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R. Eerie VanBoo-kirk @sotsogm.bsky.social · 10h

This is cool and funny. I think esp. if you come from the "In Search Of..." generation and were raised on UFOs, Nostradamus, the Bermuda Triangle, and the Voynich Manuscript.

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A medieval manuscript has confounded scholars for centuries. Have they been reading it wrong all this time?

Researchers argue incorrect binding of Voynich manuscript radically changes ideas about its drawings and indecipherable text

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

i also read his op ed on originalism in the WSJ and i would love to know how presidential criminal immunity emerges from the structure of the constitution, especially when the literal authors of that constitution insisted that a president could he tried and even straight up executed

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026

good review and also, there is still something to be written about Sarah Palin as a key figure in creating the political space that trump seized just a few years later.

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Richard Warnica @rwarnica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is basically the White House now

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Like I truly don’t understand how you could have been anywhere in the vicinity of Springfield Ohio even before the election and thought that he’d only go after “criminals.” Trump, Vance, and CO werent subtle in the slightest. I can only really conclude this was a lie the median voter told themselves

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Brian Morans @whpshw.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Trump always defaults to the dumbest fucking explanation for things that have very reasonable, very standard arguments for. You do not need to work this hard to argue against Daylight Savings!

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Quinn MacDonald @quinnmacdonald.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Was just thinking earlier today about how Canadaland was a cool successful media/news offering that actually did exist until Jesse lost his mind.

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Love this 👇

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For everyone who spent #MeToo fretting “what if this goes too far?”—be of good cheer! It turns out we didn’t go too far at all! It turns out we didn’t nearly far enough! Good job guys!

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The BEST thing that true believers in AI could do is stop evangelizing to people, like me, who think it sucks. Do the hard, years-long work of detaching your beloved technology from the worst people in the world right now: shameless fascists driven by greed and domination. They’re YOUR partners.

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Michael Spratt @mspratt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

New from me: Ezra Levant’s attacks on an honourable Crown prosecutor go far beyond legitimate criticism. We should scrutinize the justice system. But smears and dog whistles undermine the good-faith debates we badly need: www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion...

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Ezra Levant’s smears of a Crown counsel are unacceptable

I often disagree with Moiz Karimjee, but I am obligated to defend him against unwarranted attacks

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Megan Holsapple @blackmooneyes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s bizarre that they won’t come out and say this, but the considerations are always “who is going to do the work?” and “what is the REAL demand, and how do we meet it in a meaningful way?”.

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Veronica 🌶️ @chilepepper.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

That’s all their ledes. A liar’s every thought is not newsworthy.

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R. Eerie VanBoo-kirk @sotsogm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath you've never Alien v. Predator? [JACK SMITH]: No, I don’t think— [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN! Explain this post on r/movies where you say you've seen every Paul W.S. Anderson movie except The Master! [SMITH]: That was about Paul Thomas Anderson.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

ITS THE LAKE OF AMERICA. ITS THE DEPARTMENT OF WAR. ITS THE GULF OF AMERICA. ITS SUPER INTELLIGENCE. You people sound like fucking North Koreans

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Christian Bertelsen @christianbertelsen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#ᐊᓕᐊᓇᐃᑦ! #Alianait! Delighted to share the following multiple AS-03 opportunities: Business Analyst; Corporate Services Officer; & Workforce Development Team Lead. Join our team! Closing: October 13, 2026 emploisfp-psjobs.cfp-psc.gc.ca/psrs-srfp/ap...

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R. Eerie VanBoo-kirk @sotsogm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why would anyone hit us with a nuke when the Republican party hit us with Donald J. Trump? It's a lot more damaging if they just let the dude cook instead of risking a moment of American solidarity.

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Alex Goldman @agoldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hi, I am Alex Goldman, former host of Reply All, current host of @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social. The premise of our show is that listeners write in with problems and we fix them. They can be small and insignificant or huge and overwhelming. We have our own problem, which is financial stability.

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Hyperfixed | Hyperfixed

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Katherine Alejandra Cross @quinnae.com · 27/09/2026

You don't have an inalienable right to be an antisocial dipshit because you're doomscrolling all day and it makes you feel terrible. There are no qualifiers to this. You are not released from the obligation to try to be decent just because Elon Musk is lighting the world on fire.

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The Shire-Reckoning @shire-reckoning.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After song, drink, dinner, and talk, the hobbits are given soft bedding. ‘Sleep till the morning-light, rest on the pillow! Heed no nightly noise! Fear no grey willow!’ Frodo dreams of a great eagle carrying Gandalf away from a high tower: his rescue by Gwaihir eight days ago.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

lol holy shit I wouldn't talk about literally anything else if I was the guy running against him. —"What do you think about trans kids in sp-" —"Did you hear my opponent had his patient, who was 8 months pregnant, arrested in front of her son because she didn't pay a $50 medical bill?"

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Megan Holsapple @blackmooneyes.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Like how Richard III did more than anyone to protect the Princes in the Tower.

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Omri Marian @omrimarian.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The thing about ICE is that eventually it WILL be abolished. I don't know if it will be in 5 years or 50 years but it will happen. With certainty. And when it does, it will be remembered along the securitate, Stasi, etc, and so will the people who served there.

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Kellowe'en @kellykomics.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

From Roald Dahl's *The Twits*:

Screenshot of page froum Roald Dahl's *The Twits*: "If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it."

