Bruce Dust
Bruce Dust
@conductordust.bsky.social
Former Switchman/Brakeman/Conductor now with a desk job and normal hours. Snark mixed with dog, drink, and cigar pics.
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"Meta is interfering in Brazil’s elections in plain sight—boosting Bolsonaro and suppressing Lula content."
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Carney has been making U.S. digital integration with Canadian defence *worse* while framing the situation as if it's just 'taking time' to diversify. Over 1 and 1/2 years is a LOT of time and he has, again not just done practically nothing, but doubled defence contracts with big U.S. tech. #CDNpoli
He is not though. He has directly increased it in key ways. 'share of fed. contract dollars heading south went from 1/5 in the 16 months before Carney, to nearly 1/3 under his watch' - www.thestar.com/news/canada/... Defence Doubled New Contracts With U.S. Tech: www.readthemaple.com/national-def...
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Ah. You have to pay a bill to pay your bill to be ripped off for overpriced services. Ain't the modern world wonderful? www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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The immigration policies Danielle Smith wants to create will harm more than just the immigrants she is directly targeting. It will harm the rest of us, too. wallsandbridges.substack.com/p/albertans-...
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This is obscene. This government is an obscenity. Canada has 200,000 year-round unhoused people and millions more who are food and housing-insecure. None of them are venture capitalists. Carney has defunded our services and is attacking what remains, including public health.
Ottawa is launching $1.75b in venture capital support to help Canadian startups grow and remain in Canada. The package includes $1b for venture capital investment—including dedicated funding for life sciences and emerging fund managers—and $750m primarily aimed at later-stage companies.
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Canada possesses world-class science capabilities, but a lack of co-ordination from the federal government means they are not being used to their best effect, according to newly released @cca-reports.ca expert panel report. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...
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A closer look at six controversial powers inside Mark Carney’s Building Canada Strong Act archive.ph/XqF18
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One widely loathed, ketamine-addicted, white-supremacist billionaire can single-handedly keep a failing political party afloat, through the brute force of money. Excellent system we've set up here.
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I don't understand how Mark Carney still believes he can work with the Trump administration regarding purchasing American military equipment for Canada. That takes a truly special kind of stupid.
Not only not helping, but actively hurting... "Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House" www.straitstimes.com/world/united...
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"The CRA takes these activities very seriously and has measures in place to detect, prevent and address fraud and non-compliance." Quite apparently this is not the case. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Everyone, (except the people listed below), who reached out for Thanksgiving help has leftovers to last during this week These 6 people need your help. 5 need food and one needs help for his glasses😊 even $10 will help someone who has absolutely nothing 👇
These people needing food are disabled & live alone. They didn’t have a Thanksgiving They deserve something to be thankful for this holiday. Please Help 5 ppl need Food 1 - $25 more, 4 need $50 $206 needed for eye glasses🙏 I’ll connect you directly or PayPal/e-transfer mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
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Occasional reminder to buy Canadian, so if you're in the market for kick-ass hot sauces, I have a blog page: canadiancynic.blogspot.com/2025/01/buy-... Suggestions for corrections or additions welcome. If you're a maker, by all means, leave a comment to get added to that page.
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Let’s get these last 10Moms a Thanksgiving Turkey and Groceries! Can anyone PLEASE Help🦃
Thanksgiving Dinner for 10 single Moms still on the list🙏Leftovers will help feed them thru the week. Can anyone Please Help? 🦃$500 Still needed for A’s very generous $2,500 donation match $2,000/$2,500 🦃Still need $500 DM & I’ll connect u directly or PayPal/e-transfer mrsbpotter@hotmail.com
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Real #thanksgiving and #kindness transcend "good moods." They become part of our brain circuitry. larrycornies.substack.com/p/saying-tha...
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Hey AB, get your vaccines... our HC system is already struggling. The waits in our EDs are astronomical, and only going to get worse. Do your part to protect yourself, your loved ones, and our overburdened HC system. I got Influenza + Covid vaccines same day...
Estimate ED Wait Times in Calgary this week - and these are NOT accurate... most will wait longer than the posted time. NO ONE would argue that this is safe in any way. Key issues: severe shortage of emergency nurses. At times various of these EDs can be 9-10 nurses short! 1/3
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