iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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ilinca iurascu @ilinca.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

important Vancouver signage

Sign on tree reads: crow nest, take cover”

Sign on tree reads: ‘crow nest, run quickly’

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Tragic news from my alma mater @ttu.edu. Creighton’s policies are not protecting higher education, they are undermining it.

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Crossed off so much of my to-do list today. Treating myself to some Japanese food tonight with a friend.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

"I despise Nicolás Maduro, and he has long needed to be removed and held accountable for his atrocities. But the consequences to come from Trump’s illegal actions in the dead of night will not be worth it."

charlotteclymer.substack.com

Trump Invaded a Country While You Were Sleeping

Illegally and immorally.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Members of Congress: stop posting online and APPEAR, PHYSICALLY on the steps of the Capitol to decry this unconstitutional violation of domestic & international law. SHOW THE PEOPLE the level of danger we are facing as a country. @housedemocrats.bsky.social @senatedemocrats.bsky.social

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Been a rough couple of weeks: Separating from my partner, overwhelmed with projects, teaching, and writing. I am looking for a new apartment, while simultaneously trying to prepare for a stint in Berlin. Hoping the balance comes soon.

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Fleetwood Mac is the theme of my fall season.

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I want to say i am shocked @translink.ca didn’t add more 84 or 44 busses for the start of Uni, but I am not. My bus broke down and 2 full busses have passed us both a 44 and a 84.

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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Quick reminder: Writing is labour Rewriting is labour Editing is labour Reading is labour Teaching is labour Syllabussing is labour Thinking is labour Academic work is labour

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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 22/08/2025

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

These new USA passports are faaaancy!

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6FEGwX1/

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The Nexus Project @nexusproject.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

"Shylocks and bad people" The President claims to be fighting antisemitism, so there is no excuse for him to be using his position to promote an old and notorious anti-Jewish stereotype—a greedy, merciless moneylender—to his many millions of followers. This is shameful.

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Thank you Emily Wilder at the Jewish Currents for this great article about Project Shema! They led a workshop at UBC and it went under the radar. Many institutions in Canada are trying to use them as antisemitism awareness trainings.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 28/06/2025

Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/06/2025

AOC: “It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.”

The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.
He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations.
It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.

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Jeanna Kadlec @jeannakadlec.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

hey @nytimes.com what if instead of this you reported accurately that the president of the united states has violated the united states constitution by entering into war with a foreign power without the approval of congress, just like, what if

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Again, arguably the most effective and damaging lie of the past half century is that republicans are the “good at economy” party

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 16/06/2025

Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator. The US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially.

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Katherine Bowers 🌻 @katiabowers.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A shiny new #DataSittersClub book is out in the world today! @readywriting.bsky.social and @quinnanya.me do a deep dive into zines: what they are, why you might want to make one, and how to do it. Check out Lee Skallerup Bessette: Zine-Sitter! datasittersclub.github.io/site/dsc22.h...

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DSC #22: Lee Skallerup Bessette, Zine-Sitter

by Lee Skallerup Bessette, Quinn Dombrowski, Julia Evans, and Marie LeBlanc Flanagan June 13, 2025 Lee:(Post-January 20th, 2025, addendum) Look, y’all. It’s ROUGH out there right now. The more thin...

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João Florêncio @noisybits.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Sorry but I got stuck at “Caitlyn Jenner,” who by now could have a whole @badgayspod.bsky.social series dedicated to her.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

The chief of the country’s premier anti-antisemitism organization is now praising a government official who just this week defended Holocaust denial as part of “viewpoint diversity.”

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Found this little memento from my time I was interning in Budapest this morning. Made me smile and brought back good memories.

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Finished doing my patriotic duty and submitted my US taxes. Even though, I don’t live in the US and haven’t in 7 years, don’t have income from that bloody country, nor even have a US bank account. Since I am a citizen, I enjoy the privilege of submitting taxes though the US does nothing for me.

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Hector Diaz @iamhectordiaz.com · 08/05/2025

A Chicago Pope implies the existence of an MLA Pope and APA Pope

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Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland - ISD Bund e.V. @isdbund.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Afroeuropäer in den KZs Neuengamme und Mauthausen www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/afroeuropaee...

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Afroeuropäer in den KZs Neuengamme und Mauthausen

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

While Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith is touting a secession referendum remember it is all a distraction. Smith is in the center of a corruption investigation around Alberta Health Services. #alberta #daniellesmith #UCP

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RCMP now formally investigating allegations against Alberta Health Services

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Mr. Ryan. @misterryan.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

"Well uh Palpatine just tossed me this lightsaber and asked me to, y'know. Do it" (2019)

a digital drawing inspired by a scene from The Emperor's New Groove. Anakin, drawn like Kronk is standing with Count Dooku's lightsaber in his hand and looking over his shoulder. Palpatine, drawn like Yzma, is in the foreground with a baffled expression and pointing at Anakin

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I bought my first tarot card deck this past weekend, and of course it’s yarn themed! 🧶

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

It’s #WIPWednesday! 🧶 This is what I’ve been knitting between Fight the Oligarchy rally stops. Oversized Seasons Cardigan by Ozetta. Splurged big-time on the yarn (🫣) but honestly after holding this thing for weeks I’m happy I did. Woolerton Estates in Fluffy. #KnitSky

Beginning of the knit project on a tray table. Two needles with about ten rows of yarn for the collar of a sweater.

The beginning of a cardigan on knitting needles. It’s the shoulders down to the armpit. No sleeves yet.

The cardigan, knit down a little further now, with four skeins of yarn behind it.

Deco posing as a yarn model. His head is resting on a ball of yarn.

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

For consideration by UBC colleagues: Open Letter to UBC Senate Opposing the Proposed Academic Freedom Policy "We, the undersigned, write to express our opposition to the proposed UBC Draft Academic Freedom Policy, which will be considered at the next meeting of the UBC Senate on April 16, 2025."

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UBC Academic Freedom Open Letter

[Note to readers: if you wish to sign the letter, please do not request access to edit it. Submit your signature via this Google Form. This note will be deleted from the final version] Open Letter to ...

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Braden Russell @bradruss.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The Daily contributor today: “We can only describe the government’s decision to ignore SCOTUS ruling as disturbing.” No no, we need to name it. It’s fascist, authoritarian, and a threat. Only naming it can we resist and save democracy.

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Karen Campbell @karampbell.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Wow, we are now being officially advised against travel to the USA by the Canadian Association of University Teachers. I never thought I'd see the day. ☹️ #AcademicChatter

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

The US government is asserting its right to ship anyone - including, perhaps, US citizens - to black site prisons in foreign countries where they will have no access to habeas corpus rights. This is the kind of government that John Locke would say the people are fully justified in overthrowing.

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Henry Amador-Batten 💙🏳️‍🌈💙 @amadorbatten.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Thousands of Hungarian protesters turned the streets of Budapest into a sea of gray on Saturday poking fun at their countries far-right prime minister Viktor Orban’s recent clampdown on LGBTQ rights and diversity.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Great piece from a Jewish university president rejecting the "protection" being offered to Jews on campus by the Trump administration: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

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Opinion | Trump’s Crusade Against Antisemitism Is Extremely Bad for the Jews

Antisemitism is real. But the enemy of our enemy is not necessarily our friend.

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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Talking in Budapest tonight, PM Netanyahu adopted the Hungarian revisionist narrative of the Holocaust, whitewashing the role of Hungarian Fascists in the persecution and deportation of Jews, and portraying Hungary as an innocent victim of Nazi Germany.

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Wow this is wild. James: "The Trump team didn't actually calculate tariff rates + non-tariff barriers, as they say they did. Instead, for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 28/03/2025

This is what the opposition did in the Hungary Parliament when they passed the Pride ban. May we have congresspeople with an ounce of the courage.

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Jonathan Wyrtzen @jonathanwyrtzen.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

"Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data." Practical steps - share widely

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How to Enter the US With Your Digital Privacy Intact

Crossing into the United States has become increasingly dangerous for digital privacy. Here are a few steps you can take to minimize the risk of Customs and Border Protection accessing your data.

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