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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

3 months

Thhank-you Prine Minister #Trudeau & Jagmeet Singh. Here’s the $400 bill for the two fillings I had today. With the new national #dental plan, I paid $35.42.

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@EruditeElf Fed my landlord‘s chickens once. They showed up at the same time every day for a week. 😳

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@BradMossEsq @LouiseMensch I’m with you. Lost all respect for the man during Covid.

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6 years

From my favourite sci-fi author ever, this reminder, so apropos of our current politics: “people who couldn’t imagine themselves capable of evil were at a major disadvantage in dealing with people who didn’t need to imagine, because they already were.” @GreatDismal

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@echipiuk It wasn’t individual Canadians lining up to hand me some cash. It was a federal government decision. A pretty good one for the sixth richest country in the, world I might add. #dental .

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7 months

“Just give us the money and trust us to get the job done.” Danielle Smith actually just said that about federal funds. Somebody please point me to a job that the UCP effectively accomplished while being in power for the last X years?

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9 months

@KeneAkers I heard recently the term cowboy was actually invented to denigrate black cow punchers. They weren’t ‘real men’! So whitie just called them boys.

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1 year

@LibArtsAndMinds Exactly this. Right wingers in North America are anti-government. They see it as an evil. Of course they like the power and the paychecks it gives them but they’re really out to tear it down. At a federal and international level.

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3 months

@ProstheticLeg3 Why don’t you pave your own roads? Why is the concept of “collective good“ so hard for folks to grasp?

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@starmediaguy

8 months

@Simone_Biles @RobinLuvsDisney I learned recently that ’cow-boy’ was originally a derogatory term for Black cow herders. Whites were called cowpokes. So black cowboys have a long tradition! And now own the genre!

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@starmediaguy

1 year

@1followernodad This is most definitely the kind of journalism in the world was looking for! 🤠

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@starmediaguy

5 years

@thekatiecoop @NPRKelly You ever notice the one place #Trump TRULY seems comfortable, even self possessed, is when he is degrading people? It’s a constant

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5 months

And the #Lethbridge police service showed up -in force- to take pictures of the people at the anti-UCP rally where Shannon spoke on the weekend. Not concerning at all… 🙄

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@SPhillipsAB

5 months

"To have law enforcement target a minister because…they don't like her politics…they don't like that a woman's in charge; that's what this is about.” “Even though it came at tremendous personal cost … at least [ASIRT] agrees with me on this." -Phillips

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@DrewYewchuk CNR. CNR? Now let me think. Wasn’t there a company owner of a co. like that that just got given $300 million to build a sports stadium?

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5 years

@CharmianNeary @cmclymer It’s fine. Jesus took him home. Right?

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3 years

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@starmediaguy

8 years

@RyanLizza exactly. Why is no one asking Comey why he felt making Weiner's emails public was crucial but not Russian hacks?

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@starmediaguy

7 years

@Twanky_Resists @Tutone731 @abbydphillip @jessicasunja @kaitlancollins 🔥🔥🔥👍🏻

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@acoyne I will say that SNC Lavelin and his treatment of then Attorney General lost me a lot of respect for Trudeau as an individual.

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

2 years

Wear Orange on Canada Day.

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2 years

Re: "Canada" Day

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@atRachelGilmore I swear to God, Canadas #Conservatives get together and share techniques for hoodwinking the public.

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

5 years

@marcellam @anniegirl1138 Notice that he’s not apologizing for what he did. Only that it’s become a “distraction“.

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

6 years

Boom.

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@djrothkopf

6 years

A federal judge today asked a prosecutor whether President Trump's first national security advisor, Michael Flynn, might be charged with treason. He stated that Flynn had sold his country out and openly lied to the FBI while on the grounds of the White House.

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6 years

This is a pretty common sunset view. From my living room window. #Lethbridge #Alberta #sundaysunsets

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

4 years

What a lovely piece of writing. “Memory is not static, it is not singular; we remember collectively, not alone.”

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5 years

My essay about walking one hundred miles across England – how death & grief & hope are etched deep into the very land itself.

