Adam Highway
@adamhighway.bsky.social
He/him il/lui, English & Français. Leftist (as fuck). Gay, queer, poly. Interested in a wide range of things. ADHD (go figure).🇨🇦
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It was pointed out to me that the board game Monopoly includes UBI – collect 200 for passing GO – and it's not the reason people lose.
December 31, 2024 at 6:05 PM
It was pointed out to me that the board game Monopoly includes UBI – collect 200 for passing GO – and it's not the reason people lose.
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Another reason to shop Costco.
January 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Another reason to shop Costco.
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I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
December 27, 2024 at 9:55 AM
I seem to have upset the Nigel Farage fan club - so let me be clear.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
This man sows hate, lies and division.
He is a grifter and a conman.
He does not represent the vast majority of Britons.
Repost if you agree
P.s. multiculturalism is great.
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Carole Cadwalladr leaves the Observer following Tortoise Media buyout www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/c...
Carole Cadwalladr leaves the Observer following Tortoise Media buyout
Pulitzer finalist Carole Cadwalladr has confirmed that she will be leaving the Observer after 19 years following Tortoise sale.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 23, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Carole Cadwalladr leaves the Observer following Tortoise Media buyout www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/c...
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Reform UK Ltd is already campaigning hard for taking the reins of unchecked power, and developing its nefarious alliances.
The rest of society needs to get going now to prevent it , not 6 months before next election.
Start by signing up to @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/23/t...
The rest of society needs to get going now to prevent it , not 6 months before next election.
Start by signing up to @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/23/t...
The Centrists Cannot Hold: Client Journalism and Our ‘Concierge Media’ Are Threatening Liberal Democracy When It Is Most Under Attack
Obeying in advance by US and British media means they cannot combat the march of the hard right Broligarchs
bylinetimes.com
December 24, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Not a day passes that someone doesn’t tell me that they are exhausted or, more candidly, afraid. It is okay to be tired and understandable to be afraid. Courage doesn’t come from being well rested and feeling safe. It is found in overcoming those emotions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
We Are on Our Own
From Marc | Our institutions are not going to save us. Only we can do that.
www.democracydocket.com
December 23, 2024 at 11:58 PM
Not a day passes that someone doesn’t tell me that they are exhausted or, more candidly, afraid. It is okay to be tired and understandable to be afraid. Courage doesn’t come from being well rested and feeling safe. It is found in overcoming those emotions. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/we-a...
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You all act is if you've never ordered drugs from your office computer on Capital Hill then sex trafficked an underage person through an intermediary and paid for it on Venmo with public transactions then showed other members of Congress you having sex with multiple people on the House floor
December 23, 2024 at 8:26 PM
You all act is if you've never ordered drugs from your office computer on Capital Hill then sex trafficked an underage person through an intermediary and paid for it on Venmo with public transactions then showed other members of Congress you having sex with multiple people on the House floor
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To reduce your #risk of getting sick while gathering with friends & family, use tried-and-true layers of protection. #Vaccines, #masking, #ventilation, hand-washing, testing &staying home all work together to keep uninvited viral guests at bay.
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How can I stay healthy as I celebrate the holidays with my family and friends this season?
How can I stay healthy as I celebrate the holidays with my family and friends this season? Signed, A concerned mom of teens in California To reduce your
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December 23, 2024 at 4:22 PM
To reduce your #risk of getting sick while gathering with friends & family, use tried-and-true layers of protection. #Vaccines, #masking, #ventilation, hand-washing, testing &staying home all work together to keep uninvited viral guests at bay.
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Wrote about Alberta premier Danielle Smith for @xtramagazine.com's annual "Righteous Queens and Shady Bitches" (feel free to guess which category she is in)
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December 24, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Holy crap
Speaking of, there’s nothing more undemocratic happening today than what’s happening at the NC Supreme Court level. This should be the biggest national story today!
www.propublica.org/article/jeff...
www.propublica.org/article/jeff...
