TeSplendente
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🫀🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🧇🍊🌹🥄- This is now a personal account if you're looking for Anne Lister stuff please go to - @ElizaLeftUs - ElizaLeftUs.com - "Surely it is a dream, and I a dreamer!" ~ Anne Lister, 1817.12.27, Sat - NSP. Not around much #GetOutside
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
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The soul provides the body with life like fire flooding the darkness with light; it has two major powers like two arms: the understanding and the will. The soul reveals herself in these two powers like the sun manifesting itself in the splendour of its light.
Hildegard of Bingen, b. 1098
Hildegard of Bingen, b. 1098
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
The soul provides the body with life like fire flooding the darkness with light; it has two major powers like two arms: the understanding and the will. The soul reveals herself in these two powers like the sun manifesting itself in the splendour of its light.
Hildegard of Bingen, b. 1098
Hildegard of Bingen, b. 1098
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I’m so angry. I’m so tired of people in global positions of power and wealth hoarders upholding them. They want us to accept mass slaughter in Gaza. They want us to accept the MURDER of people who stick up to them. They want us to accept disgusting wealth gaps while we fight for scraps. Enough!!!!
January 24, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I’m so angry. I’m so tired of people in global positions of power and wealth hoarders upholding them. They want us to accept mass slaughter in Gaza. They want us to accept the MURDER of people who stick up to them. They want us to accept disgusting wealth gaps while we fight for scraps. Enough!!!!
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#white tundra swan out at the lake. at one point we started to play the is it an ice chunk or tundra swan game. poor dears. #BirdoftheDay
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 PM
#white tundra swan out at the lake. at one point we started to play the is it an ice chunk or tundra swan game. poor dears. #BirdoftheDay
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 PM
started the car yesterday morning to heat it up while i scraped the outside. like you do. scraped the outside and got in. the inside had iced over! 🤨 scraped the inside. 🙄
January 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
started the car yesterday morning to heat it up while i scraped the outside. like you do. scraped the outside and got in. the inside had iced over! 🤨 scraped the inside. 🙄
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January 20, 2026 at 6:24 AM
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"a snide, easy way to discredit or distance oneself from the other side’s words."
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 PM
"a snide, easy way to discredit or distance oneself from the other side’s words."
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The irony of everyone fawning over how Mark Carney is 'standing up' for Canada is that he is simultaneously eroding the few institutions that actually distinguish the Canadian state from the US, and those which theoretically could be used to shield Canadians from the disaster area to the south.
Alarming news for Canadians: www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Health Canada the latest federal department to issue layoff notices
More than 2,000 employees at Health Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have been notified their jobs may be affected as federal departments continue to issue notices about possible layoffs in...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The irony of everyone fawning over how Mark Carney is 'standing up' for Canada is that he is simultaneously eroding the few institutions that actually distinguish the Canadian state from the US, and those which theoretically could be used to shield Canadians from the disaster area to the south.
According to the WFIA the largest cuts are:
* Canada Revenue Agency
* Transport Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada
* Public Service & Procurement Canada
* Innovation, Science & Economic Development
Strange area's to target, almost as if were being privatized?
(Updated Weekly)
* Canada Revenue Agency
* Transport Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada
* Public Service & Procurement Canada
* Innovation, Science & Economic Development
Strange area's to target, almost as if were being privatized?
(Updated Weekly)
WFA - Tracker
The Public Service Alliance of Canada represents more than 245,000 workers in every province and territory in Canada and in locations around the world. Our members work for federal government departme...
psacunion.ca
January 25, 2026 at 11:18 AM
According to the WFIA the largest cuts are:
* Canada Revenue Agency
* Transport Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada
* Public Service & Procurement Canada
* Innovation, Science & Economic Development
Strange area's to target, almost as if were being privatized?
(Updated Weekly)
* Canada Revenue Agency
* Transport Canada
* Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship Canada
* Public Service & Procurement Canada
* Innovation, Science & Economic Development
Strange area's to target, almost as if were being privatized?
(Updated Weekly)
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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That data gathering is going into overdrive
“If a traveler enters the security line without an acceptable ID, they will be escorted to a separate location to pay the TSA ConfirmID payment process," said Monya Bates, the TSA assistant federal security director for screening for Mississippi.
