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Vince
@vincetinguely.bsky.social
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I've been a writer since I was 11 (grade V). Spent a lot of time in the Montreal literary / performance / zine / arts scene. Moved to Winnipeg in 2019. Still writing!

I often post news pieces on social and environmental justice, and cultural information.
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'It gives overall oversight authority to a “board of peace” chaired by Trump, but of uncertain membership. The board has to report to the UN but it is not bound by the wishes of the UN or by the Palestinian Authority.'
#gaza #palestine #israel #UN #trump #ceasefire #politics #military
UN security council votes to endorse Donald Trump’s Gaza plan
The resolution, which includes references to an independent Palestine, was passed by a vote of 13-0 with China and Russia abstaining
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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'In the US alone, its AI-powered data-analysis technology is fuelling the deportations being carried out by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), the Pentagon’s unmanned drone programme, police departments’ (allegedly racist) profiling of potential criminals and much more besides.'
#palantir
‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tick
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
“The authoritarian fascist playbook is well documented and it thrives on crisis and emergency. It’s well-documented that figures like this want to squelch opposition resistance and usually will try to come up with a catch-all bogeyman category to do so.”
#fascism #antifa #academia #politics #trump
Death threats and accusations: the professor targeted by the US far right
Mark Bray has become one of the highest-profile people caught up in Donald Trump’s efforts to target Antifa
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
'The European Union has already banned many PFAS in pesticides, including two of the chemicals most used on California crops – bifenthrin and trifluralin.'
#pfas #environment #agriculture #epa #science #california
California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
'Donald Trump is purging the higher ranks based on his prejudices and demands for loyalty; the military is being turned into a partisan instrument and a political prop; ... the president is instilling the logic of impunity that has come to characterize his entire approach to governance.'
#military
Trump is turning the US military into a political prop | Jan-Werner Müller
The military has been recast in a partisan, performative mold – all according to the president’s logic of impunity
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
'Its posts are in English and Russian, making clear it is not an American-based group, but says it is allied with an accused Kremlin spy and leader of the Base – an internationally designated neo-Nazi terrorist group, originating in the US.'
#nazis #fascists #goons #traitors #atomwaffen #base #scum
Far-right group with links to neo-Nazi leader offers online military training
Experts say Observations Group’s connections to the Base and Rinaldo Nazzaro present ‘urgent danger’
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
'Amid the climate crisis, warming oceans are supercharging such atmospheric river storms, making them deadlier and costlier.'
#climate #california #weather #extreme #environment #rain #science
Atmospheric river storm leaves six dead after drenching California
Lingering thunderstorms pose risk of mudslides in areas around Los Angeles recently ravaged by wildfires
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
'In 2018, five Black Democrats ran for county sheriff offices under the promise of ending cooperation with ICE. They all won, including current Mecklenburg county sheriff Gary McFadden, and severed their counties’ contracts with ICE.'
#ICE #charlotte #usa #immigration #law #politics #solidarity
Charlotte, North Carolina reels as 81 people arrested in immigration raids
Thriving business districts in North Carolina city now at a ‘standstill’ after at least 81 were arrested over the weekend
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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'​Saturday’s rallies, which took place in dozens of cities from Tijuana in the north to Oaxaca in the south drew large crowds, with some demonstrators carrying the One Piece pirate flag that has become a global symbol of the youth movement.'
#mexico #narcos #genz #onepiece #protest #corruption
At least 120 hurt in Gen Z protests over corruption and drug violence in Mexico
Clashes erupt between protesters and riot police in the capital as rallies take place in cities across the country
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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'Mediators have warned of a situation that is “not war but not peace” in a divided Gaza, with regular Israeli attacks, an entrenched occupation, no Palestinian self-rule and limited reconstruction of Palestinian homes and communities.'
#gaza #reconstruction #usa #israel #UN #governance #politics
US military planning for divided Gaza with ‘green zone’ secured by international and Israeli troops
Exclusive: Almost all Palestinians have been displaced to ‘red zone’ where no reconstruction is planned
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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'Guajajara warned that countries must maintain the rights of Indigenous people, while mining interests seek to exploit the “critical minerals” necessary to manufacture the renewable energy and other low-carbon equipment needed to solve the climate crisis.'
#cop30 #indigenous #climate #forests
Indigenous lands must be recognised as part of climate policy, says Brazilian minister
Sonia Guajajara tells Cop30 the rights of traditional communities must be maintained in the face of exploitation by the mining industry
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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'One in every 25 participants at this year’s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to the analysis by the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition, raising serious questions about the corporate capture and credibility of the annual Cop negotiations.'
#cop30 #climate #lobbyists #oil
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
'Aradia taught them sorcery, an art enabling the downtrodden not only to free themselves from the subjugation of the rich, but also to destroy hierarchies of oppression in their entirety.'
