the yyc monk
@theyycmonk.ca
Clergy (Ordained Buddhist Monk, Kagyudpa).
Former CAF medic. Anti-fascist. Anti-Capitalist. Anti-"conservative". Rescue cat roommate.
HERMIT. CANADIAN.
Linux & GrapheneOS user.
THERE IS NO FREEDOM WITHOUT PRIVACY.
Former CAF medic. Anti-fascist. Anti-Capitalist. Anti-"conservative". Rescue cat roommate.
HERMIT. CANADIAN.
Linux & GrapheneOS user.
THERE IS NO FREEDOM WITHOUT PRIVACY.
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GrapheneOS: the private and secure mobile OS
GrapheneOS is a security and privacy focused mobile OS with Android app compatibility.
grapheneos.org
grapheneos.org
@grapheneos.org
GrapheneOS is one of the best defences against the techbroligarchy feeding data to the fascist regime terrorizing the USA.
Activists and journalists should seriously consider adopting GrapheneOS. These aren't normal times and they call for extraordinary measures.
@grapheneos.org
GrapheneOS is one of the best defences against the techbroligarchy feeding data to the fascist regime terrorizing the USA.
Activists and journalists should seriously consider adopting GrapheneOS. These aren't normal times and they call for extraordinary measures.
ah, not just me. okie dokie
YouTube outage: Thousands of users claim site is down as homepage returns error message
YouTube outage: Thousands claim site is down as homepage returns error message
As of Tuesday evening, there had been over a quarter of a million reports of YouTube issues, according to the crowd-sourced site Downdetector
trib.al
February 18, 2026 at 1:36 AM
ah, not just me. okie dokie
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Happy new year for your guys I hope all the best for you, and Ramadan Mubarak for Muslims
February 18, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Happy new year for your guys I hope all the best for you, and Ramadan Mubarak for Muslims
anyone else experiencing a youtube failure?
February 18, 2026 at 1:24 AM
anyone else experiencing a youtube failure?
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It's long past time to block this reprehensible app and its white supremacist owner from doing business in Canada
How long will it take the federal government of Canada to block Elon Musk's sexual X-ploitation network?
Huh, @mark-carney.bsky.social?
Why so spineless?
Huh, @mark-carney.bsky.social?
Why so spineless?
February 17, 2026 at 11:24 PM
It's long past time to block this reprehensible app and its white supremacist owner from doing business in Canada
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Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of federal income tax on its earnings. itep.org/palantir-pay...
Palantir Pays Zero Federal Income Tax Despite Explosive Growth, Largely Due to Trump Tax Law
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of...
itep.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Palantir reported $1.5 billion of U.S. income but paid exactly zero federal income tax in 2025. Despite explosive growth, tax breaks from the Trump tax law helped Palantir avoid paying even a dime of federal income tax on its earnings. itep.org/palantir-pay...
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Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt or exit product lines' by the end of 2026 due to the AI memory crisis. www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt' by the end of 2026 thanks to the RAMpocalypse, Phison CEO reportedly says
This could go on for another 10 years.
www.pcgamer.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Many consumer electronics manufacturers 'will go bankrupt or exit product lines' by the end of 2026 due to the AI memory crisis. www.pcgamer.com/hardware/mem...
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Wellness woo grifters – like Chopra & Attia – often market themselves as wise & above corruption. Nope.
Price of Admission to Epstein’s World: Silence www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
"Deepak Chopra complained of a 'crazy' day, #Epstein replied, 'I’m in Florida, but would like to send two girls.'"
Price of Admission to Epstein’s World: Silence www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
"Deepak Chopra complained of a 'crazy' day, #Epstein replied, 'I’m in Florida, but would like to send two girls.'"
The Price of Admission to Epstein’s World: Silence
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Wellness woo grifters – like Chopra & Attia – often market themselves as wise & above corruption. Nope.
Price of Admission to Epstein’s World: Silence www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
"Deepak Chopra complained of a 'crazy' day, #Epstein replied, 'I’m in Florida, but would like to send two girls.'"
Price of Admission to Epstein’s World: Silence www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/w...
"Deepak Chopra complained of a 'crazy' day, #Epstein replied, 'I’m in Florida, but would like to send two girls.'"
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How many ways can they enrich themselves off of our suffering and deaths?
The limit does not exist.
The limit does not exist.
Eric Trump Invests in ‘Low Cost Per Kill’ Drone Company
The president’s son has joined a deal to take the Israeli company Xtend public.
www.wsj.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
How many ways can they enrich themselves off of our suffering and deaths?
The limit does not exist.
The limit does not exist.
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“Whenever we go past that school, Ty's like: ‘Am I going back to jail, Mom? Are you taking me back over there?,’” Ty’s mother said. “I felt like nobody at that school was really fighting for him. They were too busy trying to justify what they did.”
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
A 13-Year-Old With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffed Bunny Was Inside.
Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee’s school threats law. And they tried to push for a broader exception for kids with other kinds of disabilit...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
“Whenever we go past that school, Ty's like: ‘Am I going back to jail, Mom? Are you taking me back over there?,’” Ty’s mother said. “I felt like nobody at that school was really fighting for him. They were too busy trying to justify what they did.”
