Nostr notes by Doug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦

I vote NO; if you want #Canada to support a beleaguered country, ...

2026-03-07T20:30:23Z

I vote NO; if you want #Canada to support a beleaguered country, how about we start with #Ukraine? A) The Gulf States can look after themselves and B) why aid Trump and #Israel in ANY way in their illegal war?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/iran-war-canada-parliament-nato-9.7116424

Can we please stop calling this idiot "Secretary of War"? ...

2026-03-04T14:50:24Z

Can we please stop calling this idiot "Secretary of War"? He's the Secretary of DEFENSE" He can call himself whatever he wants on his own time, but it's a designation BY CONGRESS. I don't recall Congress voting a name change.
Can we please stop accepting THEIR terminology, THEIR vernacular? DON'T FOLLOW THE BALL.

It IS our situation here and I can tell you, it takes a lot of ...

2026-02-22T16:04:08Z

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It IS our situation here and I can tell you, it takes a lot of thinking. I have reasoned that for all the things that prick can do to me/us, I won't let him interrupt the bond within my family. Nope.

I could live with that, but what if your kid and grandkids live ...

2026-02-21T22:55:11Z

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I could live with that, but what if your kid and grandkids live there? It’s not so simple.

Jimmy Wales is an interesting guy- lives a very ordinary, humble, ...

2026-02-05T18:06:16Z

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Jimmy Wales is an interesting guy- lives a very ordinary, humble, even, life. Somewhere in the UK, I think.

They’re not the only ones

2025-12-02T23:01:00Z

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They’re not the only ones

"Dear _______; after giving your case deep and thorough ...

2025-10-09T04:34:32Z

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"Dear _______; after giving your case deep and thorough consideration we regret to inform you that your claim of _________ for your broken __________ is denied."

This is exactly that Trump and Project 2025 want: shutdown of ...

2025-10-01T21:49:30Z

This is exactly that Trump and Project 2025 want: shutdown of government. That leaves an unhindered dictatorship in place.
The WHOLE issue now is messaging: who's causing this? I can't see that the Dems can do anything else. Maybe they've finally grown a couple.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/01/trump-administration-news-updates-today-latest?CMP=share_btn_url

I've given up on the TRUE last bastion of a democracy i.e. ...

2025-09-30T14:52:58Z

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I've given up on the TRUE last bastion of a democracy i.e. the #SCOTUS. Now defaulting back to their military and hoping like hell that they remember their oath to the constitution.

They are: they've got their stooges in public office trying ...

2025-09-17T15:13:00Z

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They are: they've got their stooges in public office trying to shut them down.

So, folks, we no longer have a good reason for buying ...

2025-09-17T14:41:52Z

So, folks, we no longer have a good reason for buying #BenAndJerrys. You're just giving $ to soulless #Unilever. It reminds me of Tom's: I used to like their values...now you're giving your $ to Colgate.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/greenfield-ben-jerrys-resignation-1.7635874

Saving Private Ryan On Insurance #boreamovieorshow #hashtaggames

2025-09-13T01:32:42Z

Saving Private Ryan On Insurance

#boreamovieorshow
#hashtaggames

Me? I always loved her 84 year old baker-landlord.

2025-09-11T22:15:42Z

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Me? I always loved her 84 year old baker-landlord.

The court jester was always a dangerous job.

2025-09-07T21:41:24Z

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The court jester was always a dangerous job.

I used to read Wooden Boat magazine. A guy in California designed ...

2025-08-06T15:26:39Z

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I used to read Wooden Boat magazine. A guy in California designed and built a little day-sailer and called it "Nancy's China", because it cost him the same $$ as ONE SINGLE SETTING of White House china that she bought (or, actually, US citizens bought).

#TeenVogue has been punching way above its weight for years now.

2025-08-06T14:46:32Z

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#TeenVogue has been punching way above its weight for years now.

Not only should #Canada negotiate with #elbowsup, ...

2025-08-05T14:05:38Z

Not only should #Canada negotiate with #elbowsup, #PrimeMinisterCarney should rag the puck. The longer it takes to resolve any trade with Trump, the more pain to the US consumers. This will blow up in Trump's face. Negotiation advise: don't. Just wait.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-tariffs-cost-consumers-businesses-us-1.7600966

Only in #Canada ...

2025-08-01T23:39:46Z

Only in #Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfire-bird-fish-1.7598594

Over and over and over: none of MSM, police, or government seem ...

2025-07-01T13:45:00Z

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Over and over and over: none of MSM, police, or government seem to be able to distinguish between Jews and the state of Israel. I think a 12 year old could.

Probably right; persuasive logic.

2025-06-20T19:04:33Z

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Probably right; persuasive logic.

