Karen Dyck
@karendyck.bsky.social
Administrative tribunal Chair. Mother and wife. Farmer’s daughter. Voracious reader. Grateful for sunrises. Extroverted introvert. Alto.
I live on Treaty One territory and the homeland of the Red River Métis.
“…let justice roll down like waters…”
I live on Treaty One territory and the homeland of the Red River Métis.
“…let justice roll down like waters…”
"Words have more power than any one can guess; it is by words that the world’s great fight, now in these civilized times, is carried on; I never hesitated to use them, when I fought any battle for the miserable and oppressed."
- Mary Shelley, “Lodore” (1835)
- Mary Shelley, “Lodore” (1835)
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"Words have more power than any one can guess; it is by words that the world’s great fight, now in these civilized times, is carried on; I never hesitated to use them, when I fought any battle for the miserable and oppressed."
- Mary Shelley, “Lodore” (1835)
- Mary Shelley, “Lodore” (1835)
@yvesfaguy.bsky.social Truly appreciated the Democracy and Media discussion you facilitated at the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social conference today. Fascinating, informative and worrying all at once.
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
@yvesfaguy.bsky.social Truly appreciated the Democracy and Media discussion you facilitated at the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social conference today. Fascinating, informative and worrying all at once.
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Resistance is fruitful. Every little bit drives them crazy.
October 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Resistance is fruitful. Every little bit drives them crazy.
A reminder in the darkness of these days, both literal and figurative. May we all feel the light and sing even when it seems futile.
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
- Rabindranath Tagore
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
- Rabindranath Tagore
October 3, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A reminder in the darkness of these days, both literal and figurative. May we all feel the light and sing even when it seems futile.
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
- Rabindranath Tagore
“Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
- Rabindranath Tagore
Finally reading @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s On Tyranny (aptly bought in Chicago last spring) Halfway through I am horrified but grateful to be reading it in the light of day instead of in the dark as it will surely bring back my childhood nightmares of tanks rolling down the road to my house
October 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Finally reading @timothysnyder.bsky.social’s On Tyranny (aptly bought in Chicago last spring) Halfway through I am horrified but grateful to be reading it in the light of day instead of in the dark as it will surely bring back my childhood nightmares of tanks rolling down the road to my house
“Fascism” isn’t a slur for politics we don’t like. It’s a precise word with precise meaning. And in the face of what’s happening right now in America, it’s the most honest one we have.
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
I’ll lay it out as plainly as I can. 🧵
September 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
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Imagine you were dealing with a person who would report that there was two and there was also this other two but didn't want to add them up to get to four, because getting all the way to four felt like making a statement and they didn't want to alarm anybody or be accused of making an accusation.
Stupid Coup Month Three: Two Plus Two Is Still Four
Imagine you were on a ship, and reports kept coming to you that the new captain and his crew had done a series of strange things--jettisoned the anchor, blew some holes in the hull, shredded the sails...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
April 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Imagine you were dealing with a person who would report that there was two and there was also this other two but didn't want to add them up to get to four, because getting all the way to four felt like making a statement and they didn't want to alarm anybody or be accused of making an accusation.
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They are leaving votes on the table by not involving the cat in the campaign.
April 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
They are leaving votes on the table by not involving the cat in the campaign.
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This would be an excellent ad to dig back up before the disinformation really starts flying this election.
The North American house hippo. A favourite Canadian commercial from 1999.
YouTube video by Life in Canada
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This would be an excellent ad to dig back up before the disinformation really starts flying this election.
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The choice is simple:
Fox or hen?
Empire or empathy?
Sunday Musings: Lent 2 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Fox or hen?
Empire or empathy?
Sunday Musings: Lent 2 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Sunday Musings: Lent 2
Willing...or not?
open.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 1:59 PM
The choice is simple:
Fox or hen?
Empire or empathy?
Sunday Musings: Lent 2 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
Fox or hen?
Empire or empathy?
Sunday Musings: Lent 2 open.substack.com/pub/dianabut...
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This video clearly explains the issues surrounding Pierre Poilieve refusing to get his security clearance.
With everything you see and hear down south, this should alarm you! #canada
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
With everything you see and hear down south, this should alarm you! #canada
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
Why Won’t Pierre Poilievre Get His Security Clearance?
YouTube video by Justin Trudeau
youtu.be
March 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
This video clearly explains the issues surrounding Pierre Poilieve refusing to get his security clearance.
