🇨🇦 Shani Komulainen 🍁
@shanikom.bsky.social
Former news-photographer: CP PoY Award 1990. 'Loud-mouth broad’ since 1986. She/her.
📸 Photos mine unless stated. #NoFliter mostly. 📷
Canadian 🇨🇦 Finnish heritage 🇫🇮
#TBI 🧠🤕
ShaniKom@mstdn.ca & shanikom@pixelfed.social
📸 Photos mine unless stated. #NoFliter mostly. 📷
Canadian 🇨🇦 Finnish heritage 🇫🇮
#TBI 🧠🤕
ShaniKom@mstdn.ca & shanikom@pixelfed.social
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November 25, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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mystery upon mystery
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
mystery upon mystery
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Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way.
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö
Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.
ysaatio.fi
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way.
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
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I mean at this point — knowing how long and how deep this effort was, leveraging massive networks of fake accounts — the real question is:
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
A reminder that this pattern of activity including the stupid handles and bio lines and emojis was catalogued in the Senate reports on Russia’s election interference in 2016 — a thing which actually happened!
Pretend Americans 🦅🇺🇸⭐️2A has been the game all along
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Pretend Americans 🦅🇺🇸⭐️2A has been the game all along
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I mean at this point — knowing how long and how deep this effort was, leveraging massive networks of fake accounts — the real question is:
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
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Major depression is common after #concussion. People who've had a #traumaticbraininjury are over 3X times as likely as others to have depression. And the risk increases as time passes, from 42% immediately to 61% within 7 years of #braintrauma. #TBI www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/hea...
This Unsuspecting Factor Can Increase Your Depression Risk By Over 3X
Why you should never ignore a brain injury (even if it feels minor).
www.mindbodygreen.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Major depression is common after #concussion. People who've had a #traumaticbraininjury are over 3X times as likely as others to have depression. And the risk increases as time passes, from 42% immediately to 61% within 7 years of #braintrauma. #TBI www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/hea...
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Rainy night in Vancity. #raincouver
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Rainy night in Vancity. #raincouver
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"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
-T. S. Eliot
-T. S. Eliot
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."
-T. S. Eliot
-T. S. Eliot
So you wanna put up a Christmas tree, but you have cats. You’ve come to the right place!
You’ll need-
Patience
A tree (real or artificial doesn’t matter)
Weights for the base (sandbags or dumbbells) 1/
You’ll need-
Patience
A tree (real or artificial doesn’t matter)
Weights for the base (sandbags or dumbbells) 1/
November 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Shhh!! Don't wake him up... Late afternoon. My little buddy, Felix The Fox, enjoying an afternoon siesta, on a freshly fallen bed of leaves, prior to his evening hunt. Very handsome!!
🦊📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #Fox #Mammals #Nature
#Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
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#AlgonquinPark #Fox #Mammals #Nature
#Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Shhh!! Don't wake him up... Late afternoon. My little buddy, Felix The Fox, enjoying an afternoon siesta, on a freshly fallen bed of leaves, prior to his evening hunt. Very handsome!!
🦊📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #Fox #Mammals #Nature
#Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
🦊📸🇨🇦
#AlgonquinPark #Fox #Mammals #Nature
#Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #OntarioParks #Canada
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“Nature’s Silent Mirror”
#landscapephotography #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #monochrome #moodygrams #reflection
#landscapephotography #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #monochrome #moodygrams #reflection
November 22, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“Nature’s Silent Mirror”
#landscapephotography #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #monochrome #moodygrams #reflection
#landscapephotography #blackandwhite #bnwphotography #monochrome #moodygrams #reflection
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“It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 AM
“It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
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PSA: If you use #Gmail, you need to be aware of an important change that’s quietly (almost secretly) rolling out.
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you expressly opt out
#privacy #security #google #ai #usersareunderattack
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you expressly opt out
#privacy #security #google #ai #usersareunderattack
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
PSA: If you use #Gmail, you need to be aware of an important change that’s quietly (almost secretly) rolling out.
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you expressly opt out
#privacy #security #google #ai #usersareunderattack
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you expressly opt out
#privacy #security #google #ai #usersareunderattack
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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First Fujifilm X100VI image. Crop, #Velvia film sim. St Mary's Cathedral.
