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I have always been jealous of dual citizens. I do not qualify for any citizenships other than that of the country of my birth.
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I have always been jealous of dual citizens. I do not qualify for any citizenships other than that of the country of my birth.
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here, Tom, take all the money that I have.
November 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
here, Tom, take all the money that I have.
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It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It's only a matter of time before humanities departments will be forced to accept AI-authored assignments, as part of revised university policy to cooperate with these billionaires. It's already happening, and our response needs to be decisive. Because our students' ability to *think* is at stake.
I know this is probably a rhetorical question but the actual answer is that they believe white people should have a monopoly on violence.
Two different white people attempted to assassinate Donald Trump in 2024. The suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder is a white man. Yet white people are still allowed to walk freely in the United States of America. Make it make sense.
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I know this is probably a rhetorical question but the actual answer is that they believe white people should have a monopoly on violence.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Elephant seal
Quail
Orca
Alligator
Armadillo
Elephant seal
Quail
Orca
Alligator
Armadillo
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Sri Lankan elephant
Komodo dragon
Manta ray
Orca
Humpback whale
Sri Lankan elephant
Komodo dragon
Manta ray
Orca
Humpback whale
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
Goliath heron
Himalayan vulture
Cerulean warbler
Laysan albatross
Australian king parrot
November 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Elephant seal
Quail
Orca
Alligator
Armadillo
Elephant seal
Quail
Orca
Alligator
Armadillo
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As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
November 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As a political scientist, I think the effects on unity are some of the biggest problems with the agreement. It legitimates "Alberta" as an aggrieved party, distinct from other provinces, while treating BC and its peoples to be as issues to be managed, rather than partners in the federation.
Introduce yourself with five concerts (alternative list)
Itzhak Perlman
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Renée Fleming
Ben Heppner
Murray Perahia
Itzhak Perlman
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Renée Fleming
Ben Heppner
Murray Perahia
Introduce yourself with five concerts
Richard Thompson
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Jonathan Richman
Robyn Hitchcock
Youssou N'Dour
Richard Thompson
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Jonathan Richman
Robyn Hitchcock
Youssou N'Dour
introduce yourself with five concerts
einstürzende neubauten
The Cure
Blonde Redhead
Tribe Called Red
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
einstürzende neubauten
The Cure
Blonde Redhead
Tribe Called Red
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts (alternative list)
Itzhak Perlman
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Renée Fleming
Ben Heppner
Murray Perahia
Itzhak Perlman
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Renée Fleming
Ben Heppner
Murray Perahia
“Are you happy with the colour of your teeth?”
“Yes”
“ . . . oh, really?”
[actual conversation I had with my dentist]
“Yes”
“ . . . oh, really?”
[actual conversation I had with my dentist]
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“Are you happy with the colour of your teeth?”
“Yes”
“ . . . oh, really?”
[actual conversation I had with my dentist]
“Yes”
“ . . . oh, really?”
[actual conversation I had with my dentist]
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Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Prime Minister Mark Carney disagrees with the concept of a premier of one province unilaterally taking over a different province but his hands are tied by his unwillingness to do anything about it.
www.thebeaverton.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Danielle Smith uses notwithstanding clause to declare herself premier of B.C.
Introduce yourself with five concerts
Richard Thompson
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Jonathan Richman
Robyn Hitchcock
Youssou N'Dour
Richard Thompson
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Jonathan Richman
Robyn Hitchcock
Youssou N'Dour
introduce yourself with five concerts
einstürzende neubauten
The Cure
Blonde Redhead
Tribe Called Red
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
einstürzende neubauten
The Cure
Blonde Redhead
Tribe Called Red
ANOHNI and the Johnsons
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts
Belle and Sebastian
Laura Marling
Moldy Peaches
Rufus Wainwright
Modest Mouse
Belle and Sebastian
Laura Marling
Moldy Peaches
Rufus Wainwright
Modest Mouse
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts
Richard Thompson
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Jonathan Richman
Robyn Hitchcock
Youssou N'Dour
Richard Thompson
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Jonathan Richman
Robyn Hitchcock
Youssou N'Dour
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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good news everyone the Mistaken Text From Grandma Thanksgiving buddy drama is still going strong
this story delights me every year
this story delights me every year
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
Arizona pair celebrates decade of friendship that started with wrong text
From text to tradition: Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench mark 10th Thanksgiving together after accidental invitation.
