🇨🇦 Shani Komulainen 🍁
@shanikom.bsky.social
Former news-photographer: CP PoY Award 1990. 'Loud-mouth broad’ since 1986. She/her.
📸 Photos mine unless stated. #NoFliter mostly. 📷
Canadian 🇨🇦 Finnish heritage 🇫🇮
#TBI 🧠🤕
[email protected] & [email protected]
📸 Photos mine unless stated. #NoFliter mostly. 📷
Canadian 🇨🇦 Finnish heritage 🇫🇮
#TBI 🧠🤕
[email protected] & [email protected]
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The stories we tell shape the future. Culture drives politics. And artists help drive culture.
December 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The stories we tell shape the future. Culture drives politics. And artists help drive culture.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Venice at night for #Stunday
Nikon F5
20mm f3.5 AIS
Kodak Portra 160
#EastCoastKin
#35mm
#Believeinfilm
#FilmPhotography
Nikon F5
20mm f3.5 AIS
Kodak Portra 160
#EastCoastKin
#35mm
#Believeinfilm
#FilmPhotography
December 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Venice at night for #Stunday
Nikon F5
20mm f3.5 AIS
Kodak Portra 160
#EastCoastKin
#35mm
#Believeinfilm
#FilmPhotography
Nikon F5
20mm f3.5 AIS
Kodak Portra 160
#EastCoastKin
#35mm
#Believeinfilm
#FilmPhotography
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Your Dec 8–14 art challenge cheat sheet is here!
HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Your Dec 8–14 art challenge cheat sheet is here!
HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
HELP NEEDED! Have a few $ to help a challenge host in need? See post in comments
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
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As Justin Reich wrote recently at the Chronicle, we don't know how to "teach AI." This is a complicated problem that it will take years and lots of experimenting to understand. Past failures are myriad and initiatives like Purdue's are falling into the same traps. www.chronicle.com/article/stop...
Opinion | Stop Pretending You Know How to Teach AI
Colleges are racing to make students ‘fluent.’ One problem: No one knows what that means.
www.chronicle.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
As Justin Reich wrote recently at the Chronicle, we don't know how to "teach AI." This is a complicated problem that it will take years and lots of experimenting to understand. Past failures are myriad and initiatives like Purdue's are falling into the same traps. www.chronicle.com/article/stop...
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Weekend reading:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist vision.
My new piece:
Trumpism Is at War with the Idea of a Citizenry of Equals
The regime’s latest racist fury is tied to the Right’s much broader attempt to redefine citizenship and national identity in service of an exclusionary white nationalist
steady.page
December 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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If you find these deep-dive explorations - this one comes in at over 4,000 words - helpful, you can subscribe to Democracy Americana for free. Or, better yet: Consider becoming a paid member.
As an independent writer, I fully rely on the support of my readers to make this work possible. Thank you!
As an independent writer, I fully rely on the support of my readers to make this work possible. Thank you!
December 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If you find these deep-dive explorations - this one comes in at over 4,000 words - helpful, you can subscribe to Democracy Americana for free. Or, better yet: Consider becoming a paid member.
As an independent writer, I fully rely on the support of my readers to make this work possible. Thank you!
As an independent writer, I fully rely on the support of my readers to make this work possible. Thank you!
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My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
December 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
My position on taking action. And on the important space between everything and nothing.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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This is a fantastic guide for stopping democratic backsliding, and is applicable everywhere, not just to Alberta.
2025 was the darkest for Alberta democracy.
Here are 10 things you can do this holiday season to help restore the light.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Here are 10 things you can do this holiday season to help restore the light.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This is a fantastic guide for stopping democratic backsliding, and is applicable everywhere, not just to Alberta.
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14. The narrative that "masks don't work" not only denies physics, but is clearly biased towards fatalism, individualism, and libertarianism. How convenient to have something you don't like rubbished by "experts"...I mean, come on folks...
15. We don't mostly need "mandates"...
15. We don't mostly need "mandates"...
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
14. The narrative that "masks don't work" not only denies physics, but is clearly biased towards fatalism, individualism, and libertarianism. How convenient to have something you don't like rubbished by "experts"...I mean, come on folks...
15. We don't mostly need "mandates"...
15. We don't mostly need "mandates"...
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Full video of Cory Doctorow's virtuoso rendition of enshittification on the Daily Show
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
Cory Doctorow - Rescuing the Internet From “Enshittification” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Full video of Cory Doctorow's virtuoso rendition of enshittification on the Daily Show
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
youtu.be/d2e-c9SF5nE?...
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This year, some of the most urgent writing has come from federal employees at all levels who have walked out.
Our next book will be an anthology of the best-written federal resignation letters of 2025.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
Our next book will be an anthology of the best-written federal resignation letters of 2025.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This year, some of the most urgent writing has come from federal employees at all levels who have walked out.
Our next book will be an anthology of the best-written federal resignation letters of 2025.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
Our next book will be an anthology of the best-written federal resignation letters of 2025.
www.bicycle-comics.com/pages/resign...
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"The Road Not Taken"... a poplar grove (cultivated) near Andrew, AB. i captured this in the fall when most of the leaves had fallen but there were still leaves on the trees in the background and the soft late afternoon light was filtering through them
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
December 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"The Road Not Taken"... a poplar grove (cultivated) near Andrew, AB. i captured this in the fall when most of the leaves had fallen but there were still leaves on the trees in the background and the soft late afternoon light was filtering through them
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
#ArtAdventCalendar www.stevericketts.ca
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Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
December 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Also, congratulations everyone who made something this year. A comic, a song, a film, a novel, a painting, a poem, a short story, a sculpture, crochet, embroidery, whatever it is. In this era of slop and theft, if you *make* something you are a shining jewel and I am so grateful for you.
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City snowfall isn't best for driving, but streets in Montreal look pretty tonight. #Montreal #Snow #Winter #photography Literally #streetphotography 🤓
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
It was the Dunning of tymes. It was the Kruger of tymes.
Same street, few doors up: holiday lights give a festive touch. #Montreal #Photography #Snow #Winter #StreetPhotography
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Same street, few doors up: holiday lights give a festive touch. #Montreal #Photography #Snow #Winter #StreetPhotography
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Canada’s defence minister responds to Trump’s new National Security Strategy
Must read!!! ‼️‼️
Trump is a national security threat to Canada!
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www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Must read!!! ‼️‼️
Trump is a national security threat to Canada!
/1 thread
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Canada’s defence minister responds to Trump’s new National Security Strategy
The weaponization of trade to 'strengthen American power and pre-eminence' is entrenched in the new U.S. National Security Strategy recently released by the White House.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
City snowfall isn't best for driving, but streets in Montreal look pretty tonight. #Montreal #Snow #Winter #photography Literally #streetphotography 🤓
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
City snowfall isn't best for driving, but streets in Montreal look pretty tonight. #Montreal #Snow #Winter #photography Literally #streetphotography 🤓
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Annie Rie, contemporary stained glass artist inspired by the UK countryside #WomensArt
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Annie Rie, contemporary stained glass artist inspired by the UK countryside #WomensArt
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If you and your children are eligible for a second passport, now is an ideal time to begin the application process. Just ask those who lived through the years leading up to WWII—it can truly be a lifesaver. It's a small price to pay for an insurance policy for an uncertain future.
September 14, 2025 at 10:30 AM
If you and your children are eligible for a second passport, now is an ideal time to begin the application process. Just ask those who lived through the years leading up to WWII—it can truly be a lifesaver. It's a small price to pay for an insurance policy for an uncertain future.