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Tim Ellis 🍁
@djdynamic.ca
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He/him. Fighter, writer, work-all-nighter. Ace. Progressive. Raver. ADHD. Toronto. Organizer, not organized. #HappyHardcore keeps me going. Democracy first and always. Canada strong. Skeets are my own and do not reflect my employer's views.
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · Mar 5
If you're wondering about the vibe in Canada right now, I just got served this ad for a brewhouse that is just a portrait of the White House being burned down. No text, just a bigass picture of the White House burning and a link directly to their menu lolol
A gorgeous portrait of the White House entirely aflame, the smoke billowing and the flames lighting up the night sky. It sparks deep patriotic ferver. This is what democracy looks like. Also there's a white button with blue text below the portrait. The text reads "Learn more" and if clicked it takes you to the menu of a local brewhouse.
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Kathryn Tewson @kathryntewson.bsky.social · 4h
The bros are at it again! and make no mistake, they are LITERALLY calling it "Vibe Lawyering"
GitLaw Alpha - Vibe Lawyering
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5h
We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.
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Rainesford Stauffer @rainesford.bsky.social · 8h
@bookshop.org is offering free shipping through today to support indie bookstores, so evergreen note: If you order either of my books, All the Gold Stars or An Ordinary Age, through Bookshop or an indie bookstore, DM me an address and I'll send whoever you ordered for a thank you note. 💛
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Media Action Plan @mediaactionplan.bsky.social · 1d
The documents used to smear Canadian journalist
@davidpugliese.bsky.social as a Russian operative were forensically reviewed and deemed "crafted with deliberate intent to deceive"

Former cabinet minister @calxandr.bsky.social needs to explain how & why he acquired them.

More: tinyurl.com/yc5n9tyt
Forged KGB Documents Used to Smear Journalist in Parliament | The Walrus
Ex-MP Chris Alexander accused David Pugliese of being a Russian spy. Forensic experts now say the evidence was fabricated
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 6h
"Mother Jones has substantially more paid subscribers than Bari Weiss’ The Free Press, so perhaps someone should put us in charge of a TV network."

The latest from @monikab.bsky.social:
Nice little TV network you got there
How easily has Trump rolled corporate media? So much more easily than he probably expected.
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Eliana Hadjiandreou @elianahadtime.bsky.social · 7h
Why do we derogate effective altruists, activists, & other radically prosocial individuals? In new work, we discuss how doing good that deviates from social norms gets stigmatized. New preprint w/ @dcameron.bsky.social @tlau.bsky.social @desmond-ong.bsky.social: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Molly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 14h
Oregon National Guard general said that if they were deployed, his troops would be instructed to protect the protesters, not ICE.
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Barry Deutsch @barrydeutsch.bsky.social · 2d
They Think They Own The Road!

By me and @postcardsbybecky.bsky.social

Read more cartoons! #PoliCartoon
Help us make more! patreon.com/barry

#bikesky #safestreets
TRANSCRIPT OF CARTOON This cartoon has four panels. PANEL 1 A car and a pickup truck are pulled over on the side of an overpass. There’s an exit ramp with white and green stripes going across it, which in some cities indicates pedestrian and bicyclist crossings. The driver of the car, a woman in an orange top, is walking towards the driver of the pickup, who has gotten out of the truck. He's wearing a blue cap and a red tshirt. WOMAN: Hey there. I see you're pulled over. You need me to call for help?MAN: Thanks. I'm having the worst day ever! PANEL 2 A closer shot of the truck driver as he rants. His face is framed by two yellow caution signs with bicycle icons and arrows pointing to the green and white crosswalk lines. The concerned woman is behind him. MAN: I was just driving along and bam! A bike came out of nowhere! No chance for me to see it coming! Stupid bike riders think they own the road! PANEL 3 Looking worried, the man points to a dent on his truck's front grill.  MAN: I got a big truck so I'd be safe on the road — and see what happens? Just look at this ding on my truck! PANEL 4 From the ground in front of the truck, a hand comes up, forefinger raised to get attention. The woman is shocked; the man is annoyed. BIKER (weak shaky voice): Sorry to interrupt but could you call me an ambulance?MAN: Hey! It's not all about you! CHICKEN FAT WATCH Chicken fat is obsolete cartoonists' lingo for unimportant but amusing details in the art. PANEL 2: A highway sign says "Highway to Heck." The font is called "Highway Gothic."(“Highway to heck” is a reference to a Foxtrot comic. “Some songs just weren’t made for Muzak.” “Some ears weren’t, either.”) PANEL 3: The logo on the front of the truck says "Dodge SLAM."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h
We would like to thank Kristi Noem for bringing cameras with her everywhere and collecting evidence for her future trial at The Hague.
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Matt Elliott @graphicmatt.com · 12h
Toronto Council meets today! It's their first meeting since July, so we're all feeling a bit rusty. Mayor Chow has designated an item about — what else? — speed cameras as her first key matter, so that'll be up first.

