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🇨🇦 Algeabloom (she/her)

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Word lover, photo taker, knitting fiend and very amateur artist. Living on Vancouver Island Canada she/her

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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 17h
B.C. unions say that employers aren’t willing to play ball when they try to bring to the bargaining table issues around job displacement, data privacy and safety related to AI in the workplace. thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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Should Workers Get to Bargain on AI? | The Tyee
Employers are refusing to include protections on artificial intelligence in contract negotiations, unions say.
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 17h
Voting Conservative in BC will raise my cost of living by $1200 a year MINIMUM when they cancel Pharmacare. Tell all your old people about the BC Conservatives and Pharmacare. That adds up. Fast.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 02/10/2026
Canada's New Pipeline, Explained
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Canada's New Pipeline, Explained
Looking for news on the new pipeline? Prime Minister Mark Carney has listed the West Coast Oil Pipeline, now called Pacific Link, as a project of national interest. Here is what the announcement says, what it doesn't, and what happens next. In this video, I read the actual announcement so you don't have to rely on headlines or hot takes. Topics covered: — What the Pacific Link pipeline is and why the West Coast Oil Pipeline was renamed — What a "project of national interest" means under the Building Canada Act — How the Major Projects Office and the Canada Energy Regulator fit into the review — Who will own Pacific Link: the federal government, Alberta, Pembina Pipeline Corporation, and a minimum 10% offered to Indigenous communities — Why Trans Mountain Corporation is leading the project — Whether the pipeline route has been finalized (it hasn't) — How an extra one million barrels a day would change Canadian oil exports to Asia — Why the national-interest designation does not mean construction starts tomorrow Keywords: Pacific Link pipeline, West Coast Oil Pipeline, Carney pipeline announcement, new pipeline news Canada, Alberta pipeline to the BC coast, Building Canada Act, project of national interest, Major Projects Office, Trans Mountain Corporation, Pembina Pipeline, Canadian oil exports to Asia, Indigenous ownership pipeline, Canada pipeline explained, Canadian politics If you found this useful, subscribe for more plain-language breakdowns of Canadian news, from my series "Let's just read the goddamned thing." #PacificLink #CanadaPipeline #CarneyPipeline #CanadianPolitics #CanadaNews #BuildingCanadaAct #pipeline -- 🏆 Get exclusive weekly Behind the Scenes videos and more by joining this channel! https://www.youtube.com/todmaffinvideo/join 📰 NEWSLETTER https://newsletter.todmaffin.com ✅ MY LINKTREE: https://links.todmaffin.com ☕ Like my stuff? — Buy me a coffee https://support.todmaffin.com 🦋 Follow me on Bluesky — https://bsky.app/profile/todmaffin.com 🔗 Contact my team — https://contact.todmaffin.com
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is your reminder not to let those joyless fucks convince you that human experience, knowledge, intellect, and art can be reduced to a pre-chewed paste of stolen labor.
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The Trandalorian @charliejaneanders.com · 30/09/2026
I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
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🇨🇦 Algeabloom (she/her) @algeabloom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nope.
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Emma Evans @trance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Also reminder the best help for food pantries, or people struggling or any 'need' is cold hard cash. Always. Always always always. Food pantries can make that money stretch MUCH BETTER THAN YOU CAN, and it'll go to their most urgent needs. I mean, the other stuff is great too but cash is king
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Jacob Kramer-Duffield @jaykaydee.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Again: AI is a technology but it's also an ideology; that ideology is Bossism; neither bosses nor AI advocates really understand what most people do in their jobs so both assume AI can do it. They're *trying* but if these tools could replace jobs beyond Junior Software Developer, we'd know.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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GibbertyFlibbet @thecorrection.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Fighting food insecurity in the CRD
shelbournecommunitykitchen.ca
Ways to Give – Shelbourne Community Kitchen
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Julie (unprofessional) @juliebalt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today is Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day of memorial to recognize the atrocities and multi-generational effects of the Canadian Indian residential school system.
When we say every child matters, that includes the children who survived, not just the ones who died. The ones who came back damaged, and whose damage flowed down to their children and grandchildren. The ones who society forgets, or looks at in disgust or pity.

Those children matter too.

Illustration by Carey Newman

On an orange background, the outline of a feather is constructed from many other feathers in rainbow colours. Underneath are the words every child
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Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"This is the internet, not America" is now my war cry.
Do people REALIZE that "realise" is misspelled?

in Australia we use s not z

this is the internet, not america
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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The thing about debating which academic or professional field is inherently valuable is nothing is inherently valuable and this difficult realization is both a cause for existential anomie and the first step on the path toward seeing the true nature of reality
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Lock Down Your Life @lockdownyourlife.com · 30/09/2026
Not all men, but it’s all men, until it’s no men. Y'all are real quiet right now.
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Opinion Editor @ Bluesky @dly.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
me and the girls are gonna scream into the void until our vocal cords snap, come thru if you're free
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Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 30/09/2026
How many times must we say this? AI* software does not “go rogue” any more than your printer “got religion” when it stopped working Sunday. Software does not have intent or agency. People do. And this feels like some people might be exposed to liability. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/t...
Months before OpenAI’s artificial intelligence went rogue, two employees raised an alarm with top executives. They were ignored.

