Listening to interview with author @brentvans.com about his new novel, The Peace Thieves, I heard a shout out to I assume @davidpugliese.bsky.social ('An Ottawa Citizen reporter who uncovered that Canadian Peacekeeping Forces had actively engaged in combat in the Balkans, unbeknownst to the public')
Down at the Grebe Factory interviewing the new apprentices for the Western Grebe Taxi Service, I'll thread in stills/video as I process them
As a primer, here's THE BEST WESTERN GREBE MATING RITUAL FOOTAGE OF MY LIFE
Warning on this thread: too cute for doom
Skip to :41 for just rushing. 🪶 🐣
Union members faced flash-bangs & tear gas earlier this week as they attempted to topple steel fencing blocking a main route to the Zocalo, the heart of the city's historic centre (site of an under-construction #FIFA fan zone).
"I am against any form of repression," Mexico President Sheinbaum said.
Alberta will light on fire and Chretien will not know how to put it out, but they will interview him about it later anyways.
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Author Brent van Staalduinen joins Susan to talk about his newest novel, The Peace Thieves (Thistledown Press, 2026) Brent is reading in Kingston tonight, and in Ottawa at The Spaniel's Tale on Septe...
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Several sectors and movements are planning to launch protests and blockades on highways across Mexico, targeting the FIFA World Cup's opening day in Mexico City on June 11.
Jean Chrétien on separatism: It's a problem that it is with us since a long time, but it is a marginal problem in my judgement.
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli
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A possible side effect of antipsychotics (aka neuroleptics, fka chemical lobotomies) is 'tardive dyskinesia', a similar thing of repeated involuntary movements.
One other similarity between Benadryl and most antipsychotics, is they both block histamine receptors. Is that the cause? I don't know.
Canada thinks China is spying on us so they can steal our secrets from OC Transpo. lol #ottawa #foreigninterference
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it's much more social popular to preach to the choir but
"The well educated activist, certain of positions arrived at among similar people, can mistake the work of persuasion for the work of correction. This is poison for a mass movement"
vs an ethical imperative to treat every person with respect
headlines:
Quebec law against hijab is still super racist.
Shilling for Israel has obstacles with general public acceptance.
First trillionaire of world is currently lending his support to racist riots in Ireland (they're not quite pogroms yet, but they sure seem to be aspiring to that).
It turns out other people know more about Malcolm Gladwell than me (and I'm fine with that)
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ONE WEEK LEFT to pitch a zine about 2SLGBTQIA+ history in so-called Quebec, and I could not be more thrilled to introduce the dream team who will be selecting the 4 zines to be published!
sheerspite.ca/2slgbtqia-qc...
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Ideas do not float free of the people who hold them, and the abandonment of class has a sociological shape. The center of gravity of American progressive politics has shifted from the working class to...
"China replaced an entire bus network — 16,000 diesel buses in one city — with electric ones in under three years.
Shenzhen, China's technology manufacturing hub across the border from Hong Kong, completed the world's first fully electric public bus fleet in 2018. #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow
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sheer spite will be publishing a series of 4 zines on 2SLGBTQ+ history in "quebec"!
proposal deadline june 15, authors paid $1500.
also seeking 3-5 QTBIPOC advisors to provide feedback on proposals, $50/hour for up to 5 hours of work each.
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"Before there was Black Lives Matter, there was Malcolm Gladwell writing a book to absolve NYC cops of shooting Amadou Diallo 41 times"
"Prior to his fame, Gladwell was put through a series of right-wing internship and training programs to ensure he would appeal to the public with precise messages"
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Did you know that Benadryl can make your muscles jerk involuntarily? I learned that from personal experience yesterday.
It’s weird and uncomfortable AF
