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@nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social

Baroque mind that loves Baroque music. Broken mind that loves breakaway minds. I am 68. A radical environmentalist. Happily married for 36 years. Dual citizen. In Canada - NDP or Green Party. In the US - straight Democratic ticket. I am sort of retired.

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It's a Nice Day for CRM | TWiT.TV As AI-generated clip content upends trust and creativity, this week's panel members join forces to unravel whether weโ€™re facing a cultural disaster or just the next leap

New Podcast Episode:
This Week in Tech: It's a Nice Day for CRM
AI Slop, Media Power, & the Future of Trust
with @leolaporte.me, @notpatrick.com, Georgia Dow, @iainthomson.bsky.social

05.10.2025 22:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Melbourneโ€™s โ€˜spectacularโ€™ Metro Tunnel stations are finally finished. Hereโ€™s what they look like and whatโ€™s next Town Hall and State Library train stations join Anzac, Arden and Parkville as city waits for launch date of long-awaited rail line * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The final two stations of Melbourneโ€™s Metro Tunnel are complete, paving the way for the long-awaited project to open by the end of the year โ€“ though the government remains tight-lipped on its exact launch date. The Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, held back-to-back press conferences on Sunday and Monday to announce the completion of Town Hall and State Library stations, joining Anzac, Arden and Parkville stations, which were handed over to Metro Trains in April. Continue reading...

Melbourneโ€™s โ€˜spectacularโ€™ Metro Tunnel stations are finally finished. Hereโ€™s what they look like and whatโ€™s next

06.10.2025 05:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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'Disgusting': Critics Rip Trump's Chilling New Threat Against Democrats The president told thousands of members of the military that Democrats are "gnats that "we have to take care of."

The president told thousands of members of the military that Democrats are "gnats that "we have to take care of."

06.10.2025 05:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Spanish activists of Gaza humanitarian aid flotilla who arrived in Madrid after flying back from Tel Aviv, alleged mistreatment and violation of rights by Israel authorities. Meanwhile, around 10 Tunisian activists received a heroโ€™s welcome as they arrived in Tunis.

06.10.2025 05:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 131    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

BOOM ๐Ÿ”ฅ:

Judge Immergut issues a second Temporary Restraining Order prohibiting the relocation, federalization, or deployment of ANY NATIONAL GUARD FROM ANY STATE into the state of Oregon.

06.10.2025 03:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10453    ๐Ÿ” 2953    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 286    ๐Ÿ“Œ 173

How can 78% of Americans want the ACA tax credits extended, but only 27% approve of Dems handling of the shutdown? Could it be the way pollsters ask questions? Is it propaganda? A corporate media issue? A messaging problem?

05.10.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4035    ๐Ÿ” 1061    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 649    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73
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October 5, 2025โ€”On Control Rods Former government person, author, teacher, father, grandfather. Tall and really quite funny.

open.substack.com/pub/jamescom...

06.10.2025 05:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stephen Miller accused of 'incitement to violence against judges' with new 'purge' comment U.S. White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller Saturday was accused of "incitement to violence against judges."Miller, who has been accused of making his subordinates cry at work, took to socia...

Stephen Miller accused of 'incitement to violence against judges' with new 'purge' comment

www.rawstory.com/stephen-mill...

05.10.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 148    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

05.10.2025 15:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5247    ๐Ÿ” 2323    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 210    ๐Ÿ“Œ 145
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."

( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

06.10.2025 03:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8575    ๐Ÿ” 3276    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 239    ๐Ÿ“Œ 223

i think anyone taught by ilan wurman ought to ask the university of minnesota law school for their money back

05.10.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7163    ๐Ÿ” 1202    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 126    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
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Give Your Burger Some French Flair With Aldi's Reddit-Approved Buns - Dining and Cooking Ah, the glorious, delicious delights of a burger. You can take it in smash or regular patty format, use an alternative meat mix like chorizo and venison, or

Give Your Burger Some French Flair With Aldiโ€™s Reddit-Approved Buns

https://www.diningandcooking.com/2319086/give-your-burger-some-french-flair-with-aldis-reddit-approved-buns/

Ah, the glorious, delicious delights of a burger. You can take it in smash or regular patty format, use an alternative โ€ฆ

06.10.2025 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This canโ€™t be good!

