jenny (phire)
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I write code for a living and words for my sins. occasional blog posts at https://phirephoenix.com, weekly newsletter for organizing/activism in Toronto at @showuptoronto.ca.
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god I miss real life magazine
January 18, 2026 at 1:07 AM
god I miss real life magazine
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If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
I don't agree with all or maybe even most things here but Evgeny Morozov on Socialism After AI has given me more new things to chew on than anything else I've read on the matter in some time www.theideasletter.org/essay/social...
Socialism After AI - The Ideas Letter
Morozov argues that socialist attempts to harness AI have merely treated it like earlier tools of capitalist production—as a neutral instrument that can simply be redirected. In fact, he says,…
www.theideasletter.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I don't agree with all or maybe even most things here but Evgeny Morozov on Socialism After AI has given me more new things to chew on than anything else I've read on the matter in some time www.theideasletter.org/essay/social...
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This is when it all went wrong
January 17, 2026 at 6:03 AM
This is when it all went wrong
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This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could
January 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This makes me feel more patriotic than the national anthem ever could
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Hey uh
Anyone remember during the George Floyd rebellion when folks realized that Juggalo makeup confused facial recognition software and then within like one business day Snapchat released a new Juggalo filter? You know, so you'd sit staring directly into the camera to let it map your whole face?
Anyone remember during the George Floyd rebellion when folks realized that Juggalo makeup confused facial recognition software and then within like one business day Snapchat released a new Juggalo filter? You know, so you'd sit staring directly into the camera to let it map your whole face?
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Hey uh
Anyone remember during the George Floyd rebellion when folks realized that Juggalo makeup confused facial recognition software and then within like one business day Snapchat released a new Juggalo filter? You know, so you'd sit staring directly into the camera to let it map your whole face?
Anyone remember during the George Floyd rebellion when folks realized that Juggalo makeup confused facial recognition software and then within like one business day Snapchat released a new Juggalo filter? You know, so you'd sit staring directly into the camera to let it map your whole face?
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And I would say that it's *far* more amongst the biggest publishers — this average is just being offset by the smaller SEO shops who haven't been decimated. Folks who do original content are being strip-mined.
Google traffic to publishers dropped by ONE THIRD in 2025 pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
Google search traffic was down globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM
And I would say that it's *far* more amongst the biggest publishers — this average is just being offset by the smaller SEO shops who haven't been decimated. Folks who do original content are being strip-mined.
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50% of Conservatives are traitors — and the other 50% enable them.
The CPC either needs to split into two separate parties, or enact serious change from within. Either way, Maple MAGA needs a new home.
Because, right now, their very existence is a threat to Canada.
cultmtl.com/2025/12/50-o...
The CPC either needs to split into two separate parties, or enact serious change from within. Either way, Maple MAGA needs a new home.
Because, right now, their very existence is a threat to Canada.
cultmtl.com/2025/12/50-o...
January 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
50% of Conservatives are traitors — and the other 50% enable them.
The CPC either needs to split into two separate parties, or enact serious change from within. Either way, Maple MAGA needs a new home.
Because, right now, their very existence is a threat to Canada.
cultmtl.com/2025/12/50-o...
The CPC either needs to split into two separate parties, or enact serious change from within. Either way, Maple MAGA needs a new home.
Because, right now, their very existence is a threat to Canada.
cultmtl.com/2025/12/50-o...
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If you enjoyed the video of this person slamming greg bovino at a gas station, watch this
this is some bidness - a wee spot of frank talk about risk, fear, whiteness and doing more
a brief introduction to a vast set of truths that many of us need to spend much much more time sitting with
this is some bidness - a wee spot of frank talk about risk, fear, whiteness and doing more
a brief introduction to a vast set of truths that many of us need to spend much much more time sitting with
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 16, 2026 at 3:12 PM
If you enjoyed the video of this person slamming greg bovino at a gas station, watch this
this is some bidness - a wee spot of frank talk about risk, fear, whiteness and doing more
a brief introduction to a vast set of truths that many of us need to spend much much more time sitting with
this is some bidness - a wee spot of frank talk about risk, fear, whiteness and doing more
a brief introduction to a vast set of truths that many of us need to spend much much more time sitting with
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Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Naaaaaaailed it
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The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
Progressive Caucus Backs Bill To Redirect ICE Money To Affordable Housing
www.huffpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...
