Cindy B.
@eclecta.bsky.social
Nerd. Arsenal supporter. COVID-avoider.
Writing about issues and books is a way I try to reinforce/challenge my learning.
Too enthusiastic and curious to be cool.
She/her.
Toronto
Writing about issues and books is a way I try to reinforce/challenge my learning.
Too enthusiastic and curious to be cool.
She/her.
Toronto
ANNUAL BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
It's been a great year of reading, so I'm sharing info on some books I've loved, just in time for your holiday gift lists! :-> (for the curious, my count of books read so far this year is 94, most of which were audiobooks borrowed from the Toronto Public Library) 1/14
It's been a great year of reading, so I'm sharing info on some books I've loved, just in time for your holiday gift lists! :-> (for the curious, my count of books read so far this year is 94, most of which were audiobooks borrowed from the Toronto Public Library) 1/14
November 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
ANNUAL BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
It's been a great year of reading, so I'm sharing info on some books I've loved, just in time for your holiday gift lists! :-> (for the curious, my count of books read so far this year is 94, most of which were audiobooks borrowed from the Toronto Public Library) 1/14
It's been a great year of reading, so I'm sharing info on some books I've loved, just in time for your holiday gift lists! :-> (for the curious, my count of books read so far this year is 94, most of which were audiobooks borrowed from the Toronto Public Library) 1/14
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We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We will struggle to explain to future generations how something so transparent and stupid was able to take place youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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This is the correct take. Whoever is refusing to comply with fascism from inside the Coast Guard, thank you.
To everyone holding the line for democracy from within the government, the American people thank you.
To everyone holding the line for democracy from within the government, the American people thank you.
Behind this important reversal is a member of the Coast Guard who saw what was happening and had the courage to leak it to the press. That person deserves serious praise.
November 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is the correct take. Whoever is refusing to comply with fascism from inside the Coast Guard, thank you.
To everyone holding the line for democracy from within the government, the American people thank you.
To everyone holding the line for democracy from within the government, the American people thank you.
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Human beings are actually wired to hate uncertainty of any kind. We will cling to the familiar even if it is killing us.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Human beings are actually wired to hate uncertainty of any kind. We will cling to the familiar even if it is killing us.
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I’m no political strategist, but I think one of member of the Ontario NDP (and even the Liberals) should make a point every day of being ejected from the legislature for calling the Ford government corrupt.
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I’m no political strategist, but I think one of member of the Ontario NDP (and even the Liberals) should make a point every day of being ejected from the legislature for calling the Ford government corrupt.
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Hoekstra is now saying that there will be no trade deal if Canada buys the Swedish Gripen fighter jet (to be manufactured in Canada) instead of the US F-35.
On the other hand, Trump talking about a kill switch in the F-35 makes it a national security threat to any country that buys it.
On the other hand, Trump talking about a kill switch in the F-35 makes it a national security threat to any country that buys it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Hoekstra is now saying that there will be no trade deal if Canada buys the Swedish Gripen fighter jet (to be manufactured in Canada) instead of the US F-35.
On the other hand, Trump talking about a kill switch in the F-35 makes it a national security threat to any country that buys it.
On the other hand, Trump talking about a kill switch in the F-35 makes it a national security threat to any country that buys it.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
NEW: After fighting to keep emails between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and billionaire Elon Musk’s companies secret, officials have released nearly 1,400 pages of documents to The Texas Newsroom.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
All but about 200 pages are blacked out.
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk. Most Are Blacked Out.
Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records. But they reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government.
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Extraordinary that the Texas government would be so corrupt that it would have to black out more than 80% of its emails with Elon Musk.
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International Men's Day. Guys, check in on your friends; if you need help, ask, and, importantly, remember the version of masculinity you're being sold online and by many politicians isn't masculinity, it's cruelty. Last, there's nothing unmasculine about protecting your health.
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
International Men's Day. Guys, check in on your friends; if you need help, ask, and, importantly, remember the version of masculinity you're being sold online and by many politicians isn't masculinity, it's cruelty. Last, there's nothing unmasculine about protecting your health.
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Philanthropy is trying to plug lots of gaps left by the federal abandonment of the common good.
Philanthropic giving comes from returns in the stock market.
I imagine philanthropy holds stock in AI companies...
This is another reason the talk of AI bubble bursting worries me.
Philanthropic giving comes from returns in the stock market.
I imagine philanthropy holds stock in AI companies...
This is another reason the talk of AI bubble bursting worries me.
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Philanthropy is trying to plug lots of gaps left by the federal abandonment of the common good.
Philanthropic giving comes from returns in the stock market.
I imagine philanthropy holds stock in AI companies...
This is another reason the talk of AI bubble bursting worries me.
Philanthropic giving comes from returns in the stock market.
I imagine philanthropy holds stock in AI companies...
This is another reason the talk of AI bubble bursting worries me.
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WTF? Why didn’t I know this?
Immigration raids in Hawaiʻi are especially ironic since the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was illegally overthrown and the Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States against the will of the people.
Immigration arrests surge in Hawaii as federal agents target courthouses
Advocates and legal experts say many arrests are happening quietly, often when immigrants show up at state courts.
www.hawaiinewsnow.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
WTF? Why didn’t I know this?
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HOLY SHIT ONE THOUSAND GIRLS
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 AM
HOLY SHIT ONE THOUSAND GIRLS
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Con artists are gonna con, as long as it works. And they're gonna use everyone and everything, including their baby, as part of their con.
