“Teen stabbed with scissors after pulling student's dress up at Memphis school, police say“
Or
“Tennessee teen stabs male student with scissors while protecting herself from sexual assault”
Headlines matter.
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mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06I'm still here, I have photos to prove it. (All photos I post are mine unless specifically stated otherwise.)
Proud Canadian. (mostly)
My non-pinned posts are set to delete after 2 months.
No alt text, no boost.
I periodically go through old jpegs folders looking for something and end up posting what might be a lot of images. If this might be annoying, please put #JPegsFolder in your filters.
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“Meta patented an AI that lets you keep posting from beyond the grave”
For the love of all that’s good, make sure you leave your passwords to someone you trust after you die so they will delete your accounts.
I am so tired of saying, “this is beyond evil.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted-patent-for-ai-llm-bot-dead-paused-accounts-2026-2?op=1
Threatened species, the only venomous snake in Ontario, and only found in a few places. Like many Canadians, though, it's very polite. You pretty much have to force it to bite, it would really prefer to leave people alone.
Imagine being a Black American woman in a grocery store, someone asking where you are from, “oh, are you one of our new nurses,” “yes,” and having people around you clap. That must’ve felt amazing. :)
Good for you, Nanaimo.
[Disclaimer: Canada isn’t perfect, just not the US. We are trying to be better.]
I never thought to question what 99 Luftballons was about. It’s about 99 balloons being released, mistaken for a UFO, ultimately starting a war with no victors. It was inspired by a practical joke played in Nevada.
Wow. Respect.
"65 years after the assassination of Congo's 1st PM, a Belgian diplomat will face trial"
"More than six decades after Congo's beloved first prime minister Patrice Lumumba was abducted and murdered by Belgium-backed secessionists, a former Belgian diplomat will stand trial for war crimes in connection to the assassination."
I hope the current US gov cosplayers are paying attention. Justice will be waiting.
This man is 93.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/yema-lumumba-assassination-trial-9.7136710
"Justin Frost, 34, is single and agrees that female expectations have become too much.
"It just feels like expectations and that bar is a bit out of reach. What women seem to be expecting today is someone who is rich and has it all figured out," he said."
Give it up, dude, women just don't want to be slaves to men. The bar is that men act like grownups and take over half the drudge work that women most often get saddled with.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rise-of-singles-economy-dating-social-change-9.7107437
RE: https://fediscience.org/@petergleick/116189321935915921
I know the US feels that they are above the law, to the extent that they are not part of the ICC, but Americans can still be tried in absentia, with warrants issued for their arrest when they leave US soil. I hope none of these evil people will ever feel safe to leave their borders once the trials begin.
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Multiple news outlets are reporting a US attack on an Iranian #desalination plant.
If verified, this violates international law protecting #water systems during wars, and it sets a dangerous precedent, given intense dependence of Gulf countries on desalination.
https://timesofoman.com/article/169185-irans-fm-condemns-us-attack-on-qeshms-freshwater-desalination-plant-warns-of-grave-consequences
Open quoted postSo looking at net this Sunday, for once, a glimpse of hope. Texas flipped a red seat blue, Chicago is setting boundaries for ICE ( good luck with that, and please no disparaging comments, this is about good things), and Liam and dad are back where they belong!
Bless the people who are taking photo and video evidence. If not for you, Liam’s outcome would be very different, and it’s sad knowing other young kids are in that same place, no photos of innocence sporting a bunny-eared hat to help.
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The mayor of NYC is recruiting citizens to help with snow removal. How clever. $30/hr.
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@Gargron@mastodon.social @tvaziri@mastodon.social How a movie is lit and colour graded is an artistic choice. I do hate the modern grungy, depressing yellow colour grading indicating a warm climate, but if you think all movies look alike, you need to watch more movies. :)
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Waiting for dinner to cook. How about some more dog images? If you don't want a lot of images, please block my JPegsFolder hashtag.
#Dog #DogsOfMastodon #Woofstock2013 #JPegsFolder
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The new DEI hires: drunk, entitled, ignorant.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DVGvzoKD-60/
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Folk complaining about newspaper paywalls, get thee a library card. You can read assorted publications online.
