Brainiac Kim
@brainiackim.bsky.social
Canadian from Toronto. Political & news junkie. Work in law, worked on Parliament Hill & Toronto City Council. Loves volunteering to improve the community & world. Advocate for social justice, diversity, equity, inclusion & accessibility. Progressive
“This isn’t a joke. It’s a blacklist. Authoritarians always start by mocking the press… then labeling them… then listing them. We’re now on step two. History has seen this movie before and it never ends well.” #USpoli #fascism #FreedomOfSpeech #censorship
December 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
“This isn’t a joke. It’s a blacklist. Authoritarians always start by mocking the press… then labeling them… then listing them. We’re now on step two. History has seen this movie before and it never ends well.” #USpoli #fascism #FreedomOfSpeech #censorship
December 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Canada doesn't censor its press or media corporations, the Conservative Party of Ontario & Canada might. Right now, Canadians freely elected a democratic party, we're not under a dictator or fascist leader. Why it suspiciously rescinded a day later is unknown. Anyways, happy freedom Canada. #USpoli
December 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Canada doesn't censor its press or media corporations, the Conservative Party of Ontario & Canada might. Right now, Canadians freely elected a democratic party, we're not under a dictator or fascist leader. Why it suspiciously rescinded a day later is unknown. Anyways, happy freedom Canada. #USpoli
December 27, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I miss the Queen so much 😭 The world's leading lady indeed, never to be duplicated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXxq...
Prince William moved to tears during Helen Mirren's touching tribute to late Queen
YouTube video by Sky News Australia
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December 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I miss the Queen so much 😭 The world's leading lady indeed, never to be duplicated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXxq...
Masculinity, what women actually wants in a husband:
*empathy
*compassion
*kindness
*respectful
*respected
*integrity
*good listener
*good values & manners
*partner
*feminist
*DEIA
*wants, loves kids
*commitment, marriage
*respects boundary
*good communicator
*etc.
No one likes toxic masculinity
*empathy
*compassion
*kindness
*respectful
*respected
*integrity
*good listener
*good values & manners
*partner
*feminist
*DEIA
*wants, loves kids
*commitment, marriage
*respects boundary
*good communicator
*etc.
No one likes toxic masculinity
December 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Masculinity, what women actually wants in a husband:
*empathy
*compassion
*kindness
*respectful
*respected
*integrity
*good listener
*good values & manners
*partner
*feminist
*DEIA
*wants, loves kids
*commitment, marriage
*respects boundary
*good communicator
*etc.
No one likes toxic masculinity
*empathy
*compassion
*kindness
*respectful
*respected
*integrity
*good listener
*good values & manners
*partner
*feminist
*DEIA
*wants, loves kids
*commitment, marriage
*respects boundary
*good communicator
*etc.
No one likes toxic masculinity
Even though he had training to fight, it takes a lot of courage to face a firearm. He was one of the lucky one to survive the gunmen. An older couple didn't. He is a bright spot to this tragedy and so are those who donated! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Wounded Bondi hero Ahmed al-Ahmed recovering well and may soon leave hospital
The 44-year-old has gone through three rounds of surgery in a Sydney hospital since suffering five gunshot wounds
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Even though he had training to fight, it takes a lot of courage to face a firearm. He was one of the lucky one to survive the gunmen. An older couple didn't. He is a bright spot to this tragedy and so are those who donated! www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
When you can, try to land a job that closely match your education & skills with the market demands. It's hard for people of colour, women, disabled people, etc., but do work on that goal while you're job searching & doing survival jobs. I learned that hard lesson working 20+ yrs underemployed.
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 AM
When you can, try to land a job that closely match your education & skills with the market demands. It's hard for people of colour, women, disabled people, etc., but do work on that goal while you're job searching & doing survival jobs. I learned that hard lesson working 20+ yrs underemployed.
Public servants who grew up working in Public Service (Gov't of Canada), will never be laid off in the mass layoffs, they've gotten the seniority, therefore are on that Priority List (which means they can steal other people's jobs to save them). Private sector new hires to G of C layoff /1 #cdnpoli
December 27, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Public servants who grew up working in Public Service (Gov't of Canada), will never be laid off in the mass layoffs, they've gotten the seniority, therefore are on that Priority List (which means they can steal other people's jobs to save them). Private sector new hires to G of C layoff /1 #cdnpoli
My previous manager was right. Our team was so self-sufficient, it didn't needed a manager to micromanage. The only reason why #cdnpoli is forcing 100% in-office is b/c they *want* to micromanage, we don't *need* to be. Other reasons, is go see if any ♀️ is knocked up 🤰, to fire them. Old people /1
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My previous manager was right. Our team was so self-sufficient, it didn't needed a manager to micromanage. The only reason why #cdnpoli is forcing 100% in-office is b/c they *want* to micromanage, we don't *need* to be. Other reasons, is go see if any ♀️ is knocked up 🤰, to fire them. Old people /1
The only 13 that falls on a Saturday in 2026, naturally, it was going to be Saturday June 13. www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/... #TaylorSwift
Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift To Marry In Rhode Island; Wedding Date Revealed
Chiefs star Travis Kelce is reportedly set to marry popstar Taylor Swift in Rhode Island next summer. Here are the details!