Surprised to hear Abacus is a Carney-backer; when the CPC 20+ ...

2025-06-20T16:23:22Z

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Surprised to hear Abacus is a Carney-backer; when the CPC 20+ point lead rapidly eroded Abacus was unique in its silence as pollster after pollster reported the erosion.

BIG mistake to send in Marines to LA: we had an Indigenous ...

2025-06-10T13:45:47Z

BIG mistake to send in Marines to LA: we had an Indigenous protest in BC about 30 years ago; armed confrontation. #RCMP were in charge and folks said "send in the army". They didn't: the police are trained DIFFERENTLY from the army. Military are trained to deal with ENEMIES. It's NOT the same as what police (even bad police) are trained to do. Cops are trained to control: military are trained to defeat.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2025/06/10/los-angeles-protests-live-updates-marines-could-arrive-tuesday-reports-say/

That's one amazing 5 year old.

2025-06-09T14:16:45Z

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That's one amazing 5 year old.

I think much of America is slowly...s..l..o..w..l..y learning ...

2025-05-28T14:17:39Z

I think much of America is slowly...s..l..o..w..l..y learning what REAL consequences can be. The Trump Slump.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bellingham-letter-bc-cities-1.7545411

One more fact: we Canucks are well aware of that and there is ...

2025-04-04T18:02:55Z

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One more fact: we Canucks are well aware of that and there is talk at very high levels of limiting our potash exports...to the US.
#ElbowsUp

Well, it is what it is. Moving on. Cheers.

2025-03-02T23:49:20Z

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Well, it is what it is. Moving on. Cheers.

After about 10 years with my GP he decided to stop doing physical ...

2025-03-02T22:19:52Z

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After about 10 years with my GP he decided to stop doing physical prostate exams (never did PSA); I decided to stay with him. This past summer I discovered I have prostate cancer. Full prostatectomy, likely radiation and hormone therapy coming.
Small decision? To stay with him? Really, really dumb.

Trump thinks #Putin's seizure of #Crimea and parts of ...

2025-03-01T20:42:48Z

Trump thinks #Putin's seizure of #Crimea and parts of #Ukraine, based on some ludicrous 'historical' claim is ok. Ok; The US bought #Alaska in 1967 for $7.2M. That's about $153M today. $153M for the LARGEST state in the US.
So: what if Putin said "You screwed us. You lied. Fraud. We want it back". It's, what, 63 miles between #Russia and the US? What if he invaded? Would Crimea look ok then?

When will world leaders understand that time with Trump is ...

2025-02-28T22:59:31Z

When will world leaders understand that time with Trump is completely wasted? All he wants with the Irish is his golf course.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2yyrl0dj5o

We'll see. The way things are going, the US is heading for ...

2025-02-26T16:34:33Z

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We'll see. The way things are going, the US is heading for the worst constitutional crisis since the Civil War. It'll be see where a) the courts and b) the military land.

Firing her, firing Gen. Brown as the head of the Jt Chiefs of ...

2025-02-26T16:19:04Z

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Firing her, firing Gen. Brown as the head of the Jt Chiefs of Staff: what these morons don't get is that they are rapidly alienating the military, who DO understand their oath to the Constitution - unlike virtually every single Trump appointee (including a lot of his Judges).
#racist #misogynist

In baseball one pitch, one fly ball can change a game. With ...

2025-02-20T17:20:05Z

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In baseball one pitch, one fly ball can change a game. With #McConnell to me refusing to allow #Garland's nomination to #SCOTUS was one of those things. A game changer. Still can't see how that was constitutional.

Power broker? Power breaker, more likely. For years his only ...

2025-02-20T16:47:00Z

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Power broker? Power breaker, more likely. For years his only function was to corrupt any power he could.

I'm thinking there isn't any "if" in this; ...

2025-02-11T20:30:05Z

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I'm thinking there isn't any "if" in this; probably more "when". And I'm fine with that. Trans folks, for example, should almost be given refugee status if they're coming from the US

Every military officer in the US, as I understand it, is taught ...

2025-02-10T16:21:23Z

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Every military officer in the US, as I understand it, is taught that it is not an offense to disobey an illegal order. Mark my words: this guy is going to trigger the most serious constitutional crisis the US has ever faced. The only Q: Will his bought-and-paid-for toadies on #SCOTUS knuckle under and violate their oaths?

Finally, finally, a MSM taking Trump's threat of annexing ...

2025-02-08T16:06:57Z

Finally, finally, a MSM taking Trump's threat of annexing #Canada SERIOUSLY. Although I doubt very much that "Trump read a 1908 treaty..." That moron doesn't read anything. Seriously. But Mr. Panetta is absolutely correct to sound the alarm, to warn us ALL to take Agent Orange seriously.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-canada-annexation-reaction-1.7454183

An enlightened country would put #RubyBridges on their $5 bill.

