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@ohcarolinian.bsky.social
Chronically exhausted public health nurse that probably should have picked a different career. 🇨🇦
Pinned
Feeling helpless? Reading about how people resisted fascism always makes me feel better. People before me did it, I can too.
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It went "too far" in the sense of getting "too close" to the nexus linking depraved patriarchs globally.
What the Epstein files show is that across social domains--business, science, politics, education--men at the tops of their fields bond and compete for status through violent misogyny.
What the Epstein files show is that across social domains--business, science, politics, education--men at the tops of their fields bond and compete for status through violent misogyny.
I keep thinking again, in light of the latest Epstein files dump, about how MeToo “went too far.”
January 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
It went "too far" in the sense of getting "too close" to the nexus linking depraved patriarchs globally.
What the Epstein files show is that across social domains--business, science, politics, education--men at the tops of their fields bond and compete for status through violent misogyny.
What the Epstein files show is that across social domains--business, science, politics, education--men at the tops of their fields bond and compete for status through violent misogyny.
I *had* plans this morning.
January 31, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I *had* plans this morning.
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Parks Canada planned to delete a heritage website — but one proud Canadian hit 'Save'
Stephen Taylor read a CBC story about the closure and used A.I. to create a new site #Canada
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stephen Taylor read a CBC story about the closure and used A.I. to create a new site #Canada
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Parks Canada planned to delete a heritage website — but one proud Canadian hit 'Save' | CBC News
Parks Canada plans to decommission the Canadian Register of Historic Places website , a national searchable database of 13,500 listings, this spring.
www.cbc.ca
January 31, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Parks Canada planned to delete a heritage website — but one proud Canadian hit 'Save'
Stephen Taylor read a CBC story about the closure and used A.I. to create a new site #Canada
/1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stephen Taylor read a CBC story about the closure and used A.I. to create a new site #Canada
/1 thread
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
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“Resilience is a concept that infuriates me; it guilds suffering with nobility, distracting from what’s causing suffering.”
A Startling Account of Migrant Workers in Canada | The Tyee
‘The portrait that it paints is extremely unflattering,’ says Calgary author Marcello Di Cintio of ‘Precarious,’ his new book.
thetyee.ca
January 31, 2026 at 1:16 AM
“Resilience is a concept that infuriates me; it guilds suffering with nobility, distracting from what’s causing suffering.”
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And it might help if the province starts funding public health properly.
Experts call for a measles 'immunization action plan' in Ontario ottawacitizen.com/news/measles...
January 31, 2026 at 2:19 AM
And it might help if the province starts funding public health properly.
I kinda feel that the lack of emphasis on the humanities and social sciences is exactly how we got to where to we are.
Leaked consultant's report at Queen's University points to a push to massively downsize the humanities and social sciences as well as the eradication of disciplinary based departments. I wouldn't be surprised if my university has the same consultants.
www.queensjournal.ca/leaked-consu...
www.queensjournal.ca/leaked-consu...
Leaked consultant document details proposed restructuring at Queen’s - The Queen's Journal
As Queen’s unveiled its Bicentennial Vision for 2041, a leaked consultant document obtained by The Journal outlined specific structural changes on a similar timeline. Announced in the Queen’s Gazette ...
www.queensjournal.ca
January 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I kinda feel that the lack of emphasis on the humanities and social sciences is exactly how we got to where to we are.
OH NO!!!
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
OH NO!!!
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While we are reading the news about journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort being arrested, a reminder that a Canadian journalist was arrested while covering a protest action in Northern B.C. in 2021. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
The Narwhal Is Suing the RCMP. Stakes Are High for Journalism | The Tyee
The judge’s ruling could reinforce the right of journalists to report from inside police ‘exclusion zones.’
thetyee.ca
January 30, 2026 at 3:17 PM
While we are reading the news about journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort being arrested, a reminder that a Canadian journalist was arrested while covering a protest action in Northern B.C. in 2021. thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Please enjoy my cartoon for Friday's Toronto Star
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We've had enough of Danielle Smith's word salad. It's time for the Premier to clearly and unequivocally denounce separatism.
Albertans want to know EXACTLY where she stands.
youtube.com/shorts/l4uu1...
Albertans want to know EXACTLY where she stands.
youtube.com/shorts/l4uu1...
"It's like saying I want to be a single man within the confines of my marriage."
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
We've had enough of Danielle Smith's word salad. It's time for the Premier to clearly and unequivocally denounce separatism.
Albertans want to know EXACTLY where she stands.
youtube.com/shorts/l4uu1...
Albertans want to know EXACTLY where she stands.
youtube.com/shorts/l4uu1...
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Importing this joke from Threads. It legit cracked me up.
January 30, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Importing this joke from Threads. It legit cracked me up.
We are all treaty people.
