@knittingrid.bsky.social
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It’s Saturday night. Have some of Heinrich Heine’s champagne socialism. (Quoted in Sammons’ biography.)
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
It’s Saturday night. Have some of Heinrich Heine’s champagne socialism. (Quoted in Sammons’ biography.)
it will not not do no such thing
BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
it will not not do no such thing
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“You can’t say decriminalization failed if you never actually tried to make it work.”
and, as with safe supply, this *failure* was the government’s INTENDED goal
Their purpose has always been to maintain the status quo
bcgreencaucus.ca/bc-greens-de...
and, as with safe supply, this *failure* was the government’s INTENDED goal
Their purpose has always been to maintain the status quo
bcgreencaucus.ca/bc-greens-de...
BC NDP's Decriminilization Pilot Project Set Up to Fail
While people die every day from the toxic drug crisis, the NDP government is backing away from evidence-informed policy supported by experts.
bcgreencaucus.ca
January 15, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“You can’t say decriminalization failed if you never actually tried to make it work.”
and, as with safe supply, this *failure* was the government’s INTENDED goal
Their purpose has always been to maintain the status quo
bcgreencaucus.ca/bc-greens-de...
and, as with safe supply, this *failure* was the government’s INTENDED goal
Their purpose has always been to maintain the status quo
bcgreencaucus.ca/bc-greens-de...
optionality is the new word for choices
January 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM
optionality is the new word for choices
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I’m really happy to say that #portmoody council voted last night to get off X. Governments should not be participating in a platform that makes and distributes CSAM and NCII.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
Musk’s Grok Is Abusing Women and Children. Our Government Needs to Act | The Tyee
Where are Canadian lawmakers? Oh, they’re on X.
thetyee.ca
January 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I’m really happy to say that #portmoody council voted last night to get off X. Governments should not be participating in a platform that makes and distributes CSAM and NCII.
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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January 14, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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It's genuinely confusing why, over and over again, organizations that cater to, or are dependent upon, artists writers and creators decide to absolutely fucking enrage their constituency with "AI," only to be required to backtrack after considerable loss of goodwill
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 PM
It's genuinely confusing why, over and over again, organizations that cater to, or are dependent upon, artists writers and creators decide to absolutely fucking enrage their constituency with "AI," only to be required to backtrack after considerable loss of goodwill
It looks like I won't have to endure ads ever on The Spruce website ever again because it turns out to be easier to unsubscribe from The Spruce than to turn off my ad blocker.
January 14, 2026 at 11:19 PM
It looks like I won't have to endure ads ever on The Spruce website ever again because it turns out to be easier to unsubscribe from The Spruce than to turn off my ad blocker.
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There are some suggestions in Paris Marx’s guide to getting off US tech here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
I’ve gone as far as making Duck Duck Go my default and download Vivaldi for browsing.
I’ve gone as far as making Duck Duck Go my default and download Vivaldi for browsing.
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
There are some suggestions in Paris Marx’s guide to getting off US tech here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
I’ve gone as far as making Duck Duck Go my default and download Vivaldi for browsing.
I’ve gone as far as making Duck Duck Go my default and download Vivaldi for browsing.
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This is REALLY important news, from Montreal:
“Montreal budget keeps [former Mayor] @valplante.bsky.social's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million to maintain existing paths and build new ones.”
We’re watching the leadership closely after the last election…
“Montreal budget keeps [former Mayor] @valplante.bsky.social's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million to maintain existing paths and build new ones.”
We’re watching the leadership closely after the last election…
Montreal budget keeps Plante's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million to maintain existing paths and build new ones.
montrealgazette.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
This is REALLY important news, from Montreal:
“Montreal budget keeps [former Mayor] @valplante.bsky.social's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million to maintain existing paths and build new ones.”
We’re watching the leadership closely after the last election…
“Montreal budget keeps [former Mayor] @valplante.bsky.social's promises for the city's bike paths
Includes an investment of $564.6 million to maintain existing paths and build new ones.”
We’re watching the leadership closely after the last election…
His glasses look like one of those trucks.
