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Zaheer
@zroid.bsky.social
· May 4
Today is the 5th anniversary of my mom's passing and it has now been one week since I lost my dad. I feel blessed I was able to spend all the time I had with them in their final days and weeks and be beside them, at home, as they took their final breaths. They are at last reunited, and at peace.
The people who claim China's economy is about to collapse are the exact same ones who thought the 2008 financial crisis would never happen, and when it did happen, claimed it was actually good.
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
The people who claim China's economy is about to collapse are the exact same ones who thought the 2008 financial crisis would never happen, and when it did happen, claimed it was actually good.
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Better question: Did men ruin the entire fkng world?
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Better question: Did men ruin the entire fkng world?
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Israel has just completely cooked its reputation among Democratic voters www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Democrats Are Getting a Brutal Lesson in How Much the Politics on Israel Have Changed
From Pete Buttigieg to Gavin Newsom, party bigwigs are finding out the hard way that the old platitudes don’t work anymore.
www.thenation.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Israel has just completely cooked its reputation among Democratic voters www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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every debate question is like “zohran, you want to make life better for all new yorkers. number one, is that realistic? and two, are you fucking stupid?”
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
every debate question is like “zohran, you want to make life better for all new yorkers. number one, is that realistic? and two, are you fucking stupid?”
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September 15, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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If Isaac Chotiner asks you about your friendship with Henry Kissinger, you are already dead.
September 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If Isaac Chotiner asks you about your friendship with Henry Kissinger, you are already dead.
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US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve
US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve
OTTAWA - U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has vowed to improve anti-American sentiment he sees in Canada, no matter how many illegal tariffs, forced annexations, or literal bombs it takes to do it.
www.thebeaverton.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
US Ambassador threatens to tariff, annex, and bomb Canada if anti-American sentiment doesn't improve
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somehow we elected a liberal government but got danielle smith’s climate and energy policy
September 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
somehow we elected a liberal government but got danielle smith’s climate and energy policy
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the impossible millennial dream
August 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
the impossible millennial dream
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CUPE's Mark Hancock is prepared to be jailed for defying the Carney government's back-to-work order to force Air Canada to negotiate with flight attendants
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
August 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
CUPE's Mark Hancock is prepared to be jailed for defying the Carney government's back-to-work order to force Air Canada to negotiate with flight attendants
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
"If it means folks like me going to jail, so be it...Our members want a solution here, but that solution has to be found at a bargaining table"
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Laura Loomer, who the president has consulted for decisions on who to fire, is arguing with a chatbot
August 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Laura Loomer, who the president has consulted for decisions on who to fire, is arguing with a chatbot
some children in a concentration camp were born with or acquired disabilities and/or illness? how did that happen?
Children starving to death apparently doesn't count if they have disabilities or illness. Absolutely vile, sickening genocide denial coming out of Olivia and the "free press."
I recently looked up the Arabic translation of some of the names of the emaciated children used in coverage of the alleged famine in Gaza.
It turns out that many of them were sick before the war and have long, complicated medical histories. Our reporting shows they do not represent the average.
It turns out that many of them were sick before the war and have long, complicated medical histories. Our reporting shows they do not represent the average.
August 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
some children in a concentration camp were born with or acquired disabilities and/or illness? how did that happen?
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The key difference between the left and the centre is that (many) liberals philosophically reject the idea that democratic rights extend into the workplace
They imagine that “democracy” is something you do once every four years at a ballot box, then you return to a workplace run like a dictatorship
They imagine that “democracy” is something you do once every four years at a ballot box, then you return to a workplace run like a dictatorship
August 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The key difference between the left and the centre is that (many) liberals philosophically reject the idea that democratic rights extend into the workplace
They imagine that “democracy” is something you do once every four years at a ballot box, then you return to a workplace run like a dictatorship
They imagine that “democracy” is something you do once every four years at a ballot box, then you return to a workplace run like a dictatorship
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Every time labour in Canada stands up to management, the Liberal government steps in on the side of management. It's pathological.
It's also bad for the economy, bad for these businesses who have constantly pissed-off workforces, and bad for everyone's safety.