It's very contrasty and super saturated. Will deffo be toning it back a bit!
#Fujifilm #X100VI #Edinburgh #Scotland
It's very contrasty and super saturated. Will deffo be toning it back a bit!
#Fujifilm #X100VI #Edinburgh #Scotland
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 PM
First Fujifilm X100VI image. Crop, #Velvia film sim. St Mary's Cathedral.
It's very contrasty and super saturated. Will deffo be toning it back a bit!
#Fujifilm #X100VI #Edinburgh #Scotland
It's very contrasty and super saturated. Will deffo be toning it back a bit!
#Fujifilm #X100VI #Edinburgh #Scotland
![Stochastic Terrorist
[sto-kass-tik, "random "],
Stochastic Terrorism is the
use of mass communications to
incite lone wolves to carry out
unpredictable violent acts.
The Stochastic Terrorist is
certain that his inflammatory
rhetoric will stir up violence. He
just does not know exactly what
will happen or who will do it, or
where or when.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2adu2uyjgidrqxmbgp5q2o4e/bafkreifa2wzrvpfza5tmpi5pnevotp636tzgy4oec4oqc5e5ze36snwpj4@jpeg)
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Today, we honor lives lost to transphobia and anti-trans violence and commit to human rights for all Albertans. As we mourn, we find strength in community and stand united against fear, disinformation, and prejudice. Let's continue to support each other and speak out.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today, we honor lives lost to transphobia and anti-trans violence and commit to human rights for all Albertans. As we mourn, we find strength in community and stand united against fear, disinformation, and prejudice. Let's continue to support each other and speak out.
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Hello BlueSky.
Mercredi, 04:56
- Bonne journée
- Good Morning
- Guten Morgen
- Buenos días
- Buongiorno
- Bom Dia
#PortezVousBien
Mercredi, 04:56
- Bonne journée
- Good Morning
- Guten Morgen
- Buenos días
- Buongiorno
- Bom Dia
#PortezVousBien
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Hello BlueSky.
Mercredi, 04:56
- Bonne journée
- Good Morning
- Guten Morgen
- Buenos días
- Buongiorno
- Bom Dia
#PortezVousBien
Mercredi, 04:56
- Bonne journée
- Good Morning
- Guten Morgen
- Buenos días
- Buongiorno
- Bom Dia
#PortezVousBien
#photography Glad to find a way to disable post-processing on my iPhone & also to "lock" settings ... too easy to touch screen and accidentally change something while shooting!!
Halide has a mode that disables all post processing, Process Zero www.lux.camera/halide-chang...
The Halide Changelog
Welcome to the Halide Changelog. Whenever we make a big update to Halide, we'll let you know here.
Halide 2.17: Extended Capture Control Support
We're excited to launch even more expanded support f...
www.lux.camera
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
#photography Glad to find a way to disable post-processing on my iPhone & also to "lock" settings ... too easy to touch screen and accidentally change something while shooting!!
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"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"Microsoft warns that Windows 11's agentic AI could install malware on your PC: 'Only enable this feature if you understand the security implications.'"
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
bro what--
what are we doing here, exactly, how can you--anyone be okay with this?
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Maui in a Maple 3
This is the last recent shot of Maui up in this particular #MapleTree. I love seeing his tail long and straight as it is curled 95% of the time. #MauiCruz21 #PNW #FallColor #CatsInTrees #GingerCats
This is the last recent shot of Maui up in this particular #MapleTree. I love seeing his tail long and straight as it is curled 95% of the time. #MauiCruz21 #PNW #FallColor #CatsInTrees #GingerCats
November 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Maui in a Maple 3
This is the last recent shot of Maui up in this particular #MapleTree. I love seeing his tail long and straight as it is curled 95% of the time. #MauiCruz21 #PNW #FallColor #CatsInTrees #GingerCats
This is the last recent shot of Maui up in this particular #MapleTree. I love seeing his tail long and straight as it is curled 95% of the time. #MauiCruz21 #PNW #FallColor #CatsInTrees #GingerCats
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“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 AM
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
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November 17, 2025 at 6:17 AM