Revontulet (they/them)
@revontulet.bsky.social
On a quest to become Canada's Worst DJ
Hates 🏃💨; does it anyway
Loves mashups, bass/house music, Chilltrax, Lights, & Morcheeba
GenX enby immigrant in Mississauga; used to be kitchenless😎
❌Blocks randos begging for $❌
https://remix.audio/profile/revontulet
Hates 🏃💨; does it anyway
Loves mashups, bass/house music, Chilltrax, Lights, & Morcheeba
GenX enby immigrant in Mississauga; used to be kitchenless😎
❌Blocks randos begging for $❌
https://remix.audio/profile/revontulet
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Oh wow hi new followers, welcome along on this long, strange trip we call life.
I'm Revontulet, I'm an Aquarius, I immigrated to Canada nearly 15 years ago from the US, I like photography, cooking, house/bass music, stories about your cats, & playing Diablo 4. I'm learning to DJ & make bad mashups.
I'm Revontulet, I'm an Aquarius, I immigrated to Canada nearly 15 years ago from the US, I like photography, cooking, house/bass music, stories about your cats, & playing Diablo 4. I'm learning to DJ & make bad mashups.
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the majority of Japanese-Americans forced into concentration camps in WW2 were citizens. to call this sacreligious is to absolve America of profaning so much that’s actually sacred
December 9, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the majority of Japanese-Americans forced into concentration camps in WW2 were citizens. to call this sacreligious is to absolve America of profaning so much that’s actually sacred
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Kevin Bacon's dad took photos of Ottawa
Bacon was a admirer of Parliament Hill’s gothic architecture, calling it “one of the finest expressions of Victorian exuberance in the world.” During his early December stay at the Chateau Laurier, he took many snowy pictures of the buildings. You can view them here: www.flickr.com/photos/ed_ba...
December 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Kevin Bacon's dad took photos of Ottawa
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Guess what Bill C-16 includes?
Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Man oh man, I'm in absolute shock right now, frankly.
Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Man oh man, I'm in absolute shock right now, frankly.
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Guess what Bill C-16 includes?
Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Man oh man, I'm in absolute shock right now, frankly.
Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Man oh man, I'm in absolute shock right now, frankly.
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I will keep saying.
If you have the means, make preparations now for likely emergencies in your area.
Plan for help to arrive very late, if it arrives at all.
If you have the means, make preparations now for likely emergencies in your area.
Plan for help to arrive very late, if it arrives at all.
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I will keep saying.
If you have the means, make preparations now for likely emergencies in your area.
Plan for help to arrive very late, if it arrives at all.
If you have the means, make preparations now for likely emergencies in your area.
Plan for help to arrive very late, if it arrives at all.
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If only surveillance glasses being used for surveillance could have been totally predicted.
New: A CBP agent in Charlotte wore Meta Ray Bans to an immigration raid and used it to record, based on photos shared with 404 Media. We've seen them wearing these glasses before but this is the first specific evidence we have of them recording
www.404media.co/border-patro...
www.404media.co/border-patro...
Border Patrol Agent Recorded Raid with Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
New videos and photos shared with 404 Media show a Border Patrol agent wearing Meta Ray-Bans glasses with the recording light clearly on. This is despite a DHS ban on officers recording with personal ...
www.404media.co
December 9, 2025 at 11:59 PM
If only surveillance glasses being used for surveillance could have been totally predicted.
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So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year.
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year.
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
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BIll 13 blocks self-regulated professional bodies from holding their members accountable for offensive speech, even hate speech.
It prevents them from requiring cultural competency training.
It prevents them from requiring cultural competency training.
December 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
BIll 13 blocks self-regulated professional bodies from holding their members accountable for offensive speech, even hate speech.
It prevents them from requiring cultural competency training.
It prevents them from requiring cultural competency training.
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As Shepherd argues that Bill 13 and the anti-DEI efforts of the UCP in general will have negative consequences for Black professionals in Alberta, UCP MLA Tany Yao tries to shut down debate by accusing Shepherd of calling the government racist.
Last night, in debate on a bill the UCP say is meant to protect free, even offensive, speech…
…the UCP tried to censor my speech because they found it…offensive.
