Nemanja Protic
@nemanjabb.bsky.social
Likes words + pictures. Still here (in academia, thinking about contemporary lit, visual culture, & politics of aesthetics).
Coined the phrase "It's Adam & Eve, not Adam & Jeeves" as a [bad] argument against labour exploitation.
Salting the vibes.
Coined the phrase "It's Adam & Eve, not Adam & Jeeves" as a [bad] argument against labour exploitation.
Salting the vibes.
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Nemanja Protic
@nemanjabb.bsky.social
· Jan 2
Mary Beton, Mr. Bennett, and Ms. Brown: A Tragicomedy (The Prologue)
Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge— The soldier, labouring through a winter’s march, Still sees to-morrow dressed in robe…
redeyedfrogg.wordpress.com
Hey, do you know I sometimes write little fictions? Here's one:
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January 27, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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They’re going to kill us all.
To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines. The U.S. hasn’t, amid political and economic pushback.
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
(Published Nov. 2025)
Without a vaccine, experts say the virus poses an escalating threat: “The minute it transmits to humans, it’s done.”
(Published Nov. 2025)
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 AM
They’re going to kill us all.
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One rich person can direct a public institution, you say?
NEW: The push to prevent the Art Gallery of Ontario from acquiring a Nan Goldin work last year – which led to four resignations + an internal review – was prompted by AGO trustee + significant donor Judy Schulich, according to newly reviewed documentation
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/art-...
AGO trustee, major donor Judy Schulich led internal push to prevent Nan Goldin acquisition
Some gallery committee members alleged Jewish-American artist’s views on Israel were ‘antisemitic’
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:05 PM
One rich person can direct a public institution, you say?
How do we get this to happen?
If Google stopped providing GMail for free tomorrow, there is nothing any Canadian government could do about it.
And quite frankly, nor should they.
If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider.
And make it accountable to the people through Government.
And quite frankly, nor should they.
If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider.
And make it accountable to the people through Government.
January 26, 2026 at 3:45 AM
How do we get this to happen?
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I'd switch for sure.
If Google stopped providing GMail for free tomorrow, there is nothing any Canadian government could do about it.
And quite frankly, nor should they.
If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider.
And make it accountable to the people through Government.
And quite frankly, nor should they.
If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider.
And make it accountable to the people through Government.
January 25, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I'd switch for sure.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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Canadian Sisyphus
January 25, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Canadian Sisyphus
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The cowardice of political moderates has led us all to, lets just admit it, the brink of civil war.
You can't tell people under attack to remain calm and not do anything if you, also, are not going to do anything to protect them. That's just not how it works.
January 24, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The cowardice of political moderates has led us all to, lets just admit it, the brink of civil war.
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The final irony of Kirk’s life was he encouraged edgelord nastiness on the internet and then became a gigantic joke by getting one-shotted underneath a “Prove Me Wrong” banner after making a nasty joke, all captured on video
January 23, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The final irony of Kirk’s life was he encouraged edgelord nastiness on the internet and then became a gigantic joke by getting one-shotted underneath a “Prove Me Wrong” banner after making a nasty joke, all captured on video
This explains a lot about Netflix content.
When I worked on a show for Netflix an exec referred to viewers contemptuously as "sandwich eaters": as in, they're not paying attention because they're apparently in the constant process of preparing/consuming sandwiches.
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This explains a lot about Netflix content.
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The return of polio, just like the return of measles, is a direct consequence of “you do you”.
Hey, if you’re the chair of a public health or infectious diseases department and want an engineering professor to teach a “public health needs to be like engineering” course, give me a call.
Hey, if you’re the chair of a public health or infectious diseases department and want an engineering professor to teach a “public health needs to be like engineering” course, give me a call.
Top CDC vaccine official questions need for polio shot, other longstanding recommendations https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/vaccine-policy-adviser-kirk-milhoan-individual-rights-trump-public-health/
⤷ canadahealthwatch.ca/featured 🍁
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January 23, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The return of polio, just like the return of measles, is a direct consequence of “you do you”.
