Alison McBain
@alisonmcbain.bsky.social
Award-winning writer & poet living in Alberta 🇨🇦. Editor at ScribesMICRO. alisonmcbain.com
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Alison McBain
@alisonmcbain.bsky.social
· Jun 27
Manzanar teaches about Japanese American incarceration in the US. That’s in jeopardy under Trump
As visitors to the national historic site are urged to inform on anything ‘negative’, advocates warn of the same playbook that led to concentration camps
www.theguardian.com
My grandfather fought in the 442nd. After he was shot in WWII, he returned to the US to recover. The government stuck him in an internment camp, where he met my grandmother and fell in love. They were both US citizens.
This is the history that is being erased.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is the history that is being erased.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The Grammys. The Olympics. The Super Bowl. The message is that the world loves diversity. Don’t let the billionaires tell you otherwise.
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
Holy fuck.
⛓️CONCENTRATION CAMPS & INCINERATORS—D.H.S. is setting up a huge network of camps. They are converting the U.S. as a region for ‘expeditionary military deployment’ & no-bid no-public-comment contracts to build a “ghost network” of 10,000-person concentration camps. Jesus. Thread 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Holy fuck.
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Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...
Catherine O'Hara, 'Schitt’s Creek' Star and Comedy Legend, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara has died at the age of 71. O'Hara was known for her appearances in movies including 'Beetlejuice' and 'Home Alone', as well as her Emmy-winning role as Moira Rose on the TV sitcom 'Sc...
people.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Catherine O’Hara of Beetlejuice and Schitt’s Creek has died at age 71. RIP to one of the all-time greatest women in comedy. people.com/catherine-oh...
Well, here we are.
This is sickening and frightening that the whole world is gearing up for war against... America.
This is sickening and frightening that the whole world is gearing up for war against... America.
🇨🇦 Canada is now modeling responses for what to do if Trump invades.
This is where we are now.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
This is where we are now.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Well, here we are.
This is sickening and frightening that the whole world is gearing up for war against... America.
This is sickening and frightening that the whole world is gearing up for war against... America.
Aaaand.. a few days after I posted about Trump's ambitions to take Canada after he takes Greenland...
It won't stop. Venezuela was the first test & no one stopped him. He sees his actions as having no consequences. Now he's going to escalate.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
It won't stop. Venezuela was the first test & no one stopped him. He sees his actions as having no consequences. Now he's going to escalate.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Trump shares altered map of U.S. flag covering Canada, Greenland
In a late-night post to his Truth Social platform, U.S. President Donald Trump published an altered image of the American flag superimposed over a map that includes Canada and Greenland.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Aaaand.. a few days after I posted about Trump's ambitions to take Canada after he takes Greenland...
It won't stop. Venezuela was the first test & no one stopped him. He sees his actions as having no consequences. Now he's going to escalate.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
It won't stop. Venezuela was the first test & no one stopped him. He sees his actions as having no consequences. Now he's going to escalate.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
One of the best arguments about the AI bubble that I've read in a while... & what comes after. By Cory Doctorow.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
One of the best arguments about the AI bubble that I've read in a while... & what comes after. By Cory Doctorow.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sickening. My Japanese grandparents would be rolling over in their graves to see this law come back and be used against others.
Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder.
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
" Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..."
www.al.com/news/2026/01...
Alabama uses Japanese American Internment era law to charge immigrants who don’t self-register
Alabama is finding new ways to criminally charge undocumented immigrants
www.al.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Sickening. My Japanese grandparents would be rolling over in their graves to see this law come back and be used against others.
Here's a thought to keep my fellow Canadians up at night:
Trump is talking about annexing Greenland. The USA also recently bulked up its military presence in Alaska. He's repeatedly said he'll make Canada the 51st state, so surrounding Canada with the USA military seems... problematic for us. 🤔
Trump is talking about annexing Greenland. The USA also recently bulked up its military presence in Alaska. He's repeatedly said he'll make Canada the 51st state, so surrounding Canada with the USA military seems... problematic for us. 🤔
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Here's a thought to keep my fellow Canadians up at night:
Trump is talking about annexing Greenland. The USA also recently bulked up its military presence in Alaska. He's repeatedly said he'll make Canada the 51st state, so surrounding Canada with the USA military seems... problematic for us. 🤔
Trump is talking about annexing Greenland. The USA also recently bulked up its military presence in Alaska. He's repeatedly said he'll make Canada the 51st state, so surrounding Canada with the USA military seems... problematic for us. 🤔
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Do you ever work so hard that when you have a few hours off, you feel like you’re forgetting to do something?
January 11, 2026 at 5:48 AM
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Never forget. 🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Never forget. 🇺🇸
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Stars at Last collection of poetry by Jessica Jocelyn.
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Stars at Last collection of poetry by Jessica Jocelyn.
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We are failing our kids
December 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We are failing our kids
My daughter loves Stranger Things & crocheted toys, so I made a demogorgon for her birthday. I think it turned out ok... what do you think?
December 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
My daughter loves Stranger Things & crocheted toys, so I made a demogorgon for her birthday. I think it turned out ok... what do you think?
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..the 3rd book in my #quantumsoul series #Resonance is now available!
Resonance
Resonance: Harrison, Phillip L.: 9781990110252: Books - Amazon.ca
www.amazon.ca
December 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
..the 3rd book in my #quantumsoul series #Resonance is now available!
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November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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My friend & amazing poet Mary Keating won at a local performance venue in her home state of CT. Her poem about disability & community brought tears to my eyes. You can listen here:
youtu.be/ABxw-Iu7vow?...
youtu.be/ABxw-Iu7vow?...
Mary Keating: Open Communities By Design
YouTube video by Shannon Malkin Daniels | SPEAC Success
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October 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
My friend & amazing poet Mary Keating won at a local performance venue in her home state of CT. Her poem about disability & community brought tears to my eyes. You can listen here:
youtu.be/ABxw-Iu7vow?...
youtu.be/ABxw-Iu7vow?...
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