06.10.2025 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 769    ๐Ÿ” 205    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 199    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49

EXTRAORDINARY
We are witnessing the most extreme day the world has ever seen:
Dozens of thousands of records are being smashed with extreme margins in over 150 countries worldwide.
There had never been anything remotely comparable to what we are seeing now

Wait for MANY updates

05.10.2025 09:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
When a nearly 30-year old textbook is still the best on the digital economy | The Enlightened Economist

When a nearly 30-year old textbook is still the best on the digital economy www.enlightenmenteconomics.com/blog/index.p...

05.10.2025 14:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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My message to Kristi Noem is clear: Get out of Chicago.

05.10.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25664    ๐Ÿ” 6993    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1061    ๐Ÿ“Œ 352
The Secret of Montrealโ€™s Urbanism Success
YouTube video by Oh The Urbanity! The Secret of Montrealโ€™s Urbanism Success

This video is a long time coming.

People always ask me: what makes Montreal so ambitious on urbanism? (At least for bikes and pedestrians.)

I've been thinking through this and asking Montrealers, and in this video I want to cover *part* of the answer.

05.10.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Bonta: Just minutes before the hearing, we got word that the Texas National Guard has been federalized.

We asked the judge to issue a broad order โ€” one that applies to every National Guard unit in every state โ€” stating that none of them can be deployed to Oregon.

She issued that order

06.10.2025 05:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3677    ๐Ÿ” 1200    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 101    ๐Ÿ“Œ 63

Porn exists

Get over it

The internet would be a better place

1) folks get over their fear of porn

2) people parent their kids

3) we bring back kid centric sites

06.10.2025 02:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iโ€™d rather be woke than broke

05.10.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 975    ๐Ÿ” 250    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Literally a sign of the times: Plenty of people, not nearly enough soul.

06.10.2025 02:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1201    ๐Ÿ” 283    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Breaking: Trump Defies Federal Judge โ€” Federalizes California National Guard to Bypass Block in Portland After a federal judge halted his Portland crackdown, Trump bypasses the courts and orders Californiaโ€™s Guard under federal control โ€” a move insiders say is just the beginning.

Breaking: Trump Defies Federal Judge โ€” Federalizes California National Guard to Bypass Block in Portland

06.10.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Apparently state TV is not doing it's job correctly.๐Ÿ™„

Do you think he actually believes this nonsense? I know he lies constantly about literally everything, but he's also delusional and lives in a fictional reality where he is everyone's hero.

IDK which psychosis is operative at any given time.๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

05.10.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 674    ๐Ÿ” 176    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 85    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

I knew guys like Stephen Miller in high school. Always loud, always brash, always edgelording, always intensifying & always stuffed in a locker.

I saw them at my high school reunion & theyโ€™re even louder because they stay in spaces where no one can give them consequences for being a douche nozzle.

05.10.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 837    ๐Ÿ” 122    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Christ follower enters the chat

06.10.2025 00:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6170    ๐Ÿ” 1515    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 461    ๐Ÿ“Œ 105
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Pensive Mary quietly rests and feeds her baby on the way to Egypt, before a completely amazing landscape that includes lots of thwarted idolatry & miracles! By Joachim Patinir of Antwerp, whose day is today.

05.10.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 119    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Every journalist should have the following response prepared for every time they speak with Premier Danielle Smith:

โ€œWith respect, Premier, that did not answer my question. What you provided was a justification aligned with your predetermined position, not a direct response."

05.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Still waiting for it to trickle down...

06.10.2025 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7300    ๐Ÿ” 2453    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 261    ๐Ÿ“Œ 102

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