Tim Burgess 🇨🇦
@umbradog-tim.bsky.social
British Canadian; one-time musician (well, drummer...); classic car rally driver; seeker of logic, fairness and equality.
Toronto
Toronto
Looking west this evening.
September 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Looking west this evening.
If you only care when the leopards eat YOUR face, it's too fucking late.
You cheered this on and encouraged more and more of it.
Do the work to change minds in the USA or go away.
Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
You cheered this on and encouraged more and more of it.
Do the work to change minds in the USA or go away.
Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump
British far-right pundit breaks silence on ICE arrest and deportation and says he was ‘really, really terrified’
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2026 at 12:04 AM
If you only care when the leopards eat YOUR face, it's too fucking late.
You cheered this on and encouraged more and more of it.
Do the work to change minds in the USA or go away.
Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
You cheered this on and encouraged more and more of it.
Do the work to change minds in the USA or go away.
Deported Milo Yiannopoulos says he is ‘ashamed’ of support for Trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
As some may know, my favourite sports photo is the black power salute in Mexico 1968. This action was no less profound.
Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard Bryant www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard Bryant www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard Bryant
A decade after Kaepernick’s quiet protest shook the NFL, his exile looks less like an aberration than a blueprint for the culture war that followed
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
As some may know, my favourite sports photo is the black power salute in Mexico 1968. This action was no less profound.
Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard Bryant www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
Colin Kaepernick knelt 10 years ago. America responded with a clear warning to Black people | Howard Bryant www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
JFC He is incapable of acting like an adult and supporting his allies and positions that the USA has held for decades.
He only knows how to be a disrupter with a "look at me" focus.
Twat.
Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
He only knows how to be a disrupter with a "look at me" focus.
Twat.
Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands
Comments signal president prepared to use dispute to push UK to raise defence spending and Nato contributions
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2026 at 12:12 AM
JFC He is incapable of acting like an adult and supporting his allies and positions that the USA has held for decades.
He only knows how to be a disrupter with a "look at me" focus.
Twat.
Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
He only knows how to be a disrupter with a "look at me" focus.
Twat.
Trump suggests he is reviewing US support for UK over Falkland Islands www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Sounds right!
Abdul El-Sayed: “Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn't even do. So if you're starting a trade war with Canada, it's because you're the asshole.”
August 31, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Sounds right!
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Hunter is on fire 🔥 🔥🔥
August 30, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Hunter is on fire 🔥 🔥🔥
Monarch on a thistle, taken by my partner this afternoon.
August 30, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Monarch on a thistle, taken by my partner this afternoon.
Leif Vollebekk
Bjork
Genesis
Blue Rodeo
Charlotte Cornfield
Deacon Blue
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Joe Jackson
Camel
Bjork
Genesis
Blue Rodeo
Charlotte Cornfield
Deacon Blue
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Joe Jackson
Camel
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
Why 10?
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Muddy Waters
Fats Domino
Little Feat
Bob Dylan
Dr. John
The Clash
The Ramones
The Cramps
Allen Toussaint
Frank Sinatra
Dexter Gordon
Bruce Springsteen
Elvis Costello
Iggy Pop
Buddy Guy
and...
...Buddy Hackett
Why 10?
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Muddy Waters
Fats Domino
Little Feat
Bob Dylan
Dr. John
The Clash
The Ramones
The Cramps
Allen Toussaint
Frank Sinatra
Dexter Gordon
Bruce Springsteen
Elvis Costello
Iggy Pop
Buddy Guy
and...
...Buddy Hackett
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
Nina Simone
Ray Charles
Leonard Cohen
George Harrison
Johnny Cash
Prince
John Lee Hooker
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Eartha Kitt
Billy Preston
Bowie
Lou Reed
Grateful Dead
Laura Nyro
Dr. John
Little Richard
& Ravi Shankar.
Nina Simone
Ray Charles
Leonard Cohen
George Harrison
Johnny Cash
Prince
John Lee Hooker
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Eartha Kitt
Billy Preston
Bowie
Lou Reed
Grateful Dead
Laura Nyro
Dr. John
Little Richard
& Ravi Shankar.