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buff.ly/hCsY5pn
Passengers Must Have REAL ID to Fly or Pay a $45 Fee Starting Feb. 1
Airline passengers without REAL ID will have to pay a $45 verification process fee when traveling through airports nationwide starting Feb. 1.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 24, 2026 at 8:47 PM
That data gathering is going into overdrive
What is going on?
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
Cutting research with 665 department positions reduced & 1,050 employees receiving notices.
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, Ont., Quebec City & Lacombe, Alta., as well as 4 satellite research farms across Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan & Manitoba are closing."
"The federal department says research centres in Guelph, Ont., Quebec City & Lacombe, Alta., as well as 4 satellite research farms across Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan & Manitoba are closing."
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announces closure of research operations, jobs cuts
January 25, 2026 at 12:09 AM
What is going on?
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
It feels very much like Canada is being shut down.
If you see this, quote post one of your bike’s handlebar set ups!
#AltText for description and details!
(oh no, i've failed the no photo's resolve in under a day. 🤞)
#AltText for description and details!
(oh no, i've failed the no photo's resolve in under a day. 🤞)
January 24, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you see this, quote post one of your bike’s handlebar set ups!
#AltText for description and details!
(oh no, i've failed the no photo's resolve in under a day. 🤞)
#AltText for description and details!
(oh no, i've failed the no photo's resolve in under a day. 🤞)
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I wonder what would happen if people went to spaces like this and the Smithsonian and did exhibits that 1) explained WHAT was removed, 2) explained import of it, and 3) explained how ICE goons are related (eg. fugitive slave posses).
"Slavery was real"
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
Tiny sign at the base of a brick wall that, until yesterday, held panels about the people enslaved by George Washington.
Presidents House, Philadelphia.
January 24, 2026 at 6:57 AM
I wonder what would happen if people went to spaces like this and the Smithsonian and did exhibits that 1) explained WHAT was removed, 2) explained import of it, and 3) explained how ICE goons are related (eg. fugitive slave posses).
"The agency says the [AI] technology will help identify compliant travellers... to focus on unknown & higher-risk travellers...' The major risk is what we've observed in other similar systems which is bias against certain subpopulations'" -
Good on the CIU for pushing back.
Good on the CIU for pushing back.
'Major risk' of bias against some groups with Canadian AI border screening, expert warns | CBC News
The technology will help identify compliant travellers faster and free them up to focus on unknown and higher-risk travellers, according to the CBSA. It's expected to launch at land ports of entry by ...
www.cbc.ca
January 24, 2026 at 12:37 PM
"The agency says the [AI] technology will help identify compliant travellers... to focus on unknown & higher-risk travellers...' The major risk is what we've observed in other similar systems which is bias against certain subpopulations'" -
Good on the CIU for pushing back.
Good on the CIU for pushing back.
There's a thing that solves this: Fully Public Health Care.
Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca/number-of-co...
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca/number-of-co...
Number of COVID-19 Shots Delivered in Alberta Drops By Half, Following $100 Fee and Other Restrictions
“What we've heard over the last few months is extreme frustration from Albertans who were trying to use the booking system to get the vaccine.”
pressprogress.ca
January 24, 2026 at 12:14 PM
There's a thing that solves this: Fully Public Health Care.
"lookin' for comfort in a song"
New Lucinda Williams album is incredible. Here's a link to the watch party. Some talking, lots of music. Live performance.
youtu.be/5MXJsk7nBuk
youtu.be/5MXJsk7nBuk
Lu's Worldwide Listening Party
YouTube video by LucindaWilliams
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM
"lookin' for comfort in a song"
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We need to get over this notion that existing social media platforms are at all necessary. Tech billionaires created them for profit, then sold them as socially beneficial even as they continually eroded any real benefits.
disconnect.blog/x-shows-why-...
disconnect.blog/x-shows-why-...
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
We need to get over this notion that existing social media platforms are at all necessary. Tech billionaires created them for profit, then sold them as socially beneficial even as they continually eroded any real benefits.
disconnect.blog/x-shows-why-...
disconnect.blog/x-shows-why-...
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Kill switches but not speed limiters really says it all.
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Kill switches but not speed limiters really says it all.
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Being led into the snowy wastes by an imaginary penguin speaks volumes.
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Being led into the snowy wastes by an imaginary penguin speaks volumes.
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Picard Shakespeare tip: Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.
January 23, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Picard Shakespeare tip: Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt.