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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 1d

In this unpredictable world, it's nice to see that some things stay the same - like the SSHRC application portal. 🙄

Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 2d

Basically, this is like going back to the serfdom except your liege is an investment fund. What could ever go wrong? apple.news/Abb1PqB2bR_m...

Investors are buying up Canada’s farmland. Some farmers are getting worried — The Logic

It’s not unusual for a motorist to greet Gerry Reid with a middle finger while Reid is driving his tractor down the road in Mono, Ont.

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 4d

The World and All that it Holds by @sashahemon.bsky.social :

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

For every €1 provided through a Basic Income For Artists pilot program in Ireland, the government got €1.46 back. So it’s being made permanent.

Over and over we see it. It saves public money to provide public housing. And it makes public money to provide basic income.

We can’t afford to NOT do it.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 4d

If YouTube is where you listen to your podcasts, you can listen to the latest episode of Futures Possible featuring @ashleighweeden.bsky.social here: youtu.be/blWW0_Rcrcw?...

Episode 4 - Ashleigh Weeden's future

YouTube video by Bojan Fürst

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 5d

It was a pleasure! Thank you for all the wisdom you shared!

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 5d

New episode of Futures Possible is out featuring @ashleighweeden.bsky.social, a rural researchers, poet, futurist and somebody who shows up for life and figures it out later: open.spotify.com/episode/0frZ... #podcast #future

Episode 4 - Ashleigh Weeden's future

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 6d

@reutersinstitute.bsky.social has an interesting piece on Canada's Online News Act and the first payout to #media: reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/how-goo...

How Google’s funding for Canadian news publishers is split – and who benefits the most

A CAD 100m annual payout is reshaping the country’s news ecosystem. Four managers discuss who’s left behind and what it means for democracy

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 11d

Hey folks! There is still a few spots left in the intro to audio storytelling workshop I will be teaching in October through the StoryCenter.org. Here is the link to the workshop page" www.storycenter.org/schedule/pod...

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 11d

Latest episode of Futures Possible features artist and ecological urbanist Patrick Lydon. We talk about old houses, beautiful life, and doing good things: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnTB...

Episode 3 - Patrick Lydon's future

YouTube video by Bojan Fürst

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 12d

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 12d

This is Rennie’s River - a small urban river in my neighbourhood. Happy #worldriversday.

A small urban river on a sunny spring day with sun reflecting on the water.

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 13d

Today is the #worldriversday so go out, go for a stroll along your favourite river. As @robertmacfarland.bsky.social said in his book Is a River Alive? "Everyone lives in a watershed." Here is a StoryMap of a river closest to me today: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ec61... #river #rivers #stories

NECESSARY JOURNEYS

Walking along the Rennie's River

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 14d

Život je ko' restani krumpir. Svi hoće uživat u njemu, al' nitko neće gulit vruće krumpire...

Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 16d

New episode of Futures Possible Podcast featuring Patrick Lydon and exploring the ways of being in time of uncertainty is up on Pocket Cast: pca.st/qsufwz2v #future #podcast #storytelling

Episode 3 - Patrick Lydon's future

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 16d

Yep. It sure is.

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 17d

Wild Cats, Bored Cats, Sleepy Cats kottke.org/25/09/wild-c...

Wild Cats, Bored Cats, Sleepy Cats

The style of ShouXin’s drawings is a perfect match for their subject matter — cats are simultaneously wild and caref

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 17d

Raul De Lara’s Whimsical Wooden Sculptures Defy Borders www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/raul...

Raul De Lara's Whimsical Wooden Sculptures Defy Borders

In 'HOST' on view in Austin, Raul De Lara uses wood native to Texas and Mexico to carve his surreal sculptures.

www.thisiscolossal.com

Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 17d

New episode of Futures Possible podcast featuring artist and ecological urbanist Patrick Lydon is up on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/f...

Episode 3 - Patrick Lydon's future

Podcast Episode · Futures Possible · 2025-09-22 · 21m

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 18d

According to data provided by Statscan to the OECD, Canada's tertiary education system is experiencing BY FAR the fastest public disinvestment of any country in the developed world. (I am not sure the specific figures are 100% accurate, but the conclusion is still irrefutable)

Education at a Glance 2025, Part 1 | HESA

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released its annual stat fest, Education at a Glance (EAG), two weeks … Continued

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 18d

We’re at the strange point where serious studies are finding that, when used as advertised, generative AI destroys productivity, trust and cognitive skills. It literally cannot ever produce reliably accurate information.
Yet the conclusion here is that businesses need to learn how to use AI better.

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 18d

It's just ridiculous, isn't it. I mean, I understand that it is a giant pyramid scheme at this point, but why are organizations like universities buying into it is beyond me.

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Bojan Fürst @bojanfurst.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks to a handy little app from @headliner.app you can now listen to Futures Possible podcast on YouTube with a fancy #audiogram for the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBC... #podcast #future

Episode 1: Introduction

YouTube video by Bojan Fürst

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 22d

While we're all distracted by the domestic sideshow, Trump is sending the military out to kill people he says are "terrorists", in violation of US and international law. No wonder people at the Pentagon are checking in with their lawyers.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A Rogue Nation on the High Seas

Trump is treating the military like his personal mercenaries.

www.theatlantic.com

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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 18d

Autumn Woods
Tom Thomson
1915

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