jesslyn delia derkson
@jlyndelia.bsky.social
writer • luddite • cut & paste
nanaimo BC 🪺
read my gloomy blog: jesslyndelia.com
this is a square house: @asquarehouse.bsky.social
nanaimo BC 🪺
read my gloomy blog: jesslyndelia.com
this is a square house: @asquarehouse.bsky.social
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i once had an employer tell the staff we were not allowed to say "happy friday" to each other because ppl might think we didn't like working there. guess what no one liked working there
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I think about this tweet a lot
November 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
I think about this tweet a lot
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If only there were some word for a place where a bunch of boats are all stored right next to each other.
apnews.com/article/anci...
apnews.com/article/anci...
Wisconsin archaeologists identify 16 ancient canoes in a prehistoric lake 'parking lot'
Archaeologists have identified more than a dozen ancient canoes that Indigenous people apparently left behind in a prehistoric parking lot along a Wisconsin lakeshore.
apnews.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
If only there were some word for a place where a bunch of boats are all stored right next to each other.
apnews.com/article/anci...
apnews.com/article/anci...
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UCP AGM 2025, baby
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
UCP AGM 2025, baby
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State sponsored violence for *checks notes* an 🇺🇸 retailer?
My friend @harshawalia.bsky.social was arrested and charged, and another protester was brutalized today in Vancouver at a protest targeting Apple for profiting from death and exploitation in its supply chain. The protesters also called out Apple's support of Friends of the IDF.
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
State sponsored violence for *checks notes* an 🇺🇸 retailer?
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The people with real work to do use AI the least because it doesn't actually help them? But people who have pretend bullshit jobs where they berate others and lash them to work harder use it a lot? Wow wild. Never would've guessed.
A study by Dayforce shows 87% of executives use AI for work, compared to 57% of managers and just 27% of employees.
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
I think this explains the massive disconnect we see in how CEOs talk about AI versus everyone else. It also raises the question of how useful it truly is for frontline work?
Execs are embracing AI more than their employees are, new research suggests
Research from HR software company Dayforce suggests that executives are leaning into AI far more than their employees.
www.businessinsider.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The people with real work to do use AI the least because it doesn't actually help them? But people who have pretend bullshit jobs where they berate others and lash them to work harder use it a lot? Wow wild. Never would've guessed.
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I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
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SCMP: Hong Kong fire death toll hits 128, with 79 injured, status of 200 unclear.
“Highly flammable styrofoam cloaking lift windows on every floor… mesh netting and sheeting used outside the buildings also did not meet fire safety standards.”
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
“Highly flammable styrofoam cloaking lift windows on every floor… mesh netting and sheeting used outside the buildings also did not meet fire safety standards.”
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
Hong Kong fire death toll hits 128, with 79 injured, status of 200 unclear
Some 80 bodies ‘cannot be identified’, authorities say, while confirming styrofoam on windows caused heated panes to shatter and spread blaze.
www.scmp.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
SCMP: Hong Kong fire death toll hits 128, with 79 injured, status of 200 unclear.
“Highly flammable styrofoam cloaking lift windows on every floor… mesh netting and sheeting used outside the buildings also did not meet fire safety standards.”
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
“Highly flammable styrofoam cloaking lift windows on every floor… mesh netting and sheeting used outside the buildings also did not meet fire safety standards.”
www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
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its absolutely unfucking believable to sign an MOU about what will be done in another province without even inviting the province to the table
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
its absolutely unfucking believable to sign an MOU about what will be done in another province without even inviting the province to the table
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Hockey isn’t our national culture. Cars are.
Get outside kids, enjoy the fresh air with your friends!
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hockey isn’t our national culture. Cars are.
when you just do whatever you want your whole life without any awareness whatsoever about how you affect & interact with the world around you because it’s never had to be important to you. this is what you get
i’ll never understand why ppl want people like that to be in charge of anything
i’ll never understand why ppl want people like that to be in charge of anything
NEW: Doug Ford promised giant signs to replace speed cameras in school zones. Well, they've arrived and... they're huge. So big they don't fit onto existing poles.
