in the Québécois version of King of the Hill (“Henri pis sa gang”), Boomhauer is named Papineau and sounds like this
Nora Loreto
@nolore.bsky.social
Author, freelance journalist, socialist. Kryptonite to a certain type of man. http://www.noraloreto.ca
In China, robots which are also solar panels, clean the other solar panels. Original post
Perhaps the most incredible headline of this cycle.
Me every single time: *reserves car* "Oh look, a new email! Who could it be!" *car reservation email*
If it works for bones, why not cobs? (It also works for cobs)
My controversial take is that this place does suck because its too small, stagnant and full of a very particular kind of American. But I like some parts of it too.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d agoBluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up
Horrible news here this weekend: a child was killed and a second medevaced after being hit by an SUV at a quiet residential intersection. The Mounties’ press release takes the rather startling step of asserting that they’re already pretty sure the driver did nothing wrong…
Joint news release – Whitehorse Detachment and Yukon Coroner’s Service: Fatal collision in Whitehorse
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My wish came true, I am still in my job, and the guy who wrote this is dead. 😎
#OtD 3 Aug 1913 in California, the Wheatland hop riot took place after a farm labourers' meeting with the revolutionary @IWW union was broken up by police, leaving four dead and two leading organisers framed on murder charges stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1015...
Pouring thousands of dollars down the drain to cook my brain even more than 17 hours of daily screen time.
Nora Loreto@nolore.bsky.social · 2d agoTaylor lorenz pays $300 per month for AI tools lmao
I watched tourists in a sandwich shop yesterday ask for a sandwich but for it to be one kind of sandwich on one half and an entirely different sandwich on the other half, and also call the combination of oil and vinegar "the Papa John's or Jersey sauce" and I have never seen anything so anti-Italian
Vacances de la construction: 18 décès sur les routes du Québec
Vacances de la construction: 18 décès sur les routes du Québec
Il s’agit d’une baisse des décès par rapport à l’année précédente.
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The other day, i watched a couple on their bikes catching butterflies in a giant butterfly catching net. They were French.
I saw yesterday that some right-wing outlets were running stories about me, which I’m used to. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia. ⬇️
Have spent the past couple weeks inhaling the work of @nolore.bsky.social, @doctorow.pluralistic.net, @pampalmater.com, and @lindamcquaig.bsky.social. What is summer vacation for if not for further radicalizing yourself?
ICYMI: I wrote an article for @healthydebate.bsky.social earlier this week about ivermectin, historical cancer scams, and the William Makis online grift economy.
Michelle Cohen@docmcohen.medsky.social · 6d agoNEW: Cancer Pseudoscience and the Cultural Moment I wrote about how cancer quackery often capitalizes on its era of origin's social tensions. In our current moment, a Canadian former doctor and prolific COVID disinfo promotor is the reason ivermectin has become an ever-expanding online scam.
On this day in 1834, slavery was abolished across the British Empire, including such places as Trinidad and Tobago, and Nova Scotia (now part of Canada). This was due to centuries of resistance by the enslaved not altruism on the part of the powerful.
Exploring The Theme Of Emancipation Day 2026
YouTube video by TTT Live Online
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As it did during the original McCarthy era.
Nora Loreto@nolore.bsky.social · last wk.New episode of Sandy and Nora! Why is Carney cozying up to Trump's new McCarthyism? Sandy and I warn activists that the oppression that activists are experiencing down south will come north, and we need to prepare for that. sandyandnora.com/episode-385-...
Since having written this, I paid @Videotron my "outstanding" bill (even though they had the money already) I check out and went to the woods. Came home to find my service is still cut. noraloreto.substack.com/p/injection-...
OpenFile! Wilf Dinnick! Amazing how certain words have the power to transport you back to being 23 years old.
Jonathan Goldsbie@goldsbie.bsky.social · last wk.I feel like I have a better grasp of Chris Alexander's campaign after realizing the guy accompanying him was OpenFile founder Wilf Dinnick, who has experience with launching a high-profile initiative on the basis of a vague notion that may not bear out over even the medium term.