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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 5h

Inspiring: this elbowless man manages to hold down a full time job as a Prime Minister

Mark Carney may look like just another Canadian Prime Minister. But don’t let that fool you. The most inspiring part of his story isn’t that he went to Harvard, or even that he’s made millions working...

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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 7h

Similarly describing him as an "expert on antifa" rather than an "antifascism researcher" further legitimates antifa as a proper noun in a way that makes zero sense

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 10h

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Paul db Watkins @paulwatkins.bsky.social · 7h

“The truth and reconciliation committees are coming. The land acknowledgements are coming. The very sorry descendants are coming.”

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 7h

why on hell the earth would the average parent care that kate middleton thinks phone use makes parents "mentally absent"? like ya. it's sort of easy to be present when staff takes care of everything in your household and u don't have a job. the people need better heroes.

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredibly alarming—after the whole ridiculous antifa roundtable at the White House, as Mark was moving with his family to Europe after threats…

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 1d

Elections BC fines Chip Wilson $600 for putting up three signs accusing the BC NDP of being "communist," etc. during the fall provincial eleciton

The conversation between Wilson and the Election BC investigator should be a one-act play 😂 #bcpoli elections.bc.ca/docs/amp/Enf...

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

this is an explicitely nazi administration and anyone who still supports them should be viewed as such

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 1d

in an effort to spend even slightly more time offline, this week i made micro-collage bookmarks & keychains for fun in my apartment

on the left is a bookmark made of a collaged playing card & black handmade tassel (hand with black fingernails holding a y2k style cell phone against a floral background), on the right is a bottle cap keychain with a collage inside (a purple & pink robot against a black and white lined background, with a small pink star to the upper left of it) co

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 2d

wrote a love letter to saskatchewan (my latest post on leftover drafts):

prairie pieces.

i caught a cold in saskatchewan. there’s something mystifying about the prairies. maybe in the way the fields roll so flat, the way they chase themselves endlessly like they’re this close to catchi…

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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 1d

All remaining British Columbia-run liquor and cannabis stores in the province are now behind picket lines as public service workers step up union job action.

All B.C. government liquor, cannabis stores now behind workers’ pickets

All remaining British Columbia-run liquor and cannabis stores in the province are now behind picket lines as public service workers step up union job action.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 2d

There are few things that make me imagine doing violence to strangers like seeing something like this.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 2d

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 2d

wrote a love letter to saskatchewan (my latest post on leftover drafts):

prairie pieces.

i caught a cold in saskatchewan. there’s something mystifying about the prairies. maybe in the way the fields roll so flat, the way they chase themselves endlessly like they’re this close to catchi…

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 2d

wired trying to figure out how to do political journalism while also still being “wired” has been an interesting watch

WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Just a lil message here.

Our goal is to help you spend wisely on stuff that isn’t bad—that’s why our team tests everything we recommend. And if you don’t wanna participate in Prime Day, that’s cool too. Have a good one 👋

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2d

This is how propaganda works. They slapped an image on this from Los Angeles in 1992 during Rodney King riots.

Winchell's
Donut Hors
Open
Winchell's
Donut House
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city. (Mark
Elias/AP)

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 3d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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Greenpeace Canada @greenpeaceca.bsky.social · 3d

GRETA IS OUT ‼️ and keeping the focus right where it belongs: Israel is attempting to erase an entire population.

And they MUST be stopped.

Canada MUST impose sanctions and a real #ArmsEmbargoNOW >> act.gp/4pWPc5S

#BreakTheSiege #SailToGaza

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Jordon Nardino @jnardino.bsky.social · 4d

They are called writers

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

we need a word for a type of person who spends all their time working to live in a city so they can be near cool things, but they don't actually like going out

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 4d

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image of a notebook opened to a two-page collage spread

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 4d

it’s the first sunday of the month & that means it’s collage club day at the library!

these two are the beginnings of what eventually will be bookmarks i’ve been making out of playing cards 🃏

image of two playing card-sized collages. on the left is a hand with black nail polish holding a y2k vibe cell phone, over a floral pattern yellow 70s curtain. on the right is a bowling image from the big lebowski movie, over a dark green patterned 70s curtain.

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 4d

i don’t think so?? ugh

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 4d

i am a fool who actually thought it was wild to write books & movies where people just handed humanity over to computers and robots etc but alas i was a fucking idiot because apparently we will gleefully do this and berate those who don’t

Fae’rynn (Phantom Futch) @faerynnistired.itch.io · 4d

“don’t be bigoted towards AI.”

your AI data centers are poisoning Black communities as we speak, please get some fucking perspective. jesus christ

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jesslyn delia derkson @jlyndelia.bsky.social · 4d

asking my husband “are you on google?” every time he’s on his phone instead of paying attention to me then making him look stuff up for me

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Francesca Fiorentini @franifio.bsky.social · 5d

Not a single Greta hater could do what she has done, face what she's faced, bear abuse and humiliation at the hands of the most psychotic and genocidal army. They haven't an ounce of her bravery and that's what drives them crazy. Free Greta, free Palestine🇵🇸

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