Reposted by Brian Hawkinsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1ha competitive texas is like a vicksburg level defeat for the GOP 29109369
Reposted by Brian HawkinsAdam Becker @adambecker.bsky.social · 47mOk I am massively jetlagged so it's time for an astronomy shitpost thread I think, as many do, that the IAU definition of a planet is not great, and that there are not eight planets in the Solar System. Specifically, I believe there are only *four* planets in the solar system. 8313
Reposted by Brian Hawkinsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8hthese fucking ghouls should never know a day of peace for the rest of their lives 202963210
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 9hI really loved this. Highly recommended for anyone interested in drumming and/or grown men genuinely engaging with their feelings gem.cbc.ca/neil-peart-n...gem.cbc.caNeil Peart: No One’s Disciple | Movies | CBC GemNeil Peart: No One's Disciple explores rock's most enigmatic drummer through electrifying live performances and rare footage. 101
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 9hyoutu.be/Unkt7dNo6yk?...youtu.beRun DMC - 30 Days (1984)YouTube video by The OldSkool Collective 010
Reposted by Brian HawkinsElizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 03/10/2026 170125302948
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Vax clinic above Shoppers at River and Osborne remains undefeated for speed and efficiency 120
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026If we’re all stochastic parrots where did language come from in the first place? 100
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Seems like some portion of the pile of money I’m sure Cooper has ought to shift downballot and try to win back some NCGA seats, b/c that’s still a thing 130
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I’m just gonna call mine Gloop 8.0, blow them all out of the water 010
Reposted by Brian HawkinsTim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever 40119083093
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“My uncle was a prof at MIT” ok mine flew helicopters in the Navy, mind if I take Marine One for a spin? 120
Reposted by Brian HawkinsDr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 02/10/2026Oh. I finally understand fraternities 48515
Reposted by Brian HawkinsRyan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight. 5761231662
Reposted by Brian HawkinsTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's not even funny what kind of loss I will absorb if I have to create an account to do business with you. I will walk away from a winning lottery ticket, I promise you. 241001107
Reposted by Brian Hawkinsdan mentos @danmentos.com · 22/09/2026[job interview] interviewer: so god killed all your kids? job: that's right 63112342541
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’m pretty dialed in, politically (for example I subscribe to both Jamelle’s YT channel and podcast) and literally everything I know about Piker I have learned against my will. There is no way more than 2% of actual voters have the first clue who he is, or care. 010
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is going to look really stupid when peak oil hits before it’s even in service 120
Reposted by Brian Hawkinsjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026i think cox should spend less time weeping about polarization and more time working to convince his co-partisans not to abandon pluralism and liberal democracy 1593952507
Reposted by Brian HawkinsLiliana Segura @lilianasegura.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The tortuous, botched execution of Christa Pike is truly horrifying. And while it feels unique in some ways, in reality it is also only the latest in a history of botched executions going back years — YEARS — in numerous states. Please know: this is the reality of the death penalty in this country. 111279376
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If Don Draper got Pluribused (everyone was joined but him) would he even notice? 020
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Fuck the death penalty and everyone involved with it 010
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This woman is a hero and I will fight anyone who says otherwise 010
Reposted by Brian HawkinsGreg Pak @gregpak.net · 01/10/2026a thing anyone can do is look up jury nullification 6803219
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The latest episode of You’re Wrong About (Steve Erwin) has me pretty upset tbh. Not b/c of anything they say about Steve but because it’s made me realize it’s been 20(!) years since he died. I would have guessed ten at most.static.klipy.comClock StopwatchAlt: GIF of a sped up mechanical clock 000
Reposted by Brian HawkinsChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should. 524101712226
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I know everyone is excited about polling but I worry the Dems have *absolutely no strategy* for dealing with a rogue DOD should they win even a decisive majority in both houses. 030
Reposted by Brian HawkinsCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571602056
Reposted by Brian HawkinsMargaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Reading, and writing, are holy. I love reading novels because they tell me something. They say: "this is what someone believed enough to dedicate months or years of their life to say." This is just as true for the trashiest pulp as it is for the highest literature. 6665175
Reposted by Brian HawkinsRT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Here's a short primer on Residential School Denialism to help you identify and respond to various arguments people use to avoid dealing with the difficult Truth about what Canadians have done. theconversation.com/truth-before...theconversation.comTruth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialismResidential school denialism is the rejection or misrepresentation of basic facts about residential schools to undermine truth and reconciliation efforts. 033
Reposted by Brian HawkinsRT @ryankturnbull.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some of my colleagues at St John's have put together a wonderful new book that's a perfect resource for folks on this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: uofmpress.ca/books/truth-...uofmpress.caTruth Before ReconciliationEmbedded in the lived experiences of Survivors and supported by the evidentiary record, Truth Before Reconciliation is a valuable tool to help develop the historical and information literacy needed to... 1114
Reposted by Brian HawkinsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Please read this piece from @lyz.bsky.social. 826561
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This man is so far up his own ass he’s in danger of choking on his head 040
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“The GOP is the party of rapists” is both strong messaging and objectively true 1146
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I feel really bad for whomever did the branding for the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba whenever I see one of their signs or vehicles 100
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is my favorite type of list: one that substantially overlaps with my own but also includes stuff I haven’t seen decider.com/2025/10/31/t...decider.comThe Top 25 horror movies from the first 25 years of the 21st centuryHere are some choice picks to fill up your autumn nights with eldritch thrills. 220
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I was already excited to watch this on CBC Gem at the first opportunity, and that was before I realized it’s by the same guys who did Metal: A Headbanger’s Journey, possibly my favorite doc of all time!tiff.net 110
Reposted by Brian HawkinsAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith out there doing more to support girls’ sports more than any transphobe has ever done. 91558211
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Look, the genre of “so and so gets pwnd in Senate hearing” is generally tedious and to be avoided BUT THIS IS AMAZING 110
Reposted by Brian HawkinsZack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This is the funniest thing to happen in the Senate in a long time 27211
Reposted by Brian HawkinsHannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor 03667770
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Watched A Scanner Darkly while flying home last week and I’m just now getting over (being reminded of) the fact that Alex Jones was in it 000
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Been thinking about social media and how I engage with it. Trying to be more intentional, not casually discard things I genuinely value, but also waste less time/attention on it. Some things I’ve identified as extremely unhealthy/unappealing *to me* (YMMV of course) in no particular order: 220
Reposted by Brian HawkinsJessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I have separated the art from the artist and am now whipping the art to stiff peaks, after which I will gently fold it into the artist before baking at 350 til golden and puffed 3545201095
Brian Hawkins @brianhawkins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026$8.57M per new job is…not something to brag about 010
Reposted by Brian Hawkins🇨🇦Jackie Corrigan🇨🇦 @jackiecorrigan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Online booking for flu and COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Public Health immunization clinics is now open. #Covid manitoba.ca/respiratoryv...manitoba.caProvince of Manitoba | Vaccine-Preventable Respiratory IllnessesProvince of Manitoba 03020
