Paul DeCampo
@pauldecampo.bsky.social
ecological gardening, regenerative agriculture, community health, food sovereignty, & good times (he/him)
Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada
Avatar alt text: The body of Woodie Guthrie's acoustic guitar, on which is written "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada
Avatar alt text: The body of Woodie Guthrie's acoustic guitar, on which is written "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS
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Paul DeCampo
@pauldecampo.bsky.social
· Nov 7
Karma Co-op
A healthier food system is just around the corner ;)
karmacoop.org
Collective action to strengthen resilient communities is more important than ever.
In Toronto, we can take action to sustain a healthy, inclusive and ecological food system via:
karmacoop.org
In Toronto, we can take action to sustain a healthy, inclusive and ecological food system via:
karmacoop.org
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I asked Google's AI chat-bot a question. I commend it for its honesty and forthrightness:
September 23, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I asked Google's AI chat-bot a question. I commend it for its honesty and forthrightness:
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Your yearly reminder that the Salvation Army is a proselytizing organization that opposes same sex marriage and intimacy.
centreforinquiry.ca/despite-a-fa...
centreforinquiry.ca/despite-a-fa...
Despite a Facelift, the Salvation Army Hasn’t Changed – Centre for Inquiry Canada
centreforinquiry.ca
November 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Your yearly reminder that the Salvation Army is a proselytizing organization that opposes same sex marriage and intimacy.
centreforinquiry.ca/despite-a-fa...
centreforinquiry.ca/despite-a-fa...
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More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém (Brazil), 12% up from last year’s talks in Baku, Azerbaijan.
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What should be the most serious, urgent talks on the planet continue to be a farce.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The UFW stands w/ @sbworkersunited.org workers going on strike today.
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The UFW stands w/ @sbworkersunited.org workers going on strike today.
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
For nearly 4 yrs, Starbucks baristas have been fighting for a fair union contract, just like the fight that farmworkers face, far too often, when up against greedy employers. Join us in our support.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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Not to mention the fact that the Government of Canada should have been this plant's biggest customer.
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Not to mention the fact that the Government of Canada should have been this plant's biggest customer.
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
You want a nation-building project?
Convert the country's delivery fleet to electric, roll out the infrastructure, create union jobs and do it with Canadian steel.
3/
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First of all, the government of Canada should never have let this happen.
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
First of all, the government of Canada should never have let this happen.
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
The US needs to sell cars in Canada - we're their biggest foreign market! $23 billion USD in sales here last year.
We need the auto pact back: you want to sell a vehicle here? Build a vehicle here.
2/
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Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
Union threatens to seize Cami auto plant if GM removes machinery
Mike Van Boekel, chairperson of Unifor Local 88, said they are also prepared to fight the company in court.
lfpress.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Huge solidarity to @unifor.org local 88.
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
1,100 workers making EV delivery vans, laid off by GM.
Now they're saying, enough!
If GM comes for the machines, they'll occupy the plant.
1/
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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The purpose of education is not workforce readiness
I would love to see more nuance around point 1 though. Fact is that employers are heavily encouraging the use of AI and it's important to know how to use it - and when not to - for workforce readiness.
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The purpose of education is not workforce readiness
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Why is the Ontario government not giving this training money to the province's colleges that are being starved of funding by the government and forced to charge exorbitant fees to international students to make up the shortfall.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Secret data reveals which low-scoring applicants still received millions of dollars from the Ford government’s skills fund
Data obtained by the Star shows 26 applicants scoring 50 per cent or lower received $36.6 million from Premier Ford's Skills Development Fund earlier this year.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Why is the Ontario government not giving this training money to the province's colleges that are being starved of funding by the government and forced to charge exorbitant fees to international students to make up the shortfall.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Because they wanted a slush fund to go to donors and supporters?
Why is the Ontario government not giving this training money to the province's colleges that are being starved of funding by the government and forced to charge exorbitant fees to international students to make up the shortfall.
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
Secret data reveals which low-scoring applicants still received millions of dollars from the Ford government’s skills fund
Data obtained by the Star shows 26 applicants scoring 50 per cent or lower received $36.6 million from Premier Ford's Skills Development Fund earlier this year.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Because they wanted a slush fund to go to donors and supporters?
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Canadians can't stand Kevin O'Leary.
youtu.be/jnqE63uKlyc?...
youtu.be/jnqE63uKlyc?...
Kevin O’Leary Defends Epstein’s Pals… And Gets SHUT UP Fast
YouTube video by WatchlistTYT
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Canadians can't stand Kevin O'Leary.
youtu.be/jnqE63uKlyc?...
youtu.be/jnqE63uKlyc?...
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Emma Avatuk smiling. Photographed in Killiniq (Nunavut) in 1961 by photographer Rosemary Gilliat.
