On this topic, it's important to note that a) accusing someone of being a "witch" could result in you gaining ownership of their property, and b) a substantial proportion of women accused of "witchcraft" were only widows who had to resort to begging because it was illegal for them to own property.

Kerri Coombs@kerricoombs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

According to the deranged fuckwits who control the entire US political system virtually unopposed, the only problem with burning "witches" is that the whole process needs to be more centrally controlled.

According to the deranged fuckwits who control the entire US political system virtually unopposed, the only problem with burning "witches" is that the whole process needs to be more centrally controlled.

Madeline Peltz@peltzmadeline.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Just left the great American state fair where I watched Michael Knowles debate a ten year old girl about the Salem witch trials in front of DOZENS of people

Eventually I'm hoping all these business types will figure out that no matter the tool, it can only ever be as useful as the human being who wields it.

Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans)@iwriteok.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Some amazing quotes in this article about how Ford replaced hundreds of engineers with AI, which broke a bunch of shit causing billions in damage and forcing them to rehire those people. www.the-independent.com/tech/ford-ai...

Literally manifesting a united front against the will of their own constiuency with a swiftness and vigor they could not muster to even feign resistance to open fascism

Truthout@truthout.org · 3mo ago

Centrist Democrats are gearing up to organize against progressives and democratic socialists, who have been racking up victories over the last two years by presenting themselves as an alternative to a failed status quo that lost the 2024 election to President Donald Trump.

Corb Lund: “I requested to have editorial control over the framing of my question and she looked me in the eye and said well, we have a particular outcome we want for these questions so we frame them a certain way.” WOW there it is

The ferry connecting the island I live on to the mainland is ONLY available to people who book on a complicated website. Not a rinkydink private ferry to nowhere- public, vital connector between central Vancouver Island and Vancouver. Can't help thinking of people who won't be able to make the trip.

🇨🇦 l.faraday 🇨🇦@mizati.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Agreed.

Remote communities often depend on diesel generators. This is where the pursuit of energy independence and a low carbon transition needs to start. Congrats to the people of Quaqtuq!

Paul DeCampo@pauldecampo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Construction begins on wind turbine in Quaqtaq, Nunavik – the start of its clean energy transition Turbine one of 2 wind energy projects under development in Nunavik www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

You can take the banker out of the bank but you apparently can't take the bank out of the banker. Carney ran on resistance to selling out Canada and governs by doing almost nothing else.

Scott Robertson@sarobertson.bsky.social · 5mo ago

PM Carney on the privatization of federal assets: "What we're looking to do with all the tools we have is to catalyze building of this economy. If there are some assets that the federal government has that can help with that process, we'll look at it as part of a comprehensive approach."

Why does he look like a twelve year old dressed up like a gangster for Halloween?

Philip Bump@pbump.com · 3mo ago

I’m sorry, no. This is not the guy who did the reflecting pool. No. Come on. We’re just putting a hat on a hat here. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

Ladybugs in the community peony garden. #gardening #bloomscrolling

My dog has a troubling swelling on the side of his wiener and I cannot for the life of me think of web search terms for this issue that won't destroy my algorithm forever.

well done

Fun fact: The Apprentice TV show had to spend a ton of time and money trying to make all Trump's tacky, run down properties look affluent. Maybe when you refuse to pay your contractors for decades, you don't end up with the best contractors?

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The chunks of blue paint peeling off the bottom of the pool is too much. I can’t. How is this real?

Embarrassing that the Canadian PM is wholeheartedly uncritical of this entire fiasco when even literal Republicans recognize it's a massive clusterfuck.

Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉@pguist.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Communication between humans is the entire point of writing and reading. If a human can't be bothered to write it, there's no reason other humans will bother to read it. Mark my words: Using an LLM to generate a book will turn out to be an even bigger waste of your time than writing it yourself.

Crystal Fleming クリスタル@alwaystheself.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Interestingly, the intuition I felt and spoke from -- that embodied knowing -- is precisely the kind of thing AI, for all of its performative anthropomorphic gesturing at the simulacrum of personhood, can't do. Tech billionaires want us to believe that our embodied/human ways of knowing are useless!

People laughed when Trump said the war would only end with unconditional surrender but he's a man of his word and he has now surrendered unconditionally

"US liquefied natural gas developers expected Europe to become the cornerstone market for the next generation of export projects. Instead, the region is increasingly shying away from the long-term contracts needed to get them built."

Europe Shuns Long-Term US LNG Deals, Frustrating Developers

US liquefied natural gas developers expected Europe to become the cornerstone market for the next generation of export projects. Instead, the region is increasingly shying away from the long-term cont...

bloomberg.com

is this why george soros isn't paying my invoices

Ash@ashstoneman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s a passion of mine. I’m not doing it for the money

“.. Claims about Hormuz reopening are exactly why we built this: If ships start moving through the Strait with AIS transponders on, you’ll see it in the index — updated every 30 minutes ..” @bloomberg.com

Just met guy in Hope with a sign on his bike saying "83 years old and cycling across Canada. Ask me why." So I asked him why and he said "No reason." 😁 Lovely.

BRENNAN: But there is a crisis with those weapons stockpiles right now HEGSETH: No there is not. That is a manufactured story that the media wants to peddle BRENNAN: You have testified to it in front of Congress HEGSETH: You don't have to read back to me what I testified

What if we just believed young people when they say it’s because of climate change and being broke?

NPR@npr.org · 4mo ago

Are smartphones causing people to have fewer children? A provocative new working paper explores the persistent drop in birth rates since the iPhone was introduced nearly two decades ago.

Aerial PARTIAL view of the anti racist, anti fascist crowd in Belfast right now. City Hall to the left for scale. This - this is the real Belfast. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

Hundreds of strangers in Belfast working together. Doing shopping, providing accommodation, driving kids to school, people to hospital appointments. Have just been told of a woman close to us who hasn't left her house since Monday so we'll be sorting her out today and getting her anything she needs

Can we all stop pushing the button please?

Normally I frown on people shouting 'TAKE IT OFF' at construction workers but you know what, I'll allow it.

There's only one internally coherent world view that makes this data makes sense: Non-MAGA voters are starting to view socialism as the moderate / centrist position, and they also think the Democrats are becoming more socialist.

G Elliott Morris@gelliottmorris.com · 4mo ago

A new poll from the New York Times shows potential Democratic voters want the party to move to the right, are happy with where it is ideologically, and rate socialism highly. Huh? www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-06-12...

This is how the real war is won.

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 4mo ago

My gf has roped a load of churches into getting their members to collect a load of food that can then be distributed to those who need it across Belfast. Many are afraid to leave their houses, even to get food. People have been delivering food to strangers since this started.

As a person who works in cattle health agritech, believe me when I say this is some "shine a bright light through your body to kill COVID" calibre advice.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo ago

Brooke Rollins says DHS wants to put "AI on drones" to detect screwworm

I think if the thing you're "protesting" is the existence of a specific group of people, and you're doing it by literally trying to burn them to death, you shouldn't be described as a protestor.

Tanja Bueltmann@tanjabueltmann.net · 4mo ago

There are, in my view, 25 things everyone needs to understand in light of recent events: 1) Those out in our communities last night were not protestors, but organised far right extremists. 2) Their actions align with fascist ideologies. 3) So yes: these are fascist practices on our streets. 🧵