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@starmediaguy

5 years

Holy jumpin’ jeesus, @doctorow pulls NO punches here. Brilliant speech: “the reason we have tech monopolies is because we got rid of antimonopoly legislation.“

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5 years

. @doctorow on fine form in this recent conference talk

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@starmediaguy

4 years

@toddzwillich @lrozen So #Trumpe DOES know some history. Quite conversant in racial oppression. 😏

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1 month

@PaulDoroshenko @comox7 It’s a veritable trend.

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@starmediaguy

8 months

@mhmck At this rate Russia be running out of AWACS airplanes… Right soon. Pricey kit go boom.

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@starmediaguy

1 year

@doctorow Watched “stop making sense“ in its entirety again just a couple of nights ago. Best. Concert. Film. Ever. 😁 #TalkingHeads .

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@starmediaguy

4 years

@SierraFoxtrot20 @oldgrunt0351 I smell a conspiracy theory in the making! And I’m here for it.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@propublica @Jackie_Pepper The United States motto should be “survival of the…richest,“ not this life and liberty nonsense. Your life is in danger from gun violence and liberty is the scarcest of any country on the planet.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@kim_siever One of #Capitalism ’s enduring piles of bullshit. Walmart or McDonald’s is a career for many. #LivingWageNow

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

4 years

@rabiasquared Airbnb’s are most surely not professionally cleaned! Speaking as a super host.

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@starmediaguy

4 years

🔥🔥. Take that, mansplainer. 😜🤣

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4 years

@kaffjamesnewtow Hi, ICYMI I'm an astroparticle physicist, so I'm well aware of what interactions are, and that complex interactions facilitate this. I'm also a science communicator so I know the technical details are unnecessary AND cloud up the awesomeness of what's happening. Have a nice day.

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@starmediaguy

2 years

@MargTokar @630CHED Are you seriously looking for some sort of ethical position from the #UCP ? That well is abandoned!

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@starmediaguy

5 years

@maryhoyon @jsulbyrne @chrissyteigen Pastry slut. Is that a thing? Cause I’d like to sign up.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@AB_MD_WarRoom

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@starmediaguy

6 months

@Mitchell_AB Attended the NDP leadership debate in Lethbridge tonight. Nenshi gets my vote because he understands the gravity of the situation. “We’re in a moral crisis in this province.”

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@BrentSpiner Epic. Dark dark episode- Stewart was brilliant.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@cartericonic Y’all gonna demolish their garage? I would. Legal, too.

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@starmediaguy

11 months

@RachelNotley Given the 40 shades of grey in the audience’s hair, I’m thinking maybe you were discussing pensions? 🤠

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@djrothkopf @JaneMayerNYer @NewYorker These people.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@Scribulatora Having been a reporter, I can tell you that ownership’s attitudes and opinions do actually inform the coverage. Regardless of nationality. Postmedia/venture capitalists.

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30 days

@DavidHamer_1951 Not broken - despite the UCP trying hard. #Alberta ’s week-long fall.

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@starmediaguy

4 months

@COVID19_disease @Crof Highly contagious. Hits hard. Just had 10 people out of 40 on a tour come down with it.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@Elizabeth_Levy_ @KarenAttiah Feel ya.

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

5 years

Scathing. Wanna know just how full of it the GOP “defense” of Drumpf is? Read this one article.

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Seven Outright Falsehoods in GOP Staff Report on Impeachment

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@ScottHech @bymichaeldunn Also let’s not forget that major crime has been declining steadily for decades. Despite what the fear mongers will tell you.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@ifindkarma @jonstewart God he was brilliant. Miss that man.

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@starmediaguy

2 years

@LukaszukAB @ABDanielleSmith Well now, gosh, Tommy, there’s some folk that would call that something close to, well, #corruption , seems ta me. So on-brand for the #UCPee .

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@Terrilltf @CommrRCMPGRC Is this not the same commissioner who didn’t really know what “systemic racism meant, or think it existed in the force?

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@starmediaguy

4 months

@Ange_Amene He got “shot” in the ear and all he got was… A bloody ear? Was it a BB gun? Seriously.

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1 year

@Scribulatora @0CynicalBastard

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@TimmCTV @MiklaTyler In Malaysia, they give you a wristband if you’ve been exposed - and if anyone sees you Outside your home with it it’s a multi thousand dollar fine.

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@starmediaguy

6 years

On the lighter side, the other takeaway from my @greatdismal reread is to pre-rinse Coffee filters. Best. Cup. Ever this morning. #PracticalSyfy

Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

6 years

From my favourite sci-fi author ever, this reminder, so apropos of our current politics: “people who couldn’t imagine themselves capable of evil were at a major disadvantage in dealing with people who didn’t need to imagine, because they already were.” @GreatDismal

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3 years

@YYCCowboy “It has long been the policy of succesive #Alberta governments to avoid measuring the impact of the #Oilsands , in the interest of making sure nobody knows what the impact is.” #Alberduh , baby!

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@BerlinskyJohn @lumin8 ‘Performative outrage.’ They learned it from their American masters. #canMedia

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@starmediaguy

4 years

@JYSexton It’s always surprising how the end of #Strongmen invariably involves them hiding in a hole in the ground. #Hitler . #Qaddafi . # #saddam . Etc

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@starmediaguy

10 months

@BarbLarochelle @stuckncalgary I honestly wouldn’t put it past them.

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5 months

@patgagnon_75

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@starmediaguy

4 years

@bruceanderson @CPC_HQ @AndrewScheer That’s because #andrewscheer and the current crop of Cons seem to think ‘petulant asshole’ is THE in-look this season.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@MHirschkowitz @reckless Achually, “Freedom of speech“ is an English value that both the US and Canada imported.

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

5 months

What @doctorow calls the “enshitification” of the Internet continues at warp speed. NOW SHIT FUELLED BY AI!

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5 months

Alright, Google search has officially become unbearable. What search engine should I switch to? Is there a good one?

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@starmediaguy

7 years

@carolineparks @CharlotteAlter @cmclymer It’s a topic that deserves, at the very least, a little snappishness. I appreciated yr comment. And I agree with yr conclusion - which is exactly why so many more are waking up to this reality. It’s the only upside of Trump!

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1 year

@TheBreakdownAB @Terrilltf Having worked about 7 Canadian #elections in my day, I can tell you the process is immaculate. People suggesting otherwise have agendas. And are probably losing.

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@starmediaguy

5 years

@gilmcgowan Why the actual FUCK did we, as a province, allow #oilcompanies to walk away from their cleanup, and believe the taxpayers should foist the bill. The federal tax payer no less. ‘Free market’ #Alberta ? #Bullshit

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@starmediaguy

6 years

@RachelNotley Nice. Keep up the good work. 🎅🏼

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@starmediaguy

7 months

@Tim_Bousquet Hi Tim. Hey, shout out from an ex reporter in Alberta. We need more journalists standing up for some reasonable version of reality in the face of PP’s utter onslaught on truth. Great column!

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@starmediaguy

7 years

@Crof @Laurie_Garrett @JustinTrudeau @wef Maybe you should stop hoping for a savior, and just acknowledge good work when it’s done. #EqualityTakesAVillage

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@nbcsnl I love the context of an insane theory being vehemently debated by different points of view. #SNL #Jumanji .

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@starmediaguy

4 years

Lovely, evocative piano, Peter.

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I NEED YOUR HELP 🙏🏽 Friends - are you or a loved one dealing with anxiety, sadness, grief? I've spent 4 months pouring my soul into an album of piano music to bring healing and comfort. Could you please pass it along? THANK YOU ❤️

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@carolineparks @CharlotteAlter @cmclymer I stand corrected. 😞 I guess what’s changed is that the resistance is gaining momentum and impact and cultural visibility.

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2 years

@nbcsnl This has been a thoroughly entertaining SNL. And I don’t say that often.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@justmombling @mjblair I don’t think they “fall for it“. I think it’s in there US-owned-hedge fund media conglomerate’s interest.

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1 year

@LuxAlptraum @IBJIYONGI Shall we talk about the evangelical Christians and their bizarre hope for global warfare rooted in Israel? Which seems to underpin much of the US support.

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Oh my God, I am laughing! That was the darkest SNL skit I’ve seen in years. Skydiving? Better pray.

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@spiritofanu @Charlie85915085 @IshatReza @IvisonJ The latest Herle Burly podcast interview, with a journalism instructor and ex government advisor, has an excellent analysis of how lines between journalism and opinion have irrevocably blurred. Worth a listen.

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@starmediaguy

5 years

@billybong79 @UncleRee1 Be careful. Money laundering is illegal!

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4 years

@Gritty_Greg @WaytowichNeil We have allowed Christo-fascism to take deeper root in this country. I see it as a response to the deep fear that first nations might get equality.

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@starmediaguy

2 years

@politicalplayer @MargTokar @TheRickWilson Genius. #Fearection ” should be Merriam-Webster’s ‘word of the day!’

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@starmediaguy

6 years

This vid is so cool. Canada is now an “incubator country“. Who knew? Totally legit journalism here. 🤔

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3 months

@7Veritas4 Somebody noted that he visited Montana four times in the last election and the only thing he left behind was unpaid bills. As usual with Trump.

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@starmediaguy

6 years

@simongerman600 Are you kidding? Acting “according to their morals.“ You mean in response to vast Public and consumer pressure? Is that equivalent of #morality now?

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@starmediaguy

4 years

@DustyGrimmer @JenAnne11 I saw a teacher give a talk in Kamloops 40 years ago about how it serves #governments to keep #education in turmoil. Then, each election, they can then promise to ‘fix’ it.

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@ATRightMovies

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@starmediaguy

3 years

@morganarae @magi_jay Which is a really important point to remember. We talk about it like it’s a “scandal“ but it never was. Was just a hot air bullshit balloon. Like North America‘s idea of “lockdowns“.

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@spaceseeker19 @doctorow This bullshit runs throughout the healthcare systems in both America and #Canada . When I had no insurance, my dentist charged me $70 for a visit. Once insurance kicked in it was $400.

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2 years

@Jbendben @RachelNotley Are you kidding? My god, check some facts. Alberta’s pension managers (Aimco) have crap rates of return versus CPP. AND the fund is prone to politicians interfering. Recipe for boondoggles.

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@starmediaguy

7 years

@maggieNYT OK, here’s a contextual question in reply… Why is it OK to report ten-year-old ‘news’ in the midst of the massive legal, sexual, and constitutional challenges US is facing? Why is Hillary Clinton news?!

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@maxfawcett

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@KristinRaworth @DuaneBratt @HHCalgary97 The #MysoginistPricksClub might be a good monicker for ‘old boys.’ Tho old boys DOES imply never having grown up.

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@starmediaguy

5 years

@VABVOX He does that to women quite regularly actually. It’s almost, what’s the word for it… Telling. Yeah, that’s it.

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

9 years

"It's actually safer to travel than it is to stay at home," says Rick Steves. Gr8 interview here!

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Travel host @RickSteves explains his successful business model, based on generosity.

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@SANDRAYYCNW I like how he manages to imply that women like you aren’t “strong“. Can’t avoid being sexist even while talking about promoting women.

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9 months

@deonandan Well, I honestly doubt it has millions of readers. But other than that… Yeah.

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@starmediaguy

5 years

@jannarden Jan I usually agree with you but the reality is big grocery stores operate on 1 to 3% margins. Yes, that adds up, but they’re not pharmaceutical companies - or oil companies!

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@gtlem I listened to one of Peter’s podcasts, and clearly he really is out of touch with the realities of today’s political game. Comfortable old white guy reinforcing mythologies.

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Ali Gibs

@starmediaguy

4 years

@peterdaou Just out of curiosity Peter, what “plan” do you think is possible in the next three months?

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