Brittany Vesterback
@bvesterback.bsky.social
indexer & editor | she/her
I long for the days when socials were just about books, dogs and d&d for me
https://www.javelines.ca/
I long for the days when socials were just about books, dogs and d&d for me
https://www.javelines.ca/
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It bothers me that “palindrome” is not a palindrome.
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A Gwich’in man from Inuvik was travelling w/ his wife & children from Costa Rica to Canada. Detained at airport while transiting through US. Had his passport, status card, etc. ICE agent who detained him stated that status card was worthless b/c “They hand them out like candy up there”
#indigenous
#indigenous
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January 28, 2026 at 1:21 AM
A Gwich’in man from Inuvik was travelling w/ his wife & children from Costa Rica to Canada. Detained at airport while transiting through US. Had his passport, status card, etc. ICE agent who detained him stated that status card was worthless b/c “They hand them out like candy up there”
#indigenous
#indigenous
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My god. Just made a really disturbing discovery in my research for today's video. Filming ASAP. But the impunity is making me feel ill, truly.
I've spent my day tracking down Canadian companies that have direct or indirect contracts supporting ICE operations.
So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.
I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.
So far, I've found NINE. I've reached out to all of them.
I plan to publish my video on this tomorrow, detailing the companies, contract amounts and purposes.
Following this exclusive (and excellent) piece from David, I've contacted the federal government to ask if they intend to continue subsidizing JSI Telecom in the future.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
I've also contacted JSI Telecom for comment, adding them to the list of Canadian businesses working with ICE who I've contacted.
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
My god. Just made a really disturbing discovery in my research for today's video. Filming ASAP. But the impunity is making me feel ill, truly.
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"Those who were violent and those who were not have equal responsibility to be nonviolent" should lead to some pretty obvious conclusions. Unless you're NYT editorial in which case, "both the perpetrators and the victims had a responsibility not to do it but never mind who did it."
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"Those who were violent and those who were not have equal responsibility to be nonviolent" should lead to some pretty obvious conclusions. Unless you're NYT editorial in which case, "both the perpetrators and the victims had a responsibility not to do it but never mind who did it."
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We’re looking for an experienced journalist to join a growing bureau at The Tyee with a special focus on oceans and rivers in Western Canada.
Apply by Feb. 8 and tell your journalist friends! 🪸📰 #CdnMedia
Apply by Feb. 8 and tell your journalist friends! 🪸📰 #CdnMedia
Are You The Tyee’s New Biodiversity Reporter? | The Tyee
We’re looking for a sharp journalist to join our team. Apply by Feb. 8.
thetyee.ca
January 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
We’re looking for an experienced journalist to join a growing bureau at The Tyee with a special focus on oceans and rivers in Western Canada.
Apply by Feb. 8 and tell your journalist friends! 🪸📰 #CdnMedia
Apply by Feb. 8 and tell your journalist friends! 🪸📰 #CdnMedia
Loving The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, feels like a fantasy, unhinged female Sherlock Holmes with equally but differently unhinged Watson, in a lush, coastal setting. With a touch of Pacific Rim (ie. omnipresent existential threat of massive leviathans). #booksky
A quote I liked:
A quote I liked:
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Loving The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, feels like a fantasy, unhinged female Sherlock Holmes with equally but differently unhinged Watson, in a lush, coastal setting. With a touch of Pacific Rim (ie. omnipresent existential threat of massive leviathans). #booksky
A quote I liked:
A quote I liked:
Mission, BC did a mini Ren Faire in 2025 and it was so well-attended that they're doing a three day, full Ren Faire this September!
The mini-Faire was a great time, and THIS time I'll hopefully be able to get a giant turkey leg before they run out!
The mini-Faire was a great time, and THIS time I'll hopefully be able to get a giant turkey leg before they run out!
Mission Renaissance Faire
Step into a world of knights, pirates, mermaids, and mythical creatures as the Mission Arts Council brings the Mission Renaissance Faire to life! This multi-day celebration of history, fantasy, and im...
missionartscouncil.ca
January 22, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Mission, BC did a mini Ren Faire in 2025 and it was so well-attended that they're doing a three day, full Ren Faire this September!
The mini-Faire was a great time, and THIS time I'll hopefully be able to get a giant turkey leg before they run out!
The mini-Faire was a great time, and THIS time I'll hopefully be able to get a giant turkey leg before they run out!
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Are you interested in history and/or historical board games?
If so, please take 5 minutes to complete the form below for me. If not, please share it with people who you think might be interested.
forms.gle/wbfWAn2JFp4N...
Thank you. 😊👍
#boardgames #HistoricalGames #history
If so, please take 5 minutes to complete the form below for me. If not, please share it with people who you think might be interested.
forms.gle/wbfWAn2JFp4N...
Thank you. 😊👍
#boardgames #HistoricalGames #history
January 21, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Are you interested in history and/or historical board games?
If so, please take 5 minutes to complete the form below for me. If not, please share it with people who you think might be interested.
forms.gle/wbfWAn2JFp4N...
Thank you. 😊👍
#boardgames #HistoricalGames #history
If so, please take 5 minutes to complete the form below for me. If not, please share it with people who you think might be interested.
forms.gle/wbfWAn2JFp4N...
