Alex
@alexplatt.bsky.social
Reader living with depression, cat lover, she/her. Canadian.
The sort of ambient pain in the world and internally is so high, you know? We need so much more gentleness.
January 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The sort of ambient pain in the world and internally is so high, you know? We need so much more gentleness.
Current listen. 🎧 I am loving it. As someone looking for new configurations to exist in, this is such a pick-me-up. There are options for the future. #audiobooks #translatedliterature
January 21, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Current listen. 🎧 I am loving it. As someone looking for new configurations to exist in, this is such a pick-me-up. There are options for the future. #audiobooks #translatedliterature
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@alexplatt.bsky.social did you know about this website? www.mobydickbigread.com
I am not ready to start MD yet, but I might read it in conjunction with this.
I am not ready to start MD yet, but I might read it in conjunction with this.
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
@alexplatt.bsky.social did you know about this website? www.mobydickbigread.com
I am not ready to start MD yet, but I might read it in conjunction with this.
I am not ready to start MD yet, but I might read it in conjunction with this.
Sometimes I get the urge to reread books I loved as a teenager. My tastes have changed significantly but I should get my own copy of Tigana and reread it.
January 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Sometimes I get the urge to reread books I loved as a teenager. My tastes have changed significantly but I should get my own copy of Tigana and reread it.
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What does it matter if you get ODSP or OW from the provincial government if you can't even afford a roof over your head? Absolutely shameful.
Number of homeless ODSP, OW recipients in Ontario surges 72% since 2019: report | CBC News
The number of people on Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program who are also experiencing homelessness has shot up 72 percent since 2019, according to a new report from human rights o...
www.cbc.ca
January 21, 2026 at 6:47 PM
What does it matter if you get ODSP or OW from the provincial government if you can't even afford a roof over your head? Absolutely shameful.
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#Nunavut
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up
Dozens of people participated in rally and walk in Iqaluit on Saturday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up
Dozens of people participated in rally and walk in Iqaluit on Saturday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up | CBC News
Nunavummiut rallied on Saturday in Iqaluit to show their support for Greenland, as thousands of others did the same in Greenland and Denmark.
www.cbc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM
#Nunavut
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up
Dozens of people participated in rally and walk in Iqaluit on Saturday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘This is all our family’: Nunavummiut rally to support Greenland, as Inuit leaders also speak up
Dozens of people participated in rally and walk in Iqaluit on Saturday
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Speeches are great but a reminder that what we're getting here in Canada so far is:
* Tax cuts for the wealthy
* Militarization and more surveillance powers
* More oil, less action on climate change.
* Austerity and cuts to the public service
* Deals with authoritarian regimes
* Tax cuts for the wealthy
* Militarization and more surveillance powers
* More oil, less action on climate change.
* Austerity and cuts to the public service
* Deals with authoritarian regimes
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Speeches are great but a reminder that what we're getting here in Canada so far is:
* Tax cuts for the wealthy
* Militarization and more surveillance powers
* More oil, less action on climate change.
* Austerity and cuts to the public service
* Deals with authoritarian regimes
* Tax cuts for the wealthy
* Militarization and more surveillance powers
* More oil, less action on climate change.
* Austerity and cuts to the public service
* Deals with authoritarian regimes
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Have said it before, bar US from Winter Olympics and shut down their hosting the World Cup, given their* hostility to democratic countries and international norms.
It will never happen, but would hit very hard.
* I’m truly sorry, but what the President says and does IS ‘them’ in these matters.
It will never happen, but would hit very hard.
* I’m truly sorry, but what the President says and does IS ‘them’ in these matters.
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Have said it before, bar US from Winter Olympics and shut down their hosting the World Cup, given their* hostility to democratic countries and international norms.
It will never happen, but would hit very hard.
* I’m truly sorry, but what the President says and does IS ‘them’ in these matters.
It will never happen, but would hit very hard.
* I’m truly sorry, but what the President says and does IS ‘them’ in these matters.
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Poor people and broke people do not need food advice from rich / upper middle class "wellness" influencers. Poor people have more resourcefulness & resilience in their pinky fingers than most rich people can hope to witness in the entire course of their lives.
January 21, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Poor people and broke people do not need food advice from rich / upper middle class "wellness" influencers. Poor people have more resourcefulness & resilience in their pinky fingers than most rich people can hope to witness in the entire course of their lives.
But this is what we’re left with. And then we’re judged when we lash out.
