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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 3h

"Everything they do is extremely violent."

Greta Thunberg on Israel:

Excerpt of greta thunberg article in link below

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 6h

The elbows up mugs sold well at Home Hardware but Canada's weak elite were never really into it.

David Pugliese @davidpugliese.bsky.social · 7h

canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...

Canada flying in lockstep with the United States

Promises of Canadian independence from US influence are unravelling as the Carney government moves forward with the costly F-35 fighter jet purchase. Amid rising global tensions and domestic crises, O...

canadiandimension.com

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Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 19h

Canadian COVID Forecast: Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025
SEVERE: NL, NS, SK
VERY HIGH: MB, NB, North, PEI
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, ON, QC
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 95 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Oct 11 - Oct 24, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 8.9
Alberta: HIGH - 7.0
British Columbia: HIGH - 8.4
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 14.9
New Brunswick: VERY HIGH - 11.3
Newfoundland & Labrador: SEVERE - 17.0
North: VERY HIGH - 12.3
Nova Scotia: SEVERE - 16.3
Ontario: HIGH - 7.5
Prince Edward Island: VERY HIGH - 11.8
Quebec: HIGH - 10.0
Saskatchewan: SEVERE - 17.0

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 17h

Great thread.

bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 1d

even the smartest folks whose takes i otherwise appreciate, who otherwise want to resist fascism themselves & encourage others to, find wearing a mask in, at least, public indoor spaces—to prevent the harms of this administration from impacting others—to be a bridge too far; it’s shameful, frankly.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 17h

Great thread.

bats 🦇✨ @itsbabs.bsky.social · 1d

even the smartest folks whose takes i otherwise appreciate, who otherwise want to resist fascism themselves & encourage others to, find wearing a mask in, at least, public indoor spaces—to prevent the harms of this administration from impacting others—to be a bridge too far; it’s shameful, frankly.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

yeah, i think a commitment to public health obligates you to get vaccinated and, when you are sick, do what you can to avoid spreading that to other people. the demand that one mask at all times in public spaces is, i think, unreasonable.

Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 23h

My best to you and yours, as well.

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

“My straw man is just as bad as the guy destroying public health.” 🙄

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

These are all conditions known to be exacerbated by COVID infection.

Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 1d

I’d been thinking for a while that it seems like a startling number of rappers have died in their mid-40s to mid-50s from natural causes but it didn’t really feel like an epidemic until I saw this list. 😦

Deaths of Hip-Hop Artists Reveal the Alarming State of Black Men’s Health

Neo-soul singer D'Angelo joins growing list of Gen X Black male performers who are dying relatively young.

capitalbnews.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

when you tie a tie, try to put in a dimple, like so

a black and white photo of a man in a pinstripe worsted suit, white shirt, and textured necktie. the tie has a nice dimple under the knot.

a photo of donald trump upside down. there is also a nice dimple on his red tie

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

Aw fuck.

Pete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 1d

This is devastating.

I think for my age, he’s *the* generational genius of pop music. That he’s a unique vocal talent, on the level of Marvin Gaye, goes without saying, but his colossal musical intelligence is what made him D’Angelo. A unique musical intellect.

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

D’Angelo, Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer, dies aged 51

Singer known for tracks such as Brown Sugar and Untitled (How Does It Feel) died at home from pancreatic cancer

www.theguardian.com

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

🙄

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a lot of anger for a tiny dinosaur.

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

+1

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 1d

Showing up to No Kings with a sign reading “monarchy is an affront to human dignity but, when incorporated into a liberal democratic system, may nevertheless be a useful safety valve for nationalist and/or authoritarian impulses” and then getting clobbered by a Buttigieg-supporting grandmother

Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 1d

Incidentally, I’ve been chafing a bit at the “No Kings” thing, because there are loads of monarchies that have more limits on executive power than the US does, but it has the great advantage that it makes Americans who want to oppose it sound, well, unamerican….

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 1d

one of the reasons they're so mad at "no kings" is that they thought they were going to get a different kind of protest. they *want* the black bloc to be out there fighting with the cops. those are the images they've been trying to generate from "go." instead--

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

Also, this is an entirely reasonable ask, given what we know about COVID.

Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social •4m
1. We haven't come out the other end of
Covid
2. I've never called for everyone masking every time they leave the house. I've called for more allies to mask in essential public spaces in solidarity with long COVID sufferers
3. Masks are *not* just for those who are sick

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

There is *a lot* of space between universal public masking and whatever the fuck we’re doing right now.

In my estimation, the ask for universal masking is often a sign of frustration and desperation in the face of near-universal (often willful) ignorance and negligence.

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🕷️ Venomous C I N E M A ® 🐍 @furiouscinema.bsky.social · 1d

#snl

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 1d

The biggest challenge is convincing people that things could be different and that their actions matter.

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Désespérer @decervelage.bsky.social · 1d

Charles Addams cartoons that capture the vibe of post-war New York.

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Nemanja Protic @nemanjabb.bsky.social · 1d

Someone raised someone right! (I’m talking about you and your son.)

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 2d

Tears in my eyes to hear full-throated support for trans people

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 2d

Honestly, it needs to go further than this.

We need to confront the fact that democracy and wealth hoarding cannot coexist. Allowing people to amass the resources of a small state/country allows them to act as such, which is inimical to a shared society of “one person, one vote.”

John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 2d

“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 2d

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 2d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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How-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 3d

The main reason city streets are dangerous for children isn’t because of crime.

It’s because of cars.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 4d

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 4d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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