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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 8h

I'm learning things

screenshot from the website "the spruce pets"

with the tagline "Vet Reviewed & Pet Approved"

a subheading says:

How to Feed Pumpkin to Cats

dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 8h

I'm making pumpkin cinnamon buns for a friends dinner this weekend and to get rid of stone of the extra pumpkin I decided to also contribute a 1.5x recipe of pumpkin cream cheese dip, but even with that and making myself some pumpkin spice syrup, I'm gonna have way more than I know what to do with 🫠

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 9h

every recipe I use with pumpkin calls for at most 80ml of pumpkin and every can of pumpkin is at least 800ml

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 16h

this coal giant.
elkvalleycoal.com/john-horgan-...

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 15h

"i know you love writing, but what if you subcontracted the joy of writing to a cacophony of emotionless drivel"

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Tyler Olsen @tyolsen.bsky.social · 15h

Look, I'm sympathetic to interviewers but man, you've got to have never watched The Wire or read any David Simon interaction to imagine a more AI-positive response than this.

Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 1d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 15h

a coffee creamer company was giving out free coffee samples downtown today and instead of asking me what kind of creamer i wanted the guy asked what kind of "enhancer" i somewhere behind the dead eyes and flat tone was a soul desperately trying to escape

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Mt Pleasant 🇨🇦 🇩🇪 @jekllnnhide.bsky.social · 2d

globalnews.ca/news/1146669...

this

shelters have violence, lice
public housing has bedbugs

telling ppl to live in indignity is not 'helping' them

it's offering a shit option so you can say you did something and forget about them

it is shameful and beneath us as Canadians

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 4d

people complained a lot when i was in community news about us posting wire stories about BC/nat'l/int'l news, and i get that complaint, but we didn't fill the local news page with it. it's just bizarre to go to the BC news page and see less than a quarter of the top stories directly impact BC

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 4d

go to Global's BC news page, and you will find among its top stories:

- 5 international stories
- 4 news stories from other provinces
- the same Blue Jays story twice
- 1 national story with relevance to BC
- 2 BC stories

like, they have world/national pages for a reason?

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 7d

I'm old enough to remember when we taxed empty condos till developers sold them
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As around 2,500 condos sit unsold in Metro Vancouver, experts warn of 'potential storm coming' for real estate | CBC News

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says there’s about 2,500 condos sitting unsold and empty in Metro Vancouver. The local real estate industry is concerned about layoffs and hopes for housing...

www.cbc.ca

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 8d

As others, including Ireland, rush to help their citizens involved with the flotilla, here’s what Canada’s government told me of the six Canadians on board:

“The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad.”

Screenshot of an email.

media@international.gc.ca writes:

Hi Rachel, We will get back to you asap. Thanks,

In a follow up:

Please see our response:
The Government of Canada is not able to guarantee the safety of Canadian travelers, or to provide them with security and protection abroad. The decision to travel is personal, and individuals are responsible for their own safety abroad. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) advises Canadians avoid all travel to Palestine due to the ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip and the unpredictable security situation in the West Bank. More information is available on our travel advice webpage.
While the Goverment of Canada has no plans to accompany the flotilla, this does not in any way detract from Canada's position that humanitarian assistance into Gaza must be immediately scaled-up to address the catastrophic humanitarian situation. We continue to urge Israel to allow the immediate entry of UN-coordinated humanitarian assistance, via land crossings, into and throughout Gaza.
Since October 2023, Canada has committed more than $400 million in international assistance in response to the current crises in Palestine.
The immediate priority must be a ceasefire in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and a sustained influx in UN-led humanitarian aid. Canada is committed to continue

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LOLGOP ❌👑❌ @thefarce.org · 7d

So New York Republicans are meeting with German fascists.

Flyer for the New York Young Republican Club event “Drinks with AfD,” featuring Jan Wenzel Schmidt and Kay Gottschalk on Thursday, October 2 at 7 PM. Event costs $10 for members, $20 for non-members, with drinks provided.

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 7d

yesterday, the globe editorial board effectively advocated for layoffs at Canada Post in an editorial oozing with derision for the union

today, they're calling for homeless sweeps

surely, if they thought about it, they could see a connection between the two

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 8d

Cities can’t park the problem of tent cities

The encampment at Toronto’s Dufferin Grove Park has finally been cleared, offering lessons for communities grappling with the spillover of homelessness into public parks

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 8d

#Breaking: Premier Doug Ford’s government doled out $126 million in training cash to 64 firms that used lobbyists to push poorly rated applications, which is “not fair, transparent, or accountable,” the auditor general found.

