Jack Charnista
@jackcharnista.bsky.social
I used to be a finance guy but I’m alright now.
Make compassion your fuel. Then leverage any privilege you have to plant the seeds of change in the minds you meet. Risk relationships. Get uncomfortable.
A poly-thumbed man who knows the taste of his feet.
Make compassion your fuel. Then leverage any privilege you have to plant the seeds of change in the minds you meet. Risk relationships. Get uncomfortable.
A poly-thumbed man who knows the taste of his feet.
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Jack Charnista
@jackcharnista.bsky.social
· Oct 10
the sun shines through the clouds over a city at sunset
Alt: Sun rising over the mountains.
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I was conservative when I thought human suffering was a fixable bug in the system.
I became a liberal when I learned it was a feature needing mitigation.
I am a socialist because I discovered that suffering is the fuel the system runs on.
Abandon greed. Embrace compassion, freedom and equality.
I became a liberal when I learned it was a feature needing mitigation.
I am a socialist because I discovered that suffering is the fuel the system runs on.
Abandon greed. Embrace compassion, freedom and equality.
Wealthy people arguing with the city over a brick wall they built on their property.
This is what the CBC considers news.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is what the CBC considers news.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Rosedale mansion owners ordered to tear down wall on their property, less than a year after city approved it | CBC News
The owners of a mansion in Toronto's Rosedale neighbourhood are being ordered to tear down a wall built around part of their property — less than a year after the city allowed them to build it.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Wealthy people arguing with the city over a brick wall they built on their property.
This is what the CBC considers news.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
This is what the CBC considers news.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Update: other than a litterbox and snack break, Cookie has been sleeping since he got home.
Now the prevailing theory is that he was on a 4-day bender with his old street cat buddies. There is a huge unpaid bar tab somewhere in this town that we’re going to be stuck with.
Now the prevailing theory is that he was on a 4-day bender with his old street cat buddies. There is a huge unpaid bar tab somewhere in this town that we’re going to be stuck with.
November 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Update: other than a litterbox and snack break, Cookie has been sleeping since he got home.
Now the prevailing theory is that he was on a 4-day bender with his old street cat buddies. There is a huge unpaid bar tab somewhere in this town that we’re going to be stuck with.
Now the prevailing theory is that he was on a 4-day bender with his old street cat buddies. There is a huge unpaid bar tab somewhere in this town that we’re going to be stuck with.
If we’re supplying armoured vehicles to Sudan, we suck. And if the UAE is supporting the atrocities there, then they suck too and we shouldn’t be deepening ties with them.
@mark-carney.bsky.social what are we doing here?
www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...
@mark-carney.bsky.social what are we doing here?
www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...
Carney heads to the UAE amid questions about atrocities in Sudan | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to the United Arab Emirates next week, as both that country and Canada face questions over alleged links to actrocities in Sudan.
www.cbc.ca
November 15, 2025 at 2:39 PM
If we’re supplying armoured vehicles to Sudan, we suck. And if the UAE is supporting the atrocities there, then they suck too and we shouldn’t be deepening ties with them.
@mark-carney.bsky.social what are we doing here?
www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...
@mark-carney.bsky.social what are we doing here?
www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...
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Black people should have equitable access to opportunities in America. The fact that we don't shows there is a lot of work to do.
November 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Black people should have equitable access to opportunities in America. The fact that we don't shows there is a lot of work to do.
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White people are not entitled to an alternate reality. Yet, that's what's created when Black history is hidden
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
White people are not entitled to an alternate reality. Yet, that's what's created when Black history is hidden
Read this article, put the principles therein upon a foundation of compassion, and that’s anarchism in a nutshell (in my view).
Great article. I have been considering subscribing to Current Affairs. Think I’m going to take the plunge.
Great article. I have been considering subscribing to Current Affairs. Think I’m going to take the plunge.
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Read this article, put the principles therein upon a foundation of compassion, and that’s anarchism in a nutshell (in my view).
Great article. I have been considering subscribing to Current Affairs. Think I’m going to take the plunge.
Great article. I have been considering subscribing to Current Affairs. Think I’m going to take the plunge.
It’s ok. Trump didn’t inhale.
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It’s ok. Trump didn’t inhale.
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Fucking right.
I watch what some women I know go through.
If men had to go through that we’d have a week off a month.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I watch what some women I know go through.
If men had to go through that we’d have a week off a month.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Karnataka becomes first India state to offer menstrual leave to all working women
Women aged 18–52 in government and private jobs can take one menstrual leave day per month.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Fucking right.
I watch what some women I know go through.
If men had to go through that we’d have a week off a month.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I watch what some women I know go through.