2025-02-05T20:25:33Z

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An enlightened country would put #RubyBridges on their $5 bill.

Interesting that this article on #trans folks in history ...

2025-02-03T15:28:55Z

Interesting that this article on #trans folks in history doesn't mention #JanMorris, one of the best travel writers EVER. I read her work probably 50 years ago...before I learned she was trans. An incredibly brave woman, she was one of the earliest public transitions. Died in 2020 at 94. Important fact: she said in her published diary/memoir that she ate marmalade every day. That's my girl!
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/transgender-non-binary-history-1.7445447

#POTUS orders air strikes in Somalia, tariffs against 3 major ...

2025-02-01T23:06:54Z

#POTUS orders air strikes in Somalia, tariffs against 3 major trading partners, eradication of whole govt departments…I thought the US fought a revolution to end monarchical rule? What were the last 250 years for?

It’s genocide, yes, but not the worst in modern history.

2025-01-15T21:26:56Z

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It’s genocide, yes, but not the worst in modern history.

Indeed. And the number of First Nations with boil water ...

2025-01-08T15:31:40Z

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Indeed. And the number of First Nations with boil water advisories dropped substantially. But no one knows.

He said at the outset that he wanted to restore the middle class. ...

2025-01-08T01:06:47Z

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He said at the outset that he wanted to restore the middle class. Maybe he did, a bit.

I have had a health issue for the last 6 months. I've had 4 ...

2025-01-05T16:33:15Z

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I have had a health issue for the last 6 months. I've had 4 blood tests, two scans, 4 specialist consultations, a biopsy, and will have surgery in 2 weeks. And so far it's cost me about $12, everything happened with amazing swiftness and efficiency, and I was treated with respect and excellent care at every step.
Almost all of this was paid for by our taxes; it's why I've been HAPPY to pay taxes for 50+ years - as Oliver Wendell Holmes said, taxes are the price of civilization.

What the article doesn't mention is that #MichaelJFox and his ...

2025-01-05T16:14:19Z

What the article doesn't mention is that #MichaelJFox and his foundation have raised over $2B for #Parkinson's research, MORE than ALL government investment in a cure.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/michael-j-fox-presidential-medal-of-freedom-1.7423289

Well, even if you run it worse than you’ve run #Twitter, ...

2024-12-29T19:46:12Z

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Well, even if you run it worse than you’ve run #Twitter, you’ll still do better than #Poilievre.

If they want to know who shot the #UnitedHealthcare CEO, just ...

2024-12-05T15:29:41Z

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If they want to know who shot the #UnitedHealthcare CEO, just find someone whose partner or family member was denied, say, life-saving treatment. I'll put money on that one.

👍

2024-11-25T15:05:16Z

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👍

115,000 votes in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania made the ...

2024-11-23T20:11:12Z

115,000 votes in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania made the difference: if they had gone for Harris instead of Trump she’d be #POTUS. That’s 7/10ths of 1% of the total votes cast.
The #electoralcollege, the gift that keeps on giving. More like the grift…

I don't know about rebels, but the original Constitution, ...

2024-11-20T14:29:43Z

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I don't know about rebels, but the original Constitution, drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, was incredibly conservative, written by 55 elite/aristocratic men (only 39 signed it) and was a) protective of property and capitalism and b) did everything it could do to blunt democracy (openly feared "the mob"). Read "Signing Their Lives Away", short bios of each of the signatories.

Mark my words- this isn’t just another 4 years of incompetence ...

2024-11-08T03:21:21Z

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Mark my words- this isn’t just another 4 years of incompetence and corruption- we’re talking endgame here. He and the GOP and their tech bro backers intend to dismantle and neuter the Democratic institutions. They already own #SCOTUS and the court will be made much worse now. Amy Whatshername next nominee? Don’t laugh. They intend to fix the game (they already own the refs) so they never lose again.

I may leave the internet entirely, anticipating an unending ...

2024-11-07T23:39:29Z

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I may leave the internet entirely, anticipating an unending deluge of news about #TFG. I genuinely worry about my mental health.

My prediction: a 2-year presidency before the $$$ and #techbros ...

2024-11-06T16:03:40Z

My prediction: a 2-year presidency before the $$$ and #techbros pull the pin on him and put their man #Vance in charge.
America has been sold and yesterday was basically a mirage.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdl22yrrk2o

I travelled recently on #Westjet, a totally #Canadian airline. My ...

2024-11-05T16:35:34Z

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I travelled recently on #Westjet, a totally #Canadian airline. My seat choice was charged in American $$$-? No reason that I could see except to secretly increase the cost.

