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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 52m

Many women are on X posting about rapes of long ago, gang rapes at college, rapes in more recent times, how in the aftermath of the attacks they were let down by universities, cops, D.A.'s and doctors. And, pain/agony they feel for Jane Doe and wishes to comfort her. Scum/bots reply to mock them.

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Catelli @catelli.bsky.social · 3h

What this story is missing in the focus on "support" is that tech companies have decided, all on their own, that you do not own your own data and it can be taken from you at any time, for any reason. It's not a "customer service" issue, it's a seizing of power issue. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

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Overnight, Meta deleted all her accounts. AI customer service won’t let her reach a human | CBC News

Toronto resident Jasmine Ault says Meta disabled her accounts overnight, without giving her a reason, and that she's been unable to get past their AI chatbots to speak to a human to resolve the error....

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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 3h

People are pointing out (understandably) that there’s an irony or inconsistency here, but of course there isn’t really: the entire point of far right politics is that they (favoured group) have a right to do & say what they want, and you (opponent/ other unfavoured person) have no rights at all

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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 18h

Lonely Timbers - Tire-toi une bûche is almost funded. If you know anyone who would be interested in a Canadian roleplaying game about historical lumberjacks and masculinity, let them know! www.kickstarter.com/projects/Jag...

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Lonely Timbers - Tire-toi une bûche

A TTRPG about French-Canadian lumberjacks in the early 20th century. Un JDR des bûcherons québécois du début du XXe siècle.

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Jo-Anne Pulfer @jo-annepulfer.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

The Blackhorse Village Players Theatre needs some assistance! Between us requiring a new septic system, expanding the lobby & adding accessible bathrooms, we now need to remove the old sign & get a new one! We are looking to raise funds ASAP! www.canadahelps.org/en/charities... 🧵1/ 8

A picture of the Blackhorse Village Players Theatre, located at 17272 Mt Wolfe Road, Bolton, ON
On the South West corner of Mt Wolfe and Hwy 9.
Showing damage to the marquée sign due to extreme weather.
The theatre is asking for donations to assist with removal and a new sign, as well as funds for an expanded septic system, accessible bathrooms and expanded lobby.
Donations can be done at: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-blackhorse-village-players/

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The Foggy Jew @hmcevansoneya.bsky.social · 17h

The level of antisemitism on here (which means I assume it is even worse elsewhere) in response to that Mamdani announcement video is quite frankly insane

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Mark Bourrie @drmarkbourrie.bsky.social · 20h

Here's a very rough recording of a book session I did last night in Ottawa with Patrick Lennox, talking about his new book "On Treason". Any advice on editing and editing software is very welcome. markbourrie.substack.com/p/patrick-le...

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Patrick Lennox and Mark Bourrie talk about Lennox’s book “On Treason”

This is my first attempt at a podcast, and I have no editing experience. Any advice is welcome.

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Gavin B @ghostflaneur.bsky.social · 22h

a little ditty for the day that's in it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx7g...

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Allergies

YouTube video by Paul Simon - Topic

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Librarian by Day 🏳️‍🌈 @librarianbyday.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

thinking about how libraries became de facto tech support for communities because Microsoft wanted to corner the market, so they funded computers and training for public libraries heavily in the 1990s & 2000s, then just abandoned them

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Chris H | End Days Engine (he/him) @enddaysengine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Why do we need National Truth and Reconciliation day? Because there are modern Klansmen in Canada who think Indigenous kids being murdered in their schools is funny. This isn’t in the past. This was 2 days ago. Racism is alive and well up north. Stop pretending it isn’t. rabble.ca/indigenous/c...

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Calls grow for action on Residential School denialism after white nationalist gathering at Tk’emlups te Secwepemc First Nation

The white nationalist event happened days the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and was called an act of Residential School Denialism.

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Marie 🇨🇦⚜️ @blammarie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Historical clothing comes with a whole complex visual language of meaning, and that is exactly why I went so hard on the clothing and hairstyle when writing/editing Wizard King. The princess has her hair covered *explicitely* because she’s from a homeland that is fucking windy.

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Walking Eagle News @theeagleist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BREAKING: Debate sparked

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Tara Flynn @taraflynnirl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I remember the journalists we were all asked to debate here in Ireland alone, who said #metoo was going too far. Oh! They were anti #repealthe8th too. You’re never going to guess* what the rest of their stances are, or who they now work for. *You will totally guess

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Kevin McAllister 🇨🇦 @mcallisterstudio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Cornell sure has devalued its credibility as an institution of higher learning this week. They sure treat victims poorly.

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nicolethelibrarian.bsky.social @nicolethelibrarian.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

What happens when schools and libraries misinterpret cultural difference as a problem to be solved? This session explores the experiences of Gullah Geechee children through the lenses of cultural humility, intellectual humility, and servant leadership. sc-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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elle 🐱 @ellebae.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

if you were overall faster than the cyclist over a long distance, you'd just pass them once. If you have road rage regularly, don't drive.

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si oppington ☣️ @stillwellgray.ca · 29/09/2026

"the median salary has risen" yes but costs have risen more. that's the next sentence. the next sentence should always be "but costs have risen more"

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Artist, show us how you draw black women. (Some pretty mixed media here for “draw” but I think that’s ok)

A character from a|state second edition.

