Yutaka Dirks
@dirksy.bsky.social
Tenant organizer/housing policy analyst, parent, PhD student, writer. Likes: literature, feminism, comic books, decolonization, crime fiction. Winnipeg, Treaty 1.
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Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
Please see my statement on the situation in Venezuela:
January 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Abysmal statement from Canada on the illegal US action in Venezuela.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
It doesn’t matter how much you dislike Maduro, that doesn’t justify a violation of international law and the UN Charter. You can’t call on “all parties” to respect international law and not call out US lawlessness.
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For those in Winnipeg, there is an emergency rally at River and Osborne 2:30pm tomorrow Sunday January 4th in response to the US invasion today of Venezuela. Organized by Peace Alliance Winnipeg
January 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
For those in Winnipeg, there is an emergency rally at River and Osborne 2:30pm tomorrow Sunday January 4th in response to the US invasion today of Venezuela. Organized by Peace Alliance Winnipeg
In 2022, I set a goal to read 100 short stories (I ended the year at 115) and to keep track on Twitter. In 2023, I read 91. Mid-2024, I left Twitter, ending the year at 92. I read 134 last year. Please recommend your best-loved individual short stories (not collections) in any genre.
January 2, 2026 at 5:04 AM
In 2022, I set a goal to read 100 short stories (I ended the year at 115) and to keep track on Twitter. In 2023, I read 91. Mid-2024, I left Twitter, ending the year at 92. I read 134 last year. Please recommend your best-loved individual short stories (not collections) in any genre.
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Every single aspect of this is beyond disturbing, but they are literally broadcasting the intent to commit ethnic cleansing.
This is evidence for The Hague.
This is evidence for The Hague.
December 31, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Every single aspect of this is beyond disturbing, but they are literally broadcasting the intent to commit ethnic cleansing.
This is evidence for The Hague.
This is evidence for The Hague.
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This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is a really good point that I had not run into before: these "creators" have no further insight into their alleged creation than the average audience member and that is why it cannot be called art (besides all the other obvious reasons).
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🧵✡️ Thread of Holocaust Survivours Against Gaza Genocide
1) Marione Ingram, 89
German-born civil rights activist, Holocaust survivor, author and artist.
"I have also been barred from speaking to some Jewish groups, because I talk about the condition of Palestinians."
1) Marione Ingram, 89
German-born civil rights activist, Holocaust survivor, author and artist.
"I have also been barred from speaking to some Jewish groups, because I talk about the condition of Palestinians."
June 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🧵✡️ Thread of Holocaust Survivours Against Gaza Genocide
1) Marione Ingram, 89
German-born civil rights activist, Holocaust survivor, author and artist.
"I have also been barred from speaking to some Jewish groups, because I talk about the condition of Palestinians."
1) Marione Ingram, 89
German-born civil rights activist, Holocaust survivor, author and artist.
"I have also been barred from speaking to some Jewish groups, because I talk about the condition of Palestinians."
Review of Hobtown #3 @hobtown.bsky.social “Detective fiction is about getting to the bottom of things; weird fiction is about the abyss in its bottomless depths. “Hobtown Mystery Stories,” in their layered and satisfying surrealism, are about both.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
In This Offbeat Canadian Town, Stranger Things Lurk
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December 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Review of Hobtown #3 @hobtown.bsky.social “Detective fiction is about getting to the bottom of things; weird fiction is about the abyss in its bottomless depths. “Hobtown Mystery Stories,” in their layered and satisfying surrealism, are about both.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/b...
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Ugh, self-determination sucks sometimes.
December 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Ugh, self-determination sucks sometimes.
Really enjoyed Bronson Pinchot’s narration of @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social Absolution. He nailed the weary, tortured tone of Old Jim and the frenetic energy of Lowry’s I’ll-fated drugged-out excursion into Area X.
December 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Really enjoyed Bronson Pinchot’s narration of @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social Absolution. He nailed the weary, tortured tone of Old Jim and the frenetic energy of Lowry’s I’ll-fated drugged-out excursion into Area X.
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While we see images of Palestinians living in flooded, makeshift tents this winter, its important to remember the legal definition of genocide is broader than direct killing. It includes “deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated...
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
While we see images of Palestinians living in flooded, makeshift tents this winter, its important to remember the legal definition of genocide is broader than direct killing. It includes “deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated...
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Alberta renters don’t need more ‘supply’ — they need non-market housing options
Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t disappear when profits rise.
New from @ximenaka.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/justice/hous...
#abpoli
Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t disappear when profits rise.
New from @ximenaka.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/justice/hous...
#abpoli
Alberta renters don’t need more ‘supply’ — they need non-market housing options
Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers quietly deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t disappear when profits rise
ricochet.media
December 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Alberta renters don’t need more ‘supply’ — they need non-market housing options
Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t disappear when profits rise.
New from @ximenaka.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/justice/hous...
#abpoli
Governments keep chasing the market while community housing providers deliver stable, affordable homes that won’t disappear when profits rise.
New from @ximenaka.bsky.social:
ricochet.media/justice/hous...
#abpoli
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“But Toad,” said Frog, “I AM happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up, I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you for a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”
December 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“But Toad,” said Frog, “I AM happy. I am very happy. This morning when I woke up, I felt good because the sun was shining. I felt good because I was a frog. And I felt good because I have you for a friend. I wanted to be alone. I wanted to think about how fine everything is.”
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Just saw people arguing that the shooting in Sydney wasn’t antisemitic because Chabad is a Zionist movement, and killing Zionists is fine.
Fucking ghouls. Get fucked.
Fucking ghouls. Get fucked.
