Idealistic Pragmatist
justip@zeroes.ca
<p>Canadian by choice. International in outlook. Home in Halifax. Leftie. Foodie. Queer. Multilingual. Bike person, but a pedestrian at heart. Social scientist by trade. Household = me, Partner, two cats. Pretty bent by the anti-reality turn our world has taken since early 2022 but not (yet) broken.</p>
Posts
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Post #2784878
Every time I listen to an American talk on a podcast or in a YouTube or instagram video about anything Canadian (things ranging from, say, Mark Carney to Heated Rivalry), I brace myself to be annoyed by something ignorant or (usually unintentionally) insulting that they inevitably will end up saying about Canada. Every time, I think to myself: “maybe this will be the one time I will have braced myself for no reason!” But every time I’m disappointed. Every. Time.
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Post #2784877
A really good and surprisingly hopeful assessment of where things are in Ukraine. https://open.substack.com/pub/counteroffensive/p/putins-adrenaline-crash
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Post #2385519
Those of you who were following me here then might remember me discovering this song in 2022. Partner and I just rediscovered it, and well, I think it might actually be even more suitable for 2026! https://youtu.be/Xz3-AvEoSPw?si=v6uDmhljjumrogWF
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Post #1684348
Partner just told my seedlings “We’re gonna grow you, and we’re gonna plant you, and then we’re gonna eat your children!” 😳 #GrowYourOwn #GardeningMastodon
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Post #1684347
New toy new toy! #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon
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Post #1684345
RE: https://mograph.social/@dilmandila/116390725832539294 Other social media: why is everyone talking about bad pop stars, terrible TV shows, and fascism The Fedi: why so much octopus sex
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Post #1684344
The relief I feel these days at not having to expend significant political attention on the freaking Alberta separation issue is substantial.
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Post #1684342
Thanks to everyone who gave me great advice on how to make homemade corn tortillas with my new tortilla press! My first attempt at carnitas last night was a success!
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Post #733908
New instance, new introduction! I&#39;ve been in the Fediverse since March 2022, but this is only my second instance. I was born in the US and immigrated to Canada in 1997. I lived in Edmonton, Alberta for 28 years before moving to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2024. I&#39;m so Canadian these days that I regularly forget I wasn&#39;t born here, but technically I&#39;m an immigrant and a naturalized citizen. In total I&#39;ve lived at least briefly in either six or seven countries,...