✨Brock✨
@queeralchemy.com
Queer PhD student in Quebec exploring care ethics in community-based participatory design research with the queer/disabled community through textile arts and e-textiles.
https://linktr.ee/brockorama
https://linktr.ee/brockorama
These two were already my faves but now I'm even considering donating to @votetanille.bsky.social and becoming an NDP member.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.
On a new 🔵 BUBBLE POP 🔵 @rachelgilmore.bsky.social welcomes @ndp.ca leadership race underdog candidates @votetanille.bsky.social and @tonymcquailndp.bsky.social to talk about why they're running and what they stand for.
rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/getting-to... 🔶
rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/getting-to... 🔶
Getting to know the underdogs in the NDP leadership race (feat. Tanille Johnston and Tony McQuail)
Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore | Season 2, Episode 8
rachelgilmore.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
These two were already my faves but now I'm even considering donating to @votetanille.bsky.social and becoming an NDP member.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.
Tony McQuail is acting like a real ally by pausing fundraising to focus on getting Tanille the funds they need to continue.
I love this and it's even better when you mask.
November 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I love this and it's even better when you mask.
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What is ex- Independant MP (kicked out of Liberals for sexual assault charges that were eventually dropped, didn't run for re-election) Kevin Vuong doing there???
Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What is ex- Independant MP (kicked out of Liberals for sexual assault charges that were eventually dropped, didn't run for re-election) Kevin Vuong doing there???
He's really not taking being called corrupt by Marit Stiles well.
Doug Ford is threatening to audit all provincial spending to determine whether public-sector unions are “funnelling” money to “left-wing radical groups."
Doug Ford funneled millions to party donors.
#ONpoli
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globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
Doug Ford funneled millions to party donors.
#ONpoli
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globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
He's really not taking being called corrupt by Marit Stiles well.
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Before I even clicked the video to see the context in which Carney responded “who cares” to a reporter asking when he last spoke with Trump, I knew it would a female reporter who asked the question.
Why? Because Carney is consistently more short with and rude to female reporters.
Sure enough:
Why? Because Carney is consistently more short with and rude to female reporters.
Sure enough:
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Before I even clicked the video to see the context in which Carney responded “who cares” to a reporter asking when he last spoke with Trump, I knew it would a female reporter who asked the question.
Why? Because Carney is consistently more short with and rude to female reporters.
Sure enough:
Why? Because Carney is consistently more short with and rude to female reporters.
Sure enough:
What is ex- Independant MP (kicked out of Liberals for sexual assault charges that were eventually dropped, didn't run for re-election) Kevin Vuong doing there???
Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
What is ex- Independant MP (kicked out of Liberals for sexual assault charges that were eventually dropped, didn't run for re-election) Kevin Vuong doing there???
For our last week of teaching our keywords for the week were working + play so I taught them about some basic game design theory (affordances, signifiers, constraints) and gave them time to play some free browser-based games in groups to explore the concepts!
November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
For our last week of teaching our keywords for the week were working + play so I taught them about some basic game design theory (affordances, signifiers, constraints) and gave them time to play some free browser-based games in groups to explore the concepts!
Men are doing the absolute most right now to make sure they stay lonely.
It's easy to miss because this piece doesn's mention the word trans or transgender at all, but anyone who understands how the professional transphobia class messages, this is the klaxon call of transphobia.
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Men are doing the absolute most right now to make sure they stay lonely.
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My dear friend Steven Thrasher just released his 70-minute interview with Alice Wong. She shaped so much of his book, “The Viral Underclass”. Bless Steven, bless Alice Wong. Remember to lift each other up in life, too.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Oe7SZ_NwCdo
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Oe7SZ_NwCdo
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My dear friend Steven Thrasher just released his 70-minute interview with Alice Wong. She shaped so much of his book, “The Viral Underclass”. Bless Steven, bless Alice Wong. Remember to lift each other up in life, too.
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Oe7SZ_NwCdo
Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Oe7SZ_NwCdo
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1/5 My 2020 interview with Alice Wong is now out and ready to be shared! You can download it here: tinyurl.com/2wke8tk6 (Note that you may not be able to view it online if you’re not signed into Google, but anyone can download it.)
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 PM
1/5 My 2020 interview with Alice Wong is now out and ready to be shared! You can download it here: tinyurl.com/2wke8tk6 (Note that you may not be able to view it online if you’re not signed into Google, but anyone can download it.)
