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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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"As long as policymakers continue to flood money into AI, small press publishers will only grow in importance. The quality of the books they produce, driven by that creative, alternative thinking & integrative design focus is only set to become more in demand." www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
Don’t invest in AI, invest in the future of the book
Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.
www.thebookseller.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"As long as policymakers continue to flood money into AI, small press publishers will only grow in importance. The quality of the books they produce, driven by that creative, alternative thinking & integrative design focus is only set to become more in demand." www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont...
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I guess I reflexively resist engaging with art when the creators call it "content" the same way I wouldn't order a dish that a restaurant lists only as "stuff."
October 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I guess I reflexively resist engaging with art when the creators call it "content" the same way I wouldn't order a dish that a restaurant lists only as "stuff."
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
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The CBC maintains an account on X - but not on Bluesky (nor on Mastodon.) Why? I asked CE0 Marie-Philippe Bouchard and Editor-in-Chief @brodiefenlon.bsky.social when they appeared at the Senate Transport and Communications Committee this morning. #CBC #SRC #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #X #Bluesky #TRCM
CBC stays on X to reach audiences despite hate speech concerns - but isn't on Bluesky or Mastodon.
YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The CBC maintains an account on X - but not on Bluesky (nor on Mastodon.) Why? I asked CE0 Marie-Philippe Bouchard and Editor-in-Chief @brodiefenlon.bsky.social when they appeared at the Senate Transport and Communications Committee this morning. #CBC #SRC #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #X #Bluesky #TRCM
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Fascists are desperate for violent disruption they can use an excuse for state violence and power grabs.
They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.
That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.
They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.
That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
October 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Fascists are desperate for violent disruption they can use an excuse for state violence and power grabs.
They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.
That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.
They have trouble with mockery, goofiness, and fun.
That holds across just about every type of authoritarianism. They like being feared for cruelty. They hate being laughed at and humiliated.
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this is basically the aim of every AI company
September 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
this is basically the aim of every AI company
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so much is bad right now but the AI stuff in particular is making me insane. a desperate attempt to smother all human creative labor at an absurd cost to the planet by some of the most short-sighted, rapacious, and pathetic people who have ever lived
September 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
so much is bad right now but the AI stuff in particular is making me insane. a desperate attempt to smother all human creative labor at an absurd cost to the planet by some of the most short-sighted, rapacious, and pathetic people who have ever lived
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We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
August 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We built a calculator that doesn't work, but don't worry, it's also a plagiarism machine that will tell you to kill yourself. It runs on the world's oceans and costs 10 trillion dollars.
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Everything fascists attack is what makes us strong. It's why they go for them. And it's why, rather than retreat, we can't give up an inch.
Journalism. Humanities. Universities. Education. Art. Culture. Museums.
All targets. All essential to defeating fascism.
Journalism. Humanities. Universities. Education. Art. Culture. Museums.
All targets. All essential to defeating fascism.
August 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Everything fascists attack is what makes us strong. It's why they go for them. And it's why, rather than retreat, we can't give up an inch.
Journalism. Humanities. Universities. Education. Art. Culture. Museums.
All targets. All essential to defeating fascism.
Journalism. Humanities. Universities. Education. Art. Culture. Museums.
All targets. All essential to defeating fascism.
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Canadians are polite until we are we are not. What makes us not polite is fascism. We fought them on the streets of Toronto in 1933. We fought them in Spain. Long before America joined the war we fought them.
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
August 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Canadians are polite until we are we are not. What makes us not polite is fascism. We fought them on the streets of Toronto in 1933. We fought them in Spain. Long before America joined the war we fought them.
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
When you tell us we don't have a right to a country or kidnap our people we will fight back
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Elites and institutions have not “collapsed.” They have not “changed their tunes.” They have not “failed.” They are not “cowards.”
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Elites and institutions have not “collapsed.” They have not “changed their tunes.” They have not “failed.” They are not “cowards.”
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
They were and are simply been focused only on their own self-preservation and profit.
Nothing has changed. They simply made a cost benefit analysis, and fascism wins.
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actually a lot of innocent people write birthday letters to child sex traffickers in which they repeatedly reference the secrets they share
July 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
actually a lot of innocent people write birthday letters to child sex traffickers in which they repeatedly reference the secrets they share
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How can skin as thin as Donald's still look like luggage?
May 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
How can skin as thin as Donald's still look like luggage?
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This list makes us realize how lucky we are to be part of the publishing community in Canada, bringing out stories and lifting up voices from coast to coast to coast.
April 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This list makes us realize how lucky we are to be part of the publishing community in Canada, bringing out stories and lifting up voices from coast to coast to coast.
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They... misspelled automobile.
We have the text of the White House proclamation raising 25% tariffs on vehicles.
I am reading fast and it looks like some parts apply except those qualifying for USMCA preferential treatment.
Please forgive me the in-laws are here for dinner.
I am reading fast and it looks like some parts apply except those qualifying for USMCA preferential treatment.
Please forgive me the in-laws are here for dinner.
Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Autombile Parts Into the United States
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATION 1. On February 17, 2019, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report
www.whitehouse.gov
March 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
They... misspelled automobile.
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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Your daily reminder that CBC News is still posting on X (a right-wing propaganda-pushing platform that is hostile to academics, science, the CBC, & Canada) & NOT POSTING ON BLUESKY, a platform that is becoming a hotbed of Canadian patriotism.
You can contact the CBC at [email protected] or 1-866-306-4636.
You can contact the CBC at [email protected] or 1-866-306-4636.
March 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Your daily reminder that CBC News is still posting on X (a right-wing propaganda-pushing platform that is hostile to academics, science, the CBC, & Canada) & NOT POSTING ON BLUESKY, a platform that is becoming a hotbed of Canadian patriotism.
You can contact the CBC at [email protected] or 1-866-306-4636.
You can contact the CBC at [email protected] or 1-866-306-4636.
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Following the reactivation of its Psychological Defence Agency, every Swedish household now receives a booklet titled “If Crisis or War Comes,” outlining what to do in an emergency.
Canada should be doing the same, writes Peter MacLeod.
Canada should be doing the same, writes Peter MacLeod.
Canada Needs a New Civil Defence Corps | The Tyee
Trump’s aggression means it’s time to train thousands more civilians for disaster preparedness. Would you join?
thetyee.ca
March 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Following the reactivation of its Psychological Defence Agency, every Swedish household now receives a booklet titled “If Crisis or War Comes,” outlining what to do in an emergency.
Canada should be doing the same, writes Peter MacLeod.
Canada should be doing the same, writes Peter MacLeod.
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For fascists, the chaos and the "failures" are the point, not mistakes.
The more chaos results, the more they can focus people on scapegoats while continuing power grabs.
Do not measure success by the usual metrics: we are talking about a construct in which tragedy is a tactic.
The more chaos results, the more they can focus people on scapegoats while continuing power grabs.
Do not measure success by the usual metrics: we are talking about a construct in which tragedy is a tactic.
March 3, 2025 at 10:32 PM
For fascists, the chaos and the "failures" are the point, not mistakes.
The more chaos results, the more they can focus people on scapegoats while continuing power grabs.
Do not measure success by the usual metrics: we are talking about a construct in which tragedy is a tactic.
The more chaos results, the more they can focus people on scapegoats while continuing power grabs.
Do not measure success by the usual metrics: we are talking about a construct in which tragedy is a tactic.