BexM
@bexm.bsky.social
Confused, earnest, tired, trans. They/she. ייִדיש לערנער
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BexM
@bexm.bsky.social
· Mar 20
11 years! Feels like to mark the occasion I should add one more item to the thread and it’s going to be:
Prayer for Transformation by Kalonymus ben Kalonymus
“Cursed be the one who announced to my father:
‘It’s a boy!…’”
opensiddur.org/prayers/civi...
Prayer for Transformation by Kalonymus ben Kalonymus
“Cursed be the one who announced to my father:
‘It’s a boy!…’”
opensiddur.org/prayers/civi...
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we have to do something about the you-can-trample-on-human-rights clause in the document that promises human rights and freedom
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta to invoke notwithstanding clause to shield 3 transgender bills from court challenges | CBC News
The Alberta government has tabled legislation that seeks to invoke the notwithstanding clause to shield a suite of bills that affects transgender youth and adults from legal challenges.
www.cbc.ca
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
we have to do something about the you-can-trample-on-human-rights clause in the document that promises human rights and freedom
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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Coinbase donated to Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event today.
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom
Tech firms like Google, Amazon, and Nvidia also donated to Trump's ballroom fund.
www.axios.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The reason we have laws* against bribery is that companies will absolutely bribe politicians at the very first opportunity if it is good for the bottom line, because they see it as a sound business decision, not a civilizational betrayal.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Yes
I cannot overemphasize that Marjorie Taylor Greene, Carlson, and Fuentes see a 2028 path to victory that involves building an isolationist populist coalition that traffics heavily in antisemitism and exploits existing negative sentiment against Israel.
We have to be SHARP on the left right now.
We have to be SHARP on the left right now.
November 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Yes
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I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I lost a job for calling Charlie Kirk a Nazi, but this is cool.
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Rumors of something like this have circulated all year. Immigrant communities in Brooklyn speak of bounty hunters (loosely defined; I respect Joseph’s distinction below) as a certainty.
New from 404 Media: a contractor is paying random people $300 to physically track immigrants for ICE. Spoke to people briefed on plans. This isn't licensed PIs/bounty hunters. These are just former police/military; members of public
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
"Something doesn't sound right"
www.404media.co/contractor-p...
Contractor Paying Random People $300 to Physically Track Immigrants for ICE
“The more I listened to it, the more I’m like, something doesn’t sound right,” a person who was briefed on the pilot plans told 404 Media.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Rumors of something like this have circulated all year. Immigrant communities in Brooklyn speak of bounty hunters (loosely defined; I respect Joseph’s distinction below) as a certainty.
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Authoritarianism arrives with emails like this. The masked brute squad may or may not accost you later, be sure to carry your papers.
Email just went out on my campus that the Immigration Goons ("federal immigration agents") will be in town (Raleigh).
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
Inter alia, it says,"International students, faculty and staff should carry evidence of their immigration status with them at all times."
The fuck kind of country are we living in?
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Authoritarianism arrives with emails like this. The masked brute squad may or may not accost you later, be sure to carry your papers.
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The future of health care in Alberta:
Patient: Doc, I need to see you asap ...
Doc: Well, if you want to be treated on my public list I can see you in 2 weeks. BUT, if you pay privately I can see you tomorrow.
Dual practice will erode medicare's principles
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Patient: Doc, I need to see you asap ...
Doc: Well, if you want to be treated on my public list I can see you in 2 weeks. BUT, if you pay privately I can see you tomorrow.
Dual practice will erode medicare's principles
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services
Draft legislation would establish a model for medicine unlike any other in Canada
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The future of health care in Alberta:
Patient: Doc, I need to see you asap ...
Doc: Well, if you want to be treated on my public list I can see you in 2 weeks. BUT, if you pay privately I can see you tomorrow.
Dual practice will erode medicare's principles
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Patient: Doc, I need to see you asap ...
Doc: Well, if you want to be treated on my public list I can see you in 2 weeks. BUT, if you pay privately I can see you tomorrow.
Dual practice will erode medicare's principles
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Stand down everyone the butthole was fake.
