iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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I wrote about being chronically single, and about visiting a psychic to find out what's broken about me. she had some interesting things to say! johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/the-most-u...

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The Most Unlovable Man in New York City

On being chronically single and my visit to the love psychic

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Michael Schwandt @michaelschwandt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"10 of Vancouver’s 89 public elementary schools are located within 300 metres — the distance from major roadways in which pollution levels are most concentrated — of the Clark-Knight corridor route to the port." An excellent article by @annecasselman.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/port-of-vanc...

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The Vancouver families breathing in diesel truck fumes | The Narwhal

East Vancouver neighbourhoods shoulder the health burden of thousands of diesel trucks heading to and from the Port of Vancouver every week

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 3h

salute to them, in the running along with Put a Yid On It as the clunkiest festival name. but great lineup

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 5h

Rathaus also wrote a kind of retrospective about his uncle a year after his death in a Berlin Jewish newspaper. So far it hits the same points as a lot of the Yiddish-language biographical mentions and I suspect they were drawing on it. sammlungen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/cm/periodica...

screenshot of the opening paragraph of an old German-language newspaper article titled Ein Musikant Gottes - Chune Wolfsthal zum Gedächtnis
about a musician born in Galicia

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Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social · 6h

Zine makers and self-publishers: If you still haven't seen it I made this spreadsheet everyone can use to share their results and experiences at fairs and zine fests so other publishers can manage expectations and learn from you. Add your stats and reflections! www.tinyurl.com/artbookfairsales

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Art Book Fair / Zine Fest Public Sales Transparency

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daniel sieradski @self.agency · 7h

ross glick, the betar us cofounder who definitely didn't do revenge porn (www.rossglick.com/legal-notice), brought a bunch of judeofascists to storm and shutdown mahmoud khalil's book release last night

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Protesters stormed Mahmoud Khalil’s book release. His Israeli editor confronted them.

The memoir focuses on Khalil's time in ICE detention after leading pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University

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Mikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 7h

The main funder of Tablet is the widow of Zalman Bernstein, a far-right financier who was a major funder of Israeli settlements. The whole purpose of the magazine is to turn Jewish Boomers into fascists.

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 29/09/2026

started this during the WikiConference in Edmonton. as a spinoff of the Chune Wolfsthal article, I realized this guy is even more famous but doesn't have a wiki bio in any language. He started the first permanent Yiddish theatre in Lemberg (Lviv) which became the most popular in Europe for a time🥸

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Yankev Ber Gimpel - Wikipedia

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Harsha Walia @harshawalia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Huge news! Charges against Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, founders of the Drug User Liberation Front, have been stayed. Judge found parts of Canada's drug laws are unconstitutional and that the compassion club reduced the harms associated with the toxic drug crisis. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Judge tosses drug trafficking convictions for B.C. compassion club founders after constitutional challenge | CBC News

A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled in favour of two harm-reduction activists convicted of drug trafficking who argued they were doing it to reduce the harms caused by toxic drugs.

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Simon Little 🍁 @simonplittle.ca · 29/09/2026

Holy smokes, a constitutional earthquake in the Safe Supply debate

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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

BREAKING: A BC Supreme Court judge has sided with Jeremy Kalicum and Eris Nyx, who operated an illicit-drug compassion club (Drug User Liberation Front), were convicted of trafficking, and challenged the constitutionality of Canada's drug laws. Trafficking section ruled invalid, convictions stayed.

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Vision Zero Vancouver @visionzerovancouver.ca · 28/09/2026

Really fantastic to see "reduce pedestrian fatalities" in the COPE public safety pillar of their platform, with tangible concrete actions. Great work from @copevancouver.bsky.social recognizing that road safety = public safety.

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 29/09/2026

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Yankev Ber Gimpel - Wikipedia

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 29/09/2026

Anything Mickey Katz is an instant classic 😂

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My story about Second Sons showing up in Kamloops and how experts say this is a wake up call to law enforcement, and to political parties who have been making space for residential school denialists. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...

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Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee

‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’

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Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

it’s utterly incomprehensible to me that anyone can see this and still claim Israel hasn’t been committing genocide

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COPE: The Coalition of Progressive Electors @copevancouver.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Our platform is out. Here's a sample. Read the whole thing here: www.votecope.ca/platform

COPE Platform 2026: Platform Highlights.

