Jen
@junipergal.bsky.social
communist | feminist | settler in #yyc | she/her | art nerd
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i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
October 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
i think if you ride public transit enough you learn that most weird behavior is not dangerous, and conversely i think driving a car teaches you that everyone is trying to kill you at all times
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It's absolutely bizarre that "I do not want to get sick" is a mockable position now. Like, people mask for lots of reasons, but "sick bad" is so basic? I don't! want to get sick!!
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
It's absolutely bizarre that "I do not want to get sick" is a mockable position now. Like, people mask for lots of reasons, but "sick bad" is so basic? I don't! want to get sick!!
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Somehow Time Passed
Steve Driscoll
2021
Steve Driscoll
2021
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Somehow Time Passed
Steve Driscoll
2021
Steve Driscoll
2021
W00T! 'Reservation Dogs' Grandma Irene turning up in 'The Lowdown'
Loving this Sterlin Harjo storytelling shared universe!! The best.
Loving this Sterlin Harjo storytelling shared universe!! The best.
December 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
W00T! 'Reservation Dogs' Grandma Irene turning up in 'The Lowdown'
Loving this Sterlin Harjo storytelling shared universe!! The best.
Loving this Sterlin Harjo storytelling shared universe!! The best.
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@nolore.bsky.social rightly points out Canada will adopt this as well, which increasingly points to the fact that Carney plans to save the economy by mimicking the US military-industrial complex
UK plans to boost ranks of armed forces by offering young people paid military experience amid growing Russian threats.
UK youth to be offered military ‘gap year' in bid to boost defence: Report
UK plans to boost ranks of armed forces by offering young people paid military experience amid growing Russian threats.
www.aljazeera.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
@nolore.bsky.social rightly points out Canada will adopt this as well, which increasingly points to the fact that Carney plans to save the economy by mimicking the US military-industrial complex
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An ongoing pandemic that many are ignoring, a provincial government cutting public health funding, pushing private and discouraging vaccinations, all of these things are related for a collapsing healthcare system that healthcare workers have been warning us about for years.
December 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
An ongoing pandemic that many are ignoring, a provincial government cutting public health funding, pushing private and discouraging vaccinations, all of these things are related for a collapsing healthcare system that healthcare workers have been warning us about for years.
Watched 'Heated Rivalry' today and yah, fantastic. Well written, (and so funny at times in way that felt uniquely Canadian to me) and beautifully acted, with an amazing soundtrack (am thrilled for Wolf Parade, I hope they make zillions of dollars), and finally, sex back on the screen!
December 27, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Watched 'Heated Rivalry' today and yah, fantastic. Well written, (and so funny at times in way that felt uniquely Canadian to me) and beautifully acted, with an amazing soundtrack (am thrilled for Wolf Parade, I hope they make zillions of dollars), and finally, sex back on the screen!
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011). Hands down.
Name your fav non James Bond spy movie.
December 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011). Hands down.
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Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Welcome to SURREAL WEEK, where calories don't count, drinking is governed by airport rules, no one cares how you're dressed, and marathoning old movies is the norm. You have until January 5th when doing absolutely fucking nothing becomes embarrassing again. Do nothing with it wisely.
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Happy Boxing Day. Those of you feeling wistful about the annual Sam The Record Man sale might want to check out Zunior’s $4.44 album blowout today.
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Zunior.com - Canadian Music Originals!
Zunior.com - Canadian Music Originals since 2004 - MP3 and FLAC Digital Music Downloads, EBooks and Bite-Sized Art
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December 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Happy Boxing Day. Those of you feeling wistful about the annual Sam The Record Man sale might want to check out Zunior’s $4.44 album blowout today.
zunior.com
zunior.com
Criterion's annual gift to us all. Room Tone. A tonic. www.criterion.com/current/post...
Room Tone 2025
Celebrate the holiday season with this special treat from our production team.
www.criterion.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Criterion's annual gift to us all. Room Tone. A tonic. www.criterion.com/current/post...