📷 Rosemary Gilliat | Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
📷 Rosemary Gilliat | Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Emma Avatuk smiling. Photographed in Killiniq (Nunavut) in 1961 by photographer Rosemary Gilliat.
📷 Rosemary Gilliat | Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
📷 Rosemary Gilliat | Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum
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I turned 63 today.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I turned 63 today.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
Fuck ya. It gets better all the time.
Keep kicking at the darkness my friends.
It is bleeding daylight.
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No. It's simply NO from the citizens of BC.
@davidebybc.bsky.social
If they want to tour they can use commercial campsites.
Forget this crown land access with no oversight.
You do know the majority is clustered around James Murdoch's property in Bella Coola, where Elon Musk just visited, right?!
@davidebybc.bsky.social
If they want to tour they can use commercial campsites.
Forget this crown land access with no oversight.
You do know the majority is clustered around James Murdoch's property in Bella Coola, where Elon Musk just visited, right?!
The B.C. government says it’s waiting for a revised application from U.S. outdoor company National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), which originally applied for a licence to use Crown land at more than 75 sites across the province for kayaking tours.
B.C. waiting for revised application from U.S. outdoor company for land use after public outcry
The B.C. government says it’s waiting for a revised application from U.S. outdoor company National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), which originally applied for a licence to use Crown land at more than 75 sites across the province for kayaking tours.
cheknews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 9:12 PM
No. It's simply NO from the citizens of BC.
@davidebybc.bsky.social
If they want to tour they can use commercial campsites.
Forget this crown land access with no oversight.
You do know the majority is clustered around James Murdoch's property in Bella Coola, where Elon Musk just visited, right?!
@davidebybc.bsky.social
If they want to tour they can use commercial campsites.
Forget this crown land access with no oversight.
You do know the majority is clustered around James Murdoch's property in Bella Coola, where Elon Musk just visited, right?!
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nice
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
nice
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The anti abortion movement has always been a terrorist movement. They've shot, murdered, and bombed doctors and clinics for decades.
Mark Baumgartner, known anti-choice protester in South Carolina, has shot someone at a Planned Parenthood in South Carolina. www.fitsnews.com/2025/11/14/s...
Shooting at South Carolina Planned Parenthood - FITSNews
One wounded, one detained in connection with parking lot incident involving pro-life protester...
www.fitsnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The anti abortion movement has always been a terrorist movement. They've shot, murdered, and bombed doctors and clinics for decades.
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If you're furious at the New York Times for the Olivia Nuzzi piece, watch my film Mr. Jones starring James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, on the long history of the NYT abusing power. They refused to let us show their articles covering up Stalin’s famine in Ukraine. youtu.be/wtWSyFNT9qY?...
MR. JONES - Official North American Trailer
YouTube video by Samuel Goldwyn Films
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
If you're furious at the New York Times for the Olivia Nuzzi piece, watch my film Mr. Jones starring James Norton, Vanessa Kirby, on the long history of the NYT abusing power. They refused to let us show their articles covering up Stalin’s famine in Ukraine. youtu.be/wtWSyFNT9qY?...
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"What if QAnon was right" is very, very dumb and even more dangerous. Not trying to sell books here, but this is why i named last one undertow. As in a current you get tired of swimming against and you just lean back and let it take you out to sea.
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
"What if QAnon was right" is very, very dumb and even more dangerous. Not trying to sell books here, but this is why i named last one undertow. As in a current you get tired of swimming against and you just lean back and let it take you out to sea.
Good to know
Not my era, and I’ve never intentionally listened to them, but it’s now clear that they are dumb losers
Not my era, and I’ve never intentionally listened to them, but it’s now clear that they are dumb losers
Limp Bizkit's Estonia concert canceled over past Putin support
Limp Bizkit's Estonia Concert Canceled Over Past Putin Support
This is news to me, but apparently Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has a long history of saying nice things about the state of Russia and even about its leader Vladimir Putin. Durst and Bizkit were ba...
stereogum.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Good to know
Not my era, and I’ve never intentionally listened to them, but it’s now clear that they are dumb losers
Not my era, and I’ve never intentionally listened to them, but it’s now clear that they are dumb losers
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8 years of "What is a woman?" and now it turns out that the comeback was "define a child"
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
8 years of "What is a woman?" and now it turns out that the comeback was "define a child"
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"The new federal budget, if it passes, will change the way disability benefits are calculated — and that has the country’s military veterans worried that they’ll face a less generous system in the future.".
November 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"The new federal budget, if it passes, will change the way disability benefits are calculated — and that has the country’s military veterans worried that they’ll face a less generous system in the future.".
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If you haven't heard of her, check this out:
Rig Rundown - Jennifer Batten
YouTube video by Premier Guitar
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you haven't heard of her, check this out:
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“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence
November 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“The government is allowed to post real death threats on social media but you’re not allowed to post sarcastic death threats on social media” is actually a pretty apt distillation of power and violence