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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 9h

"Tower (block)", oil on canvas, 12x16", 2026- $950(Cdn) #painting #canadianart #landscape #cityscape

A painting of an apartment building, tall warm grey with columns of small windows & balconies against a cool blue sky. The right side of the building is facing the sunset, glowing warm yellow. In front of & blocking out most of the building is a large, green, leafy tree that gets darker towards the bottom. A red-leafed dogwood is in the foreground. A power line reflecting sunlight bisects the painting horizontally. At the top left there's a hint of an overhanging maple bough.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Basing the rest of the tree in changed the contrast balance, so deepening shadows & lightening highlights as the tree leafs out. The contrast between the solidity of the tower & the softer, pointillist tree is evident. In progress: "Tower (block)", oil on canvas, 12x16" #wip #painting #canadianart

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Lee Cronin’s Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My election platform: You should get a gold tombstone if you die on your birthday.

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In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes.

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brickonator @brickonator.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I refuse to talk about iced coffee and job interviews BUT I will take every chance possible to share this video. Full Video: youtu.be/76_03o9bEPQ?...

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Ste Johnson @steillustrates.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today is the 36th Anniversary of The Best of Both Worlds Part 2 - so gotta wheel this out again - can i get 100 reposts (unsubtle hint 😜) This poster was a long long time in the making but it's one of the few painting's I've done that I'm actually proud of. #startrek #thebestofbothworlds #fanart

A fan art poster painting for The Best of Both Worlds from the 1990 two parter of Star Trek The Next Generation

A Painting of captain picard being assimilated surrounded by 6 borg

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A reminder that my work is 30% off for Canadian residents. This one is $665 if you are in Canada. I'd really like for this painting to stay in Canada. DM me if you're interested. #art #painting #canadianart #canada

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Marsha McLeod @marshamcleod.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This is abhorrent. From journalist William Wilson: "I was pepper sprayed from close range without warning...After a heavy baton blow to my leg...I was then pushed to the ground. SPVM continued to beat me as I lay on the pavement. I felt several kicks against my body, including my head and neck."

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Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) @cajournalists.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The CAJ has been informed that two journalists in Montreal were victims of police violence on Sept. 16 while covering a protest against an AI conference. See CAJ's statement last year condemning Montreal police’s violence against journalists. More to come. loom.ly/2O9RUwc

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Andrew Knack @andrewknack.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Edmonton didn't become Canada's most affordable major city by accident. Over the past decade, Council streamlined permitting, updated zoning, enabled mixed-use builds, and cut parking minimums. As we grow toward 2 million, affordability ensures Edmonton remains a city where we can all thrive.

The image shows a map of Canada, blue against a cream background. Dark purple text reads: Statistics Canada confirms Edmonton has the lowest two-bedroom asking rents among major Canadian cities. Source: Statistics Canada,
Quarterly Rent Statistics, Q2 2026. Across the map, different colours identify cities, along with the price of 2-bedroom apartments in each. Vancouver: $3030, Calgary: $1890, Edmonton: $1570, Winnipeg: $1660, Toronto: $2.650, Montreal: $1820, Ottowa-Gatineau - Ontario Part: $2360 and Halifax $2400.

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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

There Is No Surgical Waitlist. The length of the wait for surgery in Canada is not based on medical need and urgency, but depends more on luck, where you happen to live and which surgeon you were referred to, by @bradenmannsyyc.bsky.social substack.com/inbox/post/2...

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There Is No Surgical Waitlist

One patient waits three months for a knee replacement.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 15/09/2026

AdP was on Fallon (last night?) Played a brand new song & killed it. The complexity of what they do & how tight they are is mind-blowing. And despite the weirdness, it's catchy as hell. (Also their costume lights are synced to the stage light show. Never noticed that before)

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Angine de Poitrine: Zugzegk | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

YouTube video by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 14/09/2026

And wow, was setting up remote access for this system ever easy using @tailscale.com & Rustdesk Zero firewall stuff. Took less than 5 minutes.