Every day, thousands of women and children are victimized by people on X using the Grok chatbot to generate scantily clad and naked photos of them.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
It’s time for governments to take action. Elon Musk’s X should have been banned long ago. They don’t have an excuse to delay any longer.
Elon Musk’s X must be banned
Regulators need to stop cowering before the richest man in the world
disconnect.blog
January 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
His glasses look like one of those trucks.
I don't know how to feel about Autistic Barbie, except that it's another way to monetize the human condition.
January 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I don't know how to feel about Autistic Barbie, except that it's another way to monetize the human condition.
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Canada take note!
Make no mistake, everything that’s happening in the United States is being significantly enabled by the right wing oligarch capture of media.
Every other country needs to do everything possible to keep that from happening where they are.
Including protecting the CBC from Poilievre here in Canada.
Every other country needs to do everything possible to keep that from happening where they are.
Including protecting the CBC from Poilievre here in Canada.
August 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Canada take note!
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the VPD seem to believe that no one can hold them accountable
August 31, 2025 at 9:19 PM
the VPD seem to believe that no one can hold them accountable
I think that there's an appetite in Canada for a general strike, but we're not yet at the tipping point. I don't know what it will be.
August 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I think that there's an appetite in Canada for a general strike, but we're not yet at the tipping point. I don't know what it will be.
How come we’re only now finding out that flight attendants haven’t been paid for prep work? Why hasn’t it been an issue before?
August 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
How come we’re only now finding out that flight attendants haven’t been paid for prep work? Why hasn’t it been an issue before?
Why isn’t there an heat advisory for Vancouver?
July 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why isn’t there an heat advisory for Vancouver?
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Ontarians and Albertans in particular, this is what private health care becomes
yeah it's The Bay
yeah it's The Bay
“Medical Properties Trust” owns 400 health care facilities & rents them back to hospital groups. 9 companies that leased hospitals from MPT have gone bankrupt. And while dozens of hospitals have been sold, entangled in bankruptcy proceedings, or become depleted shells, MPT’s execs earned millions.
On-call doctors who haven’t gotten paid and won’t answer calls.
Medical staff asked to come in and clean the hospital on the weekends.
Beds repossessed in the middle of the night.
This is the scene at just one out of dozens of hospitals impacted by a major hospital bankruptcy.
Medical staff asked to come in and clean the hospital on the weekends.
Beds repossessed in the middle of the night.
This is the scene at just one out of dozens of hospitals impacted by a major hospital bankruptcy.
July 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Ontarians and Albertans in particular, this is what private health care becomes
yeah it's The Bay
yeah it's The Bay
current ADHD challenge: take a supplement 3x daily on an empty stomach.
July 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
current ADHD challenge: take a supplement 3x daily on an empty stomach.
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baby this is slavery 😭😭😭😭
Trump: "We have a lot of cases where ICE will go into a farm. These are guys working there for 10-15 years, no problem. The farmers know them. It's called farmer responsibility, or owner responsibility, They will be responsible for these people. They know these people."
July 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
baby this is slavery 😭😭😭😭
Take note, Vancouver. We could be world leaders and not just bros.
“As mayors of 2 of the world’s great cities, we see every day how the climate emergency is already reshaping people’s lives…From deadly heatwaves & devastating floods to rising inequality & health crises driven by air pollution…”
@annehidalgo.bsky.social & @london.gov.uk call out campaigns of lies.
@annehidalgo.bsky.social & @london.gov.uk call out campaigns of lies.
In London and Paris, we’ve experienced vicious backlash to climate action. But we’re not backing down | Sadiq Khan and Anne Hidalgo
Around the world, well-funded, organised climate deniers are spreading lies about the crisis. We call on governments and tech companies to step up, say London mayor Sadiq Khan and Paris mayor Anne Hid...
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Take note, Vancouver. We could be world leaders and not just bros.
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Hey NYC, you can fill out this questionnaire to have a say in our first Urban Forest Plan, if you’re into that sort of thing! 🌳🏙️🌲
Have a say in New York City's first Urban Forest Plan!
inform.urbanforestplan.nyc
July 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hey NYC, you can fill out this questionnaire to have a say in our first Urban Forest Plan, if you’re into that sort of thing! 🌳🏙️🌲