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I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
Nearly 85K people homeless in Ontario, up 8% in 1 year: report | Globalnews.ca
Homelessness is getting worse across Ontario with an estimated 85,000 people who were without a home in 2025, a new report from Ontario's municipalities shows.
globalnews.ca
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I cannot stress enough that homelessness is caused by policy levers primarily at the provincial level.
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
And AMO's new report shows it: homelessness in Ontario rose 8% last year, with 85,000 people becoming homeless. 20,000 were youth and children.
Horrifying.
globalnews.ca/news/1161124...
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I don't care what the odds are. Losing, really losing, will kill everything on earth. Losing mostly will kill billions over the long haul. No matter what, the bodies will pile up - not fighting and not trying aren't options. But winning - well, it's technically possible. We might as well try.
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I don't care what the odds are. Losing, really losing, will kill everything on earth. Losing mostly will kill billions over the long haul. No matter what, the bodies will pile up - not fighting and not trying aren't options. But winning - well, it's technically possible. We might as well try.
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Also this quote makes me want to run through a wall
January 14, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Also this quote makes me want to run through a wall
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Thanks to some incredible Twin Cities and Chicago folks, we have a whistle party on Saturday!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
January 14, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Thanks to some incredible Twin Cities and Chicago folks, we have a whistle party on Saturday!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
Come out if you live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. We’ll be folding zines and putting them together with whistles that have been donated for free speech and community safety.
Take some to distribute!
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Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
January 14, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Friends, Claudette Colvin—the 15-year-old who refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in March 1955 & joined the federal case against bus segregation that went to the Supreme Court — died today at age 86. But there are lots of myths and mis-impressions about her. A short corrective thread:
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I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I’m seeing lots of people on here misunderstand the purpose of ICE watch.
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
It’s de-escalation. And it’s grounded in the social science of violence. 🧵
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Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
“We Are Facing a Tsunami of Hate”: Amid ICE Crackdown, Unions and Community Groups Call for Minnesota Shutdown in 10 Days
Following the ICE murder of Renee Good and an assault on the state by federal immigration forces, a labor-community coalition is calling for residents to refuse to work, shop or go to school on Januar...
inthesetimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Unions and community orgs are calling for a Minnesota-wide shutdown in 10 days to protest the ferocious assault by federal immigration agents. They're saying on Jan 23, no work, no school, no shopping. SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, & others are supporting, w/ more to join. By me, Amie Stager
The latest @showuptoronto.ca newsletter features some sober thoughts about the anti-immigration rally this past weekend and how it relates to our neighbours down south, alongside dozens of opportunities to show up for your communities. buttondown.com/showup/archi... #toronto
Show Up Toronto - January 13, 2026
Hi friends and neighbours, This past weekend there was a so-called "Canada First" rally at Nathan Philips Square promoted by a group of ideologues parroting...
buttondown.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:25 PM
The latest @showuptoronto.ca newsletter features some sober thoughts about the anti-immigration rally this past weekend and how it relates to our neighbours down south, alongside dozens of opportunities to show up for your communities. buttondown.com/showup/archi... #toronto
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I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I really want ppl w/o Minneapolis connections to understand
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
You might've heard that Mpls public schools went hybrid bc so many families are in hiding. Well, a coworker just told me that today, during his kid's hybrid class, a kid's apt building was raided onscreen
*Everyone has stories like this*
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This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 PM
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
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if, like me, you were wondering if you actually need this app: you don’t. i uninstalled it, went to the CPL website, checked out an ebook, hit sync on my kobo, and it contacted overdrive and downloaded the epub just as if i had used the other frontend to initiate the loan
Libby this is not how you help libraries or our communities are you kidding?! Stop trying to make it sound better than it is. Those lists already exist in there. Librarians already exist in their communities that can give better recs than anything this slop can. Ditch this crap. What a bad idea.
January 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
if, like me, you were wondering if you actually need this app: you don’t. i uninstalled it, went to the CPL website, checked out an ebook, hit sync on my kobo, and it contacted overdrive and downloaded the epub just as if i had used the other frontend to initiate the loan