www.foxsports.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
The only 13 that falls on a Saturday in 2026, naturally, it was going to be Saturday June 13. www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/... #TaylorSwift
#cdnpoli Mark Carney shot a bazooka into the Public Service & threw a bunch of grenades. Many lawyers are jumping off the sinking ship. Some temp workers are staying, feel entitled to a PS job & refuse to leave despite bills & mortgages to pay. I'm disabled & can't lose healthcare coverage
December 26, 2025 at 10:23 PM
#cdnpoli Mark Carney shot a bazooka into the Public Service & threw a bunch of grenades. Many lawyers are jumping off the sinking ship. Some temp workers are staying, feel entitled to a PS job & refuse to leave despite bills & mortgages to pay. I'm disabled & can't lose healthcare coverage
Growing outside of the uterus and surviving is unheard of. The baby even hid behind a giant cyst. ca.news.yahoo.com/best-gift-ev...
'The best gift ever': Baby is born after the rarest of pregnancies, defying all odds
Suze Lopez holds her baby boy on her lap and marvels at the remarkable way he came into the world. Before little Ryu was born, he developed outside his mom’s womb, hidden by a basketball-sized ovaria...
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Growing outside of the uterus and surviving is unheard of. The baby even hid behind a giant cyst. ca.news.yahoo.com/best-gift-ev...
The remote work had partially been an equalizer for disabled people, women, etc. It had removed the "Ottawa bubble (NC)" of hiring, because Canadians from all corner of the country were included in the "National Capital Region", making it less white-dominated & less ableist. #cdnpoli
December 26, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The remote work had partially been an equalizer for disabled people, women, etc. It had removed the "Ottawa bubble (NC)" of hiring, because Canadians from all corner of the country were included in the "National Capital Region", making it less white-dominated & less ableist. #cdnpoli
My #Toronto office bldg. has gone through bed bug + cockroach infestations. Yet, the rumours about F/T in-office mandate confounds employees. The employer can't even guarantee a safe + healthy workplace, how can they handle F/T full workforce. Lawyers don't have office space. #cdnpoli
December 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Yes, it was a nasty transition ottawacitizen.com/public-servi... #cdnpoli
PSAC grievance over Canada Life switch will move forward, union says
A grievance arising from problems with the transfer of the public service health care plan to Canada Life will go to a hearing, PSAC says.
ottawacitizen.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Yes, it was a nasty transition ottawacitizen.com/public-servi... #cdnpoli
“The RCMP and CBSA are urging the public to exercise caution when responding to online ads for job offers that promise large sums of money with little explanation and require international travel” globalnews.ca/news/1158764...
Drug ring targeting women on ‘LeoList’ disrupted, RCMP and CBSA say | Globalnews.ca
A drug ring that allegedly targeted women through a classified advertisement website has been disrupted, Canadian law enforcement officials say.
globalnews.ca
December 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
“The RCMP and CBSA are urging the public to exercise caution when responding to online ads for job offers that promise large sums of money with little explanation and require international travel” globalnews.ca/news/1158764...
Taylor Swift - The Man (Official Video)
YouTube video by Taylor Swift
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December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reposted by Brainiac Kim
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
December 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"The newspaper industry served as a feeder for our entire news media ecosystem. So when we lose those newspapers, we've lost that journalism. In the early 2000s, we had 40 journalists per 100,000 people. We're now down to 8 journalists per 100,000 people," says @victorpickard.bsky.social.
People confuse Asian ♀️s as administrative assistants due to deep-seated racial & gender stereotypes, particularly "model minority" myth & historical association of women, esp. Asian ♀️s, w/ support roles, creating a bias that overlooks their professional qualifications as lawyers/ /1 #racism #sexism
December 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
People confuse Asian ♀️s as administrative assistants due to deep-seated racial & gender stereotypes, particularly "model minority" myth & historical association of women, esp. Asian ♀️s, w/ support roles, creating a bias that overlooks their professional qualifications as lawyers/ /1 #racism #sexism
Toronto's Canadian Broadcasting Corporation gave Americans Mr. Rogers and then Mr. Dressup their first start at children's TV. You are welcome, America.
December 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Toronto's Canadian Broadcasting Corporation gave Americans Mr. Rogers and then Mr. Dressup their first start at children's TV. You are welcome, America.