A character from Maskwitches. One of my favourite pieces from the book.

A character from a Maskwitches supplement.

Character created for Jacob Rodger’s’ desert setting.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm categorized as an AI subscriber, because I'm subscribed to the 3 TB tier of Google Drive and and they literally just changed the name of the plan to "Google AI Plus." Those "AI subscriber" numbers are 100 percent juiced and phony, and you're a sucker if you believe otherwise.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do we seriously have to do Maoist newspeak every single time an 80 year old posts his idiotic ideas on the internet. It has been AI since before I was even born. Can literally anyone have a shred of dignity.

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Rob @robosullivan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I tried to figure out what percentage of my net worth I would need to give for an equivalent donation and the numbers are so small it was just easier to round up to 3 cents. #spéirgorm

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Sharrow 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇮🇪🦄💙📚🎃 @sharrow.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026

I bet gun laws would tighten up fast if women started to shoot thier rapists. Not always killing them, just long term health issues, and a fuck tonne of medical debt. Like done safely from a distance. Cos if we had even close to equality of women killing men maybe there would be less rape.

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medievalmvb @medievalmvb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It’s a perfectly normal job working on a frickin’ volcano. With…

Dr Evil making “lasers” scare quotes with his fingers

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I teach bystander intervention for a living which means every day, I listen to people tell me they don't need to learn those skills because they would obviously do the right thing in the moment. ... and then I read about the frat at Cornell and the shitshow at GuelphU and I bang my head on the wall

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Grace Pritchard Burson (Schrödinger's Canadian) @gaudynight78.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

COSIGN ALSO SEE: BOATS Conversely, it's such fun to encounter a writer who's clearly a horse person and whose horses are characters in their own right (looking at you, @matociquala.bsky.social). Robin McKinley, of course, being the GOAT in that regard.

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'That fainting couch' @culturalfatwa.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Refighting old battle is their stock in trade They were disintegrating with nothing to offer So They went back to their core principals

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Heather Hill @rollin-academic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have so many thoughts

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Alex A. Pagliuca @alexpagliuca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I really wish I could sit folks like this writer down. I’ve lived in cities, suburbs, beach towns and the country. I’ve been labor on an actual farm. I can tell you, those city and suburban whites didn’t give a shit about country music till The War on Terror. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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What Some Folks Really Mean When They Claim to Have Never Heard 'Choosin' Texas'

Claiming to have never heard Ella Langley's record-setting country song 'Choosin' Texas' is similar to saying, 'I listen to anything but country.'

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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

People tend to think of functional illiteracy as just being unable to read words aloud or such. What it *really* means is such as not being able to perceive subtext, context, understand who the audience of something may be, etc. Media illiteracy is fundamentally part of functional illiteracy.

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Grace Pritchard Burson (Schrödinger's Canadian) @gaudynight78.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Lac St-Louis is back on her bullshit* *being heart-shatteringly gorgeous (Note that, as always, this photo utterly fails to capture the reality) #AnotherCanalSunset

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I once published a small book on which my name was spelled wrong on the spine — the only copy I was not given to proof. They corrected it on the second printing but it was Not Great for a new author. Mistakes happen and I have a weird name.

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Gavin B @ghostflaneur.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Watching the first episode of the current Reacher. PSA: please do not do any secret agent stabby shit in my library. It would require an incident report, multiple tickets to maintenance and that cannot be good for the rolling shelves.

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Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I think it's only right & proper that each player tells the Irish public - the people they are there to represent - how they voted & whether or not they support the principled stance taken by their team-mate, Gavin Bazunu. But, cowards that they are, they won't speak to the media in this window.

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Emathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

They also wanted permission to stop listening to people perceived as inferiors

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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 26/09/2026

It's kind of amazing how bad this guy is at technology or knowing what is cool. He had one viable idea, and its ship has sailed, but he'll be out there until he turns 80 pitching the inevitability of personal robots that stab you in the calf every 10 minutes and AI-powered meat grinders.

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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Or do? Yeah, definitely do. (They are literally spelling out how scared they are of us working this out.) #SocialistSunday

Don't replace the culture war with class war

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Periodic reminder that "Ugh, having to speak more than 1 language is hard/annoying/woke/etc." is the dumbest North American white people shit. Speaking multiple languages is standard practice in the vast majority of the world.

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ruthko @ruthmkb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This new board game was invented by a couple of brilliant Canadian teenagers! I bought 3 today for Christmas presents! FYI - the demand is high, my shipment won't arrive until late in November. If you want the game for Christmas, order it now! #cdnpoli www.e-upgames.com

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Making Board Games Great Again!

Take control of the Pentagon! Twenty American cities are up for grabs. Send in the National Guard. Put your opponents On ICE. The last one standing is the winner!

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Marc Lajoie @lajoiemedia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's disheartening the number of media critiques these days that amount to: "the villain is doing bad things, I can't believe the author condones his behaviour!". The author doesn't!! That's why he's the villain!!

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

- I saw Fran Lebowitz speak earlier this year & she talked about how Oprah might have encouraged a lot of people to get into reading but she did so by referring to books as mirrors where you should see yourself reflected RATHER than viewing books as windows into the experiences of others.

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Tina Coleman @arystocrat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This thread is real and bleak 🧵

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