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debjitduttaart.bsky.social
What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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nisrinelamin.bsky.social
Robyn Maynard, Ismail Adam (VP of the Darfur Diaspora Association) and I wrote this op-ed about Canada's complicity in Sudan, calling among other things for the loophole to be closed that allows Can. weapons to get to the RSF through the US + UAE.

breachmedia.ca/in-the-genoc...
In the genocide in Sudan, Canada has a hand in the violence ⋆ The Breach
The massacres of civilians in Sudan are being fuelled by Canadian weapons, mining interests, and refugee restrictions. It’s time for Canada to end its complicity
breachmedia.ca
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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parismarx.com
There are many more bad tech products to avoid. But I keep coming back to @hypervisible.blacksky.app and David Golumbia’s concept of luxury surveillance.

We need to really think about the surveillance tech we’re adopting — and certainly that we’re pushing on others.

disconnect.blog/a-tech-criti...
Ultimately, a lot of these products make me think of a concept called luxury surveillance coined by Chris Gilliard and the late David Golumbia a few years ago. They were arguing that there’s a line where forms of surveillance can feel oppressive to some — particularly poorer and marginalized groups in society — but that more privileged groups can feel are actually benefiting from them by making their lives easier or more convenient. Yet, Gilliard and Golumbia argue that line can easily shift, and while the surveillance may once have felt it was worth the trade off, it can quickly become an oppressive force for a much wider swath of people. “We need to develop a much deeper way of talking about surveillance technology and a much richer set of measures with which to regulate their use,” they wrote. “Just as much, we need to recognize that voluntarily adopting surveillance isn’t an isolated choice we make only for ourselves but one that impacts others in a variety of ways we may not recognize.” That’s something to consider in our everyday lives as much as when we’re choosing what to gift to others.
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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ecologyaction.bsky.social
Protected areas equal healthy ecosystems, wildlife habitat and vibrant communities. Nova Scotia could protect more land and water while boosting recreation and tourism.

This is the future NS could have.

Learn more: ecologyaction.ca/our-work/wilderness/protected-areas

#BeyondTheBS #NoMoreBS
Green and white text overlaid on an image of a hand holding a pine branch. Text reads, "Protecting the Nova Scotia We Deserve. Healthy, thriving ecosystems are the foundation of life in Nova Scotia. From the forests that filter our air and water to the coastal habitats that support and protect our communities. Keep reading to see what’s possible. Beyond the bull💩." Green and white text overlaid on an image of people canoeing in a lake in the HRM. Text reads, "Why Protected areas matter. Protected areas safeguard nature’s most essential services. 🍃 Clean air and drinking water. Habitats for plants and wildlife. Natural defences against floods and erosion. Carbon storage that helps fight climate change. They also offer space for connection, recreation and reflection for all. They’re a piece of who we are." Green and white text overlaid on an image of a forested lake in the fall in Nova Scotia. Text reads, "What’s at stake. Nova Scotia’s biodiversity is globally significant, but under pressure. Only about 13% of our lands and inland waters are currently protected. More than 70 sites identified in Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan, still await legal designation. Without timely protection, rare species and ecosystems are left vulnerable to development, logging and fragmentation." Green and white text overlaid on an aerial image of a Nova Scotia forest. Text reads, "The commitment. Nova Scotia’s Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, legally commits the province to protecting at least 20% of our lands and waters by 2030. This is not just a target - it’s the law. But progress has slowed, and many promised sites remain in limbo."
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
kennorphan.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
The End of Israel
The United Nations just confirmed what every person of conscience has known since the beginning or at least for nearly two years.
kennorphan.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
"The group brings together hundreds of grandparents nationwide who lived through diseases such as polio, tuberculosis and measles — illnesses once thought eliminated in the United States..."

www.kgw.com/article/news...
Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
New volunteer group aims to educate parents about vaccine importance by sharing personal experiences with preventable diseases.
www.kgw.com
September 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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meoutloud.bsky.social
I also think of AI as the next iteration of settler colonialism - built on massive theft and consent violations. It's such a clear example of means and ends, bc nothing built on and for violence can be sustained to a creative, life-centered end.
August 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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mondoweiss.net
There isn’t a single thing anyone can say that would justify what Israel is doing in Gaza. It’s mass extermination, plain and simple.

Anyone who tries to excuse Israel’s actions - Zionists, politicians, or media pundits - supports killing and starving innocents.
July 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
amberlizt.bsky.social
Biked downtown to partner's workplace (approx 15 min. each way lol) to bring him a thing he forgot and **didn't die!** Baby cyclist survives to pedal another day! #citycycling #halifaxcyclist
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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josepgoded2.bsky.social
Palestinians crowd around charity kitchens in Gaza, desperately trying to secure even the tiniest share of aid.
July 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
Question for the Sky-mind: For those who've navigated ongoing overwhelm at work, how honest were you about that with your coworkers? Is there ever a professional way to say "I'm sorry, but I'm so overworked and still catching up to do [X thing I promised you]"?