Triple the Empty Homes Tax and close the loopholes that landlords and developers use to keep homes empty.

A People's Audit to hold Ken Sim accountable, clean up his mess, and change direction for people.

Tax mansions to end homelessness.

Stop demovictions with a city-wide anti-displacement policy that protects tenants rights, converts rentals into coops, and prioritizes development without displacement.

votecope.ca/platform

COPE Platform 2026: Platform Highlights.

Increase access to 24/7 public washrooms across the city.

Stop food waste with an edible food recovery law targeting big box stores and chain restaurants.

A Climate Defence Strategy that invests in the circular economy, upgrades infrastructure, and prepares for future climate events.

Build more public pools, and train and hire the lifeguards and swim instructors we need to keep pools open and staffed, and stop line-ups.

votecope.ca/platform

COPE Platform 2026: Platform Highlights.

Establish drop-in spaces at community centres and before-and-after school childcare at Vancouver Schools.

Grow the urban forest canopy to 30% by 2050 with a priority for climate-resilient native species.

Create a universal breakfast and lunch program for all VSB students.

Fight for a fast and free public transit system in Vancouver and BC, and take steps on that path immediately, such as fare-free pilot routes, and a low-income transit pass.

votecope.ca/platform

COPE Platform 2026: Platform Highlights.

Make Vancouver a Restorative Justice City and fund the Restorative City Framework.

Oppose the creation of urban data centers for AI in Vancouver, and fight for robust regulatory frameworks.

Create a Vancouver Arts, Culture, and Creative City Navigator that supports arts organizations, festivals, and venues.

Establish a "too hot to work" by-law that establishes safe temperatures in workplaces, including kitchens.

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isabella zavarise @isabellazavarise.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A city council candidate running for Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC party is being sued by a company she helped co-found, which alleges she and two others misappropriated company funds. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

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Lawsuit accuses candidate for Vancouver mayor’s ABC party of misappropriating funds

A city council candidate running for Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s ABC party is being sued by a company she helped co-found, which alleges she and two others misappropriated company funds.

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Oana @oanababy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Very helpful in my decision on who to vote for!

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Mihai Cirstea @mihai-cirstea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Some seriously good and thoughtful stuff in the COPE @copevancouver.bsky.social platform released today. Definitely winning me over in a big way. static1.squarespace.com/static/662c7...

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 28/09/2026

someone mentioned a Florida restaurant called The Nosh Pit in the group chat (lol) and it got me thinking of classic Florida metal and now I'm listening to this all time great

death.bandcamp.com

Leprosy (Reissue), by Death

18 track album

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 28/09/2026

migrated my account to northsky👀hoping this works out better than my years on mstdn.ca lol

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 28/09/2026

someone mentioned a Florida restaurant called The Nosh Pit in the group chat (lol) and it got me thinking of classic Florida metal and now I'm listening to this all time great

death.bandcamp.com

Leprosy (Reissue), by Death

18 track album

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 28/09/2026

as a cyclist "ensuring lane continuity" is what got to me lol.

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 28/09/2026

Does (n)one is too many not have the same holocaust refugee exclusion connotation in the UK?

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 28/09/2026

BREAKING: Ukrinform, the state news agency of Ukraine, reports that a Russian drone has struck the National Academy of Sciences in central Kyiv, causing a fire. Last month, we reported on a visit to one of the research groups housed within the complex, which studies fungi across the country.

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Ukrainian Mycologists Are Not Giving Up

As the Russo-Ukrainian war continues, Ukrainian mushroom scientists struggle in their quotidian work.

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 27/09/2026

article I wrote about a cool UBC academic for the last day of WikiConference in Edmonton and their edit-a-thon for Canadian STEM. I haven't met this person but a relative did ask a few years back for me to write a wiki bio of her and I finally made good on it😅

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Elizabeth Saewyc - Wikipedia

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Violet Fox 🦊 @violetbfox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you've got some time in the next few days, the September #Wikipedia editathon to show solidarity with the new Wikimedia union is behind its goal of editing 10,000 articles. You can help by registering, finding a relevant article, & making it a little better! 📚 meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:W...

