Posts by vsp@mastodon.world
(DIR) Post #AWG26GRMTS8RWNSIIC by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-06-01T19:48:10Z
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Career highlight? Some of my artwork is being featured on Apple's website.(Scroll down to see the header image I created for Mastodon.World. :mastodonworld: #MastodonWorld)https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1668483560
(DIR) Post #AXAnqgMHf4UpdF5uIS by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-06-28T21:53:04Z
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I could mourn the loss of #Reddit.Or, I could make a better place for the front page of the internet. #LemmyI made some graphics for the local lemmy.world instance with @ruud. #LemmyWorldLink: https://lemmy.world/post/768129
(DIR) Post #AXzVzz1BLrCFh9BJPE by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-07-23T16:02:33Z
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This is your biennial reminder that I like that Trudeau guy most of the time.Please continue as you were.#cdnpoli #Canada #JustinTrudeau
(DIR) Post #AXzW01KOlNkwrKBgdU by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-07-23T16:03:09Z
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More:
(DIR) Post #AXzW039TywDGW35zto by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-07-23T16:03:52Z
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And some from 10+ years ago (also, I had hair):
(DIR) Post #AXzYiJP77NEDZSdmaW by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-07-23T16:48:25Z
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@chanon it's like a raw vein into the internet. I'm thankful I walk away with my eyebrows intact after visiting the global feed.
(DIR) Post #AZPMF7Xg5XXGY4nNRY by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-09-03T23:16:06Z
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And, after a 94% on the written test, I am now proudly certified in Intermediate First Aid (Level C - CPR/AED)!Thank you to the team at St John Ambulance!#FirstAid
(DIR) Post #AaPJCSRhtgmxgYY7Q8 by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-10-03T22:32:05Z
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Oh, man.That Republican house caucus is ungovernable. I don't think there's a single person who can unite that group of politicians.And there are so many problems afoot that require some degree of unity (government shutdowns, healthcare and investment in infrastructure).#McCarthy #usPol #SpeakerOfTheHouse #Speaker
(DIR) Post #AaPJCUR4V1T7rAGdhw by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-10-03T22:36:38Z
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And what to do at this stage?I pity the staffers in Congress. That there is an absolute mess.If anything, maybe bringing back caucus research funding? That way, non-nuts might be able to organize again as caucus units. Clearly, the status quo isn't serving the caucuses in the house.
(DIR) Post #Ab0tnYMuxrHRqc3fQ8 by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-10-21T23:29:18Z
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What's fascinating... is that there are political operatives in the House that deny that Biden won in 2020, and expect that this denial would only apply to Democrats and never, *ever* apply to them.The #Speaker debacle is an example: no potential leader is possible, because no process is palatable. So there is only chaos.Clearly, small 'd'-democratic values are waning in America's political elite. #USPol
(DIR) Post #Ab0tnZP57Ibb3c4uQq by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-10-22T00:12:03Z
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Also, as a general warning, when you take an axe to the tree of democracy don't be surprised when it falls back on you. 👷
(DIR) Post #AdI7E5ksStBQaIdcrg by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-12-29T03:14:22Z
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Look at who has joined us here on the #Fediverse!It's one of Canada's pre-eminent economists, Professor @trevortombe. As a person who was formerly involved in politics, I regularly relied on his reasoned research and revelatory insight.Also, it was always good to see a public intellectual hold court and press for a fullness of dialogue in our shared democratic discourse.So, my advice?Follow him.Like, yesterday.#cdnpoli #EconomistParty #ableg #abpoli #yyccc #CanPol #EconMastodon
(DIR) Post #AdI7E7zq8EL9XHebSq by vsp@mastodon.world
2023-12-29T03:20:48Z
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- Senator @Paulatics, this is a must follow for you and the team in your office.- @paulisci, he's a uni' colleague of yours. Give him a follow!- @chad & @mike, Professor Tombe might be a great pickup for either #MstdnCA or #TheCanadianSocial.Professor Tombe, you might also find this list of public policy researchers of interest. Others might have some ideas, too!Link: https://brentonpeterson.github.io/Mastodon-PoliScientists/
(DIR) Post #AjWY04JLXqUJBu6Vii by vsp@mastodon.world
2024-07-02T14:02:32Z
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@volpeon
(DIR) Post #Ak8x0VOliMxogvfa9w by vsp@mastodon.world
2024-07-21T03:42:37Z
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Canada has, for the better part of a decade, been supporting the modernization of Ukraine's armed forces and investing in Ukraine's ability to defend itself from aggression.What's another ten years?#Ukraine #UkraineWar #cdnpoli
(DIR) Post #AlMT24y0j7WGgPwVKi by vsp@mastodon.world
2024-08-26T14:04:45Z
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On the bus this morning and, lo and behold, underneath the 17th ave bridge and on Crowchild, is this awful piece of graffiti. I've already sent in a 311 request.Smh, Calgary.#yyc #yyccc #Calgary
(DIR) Post #Anq7fRkK80IdP5Vd1k by vsp@mastodon.world
2024-11-08T17:24:35Z
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Dammit.
(DIR) Post #AoBQjOocwbtivCHLns by vsp@mastodon.world
2024-11-18T17:43:12Z
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📣 Attention Bluesky friends, this is your #Mastodon friend.If you follow https://bsky.app/profile/ap.brid.gy / @ap.brid.gy, I can follow you from over here on Mastodon. Right now, it's only one way! 🤣
(DIR) Post #AridlYxkKgTowWWWum by vsp@mastodon.world
2025-03-04T18:10:47Z
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Hm.This pivot in American foreign policy is bigger than the fall of the Soviet Union.Note:- Withdrawal from the international order that it had created, carefully and diligently since President Wilson,- Realignment to authoritarian-focused governments, and making expendable those they've committed to defend (read: Ukraine), and- Invalidating trade alignments and longstanding alliances that have existed for 100+ years.#uspoli #TrumpTariffs #cdnpoli #ukraine
(DIR) Post #AridlaNJ58WJK5USOW by vsp@mastodon.world
2025-03-04T18:10:54Z
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It's very concerning. To be blunt, it's been a very rough week for those who see the world as a place to build together, rather than a constant state of competing grievance and bitter political maneuvering.