Looks like a scene from a #JohnLandis film. #BluesBrothers

2024-10-31T21:14:12Z

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Looks like a scene from a #JohnLandis film.
#BluesBrothers

Nov 2016: when I heard the first announcement of Trump's win ...

2024-10-29T14:15:37Z

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Nov 2016: when I heard the first announcement of Trump's win my immediate thought (I was in the law business for 40 years) was "there goes the #SCOTUS.

A Horse With No Name Tag #makeasongtrivial

2024-10-29T01:34:31Z

A Horse With No Name Tag
#makeasongtrivial

Nothing’s Happening Here #makeasongtrivial #hashtaggames

2024-10-29T01:26:31Z

Nothing’s Happening Here
#makeasongtrivial
#hashtaggames

Itchykoo Park, by the Really Small Faces #makeasongtrivial ...

2024-10-29T01:25:36Z

Itchykoo Park, by the Really Small Faces
#makeasongtrivial
#hashtaggames

It gets better: #Trump's mother got into the country (from ...

2024-10-26T14:28:14Z

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It gets better: #Trump's mother got into the country (from some island off the UK) illegally - she had a letter from her sister promising that there was a job for her. There was no job. I think sister was in Chicago - she ended up in NYC, working in #TFG's grandfather (who'd had a whorehouse in the Yukon) as a maid. Married the son, Trump's sociopath father. In other words: nice folks.

We’ve been eating wheat for, what, 10,000 years?

2024-10-22T17:43:08Z

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We’ve been eating wheat for, what, 10,000 years?

#ArnoldPalmer's daughter: said something that has long ...

2024-10-20T22:13:01Z

#ArnoldPalmer's daughter: said something that has long occurred to me:
"We've lost our sense of outrage in this country over just about everything..." Bang on.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-rally-arnold-palmer-comment-b2632457.html

Indeed. Wondering when the courts will intercede. So much of this ...

2024-10-20T15:37:28Z

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Indeed. Wondering when the courts will intercede. So much of this stuff seems pretty unconstitutional.

Then why are you asking?

2024-10-18T23:41:49Z

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Then why are you asking?

Fantastic shot.

2024-10-14T14:17:33Z

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Fantastic shot.

Cheeses Is Just Alright #pizzatoppingasongorpoem #hashtaggames

2024-10-12T01:25:02Z

Cheeses Is Just Alright
#pizzatoppingasongorpoem
#hashtaggames

Kind of how a snake renews its skin.

2024-09-29T17:42:52Z

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Kind of how a snake renews its skin.

In the summer of 1984 my wife and two little kids took the train ...

2024-09-25T17:14:45Z

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In the summer of 1984 my wife and two little kids took the train Vancouver---> Calgary for her family reunion.
Uncle: "We used to take that train down to Vancouver in the winter for school; took 24 hours. How long does it take now?"
Me: "25 hours".
But I lied: returning to Vancouver there was "an issue" and it was closer to 30. Oh, and on the way the air con shut down in Lytton; the hotest spot in Canada that day. Butter on the dining room tables melted.

I thought mutes were a good idea- to shut #TFG up. What an I ...

2024-08-26T18:31:06Z

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I thought mutes were a good idea- to shut #TFG up. What an I missing?

After crazy polls in an Alberta election I listened to a CBC ...

2024-08-17T18:14:44Z

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After crazy polls in an Alberta election I listened to a CBC analysis. The pollsters pointed out that most polls in media are free but that you get what you pay for. Said the private, purchased polls are more accurate.

Three guys? You’ve never seen High Noon.

2024-08-17T18:12:30Z

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Three guys? You’ve never seen High Noon.

Damned close, anyway.

2024-08-16T15:10:09Z

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Damned close, anyway.

I think he’s lost it. Seriously- unhinged. Dare I say it: ...

2024-08-07T04:53:13Z

I think he’s lost it. Seriously- unhinged. Dare I say it: weird.
“You don’t advertise on my platform, so I’m suing you. And Ford. And Pepsi. And the Canadian government. And…”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn47798gxx4o

#Vance isn’t the only VP choice to hurt the ticket- anyone ...

2024-08-06T13:49:51Z

#Vance isn’t the only VP choice to hurt the ticket- anyone recall #SarahPalin?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/harris-running-mate-walz-1.7286027

It’s always been an elected oligarchy.

2024-07-30T21:16:55Z

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It’s always been an elected oligarchy.

So tell me- do you think #MontyDon (Gardeners’ World) is Mr. ...

2024-05-14T00:49:56Z

So tell me- do you think #MontyDon (Gardeners’ World) is Mr. Rogers for adults?