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Darlene McLeod

@darlenemcleod.bsky.social
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uOttawa PhD student specializing in ritual studies; researching ritual in Christo-fascism in Canada and abroad; if I pin you, it's probably research; granola aficionado; bike commuter; 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ally; frequently swearing 🇨🇦 onritesandwrongs.com

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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 8h
My household wine is domestic or European. Our produce is domestic, Central/South American or European. Our household supplies are domestic or... You see where I'm going with this? WE ARE DONE WITH YOU.
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Michael Boulerice @michaelboulerice.com · 13h
TEACHER: All together now DRONING VOICES OF BORED CHILDREN: the-worst-people-have-figured-out-you-can-just-lie-about-the-stupidest-shit-imaginable-to-shift-narratives-and-evade-accountability-and-reporters-will-gobble-it-up-and-puke-it-back-out-for-the-rest-of-us-because-big-tech-killed-journalism
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 13h
Nah, guaranteed this is AI and this will only ever be as real as Musk's hyperloop.
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
How does Aquinian dogma apply to AI? Who gestates the AI?? FROM WHOSE WHOM DOES IT ISSUE??!!
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Espooky Hispanic Pixie Dreamgirl @bocadelperro.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
Plough over silicon valley and replant the fruit trees. (Yes I am advocating for stonefruit-based maoism.)
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
My favorite pro-lifers are always the ones who support death
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 15/10/2026
They’re statistical guessing machines. They’re no more conscious than a lawnmower — each is precisely zero percent conscious.
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PuckFutin @bastardanglosaxon.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Software engineer here. That's the dumbest thing I've heard today and there's been quite a few trump clips in my feed.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
this entire thing is a total fuck up and nightmare that everyone will be paying for because one thin skinned guy is mad at a city. 50M dollars, Worse Traffic, Lives Lost and People Hurt in this process for NOTHING.
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Here is Aly Van Wyck-Smart being arrested today. 🎥 dani3lp3rry
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Jackie Bigford (JackiesBuzz) 🍁 🇨🇦 @jackiebigford.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Let's remind American's in Alaska booing at Canadians at #tRump's rally of this recent story: B.C. man drives stranded American family 1,700 kilometres to #Alaska. Fort St. John resident steps up when American woman on the Alaska Highway puts a call out for a help #cdnpoli 🇨🇦 #uspoli
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B.C. man drives stranded American family 1,700 kilometres to Alaska | CBC News
A Fort St. John resident stepped up when an American woman stuck on the Alaska Highway put a call out for a help.
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
We're going to be late to choir rehearsal because the bus that was supposed to arrive at 6:30 is continuously "2 minutes" away. Thanks, @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social @octranspo.com
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Every Day. People will be begging for the bike lanes to be put back in.
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Adam @mrfaceplant.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
At the very least it's so great to see that Toronto is out in force to protect something we love: bike lanes! Toronto is a cycling city whether the province likes it or not.
Police standing between the destruction crew and cyclists. There are a lot of cyclists and just as many police.
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Larkin Francis, PhD, MSW @mwfrancis.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
This shirt is amazing and can be bought here: www.creativebyrovelo.com/product-page... (there are copycats on amazon and teepublic, etc., but this is the original artist)
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Mnemonic Tee | rovélo creative
Mnemonic. This classic unisex jersey short sleeve tee fits like a well-loved favorite. Soft cotton and quality print make users fall in love with it over and over again. These t-shirts have-ribbed kni...
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Bloor Street Bike Bus @bloorstreetbikebus.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
I made this account (anonymous for now) to discuss an idea I've had about how to push back against Doug Ford's war on Toronto cyclists. Here's the gist: We organize groups to travel down the section of Bloor without bike lanes, taking the lane and ensuring safety in numbers.
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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Awful to watch what is happening in Toronto, but the resistance to Doug Ford's attempt to endanger people not in cars is inspiring evidence of a growing international movement. We will look back on images like this the way people in the Netherlands look back at #StopDeKindermoord photos.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Elon Musk keeps threatening Canada's sovereignty, and Canada's leaders....keep posting on his social media platform? Non-MAGA politicians, journalists, business leaders: give your head a shake and stand up for your country. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/10/14/o...
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Quitting X is the easy bit, but Canada's leaders can't even do that
For many of the country's most high-profile individuals, Elon Musk's social platform is a test. They're currently failing it.
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
This is a truly wild number of police vehicles and officers to ensure that destruction of infrastructure that the municipality—for whom they work—actually WANTS to stay in place. Since when do TPS work for Doug Ford?
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
They then called in a “public order” unit and blocked off the whole street causing congestion. Apparently you need an overkill amount to intimidate people with a cane and wheelchair.
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The mayor won’t say a thing about the police in Toronto. They can behave this way despite multiple ever-revealing scandals.
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Rodney 🚧🚇 @chanface.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Many more people pull up at 5/6pm after work. No construction has happened so cyclists are just doing loops around. One cyclist got arrested for “mischief” for biking in the car lane with a sign?? Even though the bike lanes is closed and signs demand single file?
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
“So it was, on that misty morning, that Brenda set off for the capital. She knew not what she would find there, only that the time had come to move on - away from small-minded rural attitudes and people who called her ‘Oreo’ and ‘the wide panda’ - to seek a more fulfilling life.”

