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YVR's legendary independent bookstore. Est. 6/00. 'The pessimism of the intellect, the optimism of the will.' (Gramsci). 2025 Living Wage employer.
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He truly is the Nobel Peace President ๐๏ธ
TRUMP SAYS NO REASON 'RIGHT NOW' FOR INSURRECTION ACT IN MINNESOTA
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
He truly is the Nobel Peace President ๐๏ธ
Googles Reichstag, MN
January 15, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Googles Reichstag, MN
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I worry that people are relying too heavily on the fact that all this is unpopular in the polls. Most autocrats are unpopular with their people. Once you control every branch of government, muzzle the press, and start murdering your own citizens with impunity, you don't need to be popular.
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I worry that people are relying too heavily on the fact that all this is unpopular in the polls. Most autocrats are unpopular with their people. Once you control every branch of government, muzzle the press, and start murdering your own citizens with impunity, you don't need to be popular.
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Canโt believe he said this, seems somewhat disrespectful
January 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Canโt believe he said this, seems somewhat disrespectful
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PTA: the new PLO
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her sonโs school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
PTA: the new PLO
No more posts from u/PlannedChaos; sad!
January 13, 2026 at 6:13 PM
No more posts from u/PlannedChaos; sad!
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Iโve been researching Canadian tech services to replace American companies like Kickstarter, MailChimp, etcโฆ so itโs great to add Helcim to my list.
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Iโve been researching Canadian tech services to replace American companies like Kickstarter, MailChimp, etcโฆ so itโs great to add Helcim to my list.
6. If you're a small- or medium- size Canadian business "transitioned" to Global by your credit union, read your monthly statement very, very carefully, & if you don't like what you see there, know that you have options! You're not stuck in the business equivalent of an abusive marriage for life.
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
6. If you're a small- or medium- size Canadian business "transitioned" to Global by your credit union, read your monthly statement very, very carefully, & if you don't like what you see there, know that you have options! You're not stuck in the business equivalent of an abusive marriage for life.
5. Global Payments is the worst "business partner" I've had in 25.5 years of business. I would not recommend their predatory pricing and unresponsive so-called customer service to my worst enemy.
January 13, 2026 at 5:23 PM
5. Global Payments is the worst "business partner" I've had in 25.5 years of business. I would not recommend their predatory pricing and unresponsive so-called customer service to my worst enemy.
4. Our new processor, Helcim, is a Canadian company from Calgary. They might not be right for everyone, but they're a godsend for us.
Our monthly Helcim fees are ***85% less*** than they were with Global.
Consequence: no price increases at PFB in 2026!
Our monthly Helcim fees are ***85% less*** than they were with Global.
Consequence: no price increases at PFB in 2026!
January 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
4. Our new processor, Helcim, is a Canadian company from Calgary. They might not be right for everyone, but they're a godsend for us.
Our monthly Helcim fees are ***85% less*** than they were with Global.
Consequence: no price increases at PFB in 2026!
Our monthly Helcim fees are ***85% less*** than they were with Global.
Consequence: no price increases at PFB in 2026!
3. Long story short, we broke up with them. Global Payments makes it hard to exit their toxic ecosystem, even after returning all equipment and signed paperwork. They drag their heels. Their "retention specialist" ignores emails til you email multiple times a day. Meanwhile, fees, fees, fees!
January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
3. Long story short, we broke up with them. Global Payments makes it hard to exit their toxic ecosystem, even after returning all equipment and signed paperwork. They drag their heels. Their "retention specialist" ignores emails til you email multiple times a day. Meanwhile, fees, fees, fees!
2. My audit of our Global bill revealed that their ever-proliferating mystery fees & line items were between 2x and 3x our actual credit card discount rate...& increasing at 10% to 15% annually. Unsustainable!
January 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
2. My audit of our Global bill revealed that their ever-proliferating mystery fees & line items were between 2x and 3x our actual credit card discount rate...& increasing at 10% to 15% annually. Unsustainable!
