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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack

@leftcoastvegan.bsky.social

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Canada will never be a US state - we are strong & free. F the fanta-fascist. 100% precautions for H5N1 & Covid 💪anti-virus realitymonger. CLEAN INDOOR AIR = HUMAN RIGHT. 25yrs STEM: tech, nutrition. #autistic #CovidSky #Never51 #BoycottSubstack

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · Sep 29

Because protection of yourself and others in the face of sewer-air is badass. Forever and always.

respirator p100 MSA Advantage 900 on lower half of face with brown hair on either side

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 5h

CBS firing most of its climate team is another very, very important reminder that there needs to be a massive effort to set up cleanly-funded media outlets immune to takeover, to avoid those fired jumping into the Substack bonfire where they'll be exploited and enshittified in a new way

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 18d

It's a little understated that Bari Weiss is really a flat-out 'just-asking-questions' style climate change denier.

Eg, here she is saying the science is up for public debate rather than settled, publishing the work of a big-name denier influencer (Koonin), and boosting a fake controversy

Bari Weiss
@bariweiss
"Is Donald Trump a “dictator”? Did the events of January 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C., constitute an “insurgency”?

Is Joe Biden “sharp as a tack”?

Is the science of climate change “settled”?

Are Javier Milei of Argentina, Marine Le Pen of France, and the AfD party in Germany “far right”?

Is the Wuhan lab leak hypothesis a “conspiracy theory”? Was the persistence of the virus a “pandemic of the unvaccinated”? Does Anthony Fauci “represent science”?

Does Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, “promote hatred”? Do “fact-checkers” check facts?

Let’s ask a question about these questions: Why on Earth were we placed in a position of having to answer them?

In an open society, perspectives on reality confront one another in forceful competition. Each may contain some particle of truth—or at least some useful information.

So even the flat-earthers are allowed their say. Even the Bigfoot-seekers appear on the Discovery Channel. Somewhere among the nonsense, there may be something worth hearing.

Because we don’t precisely know where or when, the conversation is never over.

A vast diversity of perspectives should be promoted within an open society. It’s the intellectual equivalent of hybrid vigor.

If we all think alike, a single fatal error, being shared by all, could destroy the world.

These precepts are not original. They have long been part of the American DNA. The default, for us, has always been debate.

When certain subjects, like slavery, were made taboo and removed from the possibility of discussion, towering figures arose and terrible conflicts were fought to restore the balance.

However, the past four years have seen a sustained effort to overturn the principles of the open society. The just-departed administration, of which Biden was the decrepit figurehead, tried to impose, by threat or mandate, a version of reality that brooked no discussion.

Supported by its allies in the media, the academy, and the bureaucracy, the administrati…

Bari Weiss
@bariweiss
Climate change did not cause the LA fires says Steve Koonin in an essential conversation with our
@EmilyYoffe
:

https://thefp.com/p/climate-change-did-not-cause-the-la-fires-steve-koonin

Bari Weiss
@bariweiss
·
Sep 6, 2023
Gratified at the outpouring of responses to this important and courageous piece by
@PatrickTBrown31
.

https://thefp.com/p/i-overhyped-climate-change-to-get-published
From thefp.com
Bari Weiss
@bariweiss
·
Sep 5, 2023
"Savvy researchers tailor their studies to maximize the likelihood that their work is accepted. I know this because I am one of them.

Here’s how it works."

@PatrickTBrown31
with a must-read piece:

https://thefp.com/p/i-overhyped-climate-change-to-get-published

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 5h

This cycle is really, really bad and Substack really sits at the centre of it all

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 23d

- Grim that media barons are buying up mainstream media and making them fascism-enabling propaganda engines

- ULTAGRIM that so many of the big-name journalists escaping that fire are voluntarily leaping directly into a completely separate newsletter website trap set by the same fascists

Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology

Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as “thought leaders,” researcher warns.

arstechnica.com

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 5h

I've largely given up trying. Been pinging progressive writers (on my professional tech acct) there offering to help with the migration to one of the MANY alternatives and none even acknowledge. They're quite happy ignoring funding that stuff and mass hypocrisy involved with their messaging.

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 5h

Why I moved off that hellsite ages ago. Substack literally partnered with Bari, promoted them and helped them out with special features. Paid newsletters helps fund fascist ideology. And no progressive writers giving them funding seem to give any craps about helping them continue promoting fascism.

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 6d

Y'all upset and boycotting Spotify. Just wait until you stop ignoring the atrocity that Substack is and how many progressive dollars they're enjoying holding of yours with their fascist hands.

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 7d

Right? They all say “stay at home then” but not sure how or when I’m ever supposed to get dental health care ever again. And my CEV dependent needed massive surgery and there were many times she couldn’t wear a respirator for certain procedures. But for these serious access issues, always crickets.

