tastes sweet, then spicy hot, then your mouth blisters. Touching the leaves gives blisters. science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/...

The Manchineel, or 'Death Apple,' Is the World's Most Dangerous Treescience.howstuffworks.com Found along beaches and in the mangrove swamps of tropical climates, the fruit of the manchineel tree was called the 'little apple of death' by Spanish conquistadors.

I'm with "none-of-the-above"... www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/0...

Federal politics has entered a 'none-of-the-above' phasewww.hilltimes.com Despite his plummeting personal popularity, Justin Trudeau is still in the game.