Sylvia Parusel
@g-masp.bsky.social
Sociologist studying the intersection of substance use and socio-economic struggles.
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November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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RIP Sarah Beckstrom.
November 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
RIP Sarah Beckstrom.
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The Kremlin-drafted plan is illegal. You've done nothing, your tweet is about nothing. Thank you for wasting our time.
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The Kremlin-drafted plan is illegal. You've done nothing, your tweet is about nothing. Thank you for wasting our time.
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We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago beings in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
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Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
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November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago beings in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
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Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Results are in for Iowa City’s two-year pilot of free public transit…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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A few thoughts from Chicago.
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A few thoughts from Chicago.
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My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
November 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My position is clear: I am unequivocally opposed to any new fossil fuel development — including LNG.
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
We must have the courage to say this to every government, of any stripe: if you’re building new pipelines or fossil infrastructure, this shall not pass.
#cdnpoli
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They stole nine of my books. Nine! But why not Doppelganger? Not good enough for these mass doppelganger machines?
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
They stole nine of my books. Nine! But why not Doppelganger? Not good enough for these mass doppelganger machines?
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We hear that Putin and Trump (or their emissaries) have been secretly consulting about a settlement to the war. Given the inherent traps of allowing an aggressor to decide the outcome of his war, I try here to give a sense of how negotiations might actually work.
snyder.substack.com/p/how-to-neg...
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How to Negotiate with Russia
Account for history, law, and above all Ukraine
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November 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We hear that Putin and Trump (or their emissaries) have been secretly consulting about a settlement to the war. Given the inherent traps of allowing an aggressor to decide the outcome of his war, I try here to give a sense of how negotiations might actually work.
snyder.substack.com/p/how-to-neg...
snyder.substack.com/p/how-to-neg...
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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I Want You to Understand Chicago
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November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
"I Want You to Understand Chicago"
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$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Meta plans $1 billion data center in Beaver Dam
The facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and will support 100 jobs, according to state officials.
www.wisn.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
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See you there!
Carney just tabled a budget that’s firmly on the side of fossil fuel CEOs, not working people. On Nov 17th, join @avilewis.ca and @sethdklein.bsky.social to talk about what real climate leadership would look like and how we can build it together.
RSVP 👉 lewisforleader.ca/solidarity-session #cdnpoli
RSVP 👉 lewisforleader.ca/solidarity-session #cdnpoli
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
See you there!
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This Remembrance Day, let us pause to remember all who perished in war and honour them by recommitting to peace.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This Remembrance Day, let us pause to remember all who perished in war and honour them by recommitting to peace.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
Together, may we build a world where working people are never again treated as cannon fodder for power or profit.
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I rocked my 6 month old baby as I learned another recent bleak war acronym:
WCNSF -
"Wounded child, no surviving family"
Such a common occurrence they needed an abbreviation. I held my baby as the genocide rumbled on and felt fucking useless. #Gaza
WCNSF -
"Wounded child, no surviving family"
Such a common occurrence they needed an abbreviation. I held my baby as the genocide rumbled on and felt fucking useless. #Gaza
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I rocked my 6 month old baby as I learned another recent bleak war acronym:
WCNSF -
"Wounded child, no surviving family"
Such a common occurrence they needed an abbreviation. I held my baby as the genocide rumbled on and felt fucking useless. #Gaza
WCNSF -
"Wounded child, no surviving family"
Such a common occurrence they needed an abbreviation. I held my baby as the genocide rumbled on and felt fucking useless. #Gaza
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this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
It's the story of our time.
The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.
www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
this is incredibly lucid and valuable research.
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If we had universal basic income, we'd have so many more entrepreneurs, artists, non-profit leaders, etc.
When people's basic needs are met, we're able to dream and build.
It's time we define freedom as FDR did and it must include freedom from want.
When people's basic needs are met, we're able to dream and build.
It's time we define freedom as FDR did and it must include freedom from want.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
If we had universal basic income, we'd have so many more entrepreneurs, artists, non-profit leaders, etc.
When people's basic needs are met, we're able to dream and build.
It's time we define freedom as FDR did and it must include freedom from want.
When people's basic needs are met, we're able to dream and build.
It's time we define freedom as FDR did and it must include freedom from want.
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This regime is terrified of peaceful people power. I support those who are demonstrating courage right now, so I just became a first-time donor to help cover her legal fees. Recommend you do too.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This regime is terrified of peaceful people power. I support those who are demonstrating courage right now, so I just became a first-time donor to help cover her legal fees. Recommend you do too.
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Mass civil resistance. Chicago knows how to do it. They're teaching Portland. And beyond. New resistance strategies emerge organically. So be open to new ideas. Be adaptive. Build a whistle brigade. Here's how:
You need to hear what Chicago is doing to fight back against ICE. And then copy it.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture
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October 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Mass civil resistance. Chicago knows how to do it. They're teaching Portland. And beyond. New resistance strategies emerge organically. So be open to new ideas. Be adaptive. Build a whistle brigade. Here's how:
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“To write at all is not to completely despair.” At this year’s #NewYorkerFest, Zadie Smith and George Saunders joined Deborah Treisman for a wide-ranging conversation on writing, politics, and literature.
October 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“To write at all is not to completely despair.” At this year’s #NewYorkerFest, Zadie Smith and George Saunders joined Deborah Treisman for a wide-ranging conversation on writing, politics, and literature.
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New on our PODCAST: SFU prof and researcher Kora DeBeck joins us with her comments on the expansion of involuntary care in B.C. @garthmullins.bsky.social @canadahealthwatch.ca @sudubc.bsky.social @msthpetra.bsky.social @koradebeck.bsky.social
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Substance use research scientist questions expansion of involuntary care
Podcast Episode · Redeye · 2025-10-24 · 18m
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October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New on our PODCAST: SFU prof and researcher Kora DeBeck joins us with her comments on the expansion of involuntary care in B.C. @garthmullins.bsky.social @canadahealthwatch.ca @sudubc.bsky.social @msthpetra.bsky.social @koradebeck.bsky.social
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We know that the risk of death can increase by as much as 20% following the sweep of a homeless encampment. Homeless folks lose their medication, their phones, family, photos, resources, basic supplies when a sweep happens. Homeless folks are more likely to OD after a sweep. Sweeps cause harm.
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
We know that the risk of death can increase by as much as 20% following the sweep of a homeless encampment. Homeless folks lose their medication, their phones, family, photos, resources, basic supplies when a sweep happens. Homeless folks are more likely to OD after a sweep. Sweeps cause harm.
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The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigation Unit's newest documentary exposes Russia’s vast system that indoctrinates Ukrainian children, using education and leisure programs in occupied territories to build Russia’s future army.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZGm...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZGm...
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Kyiv Independent’s War Crimes Investigation Unit's newest documentary exposes Russia’s vast system that indoctrinates Ukrainian children, using education and leisure programs in occupied territories to build Russia’s future army.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZGm...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZGm...
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The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
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October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The amount is meaningless — less than one day of salary. But the principle is important: once the armed services are paid by the oligarchs, they become a private militia, and we no longer have a country.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...