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 7d

Very true. They can yell at me all they want, I know what’s happening under my respirator!

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 7d

Indeed :(

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Tim Price @timprice.bsky.social · 7d

A moth got into the shelter tonight and it was the event of the season.

Two cats sitting on top of cages and looking at the ceiling

Two cars on the floor staring up at the ceiling

Two young kittens in a cage taking notice

A cat standing on her hind legs to reach for a moth

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks and totally concur. Have had horrifying experiences with HCW around here regarding masks, all of this sets such a bad example.

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 7d

At this point I expect most public health info to continue to be provided by unpaid laypeople. Unfortunately.

BC Health Minister Josie Osborne, I do expect better. Please learn about (airborne) covid & flu transmission. Also I’m still waiting for that reply about access to Novavax in Canada / B.C.

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 7d

Accurate info: respiratory disease is primarily passed between humans in the air. Properly fitted respirator masks, like an N95, stop transmission. This can happen prior to symptoms and throughout the course of disease, not just when “lingering”. It is risky for ALL humans, not just high risk.

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 7d

Incorrect data about transmission, and bare faced posing for respiratory vaccination in the middle of a wave. From the B.C. Health Minister.

But at this point I would be substantially more surprised by accurate information and modeling community care.

(1/2) read on for accurate info.

Josie Osborne’s facebook post with text that reads This is the time of year when we see increases in viral respiratory illnesses in B.C., including influenza and COVID-19. Getting a vaccination is one of the simplest and most effective ways we can look out for ourselves and our loved ones.
Notifications began for priority populations earlier this month, and appointments started Oct. 14, 2025. Notifications will continue and expand to the general population through early November 2025.
Notifications to book influenza and COVID-19 vaccinations are being sent through the Get Vaccinated system. Anyone not yet registered in the Get Vaccinated system can register online or by calling 1 833 838-2323.
Vaccines are available through health authority clinics, more than 1,200 participating pharmacies and some primary-care providers' offices.
It is also important to remember healthy habits to protect ourselves and those around us, including:
da cleaning your hands regularly @ covering your cough
Getting plenty of rest
@ staying away from others if you have a cough or a fever
• wearing a mask if you have lingering symptoms or need extra protection
Learn more about B.C!'s immunization program and how to vaccinated this fall - Team Josie

Then a photo of Josie with four people in a pharmacy, unmasked.

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 8d

Right? Not what I expected, for sure!

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 8d

And they replied that they didn't care THEY WERE JUST MAKING CONVERSATION.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK.

Threads, we're done.

And that person? Feel shame, please.

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 8d

So I took the time to write a specific answer about some of the unique features they had that I liked, and asked them what features were most important or something so I could fine-tune my answer or add some detail more specific to their needs.

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 8d

So someone seemed to have a genuine question about changing hosts, and I was quite happy with mine so I recommended checking that host out, and they followed up with a question about why I liked them.

Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 8d

My threads feed, which I really don't know why I keep checking (other than trying the futile attempt at having a business), is 90% engagement bait and humble-bragging.

It hit a new low today.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 13d

Block list for Trump regime government accounts. How to Dismantle a Dictatorship, Step 4: Block validation. #3E bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Anneke @littleann4ever.bsky.social · 15d

This Sept 2022 press conference where Dr. Henry said a high rate of #Covid19 infections in kids did not translate to long term consequences: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZiX... (23 min mark)…

She & all her fellow CMOHs had knowledge of & were involved in this Cdn #LongCovidKids research (thread below)

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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 16d

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

“We may be witnessing the emergence of a population-level acquired immune deficiency — not sexually transmitted, but airborne.”

That line isn’t from a tweet. It’s from a peer-reviewed paper in AJPM Focus (2025).

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 19d

Looking for a hopeful read this Thanksgiving. Check out this piece by @chrishatch.bsky.social on the extraordinary growth of solar power (but also how much 🇨🇦 is behind the curve):

Our friendly neighbourhood fireball www.nationalobserver.com/newsletters/...

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Left Coast Strong 🇨🇦 #BoycottFascistSubstack @leftcoastvegan.bsky.social · 24d

Reminder that Substack's top pub is run by Bari Weiss, and Substack has partnered with them to help their protofascist org (which is where your money is going if you run or sub to a paid newsletter)

If you boycott CBS, you need to stop *funding* Substack even more.

#BoycottSubstack

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 27d

People are running stats on LLM-generated participants and think they’re being social scientists when in fact they’re technically just playing a very strange video game. This is like saying you’re doing math research because you’re playing sudoku.

www.science.org/content/arti...

AI-generated ‘participants’ can lead social science experiments astray, study finds

Data produced by “silicon samples” depends on researchers’ exact choice of models, prompts, and settings

www.science.org

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 29d

Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.

Emergency World Naked Bike Ride planned in Portland, with blurred photi of naked bicyclists.

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