dmarquis ✨️
@d-marquis.bsky.social
a salty sense of humour with a penchant for the wondrous and the absurd.
... oh and for screaming into the void #3E
🍁° franco ° humanist ° traveller °
Spaceballs is my favourite movie of all time
... oh and for screaming into the void #3E
🍁° franco ° humanist ° traveller °
Spaceballs is my favourite movie of all time
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dmarquis ✨️
@d-marquis.bsky.social
· Mar 13
one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much
Authoritarianism relies on complacency born of fear.
Democracy demands action born of courage.
Democracy demands action born of courage.
Central-Canadians feel a kinship with Minneapolis. It's the raddest nearby US city we visit for concerts & short getaways; we share our arctic-city struggles & a neighbour-liness.
Feeling the vibes there now.
You won't have died in vain Renee Nicole Good: keep going america.
Feeling the vibes there now.
You won't have died in vain Renee Nicole Good: keep going america.
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
January 8, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Central-Canadians feel a kinship with Minneapolis. It's the raddest nearby US city we visit for concerts & short getaways; we share our arctic-city struggles & a neighbour-liness.
Feeling the vibes there now.
You won't have died in vain Renee Nicole Good: keep going america.
Feeling the vibes there now.
You won't have died in vain Renee Nicole Good: keep going america.
The CPB valiantly going the way of Mr. Snuffleupagus for a while, until the adults can get their shit together (we hope)
New in PN: Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
"We’re in thrall to a con man who denigrates the very idea of truth and uses media only to distract and divide. And so the CPB board members broke their plowshares lest they be beaten into swords by a deranged demagogue."
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's patriotic goodbye
Better nothing than a MAGA mouthpiece.
www.publicnotice.co
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The CPB valiantly going the way of Mr. Snuffleupagus for a while, until the adults can get their shit together (we hope)
An American Civil War will be less damaging for *everyone*, and that means the whole world, than WWIII.
But really, could y'all at least muster a mass general strike or sustained protest that lasts more than a weekend day if it's not too inconvenient?
But really, could y'all at least muster a mass general strike or sustained protest that lasts more than a weekend day if it's not too inconvenient?
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul reminds the United States if they attack Greenland it'll be war with Europe: “Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. And since Denmark is a member of NATO, Greenland will, in principle, also be subject to NATO defence”.
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
An American Civil War will be less damaging for *everyone*, and that means the whole world, than WWIII.
But really, could y'all at least muster a mass general strike or sustained protest that lasts more than a weekend day if it's not too inconvenient?
But really, could y'all at least muster a mass general strike or sustained protest that lasts more than a weekend day if it's not too inconvenient?
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:36 AM
During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
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Trump keeps lying about how Venezuela “stole” from US oil companies. Here’s what really happened. Venezuelans know their own history & that’s why Trump’s oil gambit could become the focal point of a resistance. They won’t unite for Maduro, but they could come together to defend their patrimony.🧵
This is why Venezuelans nationalized their oil over generations:
“The right-wing strongman Juan Vicente Gómez, the military dictator who ruled Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935, granted concessions that left three foreign oil companies in control of 98% of the Venezuelan market.“
“The right-wing strongman Juan Vicente Gómez, the military dictator who ruled Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935, granted concessions that left three foreign oil companies in control of 98% of the Venezuelan market.“
FACT CHECK American companies never owned oil or land in Venezuela, and officials didn’t kick them out. Venezuela, following Mexico, Brazil and Saudi Arabia, nationalized its most lucrative sector in 1976 and developed mutually beneficial partnerships with American and other firms
wapo.st/4jblLKs
wapo.st/4jblLKs
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Trump keeps lying about how Venezuela “stole” from US oil companies. Here’s what really happened. Venezuelans know their own history & that’s why Trump’s oil gambit could become the focal point of a resistance. They won’t unite for Maduro, but they could come together to defend their patrimony.🧵
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We cannot possibly predict the long term and far reaching effects on the venezuelan people as well as the rest of the world.
But we do know the Canadian conservative party is here for it
But we do know the Canadian conservative party is here for it
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
We cannot possibly predict the long term and far reaching effects on the venezuelan people as well as the rest of the world.
But we do know the Canadian conservative party is here for it
But we do know the Canadian conservative party is here for it
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Every day since Trump returned to power, I've wondered to myself: "Is today the day that we get invaded? Is today the day I have to run for the hills and dig-in?"
It's Venezuela's turn now, but it could be any of us tomorrow. Each day is a new round of Fascism Roulette.
It's Venezuela's turn now, but it could be any of us tomorrow. Each day is a new round of Fascism Roulette.
January 3, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Every day since Trump returned to power, I've wondered to myself: "Is today the day that we get invaded? Is today the day I have to run for the hills and dig-in?"
It's Venezuela's turn now, but it could be any of us tomorrow. Each day is a new round of Fascism Roulette.
It's Venezuela's turn now, but it could be any of us tomorrow. Each day is a new round of Fascism Roulette.
Sun's up, uuh huh, looks okay
as the world survives into another day
and i'm thinking about eternity
...
I had another dream about lions at the door
they weren't half as frightening as they were before
and i'm thinking about eternity...
as the world survives into another day
and i'm thinking about eternity
...
I had another dream about lions at the door
they weren't half as frightening as they were before
and i'm thinking about eternity...
