mikesasky
@mikesasky.bsky.social
I like writing, books, music, travelling, nature and democracy. From the Canadian prairies.
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
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Now comes a winter of ghosts and those beasts that live at the edges of fever when it has turned to shiver. In this season's shortened light, rain grows sharp teeth and wind becomes a spearpoint against bones. Even dawn seems reluctant to hoist hope high. – #DAKilroy, 1982 #Dawn
November 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Pearl Jam (twice)
Bob Dylan
U2
Neil Young
The Tragically Hip (many times)
And I’ll always regret the time I was in Verona, Italy and could have seen Radiohead at the Roman arena beside our hotel. Instead I left a day early.
Pearl Jam (twice)
Bob Dylan
U2
Neil Young
The Tragically Hip (many times)
And I’ll always regret the time I was in Verona, Italy and could have seen Radiohead at the Roman arena beside our hotel. Instead I left a day early.
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
U2 (in 1987)
Rival Sons (twice)
Robert Plant
Monster Truck
Vintage Trouble
U2 (in 1987)
Rival Sons (twice)
Robert Plant
Monster Truck
Vintage Trouble
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Leonard Cohen (multiple)
Lilith Fair
Gogol Bordello
Drax Project (multiple)
The Muppets (yes, really)
Leonard Cohen (multiple)
Lilith Fair
Gogol Bordello
Drax Project (multiple)
The Muppets (yes, really)
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Pearl Jam (twice)
Bob Dylan
U2
Neil Young
The Tragically Hip (many times)
And I’ll always regret the time I was in Verona, Italy and could have seen Radiohead at the Roman arena beside our hotel. Instead I left a day early.
Pearl Jam (twice)
Bob Dylan
U2
Neil Young
The Tragically Hip (many times)
And I’ll always regret the time I was in Verona, Italy and could have seen Radiohead at the Roman arena beside our hotel. Instead I left a day early.
I was needing some writing inspiration today, and Tom Waits delivered.
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I was needing some writing inspiration today, and Tom Waits delivered.
I just happened to notice how one of my favourite books is rated on Goodreads, and it confirmed to me that Goodreads ratings are nearly always wrong.
November 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I just happened to notice how one of my favourite books is rated on Goodreads, and it confirmed to me that Goodreads ratings are nearly always wrong.
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Avi Lewis makes his pitch for the NDP #NDP #canada #cdnpoli #frankdomenic🍁
November 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Avi Lewis makes his pitch for the NDP #NDP #canada #cdnpoli #frankdomenic🍁
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With Mark Carney coming out as a true banker, the moment is ripe for left-wing populist Avi Lewis -- who knows the wealth doesn't trickle down. #cdnpoli #canlab #NDP www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Linda McQuaig: With Carney’s budget prioritizing the business elite, could this be Canada’s Mamdani moment?
NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis, like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, openly advocates taxing the rich in order to provide benefits for ordinary people. Now there’s a wild idea.
www.thestar.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
With Mark Carney coming out as a true banker, the moment is ripe for left-wing populist Avi Lewis -- who knows the wealth doesn't trickle down. #cdnpoli #canlab #NDP www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Based on the series in LA, it seems like the key to neutralizing Ohtani is to keep him up way past his bedtime for one night.
October 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Based on the series in LA, it seems like the key to neutralizing Ohtani is to keep him up way past his bedtime for one night.
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RIP david lynch you would have loved a baseball stadium full of people slowly losing their minds
October 28, 2025 at 5:29 AM
RIP david lynch you would have loved a baseball stadium full of people slowly losing their minds
I’m not sure how many people here have read W.P. Kinsella’s novel The Iowa Baseball Confederacy, where the game goes on for weeks. But this game is starting to look familiar…
October 28, 2025 at 6:07 AM
I’m not sure how many people here have read W.P. Kinsella’s novel The Iowa Baseball Confederacy, where the game goes on for weeks. But this game is starting to look familiar…
My October reading for this year: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, The Unkillable Frank Lightning by @joshrountree.bsky.social, A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, and October Film Haunt by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
October 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My October reading for this year: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, The Unkillable Frank Lightning by @joshrountree.bsky.social, A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez, and October Film Haunt by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social
#booksky
#booksky
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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I wanted to explore Britton-Purdy and Pozen's explanations of the 'three competing narratives' of our political moment, so ... here it is. One narrative is transparently illegitimate; the other two are divided mostly by appetite for reform.
www.unchartedblue.com/what-happens...
www.unchartedblue.com/what-happens...
What happens next?
America is in a moment of authoritarian crisis that could produce a fascist state, a Third Reconstruction, or anything in between.
www.unchartedblue.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I wanted to explore Britton-Purdy and Pozen's explanations of the 'three competing narratives' of our political moment, so ... here it is. One narrative is transparently illegitimate; the other two are divided mostly by appetite for reform.
www.unchartedblue.com/what-happens...
www.unchartedblue.com/what-happens...
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 32 YEARS, THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS ARE WORLD SERIES BOUND! THEY DEFEAT THE SEATTLE MARINERS 4-3 IN GAME 7!
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 AM
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 32 YEARS, THE TORONTO BLUE JAYS ARE WORLD SERIES BOUND! THEY DEFEAT THE SEATTLE MARINERS 4-3 IN GAME 7!
What a performance by Max Scherzer. I was questioning their decision to start him over Bassitt, but I guess that’s why John Schneider is the Jays’ manager and not me 😂
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What a performance by Max Scherzer. I was questioning their decision to start him over Bassitt, but I guess that’s why John Schneider is the Jays’ manager and not me 😂
It’s such a nice day for a walk on the farm.
September 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s such a nice day for a walk on the farm.
Well, this should be good
I made my first ever unboxing video! The October Film Haunt is so beautiful and textured and dangerous in hardcover. Just 7 more nights until September 30! Get film haunted with me.
September 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Well, this should be good
My Halloween season reading has arrived! @undertow.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My Halloween season reading has arrived! @undertow.bsky.social
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I have watched a lot of movies and tbh having the POTUS, VP, Defense Secretary, and Sec of State all eating at the same seafood restaurant on the same night seems like a really bad idea or a really funny idea, depending on how it goes.
September 10, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I have watched a lot of movies and tbh having the POTUS, VP, Defense Secretary, and Sec of State all eating at the same seafood restaurant on the same night seems like a really bad idea or a really funny idea, depending on how it goes.
Growing up I heard a lot about Ken Dryden but never had a chance to see him play, as he retired when I was only 2. Then when I was in my 20s I read his classic book, The Game. It was not only insightful, it was damn near poetry.
Tributes pour in for hockey legend, former politician and author Ken Dryden | CBC News
Tributes are pouring in from across Canada and beyond after former Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden — a legend of Canadian hockey — died at the age of 78.
www.cbc.ca
September 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Growing up I heard a lot about Ken Dryden but never had a chance to see him play, as he retired when I was only 2. Then when I was in my 20s I read his classic book, The Game. It was not only insightful, it was damn near poetry.
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found this poem in a 2018 file in my notes app
August 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
found this poem in a 2018 file in my notes app
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ICYMI: Publishers are noting a shift in industry mindset around short stories as readers embrace shorter works, with a number feeling like “something is slowly shifting” and that “there’s a real excitement around stories again” 👇 #BookSky
Publishers say 'mindset around short stories shifting’ as readers embrace slim fiction
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August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
ICYMI: Publishers are noting a shift in industry mindset around short stories as readers embrace shorter works, with a number feeling like “something is slowly shifting” and that “there’s a real excitement around stories again” 👇 #BookSky
In case anyone is still taking these AI bros seriously…
August 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In case anyone is still taking these AI bros seriously…
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“Terrorist” is what you call a truth-teller in a fascist regime.
The IDF says it has killed the Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif. He and the four other members his team were killed. In an announcement, the IDF claims al-Sharif was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell. Will we see any evidence? 186 journalists have now been killed in Gaza in the past 22 months.
August 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“Terrorist” is what you call a truth-teller in a fascist regime.
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The tech industry has captured our imaginations, in part because we’ve lost a vision for a better future.
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...
July 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The tech industry has captured our imaginations, in part because we’ve lost a vision for a better future.
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...