August 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Leif Vollebekk
Bjork
Genesis
Blue Rodeo
Charlotte Cornfield
Deacon Blue
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Joe Jackson
Camel
Bjork
Genesis
Blue Rodeo
Charlotte Cornfield
Deacon Blue
Bon Jovi
Bryan Adams
Joe Jackson
Camel
Full moon hiding...
August 30, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Full moon hiding...
First, I love this. Second, we are serious about the boycott. Elbows up, Canada!!
‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America
Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living
www.theguardian.com
August 29, 2026 at 11:36 PM
First, I love this. Second, we are serious about the boycott. Elbows up, Canada!!
‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Classic abuser (or worse) rhetoric. "If I can't have her, NO ONE can..."
He keeps telling us who he is.
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
He keeps telling us who he is.
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done
US president’s lawyers in court filing say Washington arts complex must undergo repairs or risk demolition
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Classic abuser (or worse) rhetoric. "If I can't have her, NO ONE can..."
He keeps telling us who he is.
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
He keeps telling us who he is.
Trump threatens to demolish Kennedy Center if $250m renovation not done www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Cannot happen too soon.
Mark Carney: "This fall we will begin intense discussions with the European Union, the world's second-largest economy, to build a much stronger and deeper economic and security partnership"
August 25, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Cannot happen too soon.
Trump is supposed to be a master deal-maker. What a fuckwit.
He couldn't make a deal at a garage sale.
He couldn't make a deal at a garage sale.
August 24, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Trump is supposed to be a master deal-maker. What a fuckwit.
He couldn't make a deal at a garage sale.
He couldn't make a deal at a garage sale.
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Repeat it over and over.
We’re approaching the 25th anniversary of 9/11 — when Canadians opened their homes and communities to stranded Americans.
25 years later, the U.S. government’s thank-you gift?
More tariffs. More threats. More trade war.
Hell of a way to treat the neighbour who had your back. 🇨🇦
25 years later, the U.S. government’s thank-you gift?
More tariffs. More threats. More trade war.
Hell of a way to treat the neighbour who had your back. 🇨🇦
August 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Repeat it over and over.
Good god almighty.
Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero
Sources say US navy is working to rename carrier originally planned to honor second world war sailor Doris Miller
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Good god almighty.
Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump faces backlash over reports US navy carrier could be named after him instead of Black war hero www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Heads-up, Canadians. Do not buy American produce at the grocery store.
Sure seems like a cascading series of contaminated food making Americans sick should be a massive scandal for the USDA and Secretary Brooke Rollins
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair wasn’t supposed to be an instructional manual
www.newsweek.com/biggest-fda-...
www.newsweek.com/biggest-fda-...
August 21, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Heads-up, Canadians. Do not buy American produce at the grocery store.
Glasses.
(And underwear that I no longer wear)
(And underwear that I no longer wear)
August 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Glasses.
(And underwear that I no longer wear)
(And underwear that I no longer wear)
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A society that protects its trees and water is investing in generations it may never meet.
August 15, 2026 at 5:11 AM
A society that protects its trees and water is investing in generations it may never meet.
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This is very important, and very well done, by @jamellebouie.net. I encourage you to watch it and share it. 
Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.
The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM
This is very important, and very well done, by @jamellebouie.net. I encourage you to watch it and share it. 
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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
August 3, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
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I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
August 2, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
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We could've made this montage of liars an hour long but you get the point
July 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
We could've made this montage of liars an hour long but you get the point
I'm so sad. I started to listen to some of his songs, like I'm sure many have, but I had to stop in floods of tears.
With broken hearts we announce the passing of Glen Hansard in the early hours of this morning.
We are still dealing with the shock of it all, so we kindly ask that the privacy of Glen’s family, colleagues and friends is respected at this difficult time.
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Photo by Mikolaj Rotowski
We are still dealing with the shock of it all, so we kindly ask that the privacy of Glen’s family, colleagues and friends is respected at this difficult time.
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Photo by Mikolaj Rotowski
July 30, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I'm so sad. I started to listen to some of his songs, like I'm sure many have, but I had to stop in floods of tears.