Dwight Williams 🇨🇦
@dewline.bsky.social
Writer/artist/office worker; openly meddling 🇨🇦; nerd re: superheroes + starships. He/him/il; Do say "Hi!" (💉 x10) + 😷=Peace of mind!
Ottawa/Adàwe/Odàwàng, Canada
https://web.ncf.ca/ad696/
Ottawa/Adàwe/Odàwàng, Canada
https://web.ncf.ca/ad696/
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Yes, I have a Facebook account, too. Look for the "Truth Is Still Real" wordmark.
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The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
The Trump Administration’s War on Data
A series of recent steps have erased the shared facts that help uphold democracy.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 AM
The demise of the CIA World Factbook is “part of a broad war on information being waged by the Trump administration,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily.
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“Journalism is a public service, and I am proud to be a public servant. Professional reporting, observing and documenting is not a crime. But the freedom to do so is at risk.
I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“Journalism is a public service, and I am proud to be a public servant. Professional reporting, observing and documenting is not a crime. But the freedom to do so is at risk.
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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"To put it in terms Bezos would use, he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post
Mass layoffs undermine his promises to protect a great American institution.
www.thebulwark.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 PM
"To put it in terms Bezos would use, he is no longer a swashbuckling badass. He should sell the Post to someone who is."
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
www.thebulwark.com/p/jeff-bezos...
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Still cold in #Ottawa this morning! Temperature -21°C, windchill -30.
Open Data: weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
#weather #meteorology #EnvironmentCanada
Open Data: weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
#weather #meteorology #EnvironmentCanada
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Still cold in #Ottawa this morning! Temperature -21°C, windchill -30.
Open Data: weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
#weather #meteorology #EnvironmentCanada
Open Data: weather.gc.ca/en/location/...
#weather #meteorology #EnvironmentCanada
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Just for reference on the TPUSA halftime show.
February 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Just for reference on the TPUSA halftime show.
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🇬🇧 The main candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Britain is tries to fix his Russia problem, - POLITICO
Nigel Farage in the past showed "admiration for Putin as an operative" and stated that the West "provoked" Russia. Now he calls Putin "a very bad guy"…
Nigel Farage in the past showed "admiration for Putin as an operative" and stated that the West "provoked" Russia. Now he calls Putin "a very bad guy"…
February 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
🇬🇧 The main candidate for the post of Prime Minister of Britain is tries to fix his Russia problem, - POLITICO
Nigel Farage in the past showed "admiration for Putin as an operative" and stated that the West "provoked" Russia. Now he calls Putin "a very bad guy"…
Nigel Farage in the past showed "admiration for Putin as an operative" and stated that the West "provoked" Russia. Now he calls Putin "a very bad guy"…
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More and More Unions Are Joining the Fight Against ICE truthout.org/articles/mor...
More and More Unions Are Joining the Fight Against ICE
As armed federal agents terrorize workers across the US, organized labor is increasingly stepping up to respond.
truthout.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
More and More Unions Are Joining the Fight Against ICE truthout.org/articles/mor...
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Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE truthout.org/articles/ind...
Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE
Members of the American Indian Movement and the Many Shields Warrior Society are patrolling the streets of Minneapolis.
truthout.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Indigenous-Led Collectives Are Keeping Minnesotan Communities Safe From ICE truthout.org/articles/ind...
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No matter how you slice it, ICE’s actions are the preeminent kitchen-table problem for everyone, whether you are balancing your books or sheltering your family from their latest campaign of brutality. trib.al/81ISqnf
There Is No Bigger Kitchen-Table Issue Than ICE Violence
If Democrats wants to ease the affordability crisis, they’ll campaign on reining in the paramilitary force that’s making everything more expensive.
trib.al
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
No matter how you slice it, ICE’s actions are the preeminent kitchen-table problem for everyone, whether you are balancing your books or sheltering your family from their latest campaign of brutality. trib.al/81ISqnf
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February 9, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Marshall Ramsey: Schoolyard bully
The first frame of Marshall Ramsey's editorial cartoon depicts the Mississippi House as a schoolyard bully trying to move money from public to private schools. The second frame depicts the Mississippi Senate stopping the bully.
The first frame of Marshall Ramsey's editorial cartoon depicts the Mississippi House as a schoolyard bully trying to move money from public to private schools. The second frame depicts the Mississippi Senate stopping the bully.
Marshall Ramsey: Schoolyard bully
The first frame of Marshall Ramsey's editorial cartoon depicts the Mississippi House as a schoolyard bully trying to move money from public to private schools. The second frame depicts the Mississippi Senate stopping the bully.
mississippitoday.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Marshall Ramsey: Schoolyard bully
The first frame of Marshall Ramsey's editorial cartoon depicts the Mississippi House as a schoolyard bully trying to move money from public to private schools. The second frame depicts the Mississippi Senate stopping the bully.
The first frame of Marshall Ramsey's editorial cartoon depicts the Mississippi House as a schoolyard bully trying to move money from public to private schools. The second frame depicts the Mississippi Senate stopping the bully.
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"will American domestic broadcasts simply mute or avoid mentioning the crowd audio"
"The risk is not just that viewers will see through it. It is that attempts to manage the narrative will make American broadcasters look less credible, not more"
#cdnpoli #ukpol
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
"The risk is not just that viewers will see through it. It is that attempts to manage the narrative will make American broadcasters look less credible, not more"
#cdnpoli #ukpol
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 AM
"will American domestic broadcasts simply mute or avoid mentioning the crowd audio"
"The risk is not just that viewers will see through it. It is that attempts to manage the narrative will make American broadcasters look less credible, not more"
#cdnpoli #ukpol
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
"The risk is not just that viewers will see through it. It is that attempts to manage the narrative will make American broadcasters look less credible, not more"
#cdnpoli #ukpol
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
@cbcgem.bsky.social Assuming that this is an Official Account...can you get streaming rights for Buried on Sunday, please? That movie seems particularly prescient for 2026, despite being made for CBC in 1992.
