Ron Thompson @thompsron

Writer, geographer, economist, concerned citizen. Believer in science and civility. Author of the best-selling historical novel, The Wind From All Directions ronaldthompson.wordpress.com Toronto Joined June 2015

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

3 days ago

The moral of the #drabble: less talk, more work. Story at drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/09/such-p… #amwriting #100words #vss

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

4 days ago

Thank you, @BobRae48, for your honesty in this post, and at the UN

Bob Rae @BobRae48

4 days ago

Thank you, @BobRae48, for your honesty in this post, and at the UN

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

4 weeks ago

Sometimes the shot's just there, and all you need to do is point and click. After the rain, the stadium roof rolled open, and there it was: the CN Tower at sunset #Toronto #TorontoBlueJays

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

a month ago

Sometimes international summitry is like a poker game. Those who bluff don't know what they're doing. #drabble #100words Story at drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-ar…

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

a month ago

The first rule of Bike Club is you don't talk about Bike Club... True story, in a hundred words. #drabble #100words Story at: drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-ga…

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UNITED24 @U24_gov_ua

a month ago

No matter the circumstances, keep calm and #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

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The Intellectualist @highbrow_nobrow

2 months ago

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism

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Mike Hudema @MikeHudema

2 months ago

Repeat after me. A habitable planet is more important than the profits of a few fossil fuel companies. Pass it on. #ActOnClimate #climate #renewables

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

2 months ago

Two helpful rules for leading your life: Dance like nobody's watching. Drabble like nobody's reading. Well, here goes: #amwriting #100words #drabble drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/07/blurry…

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

2 months ago

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

3 months ago

Reflections on the toll of an active life. My latest with the Exquisite Corpse writing crew. #amwriting #100words #drabble drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/06/to-bit…

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

4 months ago

The final installment of my 3-part crash course in Economics. Crash being the operative word. (I'm looking at you, tariffs.) drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/06/when-w… #amwriting #100words #drabble #Economics

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Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme

4 months ago

11/ Democracy isn’t self-sustaining. It requires us to choose it — again and again. Not with platitudes. But with vigilance, accountability, and courage. We still have time. But not forever.

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

4 months ago

Gravel biking among cork trees in Portugal. Springtime is grand.

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

5 months ago

My latest #drabble is Part 2 of my 3-part crash course in economics. You too can earn a university degree from the comfort of your couch. #amwriting #100words on #Economics drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/05/econom…

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

5 months ago

Commemorating an historic encounter on Spanish Banks, off modern-day #vancouverbc ronaldthompson.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/an-…

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

5 months ago

The #ThermeSpa deal smells to high heaven. Charlatans and grifters have gotten hold of a prime public asset, and the Ontario government @fordnation has let it happen. Cancel this deal! #onpoli #OntarioPlace #OntarioPlaceForAll Thanks, @nytimes, for your reporting + the gift link

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5 months ago

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

5 months ago

Drabble time, in which I invoke Father Guido Sarducci, Ferris Buehler, and the dismal science in just 100 words (though it takes the convenient if unconventional 4-in-1 word "Imma" to do it) #amwriting #drabble #100words drinkthenewwine.blogspot.com/2025/04/econom…

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Ron Thompson @thompsron

6 months ago

The world is waiting for Donald Trump's tariff announcement today. All eyes will be on him. And, narcissist that he is, he would have it no other way. Perhaps that says it all about the real purpose of this policy.