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A traditional dessert from my neck of the woods. www.food.com/recipe/best-...
From soldier to the world of tourism. I draw stuff, I read (try to write), and love most creatures great & small. Very much into history.
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A traditional dessert from my neck of the woods. www.food.com/recipe/best-...
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Russia would bleed itself white before her tanks ever reached Paris or Berlin. That, or those tanks wouldn't be crewed by Russians.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Democracy only works when the government is afraid of the people, not the other way round.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
I- interest C- comprehension E- emphasis P- participation A- accomplishment C- confirmation The principles governing the delivery of lectures/instruction/presentations in the Canadian Forces.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
They should not leave. Surround the White House with a human fence 100-people thick. And stay. Elsewhere, flood the halls of congress. Fill the corridors & block the office doors.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
The president of The United States is a 14-year-old mean girl.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Into the mist my guardian prows put forth, Behind the mist my virgin ramparts lie, The Warden of the Honour of the North, Sleepless and veiled am I! Halifax, from Kipling's "Song of the Cities."
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
It's a broken theme park from a horror movie.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
My brother was an alcoholic. He died a few years ago from laryngeal cancer.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Umm... You didn't really win in 1812 because really, you didn't win.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
At this point the US is just a broken theme park out of a horror movie.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Un-fucking-believable.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
If anal incontinence had a face.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
What an absolute idiot.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Gonna be 1984 shortly.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Being a resident of New Scotland, I will tell you that bagpipes are the link between sound and noise.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a free frontal lobotomy.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
What do you call a dog with no legs? Nuthin'. He's not gonna come to ya anyway.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Said it before; I'll say it again: Every day that trump continues to draw breath will be worse than the day before it.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
America could so benefit from a parliamentary system of government. You could've gotten rid of trump so easily.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Florida ya say.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Eeeyup.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Disclaimer: Nagel Farage should be thrown into an open cesspit. As a veteran, Remembrance Sunday should take priority over anyone's protest. Would the free speechers in the US be cool with a protest at the tomb of the unknown soldier on Veterans Day?
Insta Science (@instascience.bsky.social) reposted
The rarest big cat on Earth β the gorgeous Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis)
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
It is an act of war.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Killing 11 Venezuelans in a boat in international waters is probably -- and extremely so -- an act of war.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Nighthawks is one of my favourite paintings.
I Post Animal Vids... π (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted
Cows don't just give milk, they give good vibes! π #bluesky #nature #animals
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't think that reader would be, right.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
The audacity of the US never ceases to amaze me.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Like veterinarians doing brain surgery on humans.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Donald trump is like a barking cat: At first, a funny and bewildering quirk of nature. But in the end, a grotesque abomination.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
That motherfucker hasn't done a truth in his whole miserable life.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree. And it's "toe" the line.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Aliens would be like, "Yeah, nah."
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
That's cool and all, but I don't think any of us are surprised a book on math history is still on the shelf...π
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
That boy's uglier than a bag of broken hammers.
I Post Animal Vids... π (@realjfairclough.bsky.social) reposted
Sheep dog puppy's first day on the job... ππ #dog #dogday #bluesky
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
I cannot take seriously any man with a beard like that.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Man... what a damn shame.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
If I had any say in how kids are homeschooled I would insist on: Submitting a monthly "class" schedule. Submitting a curriculum for approval. Periodic & unannounced home visits. Completed tests kept available for viewing. Exams overseen by outside proctor. But that's just me.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Just practicing what Putin told them.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
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John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah that ain't right. But good to see.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Likewise.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
So do I.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Had I been here 22 minutes ago, I could have saved you a lot of wear & tear on your keyboard. I was tour guide here in Halifax for 15 years, routinely doing tours to Lunenburg. I know all about Bluenose; her skipper Angus Walters & what William RouΓ© did to make her so fast.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
It usually is :)
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Of her losses? Well, she lost the Lipton Cup to a schooner out of Gloucester Mass. named the Gertrude L Thebaud, and the UK race was against yachts built as schooners were. The race was part of celebrations for George V's silver jubilee. Bluenose came third.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Well, "they" would be wrong. She lost the Lipton Cup race in 1930, and a race against schooner-yachts in the UK in 1935.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice go-go boots.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
It's getting hard to find the words to adequately describe the level of crazy in the trump administration. They're turning America into a broken theme park al a Something Wicked This Way Comes.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Seven shades of bullshit.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
As an old soldier, there are two -- among many -- things that piss me off. One, is saluting without a headdress, and the other, is civilians/people in civilian clothes saluting.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
lol... I got excited when I saw the word "trivia," so I added some. I wouldn't have if I fully understood the context of your post. I blame the drugs.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Who was Zichmni?
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
If Kristi Noem were Pinocchio, she could go fuck herself with her own nose.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Gorkha's one of those fuckers you'd love to grab by the tie knot and just start punching.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Nice to hear.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh you have no idea. I spent time up north -- several occasions -- when I was in the army, and I've seen a few polar bears. They are huge, majestic, and deadly. They will hunt you.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Appreciate it.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Inl...
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
In Churchill Manitoba, there is an unwritten rule that you do not lock your car at night, to give people a refuge should they encounter a Polar Bear on the walk home.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
America is a ship without a rudder, and one fuck of a rocky shore awaits.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, yes we do.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Dat bitch gotta go.
Jonathan Slater (@jonathanslater.bsky.social) reposted
Galago core
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Thoughts and prayers when the horse has already left the barn.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Things will have to get a whole lot worse before they start to get better.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
No, it's not kinda like Gaza or Ukraine. It's kinda like Nazi fucking Germany.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Nothing will change until the 2nd amendment is amended.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
So would I. And I'd take every fucking one of them with me.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
That's some Olympic-level sycophancy right there.
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Cleopatra or TutanCatmun?? #cat #catday #bluesky
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Harris could have turned a new page in America's story.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
I see those kind of posts as the battle cries of mental Pygmies. I like playing with them sometimes. I can watch stupid people smash their heads into brick walls all day long.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Idiot.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Those "lot of people" are all in that room.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
lol... I just addressed step 1. Please pay attention. It was crisis that gave rise to Hitler. Yeah he did that other shit, but 'ol Adolph was hardly the first to demonize a political opponent(s). Some of the points are accurate, others not so much.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
And they're all in that room.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
"Special assistant to the president." Skank du jour.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh yeah.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
When Hitler tried to seize power he was thrown in jail. When the Nazis won the 1933 election, Hindenburg appointed Hitler chancellor. Germany was in a crisis.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNT8...
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Man, I wish that when people start using Hitler as a reference they'd have the facts down first.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes, he absolutely failed upwards. But he became president because Americans worship celebrity, especially the stupid ones. It's why Regan was elected; it's why Schwarzeneggar was elected.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Glorious.
John in Halifax (@john-in-halifax.bsky.social) reply parent
Smelania.