A North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate’s Bid to Overturn His Loss Is Based on Theory Election Deniers Deemed Extreme
Republican Jefferson Griffin narrowly lost his race for a seat on the state Supreme Court. Now he’s asking that 60,000 ballots be thrown out based on a theory that an election denier said amounted to ...
www.propublica.org
December 23, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Holy crap
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What isn't included in this video chart is what happened in 1984...
Mulroney began slashing funding for CMHC, which prevented the building of subsidized housing for decades.
#cdnpoli
Mulroney began slashing funding for CMHC, which prevented the building of subsidized housing for decades.
#cdnpoli
December 23, 2024 at 3:52 PM
What isn't included in this video chart is what happened in 1984...
Mulroney began slashing funding for CMHC, which prevented the building of subsidized housing for decades.
#cdnpoli
Mulroney began slashing funding for CMHC, which prevented the building of subsidized housing for decades.
#cdnpoli
This. I am SO tired of purity tests handing power to the far right ...
December 23, 2024 at 5:39 PM
This. I am SO tired of purity tests handing power to the far right ...
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For the Monday crowd, my weekend Loonie Politics column: Do we need to beware Poilievre and the tech broligarchy? #cdnpoli
Do we need to beware Poilievre and the tech broligarchy?
The events south of the border, with the sight of Elon Musk directing not only certain aspects of US government policy, but now bills going through Congress, has a lot of red flags about the influence...
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December 23, 2024 at 5:06 PM
For the Monday crowd, my weekend Loonie Politics column: Do we need to beware Poilievre and the tech broligarchy? #cdnpoli
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Word of the day (of course) is ‘scurryfunging’, from US dialect: the frantic attempt to tidy the house just before guests arrive.
December 23, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Word of the day (of course) is ‘scurryfunging’, from US dialect: the frantic attempt to tidy the house just before guests arrive.
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Healthcare workers trying to process that the first early reports of "a novel respiratory disease circulating in Wuhan, China" was this time of year *half a decade ago*
December 23, 2024 at 2:41 PM
Healthcare workers trying to process that the first early reports of "a novel respiratory disease circulating in Wuhan, China" was this time of year *half a decade ago*
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Word of the day is ‘bellycheer’ (16th century): feasting, gluttony, and ‘the gratification of the belly’.
December 21, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Word of the day is ‘bellycheer’ (16th century): feasting, gluttony, and ‘the gratification of the belly’.
Make it make sense! In what world is it better for the NDP for Canada to have a massive-majority Con govt in office? This makes no sense from any perspective I can see (and is incredibly damaging for Canada, too)! Disappointed in Singh, to say the LEAST! #CDNpoli
Poilievre says House should be recalled as NDP vows to vote down Liberal government | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the House of Commons should be recalled now that NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is vowing to bring forward a motion of non-confidence to take down the Liberal gover...
www.cbc.ca
December 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Make it make sense! In what world is it better for the NDP for Canada to have a massive-majority Con govt in office? This makes no sense from any perspective I can see (and is incredibly damaging for Canada, too)! Disappointed in Singh, to say the LEAST! #CDNpoli
Jesus fucking wept...
This is a person who Kemi Badenoch thinks should sit in the House of Lords.
The tweets start in 2009 - Young was 45 at the time.
Appalling misogyny, casual homophobia... the lot
The tweets start in 2009 - Young was 45 at the time.
Appalling misogyny, casual homophobia... the lot
December 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Jesus fucking wept...
Superb piece this
December 18, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Superb piece this
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There have been some pretty consequential years in recent history. But next year is squaring up to be an epic shitshow…
I was a teenager in the 80s with the threat of nuclear war looming. World politics feels more unstable than that right now.
Enough to make this atheist start praying…?
#2025
I was a teenager in the 80s with the threat of nuclear war looming. World politics feels more unstable than that right now.
Enough to make this atheist start praying…?
#2025
December 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
There have been some pretty consequential years in recent history. But next year is squaring up to be an epic shitshow…
I was a teenager in the 80s with the threat of nuclear war looming. World politics feels more unstable than that right now.
Enough to make this atheist start praying…?
#2025
I was a teenager in the 80s with the threat of nuclear war looming. World politics feels more unstable than that right now.
Enough to make this atheist start praying…?
#2025