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Words and bent ideas. Reconstituted writer (goldenrod draft) and editor. Fixed-rope abseil expert. Six years of schoolin' in philosophy, which was some fun.
Vancouver Is | London
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"Explicitly intertwining the aspirations and fate of SpaceX with Musk’s CSAM generating social media website, his AI bullshit machines, and his right wing political project is horrifying and monopolistic."
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This SpaceX Situation: Not Good!
Elon Musk's political projects are combining into a highly concerning megacompany.
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February 15, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"Explicitly intertwining the aspirations and fate of SpaceX with Musk’s CSAM generating social media website, his AI bullshit machines, and his right wing political project is horrifying and monopolistic."
www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
www.404media.co/this-spacex-...
CBC announcer on the Dutch winning a women’s speed-skating event: “…a flying Dutch woman doing a Dutch woman’s flying thing”. Lolz.
February 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
CBC announcer on the Dutch winning a women’s speed-skating event: “…a flying Dutch woman doing a Dutch woman’s flying thing”. Lolz.
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Happy #WorldHippoDay! 🦛❤️
To celebrate here’s a lovely naturalistic painting of a hippo on a small flake of limestone. Painted by an Egyptian artist some 3,500 years ago!
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
To celebrate here’s a lovely naturalistic painting of a hippo on a small flake of limestone. Painted by an Egyptian artist some 3,500 years ago!
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
February 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Happy #WorldHippoDay! 🦛❤️
To celebrate here’s a lovely naturalistic painting of a hippo on a small flake of limestone. Painted by an Egyptian artist some 3,500 years ago!
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
To celebrate here’s a lovely naturalistic painting of a hippo on a small flake of limestone. Painted by an Egyptian artist some 3,500 years ago!
📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
#Archaeology
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Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating.
There is a curling controversy at the Winter Olympics and Canada is at the center of the allegations
Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. It centers on whether the Canadian men’s and women’s teams are cheating by double-touching stones after they are released on the ice.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating.
Maybe France should replace its goalie. Just a thought.
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Maybe France should replace its goalie. Just a thought.
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Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors to China
Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors to China
Canadians will no longer be required to get visas for 30-days stays, says China's foreign ministry.
www.thestar.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors to China
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This is straight-up Nazi rhetoric from Musk, and the only tiny thing I can do is address myself to those of you who are still on X. No more excuses about how you need "reach" or how good the conversation is there or the importance of debate. You will not regret walking away, and it's time.
We must speak plainly about the agenda Elon Musk & other MAGA leaders are pushing. It’s white nationalism.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
There’s no room for Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native, Jewish or all other Americans in Musk’s monocultural vision.
Multiculturalism is superior. We can’t allow Musk & others to end it.
February 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
This is straight-up Nazi rhetoric from Musk, and the only tiny thing I can do is address myself to those of you who are still on X. No more excuses about how you need "reach" or how good the conversation is there or the importance of debate. You will not regret walking away, and it's time.
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medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
Schumer on DHS reforms: "I believe Republicans will have no choice but to go along with us because it's so common sense"
February 15, 2026 at 2:51 PM
medical miracle: this 75 year old man was born yesterday
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Also, here’s a photo of people dying to defend a “multicultural economic zone”
February 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Also, here’s a photo of people dying to defend a “multicultural economic zone”
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Physicists sent a stream of electrons down a “de Laval” nozzle — a sleek shape that rocket engines use to accelerate their exhaust. A shock wave appeared — a surefire sign that electrons were flowing like a fluid. www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-m...
February 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Physicists sent a stream of electrons down a “de Laval” nozzle — a sleek shape that rocket engines use to accelerate their exhaust. A shock wave appeared — a surefire sign that electrons were flowing like a fluid. www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-m...
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Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
February 14, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty.
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Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
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The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
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1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Many people in South Africa, where Elon is from, died to create a genuinely multiracial polity. They were killed by people who thought like Elon.
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
The people who thought like Elon also lost. Seems their “common culture” of white supremacy wasn’t enough.
bsky.app/profile/alan...
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The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The English Scots and Irish with their long history of getting along as one people
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Can’t believe we are still doing this
February 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Can’t believe we are still doing this
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Hysterical punchline.
February 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Hysterical punchline.
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Immigrants—“many of them with legal status”—are being forced to shelter at home, “declining to go to work or send kids to school for fear of ICE.
The families need groceries and rent money and activities for their children, and congregations are stepping up to help.”
sojo.net/articles/new...
The families need groceries and rent money and activities for their children, and congregations are stepping up to help.”
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Minnesota Churches Provide Critical Supports as Immigrants Hide at Home
Belying Republican claims of “paid protesters,” churches have become critical nodes in the immigrant defense networks that have sprung up in response to Operation Metro Surge.
sojo.net
February 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Immigrants—“many of them with legal status”—are being forced to shelter at home, “declining to go to work or send kids to school for fear of ICE.
