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Don Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 10h

Bank of Canada security officers have been on strike for 100+ days. The Bank has been caught twice violating federal anti-scab law and even hired Pinkertons, a contractor notorious for violent strikebreaking. PM Carney says he stands with workers. Why won't he condemn this corporate lawbreaking?

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 3h

Tonight we read the heartrending words of those who lost Israeli loved ones on Oct 7th — and Palestinian loved ones in the three years since. We said kaddish for all of them. We refused to compromise on anyone’s humanity. No amount of shouting stopped us. May their memory be for a blessing.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 4h

“Three years have passed, and the wound is still bleeding. The Nir Oz community remembers, mourns, and aches for its 65 people who fell and were murdered in the October 7th massacre and its aftermath”

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 5h

Carney has a chance to show us there’s actually still a difference between his government and the one we’d have if Poilievre had won the election. Will he take it? Federal funding to help LGBTQ rights groups survive the attacks on their humanity is about to expire. He can do something about it:

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social · 11h

wow who could have guessed this from a cis straight white man from a middle class family in Texas

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J. Kelly Nestruck @nestruck.bsky.social · 14h

This is why I believe CBC Gem has to go no ads. Its primary goal should be to get Canadian culture to as many Canadians as possible - and people interested in the content actively avoid it because of the ads especially in the English "market".

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 18h

There’s no A.I. “literacy”. There is only power, to either rebuild or eradicate commonly shared knowledge production. They haz it. Remains to be seen if we haz some too.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19h

this is an excellent and informative thread

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مصدر عام | The Public Source @thepublicsource.bsky.social · 23h

Three years into Israel's genocide in Gaza, who holds the authority to narrate it? Palestinian novelist Susan Abulhawa (@susanabulhawa) reflects on the limits of language in the face of extreme violence and the selective solidarity of Western feminism. 🧵

People stand among rubble in an urban area with a quote about Gaza.

Boy lays under fabric beside a quote about media framing genocide.

Woman standing next to wall with child sitting, text overlay present.

Silhouette of a person with a quote overlay.

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Each time I see an announcement of the banning of THE BLUEST EYE, I pick up the book from its pride of place on my desk, open it to a random page, and read a passage aloud, relishing its lyricism. "So when I think of autumn, I think of somebody with hands who does not want me to die."

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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 06/10/2026

As I've said, the language/framing of commercial LLM techbros is the same as that of colonial occupation & of rape culture: "accept this is happening (against ur will bc we don't give a fuck about consent), accept bad things (happening to you not us), & be grateful for the supposed positives."

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

above/ground press: 2027 subscriptions now available! , anticipating the press' thirty-fourth year of activity, abovegroundpress.blogspot.com/2026/10/abov...

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Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I prefer the time of insects to the time of stars. I prefer to knock on wood. I prefer not to ask how much longer and when. I prefer keeping in mind even the possibility that existence has its own reason for being. -- Wisława Szymborska, “Possibilities”

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social · 06/10/2026

well one hope was granted, and I take some cold comfort from QS coming second in my riding, and CAQ getting zero seats. But it still feels like the difference between a frying pan and a fire.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We're paying for our own extinction

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🔫🎃Scott Martian Invaders 🎃🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 06/10/2026

Must suck to be the Parti Quebecois rn. They hate minorities.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026

This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead

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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"But the handicapped need cars!" No, what they need are options in mobility. The tech exists to enable their freedom of independent mobility, but almost always what is lacking is the enabling infrastructure. Bike lanes and quality sidewalks serve everyone.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social · 05/10/2026

I have resigned myself to the Partí Québécois winning tonight. Maybe it'll be a minority government, and Québec Solidaire getting a good number of seats. But overall I expect things to get worse in Quebec, which means it's on every citizen to take up a cause and fight for a better province.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026

the brazil thing is so depressing because they did the right thing, man they did what we couldn’t, they actually prosecuted their coup and threw bolsonaro’s ass in jail and generally showed the united states what a functional state looks like and now they are gonna elect his dipshit son? really?

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Joe Colacrai @ageofuprising.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

ai writing should forever be known as wronging.

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 04/10/2026

Confirmed ICE seen skulking around South Minneapolis. Eyes out, whistles up

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Stacy King @stacyking.com · 04/10/2026

A sweet thread that's worth your time.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“GOTTA LEARN AI OR BE LEFT BEHIND.” Good. Fuck off! Leave me behind! Enjoy your artbarf rapture, your janky Temu future. I’ll be back here looking at real birds and writing weird, also real, books.

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social · 04/10/2026

100% in agreement with Celeste. I will also be voting Québec solidaire for the reasons she outlines (and others). They are the only reasonable choice for a better Québec.

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 04/10/2026

Fascists and authoritarians, both in government and within families, love “A.i.”’because it’s a tool for violating consent and enforcing conformity and obedience.

