@janis.bsky.social
Vancouver librarian, writer, music and radio type (etc.), often worrying about mis/disinformation and AI. (Opinions are my own.)
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dystopian ass weather report
Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Wind, cold temps can change the impact of tear gas and pepper balls, experts say
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
dystopian ass weather report
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Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
VEVEY, SWITZERLAND - Nestlé executives gathered from around the world to announce their grave concern regarding the impact that artificial intelligence’s water consumption will have on their own abili...
www.thebeaverton.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Nestlé worried AI will destroy world’s water supply before they do
Just noting that some of our political leaders absolutely LOVE crypto. 🙄
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just noting that some of our political leaders absolutely LOVE crypto. 🙄
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Ok, but how are the robots going to feel when they find out ‘robot’ comes from the Czech word ‘robota’ which means “forced labor”??
November 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Ok, but how are the robots going to feel when they find out ‘robot’ comes from the Czech word ‘robota’ which means “forced labor”??
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
The planned City of Vancouver budget in a nutshell.
A speaker in opposition to the budget says she found it disturbing to see up to 6 police officers surrounding one homeless man at a grocery store.
November 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The planned City of Vancouver budget in a nutshell.
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I was pretty political before I became a parent, but man, becoming a parent REALLY politicised me. I wouldn't be surprised if some mums showed up at city hall with dirty diapers to protest this.
(Maybe dads too, but my own experience is that the mums are more organised.)
(Maybe dads too, but my own experience is that the mums are more organised.)
surprising to me still that it’s not considered discrimination to deny bathroom facilities to people on the basis of age, but you can in fact refuse to provide them for infants and toddlers and even — apparently — claw them back too
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I was pretty political before I became a parent, but man, becoming a parent REALLY politicised me. I wouldn't be surprised if some mums showed up at city hall with dirty diapers to protest this.
(Maybe dads too, but my own experience is that the mums are more organised.)
(Maybe dads too, but my own experience is that the mums are more organised.)
Sorry everyone for all the Vancouver politics posts, but our mayor is making some poor decisions right now.
(Other than actually dressing suitably for yesterday's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Lest we forget, last year he showed up in his gym clothes.)
(Other than actually dressing suitably for yesterday's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Lest we forget, last year he showed up in his gym clothes.)
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sorry everyone for all the Vancouver politics posts, but our mayor is making some poor decisions right now.
(Other than actually dressing suitably for yesterday's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Lest we forget, last year he showed up in his gym clothes.)
(Other than actually dressing suitably for yesterday's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Lest we forget, last year he showed up in his gym clothes.)
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unclear how it would even save money to remove these but the vibe of this budget is really just scraping together the barest public amenities, crushing them into fine powder, and handing the VPD a rolled-up $50 million bill
Listening to Vancouver Council budget discussion in the background this morning. In response to a question from @seanorr.bsky.social about where they'll be retracting from the city just said they're planning to REMOVE baby changing tables and menstrual product dispensers to save costs. Shameful.
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
unclear how it would even save money to remove these but the vibe of this budget is really just scraping together the barest public amenities, crushing them into fine powder, and handing the VPD a rolled-up $50 million bill
Hell yes, Nan Gregory.
Nan Gregory, an older Point Grey resident, voiced what she wants her city to be. She’s opposed to the proposed property tax freeze, as all speakers so far have been.
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Hell yes, Nan Gregory.
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The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
November 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.
If you aren't "transporting antifa materials" in your book bag what the heck are you even reading?
someone got indicted on the basis of “transporting antifa materials” for allegedly transporting a box of ZINES
THEY’RE PROSECUTING PEOPLE FOR DOMESTIC TERRORISM OVER ZINES
THEY’RE PROSECUTING PEOPLE FOR DOMESTIC TERRORISM OVER ZINES
Alarming criminalization of green card holder based on "Antifa Materials" - another attempt to silence dissent and target people critical of this administration
Release Des and the Prairieland Defendants!
Release Des and the Prairieland Defendants!
November 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If you aren't "transporting antifa materials" in your book bag what the heck are you even reading?
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Now available from my colleagues at @medgareverscollege.bsky.social! The Negro World Newspaper Collection, 1923-1925. Check out this fantastic digital collection here:
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
dcmny.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Now available from my colleagues at @medgareverscollege.bsky.social! The Negro World Newspaper Collection, 1923-1925. Check out this fantastic digital collection here:
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
dcmny.org/do/004b7e44-...
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“At $73 billion in direct impact on the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.” www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: Investing in Canada's cultural sector is crucial to 'elbows up'
At $73 billion in direct impact to the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.
www.timescolonist.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“At $73 billion in direct impact on the national GDP, Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than oil and gas extraction at $71 billion.” www.timescolonist.com/opinion/comm...
There are a lot of reasons not to love driving, but this is one of the reasons I love driving.
Because I was driving all day yesterday and was napping and having doctor's appointments today, I have no idea what's going on in the world; it's nice and I think I'll do that for just a little bit longer.
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There are a lot of reasons not to love driving, but this is one of the reasons I love driving.
Q: ...But isn’t the U.S. government currently rounding people up and shipping them off to prisons in countries they don’t even come from?
A: Yes, but in fairness if those immigrants were as fast as ostriches, ICE would never have been able to get them.
A: Yes, but in fairness if those immigrants were as fast as ostriches, ICE would never have been able to get them.
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won’t stop posting about
Answering your questions about the Ostrich story your uncle won't stop posting about
You have probably seen your right wing family and friends post a lot about ostriches lately. And, since you don’t follow Rebel News and a lot of twitter accounts with fucktrudeau and fringeminorty in ...
thebeaverton.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Q: ...But isn’t the U.S. government currently rounding people up and shipping them off to prisons in countries they don’t even come from?
A: Yes, but in fairness if those immigrants were as fast as ostriches, ICE would never have been able to get them.
A: Yes, but in fairness if those immigrants were as fast as ostriches, ICE would never have been able to get them.
Uuuuuuuuuuuuuugh.
Worth noting that because Sim brought forward his proposal for a property tax freeze requiring millions in cuts with just weeks left in the budget process, this is not up for public debate and is not outlined in the documents available to councillors when they vote on this
SCOOP: Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes in his proposed 2026 budget.
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
Great source work by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson to uncover this
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/11/n...
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
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Behold!
Honestly, I am SO delighted by this and also proud of the CITR (campus radio) connection.
Honestly, I am SO delighted by this and also proud of the CITR (campus radio) connection.
Honoured to announce I have my own Nardwuar Nike SB shoe coming out on Dec 6 in skate shops (Dec 9 on SNKRS app) No Joke! Totally blown away! I’ll be doing in-store appearances at skate shops: LA, Toronto, London, UK, NYC & Vancouver, BC! Plus Video Vaults I have planned!
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Behold!
Honestly, I am SO delighted by this and also proud of the CITR (campus radio) connection.
Honestly, I am SO delighted by this and also proud of the CITR (campus radio) connection.
I booked the day off work and had lots of ambitious ("ambitious") plans, but so far I'm unable to walk away from the radio and Matt Galloway's discussion with Susan Orleans. I knew she was super smart and funny, but oh wow.
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I booked the day off work and had lots of ambitious ("ambitious") plans, but so far I'm unable to walk away from the radio and Matt Galloway's discussion with Susan Orleans. I knew she was super smart and funny, but oh wow.
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“Life without art is not life.”
I want a Netflix series on this whole family - how they live and how they walk around in the world. They sound like people we would all get great value from knowing.
I want a Netflix series on this whole family - how they live and how they walk around in the world. They sound like people we would all get great value from knowing.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Life without art is not life.”
I want a Netflix series on this whole family - how they live and how they walk around in the world. They sound like people we would all get great value from knowing.
I want a Netflix series on this whole family - how they live and how they walk around in the world. They sound like people we would all get great value from knowing.
Does anyone else picture these guys as Jeeves and Wooster characters -- the absolutely clueless, useless, and obscenely wealthy young men running around breaking things for fun in the Drones Club?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drones_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drones_...
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Does anyone else picture these guys as Jeeves and Wooster characters -- the absolutely clueless, useless, and obscenely wealthy young men running around breaking things for fun in the Drones Club?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drones_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drones_...
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Ken Sim hopes you don't see this screenshot from the City's 2026 Budget Feedback report.
By a more than 4-to-1 margin, residents of Vancouver preferred a tax rate that maintained public services to ABC's reckless 0% tax gimmick.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #Budget2026 #FightForVancouver
By a more than 4-to-1 margin, residents of Vancouver preferred a tax rate that maintained public services to ABC's reckless 0% tax gimmick.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #Budget2026 #FightForVancouver
November 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Ken Sim hopes you don't see this screenshot from the City's 2026 Budget Feedback report.
By a more than 4-to-1 margin, residents of Vancouver preferred a tax rate that maintained public services to ABC's reckless 0% tax gimmick.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #Budget2026 #FightForVancouver
By a more than 4-to-1 margin, residents of Vancouver preferred a tax rate that maintained public services to ABC's reckless 0% tax gimmick.
#vanpoli #StopTheCuts #Budget2026 #FightForVancouver
For no particular reason, remembering that Harper was found in contempt of Parliament. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015...
Harper, Serial Abuser of Power: The Evidence Compiled | The Tyee
The Tyee's full, updated list of 70 Harper government assaults on democracy and the law.
thetyee.ca
November 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
For no particular reason, remembering that Harper was found in contempt of Parliament. thetyee.ca/Opinion/2015...
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A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A failed UCP candidate is suing @pressprogress.ca for reporting and quoting things she said.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.
With no anti-SLAPP protection in Alberta, they've been drawn into a long, costly legal battle.
If you believe in accountability and a free press, and can spare it, give them your support.