Mastodawn

Scott Schmidt Feb 16, 2023

Robert Reich Feb 16, 2023

RT @rbreich
Norfolk Southern:

-Helped kill a safety rule to upgrade outdated braking systems

-Fought off a shareholder initiative to mitigate risks of transporting hazardous materials

-Cut thousands of employees despite the safety risks of understaffing

Atrocious corporate greed.

Scott Schmidt Jan 17, 2023

TheGentYYC Jan 17, 2023

#DanielleSmith backtracks again, says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn’t work like the U.S. (well, duh🙄 )

'“Because we’ve been so influenced by the (United) States, I think that some people think that a premier has the same power as they do in the States of clemency or offering pardons,” Smith told the Shaun Newman podcast Monday.'

#abpoli #DanielleSmithIsUnfitToLead

https://globalnews.ca/news/9415051/danielle-smith-backs-off-covid-pardons/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Smith says no COVID-19 pardons because Canadian system doesn’t work like the U.S.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is no longer pursuing amnesty for COVID-19 health-rule violators because Canada doesn't work that way.

Global News

Scott Schmidt Dec 30, 2022

Our pets are inseparable and it never ceases to make me smile.

Scott Schmidt Dec 26, 2022

A drunk family member over Christmas told my wife they would like to “kill Trudeau myself with my own bare hands,” and when she asked why, they couldn’t give an answer. So my wife listed a few things, like, for example, promising electoral reform without delivering. They were like, “no, that’s not it.” If you are so angry that you literally want to murder someone, shouldn’t you be able to give a single reason why? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Scott Schmidt Dec 18, 2022

Robson Fletcher Dec 18, 2022

"When CBC News tried to establish how many children had died from flu in Ontario, three different provincial agencies refused to provide figures."

"Public" data in Canada, folks.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/child-influenza-deaths-1.6687187

Scott Schmidt Dec 18, 2022

It’s honestly sad how much worse Twitter gets every single day. I don’t have Facebook. I don’t use Instagram. I rely heavily on Twitter for up to the minute information, and instead it’s up to the minute updates on the world’s biggest man baby. Capitalism sux in EVERY way. Change my mind.

Scott Schmidt Dec 18, 2022

John Mastodon Dec 18, 2022

While building Mastodon, I survived almost exclusively on Jack in the Box $1 tacos. I think that should settle the question of where the idea to call them toots came from.

Scott Schmidt Dec 16, 2022

Jen St. Denis Dec 16, 2022

The number of journalists in Canada has been shrinking. Per-capita, there are fewer in B.C. than in Canada as a whole.

Meanwhile, the communications profession (PR, marketing, advertising) is booming. @chrischeung reports: https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/12/16/Losing-Journalists-PR-Jobs-Rising/

We're Losing Journalists. And PR Jobs Are Rising | The Tyee

The state of Canadian media in four graphs, according to new census data.

The Tyee

Scott Schmidt Dec 1, 2022

You can have the best morals and the best ideas for human progress, but if you constantly suck to be around, no one’s gonna listen to you.

Scott Schmidt Nov 30, 2022

So Alberta is gonna go through with its ridiculous Sovereignty Act… if you don’t live here, can I come stay at your house? It’ll just be myself, my wife, a 14-year-old, two cats and a 75-pound dog. You won’t even know we’re there. And if you don’t live in Canada and don’t know what an “Alberta” is, don’t bother googling it. Find something happier to do. #ableg