John Jardine πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

John Jardine πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

@plan9fromman.bsky.social

Christian, Mech. Eng. Ret., Husband/5 kids/11 grandkids, he/him, mayhem/buffoonery, diy/maker/fixer, classicist, thinks in rhyme, born 313.7 ppm COβ‚‚.

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Meet the gymnasts of the serpent world. Scientists recently captured footage of how a dwarf reed snake rolls away from predators with acrobatic flair.

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Goddammit.

Jesse Thorn@jessethorn.bsky.social

My pal Danielle Koenig shared that her father Walter Koenig passed away last night at age 90. A performer whose kindness and warmth shone through the screen. He will be well remembered.

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πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ“Ί Happy Birthday to Robert Clothier, CBC's unforgettable Relic on The Beachcombers, who was also a decorated WWII pilot. After surviving a 1944 crash that killed three crewmates, he spent two years paralyzed before learning to walk again. Born Oct. 21, 1921. Did you know his remarkable story? ❀️

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The biggest threat to Canada at this moment may be Alberta voters who believe media messaging that the referendum vote to separate will be easily won, leading no-voters to stay home. It’s true that separatism is very unpopular in Alberta, even with Conservatives. BUT TURNOUT WINS ELECTIONS. Vote.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social

Please don’t assume anything, Alberta. Vote against the Russian and American-fuelled separation self-sabotage. Send a strong message to the rest of Canada that we’re in this together. Foreign actors want you to vote for your own Brexit or Trump… or to help them win by just staying home.

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Lise Meitner was the 2nd woman to earn a physics PhD at the Univ of Vienna and Germany’s first female physics professor. She fled Nazi Germany, helped explain nuclear fission, and has an element named for her. 49 Nobel nominations, she never won. Her male colleague did. #SheShed #VivaHerAlliance

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Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is calling out Smith’s claims she had no idea separatists were meeting with the US State Department… While pointing out they raised the alarm on this months ago. With receipts. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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No shitπŸ€”πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―πŸ’―

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Today is #HobbitDay because Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were both born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway it's a good day to come and boromir #Tolkien books. πŸ“š

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I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune β€œModern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

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From her new musical "The Pirates Of Print-Ants".

Elle Cordova@ellecordova.bsky.social

I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune β€œModern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign

@nycteris.bsky.social Cool period clothing!

Jacob Gifford Head@giffordhead.co.uk

It’s one of those companies which I am delighted exists. I can’t really imagine myself needing a pair of stone-coloured 18th Century buckle shoes, but I am glad I could buy some if I did...

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#OTD 28/8/1942 #RememberRCN -HMCS OAKVILLE's famous battle with U94 in the Caribbean Sea. Corvette attacks with guns, DC's, ramming & coke bottles. Two RCN sailors leap from OAKVILLE's deck, boarding the U-Boat & force their way into the control room before the Uboat sinks. Marc Magee painting

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84 years ago today, two naked canadian sailors successfully boarded and captured a U-boat while the rest of their crew threw coke bottles at it. turns out it's hard to defend a conning tower ladder when there's a sweaty canadian butt suddenly sliding down it at speed. an "out of context" problem.

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Waking up in Canada, trusting my food supply, my neighbor battling an illness & not paying a dime for their healthcare , excited for kids to go back to a safe school, welcoming new Canadians , trusting my vaccine schedule knowing that it’s based in science. Oh Canada, πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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yes please

Martyn Wendell Jones@martynwendell.bsky.social

"Americans should take the president's anti-Canadian saber-rattling so much more seriously than we do. We should treat it not as a joke, not as a quirk . . . but as a genuine threat to our neighbors." @jamellebouie.net is exactly right www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPs9...

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AHOY THERE! YOUR INVOCATIONS HAVE DISTURBED THE SLEEPER; HE RISES TO JUDGE WHETHER SUMMER HAS AT LAST RETURNED.

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Bethan's Rock is a small grey stone on display at Poole Museum in Poole, England. It was donated to the museum in 2019 by a five-year-old girl named Bethan, and it has since attracted significant attention on social media and become the museum's most famous object. - Wikipedia

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When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.