Brian Hawkins
@brianhawkins.bsky.social
Formerly: Durham, NC
Presently: Winnipeg, MB
Canadian in training
Presently: Winnipeg, MB
Canadian in training
Gender swapped James Bond where they keep the cheesy suggestive character names, but now with dudes.
You can start with “Roger Moore”!
You can start with “Roger Moore”!
Zombie James Bond
Cyborg James Bond a la Robocop
James Bond uploaded to the cloud, does Neuromancer shit
James Bond cloned and brought to life in a dystopian future where all restaurants are Taco Bell
Cyborg James Bond a la Robocop
James Bond uploaded to the cloud, does Neuromancer shit
James Bond cloned and brought to life in a dystopian future where all restaurants are Taco Bell
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Gender swapped James Bond where they keep the cheesy suggestive character names, but now with dudes.
You can start with “Roger Moore”!
You can start with “Roger Moore”!
Read the replies.
The US government is intentionally impoverishing a large chunk of the population.
The US government is intentionally impoverishing a large chunk of the population.
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Read the replies.
The US government is intentionally impoverishing a large chunk of the population.
The US government is intentionally impoverishing a large chunk of the population.
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I think we can all see how the eradication of anti-racism initiatives and the effort to remove trans people from public life are projects of the fascist backlash to 2020, but we should see removals of bike lanes and pedestrianized spaces as part of the same project.
Freedom Drive through Forest Park was pedestrianized during Covid. Some awful people now want to reverse that
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I think we can all see how the eradication of anti-racism initiatives and the effort to remove trans people from public life are projects of the fascist backlash to 2020, but we should see removals of bike lanes and pedestrianized spaces as part of the same project.
I don’t mean to paint an entire sport with too broad a brush but this puts the upcoming MMA event on the WH lawn into a different (and amazingly even worse) perspective
1/ NEW: We identified 20 people who attended a white nationalist conference and, despite their efforts to keep it secret, caught another 30 people on film to identify in the future. Several MMA/combat sports instructors were discovered and their gyms have cut ties.
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Everybody Attending White Nationalist Conference Caught on Film
Advertised near-exclusively in white nationalist online spaces, promotional social media posts for the event include symbolism popular with neo-Nazis, including the kolovrat sun wheel and a table with...
www.antihate.ca
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I don’t mean to paint an entire sport with too broad a brush but this puts the upcoming MMA event on the WH lawn into a different (and amazingly even worse) perspective
Zombie James Bond
Cyborg James Bond a la Robocop
James Bond uploaded to the cloud, does Neuromancer shit
James Bond cloned and brought to life in a dystopian future where all restaurants are Taco Bell
Cyborg James Bond a la Robocop
James Bond uploaded to the cloud, does Neuromancer shit
James Bond cloned and brought to life in a dystopian future where all restaurants are Taco Bell
November 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Zombie James Bond
Cyborg James Bond a la Robocop
James Bond uploaded to the cloud, does Neuromancer shit
James Bond cloned and brought to life in a dystopian future where all restaurants are Taco Bell
Cyborg James Bond a la Robocop
James Bond uploaded to the cloud, does Neuromancer shit
James Bond cloned and brought to life in a dystopian future where all restaurants are Taco Bell
I would also like to know why Sarah Kendzior has been suspended @safety.bsky.app
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I would also like to know why Sarah Kendzior has been suspended @safety.bsky.app
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This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
This point absolutely correct and I will add that Mamdani demonstrates that an insurgency, even one with real moral clarity and anger at the status quo, can still be cheerful and inviting.
Every accusation is a confession
Trump Says U.S. Visas Can Be Denied to Fat People From Now On
New State Department guidance encourages embassies and consulates to deny visas to people with obesity or other health issues.
newrepublic.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Every accusation is a confession
They're pepper spraying *infants*
Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
They're pepper spraying *infants*
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When I was on @looksunfamiliar.bsky.social I chose this sequence from a 1979 Sesame Street episode - probably the first time I ever heard Philip Glass was this exclusive piece he wrote for this animated sequence, Geometry of Circles. It's never appeared anywhere else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
Philip Glass - Sesame Street - Geometry of Circles.mp4
YouTube video by SamCam2011
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
When I was on @looksunfamiliar.bsky.social I chose this sequence from a 1979 Sesame Street episode - probably the first time I ever heard Philip Glass was this exclusive piece he wrote for this animated sequence, Geometry of Circles. It's never appeared anywhere else.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JWw...
