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jess banks

@profbanks.bsky.social
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Hypercompetent polyglot know-it-all. Unrepentant SJW troublemaker. Neuroqueer teacher, mom, partner, Official Auntie, best friend, co-conspirator. An American in Aotearoa New Zealand. Always noncompliant. She/her/elle/ia

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 7h
Can irony kill you?
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/09/2026
More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save them
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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Jason Pitre @genesisoflegend.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada which emerged in the wake of a commission examining the genocidal institutions of the Canadian Residential Schools. They issued 94 calls to action, and only 15 of those have been fully implemented to date. www.cbc.ca/newsinteract...
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Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
What's your call to action? #Beyond94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is so racist it doesn't make sense to people who aren't racist. Like, seeing a dude with a facial moko smiling at you should not make you freak out (also I DREAM of Chippy being in TPM's pocket, he'd have better policies) #nzpol
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Zee (missing life's little cues) @miscue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
With his finger on the pulse of the US zeitgeist, Presidential Wannabe Gavin Newsom wades into the fight against rape on the side of ....the rapists. I cannot explain to you how hard I will NOT VOTE for this man. If you put him on the ballot, you will lose
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 01/10/2026
Dr. Sujoy Guha is leading research into an injectable male contraceptive that would temporarily block sperm from passing through. Companies in the U.S. are pursuing their own male birth control options.
washingtonpost.com
The era of male birth control may be nearing
An injectable contraceptive is under development in India, and U.S. companies are pursuing their own versions.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
fucking horrendous
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You know what? He's absolutely right. I'll post screenshots of a few courses in the replies here.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
True story: An influence on Mystery Science Theater 3000. It has a guy trapped in space with robot friends.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 01/10/2026
The scars of residential schools will forever linger on the landscape. I'm glad Denise Boucher is finally with her ancestors.
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She Died in a Residential School and Was Buried in Secret | The Walrus
It took eighty-three years to bring Denise Boucher home
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Last year I made a video essay about my personal metaphor for myself as a teacher, that I wished I was Professor X, but I’m actually Kermit the Frog running the Muppet Show. To extend the metaphor this year, I want to say that I’m actually the whole Muppet Show. So I’m making a muppet of me.
A foam puppet head hanging to dry on a paper towel stand.
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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...
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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now
As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.
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Jane Dough @janedough.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's true we are naturally the most beautiful and charming of all
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Danielle, Petty Hate Machine @dimsie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ron Howard narrator voice: it was not mind-boggling
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Men Explain Rape to Me.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
democracydocket.com
DOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rolls
The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 30/09/2026
They're moving on from trans youth towards advocating banning care for trans adults, just like we said they would.
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Michael Brown @jingajik.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Archival discovery in Tim Finn‘s garage www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/l...
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Lost Chrissy Amphlett songs found in Tim Finn's garage
Divinyls lead singer Chrissy Amphlett was a rock icon who lived hard and burned bright - but the woman underneath was far more vulnerable.
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The Press @thepress.co.nz · 30/09/2026
Health New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch and offering $3000 a day to locums while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist, documents released under the Official Information Act reveal.
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Fears Southland's urology service could collapse as surgeries cancelled
Health New Zealand is transferring patients as far as Christchurch and offering $3000 a day to locums while Southland lacks a permanent full-time urologist, documents released under the Official Information Act reveal.
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There’s a reason a shower drain cover was one of the first things we bought as a couple.
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It’s called hostile architecture, and it also makes the lives of disabled people worse.
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Today. Still. The surges never stop ended.
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Gregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 19/09/2026
Right-wing politics is laden with contradictions, but "We're the movement of authentic, traditional masculinity who have to ask for help sounding tough from the calculator" is one of the funnier ones.
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 18/09/2026
I am embarrassed that they aren't embarrassed.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Two men deported to Equatorial Guinea by the Trump administration were hooded, bound, beaten with guns and shoved down a flight of stairs recently by police officers at a remote hotel where Trump administration deportees are being held indefinitely..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/w...
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A Central African Hotel Has Become a Nightmare Prison for U.S. Deportees
Witnesses say men were hooded and beaten in Equatorial Guinea. The autocratic government there is a partner in President Trump’s deportation program.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Heads up: The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence the midterms — using a familiar playbook in an attempt to inject chaos into the voting season, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
nytimes.com
Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds
The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 19/09/2026
It should be illegal to buy a company with debt and then sell it off to a foreign owner, but that fight was lost long ago. Anyway, now the Saudis own a truly distressing portion of American entertainment, from Hollywood to Video Games to Sports. This is not neutral behavior. Anyway.
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FCC lets Paramount sell 49.5% equity stake to Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar
FCC rejects concerns about repressive governments buying influence over CBS owner.
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Late-stage capitalism, fascist accelerationism, forever chemicals, climate change and America’s series finale got you down? You’re not alone.
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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I promise you I PROMISE YOU It’s not two white guys alone speaking sense about the dangers of AI I have a team of people I can’t pay who’ve been doing this for. a year Who have tracked this JUST from “mainstream journalists” everyone so casually insults unbreaking.org/issues/data-...
unbreaking.org
Data Security — Unbreaking
Documenting damage and resistance. Unflooding the zone.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Finally some good news.
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
not to be confused with quesadilla
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Quesadilla.
Ķ (k-cedilla) is the 17th letter of the Latvian alphabet.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Waterloo scientists Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr, and Dr. Marc Aucoin have engineered “tumor-eating” bacteria that can invade and destroy cancer from within. A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.
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ceej @ceej.online · 10/08/2026
I don’t know what to tell you, man. everyone still over there is essentially melting their brains on contrarianism 24/7. “are scuba divers faking the need for bottled air?” these are addicts
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If you love hero shooter games like Overwatch and Marvel Rivals or TTRPGs like Battletech, you’ll love GYRO SHOOTER. Pay-what-you-want fun for everyone! (It’s even more fun if you know the other way to pronounce “gyro”.)
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
To the guy with the FATAL FLATULENCE sign during the women’s tag team match: both excellent and timely ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #SummerSlam
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Holy shit, that Liv vs Iyo Sky match was absolutely amazing. Having the ad for Morgan & Morgan personal injury lawyers showing on the ringside was a great touch. Also, I think Iyo skinned the Cheshire Cat for her gear.
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
I apologise in advance for all the #wrestling posts today. #SummerSlam
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Max Moran @maxmoranhi.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
"Our time will come, and when it does: no amnesty." Great, important piece from @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social www.bostonreview.net/articles/tru...
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Truth Without Reconciliation
Why did Brazil’s democratic institutions hold firm while those in the United States so quickly wilted?
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
“It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him.” — Mohan Dutta. #nzpol e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-...
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We must name racism when it happens | E-Tangata
"It is not impolite to name racism, to document it, or to organise against it. What is impolite is telling a New Zealander of 30 years to go home. What is indecent is a cabinet that shelters him." — M...
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I didn’t know it’s #WorldEmbroideryDay! Here are a few of my projects.
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jess banks @profbanks.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
For #craftythursday I’m showing off the #tatreez #crossstitch project it took me more than 2 years to make because I worked on it every time I couldn’t go to a #FreePalestine protest because of my disability.
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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
bought candy at the pool for a 13yo and she tried to give me cash. i was like nahh it's nbd, and she goes "girl i have seen your car." 13yo girls remain undefeated. you think you're talking to a child but you're actually talking to whatever gods used to send to punish mortals for their hubris
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 30/07/2026
This is bullshit unless there’s some really great alternative plan for this cast
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D Jukic She/her @dejanajuk.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A proposal that really fixes the basics. #nzpol “A group of central North Island iwi has unveiled a proposal to reorganise local government around the region's mountains, river catchments and the communities connected to them.”
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Iwi proposal would reshape councils around mountains and rivers
A group of central North Island iwi has unveiled a proposal to reorganise local government around the region's mountains, river catchments and the communities connected to them.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This InfoWars caper is going a little too well. We need to staff up a bit. We're hiring a Social Media Lead, who will help make InfoWars the network of the future. We need someone who is extraordinarily online, has big ideas for how things break through in 2026, and can pull those ideas off quick.
jobs.gusto.com
Social Media Lead, InfoWars at Global Tetrahedron
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Cam Banks 🇳🇿 ❌👑 @rustysellsword.com · 30/07/2026
I’m taking my son to see @dropout.tv Live this weekend here in Auckland New Zealand. My wife has been trying to find out if theres any way for him to meet some of the cast especially Jacob Wysocki but no luck. Still very very glad we have this opportunity all the way down here in Aotearoa though.
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Jacob Game Changer
Alt: Jacob Game Changer
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/07/2026
Under Trump's CFPB, two of the three major credit bureaus have sharply reduced the share of complaints they resolved in customers’ favor. In 2024, Experian’s relief rate was 20%. Last year, that figure fell to less than 1%: propub.li/3S3sflq (Published March)
Graph showing that the number of consumer complaints that credit bureau Experian closed with relief dropped significantly after Donald Trump's inauguration. The chart also shows the total complaints received has continued to rise over time. The x-axis shows year from 2021 to 2025 and the y-axis shows number of monthly complaints from 0 to 200K, with tick marks at increments of 50K.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Two straight days in which news organizations made uncanny valley image choices where famous people look like Onion stock image illustrations.
USA Today: RFK Jr. will host a new cooking show with celebrity chefsNYT: Ross Douthat Joins 60 Minutes as Correspondent
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
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Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.
Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...
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Nathan Daniel Hernandez @natedhernandez.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Gotta shut down the factory that makes this kinda guy
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