Norman Wilson (rich Corinthian leather protest panel) 🔵
@oclsc.bsky.social
Programmer, UNIX old fart, friend of cats, once and maybe future cyclist, non-motorist, rail passenger (>766000 miles), amateur^2 photographer, iconoclast, cynic, observer of odd things, revolve top insights (11). Cis he/they. Also @oclsc@mstdn.ca.
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I block election deniers and doomers from any side.
Join me.
Join me.
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This. Every damn bit of it.
February 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This. Every damn bit of it.
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You could teach an entire class about this one Bill Maher tweet during Israel's 2014 attack on Gaza. It has everything: hatred of women, hatred of the Other, contempt for the powerless, love of hurting them — and illustrates why these things so often go together.
February 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
You could teach an entire class about this one Bill Maher tweet during Israel's 2014 attack on Gaza. It has everything: hatred of women, hatred of the Other, contempt for the powerless, love of hurting them — and illustrates why these things so often go together.
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i can go to my local library and rent power tools and use a 3D printer and record a podcast, all of which are way more dangerous for me to have access to than fuckin' voting
February 18, 2026 at 11:00 PM
i can go to my local library and rent power tools and use a 3D printer and record a podcast, all of which are way more dangerous for me to have access to than fuckin' voting
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Everyone should proceed on the assumption that Donald J. Trump is proven to be a child rapist in the Epstein files.
If that assumption were incorrect, Trump would have released all the files by now to prove his innocence.
If that assumption were incorrect, Trump would have released all the files by now to prove his innocence.
February 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everyone should proceed on the assumption that Donald J. Trump is proven to be a child rapist in the Epstein files.
If that assumption were incorrect, Trump would have released all the files by now to prove his innocence.
If that assumption were incorrect, Trump would have released all the files by now to prove his innocence.
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Chow & council now have to - must - own this but it really seems like Tory signed the city into a shit contract that almost has these contractors laughing at residents.
It is this sort of clownish snow clearing that makes one think the city's snow clearing contractors are clowns who are clowning @toronto.ca This will be recorded as a completed sidewalk clearance for which the contractor is paid. 🤡
@paulafletcherto.bsky.social @mayoroliviachow.ca
@paulafletcherto.bsky.social @mayoroliviachow.ca
February 19, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Chow & council now have to - must - own this but it really seems like Tory signed the city into a shit contract that almost has these contractors laughing at residents.
It wouldn't surprise me if neither Leavitt nor any member of the Trump family has ever checked a book out of a public library.
Checked a book out of the library literally an hour ago. Did not even have my ID on me. What is she talking about?
Leavitt: "You need an ID to go and purchase alcohol. You need an ID to go to the library and check out a book. So the president thinks you should have an ID to vote in our nation's elections."
February 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
It wouldn't surprise me if neither Leavitt nor any member of the Trump family has ever checked a book out of a public library.
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careful, this might be phishing
February 18, 2026 at 10:04 PM
careful, this might be phishing
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On the plus side barely-used RAM and harddrives are going to be fucking dirt cheap in 2027 when all this AI datacentre shit collapses.
February 18, 2026 at 8:54 PM
On the plus side barely-used RAM and harddrives are going to be fucking dirt cheap in 2027 when all this AI datacentre shit collapses.
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
February 18, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Thursday's Toronto Star
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Weavers push back!
" ‘You’re not going to waste your time’: Weavers push back on Ford’s ‘basket-weaving’ jab"
Doug Ford is so out of touch with the citizens of Ontario he blathers total nonsense.
The weaving industry is worth millions. It’s legal unlike selling drugs.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
Doug Ford is so out of touch with the citizens of Ontario he blathers total nonsense.
The weaving industry is worth millions. It’s legal unlike selling drugs.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...
‘You’re not going to waste your time’: Weavers push back on Ford’s ‘basket-weaving’ jab
For members of the Toronto Guild of Spinners and Weavers, Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s unprompted jab at “basket-weaving courses” while he urged students to pursue “jobs of the future,” landed close to...
www.ctvnews.ca
February 18, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Weavers push back!
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The funny thing is Doug Ford says students shouldn't take basket weaving but his inherited wealth comes from making stickers.
February 18, 2026 at 8:28 PM
The funny thing is Doug Ford says students shouldn't take basket weaving but his inherited wealth comes from making stickers.
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Here's a fun experiment, start looking at old obituaries and count the frequency with which "blood poisoning" appears as a cause of death and then check to see the date when Alexander Fleming was dicking around with that petri dish
before antibiotics did people just die all the time from everything?
February 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Here's a fun experiment, start looking at old obituaries and count the frequency with which "blood poisoning" appears as a cause of death and then check to see the date when Alexander Fleming was dicking around with that petri dish
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🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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NEWS OF THE TIMES
Researchers Declare A.I. Model Conscious
ICE Immediately Seizes and Detains It
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boingboing.net/2026/02/18/t...
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NEWS OF THE TIMES
Researchers Declare A.I. Model Conscious
ICE Immediately Seizes and Detains It
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boingboing.net/2026/02/18/t...
Tom the Dancing Bug: News of the Times - A.I. Model Achieves Consciousness; Is Detained by ICE
Tom the Dancing Bug: News of the Times – Researchers Declare A.I. Model Conscious; ICE Immediately Seizes and Detains It -> Please join the team that makes it possible for…
boingboing.net
February 18, 2026 at 4:08 PM
🔴 Brand new comic now up on @boingboing.net
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NEWS OF THE TIMES
Researchers Declare A.I. Model Conscious
ICE Immediately Seizes and Detains It
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boingboing.net/2026/02/18/t...