November 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Con artists are gonna con, as long as it works. And they're gonna use everyone and everything, including their baby, as part of their con.
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Also your opponents are not infallible, THEY MAKE MISTAKES. You have to be ready to exploit those but only people already in motion can do so...
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Also your opponents are not infallible, THEY MAKE MISTAKES. You have to be ready to exploit those but only people already in motion can do so...
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This is so good.
Epstein-Trump Saga Gets 20K Pages Longer & Megyn Kelly Splits Hairs on Pedophilia | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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November 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This is so good.
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I have acquaintances who are winning awards & running for elected positions in disability and gender justice who have stopped masking entirely & haven't acknowledged long Covid once. It's exasperating
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I have acquaintances who are winning awards & running for elected positions in disability and gender justice who have stopped masking entirely & haven't acknowledged long Covid once. It's exasperating
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I miss going to the United States but I don’t miss giving Americans money.
U.S. tourism faces $5.7B loss as Canadian's continue to boycott travel to the United States.
#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #USA #CanadaSky #TeamCanada #CanadaProud #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUpCanada 🍁
#BuyCanadian #ViveLeCanada
#cdnpoli #Canada 🇨🇦 #USA #CanadaSky #TeamCanada #CanadaProud #CanadaStrong #ElbowsUpCanada 🍁
#BuyCanadian #ViveLeCanada
U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home | CBC News
Many Canadians continue to boycott travel to the United States, and the U.S. economy is paying the price. A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spe...
www.cbc.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 AM
I miss going to the United States but I don’t miss giving Americans money.
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Ok so that's straight up evil...
During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
My latest for @sentientmedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Ok so that's straight up evil...
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Russia bombing civilians last night shows how much Ukraine doesn't want peace
November 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Russia bombing civilians last night shows how much Ukraine doesn't want peace
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All the folks who contend we do not need to directly challenge the entrenched power of the fossil fuel industry—and that we can accommodate their policy priorities (e.g., federal “permitting reform”)—are either lying or deluding themselves that this is an effective climate strategy. Root. Them. Out.
The problem with the climate regime in one article: With fewer people attending COP30 "one in every 25 participants at this year’s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist." It is "the largest concentration of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP" and up 12% from COP29 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
All the folks who contend we do not need to directly challenge the entrenched power of the fossil fuel industry—and that we can accommodate their policy priorities (e.g., federal “permitting reform”)—are either lying or deluding themselves that this is an effective climate strategy. Root. Them. Out.
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As we watch Trump & the GOP ignore the Constitution & the concept of human rights in the United States, consider what’s been happening in Canada with right-wing Premiers and Poilievre normalizing the common abuse of the Notwithstanding Clause to make Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms irrelevant.
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
As we watch Trump & the GOP ignore the Constitution & the concept of human rights in the United States, consider what’s been happening in Canada with right-wing Premiers and Poilievre normalizing the common abuse of the Notwithstanding Clause to make Canada’s Charter of Rights & Freedoms irrelevant.
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People ask me what it was like being in parliament.
All too often it evoked my worst memories of high school.
But given the threats facing our nation you'd think that the drama llamas could grow up.
Even just a little.
All too often it evoked my worst memories of high school.
But given the threats facing our nation you'd think that the drama llamas could grow up.
Even just a little.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
People ask me what it was like being in parliament.
All too often it evoked my worst memories of high school.
But given the threats facing our nation you'd think that the drama llamas could grow up.
Even just a little.
All too often it evoked my worst memories of high school.
But given the threats facing our nation you'd think that the drama llamas could grow up.
Even just a little.
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Welcome to another day where the failures of the dominant system are apparent & existentially threatening but the infrastructure of life sustaining societies is fragile or yet to be created. Keeping building anyway. And give yourself some grace for the contradictions inherent in this stage of things
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Welcome to another day where the failures of the dominant system are apparent & existentially threatening but the infrastructure of life sustaining societies is fragile or yet to be created. Keeping building anyway. And give yourself some grace for the contradictions inherent in this stage of things
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This person was infected with COVID twice and recovered. A 3rd infection brought manageable long COVID symptoms, but they were still able to work. After a 4th infection a few months ago, they haven’t recovered at all — showing how repeated infections can cause severe, lasting damage.
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This person was infected with COVID twice and recovered. A 3rd infection brought manageable long COVID symptoms, but they were still able to work. After a 4th infection a few months ago, they haven’t recovered at all — showing how repeated infections can cause severe, lasting damage.
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"There is a point where money is no longer money, it's power."
The billionaire class stole $80 trillion from working people. The best and only way to take away their political power is through taxation.
The billionaire class stole $80 trillion from working people. The best and only way to take away their political power is through taxation.
Tax the rich, pay the people, & spread the power. That's the mission of @patrioticmillionaires.org.
Founder Erica Payne joins me to talk about eliminating the US wealth disparity & making sure that politicians know who really holds the power in this country: the PEOPLE
youtu.be/1xOxtVvNTOA?...
Founder Erica Payne joins me to talk about eliminating the US wealth disparity & making sure that politicians know who really holds the power in this country: the PEOPLE
youtu.be/1xOxtVvNTOA?...
FED UP Millionaires FLIP THE SCRIPT With SHOCKING Proposal
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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November 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"There is a point where money is no longer money, it's power."
The billionaire class stole $80 trillion from working people. The best and only way to take away their political power is through taxation.
The billionaire class stole $80 trillion from working people. The best and only way to take away their political power is through taxation.