Phil Rickaby

@philrickaby.com

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🇨🇦 Writer, performer, podcaster introvert. I write plays. I think about theatre and its future. Host and producer of @stageworthy.ca

Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald Trump, showing him in the Oval Office displaying a picture of Canada, Greenland, and Venuzuela with American flags over them. Seated around him are leaders from the EU.
A disgusting statement from Trump who cannot let any opportunity pass to show what a class-less, mean spirited person he is.
A screenshot of Donald Trump's truth social post. The text reads: "I told Canada, which very much wants to be part of our fabulous Golden Dome System, that it will cost $61 Billion Dollars if they remain a separate, but unequal, Nation, but will cost ZERO DOLLARS if they become our cherished 51st State. They are considering the offer!"
Screenshot of news article. Headline text: In Ottawa, U.S. senators push trade, Canadian tourism to their states Subtitle text: OTTAWA - Five United States senators were in Ottawa Friday to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and underscore the long-standing relationship between the two countries. Photo of US senators
A screenshot of Trump's executive order "RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY"
Phil throws the "v" sign as he wears a t-shirt with a white circle with a red maple leaf in the middle. The text around the circle, in all caps, reads: "ELBOWS UP CANADA" and "NEVER THE 51ST"
A screenshot of an opinion piece from the Edmonton Sun. It reads: David Staples: Is Canada worth saving? A surprisingly difficult question to answer just now I find myself weighing the pros or cons of whether Alberta would be better off on its own or taking up Trump's offer to join the U.S.
An image from a tweet of JD Vance on Fox news: Text on the image reads: JD VANCE: There is a Christian concept that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world A lot of the far left has completely inverted that
Two bright red cardinals in the snow at Toronto's brickworks.
A circle with the word "FUCK!" in red at the forefront. Behind it are lighter instances of the same word, filling the rest of the circle background
Story explaining that gross and slimy grifter Kevin O’Leary is saying that he’s going to go to Mara-Lago to “negotiate on behalf of Canada” the selling out of Canada to Donald Trump.
Phil has his hands at his head, holding his head in shock and disappointment.
Phil wearing a toque (a beanie for Americans) with devil horns built in.
Map of the "United States of Canada" showing Canada and several blue states highlighted blue. The rest of the US is grey
Voice over: They call it the most wonderful time of the year. With wholesome traditions passed from passed down from grandparents, to parents, to children. Traditions like ice skating. Lights. Watching our favourite movies. And that loveable elf that sits on the shelf. But what if that elf doll isn’t as innocent as it seems? See It Sees You When You’re Sleeping, a horror play for the holiday season. December 19-22 at Toronto’s Red Sandcastle Theatre. Presented in association with Eldritch theatre. Tickets on sale now.
In the video, an elf doll peeks ominously behind a man with a plaid shirt and a dad moustache. It peels behind him around his mid back. Then his left shoulder. Then his right. Then the title appears: IT SEES YOU WHEN YOU'RE SLEEPING a horror play for the holiday season. Then the dates and theatre address: Dec 19-22. Red Sandcastle Theatre. 922 Queen St East. Toronto. And the ticket url: Eldritchtheatre.ca/sleeping
Five little red cups on a green mat in the foreground.
headline: "Elon Musk to ‘summon MPs to US to explain threats to American citizens’" Sub head: World’s richest man responds to UK parliamentarians saying they will call him to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation during riots From the article: Elon Musk has said UK MPs “will be summoned to the United States of America to explain their censorship and threats to American citizens” in a fresh escalation of tensions between the world’s richest man and Labour.
from JessicaBellTO (via X): The Conservatives has dropped a new 11 page amendment to Bill 212. We'll be debating the amendment in committee this afternoon, and we're reviewing it now. We think the amendment does the following; - Doesn't require the government to pay all the city's expenses to remove the bike lanes - Won't reimburse municipalities for the cost of installing the lanes in the first place - Bans people from taking the Government to court for its decision to remove bike lanes, including any individuals who are injured or killed due to a collision between a bike and a vehicle - Approves the removal of the entirety of the Bloor St bike lane - Bans municipalities from installing a bike lane on any road or street, including side streets, without provincial approval if a lane of vehicle traffic is removed - Directs the provincial minister to remove the Bloor, Yonge and Avenue Road bike lanes themselves, without municipal action. Would appreciate your take.
Abraham.piper: Every time i see “bluesky,” I read it as “blewski” and i assume it’s populated by affable Canadian drunks. Philrickaby: Call it Le Blewski and it's both French, and The Dude.
The Toronto skyline at night, from Toronto Island. The Skydome (it will always be the Skydome) is lit blue and reflects off the water. The sky is grey with dramatic clouds.
A screenshot of a book excerpt in the National Post. The headline reads: "FIRST READING: World asks what happened to Canada"
A title card/poster for the play It Sees You When You're Sleeping, a horror play for the holiday season. The title and subtitle are featured at the top left of the image. In the foreground to the right, we see the actor, Phil with an elf doll peeping creepily behind him. The background repeats the worlds "Its only a doll" over and over, just faded out a bit, with the worlds appearing in full and solid just once. Text near the bottom reads "written and performed by Phil Rickaby, directed by joey o'dael". At the bottom left are the logos for the associated theatre company: eldritch theatre, and the Red Sandcastle theatre where the play will be performed.
Headline: Conrad Black: Donald Trump and America's fundamental greatness. Featuring Donald Trump apparently dance.