But it’s true. Bill 13 will make life worse for African, Caribbean & Black professionals in Alberta.
youtu.be/jWLbFp2yN68?... #abpoli
…the UCP tried to censor my speech because they found it…offensive.
But it’s true. Bill 13 will make life worse for African, Caribbean & Black professionals in Alberta.
youtu.be/jWLbFp2yN68?... #abpoli
The UCP Didn’t Want You To Hear This - How Bill 13 Will Hurt African, Caribbean & Black Albertans
YouTube video by David Shepherd
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
As Shepherd argues that Bill 13 and the anti-DEI efforts of the UCP in general will have negative consequences for Black professionals in Alberta, UCP MLA Tany Yao tries to shut down debate by accusing Shepherd of calling the government racist.
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Because it's never been about one book or two books or ten books. It's been about complete and total erasure and theft of power by authoritarian bigots.
A library's entire board of trustees was fired and replaced because they refused to ban one of my books. It's so terrible. www.randolphhub.com/article/news...
Commissioners vote 3-2 to dismiss Library Board of Trustees
<p>How the Library Board voted to handle a controversial children's book led to a majority decision by commissioners to dismiss the whole board.</p>
www.randolphhub.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Because it's never been about one book or two books or ten books. It's been about complete and total erasure and theft of power by authoritarian bigots.
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It's incredible watching how all the gender critical accounts on Twitter were celebrating the Sandy Peggie decision yesterday based on the false reporting by the British press and now that they have dug in to the actual decision, they are flipping out over it.
December 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's incredible watching how all the gender critical accounts on Twitter were celebrating the Sandy Peggie decision yesterday based on the false reporting by the British press and now that they have dug in to the actual decision, they are flipping out over it.
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My initial take:
- Criminalizing non-consensual Deep Fakes? Yes!✅
- Adding femicide to the Criminal Code? Yes! ✅
- Addressing how court delays in sexual assault cases should not lead to a stay of charges? Yes! ✅
- Criminalizing non-consensual Deep Fakes? Yes!✅
- Adding femicide to the Criminal Code? Yes! ✅
- Addressing how court delays in sexual assault cases should not lead to a stay of charges? Yes! ✅
December 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My initial take:
- Criminalizing non-consensual Deep Fakes? Yes!✅
- Adding femicide to the Criminal Code? Yes! ✅
- Addressing how court delays in sexual assault cases should not lead to a stay of charges? Yes! ✅
- Criminalizing non-consensual Deep Fakes? Yes!✅
- Adding femicide to the Criminal Code? Yes! ✅
- Addressing how court delays in sexual assault cases should not lead to a stay of charges? Yes! ✅
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You will be visited by three spirits.
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
You will be visited by three spirits.
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People can't handle a trans person changing their name but they'll say "oh that group of people? Collectively they are known as Portugal. The Man. No that's all one sentence, the period is part of the name. Yeah I think they got it from whatever words were visible on the corner of a newspaper"
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
People can't handle a trans person changing their name but they'll say "oh that group of people? Collectively they are known as Portugal. The Man. No that's all one sentence, the period is part of the name. Yeah I think they got it from whatever words were visible on the corner of a newspaper"
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Privatizing in broad daylight with no Federal government in sight. Look up who owns and invests in these clinics.
Ontario will fund hip and knee replacements at 4 private clinics, health minister says https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/knee-hip-replacements-private-clinics-ontario-9.7007466
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
December 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Privatizing in broad daylight with no Federal government in sight. Look up who owns and invests in these clinics.
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This is performative and they were told it was the least resource-consuming option to make it look like they are doing something. There is no data that changing the degree substantially prevents anything. GBV is an epidemic in Canada 🇨🇦.
Federal legislation introduced on Tuesday would treat murders driven by control, hate, sexual violence or exploitation as first-degree.
globalnews.ca/news/1156971...
globalnews.ca/news/1156971...