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Event:WikiProject Organized Labour Month Online Campaign - Meta-Wiki

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 27/09/2026

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Elizabeth Saewyc - Wikipedia

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 27/09/2026

I think this WikiConference convinced me to start using Visual Editor, which I never got into because I learned how to edit Wikipedia before it was invented. No one even mentioned it to me, I think it was more hearing all the talks about aspects of Wikipedia I ignore that kicked me out of my habits🥸

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 27/09/2026

Having a good time at WikiConference North America, I met the other Canadian white guy who also writes dozens of niche Indonesian history wikipedia articles😅we had Eritrean food last night and had a good talk about it.

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 26/09/2026

My latest Wikipedia biography I wrote while here at Wikiconference North America in Edmonton (heh) for Chune Wolfsthal (c.1851-1924), Galician Klezmer cellist turned operetta composer. Kind of obsessed about him now!

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Chune Wolfsthal - Wikipedia

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Chune Wolfsthal - Wikipedia

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 25/09/2026

been working on an English version of this all day today in between and during WikiConference sessions and it's already giving me a headache in that 1) the sources are at once repetitive with the same basic facts in each; 2) the more reliable sources are in Yiddish and German and ...

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Sumita Pahwa @sumitapahwa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Nodding along emphatically to all of this. Also, very few eggplant dishes in the world can hold a candle to Egyptian pickled fried eggplant. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/in...

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In Defense of Egyptian Food

Egyptian food has long had a bad reputation, but it’s time to reassess what you think you know about mahshy, molokhia in duck stock, koshary — and tamiyya versus falafel.

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We are so dependent on American reporters who were able to get the chat logs leaked to them BC’s AG apparently didn’t know what was in those chats until the Mother Jones report today

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 24/09/2026

Enjoyed the talk at Vancouver Public Library last night with local writer @bychrischeung.bsky.social promoting his new book Very Vancouver. The book goes into vignettes of working class food culture and lives around the city. Look forward to reading the book sometime. ecwpress.com/products/ver...

Photo of a man on a stage seated and speaking into a microphone, a woman seated across is listening . There is a Vancouver public library banner and some potted plants, and a crowd in the foreground

Photo of a man on a stage seated and speaking into a microphone, a woman seated across is listening

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Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

JANM is proud to announce that George Takei and Brad Takei have pledged to gift their estate, currently valued at over $21 million, to the Museum. This future gift ensures that the Takeis’ passion for JANM will continue to endure for years to come. www.janm.org/press/releas...

Studio portrait of George Takei and Brad Takei.

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 24/09/2026

I'm in Edmonton for Wikiconference North America, first time I've been to such a thing and first time back in Edmonton in a decade 😯🫡

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BC Humanist Association @bchumanist.ca · 24/09/2026

We've watched 1000s of public meetings, advocating for the end of prayers. In recent years, we saw the majority start opening with land acknowledgments. We asked Indigenous writer & historian Robert Jago to help us understand the history & context of this practice. www.bchumanist.ca/land_acknowl...

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New report traces Coast Salish origin of land acknowledgements

How did this practice become so common?

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karen ward @kwardvancouver.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Deny Attack Reverse Victim and Offender Sim is running for reelection on his record and if you refer to his record (such as his directive to evict homeless people from their tents and their possessions taken, which every day throughout Vancouver), you're hurting Sim's feelings DARVO.

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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 24/09/2026

Does BC need an election? Will the early call hurt the NDP? Is it allowed (yes)? All this and more in my election launch extravaganza! www.davidmoscrop.com/p/who-needs-...

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Who Needs An Election?

British Columbians are heading to the polls two years ahead of schedule. Will Premier David Eby pay the price for an early election call? Should he?

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Rob Beschizza @beschizza.com · 23/09/2026

The time is nearly perfect for a movie about the famously chaotic and dramatic 1976 production of Star Wars, starring Ewan McGregor as Alec Guinness and Hayden Christiansen as David Prowse.

Ewan McGregor looking a lot like Alec Guinness

Hayden CHristiansen looking a lot like Dave Prowse

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 23/09/2026

Pleased with my union here

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 23/09/2026

One of my Indonesian teachers back in the 2010s told me it confused him when he learned the language that they reverse things when speaking on the phone, so it's like "Hello, I'm there" "Ah yes, here you are" which always made me chuckle

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Dan Carkner @alte.klezmor.im · 23/09/2026

if you're running for office and want to argue with people online, you should at least have the dignity to type it yourself and not get AI to write it. I can't prove it, but it really seems to be the case🫣🤖 if you don't have anything to say, just stay out of it, people would respect it more anyways

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