In emails, the employees said they worried that OpenAI’s newest artificial intelligence models were not being appropriately monitored during testing to gauge the technology’s sophistication and to secure the models, according to messages viewed by The New York Times.
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, this is gonna shake shit up in Canada. Congratulations to everyone who challenged the law and won on this issue.
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Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A computer has no heart and therefore should not be allowed to say anything is heartbreaking
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JK ✨️ @jkmakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
shout out to everyone else losing their fucking minds who has to pretend they aren't losing their fucking minds ✨
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With premiers like Smith & Ford ripping public healthcare apart in Canada, SIGN THIS PETITION to stop the bleeding & establish national standards that can’t be circumvented by premiers wanting to hand out fat privatization contracts to buddies. Do NOT forget the confirm email, please!
ourcommons.ca
Petition e-7691 - Petitions
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If a sentence in your newscast starts with “President Trump says…” you’re failing your audience.
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Semi-feral Urban Ungulate @schmutzie.com · 28/09/2026
The original video for this performance is stunning. youtu.be/x6_mbnsh6VU
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GENER8ION - STORM starring Yung Lean
YouTube video by GENER8ION
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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I added another little painting to my Ko-fi - a smol and very red Chaunacops. The reference was Nautilus footage. 🐡 #SundayFishSketch #art #watercolour #noai ko-fi.com/s/440c260728
Photo of a very red passepartou. Inside is a painting of a very round and very red toad fish. It looks gentle
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Canadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A Different Kind of Gaze Lee Munn 2026
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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Calling empathy a "sin" is the literal definition of heresy. I know this doesn't mean much to nonreligious people - and it shouldn't! - but it needs to mean a lot to the folks of faith when we hear it. We need to call tgat shit out, name it as heresy, and defeat it.
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Lisa Noble @nobleknits2.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.dezeen.com/2026/09/27/w... #KnitSky 🧶
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Harvard University transforms waste wool into cladding for retrofits
Grinham Research Group at Harvard University presented an insulative cladding tile made from waste wool at the Oslo Architecture Triennale.
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Nicole aka Nimasprout @nimasprout.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ahh! I forgot to list my new bookmarks in my shop! Dandelions, rabbits reading, two of my favorite loves now in bookmark form. nimasprout.shop/collections/...
Front and back design of dandelion cottage bookmark.Rabbits reading by a purple weeping willow with fireflies
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UK textile artist Rachel Wright creates artworks using machine embroidery on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt
Pictorial textile artwork featuring a view looking down on a lighthouse in a swirling sea
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 25/09/2026
I have blamed The agents That hacked Your website And which You probably Reasonably thought I controlled Forgive me I am rich And unaccustomed To taking responsibility
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah, sorry, gonna be reposting and retweeting this flick as often as I can, because eat the rich.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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Heather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Alberta belongs in Canada. 🇨🇦 NO to the nine. 🇨🇦 Today is the LAST DAY to request a special ballot for the October 19 referendum. Go to elections.ab.ca⁠. Need help with your ID, photocopying, or anything else? My office is here to help: Heather.mcpherson@parl.gc.ca Make sure your voice is heard.
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Call me old fashioned, but I think sitting legislators shouldn't use the chatbots that are built on theft and environmental destruction, are controlled by American tech bros who are all firmly wedged up Trump's ass, and that cause psychosis.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hey, #yyj, there’s a scam Christmas Saanich market trying to bilk artisans with a fake ask for booth fees at Candy Cane Lane. The Victoria Festivals Society explains how to handle it.
A CANDY CANE LANE WINTER FESTIVAL
A Magical Two-Day Holiday Celebration at the Saanich Fairgrounds!
Join us for the Candy Cane Lane Winter Festival, a festive two-day celebration bringing together local artisans, small businesses, delicious food, family activities, and holiday cheer!
Saturday, November 21 & Sunday, November 22, 2026
© 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM both days
• Saanich Fairgrounds, Saanichton, BC
Come shop local, enjoy delicious food and drinks, bring the kids for estive a
and experience the magic of the holiday season while supportin a great cause!
VENDORS
and small
From Christmas ornaments
and crafts to home décor, specialty products, artisanal
goods, and e-of a-kind gifts, shoppers will have plenty of opportunities to find
something special for everyone on their holiday list.
* VENDOR OPPORTUNITY - ONLY $210!
Reserve your vendor space for both days for just:
$210 + applicable taxes
Your vendor fee includes:
7 Vendor space for both Saturday & Sunday 7 Table and chair provided
Electricity included
Event advertising and promotion
/ Opportunity to reach holiday shoppers throughout the weekend
Family-friendly festive atmosphere
/ No additional charge for electricityURGENT SCAM ALERT - PLEASE READ & SHARE
