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bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 1h

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnbO...

Molson Canadian - Office Glen.wmv

YouTube video by GGW81

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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 1h

Carney is proposing Canadian peacekeepers in Gaza.
We've had troops Mounties CBSA and other Canadian officials under US command helping Israel maintain its occupation of the West Bank for years.
Any 'peacekeeping' mission in Gaza would likely be an extension of this model

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 1h

Great book that explains that “evangelical types“ were products of a movement that was explicitly segregationist and had ideological roots in the confederacy en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pow...

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Dr farahat 💔🍉🍉 @mohamedfaraht11.bsky.social · 1d

Our life become that every day we wait for news, for help, for anything to change. 💔
No water no food no medicine, death is eveywhere😓
We want to live again and start a new life, we need your help to do that, every donation will save us from death ♥️🙏
tinyurl.com/fashamaid2025

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Mohammed. Mohammed was finishing his studies to be a civil engineer in Rafah. His home and the small farm that him and his family had were destroyed. He’s now trying to survive with his large family, including many small children, in tents.

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Joanne Hammond @joannehammond.bsky.social · 13h

a note about the nomenclature

Two versions of a sign in stereotypical western roadside heritage plaque of dark green and cream painted cast iron, mounted on a wooden post.
The one on the left is titled THE MAP-MAKER and says:
It was May, 1808, when David Thompson, “the greatest land geographer”, sought a fur-trade route along the opposite shore. Thomposon’s route became the busy Walla Walla Trail when gold was discovered in the Kooteneays in 1864-65. Over it moved long pack trains from southern Washington to the goldfields. The course Thompson mapped serves us today”
The sign on the left is digitally modified and is titles the MYTH-MAKERS, and reads:
“David Thompson never saw the river system that now bears his name. Simon Fraser travelled his eponymous river just once, thinking it was the Columbia. In acts of hubris and convenience, the two men named these rivers after each other, then left the west behind. Unsanctioned and hollow, this renaming erased millennia of Indigenous relationships with these waters and rewrote history for the settler conscience.”

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Andrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 13h

Dawson Creek, B.C. has declared a state of local emergency as ongoing drought drops water supply to its last 150 days www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Dawson Creek, B.C., declares state of local emergency amid record drought | CBC News

The small northeastern B.C. city of Dawson Creek has declared a state of local emergency as unprecedented drought continues to drain its only supply of drinking water.

www.cbc.ca

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Shana V. White (she/her) @shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 18h

I've asked before but will ask again. Stop using generative AI. It's trash. The tech bros that created it are trash.

It is more harmful than helpful, yes even the videos of MLK and Malcolm X eating a crab boil are not worth it.

Stop using that shit.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 18h

Medical racism is a big reason why Black folks avoid the doctor. There are too many bad experiences with racist doctors & it develops distrust. Most of us have tales of medical racism. Then you get into community knowledge of all the times we were medical test subjects historically.

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AHMED AL FARRA🇵🇸 @ahmed-al-farra.bsky.social · 21h

Dear brothers and sisters,
I'm not used to asking for donations.
But the situation is extremely painful.
Children in need of milk, a destroyed home, etc.
A donation of $1 will make a difference toward achieving a dream.

gogetfunding.com/ahmed-and-hi... #GoGetFunding
🙏🏻

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Kelly Lynne D’Angelo ✨ @kellylynnedang.bsky.social · 19h

And now those are the only ones I’m traveling through, thank you very much!

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20h

The three major airports near New York City have joined Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, Portland, Charlotte, Cleveland, and Buffalo.

Newark, JFK, LaGuardia will decline to play Kristi Noem’s politicized TSA video - New Jersey Globe

Three major airports in the New York City area – Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and LaGuardia Airport –

newjerseyglobe.com

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Breen Ouellette (he/him) @breeno.bsky.social · 20h

Everyone in this boat needs to decide soon, who do you vote for next, if not Carney or Poilievre?

And get behind that party in a big way IN YOUR RIDING.

Performative gestures won't cut it. Building up your best local third party option is the best chance to enjoy another minority government.

Scott Forbes🇨🇦 @theecologyprof.bsky.social · 21h

Carney's only real climate policy so far has been to bend the knee to Big Oil & Gas: dropping the consumer carbon tax & EV mandates. He got my vote & many others for being climate savvy. By losing those votes he's guaranteed to be a one-term PM. #ClimateCrisis
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Carney’s climate vision to deprioritize emissions targets, focus on economic advantages

‘Climate competitiveness strategy’ expected this month as Prime Minister seeks to reframe Canada’s approach to environment, energy

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Sam Still Masks 🪉 @theailingwitch.bsky.social · 20h

My local library even has a seed library— you take seeds out, and bring seeds back from what you grow!

That’s also a super handy thing in developing seeds that can stand up to local climate change!

