Smittyatlarge
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Drivers: If you're waiting for a cyclist to pass so you can come out of a side road, edging forward is a great way to slow the cyclist down since it signals to them that you're not in full control of your car and that they need to be extra careful.
February 11, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Drivers: If you're waiting for a cyclist to pass so you can come out of a side road, edging forward is a great way to slow the cyclist down since it signals to them that you're not in full control of your car and that they need to be extra careful.
Good journalism.
Struggling to navigate the Epstein files? Here is a visual guide https://aje.news/51oyhz
February 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Good journalism.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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Find yourself on the Bluesky map, I’m “Winnipeg Community Professionals,” which are, fittingly, off in our own little prairie silo apart from the cool Canadian media cluster
bluesky-map.theo.io
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Find yourself on the Bluesky map, I’m “Winnipeg Community Professionals,” which are, fittingly, off in our own little prairie silo apart from the cool Canadian media cluster
bluesky-map.theo.io
bluesky-map.theo.io
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But it's so hard for Alberta under Liberal governments, setting production and profit records almost every year. Don't you feel for the O&G industry?
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 PM
But it's so hard for Alberta under Liberal governments, setting production and profit records almost every year. Don't you feel for the O&G industry?
Encouraging. Hopefully they do similarly if they win medals.
“It brings up mixed emotions to represent 🇺🇸 right now… there’s obviously a lot of things going on I’m not the biggest fan of.”
#Olympics2026 #TrumpsAmerica
#Olympics2026 #TrumpsAmerica
February 7, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Encouraging. Hopefully they do similarly if they win medals.
Impressive, coherent oratory may just save the day.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Impressive, coherent oratory may just save the day.
@mbndpcaucus.bsky.social Is there any reason we can‘t be next? Take a lead and others will follow. There is no legitimate reason to be on the nazi pedophile site.
Alright - now it's up to the rest of the provinces and territories, and ultimately the federal government. @alberta.ca this means you: Get off that nazi platform!
New Brunswick, an east coast Canadian province of about 900,000 people, will no longer use billionaire Elon Musk’s social media platform X for routine government communications, its leader announced
February 6, 2026 at 12:57 AM
@mbndpcaucus.bsky.social Is there any reason we can‘t be next? Take a lead and others will follow. There is no legitimate reason to be on the nazi pedophile site.
Well worth one’s time.
I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Well worth one’s time.
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Whole interview is remarkable. The AI chat around 17-18 mins is spot on. Ian's gag about being glued to your phone at 19 mins is superb. But the last 4-5 minutes with a highly political soliloquy (written by Shakespeare) from Thomas Moore is utterly stunning.
I’m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonight’s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommend… but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Whole interview is remarkable. The AI chat around 17-18 mins is spot on. Ian's gag about being glued to your phone at 19 mins is superb. But the last 4-5 minutes with a highly political soliloquy (written by Shakespeare) from Thomas Moore is utterly stunning.
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Watch this.
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 5, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Watch this.
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not saying he's necessarily in the organization, but this skull face mask was popular among members of the Proud Boys a few years ago
February 4, 2026 at 3:23 AM
not saying he's necessarily in the organization, but this skull face mask was popular among members of the Proud Boys a few years ago
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Sorry, I can't get past the words "family detention facility".
February 2, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Sorry, I can't get past the words "family detention facility".
Looking forward to this one.
My new book Still In A Dream: Shoegaze, Slackers, and the Reinvention of Rock, 1984-94 is out in June on @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social . It's a love letter to the music of my youth and a flashback to the most exciting time of my writing life. Pre-order geni.us/StillInADream
January 29, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Looking forward to this one.
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These fucking Alberta separatist clowns and their stupid AI-generated lies can’t even figure out which way to walk into a building.
January 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
These fucking Alberta separatist clowns and their stupid AI-generated lies can’t even figure out which way to walk into a building.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Remember when these guys lied that they were preserving Confederate monuments because you had to leave up the whole messy contested historical record rather than erasing history?
More than 400 years of history and a decade of advocacy were torn down Thursday afternoon when National Park Service employees removed every single display at the President’s House.
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
🔗 What's next? We explain: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Remember when these guys lied that they were preserving Confederate monuments because you had to leave up the whole messy contested historical record rather than erasing history?
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
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Straight up terrorism against non-white people. Unvarnished, naked, right out there.
Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old US citizen, was arrested and detained by ICE. She was held for TWO DAYS.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
ICE agents handcuffed her, called her a racial slur, and she was knocked to the ground so hard she got a concussion.
This cannot continue happening. ICE needs to leave.
January 22, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Straight up terrorism against non-white people. Unvarnished, naked, right out there.
Waiting for Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg to get the memo.
"More State agencies leave X amid outcry over digital undressing tool" [Credit to @seai-ie.bsky.social @antaisce.bsky.social and all other IE public bodies, NGOs etc. who are taking this basic action of decency and solidarity. Hopefully the laggards will cop on!]
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
More State agencies leave X amid outcry over digital undressing tool
Green energy advice agency joins training and sports bodies in departure
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Waiting for Canada/Manitoba/Winnipeg to get the memo.
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SCREAM THIS FROM EVERY ROOFTOP!
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
“Foreign exporters absorbed only 4% of last year’s U.S. tariff increases by lowering prices, while American consumers and importers absorbed 96%.
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
“Rather than acting as a tax on foreign producers, the tariffs functioned as a consumption tax on Americans.”
www.wsj.com/economy/trad...
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds
New research contradicts President Trump’s claim that foreigners are footing the bill.
www.wsj.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:37 AM
SCREAM THIS FROM EVERY ROOFTOP!
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
(even though this was ridiculously obvious)
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This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
This is sound advice in any neighbourly situation. Specific and direct.
Mpls: If you are working to support neighbors right now I *highly* suggest avoiding the generic "let me know what you need" and instead asking/offering directly:
"I'm going to the store. Send me a list."
"Do you need shampoo? Fruit? Toilet paper?"
"Can I help with your laundry?"
"I'm going to the store. Send me a list."
"Do you need shampoo? Fruit? Toilet paper?"
"Can I help with your laundry?"
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This is sound advice in any neighbourly situation. Specific and direct.