@vancitymark.bsky.social
Personally, I’m just relieved it’s not Tannenberg.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Personally, I’m just relieved it’s not Tannenberg.
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Vance has spent months yelling at Ukraine for not being nice enough to Trump, Europe for not tolerating far-right fascists, Canada for refusing our generous offer of statehood. So yes, we have built a foreign policy of hectoring, moralizing and lecturing. The man has the self-awareness of a turnip.
Seeing a leader of the United States adopt this line is revolting. While the US remains imperfect, it is also the global leader in FDI as well as the world’s leading destination for inbound investment. China would love to have an economy like America’s.
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Vance has spent months yelling at Ukraine for not being nice enough to Trump, Europe for not tolerating far-right fascists, Canada for refusing our generous offer of statehood. So yes, we have built a foreign policy of hectoring, moralizing and lecturing. The man has the self-awareness of a turnip.
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"The contrast could not be sharper: while climate effects intensify and economies pivot, Canada is reinforcing the very industries driving the crisis." - Tzeporah Berman/Guardian Dec 8/25
#climatecrisis #climatechange #canada #fossilfuel #environment
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#climatecrisis #climatechange #canada #fossilfuel #environment
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender | Tzeporah Berman
At a time when the UK and other countries are finally taking bold steps for climate, Canada is preparing a new oil pipeline
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"The contrast could not be sharper: while climate effects intensify and economies pivot, Canada is reinforcing the very industries driving the crisis." - Tzeporah Berman/Guardian Dec 8/25
#climatecrisis #climatechange #canada #fossilfuel #environment
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#climatecrisis #climatechange #canada #fossilfuel #environment
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Yesterday I was up on that pipeline route and a First Nation land guardian was explaining to me the riskiness of shipping oil on those waterways and I kept thinking: how f-ing broke is Canada that it’s thinking of doing this? This is ‘selling your kidney’ level of desperation.
Lets face it, this is a good day for oil companies, businesses, and those in the oil sector. Its a bad day for the environment and for reconciliation with Indigenous nations whose lands this thing will go over. As Blanchet stated, this is the official end of Canada's climate commitments.
Ottawa-Alberta agreement clears federal hurdles for west coast pipeline, suspends clean energy regulations
Federal government won’t implement its oil and gas emissions cap, and both sides will consult with B.C. on project, MOU says
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Yesterday I was up on that pipeline route and a First Nation land guardian was explaining to me the riskiness of shipping oil on those waterways and I kept thinking: how f-ing broke is Canada that it’s thinking of doing this? This is ‘selling your kidney’ level of desperation.
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Yeah, Archimedes, I like levers as much as the next girl—but give me *coffee* and a place to stand if you expect and world-moving today.
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Yeah, Archimedes, I like levers as much as the next girl—but give me *coffee* and a place to stand if you expect and world-moving today.
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I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Why do Gen Z have a growing appetite for retro tech?
Gen Z are going retro, with studies showing a resurgence in people buying tech in the modern age that can be dated back decades.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30
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BC wines have your epistemic attitudes covered
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
BC wines have your epistemic attitudes covered
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"Say I tell you 'My father is choking my brother.' What do you say to that?
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...
Cult(ure) of Abuse
How do we deal with a culture of abuse? What is our part in ending it? How do we deal with an abusive cult of millions?
www.the-reframe.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Say I tell you 'My father is choking my brother.' What do you say to that?
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...
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Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
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And we continue to send Boston the best tree we have, for their support afterwards
December 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
And we continue to send Boston the best tree we have, for their support afterwards
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The new data show Alberta, not Ontario as previously understood, has the highest case count of any province, despite having a much smaller population. Ontario publicly reports probable cases.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
Alberta government rejected expert advice to report probable measles cases, documents show
New data show at least 450 probable cases were identified in the province, bringing the total to nearly 2,500 since the outbreak began last spring
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The new data show Alberta, not Ontario as previously understood, has the highest case count of any province, despite having a much smaller population. Ontario publicly reports probable cases.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...
