Alistair
@alistairs.bsky.social
Every Child Matters. Trans Rights are Human Rights. Black Lives Matter. He/him (or they/them). Settler (Tkaronto/Toronto), white guy, queerdo, nerd. Covid cautious. Neurodivergence and chronic illness. @alistairsez at the bad place.
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Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
Elon Musk’s Starlink Expands Across White House Complex
Trump administration officials said the company donated the internet service, saying the gift had been vetted by the lawyer overseeing ethics issues in the White House Counsel’s Office.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Hi, I'm the guy who used to oversee the federal government's agency IT telecommunications contracts. This is extremely bad. There is absolutely no need for this. Not only is it a huge security exposure, but the simplest explanation for this is that it is meant to be a security exposure.
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March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025
From 1942 to 1945, the Code Talkers were key to every major operation of the Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
March 17, 2025
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Bluesky,
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
November 11, 2024 at 2:49 PM
Bluesky,
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
Today is my 2nd day on here as an escapee from The Bad Place. I am BEGGING y’all to repost this
I have $80,000 in scholarship money to give away to women and girls NATIONWIDE. I worked so hard to raise this money. Applications open THIS week. I’m scared the mass migration will impact this
This is a fascinating and alarming article, especially in light of the Orange Menace's musings about annexing Canada
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America...
projects.propublica.org
January 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This is a fascinating and alarming article, especially in light of the Orange Menace's musings about annexing Canada
A piece of good news
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia gears up for multi-million-dollar expansion #NovaScotia
atlantic.ctvnews.ca/more/black-c...
atlantic.ctvnews.ca/more/black-c...
Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia gears up for multi-million-dollar expansion
The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia is getting a multi-million dollar makeover.
atlantic.ctvnews.ca
January 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A piece of good news
This is...quite the comprehensive list.
A list of the proposed Trump appointees, coming "from Florida, from Fox News and Fox Business, square-jawed men and women with big hair and collagen lips"
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Eliot Weinberger · Incoming! They Came from Fox News
They vow to cut two trillion dollars from the federal budget – five times the combined annual salaries of all federal...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 6, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is...quite the comprehensive list.
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Remember you can make a difference!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
January 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Remember you can make a difference!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
Get a library card—even if you don’t plan to use it. Your registration helps secure funding for libraries, keeping them open and thriving for the entire community. Every card counts!
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An article below on how Pepe the Frog & the “kek” phrase has been adopted by the alt-right to project Nazi ideology.
Musk has aligned himself with racists. The world’s media should characterise him appropriately.
And, with his platform & resources, governments should designate him a security risk.
Musk has aligned himself with racists. The world’s media should characterise him appropriately.
And, with his platform & resources, governments should designate him a security risk.
What the Kek: Explaining the Alt-Right 'Deity' Behind Their 'Meme Magic'
A satirical religion with a frog-headed god has become a favorite new way for white nationalists to troll liberals, while spreading their meme-driven strategy.
www.splcenter.org
January 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
An article below on how Pepe the Frog & the “kek” phrase has been adopted by the alt-right to project Nazi ideology.
Musk has aligned himself with racists. The world’s media should characterise him appropriately.
And, with his platform & resources, governments should designate him a security risk.
Musk has aligned himself with racists. The world’s media should characterise him appropriately.
And, with his platform & resources, governments should designate him a security risk.
Cryptid? #KensingtonMarket #WeirdToronto
December 19, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Cryptid? #KensingtonMarket #WeirdToronto
Do dogs understand elevators? Do they get that they’re moving up/down or do we just go into this magic box and come out somewhere else? #DogSky #ShowerThoughts #Dog
December 10, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Do dogs understand elevators? Do they get that they’re moving up/down or do we just go into this magic box and come out somewhere else? #DogSky #ShowerThoughts #Dog
I’m pleased to introduce our tree topper: meet Hühtred (son of Hühtred).
December 7, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I’m pleased to introduce our tree topper: meet Hühtred (son of Hühtred).
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It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
BlueSky for Beginners
YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 AM
It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.
Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...
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Homelessness will only decrease when the problem is resolved by getting politicians to adopt what works elsewhere, e.g., Finland's Housing First Strategy.
November 18, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Homelessness will only decrease when the problem is resolved by getting politicians to adopt what works elsewhere, e.g., Finland's Housing First Strategy.
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This cannot be stated enough. Many provinces have been taking federal health care transfers and not spending all of it on health care (and spending much of it on provincial tax cuts), then blaming the federal government for underfunding.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/federal-health-spending-provinces-1.7311340
t.co
November 17, 2024 at 12:54 AM
This cannot be stated enough. Many provinces have been taking federal health care transfers and not spending all of it on health care (and spending much of it on provincial tax cuts), then blaming the federal government for underfunding.
t.co/OYmDEJDyVC
t.co/OYmDEJDyVC
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THREAD: The UN Special Committee investigating Israel’s practices published its report yesterday concluding that Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide. Most notably, it captures some of Israel’s digital warfare and the conduct of social media companies.
November 15, 2024 at 8:10 PM
THREAD: The UN Special Committee investigating Israel’s practices published its report yesterday concluding that Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide. Most notably, it captures some of Israel’s digital warfare and the conduct of social media companies.
Why? Why must it be embedded in EVERYTHING?
November 15, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Why? Why must it be embedded in EVERYTHING?
@jennseeley.bsky.social oh yay you’re here!
November 15, 2024 at 6:23 PM
@jennseeley.bsky.social oh yay you’re here!
Utterly trivial post: rice cookers. Do they ALL make an unholy mess spitting starch water out of the vent hole in the lid and bubbling out the sides, or did I get some sort of terrible design? I always follow the instructions and then am full of regret in addition to rice.
November 15, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Utterly trivial post: rice cookers. Do they ALL make an unholy mess spitting starch water out of the vent hole in the lid and bubbling out the sides, or did I get some sort of terrible design? I always follow the instructions and then am full of regret in addition to rice.
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Just a quick note to those new here, if you think someone's post is worth other people reading, repost it. Liking it does not have the same effect here as on the dead-bird site. There is no algorithm. That's one of the reasons we like it.
November 7, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Just a quick note to those new here, if you think someone's post is worth other people reading, repost it. Liking it does not have the same effect here as on the dead-bird site. There is no algorithm. That's one of the reasons we like it.
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I made these SF job badges. I plan to sell them at SF cons, and also online.
November 15, 2024 at 12:54 AM
I made these SF job badges. I plan to sell them at SF cons, and also online.
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May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...