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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

New York Times: "China has prevented your junk hair from being snagged, but at what cost?"

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The video report of the protests is good. Solid work from Aljazeera getting a lot of the student perspective

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Remap Radio and Nextlander got me to unwishlist Control 2, and Aftermath brought me back 😅❤️

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

See: Manitoba NDP forcing striking workers back to work this month, Mamdani and the DSA supporting Zionists and denouncing Hamas, etc

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And that social democrats/dem socialists can support capitalism and imperialism over what's right when pushed hard enough

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For context for folks not in Canada, the TLDR is that both bill c-39, the notwithstanding clause, and section 107 of the labour code can be used to curtail the right to legally strike. They're all also reminders that libs are just cons with more decorum

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Between bill c-39, the notwithstanding clause, and section 107 in Canada, I don't know how many more reminders we need that it's time for labour to continue preparing to go back to the roots of illegal strikes, solidarity strikes, etc. It's actually kind of exciting

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oh geez, that movie adaptation of the book was such a mess! Plus the israeli propaganda in it was 🤮

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Is there an efficiency worth destroying the planet for when the most efficient it gets is often writing the code incorrectly and needing to be corrected by someone who knows how to write code in the first place?

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We actually already had the productive means to provide a high standard of living for all on the entire planet.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ultimately, productivity for its own sake buys into the fallacy of luxury automated communism or trickle down economics - the idea that if we just reach some mythical level of productivity we'll be better off. When in fact, and has been outlined in papers by @jasonhickel.bsky.social and others..

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

for the good of people and what they need, but primarily to produce what was profitable and more of it.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Let's explore that comparison of AI, a planet degrading plagiarism machine bad at its job, to factories. Factory automation also had capitalist justification behind it, replacing well paid artisans with highly exploited and poorly paid laborers, all to produce more goods not necessarily

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

That money is coming from our tax dollars. Be cautious of when Libs talk about sovereignty, because in Carney's case it's being used to justify domestic companies getting subsidies or foreign firms buying up our public land and infrastructure. True sovereignty would be public ownership

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I'm a player and a worker, and it steals from workers. That's how I'm affected. It also deskills future generations of programmers, which probably isn't a good thing for our beloved vidja games

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Rachel Gilmore does good work. Huge respect

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The media: "won't someone think of the mom 'n' pop multi millionaires?"

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hell yes, just downloaded this and had no idea you were on it. Even more psyched for this analysis than I already was ✊

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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

✌️☮️🙅‍♀️🥾

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Just about finished listening to a deep dive on Taiwan on the fantastic @upstreampodcast.bsky.social podcast. I had an idea how the West doesn't care about the people there and just wants a military base next to China, but I had no idea just how much political oppression has gone on there

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Goddamn, well now I have to get on the stupid ferry sometime and do another Newfoundland road trip! Lmk where I can read/listen to more history about that.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

A union town in a province where company towns were once a thing? What city is that and where the heck can I find a good book/documentary on it

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I adore Newfoundland. Interesting to hear that about their politics. It reminds me of listening to some tenant organizers in the southern states talk about how part of the reason there was a historically right leaning bent is because no one else went there to engage with people

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I feel like you, me, and Mondo might be in the same place here more or less. I'm pretty far left and have no illusions about us being able to vote our way to socialism, but it can be a small tool paired with labour and community movements to make shit better

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Can't blame you at all, honestly. I live rural so I wasn't going to vote in the last federal election either untill, like you, a paper NDP candidate came in. My new riding association seems more determined to get out in the community, which is nice.

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jakarta methheadless horseman @sweetmax.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

the only reason jordan peterson is still alive is because his parasite needs him alive

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Ey, the PSL doesn't look too shabby down there. But yeah, electorally I'm glad the NDP has broken its 8 year streak of being a joke by refreshing it's leadership big time with an Avi Lewis as leader. I hope Tanille Johnston is made to be a part of it - imo she stole the show

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Love hearing this! Wanderstop lives in my mind rent free, and I loved Boro and how he moved away from the jiggly fat doofus archetype. Instead, there was a refreshing calm wisdom paired with a great joy for life.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

..between unions to empower strike funds for said legislation defiance. - be ready for the 2029 election and the lie of voting "strategically"/liberal with the aforementioned steps having been followed because electoralism is just a tiny tool. - maybe normalize data centre/surveillance sabotage?😅

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

So hear me out, maybe the strat here is: - keep organizing against the issues anyway and build networks and relationships in community and labour - reform labour with rank and file organizing to boot out any hardliners against defying legislation. Then build material solidarity agreements

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

"Keeping streets safe" is BS language politicians and cops use to cover up what they really mean which is "I don't want my bougie voters having to see the poors."

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

I have a sneaking suspicion that account is kinda just troll or troll-adjacent judging from the Carney liberal slogan reputation and just shouting at people. Not getting any good faith conversation vibes from it.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Whose perception, and how did you come to that conclusion

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

a colony like Canada or the USA. I guess things do get muddy when you're talking about a slave colony that revolted and became Haiti, but I digress.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Oh I'd never go that far. We can still point, for example, to Europe. Germany for example would change names, governments, and territories to be Prussia with a side of Holy Roman Empire but there'd still be something to trace back many hundreds of years to form a culture more rich than, say,

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

cultural traditions, food, etc. Not saying there is no such thing as culture in a colony like Canada, the USA, etc, but that it's nature of being a colony makes it more than a little shallow.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Oh sure, there is definitely that and its cool indigenous +immigrant origins, but what else? More than just Basketball and Hockey are needed for a truly cohesive culture. Outside of the colonies, you can look at other nations that have hundreds of years of history that weave together art, music,

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Inspiring demotivational found at the end of my mail tray today ✊📮

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

That about jives with what @nolore.bsky.social assesses, if I remember correctly. I'd suggest "the English Canadian state" as a correction but free shrugs. Tldr: I agree.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

something more egalitarian, at least back towards a more equitable Keynesianism. Even then, it might swing more to the former before it gets to the latter. Kinda like the pendulum effect spurred by record inequality and austerity. Curious what your thoughts are.

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I agree with that assessment. The best we have is some myth about us/our state being good guy peace keepers that say "eh" a lot. I get the sense right now we're at a crossroads of becoming America's economic vassal state even more or reckoning with the reality of what we are and moving towards

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Well said, well said. I feel like us tying our identity to products (Tim Hortons, Coffee Crisp, etc) speaks to how empty the culture of any colony like Canada is

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ceej @ceej.online · 25/05/2026

solar is so cool man. I climbed up on my shed roof last week and installed a panel to charge my yard tools and now I’m mowing my lawn with power I stole from a fucking star

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I wish top level executives were paid according to the use value of what they bring to society which, rounded up a dollar, would often equate to $0

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K Barn @karlbarn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I love the use of horns punctuating the combat actions, too. It all jives with the personality and vibe of the game so well.

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