Tzaddi
@tzaddimade.bsky.social
Artist (often mixed media blackout poetry), #dailycreativity since 2017
Quiet cheerleader for kind + awesome people.
Doing my best to be in solidarity. We get free together.
She/Her. Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
Quiet cheerleader for kind + awesome people.
Doing my best to be in solidarity. We get free together.
She/Her. Sunshine Coast, BC, Canada
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Tzaddi
@tzaddimade.bsky.social
· Jan 10
New followers: if I haven't followed you back, please feel free to tell me something about yourself — I'll check out your feed and/or recognize our connection from other places. 🙃
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Actually it would be unusual for things to not be dark, chaotic, and terrifying as the machinations of a system based on a worldview that doesn't fit how the actual world works comes to its logical conclusion and as that systems experiences an age of consequences.
January 5, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Actually it would be unusual for things to not be dark, chaotic, and terrifying as the machinations of a system based on a worldview that doesn't fit how the actual world works comes to its logical conclusion and as that systems experiences an age of consequences.
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2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
These eager beavers saved the Czech government $1.2 million
After plans stalled for a new dam in the Czech Republic, eight beavers saved the day seemingly overnight. “At this point, nothing that beavers do surprises me.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 PM
2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments.
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿
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Imagine if, say, a single rock song, or a comic book, or a role playing game, or a video game, or horror movie, a chocolate bar, a toy, or, say, a person like a librarian or teacher, had an actual direct causal body count like this.... Imagine the furore, the witch hunt in the press, the outrage...
OpenAI is now facing a total of 8 wrongful death lawsuits from grieving families....who claim that ChatGPT, in particular, the GPT-4o version, drove their loved ones to suicide. Soelberg’s complaint also alleges that company executives knew the chatbot was defective before it pushed it to the public
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Imagine if, say, a single rock song, or a comic book, or a role playing game, or a video game, or horror movie, a chocolate bar, a toy, or, say, a person like a librarian or teacher, had an actual direct causal body count like this.... Imagine the furore, the witch hunt in the press, the outrage...
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Friendly reminder that I take #artcommissions and that I have a Ko-fi. Feel free to message me to talk prices before you even think about throwing money at me
ko-fi.com/fishwithakni...
ko-fi.com/fishwithakni...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Friendly reminder that I take #artcommissions and that I have a Ko-fi. Feel free to message me to talk prices before you even think about throwing money at me
ko-fi.com/fishwithakni...
ko-fi.com/fishwithakni...
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Slapping down some #art commissions and hoping for the best here. See me on Ko-fi or just send me a message here so we can talk about it~ ko-fi.com/fishwithakni...
October 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Slapping down some #art commissions and hoping for the best here. See me on Ko-fi or just send me a message here so we can talk about it~ ko-fi.com/fishwithakni...
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Prime Minister Carney’s 1st 100 days, a must-watch video by the Breach. It is 6 minutes so I can’t post the whole thing, #cdnpoli
🔗: vm.tiktok.com/ZMS98KQHm/
🔗: vm.tiktok.com/ZMS98KQHm/
June 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Prime Minister Carney’s 1st 100 days, a must-watch video by the Breach. It is 6 minutes so I can’t post the whole thing, #cdnpoli
🔗: vm.tiktok.com/ZMS98KQHm/
🔗: vm.tiktok.com/ZMS98KQHm/
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Note to freelancers: I'm open to pitches for @nationalobserver.com! We pay pretty well, and we're flexible with timelines for assigned stories. I don't need a long pitch — think 2 paragraphs — but please give an idea of what your story is.
Some recently published freelance pieces:
Some recently published freelance pieces:
June 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Note to freelancers: I'm open to pitches for @nationalobserver.com! We pay pretty well, and we're flexible with timelines for assigned stories. I don't need a long pitch — think 2 paragraphs — but please give an idea of what your story is.
Some recently published freelance pieces:
Some recently published freelance pieces:
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A UBC student has raised $3,000 to make a billboard that says “Abortion is safe, normal and common” to counter the anti-abortion billboard messaging that peppers the Okanagan region.
