Right after the war in Ukraine broke out I read an amazing thread on the Other Place on how authoritarianism is incompatible with knowledge industries. The more valuable the industry, the closer to the inner circle the crony assigned to it must be

How is it possible that both the people 20 years older than me and the people 20 years younger than me are equally computer illiterate?

Canada's true crisis is the everyday emergency of just trying to get by in an impossible economy. I’m running for NDP leader so we can transform a system rigged for the rich—together. We need a government that serves the many, not the money. Join in. lewisforleader.ca/ youtu.be/IVy99oiYszY

It’s a lovely little romance with a bunch of actors before they became household names. The home video edit, which is what shows on streaming, is an almost entire different movie from the theatrical release, which has been almost entirely memory holed.

I’ve been playing board games online with voice chat recently, and it feels like a blast from the chill internet past. Never know who’ll you‘ll get paired with Played a game with a guy from the Philippines last night and we had a great time just chatting about our different lives

Elephants! In Saskatchewan! A couple clips from 1955 of a circus setting up in a small town on the prairies. These were scanned from 16mm film #Film #History

I will come to your event or institution and give you a talk about sea monsters :) Contact me if interested.

The problem with this is that no one who’s not also monitoring the Worst Places will believe anything that the Worst Places monitor proposes. And it’s generally not stuff that you can walk people through without full immersion.

I think I achieved the absolute perfect social media engagement balance today. Made a reply that’s taken off a little bit and been giving me 15-20 notifications an hour. Absolutely perfect level of endorphins without being overwhelming

It’s television, but the Westworld season 1 soundtrack is phenomenal. Ramin Djawadi‘s covers in particular are clever and subversive. The western reimagining of Paint it Black is particularly inspired

We're going to travel in style today on the Princess of Nanaimo, sailing out of Vancouver. Certainly seems more stylish than the current ferries! Shot on 16mm film in 1952 #Film #History #Vancouver

Let's visit the Toronto Zoo today. Shot in 1976 on Super8 film, this is a nice selection of critters. Elephants! Rhinos! Giraffes! Tigers! Leopards! Lions! #Film #History #Toronto

GUESS WHO'S BACK BACK AGAIN

Given the smoky weekend I just had, I'm going to post some dramatic clips of an oil well blowout in northern Alberta from 1974. Scanned from Super8 film #Film #History

The big thing I didn't predict about the desire of Capital to replace us, was not understanding that they'd settle for replacing us with substantially *inferior* "ai"

Been a little while since I've posted some of these, so Let's go visit Expo '67 in Montreal Theses were scanned from 8mm film First up is the viewing tower, and the view from it #Film #History #Montreal

“Fascism is the wrong answer. But it responds to the question” Boils down the central struggle of non-fascist politics right now. People are looking for answers to very specific problems they are experiencing. The fascists are happy to fill that need and we need our own answers beyond “fascism bad”

If you’re proud of what you’re doing show your face ::clap clap:: If you’re proud of what you’re doing show your face ::clap clap:: If you’re proud of what you’re doing and you don’t care who you’re screwing, Or that everyone is booing show your face ::clap clap::

Any legal observer offering an opinion on this should come with notes as to their calls on Roe v. Wade and presidential immunity, so we know what their recent record looks like.

Really neat independent maker who could use some exposure and sales

behold: a woman

It’s funny how perceptions can flip. Ozzy Ozbourne was the poster child for living the rock star life. If he’d died in his 20s or 30s it would have been the least surprising news ever. Yet somehow he kicks the bucket at 76 and it’s a genuine shock to the system

July Talk at K-Days!

Policy work: standing against the bathwater with a butterfly net, trying desperately to catch the babies.

Scored tickets to The Odyssey opening night in 70mm IMAX. It’s a year(!) away, and I’m already excited

Disappointed to learn that the Disney+ show “The Bear” isn’t based on the Governor General’s Award-winning book of the same title by Marian Engel. I would have watched an adaptation of that Canadian classic.

With the Calgary Stampede kicking off tomorrow, let's post some stampede clips! These three clips come from the 1977 Stampede Rodeo. Scanned from Super8 Film First up we've got some bronc riding #Film #History #Calgary #Stampede

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... and shot the next day, the Washington Nationals played the New York Yankees in the original Yankee Stadium, July 1 1956. I can't tell which back-to-back game this was, but Yankees won both. From 16mm film Anyone ID any notable players? #Film #History #MLB #washingtonnationals #newyorkyankees

Shot almost exactly 69 years ago, the Philadelphia Phillies played the Brooklyn Dodgers on June 30, 1956 in Ebbets Field. This was the last season before the Dodgers moved to LA. Dodgers won 10-7. From 16mm film Anyone ID any notable players? #Film #History #MLB #Dodgers #DodgersNation #Phillies

I took a photo of this glorious moose! All credit to the zoom lens that let me get this shot from a respectful distance Taken while paddling the Bowron canoe circuit

I need vacation reading for next week. Can anyone recommend some books? Mostly looking for Sci-fi or fantasy. Open to a wide variety of stuff, but trying to avoid anything grim. I get enough grim in the real world!

Here's something that would be shocking today. 1957 when Banff *encouraged* tourists to feed the bears. It would be unthinkable now. Do not do this! Those bear cubs sure are cute though. Scanned from a 16mm film #Film #History #Canada #Banff #Bear

With the big game tonight, it seems a good day to post some classic small town skating rink footage. Shot in 1955 in Saskatchewan. Scanned from 16mm film #Film #History #Hockey #Canada

It will be so funny if he pulls another Blazing Saddles and satirizes the current movies so hard it kills the entire genre

legitimately I do not understand why more billionaires don't fund media passion projects if I had eleventy billion dollars I would absolutely be doing shit like "I will give you people a hundred million bucks to give me a world class KOTOR remake" or funding romcoms based off my fav romance novels

Here's some nostalgia for BC. A clip of Bedrock City from shortly after it opened in 1975. It was a regular stop for a lot of families on road trips. Scanned from Super8 film #Film #History #BC #Canada

Let's go visit the other side of Canada today with some shots of Niagara Falls from 1956. A lot fewer casinos back then, although the sightseeing boats don't seem to have changed much. Scanned from a 16mm film #Film #History #Ontario #Canada

With the King in Canada today to open parliament, it seems like a good day to post this parade in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, celebrating the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Scanned from a 16mm film #Film #History #Canada #Saskatchewan

I wish I’d saved it, but years ago I saw a picture of a counter-protester holding a sign at a white supremacy event that said “If you’re the master race, where are your chins?”

@edmontonin2030.bsky.social as part of the bid, is there any plan to revive Pure Spec or do other Edmonton conventions as a lead-up prior to 2030?

Canada listen to this, if only the introduction, carefully and consider if you prefer Dr. Carney to the simple, unworldly, cosmetic competitor — it’s a simple choice. #Crisis #Credit #Climate #Covid #Worldly #Compitent #CdnPoli #Soverignty #DefendDemocracy youtube.com/watch?v=uvw-...

And lets do one more today. Banff Lake Louise in 1954. Shot on 16mm film #Film #History #Alberta #Canada

This one is as Canadian as it gets. A 1942 film of kids playing hockey on a small town rink. Shot on 16mm #Film #History #Alberta #Canada #Hockey

Some more Canadian content. Soldiers and support units training in Saskatchewan in 1941. Shot on 16mm film #Film #History #Alberta #Canada #CAF

This seems like a good day for some Canadian content. So I'm going to post a few This first one is a farm auction in southern Alberta. Shot in 1950 on 16mm film. I particularly love the fashions and how dressed up everyone feels to modern eyes #Film #History #Alberta #Canada