Adam Waldron-Blain
@adamwb.bsky.social
Used to be an artist, now I only complain. https://adamwb.net
Sending some feedback
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Sending some feedback
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Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
November 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Pardon me??
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
Ben Mulroney, host of Global News’ flagship political Sunday show, and prominent journalist Steve Paikin are both in Israel getting a briefing from the Israeli government???
What the absolute fuck, dude.
I really like the “helpful information” column in the canada council grant portal that reminds you of documents you need but only on a single field that you have to click through in order, and you can't actually upload the documents on that page. you just gotta remember i guess?
November 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I really like the “helpful information” column in the canada council grant portal that reminds you of documents you need but only on a single field that you have to click through in order, and you can't actually upload the documents on that page. you just gotta remember i guess?
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It's a weird situation where licensed professionals are terrified of being sued if they give advice publicly and total charlatans and scammers give loud and confident advice and are apparently immunized. Guess what that does combined with the incentives of social media? bsky.app/profile/illi...
Plus legal advice, plus financial advice, etc etc. it’s too easy to get crank messages out there and the common denominator is the social media company itself.
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
It's a weird situation where licensed professionals are terrified of being sued if they give advice publicly and total charlatans and scammers give loud and confident advice and are apparently immunized. Guess what that does combined with the incentives of social media? bsky.app/profile/illi...
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Do people still subscribe to Canadaland and if so, why?
on his "I didn't leave the left, the left left me" speaking tour 🙄
(speaking as a decade long Canadaland patreon supporter who finally had enough last year, stopped paying, stopped listening, the quality cratered)
(speaking as a decade long Canadaland patreon supporter who finally had enough last year, stopped paying, stopped listening, the quality cratered)
November 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Do people still subscribe to Canadaland and if so, why?
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how do you lock in
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
how do you lock in
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Two NDP MLAs, and an addiction resources center, and the police "haven't determined a motive."
Come the fuck on.
Come the fuck on.
Winnipeg police have charged a man in connection to a number of fires at the constituency offices of two Manitoba MLAs and other buildings.
Winnipeg police make arrest after series of fires in city
The Winnipeg police say they've arrested a man they believe set a series of fires and committed vandalism in the city.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Two NDP MLAs, and an addiction resources center, and the police "haven't determined a motive."
Come the fuck on.
Come the fuck on.
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This has now happened! I think the video should still be watchable
Tomorrow at 5pm GMT, @joedewhurst.bsky.social @pierrevj.bsky.social will be discussing their recent mega campaign of Prospero’s Dream Mothership module (I think...), with 1600 players with guests @lukegearing.bsky.social and @seedlinggames.bsky.social - Sounds insane
www.youtube.com/live/2DpZ_ks...
www.youtube.com/live/2DpZ_ks...
O/U Discussion with Pierre, Joe, Luke Gearing and Seedling
Joe Dewhurst and I recently took part in a massive, month-long, real-time play-by-post, multi-faction sci-fi roleplaying game called OVER/UNDER, based on the Prospero’s Dream Mothership module, which ...
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
This has now happened! I think the video should still be watchable
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Latest episode of Sandy and Nora is out! We have the conversation that Canada needs to be having: what is with this obsession with war? War is bad, actually.
sandyandnora.com/episode-350-...
sandyandnora.com/episode-350-...
Episode 350 – Actually, war is bad.
In this episode, Sandy and Nora take a hard look at war and remind listeners that it is very, very bad.
sandyandnora.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Latest episode of Sandy and Nora is out! We have the conversation that Canada needs to be having: what is with this obsession with war? War is bad, actually.
sandyandnora.com/episode-350-...
sandyandnora.com/episode-350-...
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Framing the various anti-trans hobby-horses as appeals to authority is exactly right. What’s bizarre about them is the idea that the idea that our biology has some kind of authority that we must obey. Biology is who we are, but it’s not our boss. It can’t tell us what to do.
November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Framing the various anti-trans hobby-horses as appeals to authority is exactly right. What’s bizarre about them is the idea that the idea that our biology has some kind of authority that we must obey. Biology is who we are, but it’s not our boss. It can’t tell us what to do.