Ford government’s handling of Skills Development funds ‘not fair, transparent or accountable,’ auditor finds

In a critical audit, Shelley Spence said Ford’s Ministry of Labour awarded money to the “low- and medium-ranked applications” from the controversial fund.

www.thestar.com

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 9d

"This Court has listened carefully to the reasons given by Öztürk’s captors for masking-up and has heard the same reasons advanced by ... ICE. It rejects this testimony as disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable. ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence."

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 9d

Young’s opinion, which rules that the Trump admin illegally targeted pro-Palestinian students for deportation, is absolutely scathing.

“In all our history we have never tolerated an armed masked secret police…ICE brings indelible obloquy to this administration and everyone who works in it.”

And there's the issue of masks. This Court has listened
carefully to the reasons given by Öztürk's captors for masking-
up and has heard the same reasons advanced by the defendant Todd
Lyons, Acting Director of ICE. It rejects this testimony as
disingenuous, squalid and dishonorable. ICE goes masked for a
single reason -- to terrorize Americans into quiescence. Small
wonder ICE often seems to need our respected military to guard
them
as they go about implementing our immigration laws. It
should be noted that our troops do not ordinarily wear masks.
Can you imagine a masked marine? It is a matter of honor -- and
honor still matters.
To us, masks are associated with cowardly
desperados and the despised Ku Klux Klan. In all our history we
have never tolerated an armed masked secret police.
Carrying on
in this fashion, ICE brings indelible obloquy to this
administration and everyone who works in it
"We can not escape
history," Lincoln righty said. "[It] will light us down in
honor or dishonor, to the latest generation." Abraham Lincoln,
Second Annual Message to Congress (Dec. 1, 1862) .
Perhaps we're now afraid to stick our necks out. If the
distinguished Homeland Security intelligence agency can be
weaponized to squelch the free speech rights of a small, hapless
group of non-citizens in our midst, so too can the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the audit divisions of the I.R.s.
and the Social Security Administration be unconstitutionally
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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 11d

enough of this murderous bullshit.

In an email to CHEK News today Island Health said:

Island Health is committed to investing in a full continuum of mental health and addictions care from prevention to recovery, because recovery is not a straight-line journey, and people need to be met and supported where they are. Overdose prevention services are just one part of the work to build a seamless system of mental health and addictions care, which spans prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, and treatment and recovery.
Ensuring all people are treated with respect and dignity, and patients who use substances receive equitable and accessible care that is free from stigma and judgement is a priority for Island Health. We are focused on enhancing care and connecting people to health services wherever they are at in their journey, particularly in the face of the enduring toxic drug crisis.
Our major hospital sites, including Royal Jubilee and Nanaimo Regional General hospitals, have Addictions Medicine Consult Service (AMCS) teams embedded within them. These expert teams, including specialized physicians, work closely with patients who use substances to develop unique and tailored care plans that meet the needs of patients, protect the safety of staff and other patients, and align with provincial policies and regulations. AMCS clinicians are focused on care planning that manages withdrawal symptoms related to substance use, with the goal of supporting patient comfort and reducing the need to use substances while admitted to hospital.
Currently, there is no new or standalone funding available to health authorities for this type of service expansion. We are continuing to support patients during their hospital stay with our existing AMCS services, while also working with our partners and clinicians to explore additional ways to support patients who are unable to abstain from substance use during inpatient admission.

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Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine @cjjpmedia.bsky.social · 11d

🚨 CJJP GOES TO OTTAWA 🚨

We're sending a contingent to Ottawa to tell PM @mark-carney.bsky.social and @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social how Canada is enabling the deadliest assault on free press in recent history.

We have some ideas on how Canada can stop being complicit in Israel's massacre.

Poster with the title "CJJP: Canadian Journalists for Justice in Palestine" and details about press conference: Monday, September 29, 11am EST, Press Gallery B

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 13d

the shoes are just too big to fill for one king

Arthur, the eponymous cartoon anthropomorphized aardvark

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George Baker @bakergeorget.bsky.social · 14d

Could ask the essential question: is the fire service profitable? Is ambulance service profitable? Since when does governments cloak themselves in profitability? We don't elect private business.

dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 14d

idk, maybe it's fine to subsidize essential services? why does an essential service need to be profitable?

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 14d

idk, maybe it's fine to subsidize essential services? why does an essential service need to be profitable?

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 14d

"It provides an essential service to Canadians, and in particular to rural, remote and Indigenous communities," so we're gonna end that?

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dustin @godfrey.bsky.social · 14d

unclear what about ending home delivery constitutes "modernizing" Canada Post

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