Eric
@historicbent.bsky.social
Random food & politics tweets, mostly bad jokes with friends. Edmontonian transplanted to Victoria by way of Vancouver. Schlepper. He/him.
Hey @dontfuck.men looks like the Pope’s throwing down the gauntlet for RDP, might have to up your game for DB 2026 to keep up
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hey @dontfuck.men looks like the Pope’s throwing down the gauntlet for RDP, might have to up your game for DB 2026 to keep up
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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the people lost to anti-trans violence and join in solidarity with trans, non-binary, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people everywhere. Together, we reject hate and work for a future where everyone can live as who they are.
November 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the people lost to anti-trans violence and join in solidarity with trans, non-binary, Two-Spirit and gender-diverse people everywhere. Together, we reject hate and work for a future where everyone can live as who they are.
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
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I have been on media almost everywhere (locally) but here about this- let me give you an update about our work to protect a public park, an ecologically significant beach area, from being developed into a golf course.
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I have been on media almost everywhere (locally) but here about this- let me give you an update about our work to protect a public park, an ecologically significant beach area, from being developed into a golf course.
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
November 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's a great cosmic joke that neurodivergence both runs in families and gets diagnosed based on parent reports. I was diagnosed at 30 because a man who has eaten potatoes every day for 57 years and a woman who collects loose buttons decided I was a perfectly normal child.
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10/10 take. No notes.
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
10/10 take. No notes.
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Too many are misrepresenting this case as a cancelling of property rights. Instead, it should be viewed as part of a process of clarifying property rights
A B.C. Supreme Court ruling on Aboriginal title being granted to the Cowichan Tribes in B.C. has led to a lot of anger and misinterpretation in the province.
To clear up the facts, APTN News spoke with an expert on Aboriginal title cases.
To clear up the facts, APTN News spoke with an expert on Aboriginal title cases.
Cowichan Tribes decision: What does it really mean? - APTN News
www.aptnnews.ca
November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Too many are misrepresenting this case as a cancelling of property rights. Instead, it should be viewed as part of a process of clarifying property rights
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My favorite comment on the FT story
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
My favorite comment on the FT story
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posted this four months ago but tonight as buckaroos like mamdani sweep elections i will post again. hope this is sign to all establishment goofs that trotting to the center is not the move. protect the buckaroos who are in perilous circumstances and do not give an inch
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 AM
posted this four months ago but tonight as buckaroos like mamdani sweep elections i will post again. hope this is sign to all establishment goofs that trotting to the center is not the move. protect the buckaroos who are in perilous circumstances and do not give an inch
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Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Tonight's even more proof the mainstream reporters who are still on Twitter are suffering from a brain problem akin Havana Syndrome that is preventing them from accurately doing their jobs. They are being cooked alive by a snuff-focused apartheid algorithm.
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On the positive side we don’t have to see Edward “Mar-a-Lago” Rogers Jr be handed the trophy
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
On the positive side we don’t have to see Edward “Mar-a-Lago” Rogers Jr be handed the trophy
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well, at least Drake lost a ton of money tonight
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
well, at least Drake lost a ton of money tonight
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October 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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I do actually think the Jays have the mandate of heaven so it’s fine if they win
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I do actually think the Jays have the mandate of heaven so it’s fine if they win
October 30, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.
October 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Dodgers told me Yesavage keeps striking out their batters so I asked how many batters they have and they said they just go to the dugout and get a new batter afterwards so I said it sounds like they're just feeding batters to Yesavage and then Jason Bateman started crying.
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Why was this even on the table?
Why did Ford think this was the moment he could get away with going all in to make landlords look sympathetic and downtrodden?
What about the other parts of Bill 60?
Why did Ford think this was the moment he could get away with going all in to make landlords look sympathetic and downtrodden?
What about the other parts of Bill 60?
Ford government calls off consultations on ending indefinite leases for Ontario tenants
Last week, Attorney General Doug Downey suggested Queen’s Park could eliminate ‘evergreen’ month-to-month leases
www.torontotoday.ca
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Why was this even on the table?
Why did Ford think this was the moment he could get away with going all in to make landlords look sympathetic and downtrodden?
What about the other parts of Bill 60?
Why did Ford think this was the moment he could get away with going all in to make landlords look sympathetic and downtrodden?
What about the other parts of Bill 60?
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The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.
No more.
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"Housing experts are sounding the alarm about a new bill by the Doug Ford government proposing changes to security of tenure rules, which they say threatens the foundation of tenant protections and rent control in Ontario."
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www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Housing experts are sounding the alarm about a new bill by the Doug Ford government proposing changes to security of tenure rules, which they say threatens the foundation of tenant protections and rent control in Ontario."
#OnPoli #GiftLink 🎁
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
#OnPoli #GiftLink 🎁
www.thestar.com/real-estate/...
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I’m sure people will want to blame Ford or Ontario or whatever but let’s be real, a goose could look at him the wrong way and we’d be in the same position
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I’m sure people will want to blame Ford or Ontario or whatever but let’s be real, a goose could look at him the wrong way and we’d be in the same position
This would be catastrophic to the household finances of every renter, dramatically increase homelessness for seniors & fixed income, all to boost landlord profits. Would destroy any slim chance of saving towards home ownership. Landed gentry pulling the ladder up & devastating ON society & economy.
In particular, they want leases to no longer necessarily remain in effect indefinitely, so that landlords have more options for creating tenant turnover.
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
Current situation in left-hand column, proposal on the right:
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This would be catastrophic to the household finances of every renter, dramatically increase homelessness for seniors & fixed income, all to boost landlord profits. Would destroy any slim chance of saving towards home ownership. Landed gentry pulling the ladder up & devastating ON society & economy.
I made a brick-built dragon statue from scratch for something I’m building with Thomas, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. With the small humans around the house, I’ve taken a different fork for my plastic addiction, Lego instead of 40k.
October 22, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I made a brick-built dragon statue from scratch for something I’m building with Thomas, and I’m pretty happy with how it turned out. With the small humans around the house, I’ve taken a different fork for my plastic addiction, Lego instead of 40k.