Laura S
@pickersnext.bsky.social
Film lover, avid reader, recovered baker, your permanent "phone a friend" for trivia
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Laura S
@pickersnext.bsky.social
· Dec 5
For all Canadians #cdnpoli
Know your civics & volunteer!
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Know your civics & volunteer!
action.liberal.ca/liberal-volu...
ndp.ca/be-the-chang....
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I’ve worked in public libraries for 20 years, today was the first time we’ve had to tell someone they couldn’t bring their chainsaw in the library.
December 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I’ve worked in public libraries for 20 years, today was the first time we’ve had to tell someone they couldn’t bring their chainsaw in the library.
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🚨 OUT NOW ON @dropout.tv: the full recording of Dimension 20: Live at the Climate Pledge Arena!
🌀 It's Quanglin' Time! 🌀
#Dimension20
🌀 It's Quanglin' Time! 🌀
#Dimension20
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🚨 OUT NOW ON @dropout.tv: the full recording of Dimension 20: Live at the Climate Pledge Arena!
🌀 It's Quanglin' Time! 🌀
#Dimension20
🌀 It's Quanglin' Time! 🌀
#Dimension20
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At first I looked around at all the red soil and sunbaked cliffs, assumed I was in Arizona, and was like, “Okay, looks like the Rapture is starting in Phoenix!” Said Jesus Christ
Can You Guys Come Pick Me Up? I Accidentally Returned To Mars
Well, this is super embarrassing. It looks like I must have gotten myself pretty turned around back there and totally missed My destination. I hate to ask, but I was hoping I could catch a ride back t...
theonion.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
At first I looked around at all the red soil and sunbaked cliffs, assumed I was in Arizona, and was like, “Okay, looks like the Rapture is starting in Phoenix!” Said Jesus Christ
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Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.
www.rollingstone.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
December 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
“We are targeting Venezuela because of DRUGS, not OIL, which is why we are blowing up boats without any drugs and stealing a tanker full of oil.”
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The World Health Organization reports that 73 million abortions occur worldwide each year. 6 out of 10 unintended pregnancies, and 3 out of 10 of all pregnancies end in abortion.
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
How dangerous are unsafe abortions? WHO report paints a grim picture
A WHO report reveals that 73 million abortions occur annually, with unsafe procedures causing severe physical complications, mental trauma, and major public health burdens
www.theweek.in
December 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The World Health Organization reports that 73 million abortions occur worldwide each year. 6 out of 10 unintended pregnancies, and 3 out of 10 of all pregnancies end in abortion.
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
The new WHO fact sheet is here: www.who.int/news-room/fa...
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Addresses Trump’s Mandatory Social Media Checks For Tourists
youtu.be/1SxOpvnyqlo
youtu.be/1SxOpvnyqlo
Karoline Leavitt Addresses Trump’s Mandatory Social Media Checks For Tourists
YouTube video by Clare Blackwood
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Addresses Trump’s Mandatory Social Media Checks For Tourists
youtu.be/1SxOpvnyqlo
youtu.be/1SxOpvnyqlo
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Bellingcat's @koltai.bsky.social joined @alexakoenig.bsky.social to discuss investigating sexual and gender-based crimes online
medium.com/@maggie.visu...
medium.com/@maggie.visu...
Investigating sexual and gender-based crimes online
To celebrate the publication of the Open-Source Practitioner’s Guide to the Murad Code, our Faculty Director Alexa Koenig sat down with…
medium.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Bellingcat's @koltai.bsky.social joined @alexakoenig.bsky.social to discuss investigating sexual and gender-based crimes online
medium.com/@maggie.visu...
medium.com/@maggie.visu...
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Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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So, if this happens, Canadian artists essentially aren't going to be able to take jobs in the US unless they've been silent on the administration for half a decade (which, let's be honest, is unlikely). Absolutely wild, dystopian stuff.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...
Trump to make all foreign tourists provide five years of social media history before entering US | LBC
The proposed social-media requirement would apply to all visitors, regardless of whether or not they need a visa.
www.lbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
So, if this happens, Canadian artists essentially aren't going to be able to take jobs in the US unless they've been silent on the administration for half a decade (which, let's be honest, is unlikely). Absolutely wild, dystopian stuff.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/trum...
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Standing with members of @sbworkersunited.org
in Chicago today, demanding fair pay and dignity on the job.
This holiday season, choose solidarity. Don’t cross the picket line.
in Chicago today, demanding fair pay and dignity on the job.
This holiday season, choose solidarity. Don’t cross the picket line.
December 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Standing with members of @sbworkersunited.org
in Chicago today, demanding fair pay and dignity on the job.
This holiday season, choose solidarity. Don’t cross the picket line.
in Chicago today, demanding fair pay and dignity on the job.
This holiday season, choose solidarity. Don’t cross the picket line.
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Remember Ostrich Osheaga?
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
December 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Remember Ostrich Osheaga?
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
When a bunch of far-right convoy influencers, health nuts, antivaxxers and even RFK Jr himself waged war on the Canada Food Inspection Agency over an ostrich cull?
Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com got some wild insider info on the impact of this harassment:
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Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Requiring foreign visitors to hand over 5 years of social media isn’t “security,” it’s unchecked government control.
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
All-seeing surveillance systems don’t make us safer. They are in direct opposition to our civil liberties.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
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Brownshirts In The Bayou: Your Immigration F*ckery Roundup!
www.wonkette.com/p/brownshirt...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/brownshirt...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
Brownshirts In The Bayou: Your Immigration F*ckery Roundup!
So much fuckery it's hard to keep up.
www.wonkette.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Brownshirts In The Bayou: Your Immigration F*ckery Roundup!
www.wonkette.com/p/brownshirt...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
www.wonkette.com/p/brownshirt...
By Doktor Zoom @doktorzoom.bsky.social
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
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And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Jared Kushner is investor in Paramount’s hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros
Jared Kushner’s Affinity Capital, along with the sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, have ‘agreed to forgo any governance rights – including board representation – associate...
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
And here it is. Kushner is working with the Saudis to grab CNN and make them a propaganda channel for both them and tDumpster. If we do not start doing something now, we are going to belong to all the wrong people.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Canadian Ambassador resigns after Pete Hegseth accidentally blows her up
Canadian Ambassador resigns after Pete Hegseth accidentally blows her up
WASHINGTON D.C. – Canadian Ambassador to the United States Kirsten Hillman has abruptly resigned from her post after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth accidentally launched a high-caliber anti-ship missil...
www.thebeaverton.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Canadian Ambassador resigns after Pete Hegseth accidentally blows her up
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This keeps happening.
December 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This keeps happening.
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Santa Claus is coming to town but first he's coming to The Museum of English Rural Life to learn about the history of rural England, research repairs for his sleigh, and have an out-of-body experience buying a tote bag
December 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Santa Claus is coming to town but first he's coming to The Museum of English Rural Life to learn about the history of rural England, research repairs for his sleigh, and have an out-of-body experience buying a tote bag
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round up your two best dads to watch this ep with
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
round up your two best dads to watch this ep with
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it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
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I got my first ever pitch meeting for a project I'm super interested in because of my Pierre Poilievre inspired pilot 😭 Thank you Pierre, you were finally good for something after all
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I got my first ever pitch meeting for a project I'm super interested in because of my Pierre Poilievre inspired pilot 😭 Thank you Pierre, you were finally good for something after all