Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 25/08/2026www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Woman flagged as a serious public safety concern in an app that tracks patrons at bars connected to their scanned ID. After she was ill and unknowingly ran into the men's bathroom because it was the nearest bathroom.cbc.caWoman flagged by ID scanner as nationwide 'public safety concern' after incident in Winnipeg bar | CBC NewsPrivacy experts are raising concerns after a Winnipeg bar flagged a woman as a nationwide public safety concern through its ID scanning system, which led to her being denied entry to a Calgary Stamped... 610
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Rant about ignorant and ableist conversation . . . . . . . . 1 I read the transcript of the interview between Trump and Kilkeade. They mentioned Gavin Newsom has a learning disability and implied that he can't read and isn't able to do his job competently. 100
Reposted by OwenAdam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · 24/12/2025Get off Twitter. And destroy AI. 5430137
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 21/10/2025www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Guy buys walkie talkies from Amazon to make sure families can keep in touch with each other in the war torn country of Sudan. Is stopped in Ethiopia. Is now facing 3 charges of importing military equipment, each of which carries a 10 year maximum sentence.gofundme.comDonate to Bring Peter Jola Home, organized by Nyarieni PalDear family, friends, and caring strangers. My name is Nyarieni and my dad's name is Peter Pal… Nyarieni Pal needs your support for Bring Peter Jola Home 000
Reposted by OwenThe Liberation Collective @liberationcollect.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Learn about the Indigenous people of Sápmi in our latest blog. For centuries, they’ve faced colonization and forced assimilation. Today, they continue to fight for land rights, environmental protection, and the survival of their culture. #SámiPeople #IndigenousRights #Decolonize #LandBack 112039
Reposted by OwenChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 05/05/2025One of the things I learned writing a book about global trade is that thing you got delivered next day started its journey *months* ago in China or SE Asia. A few months from now you will see an explosion of stories about empty shelves. It’s going to blow people’s minds. 563672941
Reposted by OwenStephen Hopkins @phil-lol-ogist.bsky.social · 05/05/2025150% TARIFFS ON ALL MEETINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL 11885243
Reposted by OwenTom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Please enjoy my last ever post at Climate.gov/ENSO Blog. This afternoon I was fired by the Trump Administration 15 days before my 2yr probationary period ended on March 13. I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know. 26346811594
Reposted by OwenScaredykat Bonemann 💀🦴 @katbaumann.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Day 58: Everything's fine, here's my cats if they had jobs! 25513
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Here's some cool, cute and wonderful that I've found in my internet travels 020
Reposted by OwenCatherine Griwkowsky @cgriwkowsky.bsky.social · 27/02/2025One thing I do not want to get lost are changes under Bill 38, Red Tape Reduction Statutes Amendment Act. It changes what the OCYA can and must report. Her office must report on deaths under the age of 18, but will only have discretion to report up to the age of 20 minus a day... 37039
Reposted by OwenHell-a Bambust 🏳️⚧️ (alleged transsexual)(spooky) @ela-bambust.bsky.social · 25/02/2025You know i think the whole "disco elysium but it's about a witch in a cozy cottage looking for her cat" concept actually works, as long as the witch is still Harry Dubois 1034445
Reposted by OwenAlina Pete- NYCCon-ish @alinapete.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Here's my award eligibility for 2024! Wow, 2024 was a big year for me, writing-wise haha! If you loved any of my stories, then please consider nominating me for an award. #writing #indigenouswriter #shortstories 15215
Reposted by OwenSaimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.northsky.social · 24/02/2025I just downloaded a new web browser and went to sign into Bsky and happened to see among the most popular content, a horrifically prolific nature content scraping account that has nearly 100k followers, so it's time to reshare this block list. ALL of those accounts are theft. BLOCK THEM. 3329173
Reposted by OwenContent Scrapers Blocklist (hiatus) @contentscrapers.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Hello and thank you for using the blocklist! The original list hosted on my personal account @franzanth.bsky.social was created during bsky's early days. It has since escaped my circle of friends and evolved into a multi-purpose blocklist, so I feel it's important to redefine my scope here. 🧵 1629485
Reposted by OwenCatherine Griwkowsky @cgriwkowsky.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Premier Danielle Smith said the province have been giving additional billions to Alberta Health Services but AHS isn't doing more surgeries. But when looking at the government's chart, total surgeries are up from Nov. 2021 to Nov. 2024, but CFS surgeries are down 1115986
Reposted by OwenN. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 24/02/2025We're not hiring *Black people who ask hard questions,* specifically. Steele is a sellout, but Black. Menendez seems like a lightweight to me, but we'll see. Townsend might push, but on a panel she'll be automatically constrained. Well, good thing I already stopped watching MSNBC. 22702107
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 24/02/2025I think about the possibility that those engaged in conflict will focus on the most extreme members of "other side", saying 'LOOK! LOOK! DO YOU NOT SEE!?'. While simultaneously ignoring the most extreme members of their own group doing similar or worse things. 220
Reposted by OwenNPR @npr.org · 23/02/2025Hawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui.npr.orgThis rare, intelligent species of crow is taking flight in Hawaii againHawaiian crows are extinct in the wild and are found nowhere else on Earth. Now, a small group, safeguarded in captivity, has been released in the forests of Maui. 364731827