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NEWS OF THE TIMES
Researchers Declare A.I. Model Conscious
ICE Immediately Seizes and Detains It
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boingboing.net/2026/02/18/t...
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When you call a Democratic Senator to ask them to fillibuster this, advise them to volunteer for a talking fillibuster, and read the Epstein Files into the public record.
BREAKING: I read the new version of the “Save America Act” (S. 1383) so u don’t have to. Here’s my summary. Point 1 is new. It requires that all 50 states send their voter rolls to the DHS to run thru DHS’s faulty “SAVE” voter purge program. Points 6 & 7 are new too. Tell ur Senators #NoOnSAVE 1/
February 17, 2026 at 11:07 PM
When you call a Democratic Senator to ask them to fillibuster this, advise them to volunteer for a talking fillibuster, and read the Epstein Files into the public record.
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I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
February 18, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I can’t believe you lefty Luddites hate tech so much that you embrace mRNA vaccines, heat pumps, electric bikes, hybrid work, renewable power (and awesome advancements in storage), space telescopes, and hot/cold running water but reject the planet destroying plagiarism enrich the worst people bots!
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And now for something completely different...
‘T: An MBTA Musical’ celebrates the best-worst subway
Infinite Rotary Productions will continue its run of “T: An MBTA Musical,” a show about navigating the MBTA, a potential source of frustration for many in the Boston area, from Feb. 20 to Mar. 1 at the Rockwell Theater in Somerville, under the direction of Tyler Rosati. The show completed its previous run Sunday at...
umassmedia.com
February 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
And now for something completely different...
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“is there a technology that the left is excited about?”
Trains. We love trains, actually
Trains. We love trains, actually
February 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“is there a technology that the left is excited about?”
Trains. We love trains, actually
Trains. We love trains, actually
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You have to show ID to register to vote, if you are in a state that doesn't require it at the polls, you still have to say who the hell you are, and then it all has to all match up.
People pretending illegals are voting are not only dishonest, but they are useful idiots.
Don't be an idiot.
People pretending illegals are voting are not only dishonest, but they are useful idiots.
Don't be an idiot.
February 18, 2026 at 2:03 PM
You have to show ID to register to vote, if you are in a state that doesn't require it at the polls, you still have to say who the hell you are, and then it all has to all match up.
People pretending illegals are voting are not only dishonest, but they are useful idiots.
Don't be an idiot.
People pretending illegals are voting are not only dishonest, but they are useful idiots.
Don't be an idiot.
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it costs $0 and 0 energy to use someone's correct pronouns
February 18, 2026 at 5:58 PM
it costs $0 and 0 energy to use someone's correct pronouns
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chef: who wants dirt soup
everyone: what? no thank you, just regular soup
chef: bad news we had to get rid of the soup to provide the dirt
everyone: but we hate dirt
chef: (mouthful of dirt) who wants dirt
everyone: what? no thank you, just regular soup
chef: bad news we had to get rid of the soup to provide the dirt
everyone: but we hate dirt
chef: (mouthful of dirt) who wants dirt
February 18, 2026 at 12:41 PM
chef: who wants dirt soup
everyone: what? no thank you, just regular soup
chef: bad news we had to get rid of the soup to provide the dirt
everyone: but we hate dirt
chef: (mouthful of dirt) who wants dirt
everyone: what? no thank you, just regular soup
chef: bad news we had to get rid of the soup to provide the dirt
everyone: but we hate dirt
chef: (mouthful of dirt) who wants dirt
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Men: if you hear your colleagues or buddies make fun of trans people, the correct response is "What the fuck is wrong with you? Are you an asshole because your dick is small or because you've never once satisfied a woman. Both?" Bring back shame.
February 18, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Men: if you hear your colleagues or buddies make fun of trans people, the correct response is "What the fuck is wrong with you? Are you an asshole because your dick is small or because you've never once satisfied a woman. Both?" Bring back shame.
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BREAKING: JD Vance comes out in support of birthright citizenship
From @theathletic.com: Vice President JD Vance does not seem to agree with Eileen Gu's choice to represent China, rather than the United States, at the Olympics. Gu, who was born in San Francisco, has won five medals for China, where her mother is from. nyti.ms/3ZJtaYv
JD Vance insinuates Eileen Gu should be representing the United States at Winter Olympics
Gu was born in 2003, and her mother, Yan Gu, is a first-generation Chinese immigrant. Her father is American.
nyti.ms
February 18, 2026 at 4:47 PM
BREAKING: JD Vance comes out in support of birthright citizenship
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TW Transphobia
I shop for jewelry parts. Fine silver. Gemstones. I have Funds for business.
I logged onto a small business today who decided to use her time to blame A Trans for violence.
Not only will she not get my business? I'm about to be a fucking problem for her.
I shop for jewelry parts. Fine silver. Gemstones. I have Funds for business.
I logged onto a small business today who decided to use her time to blame A Trans for violence.
Not only will she not get my business? I'm about to be a fucking problem for her.
February 18, 2026 at 2:33 AM
TW Transphobia
I shop for jewelry parts. Fine silver. Gemstones. I have Funds for business.
I logged onto a small business today who decided to use her time to blame A Trans for violence.
Not only will she not get my business? I'm about to be a fucking problem for her.
I shop for jewelry parts. Fine silver. Gemstones. I have Funds for business.
I logged onto a small business today who decided to use her time to blame A Trans for violence.
Not only will she not get my business? I'm about to be a fucking problem for her.
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From the Holy Roman Empire, to the German Empire, to the Nazi Regime, to America.
February 18, 2026 at 1:57 AM
From the Holy Roman Empire, to the German Empire, to the Nazi Regime, to America.
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So....the Fourth Reich?
February 18, 2026 at 1:32 AM
So....the Fourth Reich?