@curvyson.bsky.social
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
This. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
December 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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It's practically satire with this guy.
Ottawa using AI to review public comments on its national AI strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government is using artificial intelligence to sort through public input on AI policy, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon said Thursday.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It's practically satire with this guy.
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Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
Richest 0.001% Now Own Three Times More Wealth Than Poorest Half of Humanity Combined | Common Dreams
A landmark report on global inequality shows that
the chasm between the richest slice of humanity and everyone else
continued to expand this year
www.commondreams.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Richest 1/1000th of world’s population controls 3 times more wealth than the poorest 50%. "The global wealth gap has become so staggering, and its impact on economies & democratic institutions so corrosive, that policymakers should treat it as an emergency..." www.commondreams.org/news/world-i...
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Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
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#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future
A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine
www.positive.news
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
😂
December 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM
😂
lmao 😂
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
lmao 😂
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They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
They died because they were women.
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
December 6, 1989.
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. www.cbc.ca/montreal/fea...
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I love soccer and I remember each World Cup with great intensity and always so much look forward to the next. But FIFA that was disgusting, even more disgusting than usual, and now I just can’t. And won’t.
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I love soccer and I remember each World Cup with great intensity and always so much look forward to the next. But FIFA that was disgusting, even more disgusting than usual, and now I just can’t. And won’t.
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The feds have been doing this for nearly 10 years now.
HOUSING IS PROVINCIAL!
unless the Feds decide to use crown land and build co-ops or affordable housing, there isn't much they can do.
unless the Feds decide to use crown land and build co-ops or affordable housing, there isn't much they can do.
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The feds have been doing this for nearly 10 years now.
This ⬇️
Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S.
He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America.
Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America.
Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
December 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
This ⬇️
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When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
Boycott Campaign Targets Companies Tied to ICE Ahead of Black Friday
The Not With My Dollars campaign takes aim at Amazon, Whole Foods, Dell, Microsoft, Home Depot, Spotify, and Target.
truthout.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Gen Z-led advocacy group announced a boycott campaign targeting major corporations “that enable, profit from, or directly collaborate with ICE.” Beyond the Ballot launched “Not With My Dollars: ICE Out of My Wallet” just days before Black Friday kicks off.
They were careless people,” Fitzgerald wrote, “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” From The Great Gatsby.
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
They were careless people,” Fitzgerald wrote, “they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” From The Great Gatsby.
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Enbridge execs have been boasting to shareholders they plan to return $40-$45 billion to them over the next five years supported by gas expansions across the continent. Ontario in particular is a cash cow where they have an opportunity to "over earn."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
Enbridge investors to get billions as gas giant expands into small-town Ontario
Enbridge executives know Ontario ratepayers are a cash cow for its gas business, and in recent calls with investors they said they plan to milk it for all its worth.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Enbridge execs have been boasting to shareholders they plan to return $40-$45 billion to them over the next five years supported by gas expansions across the continent. Ontario in particular is a cash cow where they have an opportunity to "over earn."
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/09/a...
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An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
www.npr.org
October 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
An artificial heart for children with congenital heart defects was almost finished. Families had waited for years it.
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
Then, Trump canceled billions in grants for universities — including the grant for this device.
The cruelty is endless. www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...
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Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
October 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
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Today is the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+.
APTN News is sharing a new episode of Our Relatives: Life on the Streets. It tells the story of four Indigenous women who were murdered while living on the streets of Winnipeg.
Hear the final episode: pod.fo/e/336a57
APTN News is sharing a new episode of Our Relatives: Life on the Streets. It tells the story of four Indigenous women who were murdered while living on the streets of Winnipeg.
Hear the final episode: pod.fo/e/336a57
Our Relatives: The Trial
The murders of four homeless women shattered their families, shocked Canadians and forced politicians to take action. The tragedy tested the police and the justice system, while again shining a spo...
pod.fo
October 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Today is the National Day of Action for MMIWG2S+.
APTN News is sharing a new episode of Our Relatives: Life on the Streets. It tells the story of four Indigenous women who were murdered while living on the streets of Winnipeg.
Hear the final episode: pod.fo/e/336a57
APTN News is sharing a new episode of Our Relatives: Life on the Streets. It tells the story of four Indigenous women who were murdered while living on the streets of Winnipeg.
Hear the final episode: pod.fo/e/336a57
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"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
WTF Fox “News”? Calling for the execution of citizens because they’re vulnerable or struggling? 🇨🇦 perspective here - how much worse are things going to get?
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
WTF Fox “News”? Calling for the execution of citizens because they’re vulnerable or struggling? 🇨🇦 perspective here - how much worse are things going to get?
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A proposed new national park in the Yukon's Peel River watershed is one step closer to reality.
September 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
A proposed new national park in the Yukon's Peel River watershed is one step closer to reality.
“The wealthiest Canadians pay lower tax rates than what the average worker pays.
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.”
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.”
This is the pinned post at @scpartners.bsky.social who today announced the creation of the Canadian Tax Observatory, with the whip-smart @hscoffield.bsky.social at the helm.
Today Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer published estimates on the evolution of our richest families to late 2024.
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Today Canada's Parliamentary Budget Officer published estimates on the evolution of our richest families to late 2024.
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The wealthiest Canadians pay lower tax rates than what the average worker pays.
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.
SCP Fellow @silasxuereb.bsky.social unpacks the data: tinyurl.com/3ycnt6fz
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Taxation
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.
SCP Fellow @silasxuereb.bsky.social unpacks the data: tinyurl.com/3ycnt6fz
#CdnPoli #CanadaSky #Taxation
September 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“The wealthiest Canadians pay lower tax rates than what the average worker pays.
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.”
Why? Because our tax system taxes employment income at a higher rate than passive investment income.”