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Be Giant @be-giant.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Saskatchewan farmer Lorne Scott is committing a quietly radical act: letting more than a quarter of his farm grow wild, “for nature.” More from @jokinen.bsky.social: www.begiant.ca/stories/plac...

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Why this Saskatchewan farmer is letting his land grow wild

Lorne Scott grows wheat and oats, but sees just as much value in grassland preservation

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Be Giant @be-giant.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

To fight heavy rains and flash floods, Canadian cities need to get ... spongier. "Sponge city" refers to green urban infrastructure that is designed to absorb excess water – something concrete can't. @jokinen.bsky.social www.begiant.ca/stories/plac...

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Be Giant @be-giant.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Could drones and AI-directed weed sprayers be the future of agriculture? A family-owned farm in Manitoba has become the testing ground for new farming tech. Read the full story by @jokinen.bsky.social www.begiant.ca/stories/places/ruthe…

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How the future of agriculture is unfolding on a Manitoba farm

At Rutherford Farms, a new initiative is testing drones, robots and AI. Can the tech revolutionize agriculture – and help farmers?

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Tom Jokinen @jokinen.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Was you father as bold as the sergeant major?

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 31/03/2025

Big media isn’t dying—it’s going through a renaissance. Journalist @jokinen.bsky.social explores how small outlets are quietly rebuilding public trust where big networks have failed: thewalrus.ca/canadian-journal...

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 25/03/2025

I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · 18/03/2025

Pelicans forward Trey Murphy exited Monday’s game with a right shoulder injury after diving on the floor for a loose ball. The team later announced that X-rays on his shoulder came back negative and that he would not return to the game. More ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/621...

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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

[Norman Rockwell guy] I personally wish publications were still paying writers wheelbarrows full of money

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Sarah @thebasementtan.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

North American current affairs update:

Screenshot from the film THE OMEN. Damien's mother (Lee Remick) holds her hand to her head in exhaustion, while Damien's father (Gregory Peck) stares straight ahead and clutches his sweet, screaming l'il antichrist son.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)

America hurt itself badly today.

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Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Those are Nazi salutes. They're Nazis.

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Jason @longwall26.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Haha ever notice how we “drive” on a “parkway” but “god” “has” “abandoned” “us”?

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Andrew Burke @aaburke.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg.

A postcard of Winnipeg's Centennial Concert Hall dating probably to the 1960s. The angle is such that you can see the Manitoba Museum in the background and the photo was taken on a clear summers day.

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Tom Jokinen @jokinen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I’ll guess… Valerie Harper.

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Tom Jokinen @jokinen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

No! Met him in men’s room at Toronto’s Massey Hall before show. Never met Thatcher… but stood ten feet from her.

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Tom Jokinen @jokinen.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Mickey Rooney Robert Duvall Margaret Thatcher Robin Williams Raffi

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Tom Jokinen @jokinen.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Malcolm Lowry’s Under the Volcano killing the appetite for a drink.

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Karl Steel @karlsteel.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

I sing the kettle electric

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Josh Lappen @jlappen1.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

One early lesson from the longshoremen's strike: the ocean shipping industry has the cash to pay for its own decarbonization.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

I want to do a bunch of life stuff over again but with enough magnesium

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

The only way to stop a bad guy from eating a goose is with a good guy threatening to murder every elementary school student in town.

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 14/09/2024

I saw a werewolf buying Two-Buck Chuck at Trader Joe's, his hair was disheveled

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Anna Merlan @annamerlan.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

In my first magazine story for @motherjones.bsky.social, I wrote about attacks on disinformation researchers, and the ways they echo attacks on climate scientists in the '90s. One person compared it to the Red Scare: “How do we not see the historical parallels?” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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How anti-disinformation research came under fire

Academic and industry support has retreated amid a GOP assault.

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

H.G. Peter, 1948

Comic cover
Wonder Woman underwater battling mermen armed with tridents and guns.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

For The Reveal I wrote about one of my favorite supporting characters in any movie: VERTIGO's Midge, whose crucial role in the film isn't always noticed (kind of like Midge):

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Marjorie Also Known as Midge

In ‘Vertigo,’ Barbara Bel Geddes plays a lovesick sidekick. What could have been a thankless part becomes as rich and moving as any role in the film.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/09/2024

i don’t think it’s sinking in for some white liberals that your neighbor putting up a trump/vance sign is the equivalent of supporting the KKK. it is an act of aggression. i really don’t care if they’ve been nice to you—they are objectively hateful people with whom you should not associate.

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