So, gardeners, go ask your library if they have one or could start one! 🌱

Lia @liadanmakes.bsky.social · 20h

Often when I talk to people who haven't stepped into a library for a long time, they think library = books. And yeah, library = books. I love books. But we also have ebooks, for free! DVDs, Blu-ray, streaming video, audiobooks, eaudiobooks, online classes, we've got it all.

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 1d

Ceasefire doesn't mean the genocide is over, i hope you keep supporting Palestine. I documented a lot, and been through so much, and it's devastating. Please offer me any support you can. I will be so much grateful.

Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · Sep 6

We are in urgent need of protection and a safe place to live. We’re raising support to help us escape danger and rebuild our lives in safety. Every contribution, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to security and hope. 💛
kindly give :
#BringRuaaHome #SafetyForRuaa #HumanitarianAid

Project Bring Ruaa and Her Family to Safety

I'm helping my friend, Ruaa Naji, raise funds to help her family survive.

chuffed.org

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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 22h

LIVE: Israel shoots dead at least 9 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli soldiers kill at least nine Palestinians trying to return to their homes in northern Gaza City and southern Khan Younis

‘You cease, I fire’: Israel kills 9 Palestinians despite Gaza truce

Israeli army confirmed it opened fire saying a group of people approached soldiers before being targeted.

www.aljazeera.com

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 20h

Y’all i’am survivor whose story is still unfolding.
An inner voice that insists on existing.
Unbound, I belong to no one.
I write to remember, to resist, to stay alive.
I am Palestinian from Gaza. rebuilding from the ashes, still carrying my family through words.
After genocide any help appreciated.

Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · Sep 6

We are in urgent need of protection and a safe place to live. We’re raising support to help us escape danger and rebuild our lives in safety. Every contribution, no matter how small, brings us one step closer to security and hope. 💛
kindly give :
#BringRuaaHome #SafetyForRuaa #HumanitarianAid

Project Bring Ruaa and Her Family to Safety

I'm helping my friend, Ruaa Naji, raise funds to help her family survive.

chuffed.org

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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 21h

This is still a need years after Frank & Francis Yellow have walked on.

Their family still seeks to host a final ceremony.

Please consider helping.

Donate to Support Francis and Frank Yellow's Final Ceremony, organized by Stephanie Yellow

The family, extended family, and communities of Francis and Frank … Stephanie Yellow needs your support for Support Francis and Frank Yellow's Final Ceremony

gofund.me

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Miriam @miriamboosh.bsky.social · 22h

Did they free Link yet?

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Basil Wright 🛫 Carcosa @kobanya.bsky.social · 22h

Since it's #PortfolioDay, it's an excellent time to repost the Sensitivity Consultant starter pack!

go.bsky.app/92T7cw1

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE and their owner is helping to develop military AI. Maybe hit that "cancel my account" button?

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 1d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

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Amanda Wong @amandawtwong.bsky.social · 22h

FYI for BC residents, if you want a COVID booster/flu shot, I was able to search in my emails for a previous "Book your next vaccine appointment" from a previous year and click on the link and it just let me schedule my covid vaccine.

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bekka leigh @bekkaleigh.bsky.social · 22h

It’s soup season, and in addition to multiple children in the house not appreciating soup, I’m also still experiencing difficulty swallowing thin fluids without choking.

There’s been minimal improvement over the last two weeks. Most of which has been learning different ways to swallow.

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 22h

Sam Altman went from “AI will cure cancer" to "ChatGPT porn" in less than a month

ChatGPT boss predicts when AI could cure cancer

We made ChatGPT pretty restrictive to make sure we were being careful with mental health issues. We realize this made it less useful/enjoyable to many users who had no mental health problems, but given the seriousness of the issue we wanted to get this right.

Now that we have been able to mitigate the serious mental health issues and have new tools, we are going to be able to safely relax the restrictions in most cases.

In a few weeks, we plan to put out a new version of ChatGPT that allows people to have a personality that behaves more like what people liked about 4o (we hope it will be better!). If you want your ChatGPT to respond in a very human-like way, or use a ton of emoji, or act like a friend, ChatGPT should do it (but only if you want it, not because we are usage-maxxing).

In December, as we roll out age-gating more fully and as part of our “treat adult users like adults” principle, we will allow even more, like erotica for verified adults.
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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 23h

If a few folks could give 1-4k, we could be in position to actually survive, get a shop up, and start helping others out again.

We need dental & medical care, & a car - bare minimum.

linktr.ee/wylder
We are buried & will not survive without outside help.

Save Wylder & his loved ones? | Linktree

🏳️‍🌈43 🏳️‍⚧️He/They ♿Disabled ♾️AuDHD 🖖Geek 💜Surviving on kind donations🙏

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Native Calgarian 🪶🧡>🇨🇦 @nativecalgarian.bsky.social · 23h

🚨Sign by Oct. 15🚨
Why Canada constantly discriminates against disability I will never understand. Please sign and share: www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

Petition e-6578 - Petitions

www.ourcommons.ca

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