Moebius Stripper
@moebiusstripper.bsky.social
Twisted, one-sided commentary. Canadian (the human kind, not the emotional support animal kind).
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THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE eBook : Fine, Brenda: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
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THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE is a multigenerational mystery set in rural Canada, and it is now available for purchase as an ebook from Amazon (amazon.ca/dp/B0GCYD6Q77) & Kobo (kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...). I'll also be releasing a chapter a week for free on Inkitt (inkitt.com/stories/1625...).
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This is just... Incomprehensible. I can't even think of a historical parallel - the Germanii reinforcing Armenia against a mooted Parthian invasion that Rome is encouraging? Even that doesn't work. The Mongols sending troops to the Aztecs is about as much sense as this makes.
BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Stor operation i gang: Fly strømmer til Grønland med europæiske soldater
I flere døgn har militære transportfly fløjet i pendulfart mellem Danmark og Grønland. Fredag aften landede et stort antal soldater i Nuuk.
www.dr.dk
January 16, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This is just... Incomprehensible. I can't even think of a historical parallel - the Germanii reinforcing Armenia against a mooted Parthian invasion that Rome is encouraging? Even that doesn't work. The Mongols sending troops to the Aztecs is about as much sense as this makes.
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I had access to an early edit, and it intrigued me.
Unfortunately I can't read long form on a screen at all, so I never got to finish it.
But if you can read books on a device, I recommend it.
Unfortunately I can't read long form on a screen at all, so I never got to finish it.
But if you can read books on a device, I recommend it.
books.apple.com/us/book/the-... hot off the press, or whatever the equivalent is for ebooks!
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I had access to an early edit, and it intrigued me.
Unfortunately I can't read long form on a screen at all, so I never got to finish it.
But if you can read books on a device, I recommend it.
Unfortunately I can't read long form on a screen at all, so I never got to finish it.
But if you can read books on a device, I recommend it.
books.apple.com/us/book/the-... hot off the press, or whatever the equivalent is for ebooks!
January 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
books.apple.com/us/book/the-... hot off the press, or whatever the equivalent is for ebooks!
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For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
Liebe Medien, ich kann die Schlagzeile "Keine Einigung zwischen USA und Dänemark" nicht mehr sehen. Wenn ein Bewaffneter eine Bank stürmt, titelt ihr doch auch nicht: "Räuber und Kassiererin finden keinen Konsens über Geldübergabe." Hört auf, imperiale Aggression als normale Diplomatie zu framen.
January 15, 2026 at 11:11 AM
For non-German speakers:
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
“Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”
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Each time I see an ad for “Mercy” (the one with the AI “court”), I’m overwhelmed with questions like “Why have an AI court?” “Who would’ve wanted this?” “Why would we entrust capital cases—or any cases—to AI?”, and I just realized it’s the most realistic movie about AI ever made.
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Each time I see an ad for “Mercy” (the one with the AI “court”), I’m overwhelmed with questions like “Why have an AI court?” “Who would’ve wanted this?” “Why would we entrust capital cases—or any cases—to AI?”, and I just realized it’s the most realistic movie about AI ever made.
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"Copies of works of fiction such as the Harry Potter novels, Lord of the Flies and Wuthering Heights were also removed, according to the document, as were books by luminaries such as John Steinbeck, Lucy Maud Montgomery and Kurt Vonnegut."
Also plenty of military history, all deemed harmful.
Also plenty of military history, all deemed harmful.
London high school library's 10,000-book cull sparks censorship debate lfpress.com/news/local-n...
More than 10,000 books were tossed from the library of London’s H.B. Beal high school last year, a process that led to the resignation of its frustrated teacher-librarian.
More than 10,000 books were tossed from the library of London’s H.B. Beal high school last year, a process that led to the resignation of its frustrated teacher-librarian.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 PM
"Copies of works of fiction such as the Harry Potter novels, Lord of the Flies and Wuthering Heights were also removed, according to the document, as were books by luminaries such as John Steinbeck, Lucy Maud Montgomery and Kurt Vonnegut."
Also plenty of military history, all deemed harmful.
Also plenty of military history, all deemed harmful.
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London high school library's 10,000-book cull sparks censorship debate lfpress.com/news/local-n...
More than 10,000 books were tossed from the library of London’s H.B. Beal high school last year, a process that led to the resignation of its frustrated teacher-librarian.
More than 10,000 books were tossed from the library of London’s H.B. Beal high school last year, a process that led to the resignation of its frustrated teacher-librarian.
January 8, 2026 at 12:45 PM
London high school library's 10,000-book cull sparks censorship debate lfpress.com/news/local-n...
More than 10,000 books were tossed from the library of London’s H.B. Beal high school last year, a process that led to the resignation of its frustrated teacher-librarian.
More than 10,000 books were tossed from the library of London’s H.B. Beal high school last year, a process that led to the resignation of its frustrated teacher-librarian.
