Mētta Mentat
@emmagoldmansutra.bsky.social
COVID conscious Canadian on Coast Salish Territories. Posting about leftism, Buddhism, & pop culture detritus.
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Body cams for government thugs are a joke obviously but here's my compromise idea: shock collars for government thugs
January 27, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Body cams for government thugs are a joke obviously but here's my compromise idea: shock collars for government thugs
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how many journalists and editors are being fired to pay salaries the big time health grifters
Turns out that Bari Weiss's all hands at CBS today is to announce she's bringing on some anti-vax guys and Niall Ferguson. www.axios.com/2026/01/27/b...
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
how many journalists and editors are being fired to pay salaries the big time health grifters
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This @mcsweeneys.net piece is such a good encapsulation of our government’s appalling and authoritarian hypocrisy.
January 26, 2026 at 2:02 AM
This @mcsweeneys.net piece is such a good encapsulation of our government’s appalling and authoritarian hypocrisy.
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The major daily in the state maybe most known for its mild-manneredness has to run this shit.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The major daily in the state maybe most known for its mild-manneredness has to run this shit.
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It's not Lt Commander Data. Stop trying to make it Lt Commander Data. It's not happening.
AI cannot feel.
Its incredibly demeaning to both humans and non-human animals that feel actual emotions to frame it like this, Amanda, you weirdo.
You should feel judged.
Its incredibly demeaning to both humans and non-human animals that feel actual emotions to frame it like this, Amanda, you weirdo.
You should feel judged.
January 26, 2026 at 8:38 PM
It's not Lt Commander Data. Stop trying to make it Lt Commander Data. It's not happening.
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I really liked the part of Carney’s speech where he admits that the old world order was largely built on bullshit. Just after he was introduced as, essentially, a grand wizard of the old world order.
January 21, 2026 at 5:13 AM
I really liked the part of Carney’s speech where he admits that the old world order was largely built on bullshit. Just after he was introduced as, essentially, a grand wizard of the old world order.
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Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan
Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan
If they’re trying to eliminate witnesses, they cannot eliminate us all
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Masked government thugs snuffed out Alex Pretti’s life in broad daylight | Moira Donegan
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According to the largest union in Canada’s federal public sector, workers in the government’s health, transportation, foreign affairs and public safety departments have all been told their departments will start to see layoffs.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Thousands of Federal Public Service Layoffs Are Beginning | The Tyee
Policy experts warn Canada could be losing vital resources as trade and geopolitics shift.
thetyee.ca
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
According to the largest union in Canada’s federal public sector, workers in the government’s health, transportation, foreign affairs and public safety departments have all been told their departments will start to see layoffs.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
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Bolsonaro's contract with the devil only specifies immortality, and he forgot to get anything in writing about being healthy or staying out of forever jail
January 25, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Bolsonaro's contract with the devil only specifies immortality, and he forgot to get anything in writing about being healthy or staying out of forever jail
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From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
January 26, 2026 at 12:32 AM
From a FB post about Alex Pretti:
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That’s their line now — “ICE must leave this one city.” And what, move to the next one? The locusts are done with these crops, now to the next field? Go cause violence elsewhere, there’s been enough done in MN?
1. ICE must leave Minneapolis.
2. Congress should not fund this version of ICE - that is seeking confirmation, chaos and dystopia.
2. Congress should not fund this version of ICE - that is seeking confirmation, chaos and dystopia.
January 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
That’s their line now — “ICE must leave this one city.” And what, move to the next one? The locusts are done with these crops, now to the next field? Go cause violence elsewhere, there’s been enough done in MN?
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When Elon Musk rolled back Grok safeguards, he enabled millions of people to be victimized. Shamefully, governments did little to protect their citizens.
The X deepfake scandal shows why we need far stricter social media regulation as a stepping stone to new platforms — not just higher age limits.
The X deepfake scandal shows why we need far stricter social media regulation as a stepping stone to new platforms — not just higher age limits.
X shows why stricter tech regulation is necessary
We need comprehensive rules on social media far more than age limits
disconnect.blog
January 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM
When Elon Musk rolled back Grok safeguards, he enabled millions of people to be victimized. Shamefully, governments did little to protect their citizens.