Thank you. 😊👍
#boardgames #HistoricalGames #history
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For CBC Arts, I wrote about why I think Canada needs to revel in the beauty of its weirdest impulses www.cbc.ca/arts/canadia...
OPINION | Canadian TV needs to get weird again | CBC Arts
In the ‘80s and ‘90s, English Canadian screens were filled with bizarre, fever dream-like shows. Writer Niko Stratis argues that we need to back to that
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January 21, 2026 at 8:42 PM
For CBC Arts, I wrote about why I think Canada needs to revel in the beauty of its weirdest impulses www.cbc.ca/arts/canadia...
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UBC Okanagan student seeks cishet English speakers 18–25 to participate in a study about how young adults respond to different types of sexual requests. #ParticipateInResearch ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:17 AM
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I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
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The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
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"Black Sails" and it's not even close
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
"Black Sails" and it's not even close
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Coming soon -- Dimension 20: Gladlands! ☀️😃
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
December 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Coming soon -- Dimension 20: Gladlands! ☀️😃
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
Join Brennan Lee Mulligan and the Dusty Do-gooders (Ally Beardsley, Kimia Behpoornia, Vic Michaelis, Oscar Montoya, Zac Oyama, Jacob Wysocki) for a feel-good apocalypse adventure!
Dimension 20: Gladlands premieres Jan. 7th, 2026!
So excited to have been one of the winners of @readlocalbc.bsky.social and @thetyee.ca contest! My Indigenous Voices book box arrived today, and I can't wait to start reading.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:38 AM
So excited to have been one of the winners of @readlocalbc.bsky.social and @thetyee.ca contest! My Indigenous Voices book box arrived today, and I can't wait to start reading.
(Not enough space here, so check the image alt text for authors, titles, and publishers.)
(Not enough space here, so check the image alt text for authors, titles, and publishers.)
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How to avoid AI audiobooks on Libby
Doing just a little digging keeps AI voices out of your books.
mashable.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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I’m looking for 100% Filipino people who are willing to submit a cheek swab test in hopes for a genetic match to my aunt, who is battling blood cancer. The registry for stem cells doesn’t have many Filipino people in it, and joining it could help many. Please share/reach out to me!
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
December 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I’m looking for 100% Filipino people who are willing to submit a cheek swab test in hopes for a genetic match to my aunt, who is battling blood cancer. The registry for stem cells doesn’t have many Filipino people in it, and joining it could help many. Please share/reach out to me!
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
bit.ly/4aiUIKQ
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Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon Is the World's Biggest Online Book Marketplace. It's Filled With AI Knockoffs
Authors say Amazon's knockoff book problem is leaving them frustrated — and making the internet worse in the process.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised.
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
#DnD is cancelled this weekend due to two of four of my players being sick BUT this does mean I do have an extra week to create really elaborate lore, so silver linings!
December 7, 2025 at 1:28 AM
#DnD is cancelled this weekend due to two of four of my players being sick BUT this does mean I do have an extra week to create really elaborate lore, so silver linings!
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🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.
AI and the Politics of Extraction | Centre for Climate Justice
YouTube video by Centre for Climate Justice
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December 3, 2025 at 10:59 PM
🚨The video recording of the AI and the Politics of Extraction panel is now live! Watch this fascinating 1.5 hour discussion with @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @profwhw.bsky.social, @mysdick.bsky.social, and @profhvdv.bsky.social as they explore the risks of unfettered AI implementation.
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Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Happy Holidays! ALL Haymarket Books are 40% off through January 2nd!
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FYI as you head into the holiday season:
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
Really beginning to hate Shopify, they are doing a lot to make shopping shittier lately
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
FYI as you head into the holiday season:
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
Shopify is a Canadian company, but its CEO Tobi Lütke is Maple MAGA in both words & monetary support (under the guise of “free speech” & “open commerce”).
I ordered it Tuesday and it's already here and looking beautiful! All profits go to UNICEF Gaza Appeal @naddcalendar.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I ordered it Tuesday and it's already here and looking beautiful! All profits go to UNICEF Gaza Appeal @naddcalendar.bsky.social
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he best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/t...
The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia | TechCrunch
Wikipedia's guide to “Signs of AI writing” is a great resource for learning to spot LLM-generated prose.
techcrunch.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
he best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/t...
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Been working on my project proposal on income reduction for tertiary mental health patients for a year now, and what ppl get wrong is the cause-&-effect relationship between poor folks & financial literacy.
Poor people don't have financial literacy skills because they NEED MONEY TO PRACTISE THEM.
Poor people don't have financial literacy skills because they NEED MONEY TO PRACTISE THEM.
November 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Been working on my project proposal on income reduction for tertiary mental health patients for a year now, and what ppl get wrong is the cause-&-effect relationship between poor folks & financial literacy.
Poor people don't have financial literacy skills because they NEED MONEY TO PRACTISE THEM.
Poor people don't have financial literacy skills because they NEED MONEY TO PRACTISE THEM.
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Looking for some emergency work to cover some bills. I design book covers for indie science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors. $100 ebook, $200 for ebook and print. PLEASE DM ME for any questions or information!
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Looking for some emergency work to cover some bills. I design book covers for indie science fiction, fantasy, and horror authors. $100 ebook, $200 for ebook and print. PLEASE DM ME for any questions or information!
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3
Reposting repaid in ETERNAL LOVE <3