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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 27m

Cezanne self-portrait but also channeling how I feel looking at my feed the last few days.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 1h

Trying to figure out what's real or fake is getting exhausting.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 2h

"I don’t recognize America anymore…Conspiracy narratives are the new dogma, reality is fake news, chaos reigns…The barbarism of politics is seeping into daily life…And above all this (and above the law) sits Donald Trump, emperor by his own grace, surrounded by sycophants, lackeys and oligarchs" 2/2

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 2h

"After more than 30 years as a DER SPIEGEL correspondent in the US, I am leaving. The country that I thought I knew no longer exists. It was an illusion - and it is being replaced by the unknown," Mark Pitzke writes. derspiegel.substack.com/p/the-erosio... 1/2

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The Erosion of My American Dream

After more than 30 years as a DER SPIEGEL correspondent in the US, I am leaving. The country that I thought I knew no longer exists. It was an illusion - and it is being replaced by the unknown.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 2h

That's terrible. I'm so sorry, Christine. ❤️

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 2h

I only got to see bits and pieces of that one but the bits I saw were fun. (Well, except for Virgil and Joe coming on and Ali's clean sheet immediately disappearing!)

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 2h

Our right-wing provincial and federal governments have convinced us that we should feel empathy for all workers losing their jobs except the workers who work for them.

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Liz Renzetti @lizrenzetti.bsky.social · 3h

I'm gathering people's thoughts about TTC service for something I'm writing. Is it worse? Better? The same? How has the experience changed over the past few years? Is it one of the issues that will decide your mayoral vote? DMs are open!

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Kourosh Nourisamie, MD @knourisamie.bsky.social · 15h

#Rosewednesday #Rose #Gardening #Flower #Photography #Bloomscrolling 80) Strawberry Hill rose: Blooms in soft shell pink, with lush, cupped petals and a delightful sweet fragrance. Romantic and graceful, brings an English cottage-garden charm, with timeless beauty and nostalgic elegance. 🌸

The enchanting Strawberry Hill rose blooms in soft shell pink, with lush, cupped petals and a delightful myrrh fragrance. Romantic and graceful, its abundant blossoms bring an English cottage-garden charm, filling the garden with timeless beauty and sweet, nostalgic elegance. 🌸

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https://heirloomroses.com/cdn/shop/files/Strawberry_Hill-1-PDP.jpg?v=1782747904&width=1200

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Toronto Tempo @tempobasketball.bsky.social · 4h

KIKI "ALL-ROOKI" RICE. 😤 Kiki Rice has been named to the WNBA All-Rookie team for the 2026 WNBA season! 🌟

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 4h

Bond yields right now are about so much more than consumer borrowing costs. This is like a house built on sand.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 5h

More datapoints concerning how far the EU, UK and Canada can rely on the US government for the foreseeable future

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 6h

“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” ― Bertrand Russell

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Juju Bee! @fireflyfox5.bsky.social · 17h

A color photo taken from inside a bush with blue flowers. The sun is creating a dappled light. Photo by me.

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 16h

Portrait of a Lady in Yellow, possibly Duchess of Urbino, with restrained classical profile contrasting with elaborate palm motif on sleeve, oil & tempera on panel, c.1465, by Alesso Baldovinetti, Early Renaissance Florentine artist, master of Ghirlandaio, born #OTD 1425. National Gallery

The palms may be heraldic, or refer to the family palace in Urbino known as Palazzo della Palme.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 6h

A day later I still can't get over this. The president of the United States shared a snuff video on his socials. There truly is no bottom with these people

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 7h

Indeed. Look at how many Liberal MPs in Toronto have backed bike-lane-removing Bradford. Disconnected democracies.

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Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 7h

For writers/researchers who use genAI in their work, the emerging rule seems to be: The way I'm using it is fine; other people are using it wrong/unethically. Which is a big reason why I'm skeptical of these types of voluntary guidelines.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 6h

Great speakers! Wednesday, October 14, 2026 6:00pm–7:30pm North York Central Library

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 6h

NATO Sec Gen Mark Rutte: "We will defend every inch of our territory... We have land forces all along the eastern flank of NATO... What we will exactly do if the Russians are stupid enough to attack... you will see then. I will not go into depth. But you can be assured we will defend ourselves."