Thanks for any advice!
July 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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chanda.blacksky.app
Just saw @vrubinobs.bsky.social made Channel 4 News in the UK and it’s worth saying that this is what happens when American science is publicly funded and it benefits not just Americans but people across the world. That funding is at risk right now. 🔭
www.instagram.com/reel/DLPgwYZ...
Screenshot from C4 News showing a close in of a nebula Light from millions of distant galaxies captured by new space telescope Source: NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory 34 lune 2025 channel4news
June 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I'm gutted and furious that the Iranian people will be injured, harmed and killed as a result of this absolutely depraved act of violence. What a complete travesty on every single level.
June 22, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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marygillis.bsky.social
Reminder that tear gas is a chemical weapon that is illegal to deploy in warfare, yet cops are allowed to blanket civilians in clouds of the stuff.
OPINION | Why police use of tear gas should be banned | CBC News
Tear gas is illegal in warfare under the Chemical Weapons Convention, and should be banned for use against civilians under international human rights law, write Vincent Wong, Natasha Williams and Maij...
www.cbc.ca
June 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
Does anyone here have #Neurolens in their eyeglasses?

Per my optometrist, my eyes don't align properly when looking at near objects such as screens - and, apparently, this could be causing my eye strain symptoms.

It's a big ol' chunk of money, so I'm curious about others' experience.
June 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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aubreyjones.bsky.social
Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today.

I'm so angry.
Statement from Tristan Kern de Gonzales Husband of Jonathan Joss My husband Jonathan Joss and I were involved in a shooting while checking the mail at the site of our former home. That home was burned down after over two years of threats from people in the area who repeatedly told us they would set it on fire. We reported these threats to law enforcement multiple times and nothing was done. Throughout that time we were harassed regularly by individuals who made it clear they did not accept our relationship. Much of the harassment was openly homophobic. When we returned to the site to check our mail we discovered the skull of one of our dogs and its harness placed in clear view. This caused both of us severe emotional distress. We began yelling and crying in response to the pain of what we saw. While we were doing this a man approached us. He started yelling violent homophobic slurs at us. He then raised a gun from his lap and fired. Jonathan and I had no weapons. We were not threatening anyone. We were grieving. We were standing side by side. When the man fired Jonathan pushed me out of the way. He saved my life. Jonathan is my husband. He gave me more love in our time together than most people ever get. We were newlyweds. We picked Valentines Day. We were in the process of looking for a trailer and planning our future. He was murdered by someone who could not stand the sight of two men loving each other. I was with him when he passed. I told him how much he was loved. To everyone who supported him, his fans, his friends, know that he valued you deeply. He saw you as family. My focus now is on protecting Jonathan’s legacy and honoring the life we built together. If your concern is how someone coped with trauma or how loudly they speak when recounting injustice and being ignored by authorities then you never truly cared about my husband. Jonathan saved my life. I will carry that forward. I will protect what he built. Tristan Kern de Gonzales
June 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
Such a cute lil man 🥰
millrick.bsky.social Rick Miller @millrick.bsky.social · Jun 1
This is Weasley, the king of his dead end street.
He’s not so sure about this snuggling thing…

@amberlizt.bsky.social
Photo of a ginger cat glaring at the camera Photo of a ginger cat looking unhappy while being snuggled by a person in a light green hoodie
June 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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rachelgilmore.bsky.social
Oh FUCK this.

We're not idiots. We know, from watching our neighbours to the south, exactly how this goes.
CBC headline reads: Alberta to change rules to ensure books in schools are 'age-appropriate' subhead reads: Minister says move spurred by novels depicting sexual content in libraries
May 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
NEW: Canada starved Indigenous children, and is now failing to prevent history from repeating itself in Gaza, writes Dr. Suzanne Shoush.

www.readthemaple.com/genocide-by-...
Genocide By Starvation: Israel And Canada’s Shared Crime
Canada starved Indigenous children, and is now failing to prevent history from repeating itself in Gaza.
www.readthemaple.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
@helen-freyasan.bsky.social @bigbabyagave.bsky.social @avawc.bsky.social @maysiecat.bsky.social @millrick.bsky.social and other cool, compassionate people! Sign this letter to tell @bsky.app that we support G @zans on this platform being treated fairly.
mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · May 24
We were hoping that this letter to @bsky.app could first be shared by a Gazan, but we were too worried that doing so would get their account deleted so we are sharing first.

