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Jason Haslam
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Professor, English and Gender & Women’s Studies at Dalhousie U. He/him

Check out my Broadview Anthology of Science Fiction: https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-broadview-anthology-of-science-fiction/

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Jason Haslam @jasonhaslam.ca · Dec 22
One of the things about my anthology that I am both excited and extremely humbled by is the fact that Samuel Delany sent @broadviewpress.bsky.social a newly edited version of his story “Among the Blobs” for me to use, complete with some relevant images, new notes, and a new introduction! #SFF
Me holding a copy of the anthology for the first time! A photo of part of the first page of Delany’s story. You can see the end of his intro, which reads. “But that's the tale behind the tale. —Philadelphia November 2022”
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Rep. Walkinshaw leaving today’s ICE hearing: “All of this comes from Stephen Miller’s sick, twisted, deranged Great Replacement Theory.” He says when Dems have the majority they will subpoena Miller to testify: “If he doesn’t he will end up in prison for contempt.” @pabloreports.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 7:04 PM
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For-profit medical corporations: AI will make everything more efficient and effective!

Patients:
a man is sitting in a car with the words oh god oh god we 're all gonna die
Alt: Wash from Firefly saying “oh god oh god, we're all gonna die?”
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Let’s hear it for the AI revolution.

“Their review showed that 43% of the recalls occurred less than a year after the [AI-included] devices were greenlighted. That’s about twice the recall rate of all devices authorized under similar FDA rules”
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts | Reuters www.reuters.com/investigatio...
As AI enters the operating room, reports arise of botched surgeries and misidentified body parts
Medical device makers have been rushing to add AI to their products. While proponents say the new technology will revolutionize medicine, regulators are receiving a rising number of claims of patient ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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ziibiing.com
rep. kraft is so whimsical , using his pez collection to show what the ice presence in minnesota looks like
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
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@alan678.bsky.social chose #OddCouples as the theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay, 2 diff birds in 1 capture.

Our feeders attract all the birds in the vicinity 😂 fights are not uncommon.

Female Northern Cardinal & Red-Winged Blackbird having a discussion 🙃

#EastCoastKin #photography #birdphotography
Photo of a blue bird feeder with a Female Northern Cardinal approaching in flight while a Red-Winged Blackbird is already there. This seems to be a confrontation unfolding
February 10, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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terriclarke.bsky.social
Fillmore’s motion for a staff report on HOV lanes is up.
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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“I don't think men understand where women are right now. After Gisele Pelicot, then the Italian case, now this.
It's become undeniable: men view us as orifices or irrelevant. We're in a profoundly dark place, whereas they are carrying on as if it's just another news story."
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Screenshot of Facebook post: Leanne Wood * War on women. It's clear from the Epstein files that the "Me Too" movement had to be defeated. It's pretty obvious why. Carol Cadwalladr: "I struggled all week to write about the momentous geopolitical revelations in the Epstein files. And I realised it's because I had to write this first. Epstein's world is our world. We live in a paedophiliac culture. That's what we can't face. But now have to. Sexual desire for children is not just protected, it's monetised. It's algorithmically amplified, fed into LLMS owned by Jeff's friends. The global superpower is another close pal. This is Jeff's World. And we're living in it." "That, I think, is why my words wouldn't come this week. And why other women I know have struggled too." "I don't think men understand where women are right now. After Gisele Pelicot, then the Italian case, now this. It's become undeniable: men view us as orifices or irrelevant. We're in a profoundly dark place, whereas they are carrying on as if it's just another news story." "...a culture which reveres female youth and innocence despises female age and experience. It disgusts them, scares them. That's our pedophiliac culture too; misogyny of adult women is the opposite of sexual desire for girls, an inverted mirror. We are crones, hags, witches. Because we're a threat. Because we see these men for who they are. Because, except for rare exceptions - the monstrosity that is Ghislaine Maxwell - we are protectors. Of children. Of society. Of a world in which rich men don't get to act with impunity. Not on our watch.."
February 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent. n.pr/4rza6YL
China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.
n.pr
February 9, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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Jimmy Lai sentenced: What happened to other HK pro-democracy protesters? https://aje.news/cvpzfj
Jimmy Lai sentenced: What happened to other HK pro-democracy protesters?
February 9, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
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caramartin.ca
The thing that strikes me here is the eminently reasonable phrase "CBC News has asked the White House for further clarification" in reaction to Trump's swinging from the rafters lunacy. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Ontario and Michigan | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge, poised to become the newest border crossing between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit.
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Had enough of this shit yet, Michigan?
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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One of the most miserable things about living in this era is having to watch the stupidest & most arrogant people in the world have to relearn The Why of literally everything good that we collectively do the hard way.