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
Kelowna Companies Won’t Run Pro-Choice Billboards | The Tyee
The crowdfunded campaign aims to counter anti-abortion billboards in the region.
thetyee.ca
June 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A UBC student has raised $3,000 to make a billboard that says “Abortion is safe, normal and common” to counter the anti-abortion billboard messaging that peppers the Okanagan region.
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
But she’s stumped on where to post her message. @michellegamage.bsky.social reports. 🪧
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While RFK Jr. is fighting against fluoride in drinking water, the city of Calgary in Canada already made that mistake and is bringing it back this month. Back in 2011, Calgary voted to remove flouride, but childhood cavities rose and 10 years later in 2021, 62% of voters asked to bring it back.
Fluoride to be reintroduced in Calgary water starting next month | CBC News
Fluoride will be reintroduced in Calgary’s drinking water starting June 30, about three-and-a-half years after Calgarians voted in favour of fluoridation in the October 2021 municipal election.
www.cbc.ca
June 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
While RFK Jr. is fighting against fluoride in drinking water, the city of Calgary in Canada already made that mistake and is bringing it back this month. Back in 2011, Calgary voted to remove flouride, but childhood cavities rose and 10 years later in 2021, 62% of voters asked to bring it back.
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Hard to think of a clear depiction of climate politics in Canada than provincial premiers calling for more pipelines and deregulation of oil and gas development as climate-amplified wildfires rage in their own provinces. #cdnpoli
June 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Hard to think of a clear depiction of climate politics in Canada than provincial premiers calling for more pipelines and deregulation of oil and gas development as climate-amplified wildfires rage in their own provinces. #cdnpoli
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Premiers united in belief that the best way to stand up to Trump is doing what they’ve always wanted to do anyways
Premiers united in belief that the best way to stand up to Trump is doing what they've always wanted to do anyways
SASKATOON – As they gather with PM Mark Carney for the meeting of First Ministers, the Premiers of Canada’s provinces are steadfast in their belief that the best way to oppose Donald Trump’s tariffs a...
thebeaverton.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Premiers united in belief that the best way to stand up to Trump is doing what they’ve always wanted to do anyways
First Ministers’ statement on building a strong Canadian economy and advancing major projects
First Ministers’ statement on building a strong Canadian economy and advancing major projects
“First Ministers expressed their deep concern regarding the wildfire situations across Canada, including in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and pledged to continue to provide assistance and suppo...
www.pm.gc.ca
June 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
First Ministers’ statement on building a strong Canadian economy and advancing major projects
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Here's the moment MPP Sol Mamakwa for Kiiwetinoong was removed from the legislature. He was removed for saying the Premier is telling "untruths" about First Nations and Bill 5. "That is the truth,” he replied when he was asked to withdraw his comments.
Bill 5 must be scrapped.
#onpoli #bill5
Bill 5 must be scrapped.
#onpoli #bill5
June 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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If tougher prison sentences and more cops reduced violent crime, then U.S. cities would be the safest in the world — they are not.
#cdnpoli #canada
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#cdnpoli #canada
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
How Carney Can Actually Reduce Violent Crime | The Tyee
Instead of overreliance on policing and incarceration, Canada’s new PM should lead with these proven and effective actions.
thetyee.ca
May 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If tougher prison sentences and more cops reduced violent crime, then U.S. cities would be the safest in the world — they are not.
#cdnpoli #canada
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#cdnpoli #canada
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Canada achieved #measles elimination status in 1998. Now, it could lose it. Canada has more measles cases right now than any other country in the Americas, by Alison Northcott www.cbc.ca/news/health/....
May 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Canada achieved #measles elimination status in 1998. Now, it could lose it. Canada has more measles cases right now than any other country in the Americas, by Alison Northcott www.cbc.ca/news/health/....
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“People do drugs, especially young people. The least we can do is equip them with harm-reduction tools.
Because if there is a chilling lesson to retain from Sidney’s tragic story, it’s this: it could just as easily have been your kid in that dorm room.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Because if there is a chilling lesson to retain from Sidney’s tragic story, it’s this: it could just as easily have been your kid in that dorm room.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: We need to better equip young people to deal with toxic-drug overdoses
A B.C. coroner’s inquest makes sensible recommendations that should have already been in place to address a crisis that disproportionately affects young adults
www.theglobeandmail.com
May 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“People do drugs, especially young people. The least we can do is equip them with harm-reduction tools.