The families need groceries and rent money and activities for their children, and congregations are stepping up to help.”
sojo.net/articles/new...
The families need groceries and rent money and activities for their children, and congregations are stepping up to help.”
sojo.net/articles/new...
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Pete Hegseth’s campaign against Mark Kelly is extraordinary. And this federal judge noticed.
Judge Leon's ruling outlined the threat that Hegseth's efforts could pose to the constitutional liberties of all who have served our nation in uniform.
Judge Leon's ruling outlined the threat that Hegseth's efforts could pose to the constitutional liberties of all who have served our nation in uniform.
Opinion | Sen. Mark Kelly's legal win over Pete Hegseth is a First Amendment victory for all military veterans
Retired Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham: Hegseth’s campaign against Kelly is extraordinary, and Judge Leon outlined its breathtaking consequences for all of us who have served our nation in uniform.
www.ms.now
February 13, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Pete Hegseth’s campaign against Mark Kelly is extraordinary. And this federal judge noticed.
Judge Leon's ruling outlined the threat that Hegseth's efforts could pose to the constitutional liberties of all who have served our nation in uniform.
Judge Leon's ruling outlined the threat that Hegseth's efforts could pose to the constitutional liberties of all who have served our nation in uniform.
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CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (AP) — The curling controversy at the Winter Olympics widened Sunday as increased surveillance of the matches resulted in the removal of a stone thrown by the British men’s team for the same alleged violation that burned the Canadians two days in a row
Curling controversy widens amid higher surveillance as Britain accused of same infraction as Canada
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (AP) — The curling controversy at the Winter Olympics widened Sunday as increased surveillance of the matches resulted in the removal of a stone thrown by the British men’s team for the same alleged violation that burned the Canadians two days in a row
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:24 PM
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (AP) — The curling controversy at the Winter Olympics widened Sunday as increased surveillance of the matches resulted in the removal of a stone thrown by the British men’s team for the same alleged violation that burned the Canadians two days in a row
Silicon Valley CEOs personify the utter corrosiveness of being rich in end-game capitalism.
In his keynote, Benioff thanked international employees for traveling to the United States for the meeting, and asked them to stand. Benioff then said that ICE agents were in the building to keep tabs on them. www.404media.co/marc-benioff...
Marc Benioff 'Jokes' ICE Is Watching Salesforce Employees Who Traveled to the U.S.
"Employees are going absolutely apeshit in internal Slack about how completely awful it was."
www.404media.co
February 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Silicon Valley CEOs personify the utter corrosiveness of being rich in end-game capitalism.
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In his keynote, Benioff thanked international employees for traveling to the United States for the meeting, and asked them to stand. Benioff then said that ICE agents were in the building to keep tabs on them. www.404media.co/marc-benioff...
Marc Benioff 'Jokes' ICE Is Watching Salesforce Employees Who Traveled to the U.S.
"Employees are going absolutely apeshit in internal Slack about how completely awful it was."
www.404media.co
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
In his keynote, Benioff thanked international employees for traveling to the United States for the meeting, and asked them to stand. Benioff then said that ICE agents were in the building to keep tabs on them. www.404media.co/marc-benioff...
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
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February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
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Please take a moment and read the obituary for Erica Joy. She was the homeless woman they found last week in Halifax. Learn how homelessness and addiction happen and that we need to do better by people like her and their families. May she rest in peace.
www.eastcoastmemorial.ca/obituaries/E...
www.eastcoastmemorial.ca/obituaries/E...
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View Erica Joy Axent Hilton's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Please take a moment and read the obituary for Erica Joy. She was the homeless woman they found last week in Halifax. Learn how homelessness and addiction happen and that we need to do better by people like her and their families. May she rest in peace.
www.eastcoastmemorial.ca/obituaries/E...
www.eastcoastmemorial.ca/obituaries/E...
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En ce Jour du drapeau national, la feuille d'érable flotte en berne.
Aujourd'hui, notre drapeau porte un message pour la communauté de Tumbler Ridge : le Canada est avec vous.
Aujourd'hui, notre drapeau porte un message pour la communauté de Tumbler Ridge : le Canada est avec vous.
February 15, 2026 at 3:27 PM
En ce Jour du drapeau national, la feuille d'érable flotte en berne.
Aujourd'hui, notre drapeau porte un message pour la communauté de Tumbler Ridge : le Canada est avec vous.
Aujourd'hui, notre drapeau porte un message pour la communauté de Tumbler Ridge : le Canada est avec vous.
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Chantal Hebert says the "current PM has backing of Canadians to not agree to turn Canada into basically a client state of the US administration," as July review deadline looms amid Trump tariff threats. #cdnpoli
February 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Chantal Hebert says the "current PM has backing of Canadians to not agree to turn Canada into basically a client state of the US administration," as July review deadline looms amid Trump tariff threats. #cdnpoli