The Only Dave Smith

The Only Dave Smith

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The voices in my head come out my fingers. Fictionalized version of myself. Unreliably unreadable. Ottawa, home to the coldest hot air. Be the first on your street, or just about any street, to read my blog! www.onlydavesmith.com

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Why Is the U.S. Accusing Canada of Election Interference? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/w... American claims of Canadian interference in the US MID-terms do not “smack of hypocrisy.” They REEK OF IT. They DEFINE it. Now, Trump pretending to be Christian kind of overshadows our little claim, but …

nytimes.comWhy Is the U.S. Accusing Canada of Election Interference?The Trump administration says Canadian officials are trying to sway the midterm elections for Democrats. Prime Minister Mark Carney says those claims have “no merit.”
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The Peterson Effect. Ontario is still paying for it decades down the line as it permanently tainted the Ontario Liberals and ushered in Harris conservatism after the recession eviscerated the NDP.

The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com

BC nobly sacrifices good governance to teach one man about hubris

thebeaverton.comBC nobly sacrifices good governance to teach one man about hubrisVICTORIA - The electorate of British Columbia – a province with a population of roughly 5.7 million – has officially and heroically voted against its own self-interest with the sole intention of teach...
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/g... Hilarious. The voice SHOULD sound automated so that we pay attention to what it says, not the tone. 80% of any spoken message is tone. We all know that. There should NOT be tone.

cbc.ca'She sounds mad at me': Google Maps has a new voice, and many people don't like it | CBC NewsThe new voice for the directions feature on Google Maps started rolling out earlier this year as part of the tech giant's ongoing updates to improve the driving experience and make voice guidance more...
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Wait a second … isn’t this just rewarding the hateful Canadians for their electoral interference? What about fairness? What about justice? What about FREEDOM?

cbc.caTrump to exempt some Canadian products from tariffs amid midterm pressure | CBC NewsU.S. President Donald Trump is poised to lift tariffs on some Canadian products — and hit others with new duties — as Republicans in border states lobby for relief from trade actions that have put the...
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www.cbc.ca/news/investi... Alberta and Ontario take the position that we should go back to the good old days when cowboys, cartoon camels, the Flintstones, and doctors could promote cigarettes on TV. Smoking is legal, right? It’s good for business, right? What’s different from sports betting?

cbc.caMPs moving to restrict gambling ads in Canada amid mounting harms | CBC NewsA new analysis for CBC News shows Canadians continue to be bombarded with betting promotions during sports broadcasts.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Department of Justice agents allege that Canada has been planting sleeper agents via the adoption system for decades and uses their 10 or 15 votes to manipulate US elections. We are way smarter than I thought we were. They should think twice before messing with us.

cbc.caCanadians caught up in Trump's crackdown on non-citizen voting ahead of U.S. midterms | CBC NewsSince late last year, federal prosecutors have charged dozens of non-citizens, many of them longtime U.S. permanent residents, with illegally voting in federal elections. At least 11 Canadians have be...
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic... Canadians are allowed to speak to Canadians about trade issues. We are also allowed to give Pete the ol' brush off, as he deserves much worse.

cbc.caU.S. Embassy says Carney government brushing off 'potential interference' in midterms | CBC NewsThe U.S. Embassy in Ottawa says the federal government is brushing off concerns about "potential interference in U.S. elections" after Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted that Canada is not getting in...
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... When your flying monkeys are set free, they don’t always obey orders. They will force her to rescind the unwise plebiscite bill and tear their little party apart at the seams. Nationalists of any stripe are not good losers. These ones are just losers.

cbc.caANALYSIS | Alberta separatists lost the vote. They'll continue their fight inside Danielle Smith's party | CBC NewsAfter the referendum, the UCP leader hardened her support for a united Canada. Much of her base has other ideas.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Sometimes you get what you ask for even if it’s not what you might deserve. I would not trust Meta with my dog’s name.

cbc.caMeta’s AI agent Muse set up Marketplace sale without telling him — and gave out his address | CBC NewsA Toronto man is warning Canadians to think twice before sharing too much personal information with Muse, Meta’s AI agent that acts as a personal assistant, after he says it arranged a Marketplace sal...
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/k... Among the signs of the BS to come, she used the word “effectuated,” does not understand what “philosophy” means, and thinks that she’s been accused of being in a “conspiracy” just because we found out that she failed her bar exam.

cbc.caNew White House press secretary Katie Zacharia didn't pass the bar exam | CBC NewsNew White House press secretary Katie Zacharia defended her legal background and justified her truncated inaugural briefing as she navigates a rocky first week as the president's chief spokeswoman.
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www.cbc.ca/news/enterta... The Spiderman Question! The real issue is does Jane Austen rate with Stan Lee? How am I gonna sleep tonight?

cbc.caDo we really need another Sense and Sensibility movie? This one centres the sisterly bond at the story's heart | CBC NewsThe new Sense and Sensibility adaptation brings Elinor and Marianne Dashwood’s bond to the foreground, using its natural landscapes and grounded style to give Jane Austen’s classic story a fresh persp...
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/k... Pepperdine Christian University. In Malibu. As with her Fox colleague Hegseth, her appointment suggests that, sometimes, a book’s cover holds real insight into its contents.

cbc.caTrump's new press secretary faces mounting questions about resume | CBC NewsThe new White House press secretary is facing mounting questions about her background and resume as she transitions into her role as the public face of the Trump administration.
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic... If by meddling, ol’buddy Pete means looking south with obviously biased disapprobation, I guess we’re all guilty, guilty,guilty … at least 34 times.

cbc.caU.S. 'monitoring' Canada for signs of midterm election interference, ambassador says | CBC NewsU.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says American officials are "closely watching" Canadian politicians for signs of election interference ahead of the pivotal midterms next month.
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/h... First, there are the real Nobels. Then there’s the one given to people in a discipline which has helped create the big problems their work seeks to mitigate. Imagine getting a Nobel for curing a disease you created in your lab.

cbc.caRobert E. Hall and Michael Woodford win Nobel memorial prize in economics | CBC NewsAmerican-born economists' models have helped governments and central banks manage economic shocks and "smooth out the economy's peaks and troughs," says Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

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Arrogant Worms
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We can all learn something from Gary.

Trevor Strong@trevorstrong.bsky.social

Gary the Grateful Gourd! Yesterday I made up a Thanksgiving character called Gary the Grateful Gourd. I was hoping someone would say, "You should make that a song!" Nobody did. But I made it one anyway, because I believe in Gary's message.

The Only Dave Smith
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/r... They “need a new leader” is not a phrase the Orange One should be promoting, all the more so because he says that “incompetence” was responsible for the war. His choice for a successor would be tall, blond, and leggy, of course.

cbc.caTrump says Ukraine should get a new president, blames Zelenskyy for U.S. diesel prices | CBC NewsU.S. President Donald Trump says it's time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting current Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not done enough to end his country's war with Russia.
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All this rain is pumping north from a hurricane near Florida. If I may echo the sentiments of the wee Republican loudmouths this summer about wildfire smoke, we'd really like you to keep your filthy Frorida weather under control so that our children can go outside and play.

The Only Dave Smith
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www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oc... If freeing political prisoners gets you a Nobel, like the Orange One claims, then Joe Biden should have got one. If being well known wins you one, then Leonard Peltier should.

theguardian.com‘I just wasn’t going to give up’: the fight to free the longest-serving political prisoner in the USLeonard Peltier was imprisoned for 49 years before his sentence was commuted. A new Netflix documentary exposes the ‘corrupt’ system that allowed it to happen
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Was there a message board for pervy massage therapists, a Facebook group, a WhatsApp group chat? Someone is recruiting these "private contractors." Someone has a lot to answer for.

cbc.caClass action alleging sexual assaults at Spa Nordik to proceed | CBC NewsDozens of people have joined a certified class action alleging they were sexually assaulted at Nordik Spa Village in Chelsea, Que., in a lawsuit that implicates dozens of massage therapists who worke...
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They might also, I don't know, think about governing? You know, push for change that might help people rather than score political points for finding corruption which we already know exists? Is that too radical? If these are their priorities, it underscores the rot in the American system.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Democrats are candid about what they will do if they get control of the Senate and House – here are their priorities

theguardian.comDemocrats are candid about what they will do if they get control of the Senate and House – here are their prioritiesControl of Congress after the 2026 midterm elections would give Democrats power to subpoena documents and testimony
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/n... MAGA crones will no doubt be knitting as they watch, tricoteuses for the streaming age, cackling racist epithets as they like and share on their preferred Meta account. Yes, the guy is a mass murderer. Nonetheless, Hegseth debases himself once more. Sick.

cbc.caPentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed | CBC NewsThe Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be "public."
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www.cbc.ca/news/politic... PP's bleating sounds more desperately hissy every day. There's lots to question here (saving 1400 bucks?) but he goes for the same old anti tax refrain.

cbc.caOttawa to provide $2B in rebates for homeowners who install heat pumps | CBC NewsThe federal government is launching a $2-billion rebate program that it says will help homeowners in Canada lower their annual heating costs while reducing emissions when they install heat pumps in th...
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Wow. And how do we define ignoramus?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: How do you define socialism personally? JD VANCE: I think in reality what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreigners workers, and you want boys to play in girls' sports

The Only Dave Smith
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It is hilarious. By any measure, the Persians were the civilized ones. The fact that we don't look to them for our roots is a consequence of the Greek victories at Marathon and ten years later at Salamis. Later, Alexander's peregrinations can only be described as a barbarian invasion.

Edward Wong@ewong.bsky.social

Reporting from Athens: Rubio gave a speech on rallying Europe to join the US in world domination by awakening from "slumber" and reviving "Western civilization" — ideas rooted in right-wing nationalism. He invoked memes, like the 300 Spartans vs. Persians. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...

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Occasionally Spooky Transpo
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Lol. I thought I've seen a lot of urbanism crimes. Somehow I missed this one. Brutal.

Brandon - "Fietser"@americanfietser.bsky.social

Sidewalks that dump pedestrians into the street for the benefit of turning cars is hostile design. It shouldn't be allowed design in any proper city. 90° corners direct behavior and force motorists to slow their speed and pay attention. This is how you create safe streets.

The Only Dave Smith
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I'm sure I'm not the first to say this, but I hope Trump's tariffs apply to Anne Carson's words. I don't imagine the MAGA types would read much less understand them but it's entertaining to think about border guards rifling through someone's underwear looking for forbidden poetry.

The Only Dave Smith
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... This report underscores the nature of the movement. Alberta sovereignty is a magic bean being sold to a naive buyer, one that will create problems they never thought they had.

cbc.caAlberta premier says ‘ridiculous’ for separatists to offer royalties, water to Americans | CBC NewsPremier Danielle Smith says it was “absurd” and “ridiculous” for prominent separatists to offer the United States government access to fresh water and resource royalties in return for its help establi...