First Nations Chiefs are calling on Alberta’s premier to resign, accusing Danielle Smith of conspiring with separatists and violating Treaty rights
“I hope you have your bags packed. When this referendum is defeated, I will gladly walk you to the border.” #fyp
“I hope you have your bags packed. When this referendum is defeated, I will gladly walk you to the border.” #fyp
January 30, 2026 at 12:44 AM
We are all treaty people.
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‘It’s a real problem,’ Toronto cyclists file complaint after police charged riders in crash, raising concerns about anti-cyclist bias nowtoronto.com/news/toronto... #VisionZero #VisionZeroTO #ZeroVision #ZeroVisionTO #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOpoli #ActiveTO
‘It’s a real problem,’ Toronto cyclists file complaint after police charged riders in crash, raising concerns about anti-cyclist bias - NOW Toronto
A group of Toronto cyclists are filing a complaint against Toronto police officers who charged two cyclists after a group was hit by a car.
nowtoronto.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:35 PM
‘It’s a real problem,’ Toronto cyclists file complaint after police charged riders in crash, raising concerns about anti-cyclist bias nowtoronto.com/news/toronto... #VisionZero #VisionZeroTO #ZeroVision #ZeroVisionTO #WalkTO #BikeTO #TOpoli #ActiveTO
Do you know what's cheaper than amputating someone's leg above the ankle? Fucking housing them.
January 29, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Do you know what's cheaper than amputating someone's leg above the ankle? Fucking housing them.
He's really gunning for that top Conservative post isn't he?
Doug Ford urges Danielle Smith to denounce Alberta separation: ‘Either you’re with Canada or you’re not
Doug Ford urges Danielle Smith to denounce Alberta separation: ‘Either you’re with Canada or you’re not
The Ontario premier said reports that independence activists are meeting with the U.S. officials on separation is “unacceptable.”
www.thestar.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:58 PM
He's really gunning for that top Conservative post isn't he?
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Every. Single. Word. Of. This.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Every. Single. Word. Of. This.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
Charlie Chaplin in 1940 is *exactly* what we should have the courage to say in 2026.
After what he did to Dr. Olivieri, he should have terminated from Sick Kids.
I’ve spent 15 years challenging a flawed explanation for an infant’s death. Credit to The New Yorker for patient investigative journalism that corrected the record when institutions did not.
A paper by a renowned toxicologist argued for the first case of opioid overdose by breast milk in history. But in the years that followed, researchers began to suspect that the science was bunk. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AUASqK
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
After what he did to Dr. Olivieri, he should have terminated from Sick Kids.
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Mandatory “national service” isn’t about community support—it’s a backdoor to military recruitment, ballooning army budgets, and closer alignment with U.S. war priorities.
@youcaughtscott.com tracks how Canadian media is cheering it on, instead of questioning it. breachmedia.ca/canadian-med...
@youcaughtscott.com tracks how Canadian media is cheering it on, instead of questioning it. breachmedia.ca/canadian-med...
Canada’s elite media wants you to serve in the military ⋆ The Breach
Establishment media is making the case for mandatory service, quietly cultivating public consent for a more heavily-armed society
breachmedia.ca
January 28, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Mandatory “national service” isn’t about community support—it’s a backdoor to military recruitment, ballooning army budgets, and closer alignment with U.S. war priorities.
@youcaughtscott.com tracks how Canadian media is cheering it on, instead of questioning it. breachmedia.ca/canadian-med...
@youcaughtscott.com tracks how Canadian media is cheering it on, instead of questioning it. breachmedia.ca/canadian-med...
I hope the chastising he received today haunts him everytime he tries to go to sleep.
Health Canada’s witness in the Drug User Liberation Front’s judicial review trial frustrated the judge and highlighted how opaque and frustrating Canadian drug policy can be.
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #DULF
@michellegamage.bsky.social reports. #bcpoli #DULF
‘Very Little Value’: Judge Frustrated by Health Canada at DULF Trial | The Tyee
Justice Catherine Murray said witness Eric Costen appeared to be ‘guessing’ in his responses on the stand.
thetyee.ca
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I hope the chastising he received today haunts him everytime he tries to go to sleep.
In case anyone is wondering, precisely 12 tickets have been sold in the entire province of Ontario for the new movie on the America's president's wife for this coming weekend. It's twelve too many.
January 28, 2026 at 5:18 PM
In case anyone is wondering, precisely 12 tickets have been sold in the entire province of Ontario for the new movie on the America's president's wife for this coming weekend. It's twelve too many.
That she thought that she wouldn't be thrown under the first available bus by the men she's surrounded herself with, speaks to what a fucking dumbass she is.
January 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
That she thought that she wouldn't be thrown under the first available bus by the men she's surrounded herself with, speaks to what a fucking dumbass she is.
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Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.