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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt
37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN
Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.
www.cnn.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.
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Police have released photos of two individuals believed to be involved in the security incident at my office on June 27.
Anyone who can help identify the suspects is asked to call North Vancouver RCMP at 236-481-9100, quoting file number 25-13204.
More info: nvan.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.act...
Anyone who can help identify the suspects is asked to call North Vancouver RCMP at 236-481-9100, quoting file number 25-13204.
More info: nvan.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.act...
July 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Police have released photos of two individuals believed to be involved in the security incident at my office on June 27.
Anyone who can help identify the suspects is asked to call North Vancouver RCMP at 236-481-9100, quoting file number 25-13204.
More info: nvan.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.act...
Anyone who can help identify the suspects is asked to call North Vancouver RCMP at 236-481-9100, quoting file number 25-13204.
More info: nvan.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ViewPage.act...
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Once more with feeling
June 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Once more with feeling
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In 1846, a doctor proved handwashing could save lives.
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
Trump’s cronies aren’t what broke public health
The structural blind spots that undermine medical progress and how to fix them.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
In 1846, a doctor proved handwashing could save lives.
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
He was mocked by the medical establishment, lost his job, and was eventually committed to an asylum. Shortly after, he was beaten to death by attendants while trying to escape.
In some ways, medicine is still kind of like this. See why:
Off to a date with a tree in the botanical gardens today. I’m going to give that good smelling tree a big hug and sniff.
April 18, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Off to a date with a tree in the botanical gardens today. I’m going to give that good smelling tree a big hug and sniff.
Pro tip when traveling by train in Japan: it’s probably a good idea not to take your shoes off on a train. It’s kind of gross.
April 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pro tip when traveling by train in Japan: it’s probably a good idea not to take your shoes off on a train. It’s kind of gross.
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NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.
This is what actual campus censorship looks like.
This is what actual campus censorship looks like.
‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation
A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.
This is what actual campus censorship looks like.
This is what actual campus censorship looks like.
This is getting so old. Pretty soon, heads of state are just going to be sending sex dolls to the Oval Office to be fucked over.
US President Donald Trump says he doesn’t “want to do anything to hurt Ireland” — but that “fairness” might force his hand.
Trump doesn’t want ‘to hurt Ireland’ — but he might
Ireland’s visiting prime minister endures an excruciating 45 minutes in Trump’s live-TV star chamber as the U.S. leader swings at Brussels, not Dublin.
www.politico.eu
March 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is getting so old. Pretty soon, heads of state are just going to be sending sex dolls to the Oval Office to be fucked over.
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
theonion.com/democra...
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American people wouldn’t notice them. “Don’t make any sudden movements, or they’ll spot us,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said out of the corner of his mouth, […]
theonion.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
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theonion.com/democra...
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This Thursday we're talking about how to set up Bellingcat capabilities within your newsroom. Mike Yambo, the open source investigator from The Nation in Kenya, will discuss how he has covered the headlines using open sources, from the storming of parliament to femicide. discord.gg/2vbPDCUt?eve...
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January 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This Thursday we're talking about how to set up Bellingcat capabilities within your newsroom. Mike Yambo, the open source investigator from The Nation in Kenya, will discuss how he has covered the headlines using open sources, from the storming of parliament to femicide. discord.gg/2vbPDCUt?eve...
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Thinking of all the times I was assumed to be a drug smuggler going through Customs merely because I was travelling while black and meanwhile Musk can go full Nazi and gets defended as “awkward”. No wonder white supremacists are desperate to hang onto white privilege, it must feel like a superpower.
January 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Thinking of all the times I was assumed to be a drug smuggler going through Customs merely because I was travelling while black and meanwhile Musk can go full Nazi and gets defended as “awkward”. No wonder white supremacists are desperate to hang onto white privilege, it must feel like a superpower.
This is probably the best osechi that we’ve had in years. It looked and tasted great.
January 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
This is probably the best osechi that we’ve had in years. It looked and tasted great.
Sunday lunch day. Not my fun day.
December 22, 2024 at 4:24 AM
Sunday lunch day. Not my fun day.
I spent the afternoon at the Tomioka Silk Mill. A lot of money has been spent into sprucing it up for domestic and international tourists.
December 19, 2024 at 6:36 AM
I spent the afternoon at the Tomioka Silk Mill. A lot of money has been spent into sprucing it up for domestic and international tourists.
A solid bowl of miso ramen.
December 15, 2024 at 5:47 AM
A solid bowl of miso ramen.
Bluesky has a real Canadian vibe: it’s nice but a little boring. And I’m totally fine with that.
December 4, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Bluesky has a real Canadian vibe: it’s nice but a little boring. And I’m totally fine with that.
I’m glad that I went with the milder bowl.
November 30, 2024 at 8:25 AM
I’m glad that I went with the milder bowl.
Thanks to those people who have followed me. I don’t have much to say now, as years of Twitter bullied me into silence. I’ll probably start with posting pics of food.
November 27, 2024 at 3:26 AM
Thanks to those people who have followed me. I don’t have much to say now, as years of Twitter bullied me into silence. I’ll probably start with posting pics of food.