The answer is always ‘Because a bunch of people died, fuckwit.’
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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The president of the United States of America has a brain like a bowl of jello left out in the full light of a noonday sun.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
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terriclarke.bsky.social
Andy: “anything is on the table”

Andy: “we need to diversify municipal revenue”

Andy when presented with a very reasonable way to diversify municipal revenue by subsidizing car storage on municipal public property just a little bit less: “nooooo I don’t actually wanna do that”
CBC Question: “There may be some revenue generated if you charge for parking downtown on Saturdays. How would that work, and is that worth considering given the pushback you'll likely get from business owners down there?” Andy: “This is one of my least favourite ideas that has come forward. You know, I tried to soften it by saying, "Let's make sure we have the first hour or two free for customers on Saturday." Look, I would much rather that the council can pull ourselves together and reduce spending to reduce the tax rate so that we don't have to diversify revenues in that particular way.”
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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omg everybody go draw a horse this is what the internet was made for

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Draw a horse, watch it run!
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February 9, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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Canada to investigate report that Israeli forces ‘bulldozed’ part of Gaza cemetery where Canadians are buried

www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Canada to investigate report that Israeli forces ‘bulldozed’ part of Gaza cemetery where Canadians are buried
Global Affairs Canada says it is “deeply concerned” by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were buried has been severely damaged or destroyed.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
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3/ “I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister.”

From 14-year-old Ariana V.V, whose U.S.-citizen siblings are 2 and 5 years old. Detained for 45+ days
Page 1 of handwritten letter. Transcript: "Hello, my name is Ariana V.V. im 14 years old and im from Honduras, ive been detained for 45 days and I have never felt so much fear to go to a place as I feel here everytime I remind myself that once I go back to Honduras a lot of dangerous things could happen to my mom and my younger siblings haven’t been able to see their mom in more than a month. They are very young and you need both of your parents when you are growing up. Since I got to this Center all you will feel is sadness and mostly depression. When people have their courts the longest they will last is 15 minutes, our rights are not being provided, arrest are happening when people don’t even have any type of order, arrests are happening illegally. Its sad to hear that peoples case are being denied and are getting send back to their country places where they are escaping from and are looking for protection and want to feel safe. Not a lot of people know what is happening in the Centers where immigrants are placed at. I haven’t been getting any school time. Every single person in here had their jobs they had their lifes, they aren’t any danger for this Country." Page 2 of a child’s handwritten letter. Transcript: "Ive been in this country for almost 7 years and in those 7 years my mom and I found a home and made a bigger family. I have never been separated from my siblings and its honestly sad because they are little and they need their mom and sister, yeah they are with their dad but its still different for them and my mom and I. Since the day my mom and I get detained in Manhattan NY, my life was instanly paused, from my knowledge you can’t be under custody for more than 15 or 20 days, well here in Dilley Immigration Processing Center people have been in this place for 7 months, 5 months, 4-2 months, its not fair that the ICE officers are not following the laws. All kids are being damage mentally, they witness how the’ve been treated. They don’t have schools, doctor, all they have are nurses, if you need medical attention the longest you have to wait is 3 hours, but to get any medicine, pill, anything it takes a while, there are various viruses people are always sick. Serious situations happen and the officers can’t take them serious enough there are no consecuenses, they don’t care."
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Look around. The case for more, not less, liberal arts education remains stronger than ever.
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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The headline's great, but the article is beyond impressive for how much ground they cover with such fidelity in just a few words.
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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thetattooedprof.bsky.social
OK "god bless america" and then naming every country in the americas from south to north is absolute king shit
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
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MAGA right now is all like
a woman is raising her fist in the air and saying bunnies , bunnies , it must be bunnies .
Alt: Anya from the Buffy musical episode singing “bunnies, bunnies, it must be bunnies!”
media.tenor.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM