Noelle Allen
@noelleallen.bsky.social
Editor, gardener, lots of opinions.
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We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We’re a small team of seven journalists who investigate stories wealthy and powerful people don’t want Canadians to know about
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Now we need your help to defend our journalism and continue shining a light on information politicians want to keep secret
Help us out 👉 JournalismDefence.ca
Because the majority of American's can't afford to live? While there are always exceptions, I refuse to believe that most people are too stupid to figure out the basics. Corporate profits and billionaires like we have now only happen because they're squeezing it out of people.
Poll: Most Americans back Mamdani’s affordability plan, with nearly 7 in 10 supporting higher taxes on corporations and the wealthiest 1 percent.
Majority of Americans Support Mamdani’s Affordability Proposals, Poll Finds
Nearly 7 in 10 respondents said they back Mamdani’s proposal to raise taxes on corporations and the 1 percent.
truthout.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Because the majority of American's can't afford to live? While there are always exceptions, I refuse to believe that most people are too stupid to figure out the basics. Corporate profits and billionaires like we have now only happen because they're squeezing it out of people.
An interesting, and somewhat heartening read:
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
Indie bookstores merge activism and literature for collective care
Charis Books, Red Emma’s, and other booksellers serve as intellectual and cultural hubs during rising authoritarianism
prismreports.org
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
An interesting, and somewhat heartening read:
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
prismreports.org/2025/11/11/i...
This is a bit older, but I missed it the first time around. But there's brilliant writing and observation in here. A great lunch read.
«If you object that we’re not in a zombie movie because there are no brain-eating cannibals, let me reassure you, there are.»
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
– @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn’t as fun as they said it would be – Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world
A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started a...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
This is a bit older, but I missed it the first time around. But there's brilliant writing and observation in here. A great lunch read.
This was a lovely lunch read:
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
Narnia Business
Gregory Maguire’s Journey to Narnia
cslewisofficial.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This was a lovely lunch read:
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
cslewisofficial.substack.com/p/narnia-bus...
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she's sharing all sorts of NYT receipts on IG, highly recommend taking a look: www.instagram.com/msrachelforl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
she's sharing all sorts of NYT receipts on IG, highly recommend taking a look: www.instagram.com/msrachelforl...
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Rachel was great. And now it's a radio show. Listen at the link. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
‘Authoritarianism, resistance’ mark this pivotal American moment | CBC Radio
Political analyst Rachel Maddow and writer/activist Rebecca Solnit are sharp observers of Trump 2.0. They discuss the global impact (including his beef with Canada), and where they see effective domes...
www.cbc.ca
November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Rachel was great. And now it's a radio show. Listen at the link. www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/...
Wow!
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Wow!
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Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Once you start thinking of AI as a war on humanity, on human thought, on human inquiry, on human labor, on nuance and critical thinking, it slots in pretty seamlessly with the right wing ideological project, oligarchical political projects, big tech's political projects, etc
Everybody in publishing and libraries and education needs to read this article:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Everybody in publishing and libraries and education needs to read this article:
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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“This is replicable. [Mamdani’s] whole campaign was not just anti fascist, but the antithesis of fascism.”
@naomiaklein.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why she was an early supporter of Mamdani, who just made history as the first-ever Muslim mayor of New York.
@naomiaklein.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why she was an early supporter of Mamdani, who just made history as the first-ever Muslim mayor of New York.
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“This is replicable. [Mamdani’s] whole campaign was not just anti fascist, but the antithesis of fascism.”
@naomiaklein.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why she was an early supporter of Mamdani, who just made history as the first-ever Muslim mayor of New York.
@naomiaklein.bsky.social tells @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why she was an early supporter of Mamdani, who just made history as the first-ever Muslim mayor of New York.
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HUGE THING:
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
November 5, 2025 at 3:00 AM
HUGE THING:
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
100,000 people volunteered for Mamdani. 1000s volunteering for the FIRST TIME. And they just won BIG.
So that's a massive army of progressives HUNGRY to keep on winning.
That's worth more than all the billionaires' money.
We're going to keep working.
And we're going to keep winning.
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The 10 richest people in the United States have seen their collective fortune grow by nearly $700 billion since President Donald Trump secured a second term in the White House and rushed to deliver more wealth to the top in the form of tax cuts.
US’s 10 Richest People Have Gained Nearly $700B in Wealth Since Trump Reelection
In 2025, the share of total US assets owned by the wealthiest 0.1 percent reached its highest level on record.
truthout.org
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The 10 richest people in the United States have seen their collective fortune grow by nearly $700 billion since President Donald Trump secured a second term in the White House and rushed to deliver more wealth to the top in the form of tax cuts.
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arXiv, a preprint publication for academic research that has become particularly important for AI research, has announced it will no longer accept computer science articles and papers that haven’t been vetted by an academic journal or a conference. Why?
A tide of AI slop.
A tide of AI slop.
arXiv Changes Rules After Getting Spammed With AI-Generated 'Research' Papers
Cornell University’s academic paper repository will no longer accept Computer Science papers still under review.
www.404media.co
November 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
arXiv, a preprint publication for academic research that has become particularly important for AI research, has announced it will no longer accept computer science articles and papers that haven’t been vetted by an academic journal or a conference. Why?
A tide of AI slop.
A tide of AI slop.
Okay, for a spectacular lunch read, I highly recommend this article:
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
We Used to Read Things in This Country | Noah McCormack
Technology changes us—and it is currently changing us for the worse.
thebaffler.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Okay, for a spectacular lunch read, I highly recommend this article:
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
thebaffler.com/salvos/we-us...
This is an amazing article.
A writer tried dating alt-right men as an experiment to learn about them. There is so much going on here I don't even know where to start
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
October 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is an amazing article.
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Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli
‘Pure Chaos’: Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis | The Tyee
Experts say AHS data obtained by The Tyee further indicate the system faces being overwhelmed.
thetyee.ca
October 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Medicine Hat emergency room physician Dr. Paul Parks is warning the public about what he asserts is a looming crisis in Alberta’s health-care system that will overwhelm the province’s already over-capacity and understaffed hospitals and lead to unnecessary deaths. #abpoli
Some important work being done by The Breach
A new report obtained exclusively by The Breach shows how Canada’s biggest landlords are profiting from racialized displacement—targeting Black and Arab neighbourhoods, evicting tenants, and driving up rents. breachmedia.ca/financialize...
Financialized landlords are targeting Black and Arab neighbourhoods across Canada ⋆ The Breach
New research reveals how Canada’s biggest landlords squeeze racialized neighbourhoods for profit—buying undervalued housing, evicting tenants, and raising rents
breachmedia.ca
October 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Some important work being done by The Breach
This is a wonderful article about student journalism!
The Mercury had been the official paper of The University of Texas at Dallas since 1980. That was until students running the Mercury broke off and formed their own paper in response to the university's crackdown on pro-Palestinian expression on campus.
unicornriot.ninja/2025/rip-mer...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/rip-mer...
RIP Mercury, Hello Retrograde! How Administrators Failed to Stop the Presses at The University of Texas-Dallas - UNICORN RIOT
Student journalists at The University of Texas at Dallas formed their own newspaper after being dismissed from their school's paper.
unicornriot.ninja
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is a wonderful article about student journalism!
An interesting book industry read:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
New Report Urges Publishers to Capitalize on Hidden Strengths
Consulting firm Bain & Company argues that now is the time for the publishing industry to band together to find ways to win back consumers looking to break their obsession with screens.
www.publishersweekly.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
An interesting book industry read:
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Interesting
California will start producing and selling its own supply of low-cost insulin in January.
The suggested price for consumers will be no more than $55 for a pack of five pens.
Currently even generic insulin typically costs about $260 for a pack of five.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
The suggested price for consumers will be no more than $55 for a pack of five pens.
Currently even generic insulin typically costs about $260 for a pack of five.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
In shot across Big Pharma's bow, California will sell its own insulin
Delivery of the state-branded drug makes good on a longstanding promise by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
www.politico.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Interesting
A really good explanation of why today's demonstrations are struggling to create change:
we should all go out on October 18 and it's good that so many of us are planning to. but we should all start talking to each other about what we're going to do next, too - what we will withhold together if the abuses continue. we can go on offense, too!
time.com/collections/...
time.com/collections/...
Why Protests Should Be Promises
Modern movements that aim to advance racial equity should withhold and promise, rather than perform, writes Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò
time.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A really good explanation of why today's demonstrations are struggling to create change:
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"Institutions should embrace collective storytelling between those who hold deep knowledge and those with the cultural fluency and media reach to deliver it effectively." Amen to that!
For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies
To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.
carnegieendowment.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"Institutions should embrace collective storytelling between those who hold deep knowledge and those with the cultural fluency and media reach to deliver it effectively." Amen to that!
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Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist
The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist