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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/10/2026

The post-war "peace dividend" owed its existence to three factors: industrial capacity, political freedom and pent-up demand.

The Earth from space; it is covered in scaffolding that is crawling with little rude mechanicals ganked from 17th century engravings of people operating machines.

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Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 12/09/2026

We have power in numbers, and we'll continue to fight for a better Starbucks. Support us by BOYCOTTING STARBUCKS until the company finalizes fair union contracts with workers! boycottstarbucks.net

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BOYCOTT STARBUCKS

Starbucks is the biggest violator of U.S. labor law in modern history. Join the movement - Boycott Starbucks!

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 12/09/2026

Once you understand the corporate culture of AI hyperscalers is everyone cooking their brains by locking themselves in the bathroom, holding flashlights under their chins, and saying "Aaaaaaaaaay Eyeeeeeee" until they wet themselves in terror, things snap into focus: pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...

A cutaway view of a stone tower containing an elaborate water-powered medieval geared machine. Rising out of the machine is a rainbow-tinted, pixelated God with the robes, beard and all. To one side of this scene is a cluster of tiny people in Jesus-era robes, falling about themselves in religious ecstasy all over a stone staircase, atop of which stands a robed priest with his hands upraised. The background is a set of shining golden rays, emanating from pixel-God.

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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The $60-billion West Coast Pipeline Gamble: No Market, No Shippers, No Biz Case Ian Sanderson of @Pembina on the pipeline to no market. I chime in with some China data we found recently. #abpoli #cdnpoli youtu.be/euHDTSg_3eM

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The $60-billion West Coast Pipeline Gamble: No Market, No Shippers, No Biz Case

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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 04/09/2026

Environmental groups say there’s a reason why the federal government quietly released its latest climate report, which finds that average temperatures in Canada are set to go up by at least 3.5 C by the end of the century.

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Carney government accused of burying climate report warning of worsening impacts

The report, which analyzes the impacts of climate change in Canada, was posted to a government website with no fanfare on Thursday evening ahead of the Labour Day long weekend.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

So it looks like we will blow past 1.5˚C of warming. Some "overshoot" beyond this goal is now looking inevitable. But can we realistically return the planet to less than 1.5˚C of warming? Maybe, but I have my doubts about some of the proposed pathways to do so.

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

HOLY SHIT DUDES fucking with the environment is now not just a sin (which Francis also said), it is classed as a direct fuck-you to God and a central tenet of the reasoning is the need to care for "our common home," i.e. you are morally obligated to think about the other people who also live here

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Vatican theological commission defines ‘sin against creation and the Creator’ in new document

The more than 29,000 word text calls for ecological conversion due to “sin against creation and the Creator.”

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Pause AI in BC Schools @aicaution.ca · 30/08/2026

Copilot 13+ is often framed as a "less dangerous" version of ChatGPT, that will be "safer" for students. What's different and what's the same? Same: - Undermines learning, causes cognitive offloading - Will write entire essays for students - Gets facts subtly wrong - Makes students give up sooner

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 24/08/2026

By repealing Bill C-11 and legalizing reverse-engineering and modification of digital technology with consent of its users and in accordance with privacy, consumer and labour rights, Canada will gain a devastating counter to Trump's tariffs. 53/

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emotional support failgirl @mewnie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

i live in one of the most beautiful places on earth and these freaks will suck it dry and throw away the husk

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Watching Mando do a 9/11 with a baby on board

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

male version of trad wife just dropped

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 16/07/2026

my husband sent me an Instagram reel and was like….is this AI? and upon searching: it is a plague of AI fake Natives across TikTok and IG selling various “handcrafted” items. moccasins. earrings. jackets. they all have the same AI website and all the stuff costs $79.99

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The writer, Paul Schimek, is a longtime devotee of John Forester and an adherent of "savvy cycling" or "bicycle driving," other terms for vehicular cycling. As the first bicycle program manager for the City of Boston, he is a big reason the city was behind on installing protected lanes for so long.

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

sorry england, it never loved you anyway if that helps

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I saw the old lads in the audience dressed like templar and I can't figure out how anyone could cheer for england

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

These numbers should be contextualized with the deaths and injuries caused by cars

$According to a 2025 statement by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, more than 20,000 people are in- jured while riding e-bikes annually, with about 3,000 of them requiring hospitalization. Many of these injuries involve cranial fractures and concussions. There is also danger to those around e-bikes, according to a study by researchers at NYU Langone Health. The study looked at 914 traumatic injuries related to electric micromobility devices at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City between 2018 and 2023, and found that of the 914 injuries, 69 were pedestrians. The analysis found that someone struck by an electric micromobility device is more likely to suffer a traumatic brain injury, at 57%, and more likely to suffer craniofacial trauma, at 47%. They were also more likely than riders to require hospital admission, at 83%, and more than twice as likely as riders to need the inten- sive care unit, at 42%.$

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 29/06/2026

Going through old coverage of Star Wars for research and I came across this column by sci-fi writer David Gerrold in a 1978 issue of STARLOG It contains what is easily the coolest, weirdest, most wildly off-base fan theory about Obi-Wan Kenobi that I've ever read: HE WAS DEAD THE WHOLE TIME