If men had to go through that we’d have a week off a month.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
My most woke opinion: gender shouldn’t even be on my passport or drivers license.
First: you got my photo, eye colour, hair colour and height. You got plenty.
2nd: who gives a fuck?
And 3rd: It’s none of anyone’s damn business.
I’m male. So fucking what?
First: you got my photo, eye colour, hair colour and height. You got plenty.
2nd: who gives a fuck?
And 3rd: It’s none of anyone’s damn business.
I’m male. So fucking what?
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My most woke opinion: gender shouldn’t even be on my passport or drivers license.
First: you got my photo, eye colour, hair colour and height. You got plenty.
2nd: who gives a fuck?
And 3rd: It’s none of anyone’s damn business.
I’m male. So fucking what?
First: you got my photo, eye colour, hair colour and height. You got plenty.
2nd: who gives a fuck?
And 3rd: It’s none of anyone’s damn business.
I’m male. So fucking what?
Update:
The Cookiebutton is safe and sound at home. Not a scratch on him. He’s just tired. We have a feeling he found a 3rd family lol. He’s safer on the streets than any of us.
What an asshole. We are going to find the perfect collar so he can’t slip his AirTag again.
🥲❤️
The Cookiebutton is safe and sound at home. Not a scratch on him. He’s just tired. We have a feeling he found a 3rd family lol. He’s safer on the streets than any of us.
What an asshole. We are going to find the perfect collar so he can’t slip his AirTag again.
🥲❤️
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Update:
The Cookiebutton is safe and sound at home. Not a scratch on him. He’s just tired. We have a feeling he found a 3rd family lol. He’s safer on the streets than any of us.
What an asshole. We are going to find the perfect collar so he can’t slip his AirTag again.
🥲❤️
The Cookiebutton is safe and sound at home. Not a scratch on him. He’s just tired. We have a feeling he found a 3rd family lol. He’s safer on the streets than any of us.
What an asshole. We are going to find the perfect collar so he can’t slip his AirTag again.
🥲❤️
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“America loves the myth of a meritocracy more than anything else, because it lets us ignore the reality of the impact of bigotry." — Mikki Kendall
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“America loves the myth of a meritocracy more than anything else, because it lets us ignore the reality of the impact of bigotry." — Mikki Kendall
He came to us in April 2023. We were at a bit of a low point on a number of fronts then.
He brought so much joy. We are better now. Much better.
Maybe he did his job and is now off to help another family. We love him, but if that’s what he’s doing, more power to him. ❤️
He brought so much joy. We are better now. Much better.
Maybe he did his job and is now off to help another family. We love him, but if that’s what he’s doing, more power to him. ❤️
4 days and counting with no Cookiebutton.
Even the other two cats seem stressed about it. He was their fearless leader.
He spent years on the streets, so he knows how to survive. But he hardly left the yard this year.
😥
Even the other two cats seem stressed about it. He was their fearless leader.
He spent years on the streets, so he knows how to survive. But he hardly left the yard this year.
😥
November 14, 2025 at 12:26 PM
He came to us in April 2023. We were at a bit of a low point on a number of fronts then.
He brought so much joy. We are better now. Much better.
Maybe he did his job and is now off to help another family. We love him, but if that’s what he’s doing, more power to him. ❤️
He brought so much joy. We are better now. Much better.
Maybe he did his job and is now off to help another family. We love him, but if that’s what he’s doing, more power to him. ❤️
4 days and counting with no Cookiebutton.
Even the other two cats seem stressed about it. He was their fearless leader.
He spent years on the streets, so he knows how to survive. But he hardly left the yard this year.
😥
Even the other two cats seem stressed about it. He was their fearless leader.
He spent years on the streets, so he knows how to survive. But he hardly left the yard this year.
😥
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
4 days and counting with no Cookiebutton.
Even the other two cats seem stressed about it. He was their fearless leader.
He spent years on the streets, so he knows how to survive. But he hardly left the yard this year.
😥
Even the other two cats seem stressed about it. He was their fearless leader.
He spent years on the streets, so he knows how to survive. But he hardly left the yard this year.
😥
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Here’s a headline that could use some punctuation, parentheses, or something…
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Here’s a headline that could use some punctuation, parentheses, or something…
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Don’t get me started.
“5 Reasons Why [Group X] is wrong about [Thing Y]”. Fill in the blanks, rinse and repeat.
Flavour-of-the-week contrarianism is a lucrative grift.
Like angst-ridden teenagers smoking in front of the school, needing you to know they’re too cool to take anything seriously.
“5 Reasons Why [Group X] is wrong about [Thing Y]”. Fill in the blanks, rinse and repeat.