The X deepfake scandal shows why we need far stricter social media regulation as a stepping stone to new platforms — not just higher age limits.
The X deepfake scandal shows why we need far stricter social media regulation as a stepping stone to new platforms — not just higher age limits.
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We strenuously request that the squads of murder goons leave the immediate vicinity, these are not the sorts of murders we expect from murder goon squads.
1. ICE must leave Minneapolis.
2. Congress should not fund this version of ICE - that is seeking confirmation, chaos and dystopia.
2. Congress should not fund this version of ICE - that is seeking confirmation, chaos and dystopia.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
We strenuously request that the squads of murder goons leave the immediate vicinity, these are not the sorts of murders we expect from murder goon squads.
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I can’t afford healthcare or electricity, and ICE just abducted my neighbor. But at least I no longer have to see plaques that mention slavery when I visit national landmarks.
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I can’t afford healthcare or electricity, and ICE just abducted my neighbor. But at least I no longer have to see plaques that mention slavery when I visit national landmarks.
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What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
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I’ll be giving this online talk at SFU next week 👇
Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism. An online presentation by @seancarleton.bsky.social , Thurs, Jan 29 11:30 am PST. To register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies
Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I’ll be giving this online talk at SFU next week 👇
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Nope, it's mostly on them.
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Nope, it's mostly on them.
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All of these things cause more people to be hospitalized each year than mifepristone:
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Pregnancy
Which ones are government leaders helping?
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Pregnancy
Which ones are government leaders helping?
January 23, 2026 at 6:11 PM
All of these things cause more people to be hospitalized each year than mifepristone:
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Pregnancy
Which ones are government leaders helping?
Tylenol
Ibuprofen
Benadryl
Alcohol
Essential oils
Marijuana edibles
Over-the-counter cough medicine
Tide pods
Bleach
Imodium
Aspirin
Mouthwash
Wildfire smoke
Pregnancy
Which ones are government leaders helping?
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"Yesterday's Slave Patrol, Today's DHS" could really be a slogan for their recruitment ads
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
"Yesterday's Slave Patrol, Today's DHS" could really be a slogan for their recruitment ads
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It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.
January 23, 2026 at 5:55 AM
It boils down to this: They want the founding without the violence that made it possible.
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As clergy pray, arrests begin
January 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
As clergy pray, arrests begin
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There’s something oddly antisemitic about saying people who are running around doing Nazi salutes aren’t taking inspiration from the Gestapo
Like are you ok?
Like are you ok?
January 23, 2026 at 6:29 PM
There’s something oddly antisemitic about saying people who are running around doing Nazi salutes aren’t taking inspiration from the Gestapo
Like are you ok?
Like are you ok?
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A long awaited study on pulse oximeter bias didn't yield the answers researchers hoped
“We got a very clear signal that we do not adequately understand pulse oximeter performances in sick patients" - @iwashyna.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/p...
“We got a very clear signal that we do not adequately understand pulse oximeter performances in sick patients" - @iwashyna.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/p...
FDA-funded study of pulse oximeter accuracy yields surprising and confusing results
A long-awaited study commissioned by the FDA has muddied the path forward on how to reduce racial bias in pulse oximeter readings
www.statnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
A long awaited study on pulse oximeter bias didn't yield the answers researchers hoped
“We got a very clear signal that we do not adequately understand pulse oximeter performances in sick patients" - @iwashyna.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/p...
“We got a very clear signal that we do not adequately understand pulse oximeter performances in sick patients" - @iwashyna.bsky.social
www.statnews.com/2026/01/12/p...
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The Tyee is hiring a reporter for a biodiversity beat! #journalism #journalismjobs
More info here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
More info here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Are You The Tyee’s New Biodiversity Reporter? | The Tyee
We’re looking for a sharp journalist to join our team. Apply by Feb. 8.
thetyee.ca
January 23, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The Tyee is hiring a reporter for a biodiversity beat! #journalism #journalismjobs
More info here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
More info here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
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The Democratic executives of Minnesota who evoked Martin Luther King on *Monday* are arresting clergy praying down ICE on Friday
January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The Democratic executives of Minnesota who evoked Martin Luther King on *Monday* are arresting clergy praying down ICE on Friday