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 8h

If reports of an end to intelligence sharing and Starlink access limits are confirmed, then the Trump admin has started helping Russia’s war effort. This a more harmful act against Ukraine than all the silly Witkoff/Kushner plans/trips put together. The US is trying to force Ukraine to surrender.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 8h

Men who fail at being human no longer aspire to be better; instead, they want to replace humans with sycophantic lying machines.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 8h

I'd love to know how he is polling with women vs. men. Was this about his name or simply a cynical jumping off point to try to humanize himself more with some segments of voters?

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Martha Crawford @whatashrinkthinks.com · 18h

An excellent plan! Miller has told others that he's convinced Democrats are going to be coming after him, his family, and his colleagues maybe for the rest of his days.”

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 8h

Again, for me, commenting on people's looks is offside but I cannot help myself with this absolute freaking loser. This man was born in the year of our lord 1988. Hate shrivels you from the inside. (His sartorial choices are a whole 'nother matter.)

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 14h

Ukrainian presidential advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov confirms Elon Musk's Space X crippled Ukrainian capabilities last night. In other words, the US deliberately sabotaged European defence operations mid-mission. Every country in the world should move away from buying American hardware ASAP.

"I can confirm that tonight SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on Starlink terminals while in motion.

The limit currently applies to the StarShield “military package” and is set at 100 mph.

Our defense forces were not given notice of this limit, and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.

It is clear that this action cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation."

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 11h

I'm attending the governments International AI Summit in Dublin. The line up of speakers is overwhelmingly industry folks. Even when the few government officials speak, they simply repeat industry rhetoric

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The Lord is Testing Me

ALT: The Lord is Testing Me

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 10h

"Today's AI summit brings together businesses, governments and civil society together" Minister Peter Burke TD (fact: there are no civil society representatives, not in the list of speakers) #AISummitIE

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 20h

So different than 2012 when Jarvis was removed. Handful of people on street during removals (including @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social who layer in front of the remover). Far bigger & diverse cycling community now. Fucking w a different beast now.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 21h

First and second truck have left. LFG🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Keri Crewson, M.D. @kericrewsonmd.medsky.social · 21h

An estrogen and progesterone shortage in the USA. My pharmacy limited me to 30 days worth. I see a lack of care about things that affect women’s health on a regular basis. This isn’t a surprise.

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Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, PhD @mbonsma.bsky.social · 20h

If you're not a member of Cycle Toronto, sign up now. They have given us a unified voice and a direction for action and the value for membership dollars is unparalleled.

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Josh Lewenberg @jlewenberg.bsky.social · 20h

Not sure how much we'll see Kawhi in the second half, if at all. Not sure we need to. He dropped 21 points on 12 shots in 16 first-half minutes and barely broke a sweat. Leonard/Barnes/Barrett/CMB: 65 points, 23-33 FG, 7-14 3P Raptors lead the starter-less Knicks 86-47 at half

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Josh Lewenberg @jlewenberg.bsky.social · 20h

Gotta take everything in this game with a grain of salt, given level of competition, but the most encouraging thing from the 1st half: 3-point shooting. Raptors shot 10-for-25. CMB hit a couple. Kawhi got 8 of 'em up in 16 mins, hitting 4. Graves hit 1 and wasn't shy (4 attempts)

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Josh Lewenberg @jlewenberg.bsky.social · 21h

The ages of the 4 guys Kawhi is sharing the floor with when he came into the league: CMB: 6 Walter: 7 Shead: 9 Martin: 10

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 21h

The president of the United States posted a snuff video. He really is a sociopath. The poor man's family.

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Oliver Moore @oliver-moore.bsky.social · 21h

Toronto..

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I didn't connect my new oven because of the Cylons.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This was a fantastic tool for figuring out where a number of my ward's councillors fell on different issues. I found it super helpful.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I left x despite having a large following bc I don’t want to make free content for the world’s wealthiest racist. It’s not worth it to me.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The op-ed author, Richard Sandbrook, is the author of the forthcoming book, The Citizen’s Guide to Nonviolent Defence: How Canadians Can Deter Invasions, Defeat Tyranny and Build Democracy. #GiftLink 🎁

What is nonviolent defence, and how would it work? It is a strategy of deterrence and resistance in which unarmed civilians play a major role, either alone or in co-ordination with the armed forces. The civilian volunteers employ their training in nonviolent methods to make their country ungovernable by the occupier and to undermine the pillars of support on which the invader depends.

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

"It's very clear in terms of the facts of this case that they haven't changed, that bike lanes do not cause traffic congestion, that ripping them out will put people's lives at risk," said Cycle Toronto executive director Michael Longfield..." #BikeTO #ToPoli #OnPoli

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

This is a kid who grew up externalizing his pain.

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