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
Cities say they're too big, the province says they were briefed weeks ago. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154479...
Ford government says it will cover cost of installing oversized school zone signs | Globalnews.ca
Cities say the signs sent to replace speed cameras are too big. The transportation minister believes they should be able to 'figure out how to install a sign.'
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
when you just do whatever you want your whole life without any awareness whatsoever about how you affect & interact with the world around you because it’s never had to be important to you. this is what you get
i’ll never understand why ppl want people like that to be in charge of anything
i’ll never understand why ppl want people like that to be in charge of anything
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BIRD WHO IS TRYING TO DIE: i missed my window
November 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
BIRD WHO IS TRYING TO DIE: i missed my window
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A map of all instances where a driver has hit a pedestrian in Vancouver in the past 5 years. The largest circle on this map (Main & Hastings) represents 37 crashes. Source: ICBC
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
A map of all instances where a driver has hit a pedestrian in Vancouver in the past 5 years. The largest circle on this map (Main & Hastings) represents 37 crashes. Source: ICBC
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Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Community isn’t something you show up to consume. It requires you to contribute, collaborate, and commit-create.
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
If you want community, you have to be community.
#craftivism
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Elon introduces feature on twitter that allows anyone to see where the account is located.
All the far right and pro Israel meme accounts turn out to not be based in the US.
Elon shuts down the feature
All the far right and pro Israel meme accounts turn out to not be based in the US.
Elon shuts down the feature
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Elon introduces feature on twitter that allows anyone to see where the account is located.
All the far right and pro Israel meme accounts turn out to not be based in the US.
Elon shuts down the feature
All the far right and pro Israel meme accounts turn out to not be based in the US.
Elon shuts down the feature
officially on vacation until next thursday
between now & then: a little trip over to van, a pup show, & spending three whole days with one of my ultimate top 8s (a friend visiting from ottawa)
between now & then: a little trip over to van, a pup show, & spending three whole days with one of my ultimate top 8s (a friend visiting from ottawa)
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
officially on vacation until next thursday
between now & then: a little trip over to van, a pup show, & spending three whole days with one of my ultimate top 8s (a friend visiting from ottawa)
between now & then: a little trip over to van, a pup show, & spending three whole days with one of my ultimate top 8s (a friend visiting from ottawa)
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Pretty basic humanity stuff.
November 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Pretty basic humanity stuff.
please tell me this is a joke and they are not really doing this again over a bunch of sick birds
Gonna check in on Canada, where politics is more normal... I see there is a convoy headed to Ottawa to avenge a flock of dead ostriches
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
please tell me this is a joke and they are not really doing this again over a bunch of sick birds
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TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
TRUMP [after spending 5 minutes with Zohran]: surplus value, it’s a very wonderful thing, very wonderful, and they’re stealing it. Can you believe that?
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
We’re going to be looking very strongly at the bourgeoisie, what they’re up to
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THIS WEEKEND! CELEBRATING THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF THE OTTAWA SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR!
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 PM
THIS WEEKEND! CELEBRATING THIRTY-ONE YEARS OF THE OTTAWA SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR!
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
TOMORROW:
smallpressbookfair.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
TONIGHT! The Factory Reading Series pre-small press book fair reading, Stuart Ross, Liam Burke + Amanda Earl,
smallpressalmanac.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...
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Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely cannot wait to bust down the doors for a drink made by a company whose unionized workers are on strike in a store that doesn’t want to hire minorities anymore.
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if this drink sounds good to you, i encourage you to try to make it yourself at home - it will taste better, you’ll probably learn something new and perhaps gain a new hobby/passion, and you won’t have to go to target or starbucks - everyone but the racist execs and union busters win
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
if this drink sounds good to you, i encourage you to try to make it yourself at home - it will taste better, you’ll probably learn something new and perhaps gain a new hobby/passion, and you won’t have to go to target or starbucks - everyone but the racist execs and union busters win
what perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
what perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
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The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The reason why most women my age couldn't care less if Bill Clinton goes down with the ship is that we were teens & young women when the Anita Hill and Monica Lewinsky scandals happened. It's rotten to the core. All the way down. Your "lost" era is not ours.