December 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Just saw people arguing that the shooting in Sydney wasn’t antisemitic because Chabad is a Zionist movement, and killing Zionists is fine.
Fucking ghouls. Get fucked.
Fucking ghouls. Get fucked.
Thankfully, most will never be in a position to act as Ahmed el Ahmed did to stop this horror, but we must all ‘confront hatred with the urgency & action it demands’ against those who face it: Jews, Palestinians, trans/queer/racialized/Indigenous ppl, immigrants, women, all whose humanity is denied.
December 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Thankfully, most will never be in a position to act as Ahmed el Ahmed did to stop this horror, but we must all ‘confront hatred with the urgency & action it demands’ against those who face it: Jews, Palestinians, trans/queer/racialized/Indigenous ppl, immigrants, women, all whose humanity is denied.
I first encountered Asad Haider through Mistaken Identity and later had the privilege of being in his York Grad course on Social Transformation. He pushed all of us to think deeply, to struggle with ideas, his commitment to emancipatory politics was inspiring. RIP. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
Asad Haider Obituary (1987 - 2025) - Toronto, ON - Centre Daily Times
View Asad Haider's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
www.legacy.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I first encountered Asad Haider through Mistaken Identity and later had the privilege of being in his York Grad course on Social Transformation. He pushed all of us to think deeply, to struggle with ideas, his commitment to emancipatory politics was inspiring. RIP. www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
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The richest 10% control 94% of total capital-ownership assets in the United States. They determine how to use our labour and resources, what we produce, and how our surplus is deployed. They determine the direction of our civilization. It is the antithesis of democracy.
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The richest 10% control 94% of total capital-ownership assets in the United States. They determine how to use our labour and resources, what we produce, and how our surplus is deployed. They determine the direction of our civilization. It is the antithesis of democracy.
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Unfortunately I did not pay for Premium Grandma w/out Ads and had to settle for free Grandma, and she starts every conversation telling me it would be cool if I got a job with ICE.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Unfortunately I did not pay for Premium Grandma w/out Ads and had to settle for free Grandma, and she starts every conversation telling me it would be cool if I got a job with ICE.
The @nytimes.com Books quiz this week asks “Do you Know Where in the World These Winter Scenes are Set?” and question #5 is about Moon of the Crusted Snow by @waub.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
The @nytimes.com Books quiz this week asks “Do you Know Where in the World These Winter Scenes are Set?” and question #5 is about Moon of the Crusted Snow by @waub.bsky.social
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Online! Today! If you like Horror literature you should check it out!
Toronto Public Library coming through with some great horror programming.
HELPMEET sicko-in-chief Naben Ruthnum discussing AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS with all time greats Brian Evenson and Victor LaValle on Friday Dec 5th.
Online, free, and at lunch time (EST).
www.eventbrite.ca/e/classics-o...
HELPMEET sicko-in-chief Naben Ruthnum discussing AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS with all time greats Brian Evenson and Victor LaValle on Friday Dec 5th.
Online, free, and at lunch time (EST).
www.eventbrite.ca/e/classics-o...
Classics of Gothic & Horror: At the Mountains of Madness
Join acclaimed authors Brian Evenson and Victor LaValle as they discuss H.P. Lovecraft's genre-bending masterpiece with host Naben Ruthnum.
www.eventbrite.ca
December 5, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Online! Today! If you like Horror literature you should check it out!
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70 years ago today, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. Days after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 for violating the ordinance requiring Black residents of Montgomery to accept second class treatment, the Black community organized and boycotted the city’s buses for over one year. 1/3
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
70 years ago today, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. Days after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 for violating the ordinance requiring Black residents of Montgomery to accept second class treatment, the Black community organized and boycotted the city’s buses for over one year. 1/3
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New rules to stop unfair rent increases were highlighted in the recent Manitoba Throne Speech. Yutaka Dirks, our Senior Policy & Outreach Advisor, spoke with 680 CJOB Radio about what these changes could mean for renters. Listen to the segment (Nov. 18, 4 pm, 12 min 45 sec): buff.ly/bnuAGuj
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New rules to stop unfair rent increases were highlighted in the recent Manitoba Throne Speech. Yutaka Dirks, our Senior Policy & Outreach Advisor, spoke with 680 CJOB Radio about what these changes could mean for renters. Listen to the segment (Nov. 18, 4 pm, 12 min 45 sec): buff.ly/bnuAGuj
Post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene
Hundreds of Manitobans rallied, made phone calls, and emailed their MLAs to press Premier Kinew to keep his promise to fix rent rules and protect tenants’ homes. That paid off with this Throne Speech commitment. Now we keep up the pressure to ensure real changes happen soon and in full.
The Manitoba government promised to make the health-care system safer, take more steps to “Trump-proof” the economy and study how to slash grocery bills in Tuesday’s throne speech.
Manitoba throne speech dominated by health-care promises
Meth crackdown, new rent rules, new schools and child spaces, study into sky-high grocery prices among province’s pledges
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hundreds of Manitobans rallied, made phone calls, and emailed their MLAs to press Premier Kinew to keep his promise to fix rent rules and protect tenants’ homes. That paid off with this Throne Speech commitment. Now we keep up the pressure to ensure real changes happen soon and in full.
Excited for this! And if you haven’t read Hobtown I and II, it’s time to
Fix that!
Fix that!
HOBTOWN MYSTERY STORIES III: THE SECRET OF THE SAUCER is here in a WEEK, so I'm offering a HOBTOWN REFRESHER COURSE for those who haven't been paying attention:
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Excited for this! And if you haven’t read Hobtown I and II, it’s time to
Fix that!
Fix that!