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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 4h

Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.

Loyola University Chicago @loyolachicago.bsky.social · 6h

Loyola University Chicago is greatly saddened to confirm the death of Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM. This is a tremendous loss of someone who touched the lives of so many people. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts & prayers during this difficult time. For more information: https://bit.ly/4o7eIUk

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 5h

With receipts!

www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

‘Amoral, evil’: vitriolic backlash builds against comics who played Riyadh festival

Murder by bone-saw, lashings for rape victims, punishment amputation, jail for satirists … these are the Saudi human rights abuses fuelling the fury being directed at the likes of Louis CK, Dave Chapp...

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 5h

He was showing this to Carney and delegation yesterday. Canadian reporter should ask them what Trump said he was going to do.

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 7h

I’m going to clean the bathrooms as punishment for being an Eagles fan.

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 9h

I’d bet everything I own that Trump will create a peace prize and give it to himself. That or his sycophants create one and give it to him.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Larry Kudlow to Sen. Eric Schmitt: "You and I should get on a plane, go to Davos or go to the UN or go to the Democratic Socialists who make these Nobel Prize decisions -- I think they'd rather shoot themselves than give him the Peace Prize. He deserves the Peace Prize."

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12h

i feel like everything bari weiss does is treated like she's a network exec in 1973 when she's really just a LARPer at the helm of a particularly irrelevant brand while TV news is dying.

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 12h

New: Bari Weiss booked Hillary Clinton, Mike Pompeo, and Antony Blinken for a roundtable on Gaza, her first major move at CBS.

Notably on a CBS call today in which the panel was floated, one producer also repeatedly emphasized the need to hear from Palestinians in Gaza (Weiss did not respond).

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 9h

I’m confident many of those artists can still write great songs. Maybe not hit songs, but that’s not the same thing.

Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 9h

Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Smoky Robinson, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Carole King, Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are all still alive, so…

Emily, a Two-Shoes-Gooder @rebelmusicteach.bsky.social · 4d

I also need to know: I am fairly middle-of-the-road on Taylor Swift but someone I know called her the Greatest Living Lyricist. She is not.

Who is yours? Either the greatest or your favorite?

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 19h

Danielle Smith keeps saying she wants a new pipeline. But her actions suggest what she's really after is a renewed fight with Canada -- even if it ends up costing her the pipeline she claims to care so much about.

#cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/o...

Danielle Smith wants a fight with Canada, not a new pipeline

Alberta's premier has opened the door in her party and province to separatists. Now, she's claiming that other people are the ones threatening Canada's future.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 1d

Few things in life are as enjoyable as watching the New York Yankees lose at home.

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Gourmet Spud @gourmetspud.bsky.social · 1d

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Sickos Committee @sickoscommittee.org · 1d

When the Yankees get eliminated

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

if this isn't civil war i'm not sure what is

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Northern Command says that elements of the Texas national guard are now “employed in the greater Chicago area.”

The statement claims that they’ve been deployed to protect ICE and federal property.

U.S. Northern Command &
@USNorthernCmd
X.com
Effective today, elements of the Texas National Guard, under Title 10 authority and command and control of U.S. Northern Command, are employed in the greater Chicago area.
These soldiers are employed to protect U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other
U.S. Government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property.
For the latest information on our Federal Protection Mission, please see the link below:

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!!!

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 1d

A simple message to the U of A: your alumni notice. We notice when you send in police to attack peaceful protesters. We notice when you limit stories that criticize this government. And we notice when you punish an academic for expressing their opinions.

Elaine Hyshka @ehyshka.bsky.social · 1d

edmontonjournal.com/opinion/colu...

Opinion: U of A's response to Charlie Kirk comments erodes academic freedom

This case cannot be separated from the broader landscape of academic freedom currently under strain in Canada and beyond.

edmontonjournal.com

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 1d

Is there a good place to see that data?

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 2d

Very important, and much more than a usability issue. Doing this will take away the power of Meta’s algorithms and help prevent them from controlling what people see. Canadian government should look into this, too. @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social

Ramsha Jahangir @ramshajahangir.bsky.social · 2d

Last week, a Dutch court ordered Meta to give Facebook & Instagram users the right to set a chronological feed by default - one of the first EU cases applying the DSA in civil proceedings.

To unpack what this means, I spoke with @bitsoffreedom.bsky.social:

www.techpolicy.press/what-a-dutch...

What a Dutch Court Ruling Against Meta Signals for Private DSA Enforcement | TechPolicy.Press

Tech Policy Press spoke with Rejo Zenger, Policy and Advocacy Lead at Bits of Freedom, to better understand the significance of the ruling.

www.techpolicy.press

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 2d

I can never see mention of carbon offsets without thinking of when the VP of Facilities at Georgetown described them as "buying indulgences" at a Sustainability Advisory Committee meeting.

She wasn't wrong...

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 2d

“You are a transformative president.” —PM Mark Carney

Wesley Morgan @wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 2d

Don’t think these Texas National Guard guys are going to be chasing any immigrants around Chicago on foot

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 2d

“You are a transformative president.” —PM Mark Carney

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 2d

ICE is a hostile occupying force that is a danger to everyone.

Alt text: A man in camouflage clothing and a face covering sits inside a gray Jeep, pointing a weapon out of the open driver-side window. The gun is aimed directly at the camera. The man wears gloves and a dark cap, and his eyes are visible above the mask. The vehicle’s door and side mirror are wet with raindrops.

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 3d

Does “barely hanging on” count as a feeling??

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 3d

This is partly why the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s was so successful. It’s very difficult to do today when the major networks and social media channels are owned by billionaires actively blocking this content. You’d need some benevolent millionaires and billionaires to own a platform.

Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 3d

We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire

Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 3d

A pretty Harvest Moon.

A photo of the full Harvest Moon, taken October 6, 2025.

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 4d

“We need pipelines.”

This is shameful. How can you believe the science of vaccinations, but not the science on climate? How can you oppose coal mining that will pollute one part of Alberta but be in favor of pipelines that will pollute the entire earth?

Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 6d

Danielle Smith's 'plan' for a pipeline is nothing but a pipe dream.

There's no route, no partner, no funding, and no consultation. Just another $14 million of taxpayer funds wasted on a project that does nothing and goes nowhere.

Alberta's New Democrats got it done once, and we'll do it again.

Danielle Smith's 'plan' for a pipeline is nothing but a pipe dream.

YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi

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Andy Grabia @agrabia.bsky.social · 4d

MAGA are white nationalists, fascists-in-training. This isn’t an attempt at distraction. This is the real fucking deal.

Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 4d

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

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