1. Little business update! Last fall, I shared here how dissatisfied we were with our then-payment processor, Global Payments, & encouraged everyone who uses a payment processor to, a/ audit their monthly bill line-by-line, and, b/ get at least one, & preferably several, quotes from competitors.
January 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
1. Little business update! Last fall, I shared here how dissatisfied we were with our then-payment processor, Global Payments, & encouraged everyone who uses a payment processor to, a/ audit their monthly bill line-by-line, and, b/ get at least one, & preferably several, quotes from competitors.
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Morning's soundtrack
New Grass
YouTube video by Talk Talk - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Morning's soundtrack
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it means KONG and SLUK tagged your building dumbass
January 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
it means KONG and SLUK tagged your building dumbass
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The marshmallow test, but for presidents.
January 12, 2026 at 1:27 AM
The marshmallow test, but for presidents.
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Welcome to the Resistance, Jerome Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Welcome to the Resistance, Jerome Powell.
I watched the fascist murder video so you don't have to.
I don't recommend it, & I have some unoriginal thoughts:
1. Some folks join paramilitary organizations aspirationally, because they'd really like to kill people.
2. Fragile Male Ego.
3. This could happen here, too.
I don't recommend it, & I have some unoriginal thoughts:
1. Some folks join paramilitary organizations aspirationally, because they'd really like to kill people.
2. Fragile Male Ego.
3. This could happen here, too.
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 AM
I watched the fascist murder video so you don't have to.
I don't recommend it, & I have some unoriginal thoughts:
1. Some folks join paramilitary organizations aspirationally, because they'd really like to kill people.
2. Fragile Male Ego.
3. This could happen here, too.
I don't recommend it, & I have some unoriginal thoughts:
1. Some folks join paramilitary organizations aspirationally, because they'd really like to kill people.
2. Fragile Male Ego.
3. This could happen here, too.
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"Thereโs this Chekhov quote that Iโm kind of living by lately. He says a work of art doesnโt have to solve a problem โ it just has to formulate it correctly.... You ratchet the question up, and you go, Yeah, thatโs a tough one."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/m...
GIFT ARTICLE I meant to skim this but was glued to it all the way through.
Saunders (2017 Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo) has a novel out this month, Vigil, about two angelic beings visiting the deathbed of an oil tycoon and climate-change-denial mastermind.
GIFT ARTICLE I meant to skim this but was glued to it all the way through.
Saunders (2017 Booker Prize for Lincoln in the Bardo) has a novel out this month, Vigil, about two angelic beings visiting the deathbed of an oil tycoon and climate-change-denial mastermind.
George Saunders Says Ditching These Three Delusions Can Save You
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:10 PM
"Thereโs this Chekhov quote that Iโm kind of living by lately. He says a work of art doesnโt have to solve a problem โ it just has to formulate it correctly.... You ratchet the question up, and you go, Yeah, thatโs a tough one."
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For me, speaking very personally, Canadian sovereignty doesn't matter in some kind of sacred or mystical way. It matters because self-determination is an aspect of democracy (this is true for Gaza, for Venezuela, for Greenland, for Mexico, for Ukraine, for Quebec, for all Indigenous nations.)
January 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
For me, speaking very personally, Canadian sovereignty doesn't matter in some kind of sacred or mystical way. It matters because self-determination is an aspect of democracy (this is true for Gaza, for Venezuela, for Greenland, for Mexico, for Ukraine, for Quebec, for all Indigenous nations.)
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When I see our prime minister, yesterday, promising to recruit more RCMP officers, I don't think "ah good, the Mounties will protect us", I wonder whether these are the boots and the guns that will help them do the job. As they have in the past.
January 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
When I see our prime minister, yesterday, promising to recruit more RCMP officers, I don't think "ah good, the Mounties will protect us", I wonder whether these are the boots and the guns that will help them do the job. As they have in the past.