The Broad Majestic Shannon
@shanathalas.bsky.social
Historical Research Consultant/Archaeologist.
Australian-Canadian beverage goblin.
Professional Cassandra.
Interested in sustainable urbanism, housing, birds, and eating the rich. Vancouver, Canada.
Australian-Canadian beverage goblin.
Professional Cassandra.
Interested in sustainable urbanism, housing, birds, and eating the rich. Vancouver, Canada.
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Once more for the people in the back: GenAI is the weapon of the oppressors. You cannot support a progressive message with GenAI images.
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the food looks unappetizing too
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
the food looks unappetizing too
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If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
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ALERT: To respect centuries of tradition, today I shall be watching the dog show and renaming all the dogs. (Peacock won't let me take screenshots so I am literally taking pictures of my television. WHY DO YOU HATE HAPPINESS, PEACOCK?)
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ALERT: To respect centuries of tradition, today I shall be watching the dog show and renaming all the dogs. (Peacock won't let me take screenshots so I am literally taking pictures of my television. WHY DO YOU HATE HAPPINESS, PEACOCK?)
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For someone who hates socialism he sure loves being publicly owned
Hey all. If you would like to see this morning's interview with Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, I have attached a YouTube link below.
Thank you for watching.
youtu.be/s9Khl0T_BEA?...
Thank you for watching.
youtu.be/s9Khl0T_BEA?...
Vancouver mayor stands by city's budget
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
For someone who hates socialism he sure loves being publicly owned
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I have a pair of tickets to give away for Arts Umbrella’s Mixed Nuts.
This unique production blends a dynamic mix of #dance styles – including classical ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and more – offering a festive, high-energy take on a beloved holiday tradition.
#vancouver
Enter to win:
This unique production blends a dynamic mix of #dance styles – including classical ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and more – offering a festive, high-energy take on a beloved holiday tradition.
#vancouver
Enter to win:
GIVEAWAY Arts Umbrella Mixed Nuts Holiday Show
Arts Umbrella presents their annual Mixed Nuts holiday show, an engaging twist on The Nutcracker (December 12-14, 2025) enter to win tickets!
miss604.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I have a pair of tickets to give away for Arts Umbrella’s Mixed Nuts.
This unique production blends a dynamic mix of #dance styles – including classical ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and more – offering a festive, high-energy take on a beloved holiday tradition.
#vancouver
Enter to win:
This unique production blends a dynamic mix of #dance styles – including classical ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and more – offering a festive, high-energy take on a beloved holiday tradition.
#vancouver
Enter to win:
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At this point, I'm ready to wrap a bunch of sticks in colourful twine and give that as gifts, I'm so averse to tech these days.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
At this point, I'm ready to wrap a bunch of sticks in colourful twine and give that as gifts, I'm so averse to tech these days.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
Pretty much every new gadget is a surveillance tool for the wealthy to get wealthier, and the poor to become more marginalized.
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‘Cheer up, dad. They’re making Rush Hour 4’
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
‘Cheer up, dad. They’re making Rush Hour 4’
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When you are smiling because you know you found just the right stick for the nest and your partner will be SO happy!
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography
November 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
When you are smiling because you know you found just the right stick for the nest and your partner will be SO happy!
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography
#LakeCasitas #BaldEagles #Birds #Nature #Photography
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Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Congrats to the VPD on defunding the City.
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Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
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when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean
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More light reading pulled out of a #Vancouver recycling blue bin: Text for slide presentation on benefits of a Tenant Protection Bylaw Authority. One resource it cites is the First United BC Evictions Map, which shows that "17.5% of displaced tenants report $500-$1000 rent increase per month."
BC Eviction Mapping - FIRST UNITED
Have you been evicted? Complete the Eviction Mapping Survey to help us learn about the impact it had, and change laws to protect renters.
firstunited.ca
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
More light reading pulled out of a #Vancouver recycling blue bin: Text for slide presentation on benefits of a Tenant Protection Bylaw Authority. One resource it cites is the First United BC Evictions Map, which shows that "17.5% of displaced tenants report $500-$1000 rent increase per month."
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A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A package hasn't "shipped" if you've only "created the label"
This absolutely sucks. Its so hard to stage ballets in this country, so losing sets is a huge blow. I hope they get them back soon. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Who stole the Nutcracker set? Travelling ballet says truck with backdrops inside swiped | CBC News
A ballet company on an Ontario-wide tour of The Nutcracker says someone stole the moving truck storing its “irreplaceable” sets and backdrops.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
This absolutely sucks. Its so hard to stage ballets in this country, so losing sets is a huge blow. I hope they get them back soon. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
lol this rocks
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
taking my children to see the nativity mural painted on the olde drugstore facade downtown and accidentally giving them PTSD from a hieronymous bosch version of rudolph getting eaten by elves
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Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
The is heartfelt reminiscence of how the internet used to be and the feeling of loss when we interact via the current web
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
Why 2025 Was the Loneliest Year | The Tyee
Connection online has rotted on the vine. With few alternatives, I’ve found myself more isolated than before.
thetyee.ca
November 24, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The is heartfelt reminiscence of how the internet used to be and the feeling of loss when we interact via the current web
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
thetyee.ca/Culture/2025...
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Exactly. And if you see a book of mine (or anybodys) that you can't afford -- or just don't want to pay for -- ask your library to stock it.
Do not steal books, I beg. Borrow from a library. Libraries lend e-books!
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Exactly. And if you see a book of mine (or anybodys) that you can't afford -- or just don't want to pay for -- ask your library to stock it.
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What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
What sheep know about the benefits of wind turbines that Australia's National Party doesn't
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I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I think the shortest version of why LLMs are an anti education technology is that education is fundamentally about making shared context to understand ourselves, each other, and the world
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
And by design LLMs destroy shared context
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November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
No, Kennedy Curse, not like that.
November 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
No, Kennedy Curse, not like that.
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Toy Story 5
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Toy Story 5
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
Woody and Buzz discover that toys are alive because they’re ushabti, holy figurines destined to escort their owners into the afterlife. After Andy dies of old age and his heart is weighed heavier than a feather, the toys reunite to rescue his soul from Ammit
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Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
"Facing Unprecedented Labor violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely"
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
inthesetimes.com/article/star...
Now that's what we call a headline! 🤭 #NoContractNoCoffee
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Facing Unprecedented Labor Violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely
Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.
inthesetimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Remember that we can always find power, solidarity, and hope in the labor movement.
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee
Don't cross the picket line! #NoContractNoCoffee