A belted galloway cow walking into the mist, on a Dorset lane, towards a bold, unpredictable future. You can see half of my car in the background. It looks remarkably clean, by normal standards. When one of my wife's work colleagues asked her "What car does your husband drive?" she answered "I can't remember what make it is but it's the really dirty one that sometimes turns up in the car park here" and her colleague immediately said "Oh yes, I know the one."
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Juli Gittinger aka Dr G @jlgittinger.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
We need to eliminate fraternities. They were created as elite clubs for monied legacy families and racial reasons. They are hotbeds of toxic masculinity and I think any campus that considers itself progressive should abolish the archaic Greek system anyway.
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Concepts of a lawyer
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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work.
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JayBeeArsenal @jaybee1886.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If cyclists did this cars, it would be a news story with a cop presser.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
it really seems as though they’re about to disappear a congresswoman.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
the muslim hate in this country has become policy, but you don’t get 7,000 think pieces about how that makes american muslims feel.
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Duct tape covers the contactor’s logo.
Orange temporary signage saying “bike lane closed” and “ride single file” with duct tape covering the logo/name of the contractor (it’s ATS)
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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
There are tacks and nails in the bike lanes here.
A cyclist got a flat from an embedded nail
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Gendered Intelligence @genderedintelligence.co.uk · 14/10/2026
We are seeking trans volunteers to join our online support groups for adults waiting for gender affirming care. We are primarily looking for transfeminine individuals because this group is underrepresented in our volunteer community. Find out more: ow.ly/jiel50ZXuwX
Volunteers Needed! 

We are seeking volunteers to join our online support groups for adults waiting for gender healthcare. 

We are primarily looking for volunteers who identify as transfeminine. 

Find out more today.
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Trans Rights Screenshot Generator! @transrightsbot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
#TransRights
A retro dialogue box from Star Trek V saying: DAMMIT JIM, I’M A DOCTOR, NOT A TERF! AND I SAY TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!
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Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 10/10/2026
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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
First bike lane removal truck blocked.
People blocking a construction vehicle
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Jadey Character @lampjaded.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
So when you see someone come out at trans, chances are they have already been dragging their feet until the alternative is worse. This is life-saving stuff. Not a trend. Not a way to "invade spaces". Not an intentional way to hurt their spouses or parents. Not a fetish.
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Taylor Noakes @taylornoakes.com · 10/10/2026
No one who has ever travelled through a Canadian airport has ever thought “boy, this place could really stand to be privatized to extract more profit from it” #cdnpoli
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Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
friday is for kafkaposting
tumblr post poem by kleinergeist

I don't care if Monday's stressed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Kafkaesque
Thursday, feeling like a pest
It's Friday, I'm a bug
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Larry Colvin @larrycolvin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
You tear kids away from their families, everyone who ever knew you thinks you're garbage, and your big reward is a $50K paycheck and a lifted diesel truck? Your high school classmates still won't return your calls, but at least you can ride high on the way to ruining lives. #Blues
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David Schwartz @davidschwartz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Watch this. Josh Shapiro was asked about the death penalty at tonight's PA Gov debate. Instead of dodging his changed position, like most politicians would, he raised it himself and explained how he evolved after a talk with his son. This is a skill. You don't see that often.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 09/10/2026
He’s so damn good at this. Jon Ossoff came out swinging against Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate debate. “It’s not just that you’ve hired half the Third Reich to staff your congressional office … It’s that you’re robbing your constituents to subsidize your donors.” 🔥
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 09/10/2026
The Fort Hood Shooting was horrific. At least 4 dead. At least 14 injured. But I bet you've never heard the name of Army Specialist Ivan Lopez, who was responsible for the 2014 Fort Hood shooting. Because you understand he reps only himself, but somehow Nidal Malik Hasan speaks for 'all Muslims.'
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ossoff is definitely not listening to Yglesias/Klein/PodSave reactionary centrist crowd, he does not think his marginal voter is a white-supremacist, and that is what makes him such an attractive candidate to the vast majority of US who are not white-supremacists.
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 09/10/2026
Was "Soupschwitz" taken?
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“If you don’t like public executions just don’t watch it” says the crowd trying to ban drag shows and books
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Dr. Stephanie @punkrockscience.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Was this “surprising new study”conducted by lead authors A. Dog and A. N. Otherdog?
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RevDaniel @revdaniel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
2/ Americans ask for healthcare, affordable housing, gas and groceries. Trump and Hegseth give them a public execution. American Evangelicals claim to want “the Kingdom of God” but more and more they are re-creating Rome’s Empire. The very empire that put Jesus to death by public execution.
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Why Is My Kid a Sociopath?" and Other Questions Parents in 2040 Ask Themselves. - some book, some day
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The past few weeks have me legitimately wondering if a hell of a lot of men simply should never have children. Because this is so utterly fucked up.
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Darlene McLeod @darlenemcleod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
"Can you lovingly parent our child, providing social interaction and an environment of care that promotes healthy attachment?" "What if I get a faceless computer programme to do the bare minimum? Sure, we'll have a maladjusted kid with an attachment disorder but I'll have time for gaming!"
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