#witchcraft #wicca #paganism #italy #research #source #spiritualism #culture #esoterica #myth #feminism
Roma Lister, Aradia, and the Speculative Origins of a Witchcraft Revival
In 1899, Charles Godfrey Leland published Aradia, “the gospel of the witches”, containing a goddess-orientated creation and saviour narrative, purported to descend from an ancient, hermetic tradition ...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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“The land no longer gives,” says Doudou Pierre Festile, coordinator of the Acul-du-Nord Peasant Movement near Cap-Haïtien. “When you can’t feed your children, you leave for the cities; there, ‘another storm’ awaits: overcrowding, soaring prices, hunger.”
#haiti #gangs #climate #governance #politics
Guns, gangs and drought: how crime and the climate crisis are reshaping Haiti
Cities in the grip of urban warfare are being pushed to collapse by an influx of people fleeing hunger in rural areas as crops fail
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
vincetinguely.bsky.social
'Accusing Trump of an assault upon the climate and on democracy, Newsom said of the president: “He’s an invasive species, he’s a wrecking-ball president. He’s trying to roll back progress of the last century. He’s trying to recreate the 19th century. He’s doubling down on stupid.”'
#climate #cop30
California governor calls Trump ‘an invasive species’ at Cop30 climate talks
Gavin Newsom is most senior US politician at annual talks, heading alternate delegation in Trump’s absence
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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'He delivers a monologue – oblique and initially conversational, it turns increasingly ominous – in a voice that’s rich, sonorous and, to a certain kind of music fan at least, immediate recognisable.'
#cale #music #culture #film #literature #transgressive
Charli xcx: House ft John Cale review – haunt me, then! An elegant, brutal taste of the Wuthering Heights OST
Featuring a lugubrious monologue from the Velvet Underground legend, its jagged strings are more reminiscent of that band than anything on Brat
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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'China added 240GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of this year, and 61GW of wind, putting it on track for another renewable record in 2025. Last year, the country installed 333GW of solar power, more than the rest of the world combined.'
#renewables #climate #energy #science #environment
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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'Researchers have long warned about the “infiltration” of the martial arts community by neo-Nazi and white supremacist movements. Among the attendees at the Exiles event, CAHN identified a number of gym owners, coaches and trainers who serve a diverse clientele, including children.'
#canada #fascism
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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'Eve herself started out as a fan at their gigs, “which used to empty out. There was one where I was the only person left in the audience, pogoing alone in front of the stage.”'
#crass #punk #political #polemical #80s #culture #music #writing
‘We never had much fun – we were angry’: Eve Libertine on life with anarcho-punk pioneers Crass
Accused of obscenity and sued by police and Tory MPs, Libertine outraged the establishment as part of Crass. Now she’s back – and she hasn’t mellowed with age
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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'Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary.'
#idf #israel #genocide #palestine #gaza #law #politics #corruption #theocracy #war
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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'Amnesty International said that “Trump’s racist refugee cap abandons refugees around the world”, while Human Rights First called the new policy “blatantly racist”.'
#usa #power #politics #trade #diplomacy #bullying #global #military #economics #history
Brutish, bullying, imperialistic: the Ugly American is back | Steven Greenhouse
Donald Trump is using US power to insert himself into other countries’ affairs, treating them as vassals
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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'Accommodating nature and farming is a huge conundrum, of course, but there’s an economy that can be created by leveraging our natural assets. Crucially, it requires moving towards non-polluting, renewable energy that can power our small businesses cleanly and reliably, and boost the economy.'
#oil
My father, Ken Saro-Wiwa, died fighting for a clean Nigeria. Thirty years on it’s time to stop sucking on the dirty teat of the oil cash cow | Noo Saro-Wiwa
In 1995, as one of the Ogoni Nine, he was hanged after protesting against Shell’s oil pollution. With education and a move towards renewable energy, we can honour his legacy
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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“There’s something about wanting, and naming your want – which I think both Plath and Swift did – that is still generally a punishing sphere for a woman.”
#culture #poetry #pop #mainstream #leftfield #ambition #fame #writing #nonfiction #autobiography #pain #literature #music
‘Ambition is a punishing sphere for women’: author Maggie Nelson on why Taylor Swift is the Sylvia Plath of her generation
What do Swift and Plath have in common, and should Kamala Harris have spoken out about her political ambitions? The Argonauts author turns her lens on poetry, pop and patriarchy
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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'Drax, Britain’s single biggest source of carbon emissions, has received billions of pounds in subsidies from burning biomass derived largely from wood.'
#canada #uk #forests #climate #environment #sustainability #subsidies #taxpayers #carbon #energy #waste #science
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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“We already possess virtually all the technical solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss, and even pressing social issues. What is needed is the ethical commitment to apply our technical capabilities and accelerate our political decisions, ensuring we fulfil what we’ve already committed to.”
Less arguing, more action: will Brazil’s unorthodox approach to Cop30 work?
Host uses Indigenous concepts and changes agenda to help delegates agree on ways to meet existing climate goals
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM