Nikki Dykema
@ninedoors.bsky.social
Public servant, shop steward, merry spinster, emotional support human.
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This US Snitch Line Reports Canadians Providing Gender-Affirming Care via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
This US Snitch Line Reports Canadians Providing Gender-Affirming Care | The Tyee
It’s a ‘terrifying’ update on an old anti-trans strategy, one lawyer says.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This US Snitch Line Reports Canadians Providing Gender-Affirming Care via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
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Anyone whose entire hobby is based around obsessing about the aesthetics of their own body is not good partner material, and it's as simple as that
Only just catching up to this fascinating little mini-controversy. I will say that one of the advantages of keeping up with fandom is it puts you more in contact with women's iddy sexual or romantic preferences, and so makes this phenomenon obvious...
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This internet poll is breaking men's brains!
And this is what we get when male fitness standards clash with female preferences.
nataliaantonova.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Anyone whose entire hobby is based around obsessing about the aesthetics of their own body is not good partner material, and it's as simple as that
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Contrary to the pundit class’ insistence, someone talking to you on public transit has been so reviled for so long there was a painting about it 150 years ago
April 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Contrary to the pundit class’ insistence, someone talking to you on public transit has been so reviled for so long there was a painting about it 150 years ago
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Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:
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“It’s been a difficult broadcast.” I found this so compelling, I had to post a part 2 about how Rebel News disrupted CBC’s reporting.
April 18, 2025 at 3:59 AM
“It’s been a difficult broadcast.” I found this so compelling, I had to post a part 2 about how Rebel News disrupted CBC’s reporting.
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A couple that had nearly 200 animals seized on their Ladysmith farm has been sentenced to Canada-wide bans on owning farm animals and $10,000 in fines each.
Ladysmith couple fined $10,000, banned from owning animals after SPCA seizure
A couple that had nearly 200 animals seized on their Ladysmith farm has been sentenced to Canada-wide bans on owning farm animals and $10,000 in fines each.
cheknews.ca
April 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A couple that had nearly 200 animals seized on their Ladysmith farm has been sentenced to Canada-wide bans on owning farm animals and $10,000 in fines each.
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Dropkick Murphys throwing down in Boston
April 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Dropkick Murphys throwing down in Boston
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It’s a fire sale…
April 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It’s a fire sale…
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
March 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
At a press conference on Wednesday, Winnipeg police confirmed the identity of Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe to be Ashlee Shingoose.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
Ashlee’s father Albert Shingoose had one request for Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew: sing a song.
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This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website
Web page about iconic Golden Girls actress becomes latest victim of DEI purge
Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her wartime contribution scrubbed from the Department of Defence (DOD) website. The URL now reads "DEIBefore".
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March 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Iconic Golden Girls actress Bea Arthur, who served in the Marine Corps, has had her contribution scrubbed from Department of Defence website
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Important.
Quite a fun moment when the security contractors who had been terminated by the USIP but had switched their allegiances to DOGE entered the property with an unconfiscated key and headed immediately to the gun safe.
March 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Important.
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Here come the Judges who have judged Trump and Musk lawless.
March 19, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Here come the Judges who have judged Trump and Musk lawless.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Clearest proof yet that the Trump admin uses "DEI" to mean "nonwhite people doing something impressive and getting credit."
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Exclusive: Navajo Code Talkers disappear from military websites after Trump DEI order
Navajo Code Talkers get "DEI" label as military info disappears under Trump order
Also vanishing: The Civil War regiment from "Glory," women pilots from WWII and a Medal of Honor winner.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Clearest proof yet that the Trump admin uses "DEI" to mean "nonwhite people doing something impressive and getting credit."
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
Navajo Code Talkers made a big difference in WWII. The Axis had more trouble translating their language than cracking codes. And it's not like the Navajo owed the US anything.
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I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired!
New ride coming soon.
New ride coming soon.
March 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired!
New ride coming soon.
New ride coming soon.
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Our Northern BC reporter @amandafollett.bsky.social took a look at whether it's safe for Canadians to travel to the U.S., and didn't find a lot of reassuring answers. thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...
Are Canadians Safe Travelling to the US? | The Tyee
A Vancouver woman has been held nearly two weeks in ‘deplorable’ conditions. So far, no advisory from Canada.
thetyee.ca
March 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Our Northern BC reporter @amandafollett.bsky.social took a look at whether it's safe for Canadians to travel to the U.S., and didn't find a lot of reassuring answers. thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...
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What I conclude from this is that Columbia’s journalism school no longer appears to be a viable option for non-American students
A few words on journalism, risk and what I actually said.
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 AM
What I conclude from this is that Columbia’s journalism school no longer appears to be a viable option for non-American students
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Critics said the spectacle stretched the bounds of what is ethical in the White House, with President Donald Trump openly seeking to boost the financial fortunes of Elon Musk.
A new role for the South Lawn of Trump’s White House: Tesla car lot
Critics said the spectacle stretched the bounds of what is ethical in the White House, with Trump openly seeking to boost the financial fortunes of Elon Musk.
wapo.st
March 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Critics said the spectacle stretched the bounds of what is ethical in the White House, with President Donald Trump openly seeking to boost the financial fortunes of Elon Musk.
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People are changing the labels on Wayne G's wine: "a merlot that is sad and 2 faced" "as weak as the name-sakes moral fibre."
There is a reason why Canadians dominate comedy - we are wickedly funny.
And when push comes to shove we play for keeps
(ie. Kharmalov's ankle).
Sucks to be you Wayne.
There is a reason why Canadians dominate comedy - we are wickedly funny.
And when push comes to shove we play for keeps
(ie. Kharmalov's ankle).
Sucks to be you Wayne.
March 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
People are changing the labels on Wayne G's wine: "a merlot that is sad and 2 faced" "as weak as the name-sakes moral fibre."
There is a reason why Canadians dominate comedy - we are wickedly funny.
And when push comes to shove we play for keeps
(ie. Kharmalov's ankle).
Sucks to be you Wayne.
There is a reason why Canadians dominate comedy - we are wickedly funny.
And when push comes to shove we play for keeps
(ie. Kharmalov's ankle).
Sucks to be you Wayne.
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We're gonna have to dredge the first narrows so the FS Charles De Gaulle fits under the Lions Gate Bridge.
JUST IN: French President Emmanuel Macron has said he will open talks with allies over how France’s nuclear weapons could protect Europe
March 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
We're gonna have to dredge the first narrows so the FS Charles De Gaulle fits under the Lions Gate Bridge.
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The new head of the FDA division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies.
He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It.
Kyle Diamantas, a former corporate lawyer, is the new director for the F.D.A. food division, which oversees infant formula. He defended a top maker in cases claiming the company had not warned of pote...
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March 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The new head of the FDA division that regulates infant formula was in recent months a corporate lawyer defending a top formula maker from claims that its product gave rise to debilitating harm to premature babies.