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In light of the NEH grants announced today (focusing heavily on Greeks/Romans, Shakespeare, and papers of politically powerful white men from the 19th century), a counterpoint: Kwame Anthony Appiah 'There is No Such Thing as Western Civilization'
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/n...
There is no such thing as western civilisation | Kwame Anthony Appiah
The Long Read: The values of liberty, tolerance and rational inquiry are not the birthright of a single culture. In fact, the very notion of something called ‘western culture’ is a modern invention
www.theguardian.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In light of the NEH grants announced today (focusing heavily on Greeks/Romans, Shakespeare, and papers of politically powerful white men from the 19th century), a counterpoint: Kwame Anthony Appiah 'There is No Such Thing as Western Civilization'
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/n...
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A U.S. defence contractor found responsible for conspiring to torture Iraqi prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison was awarded a multimillion dollar Canadian defence deal. Read up on what this deal entails.
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#cdnpoli
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#cdnpoli
U.S. contractor found liable for Abu Ghraib torture wins $169 million Canadian defence deal
The Department of National Defence has awarded major contracts to a U.S. defence contractor recently found liable in a civil case over the torture of Iraqis held at Abu Ghraib.
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July 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A U.S. defence contractor found responsible for conspiring to torture Iraqi prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison was awarded a multimillion dollar Canadian defence deal. Read up on what this deal entails.
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#cdnpoli
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#cdnpoli
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damn, this was a great read, i learned a lot
BRICS is growing fast, now representing over half the world’s population and half of global GDP. Despite internal tensions and US tariff threats, it’s pushing alternatives to the dollar and deepening South-South cooperation. The global order is shifting.
What is BRICS and where is it going?
The success of the BRICS project does not signal an overthrow of capitalism as a global system, but it does mark a shift away from Western dominance. It reflects a broader push for greater national so...
canadiandimension.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
damn, this was a great read, i learned a lot
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you know the us is washed because "mexican government creates state-owned chocolate bar" is the kind of thing that just 50 years ago would have ended with nestle paying trump to have sheinbaum replaced by a military junta that starts an ethnic civil war with 7 million casualties
July 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
you know the us is washed because "mexican government creates state-owned chocolate bar" is the kind of thing that just 50 years ago would have ended with nestle paying trump to have sheinbaum replaced by a military junta that starts an ethnic civil war with 7 million casualties
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Kanehsatake 35 years later. Remembering the day #Canada sent in the military to violently clear #Mohawk land for a golf course
Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel was on the frontlines of the 1990 military siege of her community.
Read her latest:
ricochet.media/indigenous/l...
#cdnpoli #landback #qcpoli
Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel was on the frontlines of the 1990 military siege of her community.
Read her latest:
ricochet.media/indigenous/l...
#cdnpoli #landback #qcpoli
Kanehsatake 35 years later: Remembering the day Canada sent in the military to violently clear Mohawk land for a golf course
The 1990 siege marked a nationwide turning point in Indigenous resistance — now there’s a threat to the sacred Pines
ricochet.media
July 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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As 27 are arrested in London, we are just 6 days away from the annual night of UK public-funded fire burning, where minorities will be demonised, effigies and flags will be burned and paramilitaries will be in attendance.
Oh, you didn't know they get public money for their bonfires?
Yep.
Oh, you didn't know they get public money for their bonfires?
Yep.
July 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
As 27 are arrested in London, we are just 6 days away from the annual night of UK public-funded fire burning, where minorities will be demonised, effigies and flags will be burned and paramilitaries will be in attendance.
Oh, you didn't know they get public money for their bonfires?
Yep.
Oh, you didn't know they get public money for their bonfires?
Yep.
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FBI AGENT: Do you like Marx?
YOUNG MAMDANI: I haven’t met him.
FBI AGENT: No, no, he’s dead.
YOUNG MAMDANI:
YOUNG MAMDANI: I haven’t met him.
FBI AGENT: No, no, he’s dead.
YOUNG MAMDANI:
July 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
FBI AGENT: Do you like Marx?
YOUNG MAMDANI: I haven’t met him.
FBI AGENT: No, no, he’s dead.
YOUNG MAMDANI:
YOUNG MAMDANI: I haven’t met him.
FBI AGENT: No, no, he’s dead.