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
(Pub. Nov. 2024)
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LEFT: Liam Ramos, imprisoned for being a child.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
February 18, 2026 at 12:01 AM
LEFT: Liam Ramos, imprisoned for being a child.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
RIGHT: Donald Trump, *not* imprisoned for raping children.
youtu.be/amkUCK-xdSs?...
Canada should not be following the example being set by the meth lab downstairs. Really. We should be putting as much distance as possible between us and that neo-nazi regime.
Canada should not be following the example being set by the meth lab downstairs. Really. We should be putting as much distance as possible between us and that neo-nazi regime.
China Is RUNNING CIRCLES Around America In Every Way That Matters | The Kyle Kulinski Show
YouTube video by Secular Talk
youtu.be
February 18, 2026 at 12:03 AM
youtu.be/amkUCK-xdSs?...
Canada should not be following the example being set by the meth lab downstairs. Really. We should be putting as much distance as possible between us and that neo-nazi regime.
Canada should not be following the example being set by the meth lab downstairs. Really. We should be putting as much distance as possible between us and that neo-nazi regime.
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Wanna know what fundie sects and the Epstein Files have in common? Oh, and let’s loop ICE into this, too. It’s allllll connected.
So many segments of our society create and protect child predators and victimizers of women. So many are based in conservative “Christianity”.
So many segments of our society create and protect child predators and victimizers of women. So many are based in conservative “Christianity”.
February 17, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Wanna know what fundie sects and the Epstein Files have in common? Oh, and let’s loop ICE into this, too. It’s allllll connected.
So many segments of our society create and protect child predators and victimizers of women. So many are based in conservative “Christianity”.
So many segments of our society create and protect child predators and victimizers of women. So many are based in conservative “Christianity”.
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WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/g-uhbBoxBlg?...
Another horrific tragedy, another day of right-wing grifters weaponizing it for anti-trans hatred
YouTube video by Rachel Gilmore
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 9:41 PM
WATCH THE FULL VIDEO HERE: youtu.be/g-uhbBoxBlg?...
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"We are in a lot of trouble, and we need to move fast. There is no reason to confine our imagination to what is reasonable or even practical. It is not enough to hope for the best. We have to plan for the worst."
- Andrew Coyne
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
- Andrew Coyne
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Donald Trump wants to make an example out of Canada. How will we prepare?
We must urgently strengthen our capacity to endure whatever this wildcard President throws at us
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:29 PM
"We are in a lot of trouble, and we need to move fast. There is no reason to confine our imagination to what is reasonable or even practical. It is not enough to hope for the best. We have to plan for the worst."
- Andrew Coyne
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
- Andrew Coyne
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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🇨🇦🗳️ This graphic seems to show that over half of Alberta residents support provincial separation.
But the actual February 2026 Angus Reid Institute poll found that a majority of respondents would elect to stay in Canada.
Read more: u.afp.com/S6MM
But the actual February 2026 Angus Reid Institute poll found that a majority of respondents would elect to stay in Canada.
Read more: u.afp.com/S6MM
February 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
🇨🇦🗳️ This graphic seems to show that over half of Alberta residents support provincial separation.
But the actual February 2026 Angus Reid Institute poll found that a majority of respondents would elect to stay in Canada.
Read more: u.afp.com/S6MM
But the actual February 2026 Angus Reid Institute poll found that a majority of respondents would elect to stay in Canada.
Read more: u.afp.com/S6MM
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"Are you concerned about the US being a potential threat to Canada's sovereignty?"
Concerned: 64%
Not Concerned: 19%
Neutral: 17%
Nanos / Feb 4, 2026
Concerned: 64%
Not Concerned: 19%
Neutral: 17%
Nanos / Feb 4, 2026
February 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"Are you concerned about the US being a potential threat to Canada's sovereignty?"
Concerned: 64%
Not Concerned: 19%
Neutral: 17%
Nanos / Feb 4, 2026
Concerned: 64%
Not Concerned: 19%
Neutral: 17%
Nanos / Feb 4, 2026
Oh gee look at that... Another intercepted shipment from the meth lab downstairs!
FnCK YOU TRUMP, YOU LYING NAZI.
FnCK YOU TRUMP, YOU LYING NAZI.
February 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Oh gee look at that... Another intercepted shipment from the meth lab downstairs!
FnCK YOU TRUMP, YOU LYING NAZI.
FnCK YOU TRUMP, YOU LYING NAZI.
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Last week, we reported that Elon Musk was likely violating US sanctions by allowing Iranian leaders to pay for blue checkmarks.
X quietly removed the checkmarks and now Iranian lawmakers are pissed because parody accounts are impersonating them
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
X quietly removed the checkmarks and now Iranian lawmakers are pissed because parody accounts are impersonating them
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
February 17, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Last week, we reported that Elon Musk was likely violating US sanctions by allowing Iranian leaders to pay for blue checkmarks.
X quietly removed the checkmarks and now Iranian lawmakers are pissed because parody accounts are impersonating them
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
X quietly removed the checkmarks and now Iranian lawmakers are pissed because parody accounts are impersonating them
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
