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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 3h

I was working on the story and he just came out and said it

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 1d

This is a REALLY good video that gets into the *specifics* of how AI is degrading our information environment and putting truth further out of reach for the average person / the population as a whole

🎃 🧟 Prof. Dr Beth Singler 👻 🎃 @bvlsingler.bsky.social · 1d

I walked into the lounge last night to find my teenage son watching this. We have long admired @kurzgesagt.org and found their videos to be extremely illuminating. But this one in particular I think is so important right now!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zfN...

AI Slop Is Killing Our Channel

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

www.youtube.com

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James Gemmill @jamesgemmill.bsky.social · 1d

Just puts an exclamation point on the delusions of Danielle Smith (and Carney, for that matter)

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

"The US, which has positioned itself as a major fossil fuel exporter, sold $80B in oil and gas abroad through July, the last month with data available. China exported $120B in green technology over the same period."

Like the man said, you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. 🌬️

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump calls for Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker to be imprisoned

Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!

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James Gemmill @jamesgemmill.bsky.social · 2d

OH COME ON!!

A Eggnog on the shelf of a supermarket. The date is October 7

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Raywat Deonandan @deonandan.bsky.social · 2d

The business model is both evil and genius.

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James Gemmill @jamesgemmill.bsky.social · 2d

It grates...really grates...but I also suspect Carney (and other world leaders) are trying to run out the clock here.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 2d

So this is a very interesting wrinkle in the case of the ostrich farm fighting a cull order: they owe creditors thousands and, aside from the birds, appear to have no assets www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Creditors circle as cull controversy shines light on B.C. ostrich farmers' unpaid bills | CBC News

After years of chasing debts through the courts, creditors of a high-profile ostrich farm in southeastern B.C. have filed paperwork against the Canada Food Inspection Agency in the hopes of recouping ...

www.cbc.ca

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Stan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 3d

No political movement will collapse faster than Republicanism the moment Trump is out of the picture. All of his heirs can't wait to knife each other and none of them individually has even 10% of the juice that Trump has with the median chud voter.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 3d

Someone looking at all this with a cold eye might say that Miller and Hegseth are seeking control over the power ministries before a Vance ally invokes the 25th Amendment.

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James Gemmill @jamesgemmill.bsky.social · 3d

A handsome Cooper’s Hawk having a drink at VanDusen Gardens

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Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 5d

Surprised to learn there is no such thing as Alberta oil and that it is actually Canada's oil.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News

Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

www.cbc.ca

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 5d

“I want to be a dictator on day one” he said, and the press was like “meh! what does that even mean anyway?!”

Sam Youngman @samyoungman.bsky.social · 6d

I get beside myself angry when I think about how a presidential candidate repeatedly fucking said he’d be a dictator and the press response was ha ha that rascal I’m sure he probably doesn’t mean it

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 5d

How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯

Screenshot of message from UPS:

Hi Adam,
All import fees must be paid prior to delivery.
Save time - prepay online for your FREIGHTCOM shipment. If import fees are not paid before delivery, an additional surcharge will be applied.
Total Amount Due
119.20 USD
Additional charges may have been applied based on recent tariff policy changes.
Pay Now ›

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 6d

1. This is one of the most insane statements ever delivered by a presidential spokesperson in U.S. history. Totally disconnected from reality.

2. There is either going to be a civil war or abject Democratic surrender to autocracy. They are telling this you, to your face, in explicit terms.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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James Gemmill @jamesgemmill.bsky.social · 6d

I mean we all know how bananas everything going on down south is but sometimes you just have to gasp.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

Leavitt: "President Trump will end the radical left's reign of terror in Portland once and for all. The president has directed Secretary Hegseth to provide all necessary troops to protect war-ravaged Portland."

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 6d

Is everyone appreciating how utterly sick this is

Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 6d

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 6d

Nicole Kidman Retires Drag King Persona ‘Keith Urban’

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Oh nothing just the president reposting “Qanon76”

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GenderQueeries 🇨🇦 @genderqueeries.ca · 7d

Douglas Todd's piece aged like milk. vancouversun.com/opinion/colu...

Douglas Todd: The many things Lindsay Shepherd is not

Despite accusations against her for talking about gender identity issues to her class, Lindsay Shepherd is not of the religious right, not a federal Conservative, not anti-CBC nor transphobic.

vancouversun.com

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James Gemmill @jamesgemmill.bsky.social · 8d

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8d

Jane Goodall has died at 91.

Her startling observations about chimpanzee behaviors revolutionized not only scientific understanding of the capabilities and inner lives of primates, but also long-held notions about what it means to be human. https://wapo.st/476clLO

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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 9d

one of my favorite liberal tics is assuming when trump and the GOP talk about "the left" they're not talking about liberals

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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 9d

basically everything about this is wrong and horrifying but I'm stuck on the absolute fucking chutzpah you'd need to lecture professional military personnel like this after you personally texted wildly classified war plans to the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Hegseth: "It all starts with physical fitness and appearance. If the secretary of war can do regular hard PT, so can every member of our joint force. Frankly, it's tiring to look out at combat formations and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals."

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muscular baby jeb lund @mobute.bsky.social · 9d

i know hegseth's speech was intended to tell the military they won't get prosecuted for war crimes and beating your wife won't hold up getting promoted to O-4, but bringing in trump fresh from death's door is a really persuasive way to unconsciously tell them the crimes jubilee may not last too long

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The Onion @theonion.com · 9d

U.S. Generals Have Bad Feeling About Dog The Bounty Hunter Taking Stage

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James Gemmill @jamesgemmill.bsky.social · 9d

Sometimes it’s nice

A photo of downtown Vancouver from False Creek. A rainbow is in the sky after our rain storm.

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