Jason Hammond

Jason Hammond

@headtale.bsky.social

Yet another Blue Skyin’ librarian More: www.headtale.com

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Doing the stupid dance to renew my Sirius radio sub - they pretend they're upping me to their regular monthly rate which is 5x higher than my "special introductory rate."

I pretend I'm going to cancel unless they come down to that rate again like they have the last two times I renewed. So it goes from $15 as an auto-offer to $13 from the call centre.

Then to $10 to $8 after she talks to her "manager" and eventually $6/month which is where I was at all along. (true, a buck higher than the initial rate when I first signed up but I'm not a monster so I take that deal again!) :-)

Yes, they did the wrong test initially. And yes, it’s months to get back in then hrs between redoing the tests & yr specialist being able to squeeze you in. But hearing the elderly couple nearby saying how lucky we are to have free access to amazing healthcare makes it all okay! #ElbowsHealedUp

Yes, they did the wrong test initially. And yes, it’s months to get back in then hrs between redoing the tests & yr specialist being able to squeeze you in. But hearing the elderly couple nearby saying how lucky we are to have free access to amazing healthcare makes it all okay! #ElbowsHealedUp

Update - no idea how long they were waiting but the elderly woman just said “Let’s get out of here” and I swear the nurse called her name *immediately* after she said that. #BarbaraHasPowers

AI helped me make this list of non-US alternatives to popular American destinations. (The blurbs in the middle are a bit garbled but I think the essence is there.) #BoycottUSA #ElbowsUp #SayNoToFascism #ShareWidely

The US is so messed up - repeatedly show a man being shot dead but make sure to bleep out the f-word of the bystanders who witnessed this murder. I even heard a right-wing commentator defend ICE because protesters were "yelling the f-word at them." Free speech? 2nd amendment? Hypocritical.

This is the worst (hockey) timeline. Flames just miss playoffs as usual. Blues late run sneaks them in past Flanes only to lose in 1st round. Habs & Sens lose in first too as possible acceptable 🇨🇦 contenders. Jets have amazing season, I jump on their bandwagon, they lose out in round two.

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Okay, I'll say it: Tonight has been an absolute DRUBBING for Texas book banners. Texas voters stood up and said clearly that they're sick of trustees demonizing teachers. They rejected the absurd policing of libraries & books that has plagued our state for years.

Frank Strong@frankstrong.bsky.social

And here’s how my tracker looks right now. That’s a lot of green!

Gretzky to Caps Owner Ted Leonsis: "When I broke the record, they gave me a Rolls Royce so you have your work cut out for you!" Leonis knowing the politics of both Gretzky and Ovechkin: "Alex, here's your cybertruck!" (All credit to my wife for this joke.)

One of Gretzky's records many (including myself) thought would never be broken. For Ovechkin to do it in the same number of games at Gretzky but in a completely different era w/ better training, goalies, nutrition, equipment and basically everything? Unreal!

Sportico@sportico.bsky.social

Alex Ovechkin is now the NHL's all-time goal leader 🌟 A thread of stories from his chase of Wayne Gretzky 🧵

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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: Canada is a country of the rule of law. Canada is a country of democracy. Canada will never kiss that gangster’s ring.

I fully believe that Trump is a Russian asset & he sees Canada the way Putin sees Ukraine. I hope Trudeau & our leaders are realising the unthinkable has to be considered & planned for given that the insane people running the US right now are no longer playing by traditional rules & norms.

That feeling when you try to cheap out a bit on an expensive holiday by buying breakfast foods for your room but end up paying $13 for a box of granola bars! #WatchTheLabels #IStudiedEnglishNotMath #NoTariffNeeded