Hey, if you’re the chair of a public health or infectious diseases department and want an engineering professor to teach a “public health needs to be like engineering” course, give me a call.
Hey, if you’re the chair of a public health or infectious diseases department and want an engineering professor to teach a “public health needs to be like engineering” course, give me a call.
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Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 23, 1910.
January 23, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from January 23, 1910.
Yes! And with that in mind, caught this on CBC Radio the other day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN3S...
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Yes! And with that in mind, caught this on CBC Radio the other day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN3S...
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These guys are vampires of joy; cursed to crave it, to take it from others, but never able to feel it themselves.
Isn't this a telling aspiration? To want robots to look after your kids, so you can do stuff, rather than robots to do stuff, so you can spend time with your kids?
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
The darkness inside these shrivelled men must be like a gaping unfillable void.
January 22, 2026 at 7:23 PM
These guys are vampires of joy; cursed to crave it, to take it from others, but never able to feel it themselves.
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Had to bring this over for "rinses his ass" 🤌
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Had to bring this over for "rinses his ass" 🤌
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Calling him “Mr. Dilbert” is what sets the Onion apart.
January 22, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Calling him “Mr. Dilbert” is what sets the Onion apart.
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The screaming faces of souls trapped in Freddy Krueger’s torso hope you’re not mad at them too when you criticize Freddy Krueger
January 22, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The screaming faces of souls trapped in Freddy Krueger’s torso hope you’re not mad at them too when you criticize Freddy Krueger
A Canadian here. I really hope to visit this place before my kids get too big. Or before I die.
Here's hoping US pulls itself up by the jackbootstraps and change its ways.
Here's hoping US pulls itself up by the jackbootstraps and change its ways.
We’re honored to be a nominee for Best Pop Culture Museum by USA TODAY! 🎉
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We’d love your support in making us your top pick! Voting is a simple click; find our name here: 10best.usatoday.com/awards/best-pop-culture-museum/
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
A Canadian here. I really hope to visit this place before my kids get too big. Or before I die.
Here's hoping US pulls itself up by the jackbootstraps and change its ways.
Here's hoping US pulls itself up by the jackbootstraps and change its ways.
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Small things can transform a space into a place.
Ossington Avenue parkette by Forest and Field Landscape Architecture and art panel by Indigenous artist Philip Cote.
January 22, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Small things can transform a space into a place.
We live in the stupidest timeline.
* MODERNA IS CURBING INVESTMENT VACCINE TRIALS DUE TO US BACKLASH -- BLOOMBERG NEWS
* MODERNA IS CURBING INVESTMENT IN VACCINE TRIALS DUE TO OPPOSITION TO IMMUNIZATIONS FROM US OFFICIALS -- BLOOMBERG NEWS
@reuters.com #$MRNA
* MODERNA IS CURBING INVESTMENT IN VACCINE TRIALS DUE TO OPPOSITION TO IMMUNIZATIONS FROM US OFFICIALS -- BLOOMBERG NEWS
@reuters.com #$MRNA
January 22, 2026 at 5:44 PM
We live in the stupidest timeline.
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absolutely insane to see Musk feted at Davos as the icon of a boldly "optimistic" future in 2026, as if he hadn't just spent the last year buying elections for fascists, making Nazi salutes, condemning millions in Africa to death, and building "Mechahitler," and a nonconsensual porn/CSAM generator
January 22, 2026 at 4:09 PM
absolutely insane to see Musk feted at Davos as the icon of a boldly "optimistic" future in 2026, as if he hadn't just spent the last year buying elections for fascists, making Nazi salutes, condemning millions in Africa to death, and building "Mechahitler," and a nonconsensual porn/CSAM generator
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its a long article but has a lot of worth while suggestions.
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 22, 2026 at 8:11 AM
its a long article but has a lot of worth while suggestions.
Quite a lineup, would have loved to have been there.
Remembering MALCOLM McLAREN — born 80yrs ago today.
January 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Quite a lineup, would have loved to have been there.