It's also bad for the economy, bad for these businesses who have constantly pissed-off workforces, and bad for everyone's safety.
August 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Every time labour in Canada stands up to management, the Liberal government steps in on the side of management. It's pathological.
It's also bad for the economy, bad for these businesses who have constantly pissed-off workforces, and bad for everyone's safety.
It's also bad for the economy, bad for these businesses who have constantly pissed-off workforces, and bad for everyone's safety.
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The Liberals are profoundly, unabashedly anti-worker.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
BREAKING: Jobs minister orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work
Air Canada flight attendants have officially begun their strike after failing to reach a deal with the airline, the Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Saturday morning.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Liberals are profoundly, unabashedly anti-worker.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
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So good to see Arkane's workers push for this!
Also a great example of one of the core benefits of unionization, which is just "creating a structure for discussion and systems to make collective decisions." Always much harder to get action at scale like this if there isn't already organization.
Also a great example of one of the core benefits of unionization, which is just "creating a structure for discussion and systems to make collective decisions." Always much harder to get action at scale like this if there isn't already organization.
'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel
'Microsoft has no place being accomplice of a genocide:' Arkane union workers demand Xbox maker sever ties with Israel
Arkane Studios' STJV section in France has published an open letter in support of the Palestinian-led BDS movement.
www.gamedeveloper.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
So good to see Arkane's workers push for this!
Also a great example of one of the core benefits of unionization, which is just "creating a structure for discussion and systems to make collective decisions." Always much harder to get action at scale like this if there isn't already organization.
Also a great example of one of the core benefits of unionization, which is just "creating a structure for discussion and systems to make collective decisions." Always much harder to get action at scale like this if there isn't already organization.
I donated $10 to Global Sumud Flotilla ❤️🖤💚🍉 chuffed.org/project/1388...
Global Sumud Flotilla - Global
As the genocide in Gaza gets worse by the day and the governments and institutions fail the Palestinian people, the free people of the world are trying their best to maintain solidarity and to create ...
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August 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I donated $10 to Global Sumud Flotilla ❤️🖤💚🍉 chuffed.org/project/1388...
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It’s only problematic through a capitalist lens -- to people who mistake community for a growth metric rather than a space for actual conversation.
Bluesky has a growth problem
Bluesky has hit 38M monthly users, up 8M since March
Once adding 5M users per month, it’s now slowed to 1.6M. A 60% drop
But post volume is falling—more users, less activity
It risks becoming a ghost town with a loyal but shrinking core
#bluesky #fediverse
Bluesky has hit 38M monthly users, up 8M since March
Once adding 5M users per month, it’s now slowed to 1.6M. A 60% drop
But post volume is falling—more users, less activity
It risks becoming a ghost town with a loyal but shrinking core
#bluesky #fediverse
Bluesky Reaches 38 Million Users, Though Post Volume is Declining
Bluesky’s growth momentum has slowed, but it is still growing.
www.socialmediatoday.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It’s only problematic through a capitalist lens -- to people who mistake community for a growth metric rather than a space for actual conversation.
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Votes are not done, and more than half the Senate Democratic caucus has voted to block weapons sales to Israel.
Such an idea was nearly unimaginable before.
The politics of Israel-Palestine are changing in the US.
Such an idea was nearly unimaginable before.
The politics of Israel-Palestine are changing in the US.
July 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Votes are not done, and more than half the Senate Democratic caucus has voted to block weapons sales to Israel.
Such an idea was nearly unimaginable before.
The politics of Israel-Palestine are changing in the US.
Such an idea was nearly unimaginable before.
The politics of Israel-Palestine are changing in the US.
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A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
July 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition tells me:
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
“Chris Smalls is still in Givon Prison and despite repeated requests to meet with the U.S. Embassy has been ignored by his country after being abducted by the IOF in international waters.”
One to eat; one to inject into my veins
July 27, 2025 at 8:20 PM
One to eat; one to inject into my veins
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"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
July 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"We don't need socialism. We need public-private partnerships."
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.
After Zohran Mamdani's historic primary victory in New York, establishment Democrats are already copying his signature videos. Zeteo produced our own (fake) centrist Democrat featuring Zeteo senior producer @heycappello.bsky.social.