Appalbarry
@appalbarry.com
Writer, Nova Scotia, France, Vancouver. and now Cambridge UK, Barry’s writing is focused on how people live, and how the environment around them influences their choices.
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Appalbarry
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· Jul 19
This is where I always ask: Tell me about one example of a government service being privatized, and offering the same or better service for less cost. Just one example.
Response: <crickets>
Response: <crickets>
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Just write out "fucked", for goodness sake.
The problem after 14 years of damage wreaked by the Tories is that we now have a f***ed up BBC and a f***ed up NHS.
But, remember, the f***ing up has come from outside. It is not intrinsic
We desperately need a properly functioning BBC and properly functioning NHS
DEFEND THEM!
But, remember, the f***ing up has come from outside. It is not intrinsic
We desperately need a properly functioning BBC and properly functioning NHS
DEFEND THEM!
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Just write out "fucked", for goodness sake.
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Tonight the ABC majority voted to build housing on part of Fleming Elementary’s school grounds saying their hands were tied by Vancouver School Board’s decision to divest school land to build rental housing despite an outcry from the community.
November 14, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Tonight the ABC majority voted to build housing on part of Fleming Elementary’s school grounds saying their hands were tied by Vancouver School Board’s decision to divest school land to build rental housing despite an outcry from the community.
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Women don’t want AI at work. They want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Women don't want AI at work. They want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits - Halifax Examiner
When the AI bubble bursts, I wonder who will be the ones to clean up the mess?
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Women don’t want AI at work. They want harassment-free workplaces with equal pay and benefits
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Morning File by @suzannerent.bsky.social
Made in Canada.
Within the part of the menswear industry that I operate in, Roopa Knitting Mills is widely regarded as one of the best hoodie manufacturers. Founded in 1991 by an Indian immigrant named Nat Thakkar, they do every production step after yarn spinning in Ontario, Canada.
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Made in Canada.
Who had Nova Scotia in the Epstein dump for today?
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010617
"269 Trump Education ULC Nova Scotia (Canada) Corporation"
"475 Trumo Wine MarlNOVA SCOTIA"
#NovaScoia #NSPoli
Just search for "Nova Scotia"
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010617
"269 Trump Education ULC Nova Scotia (Canada) Corporation"
"475 Trumo Wine MarlNOVA SCOTIA"
#NovaScoia #NSPoli
Just search for "Nova Scotia"
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Who had Nova Scotia in the Epstein dump for today?
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010617
"269 Trump Education ULC Nova Scotia (Canada) Corporation"
"475 Trumo Wine MarlNOVA SCOTIA"
#NovaScoia #NSPoli
Just search for "Nova Scotia"
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010617
"269 Trump Education ULC Nova Scotia (Canada) Corporation"
"475 Trumo Wine MarlNOVA SCOTIA"
#NovaScoia #NSPoli
Just search for "Nova Scotia"
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
An absolutely fascinating and infuriating history of the development of "Rape kits." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Tess Little · Nutshell Crime Scenes: The Rape Kit
The rape kit is a cardboard box containing ordinary items anyone might own: envelopes, combs, swabs, nail clippers....
www.lrb.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:58 AM
An absolutely fascinating and infuriating history of the development of "Rape kits." www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.
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suitcase was 4.5 pounds too heavy but I refuse to pay even one extraneous cent on bullshit like this so I spent fifteen minutes rejigging everything between my case, my carry-on and my own person, result was a case that weighs PRECISELY 22 pounds, eat SHIT, airline rules
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
suitcase was 4.5 pounds too heavy but I refuse to pay even one extraneous cent on bullshit like this so I spent fifteen minutes rejigging everything between my case, my carry-on and my own person, result was a case that weighs PRECISELY 22 pounds, eat SHIT, airline rules
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Not quite the same but I once tried to phone my local bank, only to be transferred to a central number. I said I needed to speak to someone in the branch but they insisted they could deal with my query. Fine. “Did I leave my glasses in your bank?”.
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Not quite the same but I once tried to phone my local bank, only to be transferred to a central number. I said I needed to speak to someone in the branch but they insisted they could deal with my query. Fine. “Did I leave my glasses in your bank?”.
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today in We Live In The Future And The Future Is Stupid: went to a pub to inquire about a potential room booking but the staff aren't allowed to process those in person so I am now sitting in the pub, writing them an email to inquire about a potential room booking
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
today in We Live In The Future And The Future Is Stupid: went to a pub to inquire about a potential room booking but the staff aren't allowed to process those in person so I am now sitting in the pub, writing them an email to inquire about a potential room booking
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Ok, hate me for it, but I'm calling out "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" as a pretty mediocre song. Stan Rogers kicks Lightfoot's ass.