You can sign on to the letter about the unfair treatment of Gazans on Bluesky here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
[CLICK here if you would like your name added to this letter] النسخة العربية من هذه الرسالة متاحة أدناه. Open Letter to the Bluesky Team About Their Treatment of Palestinians in Gaza The signatories of this letter are all members of the Bluesky community, many of us have actively participated on the platform since its inception. We came to Bluesky because it was a breath of fresh air, a place that felt different from many of the other social media platforms. The lack of a central algorithm, the ability to build and use custom feeds, and the lack of penalty for link promotion contributed to an environment that allowed diverse and interesting voices to find their footing and community on Bluesky. While some of the signatories of this letter have had no issues with speaking their mind publicly on Bluesky, unfortunately that is not true for all the signatories because many are Palestinians currently living in Gaza. These Palestinians are journalists, artists, engineers, teachers, grandmas, entrepreneurs, a man who owned an ice cream shop, a pediatrician who has been featured on CBS Morning News, aid workers, architects, waiters, pharmacists, students–and perhaps most essential to the backbone of Bluesky, posters. All of these people provide unique and interesting voices to the Bluesky community. However, unlike the other signatories of this letter, these Bluesky community members have struggled to keep their accounts on the platform. Most of them have lost multiple accounts and/or have had their accounts labeled as spam. Some cannot even make an account without it immediately being removed from the platform. Gazans undertake immense efforts to simply be on Bluesky. Sometimes, they walk for miles just to have access to the internet. They scale rooftops where they are exposed to potential military attacks just for the opportunity to get better cell signals–one signatory of this letter tragically lost her brother this way. They use what little money they have to pay … Gazans have also been aggressively targeted and unfairly reported by bad actors. Many accounts openly encourage the reporting and targeting of any Palestinian. Several groups exist for the express purpose of looking for Palestinian accounts to report. We believe Bluesky owes Gazans, and the entire community who benefits from their voices, a greater duty of care especially in the context of the horrors they are enduring. We ask Bluesky to implement the following changes: Provide information on all Bluesky-affiliated websites in Arabic that explains the rules and expectations of the site in clear language. Investigate the accounts that are mass-reporting Palestinians on Bluesky. The mass reporting of Palestinians on Bluesky is a group effort to render the platform a hostile place for a community based on their ethnicity. As such, it is racism, and should be understood as such. Reports against Palestinians who have broken no community guidelines must be understood as racism, and the accounts that submit those reports should be disregarded in the future. Many Bluesky users encourage Gazans to tag or reply to them, and this is not always understood as unwelcome behavior. If an account is reported as Spam for tagging or replying to others, treat only reports from the tagged/mentioned account as legitimate, seeing as they were the only ones who received a notification. Send emails regarding disciplinary action every time it is taken. Gazans do not always get an email explaining what they did wrong, and those that do are required to parse a language they do not speak in order to understand their violation. Have these emails contain an easily visible link to information about their violations in Arabic. Respond to appeals in a timely fashion, many Gazans simply never hear back from Bluesky after they appeal a decision. In addition to removing Gazans for alleged spam behavior, Bluesky has also sometimes indicated that they are deleting an account for being a scam or … End IP bans on any account from Gaza and allow them to make new accounts where they can comply with Bluesky rules and continue to be valued members of the community. We understand that even if all these changes are made, many Gazans may still violate Bluesky rules in the future, but we hope that Bluesky will abandon their punitive approach to these violations and instead embrace an attitude of education, cooperation and community care– one that works to ensure people in Gaza can participate in a way that keeps their voices heard. We also call on the Bluesky community to help and support these accounts however they can. We want to continue to build a healthy community with better community members and this cannot be done if Gazans continue to be shunned. We can use this as an opportunity to show how to protect all vulnerable groups in the future. We hope that Bluesky does not follow the path of other social media platforms and instead forges ahead with a different philosophy. After all, that is the reason so many of its users are there. Bluesky's ethos of "No Caesars” should apply to all members of its community. [To add your name to the list of signatories, click here.]
May 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
💅🏻Pretty hypocritical of The Guardian to not use a SINGLE semicolon in the hed or dek of this piece. LOOK WHO'S PART OF THE PROBLEM
May 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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ahmadjohary16.bsky.social
Israel and the U.S. are starving Gaza to death.
Israel and the U.S. are starving Gaza to death.
Israel and the U.S. are starving Gaza to death.
Israel and the U.S. are starving Gaza to death.
Israel and the U.S. are starving Gaza to death.
Israel and the U.S. are starving Gaza to death.
May 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
amberlizt.bsky.social
Okay, I'm not on here a whole lot. Can someone explain this to me? I just looked at my old messages from Palestinian accounts, and almost every one has been deleted. Why is that happening?? I know they were genuine. I will be horrified if Bluesky turns out to be even more f-ist than Meta.
May 14, 2025 at 11:27 AM