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Obama didn’t hold the Bush war criminals accountable. Biden didn’t hold Trump accountable for treason. You’re gonna need to do more than just vote blue if you want to see justice.
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Obama didn’t hold the Bush war criminals accountable. Biden didn’t hold Trump accountable for treason. You’re gonna need to do more than just vote blue if you want to see justice.
One of the reasons (there are several) I decided to leave the US is that I think there are structural problems with the US system that cannot and will not be fixed by simply voting for more Democrats.
I would relish being proven wrong but clearly that isn’t happening today.
I would relish being proven wrong but clearly that isn’t happening today.
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
One of the reasons (there are several) I decided to leave the US is that I think there are structural problems with the US system that cannot and will not be fixed by simply voting for more Democrats.
I would relish being proven wrong but clearly that isn’t happening today.
I would relish being proven wrong but clearly that isn’t happening today.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
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Please remember that your Senator is neither your friend, nor your enemy. They work for you. Call them and give them clear input. And don’t be afraid to tell them you’ll be supporting their next primary challenger if they don’t show a spine. They work for you. Threaten to fire them if you have to.
November 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Please remember that your Senator is neither your friend, nor your enemy. They work for you. Call them and give them clear input. And don’t be afraid to tell them you’ll be supporting their next primary challenger if they don’t show a spine. They work for you. Threaten to fire them if you have to.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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you can just go ask crows stuff instead of asking chatgpt
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
you can just go ask crows stuff instead of asking chatgpt
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Some belated thoughts on the Supreme Court arguments about the tariffs: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
Sometimes Constitutional Law is Dumb
A meditation on the Supreme Court argument regarding Trump's tariffs
danieldrezner.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Some belated thoughts on the Supreme Court arguments about the tariffs: danieldrezner.substack.com/p/sometimes-...
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These changes would have made the difference in Rob Jenner living or dying in the summer of 2024. They might make the difference in keeping my family or yours alive, too. We have until December 12th to share how important these changes are to us. Let’s get it done.
The City of Winnipeg is seeking feedback on a proposed temporary bike lane design for Wellington Crescent.
Feedback sought on Wellington Crescent bike lanes
The City of Winnipeg is seeking feedback on a proposed temporary bike lane design for Wellington Crescent.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
These changes would have made the difference in Rob Jenner living or dying in the summer of 2024. They might make the difference in keeping my family or yours alive, too. We have until December 12th to share how important these changes are to us. Let’s get it done.
Live your life in such a way, etc., etc.
I don’t think I’ve seen a single post about Watson that fails to mention either Rosalind Franklin or his racism (if not both) good work everyone
November 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Live your life in such a way, etc., etc.
I don’t think I’ve seen a single post about Watson that fails to mention either Rosalind Franklin or his racism (if not both) good work everyone
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I don’t think I’ve seen a single post about Watson that fails to mention either Rosalind Franklin or his racism (if not both) good work everyone
Hell ain't hot enough
ICE grabs father by the neck—send him into violent seizure while his arms lock up around his toddler.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
"He's having seizure and they're trying to rip the baby out of his hands!"
Agents then handcuff him—before putting in ambulance with his child.
Mother is detained by agents as target of arrest.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Hell ain't hot enough
It’s funny b/c 135B is physically impossible and 135M is decimal dust, no way to estimate that across 335M people with any meaningful accuracy
Oz: We thought it was 125 million pounds. Our estimate is Americans will lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms
November 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It’s funny b/c 135B is physically impossible and 135M is decimal dust, no way to estimate that across 335M people with any meaningful accuracy
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
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Politicians like Cuomo are a relic of the past. (Did I want to title this one “Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out”? Yes, I did.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...
Opinion | It’s Not Just Cuomo Who Lost. It’s Cuomoism.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Politicians like Cuomo are a relic of the past. (Did I want to title this one “Don’t Let The Door Hit You On The Way Out”? Yes, I did.) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/o...