January 1, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Sun's up, uuh huh, looks okay
as the world survives into another day
and i'm thinking about eternity
...
I had another dream about lions at the door
they weren't half as frightening as they were before
and i'm thinking about eternity...
as the world survives into another day
and i'm thinking about eternity
...
I had another dream about lions at the door
they weren't half as frightening as they were before
and i'm thinking about eternity...
Fucking shit dude, sounds like you're saying removing the American facist regime is everyone else's responsibility except for that of americans?
The reason why these European and Canadian people are calling Americans cowards for not FIGHTING THE UNITED STATES MILITARY IN A CIVIL WAR is because they want us to be cannon fodder to stop the same United States military from attacking *them*
It’s the same story: no one wants to get shot
It’s the same story: no one wants to get shot
December 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Fucking shit dude, sounds like you're saying removing the American facist regime is everyone else's responsibility except for that of americans?
[approaching Americans in a dark alley wearing a trench coat] you kids want to try some, uh… political documentary footage?
December 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
NATO SG Mark Rutte: allies must step up defenses to prevent a war on the scale our grandparents and great-grandparents endured
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
NATO's Rutte warns allies they are Russia's next target
"Conflict is at our door. Russia has brought war back to Europe," Rutte said.
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NATO SG Mark Rutte: allies must step up defenses to prevent a war on the scale our grandparents and great-grandparents endured
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
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The special quality of hell is to see everything clearly down to the last detail.
October 16, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The special quality of hell is to see everything clearly down to the last detail.
'And these words shall then become
Like Oppression's thundered doom
Ringing through each heart and brain,
Heard again - again - again -
'Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number -
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -
Ye are many - they are few.'
Like Oppression's thundered doom
Ringing through each heart and brain,
Heard again - again - again -
'Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number -
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -
Ye are many - they are few.'
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 6:10 AM
'And these words shall then become
Like Oppression's thundered doom
Ringing through each heart and brain,
Heard again - again - again -
'Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number -
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -
Ye are many - they are few.'
Like Oppression's thundered doom
Ringing through each heart and brain,
Heard again - again - again -
'Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number -
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -
Ye are many - they are few.'
The comprehensive🧵 i posted last February summarizing this article. Trump is mimicking Putin’s tactics in the Ukraine. The only way this will stop is for Canadians & Eur to get serious & assist Ukrainians to defeat Putin once and for all. Otherwise the world as we know it is doomed.
Canadians would be wise to follow closely what is happening in the Ukraine. Bravo to Zelenskyy refusing Schlump and Pootin's ominous deal, and here's why:
from Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk
www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/puti...
from Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk
www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/puti...
Putin’s Ukraine
The end of war and the price of Russian occupation.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The comprehensive🧵 i posted last February summarizing this article. Trump is mimicking Putin’s tactics in the Ukraine. The only way this will stop is for Canadians & Eur to get serious & assist Ukrainians to defeat Putin once and for all. Otherwise the world as we know it is doomed.
🌙 Cinematic Charles in a snowstorm
December 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
🌙 Cinematic Charles in a snowstorm
As a 17yr veteran 911 operator:
"Whats the worst call you've ever taken."
I'm not even going to tell you the 1050th worse I've ever taken.
True trauma is a mil-th degrees worse than any fiction you've read/heard/watched, you cannot un-know these things & I would NEVER subject another human to it.
"Whats the worst call you've ever taken."
I'm not even going to tell you the 1050th worse I've ever taken.
True trauma is a mil-th degrees worse than any fiction you've read/heard/watched, you cannot un-know these things & I would NEVER subject another human to it.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 12:49 AM
As a 17yr veteran 911 operator:
"Whats the worst call you've ever taken."
I'm not even going to tell you the 1050th worse I've ever taken.
True trauma is a mil-th degrees worse than any fiction you've read/heard/watched, you cannot un-know these things & I would NEVER subject another human to it.
"Whats the worst call you've ever taken."
I'm not even going to tell you the 1050th worse I've ever taken.
True trauma is a mil-th degrees worse than any fiction you've read/heard/watched, you cannot un-know these things & I would NEVER subject another human to it.
Not new but not widespread enough: the godfather of AI Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate in physics's Nobel prize address: A warning.
Or: Research scientist devotes professional life to replacing human intelligence.
Succeeds.
Realizes what he has done.
youtu.be/7DUYcGU2V80?...
Or: Research scientist devotes professional life to replacing human intelligence.
Succeeds.
Realizes what he has done.
youtu.be/7DUYcGU2V80?...
Geoffrey Hinton's Nobel Address: AI's Promise, Perils, and the Urgent Need for Control
YouTube video by Sylvester Kaczmarek
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not new but not widespread enough: the godfather of AI Dr. Geoffrey Hinton, Nobel Laureate in physics's Nobel prize address: A warning.
Or: Research scientist devotes professional life to replacing human intelligence.
Succeeds.
Realizes what he has done.
youtu.be/7DUYcGU2V80?...
Or: Research scientist devotes professional life to replacing human intelligence.
Succeeds.
Realizes what he has done.
youtu.be/7DUYcGU2V80?...
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So embarrassing when you’re out buying groceries and you realize you forgot to live a meaningful life
November 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
So embarrassing when you’re out buying groceries and you realize you forgot to live a meaningful life