Amy Attas
@amyattas.bsky.social
#bcpoli, environment, women’s and nonbinary sports. Don’t post much.
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"There are a lot of guides circulating online that provide suggestions on preventing harm and treating injuries. They often contain conflicting information, however. Here is what some existing medical research has to say about how to stay safe, one body part at a time."
How to Protect Yourself during Protests
Demonstrators face tear gas, flash bangs, coronavirus and surveillance
www.scientificamerican.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
"There are a lot of guides circulating online that provide suggestions on preventing harm and treating injuries. They often contain conflicting information, however. Here is what some existing medical research has to say about how to stay safe, one body part at a time."
“Gaseous zinc chloride, also known as hexite, is more than an alternative type of tear gas. Because it contains the super-hot gaseous forms of both chloride ions and zinc, a heavy metal, hexite plumes are highly mobile and extremely dangerous to most forms of life.”
January 15, 2026 at 5:01 AM
“Gaseous zinc chloride, also known as hexite, is more than an alternative type of tear gas. Because it contains the super-hot gaseous forms of both chloride ions and zinc, a heavy metal, hexite plumes are highly mobile and extremely dangerous to most forms of life.”
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We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
www.wired.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.
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Laila Edwards' family is fundraising to be able to join her in Milan for the Olympics. If you're able to help or share this, please do.
Donate to Send Laila's Family to the Olympics to Cheer Her On!, organized by Charone Gray-Edwards and Robert Edwards
Laila Edwards is going to the Olympics! On New Year's Eve, La… Charone Gray-Edwards and Robert Edwards needs your support for Send Laila's Family to the Olympics to Cheer Her On!
www.gofundme.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Laila Edwards' family is fundraising to be able to join her in Milan for the Olympics. If you're able to help or share this, please do.
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (April)
December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (April)
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This is a moment that matters.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is a moment that matters.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
The BC’s Democratic and Electoral Reform Committee has recommended an Electoral Reform Citizens' Assembly, but the government must decide whether to act.
Visit your NDP MLA and show there is real support for proportional representation.
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I hate telling this story, but when tear gas is in the news... telling always feels importantm
Tear gas is an abortifacient.
When I was tear gassed, we were trying for a baby.
The following day, I bled in a way I never have before. Like no period of my life before or since.
Horror movie stuff.
Tear gas is an abortifacient.
When I was tear gassed, we were trying for a baby.
The following day, I bled in a way I never have before. Like no period of my life before or since.
Horror movie stuff.
September 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I hate telling this story, but when tear gas is in the news... telling always feels importantm
Tear gas is an abortifacient.
When I was tear gassed, we were trying for a baby.
The following day, I bled in a way I never have before. Like no period of my life before or since.
Horror movie stuff.
Tear gas is an abortifacient.
When I was tear gassed, we were trying for a baby.
The following day, I bled in a way I never have before. Like no period of my life before or since.
Horror movie stuff.
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Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
January 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
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Wondering why online discourse is so hostile?
$10M in foreign money funding went to content creators attacking Canadian institutions, from healthcare to immigration.
And researchers say this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Read @jenstden.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca | https://buff.ly/3DKNu3Y
$10M in foreign money funding went to content creators attacking Canadian institutions, from healthcare to immigration.
And researchers say this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Read @jenstden.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca | https://buff.ly/3DKNu3Y
January 6, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Wondering why online discourse is so hostile?
$10M in foreign money funding went to content creators attacking Canadian institutions, from healthcare to immigration.
And researchers say this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Read @jenstden.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca | https://buff.ly/3DKNu3Y
$10M in foreign money funding went to content creators attacking Canadian institutions, from healthcare to immigration.
And researchers say this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Read @jenstden.bsky.social in @thetyee.ca | https://buff.ly/3DKNu3Y
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Never in my career have I seen such a giant gulf between What Companies Think Is the Most Important Thing in the World and What Normal People Have Absolutely Any Interest in Whatsoever
New: Days after Meta had to kill its AI-generated profiles due to backlash, some Instagram users are now being shown AI-generated images of themselves that are being automatically created by Instagram and put in their feeds
www.404media.co/instagram-be...
www.404media.co/instagram-be...
Instagram Begins Randomly Showing Users AI-Generated Images of Themselves
Meta AI put a Redditor into "an endless maze of mirrors" as part of a new AI feature it is testing.
www.404media.co
January 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Never in my career have I seen such a giant gulf between What Companies Think Is the Most Important Thing in the World and What Normal People Have Absolutely Any Interest in Whatsoever
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The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
Elon Musk and the right’s war on Wikipedia
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information.
www.citationneeded.news
January 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The world's richest man has joined a growing chorus of right-wing voices attacking Wikipedia as part of an intensifying campaign against free and open access information. Why do they hate it so much?
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everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there
January 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
everything about this new Meta AI bot is so dystopian but for me the AI-generated images of nonexistent donated coats is up there
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On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
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Did some other site's owner try to monetize the Holocaust and you finally GTFO? Are you feeling a bit lost in this new website? Here are some tips for you. Share widely for all the newcomers.
January 23, 2024 at 4:10 AM
Did some other site's owner try to monetize the Holocaust and you finally GTFO? Are you feeling a bit lost in this new website? Here are some tips for you. Share widely for all the newcomers.
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The domestication of kelp for biofuels has great potential. Because kelp grows so fast, has so much sugar, it can be high yield for thermochemical liquefaction to biofuel.
Unlike terrestrial plant use, it doesn't displace food production, require fertilizer or fresh water.
Unlike terrestrial plant use, it doesn't displace food production, require fertilizer or fresh water.
September 16, 2023 at 2:08 PM
The domestication of kelp for biofuels has great potential. Because kelp grows so fast, has so much sugar, it can be high yield for thermochemical liquefaction to biofuel.
Unlike terrestrial plant use, it doesn't displace food production, require fertilizer or fresh water.
Unlike terrestrial plant use, it doesn't displace food production, require fertilizer or fresh water.