Cathie from Canada: Sunday Funday: Schrodinger’s Blockade, Trump v Pope, plus other posts, sports stuff, musical notes, getting old(er), Carney hat trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers

It’s being called Schrodinger’s Blockade tonight, because nobody knows anymore whether the Strait of Hormuz is open or closed or both at once.

“You put your blockade in
You pull your blockade out
You put your blockade in
and you sail it all about
Do the Hokey Trumpy
cuz your brain is full of doubt
That’s what he’s all about”

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— Wayne Exclaims (@waynesbrain.bsky.social) April 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM

Schrödingers Blockade…

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— Mike Czerski (@angrysmiley.bsky.social) April 18, 2026 at 4:22 AM

Please clap.

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— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM

sorry to get political but we should probably avoid electing unmedicated, clinically insane people as president in the future

— andré (@andre-carlisle.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 8:16 AM

I think the main problem with mainstream political journalism these days is the credibility given to clearly preposterous people

— Athena Kugblenu (@athenakugblenu.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 1:59 AM

And this is hilarious – the “Door Dash Grandma” and the “Downed Pilot” are both an actor named Sharon Simmons. She also “testified” at a hearing last year as an aggrieved taxpayer:

They really really think people are fucking stupid.
Problem is some people really are fucking stupid.

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— JeffTrnka (@jefftrnka.bsky.social) April 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM

I called it. pic.twitter.com/484Ivj2XAy

— Hieronymus McGillicuddy (@HieronymusMcG) April 16, 2026

Apparently its a pattern:

Why, was this guy busy? pic.twitter.com/RYGgowaQ4Q

— BIG BOPPER (Human Capital Stock) (@hughfriknfraser) April 16, 2026

A few posts about Trump v Pope:

– KGB Report

Read on Substack

We are literally at the point in history where the Pope is battling the Antichrist. 🍿

— JA Mack (@ja-mack.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM

If you think the Pope is a radical leftist, wait till you meet his boss.

— JonZoidberg (@jonzoidberg.xyz) April 13, 2026 at 6:49 AM

Moving on, here are posts I found interesting.

This essay about three companies – two successful, one not – is a fascinating read:

This one took me weeks. Three shoe brands, same decade, wildly different fates. The piece is really about one question: what do people organize around when the novelty wears off?

I think the answer applies far beyond footwear.

– Howard Yu

Read on Substack

Another good business story here:

Remember Dan Price…that CEO who took a pay cut so he could pay all his employees a minimum annual wage of $70,000? Here’s what happened next:

“Six years later after the decision that others said would destroy his business, Dan reports that revenue has tripled, the customer base has doubled, 70% of his employees have paid down debt, many bought homes for the first time, 401(k) contributions grew by 155% and turnover dropped in half. His business is now a Harvard Business School case study.”

In his own words:

“6 years ago today I raised my company’s min annual salary to $70k. Fox News called me a socialist whose employees would be on bread lines.

Since then our revenue tripled, we’re a Harvard Business School case study & our employees had a 10x boom in homes bought.

Always invest in people.”

Courtesy of Craig Henley

– Corporate Clapback

Read on Substack

How humanity spread around the world:

I was today years old when I first saw the mountains of Pluto

Here is some good info about renewables:

This, too, amazing. Good stuff can win bsky.app/profile/ryan…

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— Bruce Arthur (@brucearthur.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM

With 150GW solar, India achieved its target of having 50% of its total installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources in June 2025, reaching this milestone 5 years ahead of its original 2030 deadline set under the Paris Agreement www.pv-magazine.com/2026/04/10/i…

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— Peter Head (@peterheadcbe.bsky.social) April 15, 2026 at 5:01 AM

Solar panels in the rain? No problem.

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— David Roberts (@volts.wtf) April 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM

The Donald Trump assault on green energy will backfire, as most of his plans do. And as his authoritarian consolidation attempt is likewise backfiring spectacularly (hello PM Magyar!!)

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— The Captain (@thoreau.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM

Lots going on in sports right now:

Heated Rivalry is teaching the world about hockey in Saskatchewan!

Now Trump thinks he’s running the World Cup:

Funny stuff

University of Calgary sets a record!

Musical Notes
This is both awful and good (video opens in Instagram):

Does anyone still remember this old Dean Martin song from the 1960s?

Check out this parody thread:

Getting Old(er)

I went for a jog this morning.

Or, as my knees called it, “The Great Betrayal of April 19th 2026 👀

– Brad Davenport

Read on Substack

Carney Hat Trick – posts about our prime minister
Carney and Stubbs play hockey

TrumpWatch – posts about the world’s most anticipated event
Absolutely true!

Listen, he should have been disqualified the moment the world learned he doesn’t like dogs.

— Tom Bradley Jr. (@tbradleywrites.bsky.social) April 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM

This is what Times Square will look like when Congress or a cheeseburger finally does its job

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— George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) April 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM

We pray for Donald Trump, the Lord will take him. 🙏 😭💀

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— Jesi🃏♠️🔥 (@luciferjesit.bsky.social) April 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM

False alarm. I checked the obituaries.

– I Fucking Love Australia

Read on Substack

Animal Crackers
Artemis II already feels like it happened six months ago, but this brings back the moon joy feeling:

Baby elephant holds the caretakers hand while it falls asleep. 😴

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— ContempraInn 🌹 (@contemprainn.bsky.social) April 17, 2026 at 7:45 AM

Last week I had a video of a swan landing. Here’s one taking off: