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Post-secondary English instructor, political science minor, Trekkie/Niner, settler/Canadian, Northern BC, nerd. A proletariat of the intelligentsia.

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Banning the graphic novel of 1984 is a little on the nose, isn't it?

09.03.2026 18:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œPiracy is the most effective form of artistic distribution these days. So be it.โ€

-Werner Herzog on NPR just now ๐Ÿ”ฅ

08.03.2026 23:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 6111 ๐Ÿ” 1765 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37 ๐Ÿ“Œ 126
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By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramati...

What books did Alberta schools *actually* pull off the shelves in response to a provincial order? It took a lot of work to find out. We still don't have a complete picture. And some schools are still pulling material.

Free speech advocates say it's ban unmatched in Canadian history. #AbLeg By me.

09.03.2026 14:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 162 ๐Ÿ” 130 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 18

Why does he look horrified? ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

09.03.2026 14:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yikes. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

09.03.2026 13:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's an amazing shot, like something Gushue would do in his prime.

09.03.2026 06:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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holy shit

09.03.2026 01:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 12977 ๐Ÿ” 2859 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 212 ๐Ÿ“Œ 553

Do you think the other referees made fun of the guy who actually looked in the book to see if a dog could play basketball.

09.03.2026 05:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I tried his Amontillado once, and it was delicious.

I highly recommend making the trip into his cellar to try it!

09.03.2026 06:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope you're ok!

09.03.2026 06:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

08.03.2026 23:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 37198 ๐Ÿ” 6601 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 421 ๐Ÿ“Œ 158

Just posted a skeet about this:

bsky.app/profile/wend...

09.03.2026 06:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A picture of an Alberta independence referendum signature gathering location. There are blue Alberta flags flying in the wind and white, yellow, and red "Alberta Independence" signs. There are exactly two people there, one is sitting on a folding chair wearing a hi-vis vest and seems to be the canvasser. The other is standing and may be signing the petition. There is an empty camp chair by them.

The caption reads: "The Tuesday Turnout

The turnout is so massive they had to bring an extra chair just to hold the disappointment."

A picture of an Alberta independence referendum signature gathering location. There are blue Alberta flags flying in the wind and white, yellow, and red "Alberta Independence" signs. There are exactly two people there, one is sitting on a folding chair wearing a hi-vis vest and seems to be the canvasser. The other is standing and may be signing the petition. There is an empty camp chair by them. The caption reads: "The Tuesday Turnout The turnout is so massive they had to bring an extra chair just to hold the disappointment."

It's hilarious seeing all the pictures of the signature gathering for the Alberta independence referendum. They're all empty. It seems nobody is signing.

I've heard rumours they don't have enough signatures.

09.03.2026 06:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Iranian hackers threatening to hack into the top 3 credit bureaus and wiping Americans debtโ€ฆ and I just wanna know who I gotta speak to in order to expedite this.

07.03.2026 17:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 4901 ๐Ÿ” 986 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 199 ๐Ÿ“Œ 486

Workers in the US have more in common with workers in Iran than with their own billionaires and politicians.

07.03.2026 14:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2114 ๐Ÿ” 311 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49 ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

I know Jacob! He's a great guy, love him.

07.03.2026 07:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep! It's called "universal design," and it's predicated on the idea that helping disabled people helps able bodied people too.

07.03.2026 07:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s why ALT is so great, it helps everyone!

07.03.2026 00:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 92 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I know a guy who got an F-150 Lightning and he told me he can charge it from empty to full for about $20.

That's easily $200 if it was a gas guzzler.

07.03.2026 07:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's such an amazing movie. One of my faves.

07.03.2026 07:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's genuinely insane that many of the newspaper columnists who cheered us into the war in Iraq are still employed at big legacy outlets cheering us into a new war with Iran.

02.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 4681 ๐Ÿ” 801 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 65 ๐Ÿ“Œ 44

โ€œIt depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."

03.03.2026 00:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The western states want to switch, but they need Congress to approve that, which is a shitshow.

03.03.2026 00:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's a provincial responsibility, which is why BC decided to do it on its own.

03.03.2026 00:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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B.C. moving to permanent daylight time This Sunday will be the last time British Columbians have to adjust their clocks for a bi-annual time change.

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

02.03.2026 20:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

"smartphones are killing education"
education has been intentionally strangled by the us government for decades, no child left behind actively forced schools to teach only to the test and that means rote memorization, the WORST way to learn ever devized

this is the system working as intended

02.03.2026 00:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3199 ๐Ÿ” 709 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 59

I thought that was half the point.

02.03.2026 23:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Quote from Washington Times editorial board

"[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Quote from Washington Times editorial board "[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

02.03.2026 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 43900 ๐Ÿ” 6863 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4762 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1830

Wow, it's rare that I get to witness a brutal murder.

02.03.2026 22:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every progressive over ~30 is dealing with massive, MASSIVE Iraq and Afghanistan (imperialistic) (invasions) War gaslighting and fatigue right now... along with the horror of yet more blood on our hands.

Some of us were always against this shit. Some of us protested it. And... here we go again. ๐Ÿคฌ

02.03.2026 19:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 320 ๐Ÿ” 64 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0