Kurt Phillips (ARC Collective)
@arccollective.bsky.social
Founder of ARC. Board member @antihateca.bsky.social. Middle-aged weight lifter. Snarky, partisan, hack (but often charmingly so). Proudly and unapologetically anti-fascist.
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Just an update for some of my friends. I have a new cellphone and lost some of my contacts as a result. If you used to be in contact with me but I haven't responded, that is the reason.
If anyone is interested:
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I've updated "A History of Violence"
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I've updated "A History of Violence"
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Howdy Folks! Been A While, Eh?
So I was sitting in front of the fire last night and I got to thinking about the blog. I hadn't logged on for at least two years (aside from...
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November 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
If anyone is interested:
tinyurl.com/mh5t9wrh
I've updated "A History of Violence"
tinyurl.com/y37rmrad
tinyurl.com/mh5t9wrh
I've updated "A History of Violence"
tinyurl.com/y37rmrad
It is now that time of year.
November 29, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It is now that time of year.
Well today has been a day that we are reminded that there is no bottom to the depravity of Trump and his administration.
These are just from today.
These are just from today.
November 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Well today has been a day that we are reminded that there is no bottom to the depravity of Trump and his administration.
These are just from today.
These are just from today.
1/2 Well this probably won’t make the next edition of “Profiles in Courage”.
Seems to be quite the coincidence that Andy ran in to vote no AFTER knowing his no vote wouldn’t result in forcing an election that current polling suggests might result in a Liberal majority.
Seems to be quite the coincidence that Andy ran in to vote no AFTER knowing his no vote wouldn’t result in forcing an election that current polling suggests might result in a Liberal majority.
November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
1/2 Well this probably won’t make the next edition of “Profiles in Courage”.
Seems to be quite the coincidence that Andy ran in to vote no AFTER knowing his no vote wouldn’t result in forcing an election that current polling suggests might result in a Liberal majority.
Seems to be quite the coincidence that Andy ran in to vote no AFTER knowing his no vote wouldn’t result in forcing an election that current polling suggests might result in a Liberal majority.
As I grew up in Saskatchewan, all I have to say is yay sports!
November 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
As I grew up in Saskatchewan, all I have to say is yay sports!
Thanks Obama.
I mean, probably.
And perhaps Soros. Definitly antifa. Maybe Tylonol and vaccines too.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I mean, probably.
And perhaps Soros. Definitly antifa. Maybe Tylonol and vaccines too.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump on MRI: ‘I have no idea what they analyzed’
President Trump on Friday said he has “no idea” what was analyzed when he underwent an MRI during his physical examination last month, potentially raising more questions about some secrecy surrounding...
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November 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Thanks Obama.
I mean, probably.
And perhaps Soros. Definitly antifa. Maybe Tylonol and vaccines too.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
I mean, probably.
And perhaps Soros. Definitly antifa. Maybe Tylonol and vaccines too.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Is this Carney’s tan suit moment?
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Is this Carney’s tan suit moment?
1/7 I am kicking myself for not getting the screenshot of this because it seems fake, but holy cognitive dissonance Batman!
Let me set the stage.
On Threads, I stumbled across a post talking about how "Canada has fallen". Really, threads on that platform (more so on Twitter) are a dime a dozen.
Let me set the stage.
On Threads, I stumbled across a post talking about how "Canada has fallen". Really, threads on that platform (more so on Twitter) are a dime a dozen.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
1/7 I am kicking myself for not getting the screenshot of this because it seems fake, but holy cognitive dissonance Batman!
Let me set the stage.
On Threads, I stumbled across a post talking about how "Canada has fallen". Really, threads on that platform (more so on Twitter) are a dime a dozen.
Let me set the stage.
On Threads, I stumbled across a post talking about how "Canada has fallen". Really, threads on that platform (more so on Twitter) are a dime a dozen.
Conservative reactionaries on both sides of the border are certainly having a day to remember.
I didn’t say that those memories would be especially fond.
I didn’t say that those memories would be especially fond.
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Conservative reactionaries on both sides of the border are certainly having a day to remember.
I didn’t say that those memories would be especially fond.
I didn’t say that those memories would be especially fond.
Pumpkin Pie spiced ale was a bad idea.
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Pumpkin Pie spiced ale was a bad idea.
So it seems that the far right are angry at DC Comic because Batman... checking my notes... hates white supremacists and proceeded to beat the hell out of a group of them.
a man in a suit is saying oh no .
ALT: a man in a suit is saying oh no .
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November 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
So it seems that the far right are angry at DC Comic because Batman... checking my notes... hates white supremacists and proceeded to beat the hell out of a group of them.
Written by my friend Nigel, a fellow teacher and board member of CAHN.
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educationactiontoronto.com/articles/fro...
From Trump to Ford to Smith: the attack on public education – School Magazine
educationactiontoronto.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Written by my friend Nigel, a fellow teacher and board member of CAHN.
educationactiontoronto.com/articles/fro...
educationactiontoronto.com/articles/fro...
Seems the government is not only forcing a contract ~90% rejected on us, but they are also now ending our ability to engage in local bargaining for issues affecting our individual districts.
October 29, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Seems the government is not only forcing a contract ~90% rejected on us, but they are also now ending our ability to engage in local bargaining for issues affecting our individual districts.
1/4 The right simply can not accept that people who disagree with them might not have to be paid to participate in protests.
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
1/4 The right simply can not accept that people who disagree with them might not have to be paid to participate in protests.
Slowly working my way back up to where I was last year. Finished my last set (8 reps) for 325lbs. Not bad for someone turning 49 tomorrow.
October 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Slowly working my way back up to where I was last year. Finished my last set (8 reps) for 325lbs. Not bad for someone turning 49 tomorrow.
1/3 I think I have a future writing post-apocolyptic Hallmark movies.
October 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
1/3 I think I have a future writing post-apocolyptic Hallmark movies.
Sometimes mockery is the only proper response.
October 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Sometimes mockery is the only proper response.
Well, seems some people really are willing to make bets on anything.
October 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Well, seems some people really are willing to make bets on anything.
1/2 When I was in my late teens I started listening to far-right radio programmes on shortwave radio. They were both horrifying and fascinating. One of the go-to conspiracies they went on at length about were foreign soldiers on American soil.
October 11, 2025 at 2:54 AM
1/2 When I was in my late teens I started listening to far-right radio programmes on shortwave radio. They were both horrifying and fascinating. One of the go-to conspiracies they went on at length about were foreign soldiers on American soil.
I don’t know how anyone can be surprised at this point.
October 10, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I don’t know how anyone can be surprised at this point.
It is due to snow on Sunday. Though it wonts stay on the ground long I figured this was as good a time as any to start getting ready for winter. I’m going to leave the plants near the house in over the weekend to see how they make out as they are still producing.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
It is due to snow on Sunday. Though it wonts stay on the ground long I figured this was as good a time as any to start getting ready for winter. I’m going to leave the plants near the house in over the weekend to see how they make out as they are still producing.