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This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
December 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This is the 15th year of #DuvetKnowItsChristmas, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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🚨Attention Writers!🚨 This Magazine is open for pitches for our annual Culture Issue. We're looking for stories about Canadian media, music, film, TV, fashion, food, art, literature, and online life. The deadline is January 12!
this.org/contribute/
this.org/contribute/
This Magazine → Contribute to This Magazine
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December 24, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🚨Attention Writers!🚨 This Magazine is open for pitches for our annual Culture Issue. We're looking for stories about Canadian media, music, film, TV, fashion, food, art, literature, and online life. The deadline is January 12!
this.org/contribute/
this.org/contribute/
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So @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social suggested reading this in Futurama character Zapp Brannigan's voice and I am now deceased 💀
December 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
So @hockeyinottawa.bsky.social suggested reading this in Futurama character Zapp Brannigan's voice and I am now deceased 💀
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The soles of the damned return!
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
Mystery as hundreds of Victorian shoes wash up on Ogmore beach
More than 400 leather hobnailed boots, thought to date back to the 19th Century, have been found.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The soles of the damned return!
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The US aggression against Venezuela is naked imperialism. All pretext has been exposed as farce. An invasion would cause tens of thousands of deaths. Every sane person must oppose this madness.
December 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
The US aggression against Venezuela is naked imperialism. All pretext has been exposed as farce. An invasion would cause tens of thousands of deaths. Every sane person must oppose this madness.
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I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
So when I say there is *zero* utility for LLMs, I don't mean there are zero use cases. I mean there are zero use cases that even begin to make up for the damage that's being done.
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
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Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
December 23, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Bringing back Limewire to illegally rip copies of reporting suppressed by the government is definitely some cyberpunk shit
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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I have reached the point that any kind of “it’s the future, get used to it” response gets a unfollow from me. Don’t tell me how I should respond to a direct threat to everything I give a shit about, MFer
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I have reached the point that any kind of “it’s the future, get used to it” response gets a unfollow from me. Don’t tell me how I should respond to a direct threat to everything I give a shit about, MFer
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Wildly different things, tasks, techniques, subspecialties being lumped into "AI" and then being conflated with each other, doesn't help. Different types of models vs the techniques to train them vs the tasks they are supposed to accomplish, all under "AI".
December 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Wildly different things, tasks, techniques, subspecialties being lumped into "AI" and then being conflated with each other, doesn't help. Different types of models vs the techniques to train them vs the tasks they are supposed to accomplish, all under "AI".
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Exactly. Stop attributing to incompetence what can be explained by unbridled evil.
Guys. She knew exactly what she was doing. She’s bad at getting ratings but she’s very good at collaborating with fascists. She’s smart and knows what she needs to be good at.
One explanation for Bari killing the story is that she did so as a public act of fealty to the administration. But another is that, as an inexperienced journalist, she doesn’t understand that a refusal to go on the record is a kind of comment in and of itself
December 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Exactly. Stop attributing to incompetence what can be explained by unbridled evil.
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Winter solstice. When days are the shortest in the whole year. Deer in the mountains shed their antlers, and wheat sprouts rest underneath the snow. 🌑
December 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Winter solstice. When days are the shortest in the whole year. Deer in the mountains shed their antlers, and wheat sprouts rest underneath the snow. 🌑
This. Looks. AMAZING. oof -- Nolan et al once again on track to deliver. So good.
The first trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is here 👀
In theaters July 17, 2026
In theaters July 17, 2026
December 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This. Looks. AMAZING. oof -- Nolan et al once again on track to deliver. So good.
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With everything happening at CBS, I think rhetoric about supporting alt media can give us a false sense of control. We have to grasp the reality that news outlets have always been on the side of the institutions. What we’re seeing now is a logical outgrowth of the US’ political instability 1/
December 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
With everything happening at CBS, I think rhetoric about supporting alt media can give us a false sense of control. We have to grasp the reality that news outlets have always been on the side of the institutions. What we’re seeing now is a logical outgrowth of the US’ political instability 1/