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Rainer Fehrenbacher

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Career IT admin Slightly obsessed with bicycles Local news publisher with @langleyunion.ca I prefer Mastodon to Bluesky, yet here we are πŸ«‚ He/him

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Pete Hegseth has a chance here to prove how manly macho masculine he is *and* to force the damned news media to give some great coverage.

13.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 2

Cool video but ur kinda losing bro

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The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in
Canada
Journalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person.
Rachel Gilmore
Today The Tyee

The Fallout from Reporting on White Nationalism in Canada Journalist Rachel Gilmore published an investigation in The Tyee. The men she unmasked showed up to intimidate her in person. Rachel Gilmore Today The Tyee

MMA gym owners, coaches ID'd at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C.
Expert says event exemplifies worrying overlap between martial arts and extremism
Christian Paas-Lang, Ivan Angelovski, Jordan Pearson, Eric Szeto β€’ CBC News β€’
Posted: Nov 10, 2025 1:00 AM PST | Last Updated:
November 14, 2025

MMA gym owners, coaches ID'd at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. Expert says event exemplifies worrying overlap between martial arts and extremism Christian Paas-Lang, Ivan Angelovski, Jordan Pearson, Eric Szeto β€’ CBC News β€’ Posted: Nov 10, 2025 1:00 AM PST | Last Updated: November 14, 2025

White nationalists are using discontent from the affordability crisis to bring violent, hateful ideology into our communities.

We’re in debt to Rachel Gilmore for her brave journalism on this threat.

Workers, communities & politicians must come together and stand up to the rising tide of fascism

13.03.2026 05:30 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Excited for the new β€œkill kill kill” dime

13.03.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Well, you would have been in the minority before Clyburn endorsed Biden.

I don't think that the left should eat it's own so I'm not gonna start a fight here, but suffice it to say I was hopeful for Joe and so deeply loved the IRA but his admins inability to effectively prosecute Jan 6 doomed us all

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Shining city on a hill reduced to charnel house in a gutter...

12.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

Let's hope for a very rapid leadership turnover here

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Trump’s Orwellian Board of Peace Consists Entirely of Human Rights Abusers An Intercept analysis finds that every single Board of Peace member state has been rebuked for human rights violations.

As chair of the Board of Peace, with a lifetime appointment, Trump determines the council’s membership, chooses the executive board, and has the final say on all things.

12.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 110 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 10

TL;DR: Oops only bad guys

12.03.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The current regime in #Iran is the result of a popular #ElbowsUp moment in the late 70s that was taken captive by religious extremism, but still kept the "sovereignty" torch lit, despite the obvious human rights shortcomings.

I hate theocracy. I also hate empire.

12.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The war in Iran so much less "incompetent" on the part of the US if you take into account how much Iran factors into the economics of nations who simply choose to exist outside the sphere of US empire. Any road to decoupling from the US inevitably goes through Iran. They are an imperfect OG here.

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Zack Polanski last night. While Labour are attacking us from every possible angle & increasingly adopting America's policies of outright paper genocide towards us. The Greens are literally the only hope trans ppl in this country have right now.

12.03.2026 11:04 πŸ‘ 339 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 9

it took just over a year to get from "I'll lower costs on day one" to "I'm raising prices and it's good, actually"

12.03.2026 17:16 πŸ‘ 14462 πŸ” 3718 πŸ’¬ 353 πŸ“Œ 121

To summarize, Trump has offered asylum to Iran’s women’s soccer team and death to its men’s.

12.03.2026 17:58 πŸ‘ 1789 πŸ” 452 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 31

speaking of that word β€œwe,” I’m re-upping this, which remains true

slate.com/technology/2...

12.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh hey look, it's the guy who convinced everyone to vote for Biden instead of Bernie in 2020!

What a disappointing legacy for such a prolific career.

12.03.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the best lede I've seen in a tech story in...years? There should be an award just for ledes.

12.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 3349 πŸ” 1245 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 42

Are you fucking serious? Many of the people who participated in those protests were arrested, deported, kicked out of school, and systematically harassed by both their own school as well as far-right vigilantes.

The only bad faith here is coming from you @editorialboard.bsky.social

#FreePalestine

12.03.2026 18:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, when pedophiles go to prison they are usually put in higher security wings for their own safety.

The reasoning for this seems similar. People become much less safe when their entire career is dedicated to protecting pedophiles.

12.03.2026 18:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Americans prefer a car-dependent lifestyle."

I can't tell you how much I hate this glib sentiment. The only way to determine someone's true, enduring preference is to give them full familiarity with their options. Americans have no familiarity with their options! They've only seen sprawl!

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The Netherlands has filed a Declaration of Intervention in the ICJ genocide case against Israel. As a non-party, they are submitting a legal interpretation arguing that forced displacement, starvation, and acts against children can prove specific genocidal intent. icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...

12.03.2026 18:10 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Hell yeah

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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI β€˜Expert Review’ Feature The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academicsβ€”without their consent.

NEW: Grammarly got hit with a class-action lawsuit this afternoon over its AI "expert review" feature that uses real experts' likenesses without their consent. @juliaangwin.com is the only named plaintiff. @milesklee.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/gramma...

11.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 384 πŸ” 117 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 28

This is what ecocide looks like.

08.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 5073 πŸ” 1849 πŸ’¬ 91 πŸ“Œ 43

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per weekβ€”and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after.

It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.

11.03.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 29642 πŸ” 6996 πŸ’¬ 1029 πŸ“Œ 348
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WASHINGTON: Despite republicans’ best efforts, including a 24 hour filibuster-style debate β€” β€œthe state house approved a levy on incomes over $1 million… pays for free breakfast & lunch for k-12 students…”

news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-re...

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