Marylou Murray
@maryloumurray.bsky.social
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“It is not as if the world has not long been one in which vast numbers live in dystopian depredation. The horizon is more visible now to many who had thought themselves insulated, if they thought about it at all. And dystopia for some is utopia for others. We live in a utopia: it just isn’t ours.”
A Strategy for Ruination
An interview with China Miéville
www.bostonreview.net
January 25, 2026 at 6:23 PM
“It is not as if the world has not long been one in which vast numbers live in dystopian depredation. The horizon is more visible now to many who had thought themselves insulated, if they thought about it at all. And dystopia for some is utopia for others. We live in a utopia: it just isn’t ours.”
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Did you miss out on your last opportunity to bankroll the fully stocked pop-up leftist supply depot?? Do you want to send free hand warmers, winter gear, first aid supplies, YOU NAME IT, to the Twin Cities?
This is your moment. Let's ride.
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This is your moment. Let's ride.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Did you miss out on your last opportunity to bankroll the fully stocked pop-up leftist supply depot?? Do you want to send free hand warmers, winter gear, first aid supplies, YOU NAME IT, to the Twin Cities?
This is your moment. Let's ride.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
(non 'zon in follow up!)
This is your moment. Let's ride.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
(non 'zon in follow up!)
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"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:14 PM
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
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Quarterback Diana Flores has become a prominent figure in women's flag football, winning world titles and MVPs.
The signal caller for the reigning world champion Mexico squad, Flores is now working to build up the sport ahead of flag football making its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
The signal caller for the reigning world champion Mexico squad, Flores is now working to build up the sport ahead of flag football making its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
QB Diana Flores hypes flag football ahead of its 2028 LA Olympics debut, now an open book on subject
Quarterback Diana Flores has become a prominent figure in women's flag football, winning world titles and MVPs. She's even starred in a popular Super Bowl commercial.
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January 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Quarterback Diana Flores has become a prominent figure in women's flag football, winning world titles and MVPs.
The signal caller for the reigning world champion Mexico squad, Flores is now working to build up the sport ahead of flag football making its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
The signal caller for the reigning world champion Mexico squad, Flores is now working to build up the sport ahead of flag football making its Olympic debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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never been a hootsuite user and definitely not gonna start now
Vancouver company Hootsuite seeks business with ICE amid financial pressures
Company has secured a project with ICE that involves ‘social listening’ after cancelling a contract in 2020 over employee backlash
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:59 PM
never been a hootsuite user and definitely not gonna start now
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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 6:25 PM
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.
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i got a set of coins with my great^6-grandfather’s most esteemed pupil reb simcha bunim’s face on them, and on one it says “for me the whole world was created” and the other “i am but dust and ashes,” quotes which he said you should keep on scraps of paper in your pocket at all times.
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
i got a set of coins with my great^6-grandfather’s most esteemed pupil reb simcha bunim’s face on them, and on one it says “for me the whole world was created” and the other “i am but dust and ashes,” quotes which he said you should keep on scraps of paper in your pocket at all times.
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Laura Palmer's Theme
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Laura Palmer's Theme
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Shining Back by Sam Francis, 1958
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137293
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137293
December 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Shining Back by Sam Francis, 1958
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137293
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137293
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Canadians, sign this petition to stop the use of the Notwithstanding clause against trans Canadians.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
Petition e-7027 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Canadians, sign this petition to stop the use of the Notwithstanding clause against trans Canadians.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
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‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent. Research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes, says Dr. Andrew Boozary of the University Health Network.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/thi... via @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/news/gta/thi... via @thestar.com
‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent
‘This is preventative medicine,’ says Dr. Andrew Boozary with the University Health Network, as research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes. The fund will help patients on a case...
www.thestar.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
‘This is preventative medicine.’ Toronto hospital starts $1-million fund to help patients with rent. Research shows a link between evictions and worse health outcomes, says Dr. Andrew Boozary of the University Health Network.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/thi... via @thestar.com
www.thestar.com/news/gta/thi... via @thestar.com
Sometimes I just know today’s new fact is going to stick with me forever. The best example in many years is below.
This one is still great because paleontology didn't have a name for the stegosaurus tail spine structure before Larson gave them one.
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Sometimes I just know today’s new fact is going to stick with me forever. The best example in many years is below.
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We're at... 67 submissions
Though technically the submission deadline is the end of the year, the sooner we reach 100, the earlier I can start doing the layout and have my holiday. So please submit early!
Though technically the submission deadline is the end of the year, the sooner we reach 100, the earlier I can start doing the layout and have my holiday. So please submit early!
#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries.
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
Find more info, download past art book, and submit here:
invertefest.com/#artbook
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
We're at... 67 submissions
Though technically the submission deadline is the end of the year, the sooner we reach 100, the earlier I can start doing the layout and have my holiday. So please submit early!
Though technically the submission deadline is the end of the year, the sooner we reach 100, the earlier I can start doing the layout and have my holiday. So please submit early!
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Still can’t get over how Mark Carney hates Canada Post so much he’s willing to kill libraries along with it.
Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Still can’t get over how Mark Carney hates Canada Post so much he’s willing to kill libraries along with it.
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“I have spent my whole life working for peace and the de-escalation of conflict. But I fully back Prime Minister Carney on this issue because the threat is unmistakable”
A reflection on what should be considered in establishing the Maple Leaf Battalions - a citizen's defence force for Canada.
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-mob...
charlieangus.substack.com/p/canada-mob...
Canada Mobilizes a People's Army
The government has finally laid its cards on the table.
charlieangus.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
“I have spent my whole life working for peace and the de-escalation of conflict. But I fully back Prime Minister Carney on this issue because the threat is unmistakable”
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'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
'Fewer than 60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity, according to a report that argues global inequality has reached such extremes that urgent action has become essential'
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
This picture has been making the rounds again, and is being misidentified again.
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
This is a GOOSEFISH.
This is NOT a tasselled wobbegong shark.
It’s a great pic. I get why people are very excited about it. But it’s as easy to give it the right name as the wrong one.
fullfact.org/online/tasse...
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December 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Ochre and Red on Red
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4877
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4877
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ochre and Red on Red
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4877
https://botfrens.com/collections/25/contents/4877
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I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
The Claims of Close Reading - Boston Review
Literary studies have been starved by austerity, but their core methodology remains radical.
www.bostonreview.net
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I wrote an essay for @bostonreview.bsky.social about what I learned about close reading when I taught at West Virginia University
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...
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Some tech and human rights updates this week topped off with some exciting news about a beloved video app making a comeback ✨✊🏽
November 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Some tech and human rights updates this week topped off with some exciting news about a beloved video app making a comeback ✨✊🏽