Jon
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"To love a person is to love a process." - David Dark
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NEW (10 years ago): The two history volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report are readable, chilling, and irrefutable. You can't read it all in one sitting. But they answer all the questions you may have.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
The Definitive History of Canada’s Residential School Shame | The Tyee
Ten years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its landmark report. Everyone should read it.
thetyee.ca
September 30, 2025 at 5:18 AM
NEW (10 years ago): The two history volumes of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report are readable, chilling, and irrefutable. You can't read it all in one sitting. But they answer all the questions you may have.
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...
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May 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Aaron Gunn is a racist genocide denier. White supremacists have no place in public office.
The fact that conservatives have been rushing to defend him rather than drop him from the party tells you all you need to know
The fact that conservatives have been rushing to defend him rather than drop him from the party tells you all you need to know
![Aaron Gunn: Residential schools were asked for by Indigenous bands in Eastern Ontario when John A.Macdonald [a white supremacist] was still a teenager, but hey, why let the truth get in the way of a good headline.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fv2nxxac24oxk5fqztfazyuc/bafkreicmqwbv35r6ib2mmys6spmihnxvktppd5exzc2xvamsuhjs5i7p6q@jpeg)
April 4, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Aaron Gunn is a racist genocide denier. White supremacists have no place in public office.
The fact that conservatives have been rushing to defend him rather than drop him from the party tells you all you need to know
The fact that conservatives have been rushing to defend him rather than drop him from the party tells you all you need to know
Vaccinate. Your. Kids.
BC’s Measles Vaccination Rate Is Lower Than in Gaines County, Texas | The Tyee
That makes the BCCDC ‘quite worried.’ How to check if you’re protected.
thetyee.ca
March 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Vaccinate. Your. Kids.
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American Jews have been pivotal in the battle for civil and constitutional rights, which makes it particularly cynical and loathsome that their alleged interests would be used as an excuse to attack civil liberties.
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March 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
American Jews have been pivotal in the battle for civil and constitutional rights, which makes it particularly cynical and loathsome that their alleged interests would be used as an excuse to attack civil liberties.
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Some say it couldn’t happen here, but we use the same first-past-the-post system that gave Trump unchecked power.
It fuels extreme policy swings and lets politicians dodge accountability.
Proportional representation is how we protect democracy—and avoid the fate of the U.S.
It fuels extreme policy swings and lets politicians dodge accountability.
Proportional representation is how we protect democracy—and avoid the fate of the U.S.
February 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Some say it couldn’t happen here, but we use the same first-past-the-post system that gave Trump unchecked power.
It fuels extreme policy swings and lets politicians dodge accountability.
Proportional representation is how we protect democracy—and avoid the fate of the U.S.
It fuels extreme policy swings and lets politicians dodge accountability.
Proportional representation is how we protect democracy—and avoid the fate of the U.S.
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
January 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
As usual, an incredible thoughtful and nuanced take by @tyolsen.bsky.social
🧵 THREAD: 1. Scientists, experts & we journalists love to write about how immediately extinguishing every wildfire is dangerous & why more fires should be allowed to burn. They're not necessarily wrong but such discussions often miss the practical challenges of doing so.
December 12, 2024 at 2:56 AM
As usual, an incredible thoughtful and nuanced take by @tyolsen.bsky.social
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As media and the public begin to realize how rampant child abuse is in the “family values” communities, conservatives are responding by distracting, by creating moral panics instead of addressing the very real immoralities happening in their own backyards.
rlstollar.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:56 PM
As media and the public begin to realize how rampant child abuse is in the “family values” communities, conservatives are responding by distracting, by creating moral panics instead of addressing the very real immoralities happening in their own backyards.
This is a very good thread on living with mental illness.
Hi. I was away for a week. Hope everyone is doing well.
There are people who believe the reasons for my absence are shameful and disqualifying for full participation on public life.
Those people can snort my taint.
If you need help, get help. Don’t wait to be in crisis. You can feel better.
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There are people who believe the reasons for my absence are shameful and disqualifying for full participation on public life.
Those people can snort my taint.
If you need help, get help. Don’t wait to be in crisis. You can feel better.
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July 26, 2024 at 2:18 AM
This is a very good thread on living with mental illness.
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Declaring people to be vermin, enemies of the state, or un-human is the sort of language people adopt before they pursue a genocide.
“We will hold investigations to identify the neo-cultural Marxists in seats of power all across Washington,” Posobiec said. “We don’t negotiate with un-humans. Because that’s the stakes of this battle: humanity versus un-humanity.”
inthesetimes.com/article/nati...
inthesetimes.com/article/nati...
Onward, Christian Soldiers—To War!
At this year’s National Conservatism Conference, a right-wing army prepares to rise.
inthesetimes.com
July 12, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Declaring people to be vermin, enemies of the state, or un-human is the sort of language people adopt before they pursue a genocide.
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So... the Am/Ca Hugo admins, lacking an understanding of Chinese authoritarianism, applied *American* authoritarianism -- targeting marginalized identities first, trying to censor on content but doing it wrong bc of their own ignorance, then laying the blame on other people. Do I have that right?
February 15, 2024 at 2:22 PM
So... the Am/Ca Hugo admins, lacking an understanding of Chinese authoritarianism, applied *American* authoritarianism -- targeting marginalized identities first, trying to censor on content but doing it wrong bc of their own ignorance, then laying the blame on other people. Do I have that right?