AngelaW

Unbelievable stupidities. How the press can rise to the moment.

TLDR: the media is not covering what's happening in the USA and what its federal government is doing. And I guess - fascism - it's not *quite* unprecedented, ie they should remember history. I'm astounded to see "how did it happen" unfolding IRL now. :( www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Therapists are secretly using ChatGPT. Clients are triggered. Some therapists are using AI during therapy sessions. They’re risking their clients’ trust and privacy in the process.

Shocked but not surprised? www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/02/1...

Horror as Holocaust memorial vandalised with 'Free Gaza' graffiti Israel's top diplomat Gideon Sa'ar says the country must 'wake up' after the memorial was vandalised.

So much irony.
www.express.co.uk/news/world/2...

Wow - not a joke, and I'm surprised it's legal.

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Russia’s summer offensive is turning into an escalating crisis for Ukraine | CNN The silent, moonless black is broken only by the whirr above of a Russian drone.

This needs to end, already. Get Russia out of there. www.cnn.com/2025/07/30/e...

Staff at Canadian Armed Forces base say contamination made them sick | The Narwhal CFB Moose Jaw is contaminated with forever chemicals (PFAS). Employees say toxins at the Canadian Armed Forces base caused cancers, neurological disorders and other illnesses

Epic fail, #DND

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That was my first reaction. Then "use your ears, not a diagram" - had to have the BS explained to me, because the visual was impenetrable.

Yeah, very useful if you speak Old English or Ukrainian.

Well, I had a really beautiful musical day today, so I'm finishing off by again reading the obituary of one of my fave musicians, Ahmed Alshaiba - check out his Ya Rayah or Despacito on YT if you're curious. Gorgeous.
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The reluctant collaborator: surviving Syria’s brutal civil war – and its aftermath At 18, Mustafa was told his only way out of prison was to join the regime forces. After 14 years, his past as one of Assad’s fighters could get him killed

An amazing read. I remember asking a Syrian language exchange partner about the situation in his country. He said it was too complicated to explain. Yeah, to a naive Canadian like me, yes. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

Or maybe sooner if we're lucky. But I am not a lucky person. theonion.com/when-youre-f...

39 Lessons learned in prison | Prison Writers Dorothy Maraglino, serving a life sentence in California, shares a long list of lessons learned in prison. The people in the position to help the most have the power to hurt the most. "I'm sorry" shou...

So much of this is true outside of prison, too. Social reality is "constructed" or as we non-fancy people say - fake.

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Some silliness I cooked up: Sound x a trillion = colour

My American friend, who has lived in Canada 50 years cuz she married a Canadian guy, just applied for Canadian citizenship. She had said she would never immigrate. Well, thanks the orange fascist, she changed her mind. Good call, I'd say. But I'm very surprised by this today!

Glory to Ukraine!

they just totally fucked up a ton of Russian bombers 💪

Well, today is Fats Waller's bday! A good day to be practising piano, just like every other day. Too bad he didn't live longer, but I guess when you party double-time, that's what happens.

YouTube video by Disturbiasm Tim Minchin - The Pope Song

I guess if I had a blog it'd be called "This ain't new." But this is timely, the Pope Song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkOH...

Wow, having read this more carefully, it's deeply insightful, I feel. As someone who could never make sense of gender, had I gone George Sand I would not have been able to have the experiences she had. I wouldn't have had the social imagination. Gonna check the book out.

What it's like to hike the Astungkara Way in Bali A new hike through the rice paddies and forested interior of Bali offers a meaningful way to experience Indonesia’s ‘Island of the Gods’, without the crowds.

Well, some things in Bali haven't changed since the 80s. Still black rice pudding for breakfast, the arak experience, but now they've created a walking trail for tourism - I loved walking the rice paddies back in the day. A real favourite thing

www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...

Double agent Norah Vincent spent 18 months disguised as a man. She relives the boys nights out, the bad dates - and what happened when she ended up in bed with another woman.

As a kid who seriously considered pulling a George Sand, I find this (2006) new-to-me article fascinating - a good read.

www.theguardian.com/world/2006/m...

YouTube video by Josh Walsh Why Chopin's Waltz Sounds AMAZING as Jazz (ft. Luca Sestak)

A jazz take on Chopin and a "waltz" in 4/4. And virtuoso performances. And the amazing Josh Walsh, too.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgf0...

Global sperm production is down, plummeting. Unfortunately, that is a sign of generally worsened health, not too surprising in this world. On the bright side, maybe it'll make a dent in overpopulation. Many people feel they do not have enough, and yet tend to deny overpopulation. archive.is/VriND

orange jesus
orange fascist
orange racist
orange felon
orange dumbass

take your pick

"While women make up 70 percent of cases of Alzheimer’s disease and 65 percent of cases of depression, only about half of one percent of brain-imaging research is related to women." #dementia #brain-imaging #women #research

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Bald cypress, a fascinating wetland plant that can live to be thousands of years old - deep dive into their history and current ecological status from National Geographic. Have never seen one but have always dreamed of paddling thes swamps. archive.is/Y2USD

Huh, was cleaning out my hard drive and stumbled upon these old cartoon strips I drew. Just thought I'd share. Can't see where to put alt text, but: frogs, cattails, sheep, wildlife

Interesting the way this is written. Surprised I got caught up reading a crime story - usually not interested because I hear enough true crime at work. It's quite long, too. archive.is/viCZX

This line intrigued me, "Things (including books) are always easier to describe when they are like something else, and it was Gallant’s great strength and less-than-great public-relations problem that her work is so unlike anyone else’s." Gotta check out her short stories
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I've always loved singing, and took just a few lessons 30 years ago from Craig Tompkins. Since I want more lessons now, I am listening to the tape made at my first lesson, back in 1995. It's so embarrassing - yikes! My knees are shaky. I remember going in with no preconceptions - ie pure ignorance 😂

Looking back on 15 years of rooftop farming. Fifteen years ago, we set out to change the way cities eat…starting from the rooftops. Our story began with our founder Mohammed Hage’s vision of a city topped with rooftop farms and a mi...

Just discovered this amazing company in Quebec. We need this here in BC. Was never interested in sale, but for this I think I'd enjoy making such projects happen - big food-production greenhouses on unused commercial rooftops.

montreal.lufa.com/en/blog/look...