🎶you don't know what you've got til it's gone🎶
Dilberitos (1999-2003): A line of licensed vegan microwave burritos tied-in with the comic strip "Dilbert". Available in Mexican, Indian, Barbecue, and Garlic & Herb. Noted for it's poor taste and food engineering that packed all 23 essential vitamins and minerals into each one
January 13, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🎶you don't know what you've got til it's gone🎶
@ academics on here: have your institutions put out any Statements on global events lately? If so, what did they say? If not, is this something that they stopped doing in, say, the past two-ish years, and did they announce that they were going to stop?
January 11, 2026 at 1:59 AM
@ academics on here: have your institutions put out any Statements on global events lately? If so, what did they say? If not, is this something that they stopped doing in, say, the past two-ish years, and did they announce that they were going to stop?
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Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
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One of the most profound moments of the uprising in Iran-
COURAGE. "I'm not afraid anymore, I've been dead for 47 years!" this Iranian protester declared after being injured by security forces, referring to the 47 years since the Islamic Republic of #Iran has been in power.
LE COURAGE. « Je n’ai plus peur, cela fait 47 ans que je suis morte ! », lance cette manifestante iranienne après avoir été blessée par les forces de sécurité, en référence aux 47 années depuis lesquelles la République islamique d’#Iran est en vigueur.
January 8, 2026 at 8:15 PM
One of the most profound moments of the uprising in Iran-
Stay safe, Ottawa!
Environment Canada is advising that we may have 60-90 km/h winds tonight. What a great opportunity to review your home emergency preparedness kit and plans! The City offers a checklist and tips: ottawa.ca/en/health-an...
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Stay safe, Ottawa!
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Driver erasure can take you some strange places. Vehicles have agency now.
January 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Driver erasure can take you some strange places. Vehicles have agency now.
New year, new term, new peepholes in the stalls in the women's washroom near the computer labs or were those there before?
January 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
New year, new term, new peepholes in the stalls in the women's washroom near the computer labs or were those there before?
My guess is that woke-Plato is just a pretense for the sender to offload the 8am class onto someone they have a personal beef with, which, fair play to them
ICYMI: Texas A&M admin is requiring a faculty member to either remove *Plato* from their syllabus for being too woke
or
be reassigned to teach “Ethics for Engineers” at 8am
or
be reassigned to teach “Ethics for Engineers” at 8am
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 7, 2026 at 2:41 AM
My guess is that woke-Plato is just a pretense for the sender to offload the 8am class onto someone they have a personal beef with, which, fair play to them
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Canada has a literal Minister of AI in @evansolomon.bsky.social and so far crickets. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Wave of Grok AI fake images of women and girls appalling, says UK minister
Liz Kendall calls on X to ‘deal with this urgently’ while expert criticises ‘worryingly slow’ government response
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Canada has a literal Minister of AI in @evansolomon.bsky.social and so far crickets. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The Rorschach test here is whether you look at this and think "this is so self-evident that even an 8yo from 1986 can understand it" or "this is such a simplistic narrative that only an 8yo from 1986 would find it satisfying"
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
The Rorschach test here is whether you look at this and think "this is so self-evident that even an 8yo from 1986 can understand it" or "this is such a simplistic narrative that only an 8yo from 1986 would find it satisfying"
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The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
January 4, 2026 at 11:57 AM
The wisdom of Mr. Rogers is eternal:
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I don’t know how to tell some of you this, but China isn’t going “oh, the US now no longer has any moral authority to stop us invading Taiwan.” What has held China back is the fear the US will bring its military might to bear & cause all-out war, not comparative International Law morality arguments.
January 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I don’t know how to tell some of you this, but China isn’t going “oh, the US now no longer has any moral authority to stop us invading Taiwan.” What has held China back is the fear the US will bring its military might to bear & cause all-out war, not comparative International Law morality arguments.
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Really good thread.
I've seen a million posts like this but that's just not how international politics works. What really matters is power, not credibility or moral consistency. If Xi Jinping thinks he can successfully invade Taiwan at acceptable cost, he will do it
If Xi Jinping invaded Taiwan right now, and toppled the president there, on what grounds would the United States object? Or have any credibility to say anything?
January 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Really good thread.
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His chutzpah remains unbeaten
President Zelenskyy on Maduro:
What can I say here? If this can be done to dictators, like that, then the United States of America know what they should do next.
What can I say here? If this can be done to dictators, like that, then the United States of America know what they should do next.
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 PM
His chutzpah remains unbeaten
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Curating my Bluesky feed to get the perfect ratio of people saying everyone needs to get off X to people reposting screenshots from X
January 2, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Curating my Bluesky feed to get the perfect ratio of people saying everyone needs to get off X to people reposting screenshots from X
Currently in review. Stay tuned!
Any chance you might get it into the Apple/iTunes bookstore as well?
January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Currently in review. Stay tuned!
Some personal news, as it were
January 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Some personal news, as it were