Streaming live here. I'll post what transpires. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxu2...
City Council - October 8, 2025
YouTube video by Toronto City Council
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 6h
In fairness to my fellow Canadians, a lot of this is probably driven more by fury than dooming. People up here are big mad at the US right now.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6h
no they're LITERALLY exaggerating this issue. there is absolutely no data backing up their claims. ffs just say that!!
NBC news: The discussions come as Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops in several major cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon — saying they’re needed to reduce crime and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from protesters. Critics have said that the Trump administration is exaggerating issues in those cities.
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Aaron van Dorn @aaronvandorn.bsky.social · 6h
I trust no one more than some French Canadian game devs to wade wildly into these sensitive cultural waters
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Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 6h
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 6h
I think that's accurate; that's part of my thinking here. It's not possible to be bigoted against an object like a car or a computer. Being "rude" to a machine does not activate bigotry circuits (you can argue that it's still mentally bad and I'd lean towards agreeing, though the harm is self-harm)
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 6h
I mean again I do swear exclusively at things and not at people and it is not difficult at all because those two categories are very different in my brain, so I am not sure I agree with that claim (I do agree with your point re: habit and it generally being better not to do so)
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 6h
I do not think people are saying that to their computers, and I do not think it is possible to be bigoted against a machine which has no sentience.

I will agree that people shouldn't be using "clanker" at humans, even ironically, or any negative expressions re: inherent traits.
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 6h
It's not the word that's the problem though, it's the intent and the target.

I say "F you" to my computer regularly. I never say it to my kid. Same word, different circumstance.

People calling machines "clanker" or any other combination of words does zero harm; obviously doing it to humans is bad!
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 8h
I hate to keep picking on The Hub, but there is such a bizarre, mythologized version of Alberta’s oil history as purely free-market triumph at play here - omitting everything from AOSTRA to to TMX, with lots in between (and even before). thehub.ca/2025/10/07/r...
Rudyard Griffiths and Sean Speer: Alberta may gain a pipeline—but what would it lose?
Once you let Ottawa in the door, it’s almost impossible to give it the boot
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 7h
If anywhere can pull it off, it's Portland
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Scott Phillips @rsphillips.bsky.social · 11h
It is my sincerest hope that by the end of this there are 1000 protesters in various animal/cartoon costumes.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h
#WarRavagedPortland
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Tim Ellis 🍁 @djdynamic.ca · 7h
Absolutely agree, I think the prevalence of driving is a contributing factor to how miserable and isolated everyone is
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 8h
Pritzker: “This is a convicted felon…who is threatening to jail me. This guy is unhinged. He's insecure. He's a wannabe dictator. And there's one thing I really want to say to Donald Trump: If you come for my people, you come through me. So come and get me.”
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 7h
Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding in Paris after granting his clients millions in training funds

The "wedding was held on Saturday, during Paris Fashion Week, at the five-star Four Seasons Hotel George V, a short walk from the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower"
Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds
Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show
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Gov. Bob Ferguson @governorferguson.bsky.social · 2d
Voters upheld the Climate Commitment Act by a landslide last year.

Today, the Supreme Court shot down a legal challenge.

As the federal government is abandoning critical climate protections, Washington's leadership is needed now more than ever. This is an important win.
Supreme Court shoots down challenge to WA carbon market
A natural gas power plant in Grays Harbor County had sued over the state's keystone climate policy.
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