Joshypoika
@joshypoika.bsky.social
Orthodox Christian, teacher, music-maker, etc. #Yeg #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada #FreePalestine
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Joshypoika
@joshypoika.bsky.social
· Nov 12
In case you come across this, I’m new here. Hi. I do music in my spare time and my full time work is in education here in Edmonton Alberta Canada. Music account being added soon. Happy to be here!
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Here's what the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod said today in response to Premier Danielle Smith's announcement yesterday that she's making citizenship markers mandatory for driver's licenses. Statement from McLeod in full: #ableg
September 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Here's what the Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod said today in response to Premier Danielle Smith's announcement yesterday that she's making citizenship markers mandatory for driver's licenses. Statement from McLeod in full: #ableg
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fuck this. i'm departing for the kingdom of prester john
February 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
fuck this. i'm departing for the kingdom of prester john
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No matter who is in charge, War Is Over If You Want it
June 22, 2025 at 2:21 AM
No matter who is in charge, War Is Over If You Want it
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Trump's bombing of Iran serves no larger political or security purpose.
He just didn't want to look like a loser as he was goaded by the war criminal Netanyahu.
Canada must separate ourselves from the reckless violence of the gangster regime in Washington.
He just didn't want to look like a loser as he was goaded by the war criminal Netanyahu.
Canada must separate ourselves from the reckless violence of the gangster regime in Washington.
June 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Trump's bombing of Iran serves no larger political or security purpose.
He just didn't want to look like a loser as he was goaded by the war criminal Netanyahu.
Canada must separate ourselves from the reckless violence of the gangster regime in Washington.
He just didn't want to look like a loser as he was goaded by the war criminal Netanyahu.
Canada must separate ourselves from the reckless violence of the gangster regime in Washington.
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A million people live here! A MILLION!
“Drop by our store. We’re open Thursday-Friday from noon to 3pm.”
Why can’t anything in this city have adult hours? 🤬
June 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A million people live here! A MILLION!
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This is the last thing the BBC needs
June 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is the last thing the BBC needs
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Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
June 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started
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Now that Pam Bondi has legalized bribery, she's busy announcing felony spitting charges on Xitter.
This is the "rebellion" over which Trump has federalized CA's National Guard.
Felony spitting.
This is the "rebellion" over which Trump has federalized CA's National Guard.
Felony spitting.
June 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Now that Pam Bondi has legalized bribery, she's busy announcing felony spitting charges on Xitter.
This is the "rebellion" over which Trump has federalized CA's National Guard.
Felony spitting.
This is the "rebellion" over which Trump has federalized CA's National Guard.
Felony spitting.
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NEW: Alberta’s government has appointed itself the arbiter of who can reach which books at which age.
Make no mistake about it, this will only lead to more censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Make no mistake about it, this will only lead to more censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Alberta enters its book banning era
Spare me the 'will someone please think of the children' claptrap.
open.substack.com
May 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NEW: Alberta’s government has appointed itself the arbiter of who can reach which books at which age.
Make no mistake about it, this will only lead to more censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Make no mistake about it, this will only lead to more censorship.
open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...
Great thread!
Earlier on May 26, the Government of Alberta identified four books as being age inappropriate and graphic.
Those books were Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel, Blankets by Craig Thompson, and Flamer, by Mike Curato.
Some details...
Those books were Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe, Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel, Blankets by Craig Thompson, and Flamer, by Mike Curato.
Some details...
May 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Great thread!
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The govt survey has lots of loaded questions like “do you approve of children having access to sexually explicit materials”, but they never ask for a definition of what that is. They just want a blank cheque to toss books in the furnace.
May 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The govt survey has lots of loaded questions like “do you approve of children having access to sexually explicit materials”, but they never ask for a definition of what that is. They just want a blank cheque to toss books in the furnace.
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Paris Cycling Investment Helps Cut Pollution in Half.
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
Paris Cycling Investment Helps Cut Pollution in Half
So how did Paris, once choked with vehicle traffic and notorious for its pollution, pull off such a turnaround?
momentummag.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Paris Cycling Investment Helps Cut Pollution in Half.
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
You know what to do
The Alberta government wants your feedback on which books to ban in school libraries.
www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...
Ensuring age-appropriate books in school libraries
Multiple books with explicit sexual content have been found in some school libraries across the province.
www.alberta.ca
May 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
You know what to do
Sounds fine to me. What’s the problem? Let’s kill it!
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Sounds fine to me. What’s the problem? Let’s kill it!
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Ban conservatives, not books.
May 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Ban conservatives, not books.
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Israel kills two Red Cross workers and 11-year-old influencer Yaqeen Hammad after seizing 77 percent of Gaza’s land.
Israel bombs Gaza school, killing 19; EU, Arab nations urge end to war
Israel kills two Red Cross workers and 11-year-old influencer Yaqeen Hammad after seizing 77 percent of Gaza’s land.
bit.ly
May 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Israel kills two Red Cross workers and 11-year-old influencer Yaqeen Hammad after seizing 77 percent of Gaza’s land.
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Bike lanes on every street and gardens on every parking garage, let’s hippie the fuck outta this sports town. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Rooftop garden growing and buzzing for 3rd season on Edmonton mall
A garden perched atop an Edmonton mall is growing once again.
www.ctvnews.ca
May 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Bike lanes on every street and gardens on every parking garage, let’s hippie the fuck outta this sports town. www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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And guess who profited.
Another reason we need a full public inquiry.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
Another reason we need a full public inquiry.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
Alberta paid more than six times usual price for pain medications in $70-million import deal, according to government briefing note
Briefing note indicates health authority could have reduced overall bill by ordering less medicine
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
And guess who profited.
Another reason we need a full public inquiry.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
Another reason we need a full public inquiry.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/70a7e73...
Waaayyy late, but better than nothing www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
Canada, Britain, France threaten action if Israel does not stop military offensive and lift aid restrictions | CBC News
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel would control the whole of Gaza despite mounting international pressure that forced it to lift a blockade on aid supplies that has lef...
www.cbc.ca
May 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Waaayyy late, but better than nothing www.cbc.ca/news/world/i...
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Stop Forcing A.I. Into Every Fucking Thing!
December 29, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Stop Forcing A.I. Into Every Fucking Thing!
Frick I just re-read “Sputnik Sweetheart” and it messed. Me. Up.
May 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Frick I just re-read “Sputnik Sweetheart” and it messed. Me. Up.
May 14, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Don't ever claim to care about musicians if you still pay Spotify a monthly fee. TIDAL and Apple Music both have the same library and both pay musicians more.
Fuck Spotify. I'm not against Streaming services, but Spotify has done far too much harm. They don't even pay me anymore whenever someone streams my music. Once again, fuck them. futurism.com/spotify-accu...
Spotify Employees Say It's Promoting Fake Artists to Reduce Royalty Payments to Real Ones
According to a shocking new book, Spotify has been promoting "ghost artists" so it can avoid paying piddling royalties to real artists.
futurism.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Don't ever claim to care about musicians if you still pay Spotify a monthly fee. TIDAL and Apple Music both have the same library and both pay musicians more.