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K.A Nicholls

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"The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters." Canadian from Northern Ontario. Democratic socialist. Under-caffeinated and over-opinionated. All views are my own. My shitty little site: thegroundbreaker.ca

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · Nov 25

It's just occurred to me that I never actually introduced myself on Bluesky.

- I am a 30 year Caucasian male living in Northern Ontario, Canada. 🇨🇦
- I read voraciously, and write when the caffeine level is right.
- I am a social democratic who believes in economic justice and a fairer society. 1/?

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

World Series here we come #BlueJays #ALCSChampions
#Canada 🍁🧢⚾️🏟️🇨🇦

From Theo Moudakis

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 2d

The AWS outage exposes again that “the cloud” isn’t magic, it’s infrastructure. The issue isn’t a cyberattack, it’s architectural over-reliance on a handful of cloud giants. We centralized the internet and then made our entire lives dependent on it.

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Pumpkin Spice SwampLizard 🎃 @swamplizard.bsky.social · 1d

future grandchild: like shit, from an ass?

me in 30 years: Swear to God. Then he demolished the White House

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 2d

Fuckin AWS.
Would be great if we didn't centralize massive portions of internet infrastructure under Amazon.

That being said, I feel for the nameless admins at AWS who must be shitting themselves right now.

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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 7d

The Conservatives in Ontario have underfunded postsecondary education and many college programs have been cut at a time we need to ramp up skills. This is what happens when Conservatives are elected —bad fiscal management.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Ontario college support workers reach tentative deal after more than a month on strike | CBC News

Support workers at Ontario’s 24 public colleges have been on strike since Sept. 11, but are now scheduled to be back at work Thursday, their union says. Members will soon review details of the tentati...

www.cbc.ca

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 14d

New Blog Post! 🎉

In our darkest times, one person’s refusal to accept injustice can spark a movement. Read how a single grapefruit in an Irish department store helped the anti-apartheid movement— and why that matters for us in Northern Ontario too.

Read here: thegroundbreaker.ca/2025/10/07/h...

Holding the Spark: Hope in Dark Times

There are moments in history when the world feels heavy. When injustices seem too large to tackle, when power is too entrenched, and change seems impossibly far away. In those moments, hope can fee…

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Mary Grace @emgeekay.bsky.social · 16d

It seems like the federal government has never cared about Jordan’s Principle or about the well-being of Indigenous kids. I’d sure rather see my tax dollars spent on mould remediation for these kids than for lawyers.

www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

Canada takes Oneida grandmother to appeal court in 'collateral attack' on Jordan's Principle, lawyer says | CBC News

The federal government is fighting a First Nations grandmother in court to try and alter years of legal orders forcing Canada to provide First Nations kids with equal access to vital services under Jo...

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 18d

Provincial rights for me but not for thee BC. How predictable from these conservative premiers.

'There is no B.C. coast. It's Canada's coast': Sask. premier supports Alta. pipeline proposal | CBC News

Sask. Premier Scott Moe repeated his support for the proposed pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast earlier this week by Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

www.cbc.ca

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 18d

New Blog Post! 🎉

Northern Ontario isn’t just rocks and trees — it’s a land built on strikes, blockades, and working-class grit.

From Sudbury’s miners to Indigenous land defenders, the North has radical roots worth remembering.

#NorthernOntario #LabourHistory #WorkingClassPride #PeoplesHistory

The Radical Roots of Northern Ontario: A People’s History of Resistance & Resilience

Northern Ontario has never been just a quiet land of rocks, tree, and longer winters. It is a land forged in struggle, where miners, loggers, and Indigenous nations stood their ground against power…

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 20d

Rural post-office closures will further weaken public services in rural communities.

Sask. postal workers concerned about potential rural post office closures

The Regina postal workers' union says it will continue to strike until the federal government walks back some of changes to Canada Post.

thestarphoenix.com

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 22d

Isn't it an interesting coincidence that the most vocal of warpigs are those wearing suits and who will never actually face any frontline.

Talk big shit, you should be the first one off the fucking deployment plane then, dipshit.

K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 22d

@maritstilesndp.bsky.social
@charlieangus104.bsky.social
@oflabour.bsky.social

Northern Ontario need strong colleges to build a stronger Ontarian economy.

Support our colleges, support the support staff strikes, demand increased public funding and put pressure to power!

I believe in Ontario! ✊️

K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 22d

Just sent the first out of many protest emails to my MPP George Pirie in three daily impact waves, demanding that he take a stand for college education in Northern Ontario.

We know more layoffs, cuts, and even campus closures are coming - and they will devastate Northern Ont.

It's do or die now.

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Charles Smith @profsmithsask.bsky.social · 25d

The dispute at Canada Post is more than just a labour dispute between a company that has fallen on hard times and a union intent on defending its members jobs. It is so much more, and one that is vital to understand. A short thread.

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · 29d

The only reason why Disney reset their decision on Kimmel is because the boycott hit both Disney+, their parks and their cruiselines to the tune of billions.

This isn't because they grew a set of morals - only to protect their capital.

Do not thank Disney for their stance.

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · Sep 20

Starve the House of Mouse.

K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · Sep 19

Don't just cancel Disney+, folks.

Boycott their cruises, parks and everything else. Create a pressure campaign to get actors on their films and shows (looking at the Marvel folks) to speak out against Disney and ABC.

In a capitalist society, going after the wallet works very, very well.

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · Sep 18

Notice how fast and with little resistance, that capital in the U.S folded to fascism? Almost like they were waiting for the invitation to drop the mask.

Turns out in America, freedom and democracy were only marketing slogans after all.

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · Sep 17

All power to the striking OPSEU College Support union members in Ontario Colleges! ✊️

Fight the starvation budgets of public education in Ontario!

#ontario #onted #cdnpoli

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Indie Reviews 🇨🇦 @indiereviews.bsky.social · Sep 15

You can and should voice opposition to political violence, but I did not vote for a government to give a standing ovation to a white supremacist in our House.

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Sep 15

Charlie Kirk's death was a tragedy.
But he built his name on provocation and white supremacy.
He said that gun deaths of innocents was "worth it."
On Mark Carney's first day as PM in Parliament Liberals gave Kirk a standing ovation.
Ceding ground to extremism won't make them nicer.

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K.A Nicholls @kanicholls.bsky.social · Sep 15

At Christie Pits of all places — @charlieangus104.bsky.social is right. Corporate media framing this like “two competing immigration rallies in debate” is manufacturing consent in real time.

This is why I support independent journalism, not corporate news.

#cdnpoli #canada

Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Sep 14

This is classic CDN media misrepresentation.
What went down at Christie Pits wasn't two sides of the same issue.
This was a hate rally demanding mass deportations against people who live in Toronto. It was a fascist hate gathering.
They were countered by people standing up for their neighbours.

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Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · Sep 10

it’s a beautiful day to shut the fuck up

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