YOUNG MAMDANI:
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Mr. Mamdani do you condemn that U2 album they downloaded onto everyone's iPhone back in 2014
June 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Mr. Mamdani do you condemn that U2 album they downloaded onto everyone's iPhone back in 2014
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Elderly relatives talking about you at family functions:
June 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Elderly relatives talking about you at family functions:
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My final investigation for The Narwhal:
INVESTIGATION: Aamjiwnaang First Nation has spent decades battling industrial emissions from Sarnia’s Chemical Valley. Documents show the Ontario government also knew stricter pollution rules were needed long before it acted. via @emmamci.bsky.social thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-ontar...
Shape-shifting pollution rules in Ontario’s Chemical Valley | The Narwhal
Aamjiwnaang First Nation declared another evacuation order last week because of benzene, but the problem of Sarnia’s toxic air pollution has been years in the making
thenarwhal.ca
June 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
My final investigation for The Narwhal:
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If you're going to shit all over the history of the state at least force all the businesses to have 1916 themed names. A Tex-Mex BBQ restaurant called Flames Connolly, a bakery called The Yeaster Rising. Go the whole hog
Dublin's historic GPO is set to become a mixed-use development under plans being brought to Cabinet today by the Taoiseach Micheál Martin.
http://jrnl.ie/6741434t
http://jrnl.ie/6741434t
Dublin's GPO to be revamped as a mixed used 'cultural' development with shops and offices
It comes as the Government is set to sign off on a roadmap to revitalise Dublin City.
jrnl.ie
June 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
If you're going to shit all over the history of the state at least force all the businesses to have 1916 themed names. A Tex-Mex BBQ restaurant called Flames Connolly, a bakery called The Yeaster Rising. Go the whole hog
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we already lost our industrial base to china, now they're beating us at our own culture
June 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
we already lost our industrial base to china, now they're beating us at our own culture
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"Were treated like dogs. Theyre making us lay on the floor. Were here to help Waymo"
Its ok grandpa. The war ended 40 years ago. Go to sleep
Its ok grandpa. The war ended 40 years ago. Go to sleep
June 10, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"Were treated like dogs. Theyre making us lay on the floor. Were here to help Waymo"
Its ok grandpa. The war ended 40 years ago. Go to sleep
Its ok grandpa. The war ended 40 years ago. Go to sleep
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In which the gender binary is ordained by biology, God, or both but also collapses if you enjoy some gazpacho on a warm day
A Fox host’s ‘rules for being a man’: no leg-crossing, no public soup drinking | Arwa Mahdawi
A Fox host’s ‘rules for being a man’: no leg-crossing, no public soup drinking | Arwa Mahdawi
Jesse Watters’ list is so bizarre, it has me agreeing with Ted Cruz – and Watters’ show helps shape US politics
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In which the gender binary is ordained by biology, God, or both but also collapses if you enjoy some gazpacho on a warm day
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"What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?!"
May 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"What is the charge? Eating a meal? A succulent Chinese meal?!"
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Might need to consider a subheadline of the year contest.
May 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Might need to consider a subheadline of the year contest.
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Babe wake up, they're transvestigating the new Pope let's fuckin gooooooooooo
May 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Babe wake up, they're transvestigating the new Pope let's fuckin gooooooooooo
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The Chicago Pope implies the existence of a New Keynesian Pope and a Behavioral Pope
May 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The Chicago Pope implies the existence of a New Keynesian Pope and a Behavioral Pope
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CBS on the cardinals: "One thing we know they're not doing is checking Instagram because their devices have all been confiscated. I believe the kids call it rawdogging."
May 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
CBS on the cardinals: "One thing we know they're not doing is checking Instagram because their devices have all been confiscated. I believe the kids call it rawdogging."
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No one doing it like Brace in 2025
May 4, 2025 at 2:40 AM
No one doing it like Brace in 2025
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this 1996 commercial for claritin sent me into flight or flight. an absolute psycho directed this
April 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
this 1996 commercial for claritin sent me into flight or flight. an absolute psycho directed this
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I've not shared this on Bluesky before, so here it is. At 1:48 PM (BST), on Friday September 7, 2018, I reached the greatest height of my posting career. This is my magnum opus.
I repost it here for posterity, for future generations to enjoy.
I repost it here for posterity, for future generations to enjoy.
April 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I've not shared this on Bluesky before, so here it is. At 1:48 PM (BST), on Friday September 7, 2018, I reached the greatest height of my posting career. This is my magnum opus.
I repost it here for posterity, for future generations to enjoy.
I repost it here for posterity, for future generations to enjoy.