Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

@centristhumanist.bsky.social

870 followers 790 following 7.3K posts

I believe in humanity. Skeptical about humans. liberal democracy is the best humanist system of government so far devised. I am centrist because I eschew ideology in favour evidence-based decision making. #factsmatter Lists, ad hominem => block

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 13d

"a direct product of the pointlessness, fragmentation and triviality of the culture of the screen which is wholly unequipped to speak to the deep human needs for curiosity, narrative, deep attention and artistic fulfilment."

The dawn of the post-literate society

And the end of civilisation

substack.com

1 1

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 4h

Canadian travel to the USA dropped off before ICE got rolling. Trump's threats angainst our sovereignty and irresponsible tariffs really angered the majority of Canadians.

The violence, the government chaos, and ICE just added to the reasons for Canadians to not travel to the USA.
#ElbowsUp

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

What he not saying is that his friends and cronies invested a fortune in Argentina since their guy Milei won, they stand to lose a big chunk of those fortunes the way things are going, and Argentina’s elections are in two weeks and we are tampering in them to bail Milei out.

800 4.6K 11K

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 8h

"a 'complete original'" is so true.

😪😥😢

U.S. actress Diane Keaton dead at 79: reports | CBC News

Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall, The Godfather films and Father of the Bride — whose quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation — has ...

www.cbc.ca

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 11h

3 drinks a day!?!

I'd bet your liver would fail first.

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 11h

We need a Dane to explain all the symbolism. 😏
But it doesn't look favourable to the mango Mussolini.

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 15h

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not so sure about Kim Jong Un. He doesn't strike me as the sharpest knife in the drawer either.

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

KindLivesMatter @bekindforthefuture.bsky.social · 1d

Sound familiar?

It’s HAPPENING right here.

Unite, Rise AND RESIST.

History IS Recording 💙

1 3 7

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

The dictator-craving was a bit of a surprise.
Particularly the even-if-the-dictator-is-incompetent-and-criminal part.

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

The USA is in the middle of a raucous, sometimes violent, marital dispute caused by an abusive spouse, and Canada is the close neighbour who just wants everyone to get along peacefully.

The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 3d

Gov. Josh Shapiro: "I respect the Canadian people and Canada's sovereignty... When POTUS bullies Canada, threatens to make them the 51st state, belittles them, undermines their sovereignty, that undermines the interests of our farmers and the people who work in our factories."

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

"The bird gained global fame Oct. 7, when right-wing influencer Benny Johnson posted video of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stepping onto the ICE facility’s roof and staring down a handful of hecklers—and one chicken."

www.wweek.com/culture/2025...

87 760 3.5K

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

The campaign against “antifa” is about establishing a beachhead for further attacks on speech and assembly rights. We see that today in the effort to preemptively label No Kings protesters as “terrorists.”

870 6K 19K

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

Would depend upon the neuroscientists.

Most computer scientists and engineers don't have a clue as to how a brain works or what intelligence is and isn't.

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

1.3K 8.3K 39K

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

You missed the 2015 Canadian-only recession.

Also, it was 6 official deficits, and two suspected (but not officially recorded).

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

@feistywaters.com 🤣

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 6d

😭

IG newberlinlibrary

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

THIS!! 👇👇

320 3.3K 7.5K

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

Adam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 1d

110 1.8K 4.8K

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

Great news.

But there is still much more to do for #greentransition to stop #climatechange.

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

#authoritarian

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

In fact, Qatar was the mediator.

#ettd #authoritarianism #propaganda

Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦 @centristhumanist.bsky.social · 1d

Poor Donald. #SoMuchLosing

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

www.nobelprize.org

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the Nobel Peace Prize, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”

She was lauded for being a “key, unifying figure" in the once deeply divided opposition to the Maduro regime.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.” The former op...

www.aol.com

240 1.2K 5.3K

Reposted by Anaximander's Tardigrade Brigade 🍁🇨🇦

findyourglimmer.bsky.social @findyourglimmer.bsky.social · 2d

dbnewtondoors.bsky.social @dbnewtondoors.bsky.social · 2d

19 31