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John Espley πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆπŸ’‰πŸš€πŸ”­πŸ“š

@johnespley.bsky.social

Progressive. Never Conservative. Science, climate change, wealth inequality. Woke. Proud Canadian born in Yellowknife now happily vaxxed in Toronto. Need more nice. Like science esp. astronomy, news, reading everything but mostly SFF, horror, mystery.

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Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ

Instacart prices vary by 20% or more depending on the customer, despite buying the same item from the same store at the same time.
Instacart admits that customers are subject to "pricing tests."
Surveillance pricing is so much more pervasive than we know.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/b...

09.12.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 284    πŸ” 165    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 21
Amy Hamm: Keep your children away from university arts departments

Amy Hamm: Keep your children away from university arts departments

They might learn *gasp!* critical thinking skills!

Honest to Zeus, the fucking columnists the Post hires...

10.12.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.

10.12.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2963    πŸ” 808    πŸ’¬ 176    πŸ“Œ 58

Canadian here. Never ever coming there again. No matter what comes next. No thanks

10.12.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 79    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œEIGHTY PERCENT OF CHILDREN’S BODIES RECOVERED SO FAR IN GAZA PROVE THEY WERE SHOT EITHER IN THE HEAD OR CHEST”- BBC
All those responsible for these cold blooded murders are WAR CRIMINALS WHO MUST BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE.

09.12.2025 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7

So it turns out an ice agent is much more likely to have an arrest record than an immigrant.

10.12.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2590    πŸ” 864    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 51
LFR19 - Game 29 - BEAST - Lightning 0, Maple Leafs 2
YouTube video by SteveDangle LFR19 - Game 29 - BEAST - Lightning 0, Maple Leafs 2

LFR19 - Game 29 - BEAST - Lightning 0, Maple Leafs 2 youtu.be/1s9dKBEMaEM?...

09.12.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The crosscheck to the face that he received that got his stick up in the first place is fine, it's fine.

09.12.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reviewers' Choice: The Best Books of 2025 - Reactor Reactor’s regular book reviewers talk about notable titles they read in 2025

Welcome to THE BEST BOOKS OF 2025: REVIEWER'S CHOICE!! Reactor's book reviewers have come together to recommend their favorite 2025 reads. How many have you picked up?

09.12.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 23

One of the best things about no longer being on Twitter/X is that U.S. government officials aren’t active here.

From what I can tell the most senior members of the Trump administration just post unvarnished racism all day, every day on X.

Glad I moved on.

08.12.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1291    πŸ” 111    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 3
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Horrific. There is no cease fire.

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...

09.12.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 568    πŸ” 213    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 8

Dirty play

09.12.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon workers in Quebec unionized, so Amazon closed all their fulfillment centres in the province.

7 centres shut down. Almost 2,000 people out of work.

This is a massive violation of labour rights.

It’s also an excellent reason to boycott Amazon.

09.12.2025 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1053    πŸ” 398    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 23
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SCOTUS seems to be preparing for more pretzel logic. πŸ₯¨ joycevance.substack.com/p/monday-in-...

09.12.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2540    πŸ” 864    πŸ’¬ 127    πŸ“Œ 41
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πŸš¨πŸ‘‡πŸ½THIS THIS THISπŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸš¨

β€œTrump signaled he may impose new tariffs on agricultural products β€” including Canadian fertilizer.”
bloom.bg/3XHA9jK

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

How is that plan working out for you Nutrien / Saskatchewan? FAFO

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08.12.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is really troubling. So much damage has been done to this country just within 11 months of 47's presidency. How can we ever undo this?!?

09.12.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2126    πŸ” 783    πŸ’¬ 204    πŸ“Œ 51
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ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows The figures don't include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.

ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows

08.12.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2278    πŸ” 1602    πŸ’¬ 157    πŸ“Œ 118

Domi on a power play is about as effective as Domi in OT.

09.12.2025 03:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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China's trade surplus tops $1 trillion as its exports surge China's exports returned to growth in November after an unexpected contraction in October, pushing its trade surplus for 2025 past the $1 trillion mark for the first time.

we're still winning, right?

apnews.com/article/chin...

09.12.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Anti-genocide protests demand Australia cut ties with Israel Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, despite the so-called ceasefire and β€œstage one” of a US-brokered β€œpeace” plan, was the trigger for another national day of action, across Australia. Pip Hinman ...

Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, despite the so-called ceasefire and β€œstage one” of a US-brokered β€œpeace” plan, was the trigger for another national day of action across Australia. www.greenleft.org.au/2025/1444/ne...

08.12.2025 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 242    πŸ” 114    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 1

Forget the pk. Do something about the 32nd rated power play.

09.12.2025 02:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the City Council Buddy System City Hall Watcher #361: The Council Scorecard gets updated with a look at the various factions at City Hall, plus fare capping, a luxury land transfer tax hike, free parking passes, and more!

Check your inbox: it’s City Hall Watcher #361!

An update to the Council Scorecard brings a fun new feature comparing vote patterns. Everyone has a buddy and a nemesis, it turns out. Also: fare capping, land transfer tax hikes, parking concerns and more. toronto.cityhallwatcher.com/p/introducin...

08.12.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Berube is an idiot

09.12.2025 01:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Why is Robertson in the press box

09.12.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching Andrew Scheer come on TV and spin a web of absolute bullshit is forever a frustrating exercise. Mad props to David Cochrane for trying to cut through it, but man, this shouldn't be necessary because this is not how we should do politics in this country. #PnPCBC

08.12.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
VIVA VENEZUELA!

ericmargolis.com/2025/12/viva...

08.12.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funday weekend addendum: Everybody has fun mocking Trump's FIFA Peace Prize "Do not go gentle into that good night. Blog, blog against the dying of the light"

cathiefromcanada.blogspot.com/2025/12/fund...

08.12.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cladonia lichen, green and brown in colour. Has a long stalk with a round β€œplate” on top, out of which are growing another layer of similar, but smaller structures.

Cladonia lichen, green and brown in colour. Has a long stalk with a round β€œplate” on top, out of which are growing another layer of similar, but smaller structures.

Another Cladonia lichen close up. Northwest Territories, Canada.
#lichen #fungi #fungifriends

08.12.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 517    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that the oligarchs, backed by the scum in the Kremlin and the White House, want to carve up Europe between the USA and Russia.

08.12.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 5212    πŸ” 1970    πŸ’¬ 670    πŸ“Œ 0

Every time Butker misses a kick I smile a little.

08.12.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1170    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 3

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