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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 7h

Calgary @wordfest.com has the best author swag. My book is chocolate!

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 18h

She's the worst.

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 20h

Smith in 2014: The plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate is a politically motivated distraction.

Smith in 2025: Here's a plan to change the motto on Alberta's licence plate.

Smith Not Impressed With New Plates "Political Agenda"

Written by Brent Manke Monday, Jul 14 2014, 12:00 AM

The three choices for Alberta's new license plate, plus what we have now. The Opposition Wildrose party is up in arms over the removal of the "Wild Rose Country" slogan from the bottom of the plates, calling it politically motivated.

Highwood MLA Danielle Smith is no fan of Alberta's proposed new license plates.

She supports the new reflective paint job, but not changing the slogan at the bottom from "Wild Rose Country."

She says it's more PC political nonsense.

"All of a sudden this comes out in the middle of the summer, in the middle of a leadership race, taking off the Wild Rose slogan. It's clearly political. People have seen through it. They are outraged and responding in massive numbers. We have a poll going with six thousand respondents so far, most of which, about 70-percent who say keep the Wild Rose slogan."

She says the province would have been better off asking us if we wanted to change the plates in the first place, as well as if we wanted to change the slogan, before moving ahead on their own.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 20h

Tomorrow night!
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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 1d

So savage.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 1d

Let them in!

“UNRWA has enough food in warehouses in Jordan & Egypt to supply the entire population for 3 months, including food parcels for 1.1 million people and flour for 2.1 million. In addition, UNRWA has shelter supplies outside of Gaza sufficient to reach up to 1.3 million people.”

UNRWA @unrwa.org · 2d

🔹 On 10 October, a ceasefire entered into force across the Gaza Strip.
🔹 Since the olive harvest began on 9 October, Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians and their farms in the West Bank have continued unabated.

Our latest report on #Gaza and the #WestBank:

www.unrwa.org/resources/re...

Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 2d

Watching John Oliver take down Bari Weiss fills me with joy.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 2d

Torontonians are uniquely ridiculous.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 4d

It just wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving without romanesco broccoli. Look at these sexy fractal beauties.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 4d

www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

Hamas wants Marwan Barghouti freed in prisoner exchange, but Israel so far refuses

The prominent prisoner, who Palestinians see as a potential leader, is serving a life sentence in Israel

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 5d

Stop calling it a “peace” deal.

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Hi, it's Abby. Yep. @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 5d

Got kicked out of my work’s holiday party planning committee for suggesting the theme be “man’s inhumanity to man”

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 5d

If this was the only incidence of such word choice over the past two years then, yes, nitpicking. But it’s not.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 5d

Israelis have “families.” Gazans are just “people.” Words matter.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 7d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 6d

Huge thanks to everyone who came to last night's launch of Precarious. I couldn't be more grateful for the turnout, the excellent audience questions, and the support I received from Calgary's community of readers and writers. #migrantworkers

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you to Tyler Chisholm for having me on his Collisions YYC podcast to talk migrant labour. www.collisionsyyc.com/episodes/518...

E518 – Marcello Di Cintio, Labour, Policy, and Prejudice: What Fuels Canada’s Migrant Worker System — Collisions YYC

In a thought-provoking shift from his usual entrepreneur interviews, Tyler Chisholm reconnects with acclaimed Calgary author and journalist Marcello Di Cintio to explore a hidden, yet essential pillar...

www.collisionsyyc.com

Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight! I’m excited.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/book-launc...

Book Launch: Precarious by Marcello Di Cintio

Join us for an evening celebrating the launch of "Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers" by Marcello Di Cintio

www.eventbrite.ca

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 8d

Airports should have pinball machines and so should every other place.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 8d

Heading home after two days in Leamington recording an episode of CBC Ideas about migrant workers with the legendary @nahlahayed.bsky.social. This town smells like tomatoes.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 11d

To the comedians surprised by all the American chain restaurants in Saudi Arabia:

Yes, Saudi Arabia imports the very worst of American culture. Why do you think YOU’RE there?

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 11d

The Ig Nobel is incredible , one year an Indian guy won it for calculating the average surface area of an elephant and during his acceptance they had an elephant hold up a sign with the surface area of the scientist on it, they do showbiz better than the Oscars

Jeffrey J. Hall @mrjeffu.bsky.social · 27d

Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 11d

Fascinating story by @vernadette.bsky.social. Many travelers will recognize this behaviour of Israeli tourists all too well.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 11d

Siargao, a small island in the Philippines’ Mindanao region, might seem far from the Gaza genocide. But as the island becomes a popular spot for Israelis completing their military service, local Filipinos are starting to reject Israeli tourism.

mondoweiss.net/2025/10/fili...

#Palestine #Israel

Filipinos reject Israeli tourism amid the Gaza genocide

Siargao, a small island in the Philippines’ Mindanao region, might seem far from the Gaza genocide. But as the island becomes a popular spot for Israelis completing their military service, local Filipinos...

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Westwood Creative Artists @westwoodcreative.bsky.social · 13d

Delighted to see @marcellodicintio.bsky.social's newest non-fiction, PRECARIOUS on The Booksellers' List!

Biblioasis @biblioasis.bsky.social · 13d

The Booksellers’ List is Canada’s newest way to discover must-read books, chosen by the people who know them best—independent booksellers. The independent presses featured on the List this season are excited to team up and present you with: your favourite indie’s favourite indies!

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 14d

If you need any other reasons not to travel to the States, solidarity may be a new one www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Canada issues warning for citizens with gender-neutral passports travelling to U.S. | CBC News

The Canadian government is warning citizens who list "X" as their gender on their passports could have problems entering the U.S.

www.cbc.ca

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Marcello Di Cintio @marcellodicintio.bsky.social · 14d

Hello Canadians. Today I'll be doing four hours of back-to-back live interviews about Precarious on CBC's local drive-home shows. I'll start on the east coast and swing west. My talking points will be polished by the time I talk to Victoria, and my voice sexily hoarse.

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