While we’re on the topic, you also don’t have a ‘spirit animal’ That is a phrase that actually means something. Say it’s a mood or your heart dog or whatever.

I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.

Powerful words “PEACE IS WHAT THE POWERFUL ASK FOR WHEN THEY DON'T WANT TO BE INTERRUPTED.”

If Google stopped providing GMail for free tomorrow, there is nothing any Canadian government could do about it. And quite frankly, nor should they. If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider. And make it accountable to the people through Government.

You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.

MN protestors #protip put 2 Idaho Russets in the oven at 420 degrees for 45 min, take them out and foil wrap, 1 in each pocket before you go out. Theyll stay warm for 3-4 hours even in this weather and you can eat em when you like. They used to send us kids out like this back in the 70s trust me.

Mark Carney’s off making big speeches to distract from how he’s gutting the public service and by extension the capacity of the federal government.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation. Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.

Remember Summer?

Chance wants to remind you to make sure your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are up-to-date! 🛒 Aubuchon Hardware, Ipswich, MA

I've lived in Minnesota my whole life and have experienced some major cold snaps but this is the first time I've heard about exploding trees.

I think understanding this point is more important to making sense of contemporary politics than any other explanation. "The object of power is power."

Remember when we worried that alot of the rhetoric around inter-provincial trade barriers would lead to a race to the bottom in worker health and safety standards? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

⚡️ Update: Russia targets nuclear power plant substations, thousands in Kyiv without power, water. Substations connected to Ukraine’s nuclear power plants were targeted, Vitaliy Zaichenko, the CEO of Ukraine’s state-grid operator Ukrenergo, told the Kyiv Independent on Jan. 20.

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Stalking isn't talked about as much as other forms of violence which contributes to many victims/survivors feeling unsure or confused. Stalking behaviour can also be really bizarre! Or can be too scary to name directly. It's important for allies to read between the lines so you can be supportive

“better than poilievre” can still be pretty shit.

Green Day - still good

Tori Amos has announced her new album, In Times of Dragons, along with an extensive US tour.

I'm not saying anything against Free America, not at all, but everyone needs to realize that all forms that ask for your info related to politically affiliated orgs and events must be *100% rejected*, because the lists they create are likely accessible in some way to our motivated oligarchs.

So much cruelty. I don’t know how a society recovers from this

Happy 80th birthday to the queen Dolly

Why are Tim Hortons and Starbucks jumping on the Pistachio bandwagon right when there are a million recalls on pistachios

I still think about this anytime I wear a shirt or jacket with front pockets (which isn’t often)

As minister of artificial intelligence and digital innovation, Evan Solomon is trying his hardest to get Canadians to trust in the government’s tech vision. Will it work? Writer Kate Lunau unpacks Solomon's strategy—and what's at stake if it fails. https://thewalrus.ca/evan-solomon-ai/

Honestly surprised they’re going back on this plan. They must have known it would be unpopular?!

Canada’s AI Minister “has been accused of naively embracing AI rather than working to mitigate its harms, and of listening mostly to voices from the tech sector—those who stand to benefit most from rapid AI adoption.” Good article on the issues with Evan Solomon’s approach to tech and AI.

if you can’t use language to reflect very straightforward power differentials then maybe you shouldn’t be in the language business.

The ground zero guy for hecking doggo social media gaming is talking like this now

Over 100 episodes of classic Sesame Street have arrived on YouTube

This dog is smarter than some humans

I know this is getting lost in the noise, and the extent to which international news has largely moved on from Ukraine. The situation in the country and especially the capital is dire. Many at immediate risk, especially elderly. And more strikes coming to try and kill the civilian power grid totally

Big day! CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus this year, adding to last year's expansion of 30 journalists in 22 communities across Canada. Many of the new positions are based in Central and Western Canada. My editor's blog: www.cbc.ca/news/editors...

After noticing more people growing desperate to find a family doctor in Regina, David Nnamdi says he decided to take the problem into his own hands. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli

People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

It's a huge moment for Canadian journalism as today marks the beginning of a five-week trial in the B.C. Supreme Court where @thenarwhal.ca and Amber Bracken sue the RCMP for arresting Amber while she was doing her job, bearing witness. Learn more: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/

Wait for the slo-mo. Insane. Amazing

⚡️ Thousands 'without light and warm water' — At tournament, Ukrainian tennis player speaks out on Russian energy grid strikes.

I used to get my checked bags searched every single time I flew, they leave a little card saying they’ve done it, so finally I put a note in my bag asking why and they wrote on the card that carrying so many books on a flight is usually how people hide illegal amounts of cash

Kyiv is currently entirely without power and heating after today’s attack. Authorities urged people to leave the city if they can. This is a humanitarian disaster, in case anyone didn’t know

Happy 13th birthday to the most essential artwork of the current era, @kcg.bsky.social ‘s “This is fine,” to all those who celebrate.

This sort of thing makes me realize a lot of people don’t want ChatGPT so much as they long for a more recognizably active God

This is exactly why X has become what it is. So they can manipulate the “truth”

Problematically, AFAICT, you have to do this *with each device* you use bsky with. Muting something on the browser does not seem to mute it on the app, etc. Turning autoplay off on the app does not necessarily turn it off on the browser. So just check to be sure. <3

if you do not want to watch the video, go to settings > content and media and uncheck the "autoplay videos and gifs" box right now

hey everyone now is once again a good time to turn autoplay off for videos

An on-again, off-again machine in Saskatchewan that’s vital for diagnosing cancer has been disrupted again, putting at least one family in a bind. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/irres... #skpoli