Grant Sauvé
@grouchowasright.bsky.social
Writer type of cartoons, of not cartoons, of comics, of a serialized novel on bathroom stall walls in various locations around the Gatineau/Ottawa/Outaouais region. Pro cheese, in food and media.
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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I was on CBC national TV for what, 2 years? And never once was I more than 16 minutes out of my bed for it.
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I was on CBC national TV for what, 2 years? And never once was I more than 16 minutes out of my bed for it.
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Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
December 26, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here
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Imagine still cheering for these ghouls and whatnot.
December 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Imagine still cheering for these ghouls and whatnot.
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You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
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UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
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When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
When I was on CNN's northeast desk, the first job at 6a every morning was to read the local papers. That guided some of what the massive CNN machine followed every day.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
When those papers die, CNN doesn't hire new regional reporters. What you get instead is more panel shows, more punditry.
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"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
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just watched this the other day, not that there’s anyone surprised by these takes anymore. Really hammered home how much the “let’s make it bland so we can fix it easy in post” mentality has led to the worst looking shit in history youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE?...
Why Movies Just Don't Feel "Real" Anymore
YouTube video by Like Stories of Old
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
just watched this the other day, not that there’s anyone surprised by these takes anymore. Really hammered home how much the “let’s make it bland so we can fix it easy in post” mentality has led to the worst looking shit in history youtu.be/tvwPKBXEOKE?...
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"But where does the Light come from?"
"Same place as the Music"
"Same place as the Music"
December 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"But where does the Light come from?"
"Same place as the Music"
"Same place as the Music"
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DIE HARD has great lighting. Look at those blues and skin tones enshrouded in darkness, we got a light blasting through smoke in the next room to give you the contrast; you wanna know why I dunk on modern blockbusters? This is why, the visual poverty, the fear of lighting a set properly
December 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
DIE HARD has great lighting. Look at those blues and skin tones enshrouded in darkness, we got a light blasting through smoke in the next room to give you the contrast; you wanna know why I dunk on modern blockbusters? This is why, the visual poverty, the fear of lighting a set properly
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Techlords are so determined to prevent human connection and honest communication and people organizing to take care of each other that they reveal that this is what they fear and therefore what we must most urgently do
December 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Techlords are so determined to prevent human connection and honest communication and people organizing to take care of each other that they reveal that this is what they fear and therefore what we must most urgently do
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Also historically straight people to trans and queer kids at Christmas, "Can you avoid making everything political? Can you dial back your identity today? Its not worth upsetting your (bigoted relative) today, they lived in different times. Not everything is about trans and queer people you know".
Families at this time to their trans and gay kids:
“Please set aside the parts of yourself our religion has historically rejected, so we can feel comfortable.”
“Please set aside the parts of yourself our religion has historically rejected, so we can feel comfortable.”
December 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Also historically straight people to trans and queer kids at Christmas, "Can you avoid making everything political? Can you dial back your identity today? Its not worth upsetting your (bigoted relative) today, they lived in different times. Not everything is about trans and queer people you know".
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watching my favorite christmas movie and what is possibly the great american comedy about class and race
December 24, 2025 at 12:18 AM
watching my favorite christmas movie and what is possibly the great american comedy about class and race
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I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
I've now watched the censored 60 Minutes report on CECOT. If you watched it too—and if you have any decency at all—I'm sure you came to the same conclusion I did: winning elections won't be enough; people like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem will need to be charged and imprisoned.
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December 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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“Some of the facilities will include special housing designed for families in custody.”
i cannot say what i wish for these people.
i cannot say what i wish for these people.
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“Some of the facilities will include special housing designed for families in custody.”
i cannot say what i wish for these people.
i cannot say what i wish for these people.
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I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective
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"The hospital was understaffed, and people in the camp were so anemic that they couldn’t get enough blood donations. [Dr.] Otieno had twice donated himself while he was midsurgery in order to save a pregnant woman’s life."
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"The hospital was understaffed, and people in the camp were so anemic that they couldn’t get enough blood donations. [Dr.] Otieno had twice donated himself while he was midsurgery in order to save a pregnant woman’s life."
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
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career protectionism won't save us, we need a world where people's jobs becoming irrelevant simply isn't a big deal and they aren't thrust into poverty. UBI and free access to education and training.
because the jobs will keep disappearing. as long as we keep discovering new technologies.
because the jobs will keep disappearing. as long as we keep discovering new technologies.
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
career protectionism won't save us, we need a world where people's jobs becoming irrelevant simply isn't a big deal and they aren't thrust into poverty. UBI and free access to education and training.
because the jobs will keep disappearing. as long as we keep discovering new technologies.
because the jobs will keep disappearing. as long as we keep discovering new technologies.
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Wrote about Snoopy, who will soon no longer be 41% Canadian, thanks to a sale that says a lot about the fragile state of the Canadian animation industry: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Goodbye, Snoopy: Canada’s WildBrain sells its 41% stake in Peanuts to Sony
Charlie Brown and his friends became incidentally Canadian in 2017
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Wrote about Snoopy, who will soon no longer be 41% Canadian, thanks to a sale that says a lot about the fragile state of the Canadian animation industry: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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If you think switching which corporate owned legacy media outlet you consume is the solution, you don't really understand how deep the problem is. It's not just ABS, CBS, WaPo or the LA Times. It's the system in which they work.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
If you think switching which corporate owned legacy media outlet you consume is the solution, you don't really understand how deep the problem is. It's not just ABS, CBS, WaPo or the LA Times. It's the system in which they work.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
The only solution is to support pro-democracy independent media.
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It sounds like Waymo failed to program the vehicles to switch to stop sign mode in the event of a failed light? Every human driver has to learn this rule, and I don’t understand how the California DMV can possibly justify licensing any “driver” including an algorithm that doesn’t know this
Much of SF lost power last night. Waymos blocked intersections across the city, even though they are Wayless than 1% of cars on the roads. They accumulated at their failure points--intersections with no green lights, in busy areas, and shut down traffic there.
December 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It sounds like Waymo failed to program the vehicles to switch to stop sign mode in the event of a failed light? Every human driver has to learn this rule, and I don’t understand how the California DMV can possibly justify licensing any “driver” including an algorithm that doesn’t know this