Mercedes Lenz
@yeguablancaa.bsky.social
Canadian living in Chile, yeah baby!! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦 Cycling, yoga and human rights enthusiast, and also trilingual accordion player. Wish I could do more to unite people in kindness, fight fascism and save the planet. I love you so come and visit
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Let's be clear here, Elon is using a neo nazi term to call for the ethnic cleansing of Europe.
December 21, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Let's be clear here, Elon is using a neo nazi term to call for the ethnic cleansing of Europe.
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The single most important scientific advancement for the future of our species and planet. #ClimateCrisis
Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year.
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx
December 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The single most important scientific advancement for the future of our species and planet. #ClimateCrisis
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The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
December 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The 6 richest men in the world are all Trump allies.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
They control your algorithms and data on X, TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads, and YouTube.
Just in case you’re wondering why more isn’t done to stop right-wing bots and misinformation on social media.
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www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Not a huge fan of being cutesy with the fact that Canadians cannot afford to eat because of corporate greed.
Not a huge fan of being cutesy with the fact that Canadians cannot afford to eat because of corporate greed.
These grocery items are on the naughty list as food prices keep climbing | CBC News
Grocery price inflation is the highest its been since 2023, with the price of food bought from stores rising 4.7 per cent in November year over year. But which items have hit your grocery bill hardest...
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Not a huge fan of being cutesy with the fact that Canadians cannot afford to eat because of corporate greed.
Not a huge fan of being cutesy with the fact that Canadians cannot afford to eat because of corporate greed.
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NBSAP.
Not a word you hear every day, yet essential to preventing an ecological collapse and conserving 30% of Earth by 2030.
📷 Watch this explainer to learn more.
Not a word you hear every day, yet essential to preventing an ecological collapse and conserving 30% of Earth by 2030.
📷 Watch this explainer to learn more.
December 19, 2025 at 12:17 PM
NBSAP.
Not a word you hear every day, yet essential to preventing an ecological collapse and conserving 30% of Earth by 2030.
📷 Watch this explainer to learn more.
Not a word you hear every day, yet essential to preventing an ecological collapse and conserving 30% of Earth by 2030.
📷 Watch this explainer to learn more.
'Tis the season!! I swear that it sealed the deal when my husband found out that I make plum pudding every Christmas 😁😅😂
December 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
'Tis the season!! I swear that it sealed the deal when my husband found out that I make plum pudding every Christmas 😁😅😂
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Now here’s a second big Dutch pension dropping BlackRock!👇 The PME group has pulled about €5bn after a review concluded that BlackRock doesn’t act in its best interests on climate risk + other issues.👇
Hopefully this precedent adds pressure for NYC pension funds to do the same! 4/x
Hopefully this precedent adds pressure for NYC pension funds to do the same! 4/x
BlackRock loses second Dutch pension mandate over sustainable investing concerns
€5bn in assets withdrawn by metal and tech workers’ group
www.ft.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Now here’s a second big Dutch pension dropping BlackRock!👇 The PME group has pulled about €5bn after a review concluded that BlackRock doesn’t act in its best interests on climate risk + other issues.👇
Hopefully this precedent adds pressure for NYC pension funds to do the same! 4/x
Hopefully this precedent adds pressure for NYC pension funds to do the same! 4/x
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Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
December 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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We are not running out of ideas, I just wrote an entire PhD dissertation full of novel ideas and suggestions for what to do about many social problems. You're just not listening to experts because our ideas are inconvenient for capitalism.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We are not running out of ideas, I just wrote an entire PhD dissertation full of novel ideas and suggestions for what to do about many social problems. You're just not listening to experts because our ideas are inconvenient for capitalism.
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Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
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Tech and AI Sell-Off Weighs on Asia-Pacific Stocks at Monday Open
December 15, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Tech and AI Sell-Off Weighs on Asia-Pacific Stocks at Monday Open
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it is absolutely crazy to think that we used to rewind VHS tapes after watching and return them to a video rental shop. The amount of change we've seen in a couple decades is wild.
December 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
it is absolutely crazy to think that we used to rewind VHS tapes after watching and return them to a video rental shop. The amount of change we've seen in a couple decades is wild.
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A bonus Daily Cartoon by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A bonus Daily Cartoon by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons
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Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
Our Economy Is in Danger. Here’s Why
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Around 70% of the U.S. economy depends on consumer spending. As wealth concentrates in the richest 10%, the rest of America can’t afford to buy enough to keep the economy running.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
This is a huge problem — and even America’s most powerful CEOs are starting to sound the alarm.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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A mother's love is queer. We love 'em no matter how they come out. A mother's love is not ableist. We love 'em no matter how long it takes them to hit the milestones, and even if they never do. LOVE like a MOTHER #Loveisgentle #Loveiskind
December 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A mother's love is queer. We love 'em no matter how they come out. A mother's love is not ableist. We love 'em no matter how long it takes them to hit the milestones, and even if they never do. LOVE like a MOTHER #Loveisgentle #Loveiskind
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I would like the phrase and concept of "common decency" to make a comeback
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I would like the phrase and concept of "common decency" to make a comeback
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Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: CELEBRATING THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT AND THE ECHR - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Today is #HumanRightsDay.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
What better day to remind everyone that either we all have human rights, or none of us really do.
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
You don't want to see what we saw when we were kids, children's graves, because there were no vaccines over 100 years ago. What have we become that you don't believe in Science?
Vaccinate your children. /1
time.com/7338791/chil...
You don't want to see what we saw when we were kids, children's graves, because there were no vaccines over 100 years ago. What have we become that you don't believe in Science?
Vaccinate your children. /1
time.com/7338791/chil...
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
The latest report from the Gates Foundation predicts an alarming trend for the health of children around the world.
time.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
For the First Time This Century, Child Mortality Is Likely to Rise
You don't want to see what we saw when we were kids, children's graves, because there were no vaccines over 100 years ago. What have we become that you don't believe in Science?
Vaccinate your children. /1
time.com/7338791/chil...
You don't want to see what we saw when we were kids, children's graves, because there were no vaccines over 100 years ago. What have we become that you don't believe in Science?
Vaccinate your children. /1
time.com/7338791/chil...
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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"The recent exposure of covert foreign influence via imposter accounts on X is jarring enough as it is, but a closer look reveals an even more concerning reality: these accounts did not flourish in spite of the platform’s policies, but because of them" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"The recent exposure of covert foreign influence via imposter accounts on X is jarring enough as it is, but a closer look reveals an even more concerning reality: these accounts did not flourish in spite of the platform’s policies, but because of them" bylinetimes.com/2025/12/08/e...