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Mama twins @hi-its-alaa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Very intense Israeli bombardment is targeting Gaza City at this very moment, with warplanes and helicopters filling the skies of Gaza, alongside the heavy buzzing of reconnaissance drones. Do not forget Gaza, for it is being violently bombarded, and its blood is being shed

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talking-time.bsky.social @talking-time.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The third day of our seventeenth issue includes new poems by Brendan Lorber, Dag T. Straumsvåg and Shelagh Rowan-Legg, and The art of writing #134: an interview with Laurie Koensgen @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social @brendanlorber.bsky.social talkingaboutstrawberries.blogspot.com

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Shelagh Rowan-Legg @shelaghrowanlegg.northsky.social · 03/10/2026

You know what goes great with a weekend of autumn weather and cozy days? Poetry! I have a few new poems in the October issue of Talking About Strawberries All of the Time, free to read! #poetry #talkingaboutstrawberries talkingaboutstrawberries.blogspot.com/2026/10/shel...

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I am in need of the devil, but the crossroads are paved I only ever saw you from the corner of my heart that was degrading. When you...

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Arden Powell @ardenpowell.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you think an artist's style looks like AI but you can scroll back through their portfolio and see them doing the same work before 2020, congrats, you're not looking at an AI grifter. You're looking at one of the original victims whose entire style AI stole.

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So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 02/10/2026

Customer: I asked ChatGPT what I should read and -- Me: Well I'm sure its advice is *great* because LLMs are all just massive databases of books stolen from me and my fellow writers. Customer: Wow I did not know that. Keep telling people. Also if you want to know what to read, ask a bookseller.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 01/10/2026

The oil industry is unwilling to pay for this pipeline because even they know the world is moving away from fossil fuels. This project leaves Canadians bearing all the risks of a bad investment without any of the rewards.

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are now OPEN to submissions of speculative fiction + poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors! Submissions are limited to trans, BIPOC, and/or disabled authors from October 1-7. If that's you, send us your work! This issue's theme is exploration. We'll be open to all 2SLGBTQIA+ authors from October 8-21!

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Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE

Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.

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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes every woman has been harassed, many assaulted. But every woman has also experienced invisible loss from moments she avoided harassment. She felt a space becoming unsafe, so she left, while men stayed on. And in leaving, she lost: opportunities, experiences, learning, promotions, even simply fun.

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Marty @martincrownover.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The perfect way to put it. They found a way to worm a subscription between you and your normal work.

A screenshot of a post on Threads by Joe Hill. The post reads: "Here’s a thought about the purveyors of AI. They aren’t selling assistance—they’re selling dependency. You give up on acquiring one skill after another, give up on the knotty, meaningful struggle to acquire those skills and AI takes over. It isn’t freeing up time so you can make more of yourself. It’s encouraging cognitive surrender so you can be less."

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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Every Canadian should think today about how we can do a better job of building a Canada that respects the stewardship of First Nations and gives them a more prominent role in the future this land has, for all of us. None of us has to be our past. We can all build a beneficial future together.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This will be a thread of essays I recommend to students in my creative nonfiction workshop:

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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

People have asked why we aren't involved with Neil deGrasse Tyson...this is why. @standupforscience.net does not endorse candidates with accusations of sexual misconduct and we do not collaborate with people who have accusations of sexual misconduct. PERIOD. Welcome to the matriarchy.

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Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 30/09/2026

It's Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada. 🟧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3q7...

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Orange Shirt Day - Truth and Reconciliation in Canada

YouTube video by BC LIONS

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Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Entire society built by Men who want to live forever and hate being alive.

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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Sexual assault is on the rise. And recent examples in higher ed and across multiple industries, remind me how many grown men still apparently struggle with the concept of CONSENT. Here’s a useful illustration my colleagues in academia show incoming 17 and 18-yr-old freshmen: youtu.be/oQbei5JGiT8?...

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Alex de Campi @alexdecampi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

With alt text. I know someone who actually did this

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On my first big overseas client conference, I was at a dinner seated next to a drunk client who kept trying to fondle me under the table. I was young, distressed, and had no idea what to do. I moved my legs as far away from him as I could, moving into the space of the man next to me, who then started patting my legs! The Regional Manager was a French woman who caught my eye, gestured for me to go to the bathroom and when I came back had switched chairs with me. What happed next was epic. A few minutes after I sat back down, she raised her hand with his hand captured in hers and announced loudly "Does anyone know whose hand this is? I found it in my lap." There was dead silence at the table. She threw his hand back at him and said calmly "next time I pick it up with my fork." Then she started a new conversational thread and things moved on. After the meeting she found me, gave me a hug, and said seriously "Never be afraid to make some noise. It is their shame, not yours."

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor

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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Once again: anyone who thinks rape victims come forward for any reason except telling the truth at great fucking cost to themselves is a brainwashed bastard

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