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knitgnat.bsky.social
Knitter, rambler, pinch-potter, gardener, fog-lover, Quaker.
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed. Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance. My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...

submitted 40 days ago • 512 comments

Cuts to the NWS will have an impact in our region. Weather balloons provide very important data for weather forecasting models (including the Canadian & European models) and provide important insights during fall, winter and spring storms here in the northeast. #nsstorm #nbstorm #nlwx #halisky

submitted 48 days ago • 2 comments

This is a basic obviosity but there's no reason to not simply state that Trans people were degraded and dehumanized by Trump last night to waves of applause. Everyone saw it, it was disgusting, it made me fear for friends and family, and this rhetoric can't ever be considered normal or okay.

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Left-wing censorship was a fantasy, but the right-wing censorship is real, unconstitutional, and murderous. There was no majority anti-conservative social media bias or casual forced use of words like “birthing person.” But stripping protest rights and official language is actual deadly censorship

submitted 51 days ago • 34 comments

"A lot of trans people felt a deep sense of ironic deja-vu watching the controversy play out," writes Rhea Rollmann. "Responsible journalism helps us understand each other’s identities and what they mean to us." Read more 👇 theindependent.ca/commentary/c...

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February 16, 2025

submitted 67 days ago • 87 comments

We are in a dangerous time but here are two important facts: 1. Trump's base of support is a minority. 2. That base is going to shrink as his agenda is enacted. The opposition is the majority. No moping allowed. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

submitted 69 days ago • 60 comments

February 15, 2025

submitted 68 days ago • 53 comments

@canadaland.com, @cbcpitchbot.bsky.social Why is CBC not reporting on the role that Elon Musk and his tech bros, in concert with Trump, are playing in the takeover of the US government in defiance of the Constitution, including the Treasury payment system, USAID, and now the Department of Education?

submitted 79 days ago • 0 comments