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There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say that there isn't. Why don't you come on back to the war? That's right, get in it
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· Aug 23
It would be cool if all this bullshit cause a neat analog tech counter culture. CRTpunk
Analog, local, (inter)personal, and meaning-driven. "Off-grid" in terms of control but not forgoing the benefits of connection.
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Careful silence when the US started killing people in international waters. Careful silence when a Canadian ICC justice was sanctioned by the US. Now we mumble vague things about international law and Venezuela. We’re losing more than just our voice.
January 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Careful silence when the US started killing people in international waters. Careful silence when a Canadian ICC justice was sanctioned by the US. Now we mumble vague things about international law and Venezuela. We’re losing more than just our voice.
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i'm so glad halal recipes are getting more mainstream because now i can taste foods from other cultures without actually betraying my faith haha
January 5, 2026 at 11:33 AM
i'm so glad halal recipes are getting more mainstream because now i can taste foods from other cultures without actually betraying my faith haha
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
January 5, 2026 at 7:35 PM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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You don’t have to want kids or even enjoy being around them. But it’s also worth unpacking why kids simply existing, learning, or having unmet needs reads as “annoying,” “unlikeable,” or “bad behavior.”
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 PM
You don’t have to want kids or even enjoy being around them. But it’s also worth unpacking why kids simply existing, learning, or having unmet needs reads as “annoying,” “unlikeable,” or “bad behavior.”
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
This collective discomfort with noise, need, & vulnerability is why many ADULTS are struggling.
If I was a dj ...
January 4, 2026 at 5:13 AM
If I was a dj ...
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UNITE around shared class. DEMAND abolition of billionaires.
January 2, 2026 at 4:11 PM
UNITE around shared class. DEMAND abolition of billionaires.
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For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide: "International law is universal and binding for all states. The American intervention in Venezuela is not in accordance with international law."
January 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
For nonlawyers, it’s worth noting that statements like this have—as a formal matter—important legal effects as a matter of international law. If such statements are *not* made, and in volume, future arguments that Trump’s invasion sets a legal precedent will stand on much firmer legal ground.
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This is a dangerous and irresponsible response.
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
This is a dangerous and irresponsible response.
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
Cheering the illegal abduction of a foreign head of state and celebrating U.S. control over another country is wrong.
Canada cannot pick & choose when international law applies. If the rules only matter when it’s convenient, they don’t protect anyone
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We underestimate the tectonic shift in geopolitics in our hemisphere today at our peril.
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
We underestimate the tectonic shift in geopolitics in our hemisphere today at our peril.
Spent my Friday night rebuilding Chesterton's fence. Glad my email is working again now.
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Spent my Friday night rebuilding Chesterton's fence. Glad my email is working again now.
Don't forget to credit your sources.
Nono Shen, Chuck Chiang · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 02, 2026 6:46 PM EST
(per www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)
Nono Shen, Chuck Chiang · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 02, 2026 6:46 PM EST
(per www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)
Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot’s Vancouver arrest
https://www.newsbeep.com/346221/
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
https://www.newsbeep.com/346221/
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
Transport Canada warns Air India on drinking rules after pilot's Vancouver arrest - News Beep
Listen to this article
www.newsbeep.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Don't forget to credit your sources.
Nono Shen, Chuck Chiang · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 02, 2026 6:46 PM EST
(per www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)
Nono Shen, Chuck Chiang · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 02, 2026 6:46 PM EST
(per www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...)
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To be fair, we call AI's *product* slop.
We call AI the lying plagiarism machine that gets people to kill themselves.
We call AI the lying plagiarism machine that gets people to kill themselves.
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 AM
To be fair, we call AI's *product* slop.
We call AI the lying plagiarism machine that gets people to kill themselves.
We call AI the lying plagiarism machine that gets people to kill themselves.
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👇 just do this
or hail a cab
nothing is worse than Uber, Lyft, or these other shitty companies. delete your accounts.
or hail a cab
nothing is worse than Uber, Lyft, or these other shitty companies. delete your accounts.
People should save a local cab company as a contact on their phone and call them instead of Uber when they are in a jam. Gov clearly can't do shit.
I used to work at a hotel with elderly guests who didn't like using smartphones and talk them through calling Yellowcab all the time
I used to work at a hotel with elderly guests who didn't like using smartphones and talk them through calling Yellowcab all the time
January 2, 2026 at 10:24 PM
👇 just do this
or hail a cab
nothing is worse than Uber, Lyft, or these other shitty companies. delete your accounts.
or hail a cab
nothing is worse than Uber, Lyft, or these other shitty companies. delete your accounts.
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"Systemic thinking requires stretching out the mind to picture powerful but invisible forces... We’re all tied into complex webs of interdependency, and the system generates pressures that require it to expand and accelerate."
- @brettscott.bsky.social
- @brettscott.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"Systemic thinking requires stretching out the mind to picture powerful but invisible forces... We’re all tied into complex webs of interdependency, and the system generates pressures that require it to expand and accelerate."
- @brettscott.bsky.social
- @brettscott.bsky.social
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My sister told me to look up Jumaane William's speech. It is worth a listen. Mamdani was good, but this was remarkable.
January 2, 2026 at 1:30 AM
My sister told me to look up Jumaane William's speech. It is worth a listen. Mamdani was good, but this was remarkable.
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“The City of Calgary has some of the lowest property tax and utility rates of major cities within Canada.”
~ www.calgary.ca 😐
~ www.calgary.ca 😐
"Boil water advisory in effect for several areas of Calgary after major water main break"
*another* one? jesus christ, what the hell is with the water mains in Calgary
*another* one? jesus christ, what the hell is with the water mains in Calgary
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
“The City of Calgary has some of the lowest property tax and utility rates of major cities within Canada.”
~ www.calgary.ca 😐
~ www.calgary.ca 😐
The Last Word of 2025 😘👌
January 1, 2026 at 4:41 AM
The Last Word of 2025 😘👌
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honestly the number of tech policy people that get away with not connecting to militarization. It is counterproductive to the whole venture of democracy discourse. you have to be able to go there. sanitized innovation stories aren’t historical reality.
December 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
honestly the number of tech policy people that get away with not connecting to militarization. It is counterproductive to the whole venture of democracy discourse. you have to be able to go there. sanitized innovation stories aren’t historical reality.
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Palestine Action has done what no government in the West has the moral spine to do: they have physically intervened to stop the flow of weaponry to a genocidal regime.
December 31, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Palestine Action has done what no government in the West has the moral spine to do: they have physically intervened to stop the flow of weaponry to a genocidal regime.
Wow, they really are living in the future over there. Amazing.
December 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Wow, they really are living in the future over there. Amazing.