We have been made aware of a fraudulent email being sent to vendors claiming to represent the Candy Cane Lane Winter Festival and requesting vendor fees.
DO NOT RESPOND.
DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS.
DO NOT SEND MONEY OR PROVIDE PAYMENT INFORMATION.
The email is being sent from:
candycanelanewinterfestival@gmail.com
This email address is NOT associated with the Greater Victoria Festival Society, Sidney Street Market, Kelly Kurta, or the KAEMAC team in ANY WAY WHATSOEVER.
We do NOT have a Candy Cane Lane Gmail account.
All legitimate vendor communications will come ONLY from one of our established official email accounts:
• Greater Victoria Festival Society
• Sidney Street Market
• Kelly Kurta's established personal email
If you receive ANY email requesting vendorofficial email accounts:
• Greater Victoria Festival Society
• Sidney Street Market
• Kelly Kurta's established personal email
If you receive ANY email requesting vendor fees or payment for Candy Cane Lane from another email address, please do not respond or send payment.
Instead:
• Flag and report the email as fraudulent/ spam.
ke Take a screenshot of the email, including the sender's address.
* Send the screenshot directly to us through one of our established official email addresses so that we can document and investigate it.
If you are ever unsure whether a vendor communication or payment request is legitimate, please contact us directly using an email address you have previously used to communicate with our team. Do not reply to the questionable email itself.
We are actively investigating this fraudulent activity and taking steps to protect our vendors and community.
PLEASE SHARE this warning, especially with local vendors, artisans and small businesses.
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🇨🇦 Algeabloom (she/her) @algeabloom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Really looking forward to watching!!!
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Justin Zimmerman @jztidecat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A large portion of Americans have learned nothing and still don’t understand their responsibilities as voters.
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Simon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
as a bookstore owner, we cannot do the work or offer the benefits which public libraries do—fund libraries and everyone, including bookstores, will thrive
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 24/09/2026
Look, we know for fucking sure that my dog is sapient and also unpredictable and it turns out of he mauls someone I’m liable and he can be put down.
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🇨🇦 Algeabloom (she/her) @algeabloom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Patrick DeWitt has a new book coming out. One of my all time favourite authors. He wrote The Sisters Brothers and Undermajordomo Minor.
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🇨🇦 Algeabloom (she/her) @algeabloom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As always a great read—
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is extraordinary.
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do I think Canadians have more pressing matters? Yep. Do I think anything named after Trump in Canada should be changed, regardless of pressing matters? Yep. As 'silly' as it seems, these gestures matter when you're dealing with a megalomaniacal wanna-be tyrant. See "Kennedy Center" for more.
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Oh, The Freemanity!!! @freemanity.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026
I'm still gonna assume the polls are wrong and vote accordingly. Forget winning, we need to run it up
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Remember The Titans: Leave No Doubt
ALT: Remember The Titans: Leave No Doubt
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've officially made it - getting a shout out in the latest Iran Lego video trolling of Trump. That's almost up there with being officially banned by Vladimir Putin or having Patti Smith let me use People Have the Power for my 2017 leadership campaign. What a strange world. youtu.be/HmI2VE-IoV8?...
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Carney DESTROYS Trump's Trade Demands in Brutal Message to America... LEGO Bill Clinton
YouTube video by IRAN LEGO NEWS
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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 21/09/2026
Early voting has started in some states! Vote as early as you can. In person, if you can. Be as obnoxious as possible about spreading this message. Get everyone you know to the polls. Be That Friend but for voting.
vote.gov
Register to vote in your state | Vote.gov
Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
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PoliticsJOE @politicsjoe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Your boss is a credulous dolt who will give your job to an AI that can't do it." The truth about AI is dumber than you think, according to Cory Doctorow. @doctorow.pluralistic.net
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sarah margaret @sarahmargs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The thing a lot of people don’t tell you about art is that you can just go make it. Like you can do it right now. You don’t have to wait for someone to give you permission. Write your book now. Make your comic now. Find other creatives and put on a show together. Do it now. That’s all we have
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you got a link error, try this! run.terryfox.ca/page/running...
run.terryfox.ca
Running for Shirley
Last year, Victoria raised over a dollar per person! I'm hoping to do my part again this year. Last year was the first time I've ever been able to walk 5km for charity. I'm ba-Aaa-aAAaa-aack!...
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s a beautiful day for a Terry Fox Run. It’s also a beautiful day to contribute to a cure for cancer! Donate to my run for my mom right here: run.terryfox.ca/runningforsh...
A crowd gathers at a race signup on a perfect sunny dayClose on a crowd gathering and a photo of Terry Fox in the distance
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