[Pen, ink and ink wash illustration by Quentin Blake: four drawings of the side view of a woman's head: in the 1st drawing she is fairly normal-looking. In the 2nd drawing, the woman is starting to frown; her hair is messy, her nose has grown a bit and starting to dip down toward the floor. Her eyes are starting to bulge. In the 3rd drawing, her hair is wilder, the strands are stiff and beginning to stick out at odd angles from her head. She is now wild-eyed, her nose is dipping down further, and her frown has increased to the point where she's developed a severe underbite. In the 4th and final drawing, her hair has gone feral, sticking out all over her head such that it looks like her head is covered in porcupine quills. Her frown has turned into a snarl, with most of her teeth showing. She's glaring, and her complexion has become spotty.

The text continues: "A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts it will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."

[Pen, ink and ink wash illustration by Quentin Blake: a large, very round woman with curly hair and a large, long nose. She is smiling broadly, with her prominent teeth sticking out. There is a bit of color in her cheek. Her hands are clasped and resting on her midsection. She looks like someone you'd quite like to know.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026

I feel like that episode of Star Trek: TNG where Geordi LaForge falls in love in the holodeck would be more culturally relevant in 2026 if his holo-girlfriend had also counselled him to hack into federation public healthcare databases and commit acts of murder

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Megan Holsapple @blackmooneyes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It’s almost like Trump is completely untrustworthy.

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king's co-op boo store 👻 @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

bring your online anger to the public where it belongs with our new tote bag! proudly ruin parties, annoy the tech bros, and effortlessly make it known where you stand in the fight against AI Slop with this season’s hottest fashion accessory. Pre-order yours at kingsbookstore.ca/AISucks

a black tote bag that says DO NOT TALK TO ME ABOUT AI

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026

Love how Facebook's algorithm randomly pushes completely off-topic weekly briefings from the Russian embassy into my newsfeed alongside life updates from my elderly aunts, cousins, high school acquaintances, etc. and I'm supposed to just act like this is normal

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Address ahead of the elections
Greetings to the ninth Global Fishery Forum Birthday greetings to Prime Minister of India
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Presentation of new civil aviation facilities
Meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission Telephone conversation with President-elect of
South Ossetia Marat Kambolov
Greetings to Marat Kambolov on his election as
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• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's congratulations to Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev
Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with candidate for the office of UN Secretary-General Olara Otuunnu
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to questions at an embassy roundtable discussion titled "The Ukraine Crisis: The West's Legal Aggression,"
On September 15, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov took part in a roundtable on "The Ukrainian Crisis: The West's Legal Aggression", organised by the Diplomatic Academy of MGIMO University of the Russian MFA
Response by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria
Zakharova to a Media Question Concerning
Statements by the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Regarding Possession of Orbital Weapons
Remarks and answers to questions by Russian

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Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario @ipcontario.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The IPC works with privacy and access to information regulators across Canada to strengthen rights and share approaches to emerging issues. Following last week’s FPT meeting, explore our resolutions page to read joint statements and past resolutions. www.ipc.on.ca/en/resources...

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Adam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 23/09/2026

Ted Boutrous rips Trump's supposed "notice" to news outlets: "After-the-fact" letters sent nearly a week after the ban, yesterday (Sept. 22). He said he "didn't think they were real" at first. There's no letterhead. No signature. Here's the one to MSNOW. buff.ly/zLVSZPv

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.

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Megan Holsapple @blackmooneyes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“For rent” ad in my hometown: Snowmobile access from the front door. You can shoot deer out the window in your underwear.

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tough competition of course, but the Trump admin deciding that white South Africans are the only group of people on earth currently worthy of refugee status has to be the most overtly racist thing any administration has done in decades

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026

this is a genuinely crazy story

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MJ @princessmom122.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Yard signs aren’t a big indicator of who is winning an election. It’s a very short election cycle for him. But this race has been steady as a rock since they decided on him and he’s winning. The only thing attempting to impede him is the colossal amount of money Republicans are throwing at Coline.

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's not that hard. Trump, a narcissistic bully, is afraid of people who aren't afraid of him. Mandami isn’t afraid of him.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

cool guys way to fight the power

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Megan Holsapple @blackmooneyes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

So the leopards have come for Governor LePage?

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026

Americans: oh, look, a systemic issue. I will solve it individually

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I wrote about the regrets of a Trump supporter whose fiancée was abducted by ICE, the ways these stories reinforce the exact spirit of supremacist exceptionalism that caused them in the first place, and the better, more honest, stories we might tell instead. www.the-reframe.com/this-is-us/

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This is Us

Moving from "I'm one of the Good Ones" to actually becoming good.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

a lot of people act like there's a trade being offered where we give up trans athletes in sports and in exchange fascism is defeated forever

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Dilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽‍♀️

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king's co-op boo store 👻 @kingsbookstore.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

kill it with hammers

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is a great example of one of the ways AI is actually going to endanger / kill huge numbers of people. Shitty chatbots cause their special sort of brain rot to the people who package intelligence for our shot-callers. They take the bad ideas from there. www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...

It was only just before the planned operation that officials dug deeper into the report put together by a special operations command analyst and found it had been generated with the help of artificial intelligence (AI) — and that a chatbot the analyst had used inaccurately identified the material the ship was carrying. CNN was not able to learn what the misidentified cargo was.

The report, according to one of the sources, was “entirely false.” But it also “almost started a war,” the source said. Any US operation against a Chinese vessel could have risked spiraling into an armed conflict between the two nations.

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Noah B @kingdoxx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Each episode, I ask myself "Will this be the episode I make it through without crying?" and I'm wrong every time. @heavyweight.bsky.social is a vital reminder of the complexity and depth of the human heart and I'm so thankful it is back.

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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Europe and Canada are each strong. Europe and Canada are even stronger together.

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