Somehow, Obi-Wan Kenobi failed to teach Darth Vader how to use the Force for good instead of evil-or the seductiveness of the dark side of the Force is very very strong. In either case, that Darth Vader did not learn all of the lessons that Obi-Wan tried to teach him is obvious.
This implies the possibility that it is Obi-Wan Kenobi's responsibility to punish/stop his former student himself. If so, then it follows that Obi-Wan has been waiting for the proper moment to act. A number of pre-conditions must be met, a number of destinies must in- tertwine: Obi-Wan Kenobi is waiting for Luke Skywalker; he is waiting for the droids, C3PO and R2-D2, to flee with the Death Star plans; he is waiting for the moment when their paths cross Luke's; he has been waiting to give Luke his father's light-sabre; and ulti- mately, he is waiting for the moment when Luke will say, "Teach me about the Force."
After all, just what else is the old guy doing out there in the desert?
I mean, with all his skills and

knowledge, he should be trying to re- surrect the Jedi Knights, shouldn't he? Or does he know that this particular moment in that far-off galaxy's history is a crucial nexus point? The impli- cation and it seems a fairly obvious one is that it is Obi-Wan Kenobi's destiny to insure that Luke Skywalker is properly equipped to meet his destiny.
After all, doesn't he show up at just the right time to save Luke from the sand-people?
This leads right into the next point:
4) Somewhere, in the vast bulk of publicity and interviews that came out in the first rush of the film's success. was the mention of George Lucas's original conception of Obi-Wan Kenobi as a kind of a crazy old hermit-some- thing like grizzled old Ben Gumm in Treasure Island. Alec Guinness had doubts about that kind of character- ization, and in subsequent discussions with George Lucas, Obi-Wan Kenobi evolved into a more mystical and state- ly character.

This characterization, however, car- ries several implications of its own. One of the possibilities, is that Obi- Wan is never really there at all.
Luke's Uncle Owen for instance, says, "I don't think that man exists any- more. He died about the same time as your father."
When Luke tells this to Obi-Wan, the old man rolls his eyes heavenward before saying, "Oh, he's not dead. Not yet." There's something about the way he says it...
When Obi-Wan and Darth Vader finally come face to face, Obi-Wan tells Darth Vader, "You cannot win, Darth... ... if you cut me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."
And finally, Obi-Wan Kenobi raises his light-sabre to his forehead in a mystical salute-a "we-who-are- about-to-die" gesture-and Darth Vader strikes him down-except that Obi-Wan has disappeared completely! All that Darth Vader has struck down is Obi-Wan's empty cloak.
The implication here is that Obi-Wan has never been completely here, he has only been a manifestation of the Force

working to bring Luke Skywalker to his destiny. Obi-Wan has long since passed on to a higher plane of existence and only returned now for this specific event in Galactic history. Luke con- tinues to hear Obi-Wan's voice at cru- cial moments of decision-especially at the end of the picture when Luke must "use the Force." It's my own theory that Obi-Wan is a direct manifestation of the Force. But if that is the case. then that also tells us that the Force is capable of appearing as a tangible manifestation in order to cause an event to occur a specific way-in this case, for good instead of evil. There- fore, we are presented with the possibility of an "activist God" who will step in when necessary to work miracles.
The implication of Star Wars is that the Force is not impersonal. It cares.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

What *actually* works — right here, right now — to address climate change? Here you go. This is the result of thousands of hours of painstaking research and analysis from the Project Drawdown team.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/08/2025

Men these days do worse in school, don't make as much money, don't help around the house, refuse to develop any emotional literacy, refuse to plan or maintain a social life, and in their spare time, have ginned up an entire society-wide moral panic premised on ... men having a hard time.

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

playing fallout 3 and realizing that DC already looked like that before the bombs

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

just picked up some of these new people-cancelling headphones, excited to try them

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 18/06/2026

1/ Major Canadian experts in internet security and privacy - like @rondeibert.bsky.social, @openmedia.org and @cancivlib.bsky.social - are absolutely freaking out about Bill C-22. They’re sounding massive alarms, warning that it could:

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/06/2026

The idea that only nuclear or gas can provide "firm power" -- the last line of defense against the relentless advance of clean energy -- is going the way of the dodo. There are no arguments left. The only reason to fight progress now is corruption & raw political power.

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24/7 renewables could happen sooner than you think

Grouping wind, solar, and batteries together can already be more affordable than building a coal or gas plant in prime locations, new report finds.

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De Filmende Fietser @filmendefietser.eurosky.social · 16/05/2026

Amsterdam is home to the first underwater bike parking in the world. It's open 24/7, can house 7,000 bikes and 700 rental bikes and has a shop for maintenance and repair. Construction costs were around 60 million euros. That's cheap compared to the annual savings on healthcare costs from cycling!

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RexLibris @rexlibris.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"It's time to build."

Painting by Bruegel of the biblical tower of Babel, a large edifice is being constructed due to mankind's hubris but which ends in chaos and disharmony.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This is total insanity. Even amng those who voted Liberal, only a tiny minority of dumbasses voted for this.

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Minas Tirith, Edoras, Rivendell

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

tattoo this post on stan bowman's forehead underneath the existing 'rape apologist' one

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I'm picking Selanne for the OT goal

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

to make it fair Anaheim should also have to use a different goalie

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Elizabeth! @kikutowne.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

We referenced it in an episode of AT with Flame King lmao, specifically the very long fight. we also got the dudes from the movie to do the voices (Keith David and Roddy Piper) 😂💀

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carl satan @mattaklap.bsky.social · 23/04/2026