Mark Cripps

Mark Cripps

@markcripps.bsky.social

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use. -Soren Kierkegaard

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Mark Cripps
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Hamilton Municipal election saw 31.59% voter turnout. this is 4% lower than 2022. maybe not sending out voting information was, i don't know, stupid?

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five years after a devastating wildfire and Lytton election garners a tie for mayor with each getting 45 votes... yes... 45 votes. shows you the town is far from recovering www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

ctvnews.caElection results tied between mayoral candidates in Lytton, B.C.The municipal election in Lytton, B.C., has resulted in a tie between two mayoral candidates with differing views on the community’s recovery from a devastating wildfire that destroyed much of the vil...
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while the Alberta referendum was a resounding vote to continue being a strong and integral part of Canada, my fear is the losing separatists will ramp up their backlash against newcomers in the province.

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Scott Robertson
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Chrystia Freeland: "Your government is siding with Vladimir Putin, who is a bloodthirsty dictator and war criminal. This is not a time for us to be divided. And it's certainly not a time for America to be on the side of the bad guys, which I'm sorry to say, you are right now."

Mark Cripps
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My heart goes out to all members of the CAF tonight. The news coming out of CFB Wainwright is concerning and the losses will be felt by members of the broader military family across the country

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John Michael McGrath
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Seems bad!

Toronto Star@thestar.com

Star Investigation: The government agency responsible for online gambling in Ontario secretly shelved a research study intended to track rates of problem gambling. New from @bkstar.bsky.social:

thestar.comOntario government hid study on rates of problem gambling, internal documents revealRecords obtained by the Star through Freedom of Information legislation reveal that iGaming Ontario executives were concerned when researchers reported problem gambling rates significantly higher than...
Mark Cripps
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The Los Angeles Dodgers' 2026 payroll is approximately $339.3 million to $340.6 million (ranking 2nd in MLB), while the Milwaukee Brewers' payroll is $146.2 million (ranking 19th in MLB). That’s not counting all the bullshit deferred payment contracts

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As a Blue Jay fan Kiki was the biggest dick after the Dodgers won the WS last year. Love that he was final out in Brewers sweep. Fuck the Dodgers

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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦
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This is exactly what I said the other day and now Reuters is reporting it. Trump officials ordered to restrict Starshield to help Russia kill Ukrainians

reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Order to limit Starshield for Ukraine came from inside White House, sources sayThe order to limit a satellite system used by Ukraine ​for battlefield communications and drone operations came from inside the White House, according to two US officials and a Western official briefe...