Randy Poehlman @Thamesville

Canadian- Currently residing in Kansai, Japan. Passionate about Outdoor Sports, Interested in Education, History, Politics, Religion, Journalism, Law. Japan Joined April 2009

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Randy Poehlman @Thamesville

31 minutes ago

@JapanTripFriend Hit the beach on the reverse side of Miyajima- pro tip- take your car across on the ferry and drive around the Island.

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35 minutes ago

@GregAtkinson_jp Yes, Japan has recently lifted restrictions on the export of offensive weapons technology. There will certainly be more of these announcements to follow.

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a hour ago

@writerofscratch Is this a positive or a negative? Planning on missing your last train, often? Or want to be far away from the type of people who frequently miss their last train?

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@TheEconomist There are two distinct branches of Curry in Japan. 1) Japanese Curry Rice. 2) Nepali themed Indian Restaurants. The staffing and ownership of each, is suggested in the respective titles.

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8 hours ago

@PaprikaGirl_JP @john_qjn I agree- I want a copy of this book. I bet it’s full of hog-wash and malarkey.

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8 hours ago

@dadsweb67 Of the driver or the vehicle?

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8 hours ago

@ElmaRyder Delightful

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9 hours ago

@ClevelandGod This is awesome- Kazakhstan is a great place to visit.

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9 hours ago

@ClevelandGod Currently in Tajikistan? Hiking and camping?

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9 hours ago

2 Alexander Mackenzie The Wrong Man at the Wrong Time. “Mackenzie and Bennett usually battle it out for last place in the rankings of prime ministers who served at least one term. Mackenzie, however, despite his shortcomings, was responsible for the Supreme Court, the secret ballot, and the Royal Military College. He was a devoted public servant who brought moral rectitude to the job of prime minister. The stonemason from Sarnia served his purpose, but Canada still needed its visionary leader.” (P. 31)

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a day ago

1 The Father of Confederation “He possessed personal magnetism, a sense of humour, and an ability to make others feel welcome and at ease. He believed that Canada could be a great nation and knew it needed to build infrastructure and institutions to help it become so. Leaders today would no doubt act differently in some cases. But there is also little doubt that Sir John A. Macdonald built a solid, if imperfect, foundation for the Dominion of Canada as a parliamentary democracy. We have been the inheritors of both the achievements and failings of his nineteen years as prime minister.” (P.24)

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a day ago

Stewart, J. D. M. The Prime Ministers: Canada’s Leaders and the Nation They Shaped. Sutherland House, 2025. A beautifully crafted and styled book with delightful paste-down endpapers, featuring stunning Black and White photography of Parliament Hill from the Rideau and the Center Block.

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13 hours ago

@JamesDJBrown The details in this story are rather strange, apparently he is based in Hokkaido, but most of the metal was stolen from public infrastructure in Kyushu.

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13 hours ago

@BanTarleton36 … “The documents also warned that the contentious fundraiser could attract “significant protests”, necessitating a lockdown and security sweep of the venue, private security (at a cost “in excess of €20,000”) and “optional” sniffer dogs.” Well, that’s not good, is it?

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14 hours ago

Correct- “This mentality has captured many in the cultural and intellectual elite in Ireland. It presents a clear and present danger to the future of Irish Jewry, most of whom identify as Zionist in some form. Positioning Jews as outside the nation or saying “Zionists are not welcome here” has been routine in antizionist discourse, which is increasingly virulent and impermeable to reason.”