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Marie Philip Poulin is in attendance at #WorldSeries #Game7 wearing a Vladdy jersey. #APartOfOurHeritage

For all the (lack of) coverage it's received, you could be forgiven for not knowing that Israel invaded Syria, occupied several hundred square miles, and is now deploying its West Bank tactics to cut Syrian villages off from each other.

The deeply unprofessional masked goons are now going to subcontract their bounties to completely unprofessional armed goons. Awesome.

Which baseball do I need to pray too? This game will be the end of me 😩🐦🐦🐦

Whaaa?!?!

The media is about to blitz us with stories about how awful Maduro is and I want you to remember that even if they're all true, they are being issued solely for the purpose of manufacturing consent for invading Venezuela and killing innocent people.

What an evening. Beyond grateful for what we made together.

Lecture available on line for 2 weeks.

It was truly phenomenal. Tien’s turn to quiet had me quaking. Beautiful. Quite. Deep. Wilkins is one his own, a world of his own. Lubrin is building words. And Glen said it. Said it.

Oh wow! Thank you for posting this, so interesting!

I’m literally vibrating on the subway right now, on my way home

This was the most perfect closing to this incredible evening

Pinching myself right now that I’m in a small lecture hall listening to THE Immanuel Wilkins play the sax, after hearing his brilliant talk 🤯🥹

Improvisation is the ongoing rehearsal of new modes of existing. It’s a meditation that allows the body into the archive for the unrecorded - Immanuel Wilkins

Belgian AI scientists resist the use of AI in academia Several AI scientists have published an open letter calling for a ban on AI use by students.

Belgian AI scientists are advocating *against* the use of AI in academia. “If independent thinking is no longer encouraged at university, where would it?” apache.be/2025/10/24/b...

The 2025 Alchemy Lecture: Sound—at the Interregnum YouTube video by York University - Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

Now listening to the 4th Annual Alchemy Lecture:
Sound—at the Interregnum.

First alchemist is Glen Coulthard, Yellowknives Dene, Prof. First Nations and Indigenous Studies and Political Science

listening: noisescapes of mining, air traffic and urban expansion drowning on Yellowknife
#YUAlchemy

“The humming sound of containment”

The Burial of Black Genius (a.k.a. D'Angelo Lives!) Questlove honors his friend and collaborator D'Angelo: "He was one of the last pure artists in Black music.”

Questlove wrote a tribute to D'Angelo. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR

supportjamaica.gov.jm

Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane:

STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food

RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor

SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise

PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification

Don’t listen to Bill Gates. Climate change demands comprehensive actions. (Putting this in the mildest possible way as Melissa hits land over Jamaica).

and cousins

Dar Al Islam Jamaica Hurricane Relief | THE SUHBA INITIATIVE INC (Powered by Donorbox) 🕌 Dar Al Islam JamaicaHurricane Melissa Emergency ReliefA powerful Category 5 hurricane is approaching Jamaica. Many families are at risk — especially those already struggling. Dar Al Islam Jamaica is...

HURRICANE MELISSA SUPPORT FOR JAMAICA 🇯🇲
Here are a few Jamaican orgs that are doing relief work - please donate and/or share!
Food for the Poor Jamaica: www.foodforthepoorja.org
Helping Hands Jamaica: helpinghandsjamaica.com/donate
Dar Al Islam Jamaica: donorbox.org/dar-al-islam...

This is terrifying

Can they not just finish this with a penalty shootout?

'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation Hurricane Melissa live updates: Category 5 storm threatens Jamaica with devastation

LIVE UPDATES: Hurricane Melissa is edging toward Jamaica and is set to make landfall as a historic Category 5 storm, with winds of more than 160 mph.

‘It is imperative that what the police did here be condemned’: Peel officers made up reasons for an illegal search — then lied about it in court, judge finds A Brampton judge has excluded a gun from evidence after finding police officers participated in a shakedown of the accused, then lied about it in court.

www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-...

The more evidence mounts that Platner is lying, the more convinced I become that he is lying not only about his past but also about his current views.

Ontario bill would look at ‘alternative options’ for ending residential leases, scrap Toronto green roof bylaw. Here are the highlights The Ford government has tabled an omnibus bill that would make changes to a whole suite of laws and regulations, from green roofs to tenant evictions and driver’s licences.

It's damn near impossible to own a home in here, and now the Ford administration wants to make renting in Ontario even more precarious. I absolutely hate this. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/arti...