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Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
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Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Today, on the 36th anniversary of the attack at École Polytechnique in Montreal, I am reflecting on the violent and brutal murders of 14 women whose lives were taken in a horrific act of femicide.
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Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Geneviève Bergeron, 21
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
Hélène Colgan, 23
Nathalie Croteau, 23
Barbara Daigneault, 22
Anne-Marie Edward, 21
Maud Haviernick, 29
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz, 31
Maryse Laganière, 25
Maryse Leclair, 23
Anne-Marie Lemay, 22
Sonia Pelletier, 28
Michèle Richard, 21
Annie St-Arneault, 23
Annie Turcotte, 20
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This Alberta pediatrician captures something clinicians everywhere feel but rarely articulate this clearly:
Systems fail in patterned ways.
Families absorb the cost.
Governments sell “choice” while walking away from their duties.
Worth your time:
Systems fail in patterned ways.
Families absorb the cost.
Governments sell “choice” while walking away from their duties.
Worth your time:
New CHW Perspective:
an Alberta pediatrician describes how structural gaps in care are shaping families' lives, and argues that the province’s new “dual-practice” model risks making things worse.
Full analysis:
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/05/a...
an Alberta pediatrician describes how structural gaps in care are shaping families' lives, and argues that the province’s new “dual-practice” model risks making things worse.
Full analysis:
canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/12/05/a...
Alberta isn’t fixing healthcare. It’s abandoning it.
“Every system is perfectly designed to get the results it gets.”
canadahealthwatch.ca
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This Alberta pediatrician captures something clinicians everywhere feel but rarely articulate this clearly:
Systems fail in patterned ways.
Families absorb the cost.
Governments sell “choice” while walking away from their duties.
Worth your time:
Systems fail in patterned ways.
Families absorb the cost.
Governments sell “choice” while walking away from their duties.
Worth your time:
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A heroin addict who writes bad porn poetry says eliminating the Hepatitis B vaccine will make kids healthier. Medical experts say it will kill thousands of innocent children. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to believe.
December 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
A heroin addict who writes bad porn poetry says eliminating the Hepatitis B vaccine will make kids healthier. Medical experts say it will kill thousands of innocent children. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to believe.
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
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Among Republicans - " The Holocaust of Jews and Nazi Germany was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe"
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Among Republicans - " The Holocaust of Jews and Nazi Germany was greatly exaggerated or did not happen as historians describe"
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
Disagree: 56%
Agree: 37%
Manhattan Institute / Oct 26, 2025
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Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃
December 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Way to stand up to... *checks notes* 61-year-old recreational players. Good work, USTA. 🙃
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"Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest."
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New Yorkers: read this piece, makes total sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/o...
December 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest."
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He does not care. He has received the bribe for the pardon, so all is good.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
He does not care. He has received the bribe for the pardon, so all is good.
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“if Trump is taken seriously”
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America, I think I may have figured out your problem
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America, I think I may have figured out your problem
BREAKING: President Trump declared that all of former President Biden’s pardons are now “invalid.” There is no legal mechanism for presidents to revoke their predecessors’ pardons but if Trump is taken seriously, thousands could be thrown into legal chaos.
Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden’s Pardons Are Invalid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“if Trump is taken seriously”
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America, I think I may have figured out your problem
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America, I think I may have figured out your problem
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Surge pricing on groceries is straight up evil
It’s unclear why the prices differ, but a new notice on Target’s website offers a potential hint: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”
Your Data Might Determine How Much You Pay for Eggs
A newly enacted New York law requires retailers to say whether your data influences the price of basic goods like a dozen eggs or toilet paper, but not how.
www.wired.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Surge pricing on groceries is straight up evil
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the whole concept of "white genocide" is very funny because unlike a regular genocide where people try to butcher you with machetes or gas your family in white genocide your cousin marries an Indian guy
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
the whole concept of "white genocide" is very funny because unlike a regular genocide where people try to butcher you with machetes or gas your family in white genocide your cousin marries an Indian guy