Liberals adding femicide, pornographic deepfakes to Criminal Code - National | Globalnews.ca
The bill introduced by the Liberal government would also outlaw engaging in a pattern of coercive or controlling conduct against an intimate partner.
globalnews.ca
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is performative and they were told it was the least resource-consuming option to make it look like they are doing something. There is no data that changing the degree substantially prevents anything. GBV is an epidemic in Canada 🇨🇦.
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The claims that the ALA is engaged in a secret pro-LGBTQ+ campaign trying to undermine traditional values is a right-wing talking point as old as time. Here's an example from January 1983.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
December 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The claims that the ALA is engaged in a secret pro-LGBTQ+ campaign trying to undermine traditional values is a right-wing talking point as old as time. Here's an example from January 1983.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
When you're teaming up with the KKK to make your claims, you're not the good ones in the story.
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NO. FUCK OFF.
Canada's newest oil tycoon shakes up sector with bold expansion plan reut.rs/4pXxjDi
Canada's newest oil tycoon shakes up sector with bold expansion plan
Canadian banker-turned-oil-tycoon Adam Waterous, an industry outsider who lives in a Rocky Mountain tourist town, not energy hub Calgary, has a plan to cement his company's status as one of North America's fastest-growing oil companies.
reut.rs
December 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
NO. FUCK OFF.
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Dozens of vulture carcasses—at least some and probably all infected with HPAI—were reportedly left strewn about the grounds of an elementary school for days while bureaucrats wrangled over who would clean up the site, illustrating what appears to be a huge crisis of state and local capacity in Ohio.
December 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Dozens of vulture carcasses—at least some and probably all infected with HPAI—were reportedly left strewn about the grounds of an elementary school for days while bureaucrats wrangled over who would clean up the site, illustrating what appears to be a huge crisis of state and local capacity in Ohio.
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Carney gave an EDITED copy of Bill C15 to reporters so they would not see that he exempted his Ministers from the RULE OF LAW. What in the ever loving fuck is going on and why aren’t #cdnmedia losing their minds?
December 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Carney gave an EDITED copy of Bill C15 to reporters so they would not see that he exempted his Ministers from the RULE OF LAW. What in the ever loving fuck is going on and why aren’t #cdnmedia losing their minds?
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"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
And! Your public library most likely offers access to the major newspapers. You can just login & check out the day's stories (or past ones) for free.
December 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"There are no more free public spaces!"
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
Your library is right there.
"I can't afford to subscribe to every media outlet!"
Your library is right there.
"I have to subscribe to corporate streaming or else I can't watch movies or play video games!"
Your library is right there.
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“With nowhere else to go, I endured mortification as I wandered from University Avenue to High Park as demons gyred above me”
In 2018, Andrew W Boyd was homeless in Toronto, this is the story of three winter days spent wandering the city’s streets.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/at-n...
In 2018, Andrew W Boyd was homeless in Toronto, this is the story of three winter days spent wandering the city’s streets.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/at-n...
“At night, I screamed at the stars” — West End Phoenix
In 2018, I was homeless in Toronto, haunted by undiagnosed mental and physical maladies. This is the story of three winter days I spent wandering the city’s streets.
www.westendphoenix.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“With nowhere else to go, I endured mortification as I wandered from University Avenue to High Park as demons gyred above me”
In 2018, Andrew W Boyd was homeless in Toronto, this is the story of three winter days spent wandering the city’s streets.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/at-n...
In 2018, Andrew W Boyd was homeless in Toronto, this is the story of three winter days spent wandering the city’s streets.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/at-n...
I made a little Bluesky bot today! I'm still working out some kinks - it's my first bot & it's running on an old MacBook Air. I just realised it doesn't post if the lid's closed, so I turned off sleep. 😅
I will try to make the hashtag & link in the post clickable soon!
bsky.app/profile/chil...
I will try to make the hashtag & link in the post clickable soon!
bsky.app/profile/chil...
bsky.app
December 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I made a little Bluesky bot today! I'm still working out some kinks - it's my first bot & it's running on an old MacBook Air. I just realised it doesn't post if the lid's closed, so I turned off sleep. 😅
I will try to make the hashtag & link in the post clickable soon!
bsky.app/profile/chil...
I will try to make the hashtag & link in the post clickable soon!
bsky.app/profile/chil...