February 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
@cbcgem.bsky.social Assuming that this is an Official Account...can you get streaming rights for Buried on Sunday, please? That movie seems particularly prescient for 2026, despite being made for CBC in 1992.
Trump continues to insist that the existence and enforcement of international law is a crime against the US.
He's still Wrong.
He's still Wrong.
Trump has imposed sanctions on 8 ICC judges and 3 prosecutors. “The sanctioned ICC staff,” Reuters noted, “now sit on the U.S. Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals list, alongside suspected al Qaeda terrorists, Mexican drug traffickers and North Korean arms dealers.” wapo.st/3MsWi3c
Opinion | Trump has a strongman’s contempt for international law
The president’s indifference to domestic legal constraints is reflected in his actions outside the U.S.
wapo.st
February 9, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Trump continues to insist that the existence and enforcement of international law is a crime against the US.
He's still Wrong.
He's still Wrong.
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All excellent points: ottawacitizen.com/opinion/publ... #cdnpoli
The federal government's return-to-office push isn’t backed by evidence | Opinion
If there is a good argument for forcing public servants back to office for four days a week, we have yet to hear it.
ottawacitizen.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
All excellent points: ottawacitizen.com/opinion/publ... #cdnpoli
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For 50 years the legislature has waived tuition and fees at public universities and colleges for Kentuckians who have passed their 65th birthdays.
That would end if an education committee chair has his way.
@jamielucke.bsky.social @liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/f...
That would end if an education committee chair has his way.
@jamielucke.bsky.social @liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/f...
Free tuition for older Kentuckians is in peril • Kentucky Lantern
A 50-year old tuition waiver for Kentuckians 65 and older would end if the Republican chairman of an education committee has his way.
kentuckylantern.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:05 PM
For 50 years the legislature has waived tuition and fees at public universities and colleges for Kentuckians who have passed their 65th birthdays.
That would end if an education committee chair has his way.
@jamielucke.bsky.social @liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/f...
That would end if an education committee chair has his way.
@jamielucke.bsky.social @liamniemeyer.bsky.social
kentuckylantern.com/2026/02/09/f...
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„Sheryl Crow calls for Donald Trump to be 'imprisoned' over Epstein: 'Who are we if we do not stand up for children?“
ew.com/sheryl-crow-...
ew.com/sheryl-crow-...
Sheryl Crow calls for Donald Trump to be 'imprisoned' over Epstein: 'Who are we if we do not stand up for children?'
Sheryl Crow called for President Trump to be 'imprisoned' over his former ties to Jeffrey Epstein: 'Who are we if we do not stand up for children?'
ew.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:19 PM
„Sheryl Crow calls for Donald Trump to be 'imprisoned' over Epstein: 'Who are we if we do not stand up for children?“
ew.com/sheryl-crow-...
ew.com/sheryl-crow-...
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Join us June 19–21, 2026 for #ComSciConCAN 2026! 🚨 at U of Waterloo for a 3-day conference dedicated to taking your science communication skills to the next level.
💡 Application deadline EXTENDED to February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST! bit.ly/CSCC2026_App
#SciComm #GradLife #STEMCanada #CSCC2026
💡 Application deadline EXTENDED to February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST! bit.ly/CSCC2026_App
#SciComm #GradLife #STEMCanada #CSCC2026
February 8, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Join us June 19–21, 2026 for #ComSciConCAN 2026! 🚨 at U of Waterloo for a 3-day conference dedicated to taking your science communication skills to the next level.
💡 Application deadline EXTENDED to February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST! bit.ly/CSCC2026_App
#SciComm #GradLife #STEMCanada #CSCC2026
💡 Application deadline EXTENDED to February 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST! bit.ly/CSCC2026_App
#SciComm #GradLife #STEMCanada #CSCC2026
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It's just over a year since we joined @bsky.app. Check out our updated #StarterPack and see what's changed!
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 PM
It's just over a year since we joined @bsky.app. Check out our updated #StarterPack and see what's changed!
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NEW: The Department of Justice is falling apart. Attorneys are leaving, courts are overwhelmed with immigration cases, and actual crimes are slipping through the cracks. Is that by design? Andy McCabe and I cover it all on today's UnJustified. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
"This Job Sucks" - UnJustified - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · UnJustified · 02/08/2026 · 59m
podcasts.apple.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
NEW: The Department of Justice is falling apart. Attorneys are leaving, courts are overwhelmed with immigration cases, and actual crimes are slipping through the cracks. Is that by design? Andy McCabe and I cover it all on today's UnJustified. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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We predicted almost this exact scenario in the VISION MACHINE graphic novel in 2011.
Only in our book they used a little missing girl instead of a lost dog to get people to sign up for digital mass surveillance.
Only in our book they used a little missing girl instead of a lost dog to get people to sign up for digital mass surveillance.
February 9, 2026 at 3:01 AM
We predicted almost this exact scenario in the VISION MACHINE graphic novel in 2011.
Only in our book they used a little missing girl instead of a lost dog to get people to sign up for digital mass surveillance.
Only in our book they used a little missing girl instead of a lost dog to get people to sign up for digital mass surveillance.
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Peter Thiel German-American billionaire, PayPal co-founder, Palantir chairman and Trump ally
People are waking up to what you’re doing there, sir
People are waking up to what you’re doing there, sir
February 8, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Peter Thiel German-American billionaire, PayPal co-founder, Palantir chairman and Trump ally
People are waking up to what you’re doing there, sir
People are waking up to what you’re doing there, sir