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Retired, artist, photographer, Victoria, BC, Canada. This is my second account for topical and news-related posts. My photography and art account is @canavart.bsky.social I'd like to try to keep them separate.
I will say something about my current class of 3rd graders: They get REALLY into a story. I read the same series of books to my kids every year. And this group not only pays attention but asks questions, makes their own predictions, get excited when they connect dots. Itβs reassuring to me.
04.03.2026 16:41 β π 593 π 58 π¬ 31 π 1Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM
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Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.
They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.
Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.
Watch how they vote this week.
I have a secret to tell Marc: The reason for being a moral, decent, good person is not so that people like you and stop criticizing you. In fact, you're right, they won't. You do it anyway.
04.03.2026 04:27 β π 454 π 66 π¬ 12 π 3
Jacob Collier is a British multi-album Grammy award winner.
He is known for his "audience choir' interactions, skillfully leading thousands of audience members in improvised, multi-part singing. This performance on Oct 27 2025, was his first attempt at the "audience orchestra" concept.
#music
The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.
04.03.2026 01:07 β π 3835 π 2489 π¬ 337 π 557I don't know who needs to hear this, but South Koreans took 6 hours to stop their insurrection, 10 days to impeach the president behind it, and just 6 weeks to convict him. He was sentenced to life in prison 2 weeks ago. Their country's stock market shot up 10%.
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02.03.2026 23:11 β π 3329 π 938 π¬ 96 π 40They don't even bother to lie anymore scene from Andor
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27.02.2026 15:33 β π 157 π 30 π¬ 2 π 1This seems bad.
03.03.2026 07:03 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0This is actually a pretty good summary of where weβre at, and how we got here.
02.03.2026 19:54 β π 2802 π 1163 π¬ 170 π 63He's never going to give up on trying to be the number one toady to the global bully. He himself is a bully, and that's how they think.
02.03.2026 23:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
RIP Terry Watkinson of Max Webster. First group I ever saw. They blew my mind. An incredible talent. Go to the angels.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=27wc...
Finding myself buying records and CDs instead of streaming music, watching 4Ks and Blus instead of streaming, trying to disconnect from my phone. Itβs not for everyone; it can be an expensive habit. But it makes the media I enjoy feel more substantial. Less choice. More investment.
01.03.2026 23:18 β π 1194 π 118 π¬ 10 π 14H/T @thegoodliars.bsky.social
01.03.2026 17:04 β π 3774 π 1271 π¬ 156 π 41i hate war. i cry tears for the innocent dead. there's no need for any of what's happening. there's no proper consequences nor accountability. the citizens of neither the aggressors nor the victim states want this. the false narratives of "strong men" and preemptive strikes for peace are so hollow.
28.02.2026 12:59 β π 1823 π 469 π¬ 72 π 22You frickinβ think so?
01.03.2026 04:07 β π 409 π 65 π¬ 20 π 2I feel like this applies to almost everything that is just so stupid right now: We're really going to go down this road because people who already have an obscene amount of money want even more.
01.03.2026 01:26 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people... OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.
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I never ever imagined Iβd agree w/anything Marjorie Taylor Greene said
Itβs as if I have been teleported to a strange alternative universe
Translation: Scott Jennings thinks youβre a moron
28.02.2026 22:00 β π 2848 π 635 π¬ 250 π 44congress sounds cool i wish it was real
28.02.2026 19:41 β π 8319 π 1326 π¬ 63 π 22"Assemble the Board of Peace - I'm starting a war".
28.02.2026 08:28 β π 14611 π 3310 π¬ 416 π 124Anthropic responds to Hegseth. www.anthropic.com/news/stateme...
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βYou can bring down the cost of your groceries if you start buying cheap foods you donβt like. Or eating whales and bears you find during the day!β
RFK Jr can always be counted on to bring the stupidity.
It Can Now Be Plainly Said: Trump Is Planning a November Coup dβΓtat
28.02.2026 00:40 β π 1246 π 615 π¬ 88 π 47Agreed. Heβs not kidding. Heβs means every damn word of it. Heβs everything our Founders feared. We must recognize that heβs serious so we can defeat him.
28.02.2026 00:02 β π 2529 π 755 π¬ 118 π 24Radiohead has issued a statement responding to the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized use of their song "Let Down" in a recent social media video.
27.02.2026 21:04 β π 5621 π 1544 π¬ 88 π 98this is what they said it would be like under socialism
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