With everything you see and hear down south, this should alarm you! #canada
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
With everything you see and hear down south, this should alarm you! #canada
youtu.be/RvVDFdvaO3Y?...
This was the high point for me. I cannot understand why he had to stand alone, though.
What a photo.
Green must be the start of something, not the end.
Green must be the start of something, not the end.
March 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This was the high point for me. I cannot understand why he had to stand alone, though.
He's coming back home. How awesome is that!?!
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets acquired Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers for Kaapo Kahkonen in a swap of depth goaltenders Thursday.
Jets acquire Driedger from Panthers for Kahkonen in goaltending depth move
WINNIPEG – The Winnipeg Jets acquired Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers for Kaapo Kahkonen in a swap of depth goaltenders Thursday.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
He's coming back home. How awesome is that!?!
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The “cover” of today’s Globe & Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. #StrongAndFree
March 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The “cover” of today’s Globe & Mail, Canada’s national newspaper. #StrongAndFree
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This is good. Real good eh
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lzh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lzh...
We are Canadian.
YouTube video by Average Joes
www.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is good. Real good eh
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lzh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lzh...
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A new piece w @danielbeland.bsky.social and @excubs.bsky.social “The Trump administration’s dismissal of Ukraine’s national sovereignty parallels President Trump’s stated contempt for the sovereignty of other traditional US allies, including Canada.” www.policymagazine.ca/trumps-attac...
Trump’s Attack on Zelensky Sends a Clear Message to Canada and the World - Policy Magazine
In a stunning scene at the White House on Friday, US President Donald J. Trump and Vice-President J. D. Vance verbally attacked Ukrainian president Volodymyr
www.policymagazine.ca
March 2, 2025 at 12:46 AM
A new piece w @danielbeland.bsky.social and @excubs.bsky.social “The Trump administration’s dismissal of Ukraine’s national sovereignty parallels President Trump’s stated contempt for the sovereignty of other traditional US allies, including Canada.” www.policymagazine.ca/trumps-attac...
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I’m going to fucking bed. I came to Ukraine because I fell in love with it. I stayed because I love it. Russia is the aggressor. Ukraine and Ukrainians are the victims. Anything else is either ignorance or total abdication of morality. Zelenskyy has stood for his people, as he was elected.
February 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I’m going to fucking bed. I came to Ukraine because I fell in love with it. I stayed because I love it. Russia is the aggressor. Ukraine and Ukrainians are the victims. Anything else is either ignorance or total abdication of morality. Zelenskyy has stood for his people, as he was elected.
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Slava Ukraini
a blue and yellow flag with a white s1 on it
ALT: a blue and yellow flag with a white s1 on it
media.tenor.com
February 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Slava Ukraini
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OTTAWA – The federal government is giving Ukrainians in Canada who fled Russia’s invasion another year to apply for new or renewed temporary visas.
Canada extends temporary visa application window for Ukrainians
OTTAWA – The federal government is giving Ukrainians in Canada who fled Russia’s invasion another year to apply for new or renewed temporary visas.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:42 PM
OTTAWA – The federal government is giving Ukrainians in Canada who fled Russia’s invasion another year to apply for new or renewed temporary visas.
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New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.
February 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
New book by RFK Jr, a sequel to his first book, The Very Hungry Brain Caterpillar.
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There was a President in the Oval Office today. His name is Zelensky. He had to fend off two impotent barking dogs sent by Putin. They are named Trump and Vance.
February 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
There was a President in the Oval Office today. His name is Zelensky. He had to fend off two impotent barking dogs sent by Putin. They are named Trump and Vance.
@winnipegfreepress.com is there a website issue today? I didn’t get my paper delivered (too windy???) and now cannot sign in to read online due to repeated 502 Server Error
February 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
@winnipegfreepress.com is there a website issue today? I didn’t get my paper delivered (too windy???) and now cannot sign in to read online due to repeated 502 Server Error
I have to recommend this quirky film I saw this weekend. Universal Language was shot in part in Winnipeg and I’d say the city is an essential character to the plot which I really cannot adequately describe but found endearing and very funny. It reminds me that we are all connected. Go see it!
February 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I have to recommend this quirky film I saw this weekend. Universal Language was shot in part in Winnipeg and I’d say the city is an essential character to the plot which I really cannot adequately describe but found endearing and very funny. It reminds me that we are all connected. Go see it!