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ok, hate me for it, but I'm calling out "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" as a pretty mediocre song. Stan Rogers kicks Lightfoot's ass.
1) Close your blinds.
2) Vaccine production should be public knowledge, not a corporate secret.
3) They're already getting 100s of millions from the government.
2) Vaccine production should be public knowledge, not a corporate secret.
3) They're already getting 100s of millions from the government.
it is a complicated, upside-down and bizzare world that we live in
#samokažem
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#samokažem
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Drug company says Toronto high-rises would threaten 'national security' | CBC News
A pharmaceutical company in north Toronto is objecting to a proposed new condo development next door on the grounds that hundreds of residents looking down on its facility represent a threat to "natio...
www.cbc.ca
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
1) Close your blinds.
2) Vaccine production should be public knowledge, not a corporate secret.
3) They're already getting 100s of millions from the government.
2) Vaccine production should be public knowledge, not a corporate secret.
3) They're already getting 100s of millions from the government.
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i was young i thought being a man was so simple, just gotta be swift as a coursing river, with all the force of a great typhoon, with all the strength of a raging fire, mysterious as the dark side of the moon... turns out there's all these social codes to masculinity
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
i was young i thought being a man was so simple, just gotta be swift as a coursing river, with all the force of a great typhoon, with all the strength of a raging fire, mysterious as the dark side of the moon... turns out there's all these social codes to masculinity
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Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Bluesky suspended Sarah Kendzior today for no reason whatsoever. She just shared excerpts of her articles, which were as always incisive and not offensive at all. Hey @pfrazee.com this is super not OK. I know her- we've interacted a fair bit via chats and her work is essential.
Yay! Canada! Let's spend our allegedly few tax dollars on pipelines and drilling!
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Yay! Canada! Let's spend our allegedly few tax dollars on pipelines and drilling!
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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This is what hell looks like...
Ghostly heart hands!!!
Ghostly heart hands!!!
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This is what hell looks like...
Ghostly heart hands!!!
Ghostly heart hands!!!
"with turkey"
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"with turkey"
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I’m nearly done ridding my inbox of all newsletters that display the X/Twitter logo. Sad to see these go: Capilano Review, EVENT, Dartmouth Book Exchange, Ampersand Review, CBC News (two newsletters), Grain, Public Books, and Electric Literature. But it’s long past time to move off that platform.
Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure
The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far right
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I’m nearly done ridding my inbox of all newsletters that display the X/Twitter logo. Sad to see these go: Capilano Review, EVENT, Dartmouth Book Exchange, Ampersand Review, CBC News (two newsletters), Grain, Public Books, and Electric Literature. But it’s long past time to move off that platform.
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Another petition for legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of print, digital and other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity, and guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values. Please sign and share
Sign this Petition - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Another petition for legislation requiring majority Canadian ownership and control of print, digital and other non-audio-visual news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity, and guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values. Please sign and share
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We need to talk about how Trump's whole obsession with tariffs is based off his fake nonsense understanding of economics, he has never known what a tariff is, he just sees it as in his arsenal of punishment. But please stop calling him insane because insane people are way cooler.
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
We need to talk about how Trump's whole obsession with tariffs is based off his fake nonsense understanding of economics, he has never known what a tariff is, he just sees it as in his arsenal of punishment. But please stop calling him insane because insane people are way cooler.
Time was, if you were cheap, or poor, and needed car tires, you could buy "recaps", a tire that had lost all of it's tread and had a new one bonded on.
Radial tires ended the practice.
Radial tires ended the practice.
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Time was, if you were cheap, or poor, and needed car tires, you could buy "recaps", a tire that had lost all of it's tread and had a new one bonded on.
Radial tires ended the practice.
Radial tires ended the practice.
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I gotta go to bed so I can be up early tomorrow but I'm gonna leave you with this gospel
King Missile - Jesus was way cool
YouTube video by martin venator
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I gotta go to bed so I can be up early tomorrow but I'm gonna leave you with this gospel
Wife Susan says, "If we stay in Cambridge I guess I'll need to ride a bike, with a basket for books."
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Wife Susan says, "If we stay in Cambridge I guess I'll need to ride a bike, with a basket for books."