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T-: Alice Wong on why "You gotta give props to the microorganisms, because if anything it's shown us humans are as frail as any other organism...Like, if you don't respect it and understand how it functions, you're fucked...I respect the virus." (Full interview coming later today.)
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
R-E-S-P-E-C-T-: Alice Wong on why "You gotta give props to the microorganisms, because if anything it's shown us humans are as frail as any other organism...Like, if you don't respect it and understand how it functions, you're fucked...I respect the virus." (Full interview coming later today.)
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Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Canadian COVID Forecast: Nov 22 - Dec 5, 2025
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
SEVERE: AB
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, BC, NL, ON, PEI, QC
MODERATE: none
About 1 in 161 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
Shit like this should be treated the same way Holocaust denial is.
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Shit like this should be treated the same way Holocaust denial is.
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What’s the true environmental price of the AI systems increasingly becoming part of our everyday? @alexandrasamuel.com unpacks the hidden costs of the AI boom with @karenhao.bsky.social, author of "Empire of AI," on Me+ Viv: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
November 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What’s the true environmental price of the AI systems increasingly becoming part of our everyday? @alexandrasamuel.com unpacks the hidden costs of the AI boom with @karenhao.bsky.social, author of "Empire of AI," on Me+ Viv: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Superb breakdown of the social devastation from the unscientific misrepresentation of actual C19 transmission route. Falls short of calling out the material class interests directly driving this deadly equivocation but it's legible in the sheer irrationality.
How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world - Healthy Debate
Five years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion.
healthydebate.ca
November 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Superb breakdown of the social devastation from the unscientific misrepresentation of actual C19 transmission route. Falls short of calling out the material class interests directly driving this deadly equivocation but it's legible in the sheer irrationality.
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"Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal"
"The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal"
"The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal"
Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal
The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal"
"The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal"
"The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents reveal"
It was so nice to see my friend move forward on the path she's dedicated her life to which is so gigantic I don't think I could ever do it. It's an honour to be included in the journey and be able to attend virtually. My heart is full today 💜
Watching my friend become a novice Buddhist nun in England today because even Buddhists know how to do hybrid events.
November 22, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It was so nice to see my friend move forward on the path she's dedicated her life to which is so gigantic I don't think I could ever do it. It's an honour to be included in the journey and be able to attend virtually. My heart is full today 💜
The lesson is that if you're organizing via group chat, you should always trust the people in the group chat.
End-to-end encryption on its own does not provide total privacy.
End-to-end encryption on its own does not provide total privacy.
A “joint situational information report” from the FBI and the New York police department (NYPD), dated 28 August 2025, quoted from a chat on Signal, the encrypted messaging app, and also characterized the court watchers as “anarchist violent extremist actors.”
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The lesson is that if you're organizing via group chat, you should always trust the people in the group chat.
End-to-end encryption on its own does not provide total privacy.
End-to-end encryption on its own does not provide total privacy.
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This is one of the many instances of child removal I looked at while researching OUR MISSING HEARTS 😔
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
Greenlandic families fight to get children back after parenting tests banned
The Danish government has banned the use of parental competency tests, known as FKUs, on Greenlandic families after decades of criticism.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is one of the many instances of child removal I looked at while researching OUR MISSING HEARTS 😔
Watching my friend become a novice Buddhist nun in England today because even Buddhists know how to do hybrid events.
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Watching my friend become a novice Buddhist nun in England today because even Buddhists know how to do hybrid events.
In planning for potential post-flu vaccine effects, I am making boxed brownie mix with pre-made cookie dough on top. I'm working for future me!
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
In planning for potential post-flu vaccine effects, I am making boxed brownie mix with pre-made cookie dough on top. I'm working for future me!
LOL a Jordan Peterson law?
Alberta is such a joke 🤣🤣🤣
Alberta is such a joke 🤣🤣🤣
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
LOL a Jordan Peterson law?
Alberta is such a joke 🤣🤣🤣
Alberta is such a joke 🤣🤣🤣
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I don't know who in Canada needs to hear this, but the greatest threat to you is the alignment of state and corporate interests and not anything foreign.
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I don't know who in Canada needs to hear this, but the greatest threat to you is the alignment of state and corporate interests and not anything foreign.