Requesting better accessibility in the world is not unreasonable.
Expecting disabled people to just accept inaccessibility and having to navigate a world of constant barriers is, however, extremely unreasonable.
Expecting disabled people to just accept inaccessibility and having to navigate a world of constant barriers is, however, extremely unreasonable.
January 21, 2026 at 6:25 PM
But this is what we’re left with. And then we’re judged when we lash out.
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I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
January 21, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I feel bad for all of us who have to be good at our jobs when the answer is to be sufficiently white, rich and powerful and then you can just drool on yourself and the press will be like “audiences intrigued by his unusual communication style”
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"will europeans hate us even though we're smol beans who didn't vote for him" feels like a really narcissistic discourse even by our unbelievably highly narcissistic standards
January 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
"will europeans hate us even though we're smol beans who didn't vote for him" feels like a really narcissistic discourse even by our unbelievably highly narcissistic standards
Nice to see Exophony, Heart Lamp & The Wax Child nominated.
Announcing the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Finalists for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize!
January 21, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Nice to see Exophony, Heart Lamp & The Wax Child nominated.
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“society” = “my personal bank account”
Jensen Huang of Nvidia, $NVDA, has said relentless negativity around AI is hurting society and has done a lot of damage, per Techspot.
January 21, 2026 at 4:20 PM
“society” = “my personal bank account”
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sighing heavily as I tap the “self-loathing is neither virtuous nor useful” sign for the millionth day in a row
January 21, 2026 at 3:13 PM
sighing heavily as I tap the “self-loathing is neither virtuous nor useful” sign for the millionth day in a row
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Employment is just a social experiment to see how much nonsense a person can absorb politely.
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Employment is just a social experiment to see how much nonsense a person can absorb politely.
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The Brontë sisters' first effort, a compilation of their poetry published and advertised at their own expense, sold only two copies
Undeterred, within two years they had published Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne) respectively, to lasting acclaim
Undeterred, within two years they had published Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne) respectively, to lasting acclaim
!['The book was printed: it is scarcely known, and all of it that merits to be known are the poems of Ellis Bell [Emily Brontë]. The fixed conviction I held, and hold, of the worth of these poems has not indeed received the confirmation of much favourable criticism; but I must retain it notwithstanding.'](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eggppznnh72764tczmkgntx2/bafkreifgw6sy36pjbofcio5lukrxb7p7mgalv3zkaye3taigku6cmayiwa@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The Brontë sisters' first effort, a compilation of their poetry published and advertised at their own expense, sold only two copies
Undeterred, within two years they had published Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne) respectively, to lasting acclaim
Undeterred, within two years they had published Jane Eyre (Charlotte), Wuthering Heights (Emily), and Agnes Grey (Anne) respectively, to lasting acclaim
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Renee Gladman, knocking it out of the park, as usual 💥
"Reality is not static—its properties are in constant flux, so perhaps we are as much in the world as we can ever be, and that’s the problem."
- Renee Gladman, The Activist
- Renee Gladman, The Activist
January 21, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Renee Gladman, knocking it out of the park, as usual 💥
Oh no I just remembered fanvids exist. That is a YouTube rabbit hole I see myself falling down. #HeatedRivalry
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Oh no I just remembered fanvids exist. That is a YouTube rabbit hole I see myself falling down. #HeatedRivalry
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adult human woman is. Watching some show called “heated rivalry” and is crying. should i attack the tv
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
adult human woman is. Watching some show called “heated rivalry” and is crying. should i attack the tv
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heated rivalry has ruined my life I want to be hot gay and in love
January 19, 2026 at 4:16 AM
heated rivalry has ruined my life I want to be hot gay and in love
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Honestly, Heated Rivalry doing better than most US shows at a time when Hollywood is completely dead feels like Toronto‘s revenge for the Dodgers winning over the Blue Jays
January 20, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Honestly, Heated Rivalry doing better than most US shows at a time when Hollywood is completely dead feels like Toronto‘s revenge for the Dodgers winning over the Blue Jays
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Chuckling at the people in the U.S. who consistently shit on people who live in "red" states... Well according to others in the world, the entire US is now a "red" state. Not so easy to overthrow authoritarians, is it?
January 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Chuckling at the people in the U.S. who consistently shit on people who live in "red" states... Well according to others in the world, the entire US is now a "red" state. Not so easy to overthrow authoritarians, is it?