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He/him Labels, like shirts, tend to fit too tight at the collar and too long at the sleeves, but if you treat me as a mediocre, cishet, middle-aged white guy, you're not going to be far off the mark. Might follow back if you'll add joy to my timeline.
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title: A computer geek decides to log off and see what life outdoors is like.
Sarah Z@sarahz.bsky.social · last mo.Guy walks around his small town and says hi to people, goes to his boring but tolerable job in a cubicle, politely chats with his buddy and his wife, and then goes sailing
No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
Jillbles@jillbles.bsky.social · last mo.No cheating. Share the last photo of the sky from your camera roll.
“Whether someone is a scientist, an IT expert or a Member of Parliament, in-person attendance should be required when it serves the work – not simply for the sake of visibility.” -PIPSC President Sean O’Reilly www.cp24.com/news/canada/... #CdnPoli #RemoteWorks
Years after the pandemic, MPs are divided on hybrid Parliament rules
During the pandemic, members of Parliament began voting and attending committee meetings from home. Six years later, Parliamentarians are divided over whether those hybrid rules should remain in place...
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Got upset and made this so hopefully people will actually listen. What the fuck are we doing here folks?
This is for anyone who needs it. You should know that there’s always support and I truly hope you have access to it.
The pro-shot of the West End production of Hadestown with the original B'way leads now has a trailer (and a release date). www.youtube.com/watch?v=76Q5...
Hadestown: The Musical | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Bleecker Street
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It's impossible to neatly attribute all of the bad things happening in the world to a single cause. But if you absolutely *had* to, "some people lack the organ of shame" would have to be a top-five contender for that single cause.
Olivia Waite@oliviawaite.com · 5mo agoMinor PS: if my last article about an author’s political stances led to a direct refutation by that author’s daughter, I would simply fade away from the mortification, but I guess some people lack the organ of shame.
A film that takes place where you're from:
a young man with the words " this is booooooring " behind him
Alt: A GIF from Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Scott is reading an e-mail sent to him by the first of Ramona's Seven Evil Exes, announcing that he has to fight them, and Scott's reaction to skimming the content of the e-mail is: "This is boooooring."
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Jillbles@jillbles.bsky.social · 6mo agoa film that takes place where you're from:
I might, were I to be especially generous, accept the notion that people were hoodwinked. Credulous media, the toxic ecosystem of social media, their moronic peers. Sure. However, to be so disastrously easy a mark is a dire moral failing of its own kind.
Ubiquitously advertised betting available through the computer you carry in your pocket via apps designed and managed by ruthlessly efficient data scientists and programmers seems like a mistake. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
My Year as a Degenerate Sports Gambler
Practically overnight, America made wagering on a game as frictionless as checking the weather. I was determined to understand the consequences—for my country, and for myself.
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And the story is "We cannot really measure goodness, but we CAN measure dollars, and good things have come out of dollars, so then the only way to TRULY pursue goodness is to pursue wealth. And because this is good, any attempt to constrain growth of wealth would be evil!" This, sadly, worked.
Ok, no, I have a little more bile about Friedman and the power of stories. The stories we tell ourselves are INCREDIBLY important. Humans can do unbelievable things (both good and bad) when we are inspired by the story of who we are and why we do things.
The time to prevent the thing from happening is *early*, as it is gaining steam. These things always start small, with efforts to weaken the norms against discrimination, with casual, unreflective slurs. They start with wedge policies (not gays, just gay adoption! not trans, just sports!).
I guess I've been added to a Starter Pack based on my handle, and that's why I'm getting a bunch of new followers. Hi! I'm mostly here to read more than I am to say anything. Don't expect to see me much in your feed. If you do see me, expect bad puns or long, multi-skeet rants. Have a nice day!
If you see this post a #StarTrek
a bald man in a red shirt is talking to a woman with the line must be drawn here
Alt: GIF of Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: First Contact. He says, "The line must be drawn HERE. This far. No farther."
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Jillbles@jillbles.bsky.social · 8mo agoIf you see this post a #Startrek
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7133 - Petitions
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Ottawa temperatures are dropping as low as -29°C this weekend. 🥶 Need a place to warm up in Centretown? Visit the Taggart Family Y lobby at 180 Argyle Avenue. We have seating, wifi, and washrooms. Low-cost meals and snacks are available from Chef Ric's. Keep safe and bundled up! 🧣
Pick up the nearest book. Open to page 42 and post your second sentence. Add #page42 and include this rule as a reply "'And it's a robe, not a dress,' he added." - From "Moving Pictures" by Terry Pratchett.
Is it me, or are some of the lyrics in "Feed the World (don't they know it's Christmas time)" kinda screwed up? Like "tonight thank god it's them instead of you"? Seriously? What the fuck, hard pass, thanks, maybe not being grateful for anyone starving is a better option?
I tried to make a Medea joke, but couldn't make it safe for kids.
Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6993 - Petitions
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Freyja Stokes, a real-life #Pratchett scholar, looks at Mrs Palm and the historical connections between sex work and witchcraft... come for the history, stay for some amazing puns. Read for free: www.speculativeinsight.com Please share widely!
