Jen
@junipergal.bsky.social
communist | feminist | settler in #yyc | she/her | art nerd
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Seeing another murder in Minneapolis, it's impossible to not feel deep despair. It is dangerous to protest ICE.
This is why economic action is so critical -- general strikes, not protests, is the only thing that can defeat fascism.
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This is why economic action is so critical -- general strikes, not protests, is the only thing that can defeat fascism.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Seeing another murder in Minneapolis, it's impossible to not feel deep despair. It is dangerous to protest ICE.
This is why economic action is so critical -- general strikes, not protests, is the only thing that can defeat fascism.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
This is why economic action is so critical -- general strikes, not protests, is the only thing that can defeat fascism.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/the-only-t...
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At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
At the end of the day, the Black Lives Matter era was about whether people should be killed in the street, and lots of people decided yeah and put those little blue flags on their cars. It spread to everyone because it stopped for no one.
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Minneapolis is going to explode.
January 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Minneapolis is going to explode.
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The irony of everyone fawning over how Mark Carney is 'standing up' for Canada is that he is simultaneously eroding the few institutions that actually distinguish the Canadian state from the US, and those which theoretically could be used to shield Canadians from the disaster area to the south.
Alarming news for Canadians: www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Health Canada the latest federal department to issue layoff notices
More than 2,000 employees at Health Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada have been notified their jobs may be affected as federal departments continue to issue notices about possible layoffs in...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 23, 2026 at 6:25 PM
The irony of everyone fawning over how Mark Carney is 'standing up' for Canada is that he is simultaneously eroding the few institutions that actually distinguish the Canadian state from the US, and those which theoretically could be used to shield Canadians from the disaster area to the south.
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Wintering
Billie Rae Busby
2022
Billie Rae Busby
2022
January 23, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Wintering
Billie Rae Busby
2022
Billie Rae Busby
2022
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Or, Heated Rivalry only exists because of CanCon requirements. Otherwise CTV/Bell/Crave would have just imported another American show.
Just because it's successful doesn't mean that it isn't a product of the ecosystem it was created in.
Just because it's successful doesn't mean that it isn't a product of the ecosystem it was created in.
Opinion: Heated Rivalry shows Canadian content doesn’t need the CRTC’s help
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
Heated Rivalry shows Canadian content doesn’t need the CRTC’s help
Streaming platforms already give Canadians the tools to seek out the content they want, in the language they want, and the success stories speak for themselves.
www.hilltimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Or, Heated Rivalry only exists because of CanCon requirements. Otherwise CTV/Bell/Crave would have just imported another American show.
Just because it's successful doesn't mean that it isn't a product of the ecosystem it was created in.
Just because it's successful doesn't mean that it isn't a product of the ecosystem it was created in.
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#OTD in 1919, the Irish War of Independence began: the first meeting of the Dáil adopted the Declaration of Irish Independence & members of the Irish Volunteers (soon to be better known as the IRA) ambushed & expropriated arms from RIC officers employed by the British Crown.
January 21, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#OTD in 1919, the Irish War of Independence began: the first meeting of the Dáil adopted the Declaration of Irish Independence & members of the Irish Volunteers (soon to be better known as the IRA) ambushed & expropriated arms from RIC officers employed by the British Crown.
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This is like a bat signal
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This is like a bat signal
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It is time to choose between socialism and barbarism
January 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
It is time to choose between socialism and barbarism
She’s never hid this. Sure, she finally was explicit but Alberta, this is what you voted for...cloaked the guise of lower taxes.
January 22, 2026 at 12:29 AM
She’s never hid this. Sure, she finally was explicit but Alberta, this is what you voted for...cloaked the guise of lower taxes.
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If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%
January 21, 2026 at 3:32 PM
If I were a PM who believed we were at a global rupture moment, upending decades of international order, and requiring totally new relations with the world, I probably wouldn’t cut my foreign affairs staffing and budget by 15%
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🚨 Attention Writers 🚨 This Magazine is accepting short fiction submissions (up to 2500 words) until January 31! Submission guidelines at the link below. We especially welcome marginalized voices, and those from the Maritimes, Prairies, and Territories.
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This Magazine → Contribute to This Magazine
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January 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
🚨 Attention Writers 🚨 This Magazine is accepting short fiction submissions (up to 2500 words) until January 31! Submission guidelines at the link below. We especially welcome marginalized voices, and those from the Maritimes, Prairies, and Territories.
this.org/contribute/
this.org/contribute/
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Political illiteracy isn’t just annoying, it’s a tool to reinforce ignorance. Defunding schools, overworking the population, barring higher-education behind mounting debt and mainstreaming ignorant political discourse all naturally dovetail into people falling into unexamined positions.
January 21, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Political illiteracy isn’t just annoying, it’s a tool to reinforce ignorance. Defunding schools, overworking the population, barring higher-education behind mounting debt and mainstreaming ignorant political discourse all naturally dovetail into people falling into unexamined positions.
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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Reminder that Carney is planning cuts of 15% across the board for the entire Canadian Federal government
Reminder that Carney is planning cuts of 15% across the board for the entire Canadian Federal government
January 21, 2026 at 12:07 AM
cupe.ca/carneys-cuts...
Reminder that Carney is planning cuts of 15% across the board for the entire Canadian Federal government
Reminder that Carney is planning cuts of 15% across the board for the entire Canadian Federal government
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Today, I told my students:
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
Once again, how are we supposed to work through all this -- I mean, to do our day jobs?
January 20, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Today, I told my students:
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
We're working under pressures and constraints that aren't of our own making and that we have limited power to control. So, let’s not pretend that social forces stop at the classroom door. Instead, let’s take care of each other with empathy and support.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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January 20, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 9:25 PM
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
Look, I love a good speech - I've alway been one to appreciate the skill and structure in powerful rhetoric. That said, I don't know if I can take the liberal patriotic nationalism his speech has unleashed on the ol' timeline this morning.
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Look, I love a good speech - I've alway been one to appreciate the skill and structure in powerful rhetoric. That said, I don't know if I can take the liberal patriotic nationalism his speech has unleashed on the ol' timeline this morning.
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stop threatening me with a good time. stop warning me about the possibility of cake. stop admonishing me to alter my behaviour lest there be, at some point in the future, joy.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
stop threatening me with a good time. stop warning me about the possibility of cake. stop admonishing me to alter my behaviour lest there be, at some point in the future, joy.
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Pencil lovers, we've made a wallpaper for your phone.
January 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Pencil lovers, we've made a wallpaper for your phone.