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Rustdesk and Tailscale is a remote desktop access dream team

YouTube video by Tailscale

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

In 1906, 27-year-old Canadian Peter Lymburger Robertson invented a new screw and screwdriver. Considered far superior to the Philips screw, the Robertson screw is now regarded as one of Canada's greatest inventions. This is the story. 🧵 1/8

Screwdriver with metal shaft and bit lying beside several green, square-recess screws on a white background, suggesting tools for fastening or assembly.

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Jar Of Loose Screws @jarofloosescrews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Slowly making my way through my commissions, thank you to those still waiting. TC for a patient commissioner. #transformers

Traditional artwork, watercolor painting. The character is Thundercracker from Transformers G1.

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Teiowí:sonte Thomas Deer @teyowisonte.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Our new museum is officially open! Please come visit us at the Kanatahkwèn:ke cultural arts center and museum.

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David Fillion 📸 @davidfillion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

See you at Supercrawl! Come visit me in the Art Zone at Vendor Spot V60 and check out my photography in person! I’ll have a selection of prints #Supercrawl #Supercrawl2026 #HamiltonOntario #supportlocalartists #Photography

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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 04/09/2026

Now on TPR: In a leaked internal memo, the HSR expects to cancel trips on seven bus routes next week and beyond. Service cancellations will begin with Routes 51 University, 2 Barton, 20 A-Line, 22 Upper Ottawa, 25/26 Upper Wentworth & Wellington, 33 Sanatorium, and 44 Rymal. #yhmcc #HamOnt (1/2)

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Widespread Public Transit Cancellations Expected in Hamilton Starting Next Week

HSR will not provide secondary school "extras" as Hamilton's high school students face grading penalties for attendance beginning this school year.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Critters for sale. 30% off for Canadian residents. Letter post delivery to the US. Prices & descriptions in alt-text. #art #birds #squirrels #opossums

"ferocious", pencil crayon/graphite/ink on paper, 6x8", 2026-$200(Cdn). A realistic colour drawing of an opossum facing the viewer hissing furiously.

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Disney Prime Video + ᵖᵃʳᵒᵈʸ @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Mary Poppins Collection, only on Disney Prime

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Joanna Grisinger @grisinger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Historians and catalog enthusiasts: some hero has digitized Sears, Montgomery Ward, and JC Penney catalogs, 1930-2017. christmas.musetechnical.com

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Catalogs & Wishbooks

A collection of US retail Seasonal Catalogs & Christmas Holiday Wishbooks

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jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

this takes an incredible amount of character, not just to give it up, but to admit all of this. This guy has more guts than any AI fuck by a mile, and maybe more than us too. People who've managed to escape AI usage are invaluable towards convincing others to do the same.

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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.

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I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

"Down", graphite on paper, 5 1/2 x 8", 2026 - $250(Cdn) #art #drawing #birds #sciart

An drawing of a red-tailed hawk perched on a post. We are viewing it from the front. It's head is turned down over it's left shoulder looking at something below.

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LGR @lgr-yt.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

This is amazing! SimCopter had a great soundtrack by Jerry Martin but the game’s files were highly compressed. So LucasVB got in touch with Mr. Martin and he was able to find most of the original high quality tracks! Awesome to hear “Hangar” in such clarity after 30 years archive.org/details/SimC...

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SimCopter original soundtrack (high quality)

SimCopter is a somewhat obscure game released in 1996 by Maxis, the studio behind the SimCity and The Sims franchises.In the game, the player controls a helicopter pilot in various missions across a c...

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Daniel Radosh @radosh.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Republicans have spent the last year trying to defund Dolly Parton

article about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Indiana

article about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Kentucky

article about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Missouri

iarticle about proposed GOP cuts to Imagination Library in Washington

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is what the growth of surveillance is going to bring. Not safety from crime, but new, non-criminal acts redefined as criminal so as to give the police an excuse to exercise power. local12.com/news/offbeat...

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Police request public's help to find suspect who picked up $30 off ground in Walmart

A police department took to social media and asked the public to help them identify a suspect who found $30 on the ground in Walmart.

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Bruticus82 @bruticus82.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The Log Driver's Waltz by John Weldon. The classic animated version we all saw on tv! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NLB...