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 22/02/2025If you see this, post a skeleton Art by Michele Bajona 020
Reposted by OwenEllen Nakashima @ellenwapo.bsky.social · 22/02/2025SCOOP: New Social Security chief was being investigated for leaking data to DOGE when Musk team tapped him. Sr officials placed him on paid leave while probing whether he may have violated privacy & tax laws, WaPo's Lisa Rein reports. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comNew Social Security chief was being investigated when Musk team tapped himData analyst Leland Dudek was suspected of sharing unauthorized access to information with the U.S. DOGE Service. Now he’s the acting Social Security commissioner. 2451213585
Reposted by OwenChris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 22/02/2025“MAGA stands for resegregation and racism” 552015368
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 22/02/2025This is bullshit. It's people with money and influence shutting down those with less. I hope MHCare and all those involved in this scandal pay with their political careers. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...ctvnews.caAlberta political web series temporarily shut down by court orderA judge has ordered an Alberta political web series to temporarily turn off its lights following complaints by a medical supplier embroiled in controversy. MHCare and its Edmonton-based CEO, Sam Mriac... 120
Reposted by OwenJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 22/02/2025Albertans are slowly waking up to the depths of the scandal enveloping the UCP government. A lot of folks are wondering how to explain what's going on to people who haven't been tuning in. Here's the what, so what now what, and what's next of the situation. 🧵 30596321
Reposted by Owenthe Cherissa Prime @mscherissa.bsky.social · 21/02/2025I don't do follow-back til I believe you're a real person - and I don't expect anyone I have followed to follow me back. But if ya did, thanks! Here, have a meme. 041
Reposted by OwenAlexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 21/02/2025"The Commission has repeatedly found that the RCMP acted unreasonably in claiming authority for invasive police powers like access control points and exclusion zones." 02015
Reposted by OwenMapQuest @mapquest.com · 13/02/2025Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do… We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘gulfof.mapquest.comGulf Map Generator - MapQuestExplore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool. 138785482955
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 18/02/2025The feature I love about Mastodon is being able to follow hashtags. Allows me to put as much feed cleansing as I want/need. @bsky.app if you added this feature it would greatly improve my experience here. 120
Reposted by OwenGayleen Froese @gayleenfroese.bsky.social · 17/02/2025This is also the language of Alberta’s govt, who changed mental health and addictions to “Recovery Alberta”. Chronic illness and the people who live with and manage it have no place in their philosophy. 033
Reposted by OwenThe Fall of the House of Laird Ryan States @lairdryanstates.com · 18/02/2025On February 22, 2025 at 1pm at the Provincial Legistature in Edmonton is a rally called Pink Slip for Danielle Smith. I badly want to go, but am working. Please attend and send a message that we want no part of Trump style cronyism and licking the boot of fascists. 151
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Tax time is coming up soon here in Canada. Remember that you can get a tax credit for your digital subscriptions to newspapers and journals on the Qualified Canadian Journalist Organizations list. Links below for more info #canadiantaxes www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a... www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...canada.caList of qualifying digital news subscriptions - Canada.ca 011
Reposted by OwenGayleen Froese @gayleenfroese.bsky.social · 14/02/2025For a long time, people felt they couldn't advocate for themselves. Now they can & that's good. It just feels split sometimes, like one person is purely "person to be accommodated" & the other is purely "person who accommodates," instead of a compassionate balance of respective needs & capability. 021
Reposted by Owen🍁 Levi Kornelsen @levikornelsen.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Using quote-posts for "I disagree" isn't a dragging, but it is a weird "I want to turn this post into a conversation piece, but not have the obvious conversation" move, and that's a *wonderful* place to just hit "detach post". 0172
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Without downloading new pics/vids, where are you mentally? 010
Reposted by OwenSteven Sandner 🍂💫✨ @steven-sandner.bsky.social · 14/02/2025South Eastern Australia More about me and my work: linktr.ee/steven.sandner Aperture: f/5.6 (soft background bokeh) Shutter Speed: 1/5s (long enough to capture light details) ISO: 200 (noise-free detail) #Mushrooms #Nature #Macro #Forest #Photography #Fungi #Closeup #Nature 32165286
Reposted by OwenThe Fall of the House of Laird Ryan States @lairdryanstates.com · 14/02/2025It's never "just this one reasonable thing." It's nine thousand often contradictory things requested by 4500 different parties, and this is why being fully inclusive is so hard. Spoons are an issue for EVERYONE. All we can do is try, and recognize we're just going to be told it's not enough. 022
Reposted by Owenjack @vesaldi.bsky.social · 12/02/2025look at my daughter she is so fierce 25514936646
Reposted by OwenBread John @breadery.bsky.social · 11/02/2025[Huddled in a van outside the bank] Okay, so we're gonna do this, did you bring the balaclavas? Me: Oh No. *Reveals tray of stunning freshly baked baklava* 16652101
Owen @mindbender6859.bsky.social · 12/02/2025All I can say is yup Perfection doesn't exist and expecting that of people will not only drive them away It will cause people in that group to hide their flaws for fear of expulsion themselves. And feeling like you have nowhere to turn when you're struggling is a rough place to be. 020
Reposted by OwenPope of Chili Town @popeofchilitown.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Me: [glances in the general direction of the bathroom] Shampoo bottles in the shower that I absolutely did not touch:media.tenor.coman aerial view of a city with lots of tall buildings and a building that says ' chinese ' on itAlt: A bunch of buildings collapsing 733251252
