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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 1d

The banality of greed.

Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 3d

She is very impressive.

Kevin O'Sullivan @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Thunberg making a very good case here for us all to "use our privilege and platforms to take a stance" against genocide.

v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece following her deportation from Israel,
after the Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted
#GlobalSumudFlotilla
She said:
“I could talk for a very,very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment.
Trust me, but that is not the story.”
#Athens airport

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Kevin O'Sullivan @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Thunberg making a very good case here for us all to "use our privilege and platforms to take a stance" against genocide.

v e l o c i t y @velocity69.bsky.social · 3d

Greta Thunberg has arrived in Greece following her deportation from Israel,
after the Gaza aid flotilla was intercepted
#GlobalSumudFlotilla
She said:
“I could talk for a very,very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment.
Trust me, but that is not the story.”
#Athens airport

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 5d

The “My Voice for Palestine” initiative aims to increase public awareness and apply pressure to politicians to end Israel’s occupation.

Xavier Dolan, Elisapie and Ariane Moffatt among Montreal artists speaking out for Palestine

In a new video from Oxfam-Québec, Montreal artists including Xavier Dolan, Elisapie and Ariane Moffatt voice their support for Palestine.

cultmtl.com

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 5d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Jackson @pjdelacour.bsky.social · 6d

New book on the history of intelligence and international relations.

www.eyrolles.com/Loisirs/Livr...

L'essor du renseignement moderne. une histoire mondiale de... - Librairie Eyrolles

Recrutements d’espions à l’étranger, campagnes de désinformation sur les réseaux, exécutions extrajudiciaires, agences techniques procédant à des écoutes dans le monde entier : les déclinaisons du...

www.eyrolles.com

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 7d

Si le PLQ est notre dernier rempart, on est pas mal foutu.

Charles Benoit @charles-benoit.bsky.social · 7d

C'est là que tout s'écroule. Notre dernier rempart: le PLQ

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 7d

I really hope Blair rots in hell but he'd probably end up running the place.

Laurent Cesari @laurentcesari.bsky.social · 7d

legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/10/0...

Que cache le plan de Tony Blair pour Gaza ? Texte intégral | Le Grand Continent

Le désastre humanitaire de Gaza devient le laboratoire d’une nouvelle gouvernance techno-impériale. Pour décoder le plan Blair — et son board pour la Paix que le PDG Donald Trump voudrait présider — ...

legrandcontinent.eu

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Laurent Cesari @laurentcesari.bsky.social · 7d

legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2025/10/0...

Que cache le plan de Tony Blair pour Gaza ? Texte intégral | Le Grand Continent

Le désastre humanitaire de Gaza devient le laboratoire d’une nouvelle gouvernance techno-impériale. Pour décoder le plan Blair — et son board pour la Paix que le PDG Donald Trump voudrait présider — ...

legrandcontinent.eu

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Charles Benoit @charles-benoit.bsky.social · 7d

C'est là que tout s'écroule. Notre dernier rempart: le PLQ

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🇨🇦 👊🇨🇦 @sorry-iamcanadian.bsky.social · 8d

Minimum wage (adjusted for inflation) from 1950 - 2024

#Canada
#USA

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 9d

If Blair wants redemption he could just pack himself off to a monastery for the rest of his life.

La Repubblica @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social · 9d

Tony Blair, dalla guerra in Iraq alla pace per Gaza. L’ex premier cerca il riscatto in Medio Oriente
https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/09/30/news/tony_blair_da_guerra_iraq_pace_gaza_odiato_paesi_arabi-424880658/?rss

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La Repubblica @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social · 9d

Tony Blair, dalla guerra in Iraq alla pace per Gaza. L’ex premier cerca il riscatto in Medio Oriente
https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2025/09/30/news/tony_blair_da_guerra_iraq_pace_gaza_odiato_paesi_arabi-424880658/?rss

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 9d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Kushner-Blair Gaza plan is a moral atrocity – and a policy catastrophe | Josh Paul

Jared Kushner and Tony Blair’s neocolonial venture would be an incompatible transplant that would be rejected by the body

www.theguardian.com

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Renata Keller @renatakeller.bsky.social · 14d

I had a great time reviewing this fantastic book by @mateojarquin.bsky.social for the @h-diplo.bsky.social roundtable! networks.h-net.org/group/discus.... I also ended up with an extra copy of his book and will send it for free to one lucky person who reposts this post! 🗃️ #history #freebook

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 14d

Canada, France, and the United Kingdom recognized Palestine as a state this week but continue to fund Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

These Countries Recognized Palestine, but Still Send Arms to Israel

Canada, France, and the United Kingdom recognized Palestine as a state this week but continue to fund Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 15d

Un gouvernement qui s'occupe des "vraies affaires"....

Sébastien Tremblay @sebboo.bsky.social · 15d

Iels peuvent bien allé.e.s se faire f*

Si tu me forces à dire égoportrait tu peux bien utiliser une écriture inclusive.
Autrement dit: Sti de culture war à marde.

Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 15d

Quebec government bans gender-neutral pronouns in all official communications

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Sébastien Tremblay @sebboo.bsky.social · 15d

Iels peuvent bien allé.e.s se faire f*

Si tu me forces à dire égoportrait tu peux bien utiliser une écriture inclusive.
Autrement dit: Sti de culture war à marde.

Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette.bsky.social · 15d

Quebec government bans gender-neutral pronouns in all official communications

The province says non-binary people will still be able to use the gender marker X on certain government documents.

bit.ly

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 15d

Hear, hear!

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F-O Loignon @foloignon.bsky.social · 18d

Enfin.

Maintenant, il faut répéter lentement : Gé-no-cide.

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Samuel Moyn @samuelmoyn.bsky.social · 21d

Must-read book newrepublic.com/article/1997...

How “Antisemitism” Became a Weapon of the Right

At a time when allegations of antisemitism are rampant and often incoherent, historian Mark Mazower offers a helpfully lucid history of the term.

newrepublic.com

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 23d

This really merits a WTAF!

Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24d

Jesus Christ.

A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons.

You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · 23d

"red tape reduction" minister...And the winning prize for bottom-feeding pandering goes to Alberta.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta to become 1st province with mandatory 'citizenship markers' on driver's licences | CBC News

The government of Alberta announced Monday that driver's licences and identification cards will feature "Canadian citizenship markers." The mandatory change, which is the first of its kind in Canada, ...

www.cbc.ca

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 23d

The United Nations' Independent International Commission of Inquiry becomes the latest group to conclude that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds

GENEVA – Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, a...

www.ohchr.org

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 24d

Jesus Christ.

A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons.

You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 24d

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 27d

Charlie Kirk in His Own Words

17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.

Read now: zeteo.com/p/charlie-ki...

Charlie Kirk in His Own Words

17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.

zeteo.com

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Talbot Imlay @talbotimlay.bsky.social · Sep 9

Trace the money and, more often than not, you cal tell a political regime's priorities.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 9

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 9

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion, after getting $1.2 trillion richer over the past year alone.

Meanwhile, the rest of the country is getting squeezed by tariffs and high prices for groceries, utilities, and health care.

The system is broken.

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