Quillipede
@quillipede.bsky.social
(they/them)
QC-raised, BC-based nature photographer, indie SFF author, game designer, cat parent, home cook, plant nerd, science enthusiast
My & my work: https://linktr.ee/quillipede
QC-raised, BC-based nature photographer, indie SFF author, game designer, cat parent, home cook, plant nerd, science enthusiast
My & my work: https://linktr.ee/quillipede
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NDP MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social has a petition in the House of Commons calling on Canada to cancel subsidies, grants & public funding to Canadian companies who have contracts w #ICE, revoke permission for ICE to operate offices on Canadian soil, etc: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #cdnpoli
Petition e-7146 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
NDP MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social has a petition in the House of Commons calling on Canada to cancel subsidies, grants & public funding to Canadian companies who have contracts w #ICE, revoke permission for ICE to operate offices on Canadian soil, etc: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en... #cdnpoli
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
On a similar note, as Mamdani continues to notch W after W you’re going to start seeing opinion pieces about how this could never work in any city other than New York, etc., etc. Do not engage! It’s just entrenched power bullshit and that’s all! Don’t let them make that a conversation!
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Our signatories were proud to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition in public.
Hey @lukaszukab.bsky.social!
How many of your signatories signed in private residences because they were too afraid to sign publicly?
Or is this more likely, a separatist ploy to make it seem like there's a "silent majority"? 🤫
#AskingForAFriend
How many of your signatories signed in private residences because they were too afraid to sign publicly?
Or is this more likely, a separatist ploy to make it seem like there's a "silent majority"? 🤫
#AskingForAFriend
February 6, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Our signatories were proud to sign the #ForeverCanadian petition in public.
Something I hope we can come to understand on the other side of this all is that private companies - news media, social platforms, etc. - can engage in censorship and propaganda in the same way as the state, and should be fought on those grounds in the same way as we'd fight state efforts.
Regardless of one’s feeling about it, such a public response to a political leader is news, and deliberately failing to mention it is self-censorship. It’s like if reporters agreed not to report on the man who threw a shoe at George Bush. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast
The US vice-president, JD Vance, was greeted by a chorus of boos during when he appeared at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Something I hope we can come to understand on the other side of this all is that private companies - news media, social platforms, etc. - can engage in censorship and propaganda in the same way as the state, and should be fought on those grounds in the same way as we'd fight state efforts.
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Either the government needs money or it doesn't. If it needs money, Carney could simply bring back the capital gains & luxury boat taxes he cancelled.
But simultaneously cancelling taxes on the wealthy while trying to bankrupt poor people for taking assistance during a pandemic is legitimately evil.
But simultaneously cancelling taxes on the wealthy while trying to bankrupt poor people for taking assistance during a pandemic is legitimately evil.
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Either the government needs money or it doesn't. If it needs money, Carney could simply bring back the capital gains & luxury boat taxes he cancelled.
But simultaneously cancelling taxes on the wealthy while trying to bankrupt poor people for taking assistance during a pandemic is legitimately evil.
But simultaneously cancelling taxes on the wealthy while trying to bankrupt poor people for taking assistance during a pandemic is legitimately evil.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Looks even worse in this framing.
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Looks even worse in this framing.
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Ongoing deep integration by any other name.
These are not the actions of a government with any intention of substantively distancing Canada from US influence.
Words v actions.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
These are not the actions of a government with any intention of substantively distancing Canada from US influence.
Words v actions.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
February 6, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Ongoing deep integration by any other name.
These are not the actions of a government with any intention of substantively distancing Canada from US influence.
Words v actions.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
These are not the actions of a government with any intention of substantively distancing Canada from US influence.
Words v actions.
www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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Europe already contributes a major share of global open source talent. Members of the European Open Source Academy say fragmentation, not skills, is holding back EU's sovereignty ambitions.
EU's Digital Sovereignty Depends On Investment In Open-Source And Talent
While Europe accounts for a substantial share of global open source developers, its contribution to open source-derived infrastructure remains fragmented.
www.techpolicy.press
February 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Europe already contributes a major share of global open source talent. Members of the European Open Source Academy say fragmentation, not skills, is holding back EU's sovereignty ambitions.
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EU: “The Commission preliminarily finds TikTok’s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act (#DSA). This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and its highly personalised recommender system.”
February 6, 2026 at 1:57 PM
EU: “The Commission preliminarily finds TikTok’s addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act (#DSA). This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and its highly personalised recommender system.”
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it's easy to spin a narrative about epstein that sees him as a central diabolical villain, the hub around which all of this cohered. but the reality is much more mundane: every narrative in those emails simply reflects a broader consensus among our elites about who is worth protecting and who isn't
As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
February 2, 2026 at 9:46 PM
it's easy to spin a narrative about epstein that sees him as a central diabolical villain, the hub around which all of this cohered. but the reality is much more mundane: every narrative in those emails simply reflects a broader consensus among our elites about who is worth protecting and who isn't
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Yikes. If this is accurate, given open-source is perhaps the best democratic alternative to the megacorporate proprietary development models that are eroding our society, this may be one of the most fundamental structural dangers of AI. It would undermine a key tool in counteracting AI's creators.
Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Yikes. If this is accurate, given open-source is perhaps the best democratic alternative to the megacorporate proprietary development models that are eroding our society, this may be one of the most fundamental structural dangers of AI. It would undermine a key tool in counteracting AI's creators.
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I'd like to add that like in all industries, when we stop understanding how our tools work, we become entirely dependent on the corporate entities that own the mold. We are trading the ability to build and repair for the convenience of being permanent tenants in someone else's infrastructure/subs.