Here I’ve been assuming that private facilities hurt the public system by luring doctors away from it, but apparently alberta has decided to skip that step and just assign doctors from the public system to work there directly to wreck the system faster
My latest investigation for @thetyee.ca details what the UCP government doesn't want the public to know about their private surgery push.
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta's For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/11...
Insiders Detail Ways Alberta’s For-Profit Surgery Push Is Failing | The Tyee
The shift strong-arms doctors but hasn’t saved money or shortened waits for critical operations, sources say. A Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
November 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Here I’ve been assuming that private facilities hurt the public system by luring doctors away from it, but apparently alberta has decided to skip that step and just assign doctors from the public system to work there directly to wreck the system faster
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as i tell my students, none of whom have received exorbitant advances or fawning media coverage for their book projects, very few interesting stories begin with either waking up or the phone ringing
November 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
as i tell my students, none of whom have received exorbitant advances or fawning media coverage for their book projects, very few interesting stories begin with either waking up or the phone ringing
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Allegedly saw? This is a level of hedging that is meta if you try to think what it actually means.
Mounties are investigating a road rage incident on the QEII Highway that allegedly saw one driver injured by the other driver’s vehicle.
QEII Highway road rage incident leaves driver injured: Airdrie Rural RCMP
Mounties are investigating a road rage incident on the QEII Highway that allegedly saw one driver injured by the other driver’s vehicle.
bit.ly
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Allegedly saw? This is a level of hedging that is meta if you try to think what it actually means.
When the logo png has clearly just been converted from jpeg
November 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
When the logo png has clearly just been converted from jpeg
Why does instagrams ad algo think I’m a restoration contractor lol
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Why does instagrams ad algo think I’m a restoration contractor lol
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can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
Retailers Dealing With Increasing Levels of Theft and Violence
Report emphasizes importance of preventive measures, coordination with law enforcement
progressivegrocer.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
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When virtually every govt in this country defaults to back-to-work legislation in an environment where, thanks to the legislation by those governments, strikes will become a constant reality, we should stop giving a fuck whether strikes are legal.
Alberta schools prepare to resume classes for thousands after back-to-work order
The bill passed third and final reading at 2 a.m. Tuesday to shouts of “Shame!” from opponents.
www.thestar.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:16 PM
When virtually every govt in this country defaults to back-to-work legislation in an environment where, thanks to the legislation by those governments, strikes will become a constant reality, we should stop giving a fuck whether strikes are legal.
So it turns out that trying to follow forum/freeform roleplayers expectations about the in-character/out-of-character boundary makes it impossible to do the hobby that I call “roleplaying”, that is, moving between talking about fiction and mechanics fluidly while portraying a character among them
Fascinated by the way people in over/under feel the need to mark convos as “ooc” that are about self-organizing when the game is a role playing game about self-organizing
October 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
So it turns out that trying to follow forum/freeform roleplayers expectations about the in-character/out-of-character boundary makes it impossible to do the hobby that I call “roleplaying”, that is, moving between talking about fiction and mechanics fluidly while portraying a character among them
Fascinated by the way people in over/under feel the need to mark convos as “ooc” that are about self-organizing when the game is a role playing game about self-organizing
October 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Fascinated by the way people in over/under feel the need to mark convos as “ooc” that are about self-organizing when the game is a role playing game about self-organizing
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Tremendous and extraordinarily worrisome investigation.
The Canadian government passed legislation allowing CSIS to more easily share intelligence with private companies after it was pressed by pipeline builder TC Energy to set up regular “information-sharing” meetings with industry, CSIS and RCMP.
thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-cs...
thenarwhal.ca/tc-energy-cs...
TC Energy lobbied Canada’s spy agency to share intelligence | The Narwhal
Pipeline giant TC Energy urged CSIS to brief Canada’s biggest companies on security threats — raising concerns about surveillance
thenarwhal.ca
October 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Tremendous and extraordinarily worrisome investigation.
Wow the bravery of putting a full on stomp clap remix on the E•MO•TION 10th anniversary edition
October 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Wow the bravery of putting a full on stomp clap remix on the E•MO•TION 10th anniversary edition
Left the oven door open too long and let the temperature crash smh
October 19, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Left the oven door open too long and let the temperature crash smh
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“Your honor it is among the cherished traditions of the LAPD to beat up the media”
October 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
“Your honor it is among the cherished traditions of the LAPD to beat up the media”