Flavour-of-the-week contrarianism is a lucrative grift.
Like angst-ridden teenagers smoking in front of the school, needing you to know they’re too cool to take anything seriously.
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Don’t get me started.
“5 Reasons Why [Group X] is wrong about [Thing Y]”. Fill in the blanks, rinse and repeat.
Flavour-of-the-week contrarianism is a lucrative grift.
Like angst-ridden teenagers smoking in front of the school, needing you to know they’re too cool to take anything seriously.
“5 Reasons Why [Group X] is wrong about [Thing Y]”. Fill in the blanks, rinse and repeat.
Flavour-of-the-week contrarianism is a lucrative grift.
Like angst-ridden teenagers smoking in front of the school, needing you to know they’re too cool to take anything seriously.
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To be clear, I’m not anti-gun. But now that the “Security of the Free State” is threatened, I’m just wondering where all those camo-clad hyper-masculine good guys with guns have gone.
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
To be clear, I’m not anti-gun. But now that the “Security of the Free State” is threatened, I’m just wondering where all those camo-clad hyper-masculine good guys with guns have gone.
👇🏻
It continues to be striking to me how, during one of the greatest stress tests the Constitution has ever faced, the First Amendment has been proven to be absolutely vital and the Second Amendment is totally useless
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
👇🏻
I…
Defund the CBC. I admit I was wrong.
“Here’s a fuckton of corroborating evidence for things we’ve been saying for a decade, but it’s a bit, you know, meh.” 🤣
Carefully curated contrarianism gets you published, folks. The smart journalists are independent these days.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Defund the CBC. I admit I was wrong.
“Here’s a fuckton of corroborating evidence for things we’ve been saying for a decade, but it’s a bit, you know, meh.” 🤣
Carefully curated contrarianism gets you published, folks. The smart journalists are independent these days.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Trump is named 1,500 times in the Epstein document dump. Here's why that number doesn't matter | CBC News
Donald Trump's name appears at least 1,500 times in documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein made public Wednesday by Republicans in the U.S. Congress, according to an AI-assisted search of the ma...
www.cbc.ca
November 13, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I…
Defund the CBC. I admit I was wrong.
“Here’s a fuckton of corroborating evidence for things we’ve been saying for a decade, but it’s a bit, you know, meh.” 🤣
Carefully curated contrarianism gets you published, folks. The smart journalists are independent these days.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
Defund the CBC. I admit I was wrong.
“Here’s a fuckton of corroborating evidence for things we’ve been saying for a decade, but it’s a bit, you know, meh.” 🤣
Carefully curated contrarianism gets you published, folks. The smart journalists are independent these days.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/t...
We may have lost Cookiebutton. We are reaching out to neighbour groups and all the other stuff and I have too much work to do and now I’m upset and panicking, coping, weeding and drinking. Ugh. I’m so so so stupid…
And these are all small problems in the stupid world but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Fuck.
And these are all small problems in the stupid world but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Fuck.
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
We may have lost Cookiebutton. We are reaching out to neighbour groups and all the other stuff and I have too much work to do and now I’m upset and panicking, coping, weeding and drinking. Ugh. I’m so so so stupid…
And these are all small problems in the stupid world but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Fuck.
And these are all small problems in the stupid world but fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Fuck.
Which we sometimes refer to as “capitalism”.
The older I get, the more I realize that modern society functions essentially as a giant pyramid scheme of people mutually blackmailing each other into enabling and covering up the worst of human abuses, from genocide to child trafficking.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Which we sometimes refer to as “capitalism”.
POST. YOUR FUCKING EAR. Worms.
Post your current ear worm:
Yellow Ledbetter.
Three weeks running.
Yellow Ledbetter.
Three weeks running.
a man singing into a microphone with the words " ehba dehba debah debah you should watch it " below him
Alt: a man singing into a microphone with the words " ehba dehba debah debah you should watch it " below him
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November 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
POST. YOUR FUCKING EAR. Worms.
I can feel you all backing away weirdly.
Don’t TELL ME you haven’t had three-week (OR MORE) ear worms.
You people.
Don’t TELL ME you haven’t had three-week (OR MORE) ear worms.
You people.
Post your current ear worm:
Yellow Ledbetter.
Three weeks running.
Yellow Ledbetter.
Three weeks running.
a man singing into a microphone with the words " ehba dehba debah debah you should watch it " below him
Alt: a man singing into a microphone with the words " ehba dehba debah debah you should watch it " below him
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I can feel you all backing away weirdly.
Don’t TELL ME you haven’t had three-week (OR MORE) ear worms.
You people.
Don’t TELL ME you haven’t had three-week (OR MORE) ear worms.
You people.