Toronto Public Library, for instance: https://tpl.ca/downloads-ebooks/digital-newspapers/
For instance: "Full-page images of current and recent newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries and 60 languages. Includes the Toronto Star, the Los Angeles Times and the Guardian."
This is a hoot. No one was harmed, so the company whose ladder was used in the Louvre theft took out an ad.
The ad featured a photo of the actual Böcker furniture ladder leaning up against the Louvre balcony. The headline read: “The next time you need things to move quickly.” The ad went on to say: “The Böcker Agilo transports your treasures, weighing up to 400 kg, at 42 metres a minute, whisper-quiet, thanks to its electric motor.”“
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/when-thieves-broke-into-the-louvre-with-a-ladder-the-ladder-company-responded-with-an-ad-9.7038187
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@octothorpe@mastodon.online "This initially started happening in 2009 when they reduced the number of cookies per box by 2-4 while charging $3.50-$4.50, depending on the location.
Since then, the number of cookies has been shrinking while prices have been increasing."
But "The net proceeds from Girl Scout Cookie sales stay local, with the originating council and troop, to fund enriching activities and amazing experiences that prepare them for a lifetime of leadership.”"
https://dailydot.com/are-girl-scouts-thin-mints-smaller
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social @bigzaphod@mastodon.social 😀
Andy Weir has such an amazing sense of humour that was well-conveyed in the movie. Looking forward to Hail Mary.
RE: https://social.coop/@brainwane/116242070076750766
Really beautiful.
Do you find yourself not liking or sharing animal videos because they might be fake?
OMG. Epstein had gynaecologists on hand to keep the girls “sexually fit?” And said doctors are excusing themselves with “we were told they were of age?”
They all need their medical licences revoked and need to be charged with their part in sex trafficking.
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social This has to be illegal. Not that that stops those vile cosplayers.
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social So sorry you both went through that, glad to hear she’s on the mend. My best to you both!
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social Heh, it’s like when grocery store rearrange. You go to the place it used to be, then have to go on a search.
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“Terry Pratchett’s novels may have held clues to his dementia a decade before diagnosis, our new study suggests”
https://theconversation.com/terry-pratchetts-novels-may-have-held-clues-to-his-dementia-a-decade-before-diagnosis-our-new-study-suggests-273777
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social Oh, no. That’s like eating a cookie expecting a chocolate chip and chomping down on a raisin.
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@capnthommo@c.im @JonChevreau@mstdn.ca As for "stable genius," when his judge sister admitted that he got through university by having someone else write his exams, that should have made him an out-of-work laughing stock. He is an exploitive bully and he confuses being a bully and getting his way to actual problem-solving.
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“US warns they will send fighter jets into Canadian airspace if F-35 deal doesn’t go through”
Not only has cost risen but Spanky has said they would be limited. So just why?
Again, what great negotiating tactics.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-canada-airspace-fighter-jets-b2907807.html
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social @csilverman@mastodon.social And he is surrounded by evil cosplayers. Not only are none, including him, not qualified for ANY aspect of their jobs, they are the absolute worst people yo occupy their positions. They could only dream of mediocrity.
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social Right?!
Bless that photographer, and maybe parents need to make sure kids are wearing ridiculously, adorably non-threatening hats/clothes to help with the PR of kidnapping children under the guise of stopping violent crime.
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social Part of the fun of watching old tv series is seeing the baby actors at the beginning of their careers. :)
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social apparently the only Canadian prognosticator to agree was Van Isle Violet in Nanaimo, B.C.. The rest say early spring. Guess we’ll see who wins. :)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/groundhog-day-predictions-2026-9.7066636
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social He’s a celebrity so people just let him. :(
In this case, there are 2 parts of government who should be reining him in, but they are too afraid of him to stop him from breaking the law. It’s like that digesting dept trying to get groups to buy at least 30 tickets for the trophy wife’s sad movie. Government is not supposed to promote that stuff. :(
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@gedeonm@mastodon.social That’s an odd image. Maybe they should hire you for a more professional one.