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Paris Review is sharing one of my favorite poems again so I’m sharing it on here again “my old potato” - one of my favorite lines ever

submitted 6 hours ago • 4 comments

This is a good point. We don't *only see fascists cracking down--we also see people rising up

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

Criminally tone deaf

submitted 5 hours ago • 7 comments

1. Three AI data centres in Kamloops 2. The hottest city in Canada 3. With the most water stress of any city >100,000 people in the country 4. In a wildfire zone 5. In a semi-desert, semi-arid mountain climate I have Questions.

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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd. It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.

submitted 15 hours ago • 356 comments

scope this excellent 1965 diagram of the life cycle of the Japanese beetle

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22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses. Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment. ... We were so goddamn close.

submitted 2 days ago • 112 comments

Israel is a rogue genocidal state. Arms embargo now.

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The passing of Bill 15 is both disappointing and damaging to the BC NDP’s relationship with First Nations. Many of us thought the era of relying on the courts to defend and protect our rights was over, but the government is foolishly bringing us backwards. They should be held accountable.

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Withstanding heat isn't a matter of toughness because almost anyone can be made extremely sick by heat. Some workplace protections exist, but vulnerable workers can rarely access them. We need to do more, say advocates. thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...

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"It just really comes as a shock that such accomplished intellectuals, who’ve spent their entire careers pushing the upper bounds of human achievement, could be judgy about a machine that runs the entirety of human imagination through a shredder and glues together what comes out."

submitted 10 days ago • 13 comments

At corollary of this - that AI uses enormous amounts of energy - is that it is also desperately underpriced and the AI corps are hemorrhaging money. It's also why they're desperate for the government to fund them, and why we absolutely shouldn't

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Loving reminder that alt text not only helps people with vision problems but also people with a variety of neurodivergent issues that make it difficult for them to process visual images. Be inclusive. Share the joke or the beauty or the thought-provoking image with the widest audience possible. 💜

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

This is a view from the surface of Comet 67P. The busy particles in the foreground are cosmic rays or bits of dust and ice. The dots moving in the background are stars.

submitted 8 days ago • 329 comments

Imagine making millions and having that level of success as a writer and choosing to spend your days punching down, seething with bitterness and pedaling Hate. #TransWomenAreWomen #TransRightsAreHumanRights

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It's been a few weeks since the Burnaby Now, Tri-City News and New Westminster Record shuttered. The lack of local reporting is already being felt. www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

Affordable price in an exclusive, gated community. Open floor plan provides lots of flexibility. Bring your imagination! www.rew.ca/properties/1...

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Bubble zone laws banning protest at places of worship and schools pose the latest crackdown on Palestinian solidarity. As they are passed by cities and promised by PM Carney, @desmondcole.bsky.social reports on the threat to dissent—and long history of their use. breachmedia.ca/bubble-zone-...

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ICBC just spent $410 million on rebates that could've been used to fund transportation solutions that benefit everyone, not just drivers. Imagine if those funds were invested instead in public transit and active transportation infrastructure. Sign the HUB petition: bikehub.ca/about-us/new...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

You know what time of year it is? It's check the reservoir time! They added a bunch of other neat data points: metrovancouver.org/services/wat...

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It absolutely sucks that this is necessary, but this tool from @nicktsergas.ca is a fantastic workaround to Meta's block on our country's news ecosystem. I am going to start using and sharing it wherever I can! sharethenews.ca

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Hey @cityofvancouver.bsky.social is there a plan to build a bike lane on Broadway now that the city has approved dozens of towers along the 10th Ave bike lane which will snarl if not outright block the bike lane? Crucial bike infrastructure is going to get stomped on here.

submitted 11 days ago • 2 comments

Russia's ongoing assault of Ukraine is an attempt at extinguishing the spirits of a people, and their culture. To see theatre persisting, even if in a basement, is such a testimony of resistance.

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Americans are so obsessed with individualism that we've lost the ability to conceptualize the true miracle of vaccines having a population wide impact. Yes, it's great they protect immediate family, but the whole point is that if we all do our part, we can eradicate whole diseases and save millions.

submitted 13 days ago • 7 comments

I’M ON A BOAT

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Just a reminder that it’s been a month since Israel’s defense minister himself said we will do a crime against humanity. They just announced the plan to starve civilians. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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Yep, our land use policy basically means renters have to show up and do a song and dance every time just to get new apartment buildings approved during a housing shortage.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

what if we treated Canada Post like a critical public service globalnews.ca/news/1118355...

submitted 14 days ago • 5 comments

People need belongings to survive: shelter, medical goods, clothing, food. We’re suing the City of Vancouver because their cruel bylaws violate the right to life, liberty, and personal security. These new restrictions are dehumanizing and discriminatory. vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/05/16/v...

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I'll be on CBC radio morning shows this weekend talking about Victory Gardens for Bees. Here's some helpful links for Canadian gardeners. #bees beespeakersaijiki.blogspot.com/2025/05/cana...

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

Here is the grad speech that NYU is now withholding the student's diploma for: "As I search my heart today in addressing you all…the only thing that is appropriate to say in this time and to a group this large is a recognition of the atrocities currently happening in Palestine."

submitted 16 days ago • 124 comments

Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

submitted 16 days ago • 99 comments

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'it is imperative that Canada does not replicate the reckless expansion of AI technologies in government that the United States has witnessed.' @policyalternatives.ca @simonenoch.bsky.social

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holy SHIT you need to watch this video notice what happens about 14 seconds in (trust me, you'll see it) www.youtube.com/watch?v=77ub...

submitted 19 days ago • 59 comments

"The idea that art is political isn’t a deformation of art. It’s a fulfilment of it," I said. A profile on the cost of speaking out, although I stress how much more this costs other writers. But there are also benefits to speaking out--a clear conscience, happiness and joy, new allies and friends.

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The caprices of the ultra-elite are a fickle foundation for good work, with funds often yanked on short or no notice as the attention of the billionaires bounces elsewhere or cowardice rears its curly head.

submitted 18 days ago • 37 comments

Imagine bullying a young woman for weeks because she objects to the mass murder of children

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I visited the world’s largest cyclotron @triumflab.bsky.social for the Global Physics Photowalk and all I got was these awesome socks. (Photos to follow) #PhysPics25

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Pet parrots were taught to do video calls, and it was a hit. The birds not only made friends with each other, and selected who they wanted to call and when, but also picked up new skills from fellow parrots. Good enrichment option for improving captive parrot welfare. 🧪🦜 dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...

submitted 19 days ago • 76 comments

The ocean is not an infinite resource for us to exploit. Deep sea mining leaves scars carved in the ocean floor, destroying the area's biodiversity for decades (at least).

submitted 20 days ago • 2 comments

Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

submitted 115 days ago • 146 comments