www.azfamily.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
good news everyone the Mistaken Text From Grandma Thanksgiving buddy drama is still going strong
this story delights me every year
this story delights me every year
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its absolutely unfucking believable to sign an MOU about what will be done in another province without even inviting the province to the table
November 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
its absolutely unfucking believable to sign an MOU about what will be done in another province without even inviting the province to the table
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This aged well. The MOU leaves the federal and AB provincial governments all but say out loud that FN "engagement" will be limited to "how can we get you to incentivize you to agree to what we are planning?". Miles away from good-faith consultation, let alone free, informed, prior consent.
Same goes for First Nations. The federal government is going to spend a lot of time and money in court explaining how they could be serious about consulting with Indigenous peoples in accordance with s35 obligations, when they approved the project in principle before the conversation even began.
November 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This aged well. The MOU leaves the federal and AB provincial governments all but say out loud that FN "engagement" will be limited to "how can we get you to incentivize you to agree to what we are planning?". Miles away from good-faith consultation, let alone free, informed, prior consent.
“…the economics of the industry might delay the prospects of any new oil pipeline”
Let’s hope so, since ethics, environmental concerns, and the wishes of British Columbians (including and especially First Nations) never seem to enter the equation.
Let’s hope so, since ethics, environmental concerns, and the wishes of British Columbians (including and especially First Nations) never seem to enter the equation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement to advance Alberta’s pipeline dreams — and weaken some pollution laws. Here’s what you need to know:
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
thenarwhal.ca/carney-alber...
Carney’s Alberta pipeline deal weakens climate policies | The Narwhal
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ‘grand bargain’ isn’t just about an Alberta pipeline —it also proposes rolling back a host of climate policies
thenarwhal.ca
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
“…the economics of the industry might delay the prospects of any new oil pipeline”
Let’s hope so, since ethics, environmental concerns, and the wishes of British Columbians (including and especially First Nations) never seem to enter the equation.
Let’s hope so, since ethics, environmental concerns, and the wishes of British Columbians (including and especially First Nations) never seem to enter the equation.
I am being forced to watch American football 🏈
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I am being forced to watch American football 🏈
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Guillotines
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Guillotines
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For someone who hates socialism he sure loves being publicly owned
Hey all. If you would like to see this morning's interview with Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, I have attached a YouTube link below.
Thank you for watching.
youtu.be/s9Khl0T_BEA?...
Thank you for watching.
youtu.be/s9Khl0T_BEA?...
Vancouver mayor stands by city's budget
YouTube video by CBC British Columbia
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
For someone who hates socialism he sure loves being publicly owned
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THREAD.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
3 years ago, with no warning, a brilliant orange farm cat wandered over from the draughty barn where he had been living, in rural Cornwall, and decided he wanted to live with us instead.
We decided to call him Jim.
This is the first photo I took of him, on that night: December 1st, 2022.
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Yes, because when I say “I hate AI” I don’t want to hurt Al’s feelings.
In the era of AI it’s more crucial than ever that social media sites add a serif to the lower case L
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Yes, because when I say “I hate AI” I don’t want to hurt Al’s feelings.
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This path leads to chaos.
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This path leads to chaos.
TIL that Americans have Thanksgiving *dinner* at noon or at latest by 2:00 or 3:00 pm?? And they think 6:00 pm is a weird time for Thanksgiving *dinner*??
Is this true?
Is this true?
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
TIL that Americans have Thanksgiving *dinner* at noon or at latest by 2:00 or 3:00 pm?? And they think 6:00 pm is a weird time for Thanksgiving *dinner*??
Is this true?
Is this true?
I said something to my kid and was overheard by his long-distance gaming friend. I guess I’d better watch what I say 😳
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I said something to my kid and was overheard by his long-distance gaming friend. I guess I’d better watch what I say 😳