Because if there is a chilling lesson to retain from Sidney’s tragic story, it’s this: it could just as easily have been your kid in that dorm room.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Because if there is a chilling lesson to retain from Sidney’s tragic story, it’s this: it could just as easily have been your kid in that dorm room.”
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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B.C. has launched a special committee on electoral reform.
Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation. Antony Hodgson explains. #bcpoli
Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation. Antony Hodgson explains. #bcpoli
A Fresh Opportunity to Get Elections Right | The Tyee
BC has launched a special committee on electoral reform. Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation.
thetyee.ca
May 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
B.C. has launched a special committee on electoral reform.
Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation. Antony Hodgson explains. #bcpoli
Twenty years ago, the BC Citizens’ Assembly made a bold recommendation. Antony Hodgson explains. #bcpoli
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Young men hard to reach about impaired driving risk, MADD says after deadly Toronto crash. Man, 19, faces a dozen charges after deadly crash on Highway 401 kills siblings aged 15, 13 and 6, by Sara Jabakhanji www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca ##alcohol #DUI
Impaired driving messaging needs to reach young men, says MADD Canada CEO, following deadly Toronto crash | CBC News
The head of MADD Canada says it's important for key messaging in preventing impaired driving to reach young men, as a 19-year-old man faces a dozen charges, including multiple counts of impaired drivi...
www.cbc.ca
May 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Young men hard to reach about impaired driving risk, MADD says after deadly Toronto crash. Man, 19, faces a dozen charges after deadly crash on Highway 401 kills siblings aged 15, 13 and 6, by Sara Jabakhanji www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... via @cbcnews.ca ##alcohol #DUI
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Until MSM talks about the International Democracy Union & their membership, past & present, democracies around the globe will continue to be threatened by far-right fascism
They fact that only small, independent outlets even admit they're real is troubling
#cdnpoli
#USpoli
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
They fact that only small, independent outlets even admit they're real is troubling
#cdnpoli
#USpoli
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Democracy Is Under Siege Globally. Canada Is Being Tested | The Tyee
How the well-honed playbook for whipping up authoritarian populism is being employed here and around the world.
thetyee.ca
May 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Until MSM talks about the International Democracy Union & their membership, past & present, democracies around the globe will continue to be threatened by far-right fascism
They fact that only small, independent outlets even admit they're real is troubling
#cdnpoli
#USpoli
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
They fact that only small, independent outlets even admit they're real is troubling
#cdnpoli
#USpoli
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta says it was unaware, until informed by The Tyee, that Dr. Roger Hodkinson continued to publicly make statements that were “inconsistent with accepted public health medicine guidelines.”
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
Sanctioned for Misinformation, This Doctor Keeps Spreading It | The Tyee
Roger Hodkinson admitted to professional misconduct. But persists in broadcasting falsities about vaccines.
thetyee.ca
May 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta says it was unaware, until informed by The Tyee, that Dr. Roger Hodkinson continued to publicly make statements that were “inconsistent with accepted public health medicine guidelines.”
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
@charlesrusnell.bsky.social reports. #abpoli
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Léger Alberta poll: "Indicate how much you support or oppose the following proposals: Alberta becoming a U.S. state."
🔴80% Oppose
🟢17% Support
[Léger, May 9-12, 2025, n=1,000] ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/leger-two-...
🔴80% Oppose
🟢17% Support
[Léger, May 9-12, 2025, n=1,000] ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/leger-two-...
Léger: Two-Thirds of Alberta Voters Reject Separatism
New data shows most Albertans still reject independence, despite sharp discontent with Ottawa.
www.338canada.ca
May 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Léger Alberta poll: "Indicate how much you support or oppose the following proposals: Alberta becoming a U.S. state."
🔴80% Oppose
🟢17% Support
[Léger, May 9-12, 2025, n=1,000] ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/leger-two-...
🔴80% Oppose
🟢17% Support
[Léger, May 9-12, 2025, n=1,000] ↓ www.338canada.ca/p/leger-two-...