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Stand down everyone the butthole was fake.
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Attention comics creators!
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our exhibitor + programming applications for TCAF 2026.
Head to torontocomics.com to apply, and we hope to see you on the rink!
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our exhibitor + programming applications for TCAF 2026.
Head to torontocomics.com to apply, and we hope to see you on the rink!
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Attention comics creators!
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our exhibitor + programming applications for TCAF 2026.
Head to torontocomics.com to apply, and we hope to see you on the rink!
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our exhibitor + programming applications for TCAF 2026.
Head to torontocomics.com to apply, and we hope to see you on the rink!
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17 Nov 2025
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
17 Nov 2025
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In April 2009, the Washington Post asked 10 writers to make the case for something that deserves to be tossed out as part of "spring cleaning."
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 AM
In April 2009, the Washington Post asked 10 writers to make the case for something that deserves to be tossed out as part of "spring cleaning."
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
I chose Larry Summers.
Better late than never.
Unlocked version of my 16-year-old article below.
naomiklein.org/why-we-shoul...
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Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Hey! Northern hemisphere folks:
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important!
You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!
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Oh fuck him. He only regrets getting caught.
Larry Summers statement in full…. It’s not clear that this actually changes anything about his status at Harvard or OpenAI.
November 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Oh fuck him. He only regrets getting caught.
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maybe sit this one out, bud
Ryan Lizza appears to be accusing Olivia Nuzzi of an affair with Mark Sanford when she was covering HIM in 2020? 🤦🏼♂️https://www.telos.news/p/part-1-how-i-found-out
November 18, 2025 at 3:15 AM
maybe sit this one out, bud
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I edited out everything but the bamboo paragraphs.
November 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I edited out everything but the bamboo paragraphs.
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Rashomon but it's the worst journalists you've ever read in your life discussing how their engagement fell apart
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Rashomon but it's the worst journalists you've ever read in your life discussing how their engagement fell apart
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can bad prose be sexually transmitted
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
can bad prose be sexually transmitted
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i can't believe the most high-profile female journalist of my generation is a turbocharged version of the fictional tv reporters we all complained were a sexist cliche
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
i can't believe the most high-profile female journalist of my generation is a turbocharged version of the fictional tv reporters we all complained were a sexist cliche
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Also I love the way Ryan characterizes sexual misconduct allegations against him in his little piece. Just kidding I did not love it at all www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/b...
Ryan Lizza Fired by The New Yorker Over Sexual Misconduct Allegation (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Also I love the way Ryan characterizes sexual misconduct allegations against him in his little piece. Just kidding I did not love it at all www.nytimes.com/2017/12/11/b...
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It's important to test your product name in a range of languages and cultures, exhibit one million:
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It's important to test your product name in a range of languages and cultures, exhibit one million:
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The government on the brink of collapse as half of parliament yells out an annoyed "C'mon Gord" reads like a broad parody of Canada
November 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The government on the brink of collapse as half of parliament yells out an annoyed "C'mon Gord" reads like a broad parody of Canada
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I'd like to share this old video of hers, where she talks about her time working on the 3DO port of Doom.
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'd like to share this old video of hers, where she talks about her time working on the 3DO port of Doom.
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
it's a wild story that stuck with me, and a reminder that sometimes "bad games" have amazing people working on them
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In honor of Wookie Life Day and the Star Wars Holiday Special, "Bea Arthur on a Lackluster Date with Hammerhead," oil on panel, 8 inches by 8 inches. brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In honor of Wookie Life Day and the Star Wars Holiday Special, "Bea Arthur on a Lackluster Date with Hammerhead," oil on panel, 8 inches by 8 inches. brandonbird.myshopify.com/collections/...
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Rebecca was, is, and will always be a legend. On top of that, just an absolutely kind person too. I don’t even know what else to say because she was such a force that talking about her in past tense doesn’t even make sense.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Rebecca was, is, and will always be a legend. On top of that, just an absolutely kind person too. I don’t even know what else to say because she was such a force that talking about her in past tense doesn’t even make sense.