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tuxedo cat swatting a man’s nose (cat paw somewhat motion blurred). the man is recoiling/wincing.

me explaining daylight saving time to the cat

Well that fucking sucks.

It always reminds me of that Far Side cartoon, "Same planet, different worlds". One of my faves 😆

Like... oh, THAT is how you have a car.

I remember having this realisation when I was doing my undergrad degree 😩

A pot of split pea soup ready to be eaten

Pease porridge hot!

Healthy eating for family of 4 costs $1,180/month, many Ottawaans cannot afford it Food insecurity continues to rise in Ottawa and across the country as wages do not meet the costs of basic needs.

Given the discussion about food banks and hunger in the United States, it’s worth noting Ottawa Public Health reports that 25% of families faced food insecurity in 2024. On average it costs $1180 (CAD) to feed a family of four.
ottawa.citynews.ca/2025/11/02/h...?

Let him in!!

as an over enthusiastic user of gifs i regret to inform any of you who didn’t already know this unsurprising but depressing fact: the gif libraries on these platforms are all flooded with generated videos now

Free Speech at UBC: ‘We're Watching This Case Very Closely’ | The Tyee Profs petitioned BC’s Supreme Court to stop land acknowledgments and other ‘political’ statements by the university. That’s dangerous, says a BCCLA lawyer.

An example of where and how the term "institutional neutrality" is being used. thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...

"The Victorians were so uptight!"
Sherlock Holmes: {burgles a house and sets it on fire} now Watson, hand me the cocaine

"That janitor who cleans the escalator handrail by holding a cloth in place as the escalator moves"

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Every year this is awesome

The best is when that's not even correct, you start walking and the missing vehicle drives past you.

Oh even more fun. I know how packed those things get.

Apparently we are playing the Disappearing Bus Game on the transit app today, IYKYK.

Once again this year I am going to maintain a thread – on Twitter and this year also on Bluesky – tracking victories won by social movements and other grassroots formations fighting for justice and liberation. This is the start of the thread for 2025.
#MovementWins2025

And you can find out who they are by going to that organisation's website, lolsob

To be clear, this is a US organisation actively recruiting members in Canadian PSE. I think it's important for faculty to understand where terms like "institutional neutrality" come from and what they signify. I've seen some people praising this idea without, apparently, knowing what it means.

TARDIGRADE ON A BUILDING

Institutional Neutrality By staying neutral on the controversies of the day, college and university leaders can set the stage for free and full discussion.

Here's an organisation pushing the idea: heterodoxacademy.org/issues/insti...

Free Speech at UBC: ‘We're Watching This Case Very Closely’ | The Tyee Profs petitioned BC’s Supreme Court to stop land acknowledgments and other ‘political’ statements by the university. That’s dangerous, says a BCCLA lawyer.

An example of where and how the term "institutional neutrality" is being used. thetyee.ca/News/2025/06...

Does this relate directly to what is going on in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Research? IMHO, yes bsky.app/profile/mich...

The Mintz Report is wrong on EDI - University Affairs Demanding ‘institutional neutrality,’ Alberta’s report on the post-secondary system risks silencing equity.

My opinion: when you see the term "institutional neutrality", don't take it at face value. Throw it into the bin with "viewpoint diversity", because the purpose is the same. universityaffairs.ca/opinion/the-...

I clearly will never be done being amazed at the lengths Bluesky will go to re-engineer this platform to “fix” problems that could be very simply solved by LETTING PEOPLE HAVE PRIVATE ACCOUNTS.

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT

Hiding replies without my consent is *dangerous to me*

I use the mute function extremely carefully for a reason

I need to know if people are being violent at me so I can take action to protect myself

I need to be able to choose for myself who hidden

@pfrazee.com

I admit that after the last 5 years I'm not hugely interested in hearing the word "sacrifice" from someone who clearly isn't suffering from the current economic situation

This week I was at a park and it looked like some people had brought leaf blowers there literally just for (their own) fun. Just creating pollution and noise at the park for kicks 🤷‍♀️

ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate — and paid cash bonuses for performance.

What could go wrong? 🤷‍♂️

I feel like this post is a great opportunity to reflect on if you guys are ABSOLUTELY SURE you want to add a dislike button to this website.