Vibe coding is working as expected: it'll kill the open-source, secure, and ideologically maintained alternatives to make sure you have to pay the oligarchs to do anything at all, and they can control what you're allowed to make.
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
www.404media.co/vibe-coding-...
Vibe Coding Is Killing Open Source Software, Researchers Argue
‘If the maintainers of small projects give up, who will produce the next Linux?’
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I'd like to add that like in all industries, when we stop understanding how our tools work, we become entirely dependent on the corporate entities that own the mold. We are trading the ability to build and repair for the convenience of being permanent tenants in someone else's infrastructure/subs.
Glad to see some of our politicians are starting to make the shift. We need way more of this.
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt's Liberal government will no longer use X for "routine" government communications:
February 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Glad to see some of our politicians are starting to make the shift. We need way more of this.
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My story on the BC Human Rights Commissioner report that finds press access was blocked/delayed in a way that violated human rights.
And the city's assertion that the commissioner is wrong. Despite the rigourous evidence-gathering process conducted by the inquiry. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
And the city's assertion that the commissioner is wrong. Despite the rigourous evidence-gathering process conducted by the inquiry. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Press Restrictions During Vancouver Decampment Violated Human Rights: Report | The Tyee
A BC human rights inquiry also found that the police board ‘abdicated its legal responsibility’ when investigating complaints.
thetyee.ca
February 5, 2026 at 7:12 PM
My story on the BC Human Rights Commissioner report that finds press access was blocked/delayed in a way that violated human rights.
And the city's assertion that the commissioner is wrong. Despite the rigourous evidence-gathering process conducted by the inquiry. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
And the city's assertion that the commissioner is wrong. Despite the rigourous evidence-gathering process conducted by the inquiry. thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
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BC Human Rights Commissioner says the media exclusion zone established by the Vancouver Police Department while dismantling the Hastings encampment in 2023 unjustly restricted press freedom
It unjustly restricted press freedom and compromised transparency, per the new report
It unjustly restricted press freedom and compromised transparency, per the new report
Inquiry into media exclusion zones | BC's Office of the Human Rights Commissioner
Report of the Inquiry into the exclusion of media from the April 2023 Hastings decampment
bchumanrights.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:15 PM
BC Human Rights Commissioner says the media exclusion zone established by the Vancouver Police Department while dismantling the Hastings encampment in 2023 unjustly restricted press freedom
It unjustly restricted press freedom and compromised transparency, per the new report
It unjustly restricted press freedom and compromised transparency, per the new report
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hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
The Epstein files reveal what powerful people see in video games: profit, coercion, and control
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February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
hey remember when I got shit on for years for trying to warn people that GamerGate was just Nazis and not just about harassing women and not just about some “consumer revolt”
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reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
It continues to alarm me how much of this stuff seems to go through Gamergate. I remember watching that happen in real-time. That was my first inkling of the intersection of far-right politics and tech culture; and now here we are.
jeffrey epstein's apparent association with the likes of bobby kotick, steve bannon, and peter thiel – and his fascination with game design as a means of controlling others – paint an unsettling picture
February 3, 2026 at 11:11 PM
It continues to alarm me how much of this stuff seems to go through Gamergate. I remember watching that happen in real-time. That was my first inkling of the intersection of far-right politics and tech culture; and now here we are.
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Except if you're, I dunno, a scientist who was muzzled & whose research was destroyed by Harper Government.
Ask them how they feel.
Let's not memory-hole what a fucking disaster he was for Canada. Oh, and HARPER killed laws that prevented the USA from owning our print media.
Fuck Stephen Harper.
Ask them how they feel.
Let's not memory-hole what a fucking disaster he was for Canada. Oh, and HARPER killed laws that prevented the USA from owning our print media.
Fuck Stephen Harper.
February 3, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Except if you're, I dunno, a scientist who was muzzled & whose research was destroyed by Harper Government.
Ask them how they feel.
Let's not memory-hole what a fucking disaster he was for Canada. Oh, and HARPER killed laws that prevented the USA from owning our print media.
Fuck Stephen Harper.
Ask them how they feel.
Let's not memory-hole what a fucking disaster he was for Canada. Oh, and HARPER killed laws that prevented the USA from owning our print media.
Fuck Stephen Harper.
I know and struggle with the frustration and anger we can feel at people who support harmful systems. But while those systems, organizations, and misinformation must be relentlessly fought, I think dismantling them requires approaching supporters of harm as humans, and engaging with their humanity.
We can use this as an opportunity to assuage ourselves about how we're the Good Guys who would never, or we can ask some hard questions about what actually makes humans go against the collective good and do harm, and what we can do to fix the rot within our social systems.
Can people with bad political beliefs change?
100% of the people we need to talk to in order to grow the movement have some weird and harmful beliefs. We still need to build with them.
hilaryagro.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
I know and struggle with the frustration and anger we can feel at people who support harmful systems. But while those systems, organizations, and misinformation must be relentlessly fought, I think dismantling them requires approaching supporters of harm as humans, and engaging with their humanity.
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Long toed salamander painting. I love small critters in lichen filled forest scenes. 🎨🦎🤷🏼♀️
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart
February 3, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Long toed salamander painting. I love small critters in lichen filled forest scenes. 🎨🦎🤷🏼♀️
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart
Courtship
acrylic on wood panel, 12"x14"
www.antlerpdx.com/products/mic...
#animalart #natureart #contemporaryart