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Log Driver's Waltz by John Weldon

YouTube video by Shawn Watkinson

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

This isn't the first time the USA has placed 50% tariffs on Canada. In 1890, the USA's Tariff Act was touted as a way to build up American industry, but the true goal was forcing the annexation of Canada. It backfired and made Canada stronger. This is the story. 📸 LoC 🧵1/10

Political cartoon criticizing the Republican platform for favoring untaxed whiskey (jug labeled "Untaxed Whiskey 20¢ Gal.") while presenting war‑taxed common cloth with an 89% tariff, highlighting perceived hypocrisy.

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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It’s a traditional Japanese instrument called shamisen. It has only three strings. 🤯🎸🎶🎵

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Great Horned Owl", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 8x11", 2026- $450(Cdn) #art #birds #sciart #owls

A realistic colour drawing of a great horned owl perched on a post. Its body is facing to its right, its head is facing to its left.

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Stanley Q Woodvine @sqwabb.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

#Vancouver art gallery near DTES was broken into last Friday - by firefighters, on instructions from the @vancouverpd.bsky.social. The #VPD refused to believe that a sculpture in the gallery was NOT an intruder - costing the gallery at least $1,000 in damage!

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VPD breaks into gallery to 'rescue' sculpture

When the director of Vancouver's Access Gallery received a phone call from police late Friday night, she was alarmed -- at first.

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Rick 🗜️👊❌🏳️‍🌈♒️ @vicegripx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Dark country rock Sesame Street

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brickonator @brickonator.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This stuff actually nails the flavour of those popsicles. It’s not 100% there just because there’s no sweeteners, but the fruit flavour(s) is dead on.

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Saskboy from Saskatchewan @saskboy.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I have the only EV around that can play 8 Track tapes today.

ABBA 8 track tape in a player, in a Nissan LEAF.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Small work sale! #art Most of these were $150(Cdn), now $100(Cdn) (that's about $72US) + postage or shipping * "(full) stack" was $200(Cdn) - on sale for $150(Cdn) * "8 of buttons" was $125(Cdn) - on sale for $90(Cdn) DM me if you're interested in one. Info & descriptions in alt-text.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"Robin", oil on canvas board, 4x6", 2026- $150(Cdn) #art #birds #sciart

A small painting of an American Robin perched on a branch, body facing right, its head looking back to the left. The background is simple, the sky grading from pale yellow at the top, down to pale blue at the bottom. There's a quick indication of green foliage above the bird.

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Currently available small bird drawings. $150(Cdn) each, descriptions in alt-text. DM me if you're interested in one. Or two. #art #birds #sciart

"swift", pencil crayon/graphite on paper, 5x7", 2026- $150(Cdn). A colour drawing of a swift perched on a stump.

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Thad @tyranicus.net · 13/08/2026

Definitely wearing this shirt from @gettheorion.bsky.social to go see Star Trek III in the theater next month.

"You wouldn't steal a Starship" printed in the style of the "You wouldn't steal a car" anti-piracy ads

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Teeny painting. I may make a few of these while I get the courage to start a new double self portrait. In progress: "Robin", oil on canvas board, 4x6" #wip #art #birds #sciart

A small painting of an American Robin perched on a branch, body facing right, its head looking back to the left. The head & chest are getting filled in. The background is simple, the sky grading from pale yellow at the top, down to pale blue at the bottom. There's a quick indication of green foliage above the bird.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The first movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture was released 99yrs ago today WINGS (1927)

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DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 12/08/2026

‘COYOTE VS ACME’ debuts at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Read our review: bit.ly/CoyoteDF

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Lisa Guerrero @lisaguerrero.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Another gem from my 88 year old dad, Walter Coles: Surfers, silhouettes and seagulls at sunrise. Huntington Beach, California 8/11/26

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Andrew Hawkins @beardeduniverse.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Goodnight from Scotland, catch you tomorrow beautiful souls 😁

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Flaming_Spork @philo.gay · 11/08/2026

i went to Canada on vacation and found out they they don't have electricity here. they do this thing called "hydro" instead where high pressure water shoots out of the sockets. i hate it here.

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Saskboy from Saskatchewan @saskboy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If "Canada Post" is phoning you out of the blue, no they aren't. They'll ask you to press 1 to talk to them. Then they'll claim they need your name to look up the package details. Don't give them your name.

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

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