Grand Sophy
@grand-sophy.bsky.social
Canadian concerned about increasing popularity of authoritarianism in world politics. Easily distracted by shiny things and pet videos. She/her.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So, no lie: I just need 69 more paid subscribers to reach my 2025 year-end goal!
And, great news! Today, you can get a paid Law Dork subscription for 15% off for your first year. That's $51 for an annual subscription or $5.10 a month. That sale ends today, so go for it! www.lawdork.com/blackfriday
And, great news! Today, you can get a paid Law Dork subscription for 15% off for your first year. That's $51 for an annual subscription or $5.10 a month. That sale ends today, so go for it! www.lawdork.com/blackfriday
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
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Guy is hauling a screaming toddler under his arm out of a park. Concerned bystander ask if he's stealing the child. He replies "if I was going to steal a kid I wouldn't pick this asshole".
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Guy is hauling a screaming toddler under his arm out of a park. Concerned bystander ask if he's stealing the child. He replies "if I was going to steal a kid I wouldn't pick this asshole".
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My name is Jeff Cohen, the economist, and I'm running for Congress in the Democratic primary to represent Illinois's 9th Congressional District.
I've spent thirty years working on economic issues, and I'm going to do my very best to CRUSH Trump's chaotic economic nonsense.
Pass it on.
I've spent thirty years working on economic issues, and I'm going to do my very best to CRUSH Trump's chaotic economic nonsense.
Pass it on.
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 AM
My name is Jeff Cohen, the economist, and I'm running for Congress in the Democratic primary to represent Illinois's 9th Congressional District.
I've spent thirty years working on economic issues, and I'm going to do my very best to CRUSH Trump's chaotic economic nonsense.
Pass it on.
I've spent thirty years working on economic issues, and I'm going to do my very best to CRUSH Trump's chaotic economic nonsense.
Pass it on.
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Resign it then and leave thine insolence.
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Resign it then and leave thine insolence.
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This sounds like a great project:
Just a heads-up: there are only 2 days left to back “Argentina: A Tale of Two Utopias” on Kickstarter. It’s a powerful history of revolution, soccer, and the 2001 uprising: unique, urgent, and deeply political. Don’t miss your chance to support this vital book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrk...
November 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This sounds like a great project:
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putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
November 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
putting chuck schumer where he belongs: thread
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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If no snap benefits go out on November 1st, I’m not spending any money during the holidays. My family will be donating and participating in food drives instead.
October 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
If no snap benefits go out on November 1st, I’m not spending any money during the holidays. My family will be donating and participating in food drives instead.
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34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
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Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
October 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
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People are going to go back to reporting icy conditions on Waze
Apple agreed with the Trump admin’s demands that they remove apps that helped people track ICE agents from the Apple Store: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/u...
Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
People are going to go back to reporting icy conditions on Waze
A word of concern for those using silicone bakeware.
www.insidehalton.com/news/health-...
www.insidehalton.com/news/health-...
What a new Health Canada study revealed while baking with silicone cupcake moulds, cookie sheets and loaf pans
Health Canada’s formal report on silicone bakeware has been released, revealing how siloxane chemicals are released during baking. Find out more.
www.insidehalton.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A word of concern for those using silicone bakeware.
www.insidehalton.com/news/health-...
www.insidehalton.com/news/health-...
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WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK?
About 1 in 60 people in Canada is currently infected (628,000-983,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Sep 22) is 1 in 57 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
About 1 in 60 people in Canada is currently infected (628,000-983,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Sep 22) is 1 in 57 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
September 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK?
About 1 in 60 people in Canada is currently infected (628,000-983,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Sep 22) is 1 in 57 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
About 1 in 60 people in Canada is currently infected (628,000-983,000 infections/week).
The most recent estimate for the United States (Sep 22) is 1 in 57 infected (www.pmc19.com/data/index.php).
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I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
September 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I think the Trump admin assumed no one would try to find out who the people on the boats they blew up really were
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This is the secret the Trump regime tried so hard to keep about the Dallas ICE shooting
The names of the dead and wounded
Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
The names of the dead and wounded
Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
What the Trump regime doesn’t want you to know about Dallas ICE shooting
The Trump regime's refusal to say the names of the Dallas ICE victims exposes the inhumanity of American fascism.
www.inquirer.com
September 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This is the secret the Trump regime tried so hard to keep about the Dallas ICE shooting
The names of the dead and wounded
Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
The names of the dead and wounded
Jose Andres Bordones-Molina
Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez
Norlan Guzman-Fuentes
Fight Trump's dehumanization. Say their names. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/dall...
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Monty Python responses to the troops patrolling our streets are the best responses to the troops patrolling our streets
September 27, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Monty Python responses to the troops patrolling our streets are the best responses to the troops patrolling our streets
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Professor Snyder, ChatGPT has been listening to you...
September 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Professor Snyder, ChatGPT has been listening to you...
For any anti-vaxxers that may be out there, plus of course everyone else. Gift article.
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wapo.st/46TQ6sn
4 vaccines linked to a lower risk of dementia, according to science
Some vaccine-preventable diseases are linked to accelerated brain atrophy and increased dementia risk years down the line.
wapo.st
September 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
For any anti-vaxxers that may be out there, plus of course everyone else. Gift article.
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wapo.st/46TQ6sn
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Disney has backed down, but there's no evidence that Sinclair or Nexstar have learned their lesson.
If you haven't already done so, check the links in the thread below for stations in your area. Find the advertisers and let them know you're boycotting them until they remove ads from these stations.
If you haven't already done so, check the links in the thread below for stations in your area. Find the advertisers and let them know you're boycotting them until they remove ads from these stations.
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 22, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Disney has backed down, but there's no evidence that Sinclair or Nexstar have learned their lesson.
If you haven't already done so, check the links in the thread below for stations in your area. Find the advertisers and let them know you're boycotting them until they remove ads from these stations.
If you haven't already done so, check the links in the thread below for stations in your area. Find the advertisers and let them know you're boycotting them until they remove ads from these stations.
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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It's pretty easy to cancel your Disney+ subscription, and a coordinated, national day of cancellations would send a very clear message about our values as Americans.
Heard from a friend at Disney+ that there are multiple levels of freakout internally, both from internal dissatisfaction, concerns about subscription cancelations, and of course the big one: concern about a boycott spilling over into parks and cruises.
September 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
It's pretty easy to cancel your Disney+ subscription, and a coordinated, national day of cancellations would send a very clear message about our values as Americans.