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Revising Cowichan history: How Thomas Quamtany actually lost his arm – The Discourse. Historian Kelly Black gets to the bottom of a persistent myth about a one-armed Hudson’s Bay Company employee.

"The work of history is the work of retelling and revision," writes @kellyblack.ca who, in his latest piece, gets to the bottom of a decades-long mystery and explains the importance of fact-based storytelling in a world of AI slop.

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The CAF hasn't turned a profit for taxpayers either.

Boosting the incredible resources on DRIPAfacts.ca! 📝 Share far and wide to combat coordinated misinformation campaigns. DRIPA is the path forward for human rights in BC. Send this to your family, co-workers and friends so we can collectively defend this critical legislation in the coming months.

Remnant from when we thought Covid was spread by touching surfaces

Quick time out for flowers (purple camas)

This Is Just To Say

I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update

and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize

Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying

VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means?

ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]

The @cndhistassoc.bsky.social has written to Minister @JulieDabrusin to take issue with this attack on knowledge. You should too! cha-shc.ca/advocacy/cha... #cdnhist #envhist

“I was going to activate the machine that deposits taxpayer funds directly into my bank account, but after significant blowback, I have decided not to. I look forward to receiving my medal for this decision in the coming weeks”

But….youre not prime minister, buddy….

@kellyblack.ca is a dogged and scrupulous historian. This is a tidy description of the kind of research that historians juggle among other projects, always with one eye open for that scrap of evidence that settles the question. Short read, enjoy it.

Star Trek The Original Series scene. We're in a CORRIDOR! A room door is open, and we see two crewmen spilling out into the hallway in red and blue uniforms. They are otherwise indecipherable tho because they are entirely enveloped in a big cloud of smoke. It's pouring out all around them and into the hallway area, like there's a Phish concert in there. Closed caption reads, "[COUGHING]"

Im actually so confused by what Eby is doing. On again off again never were off again on.

“A Neigh in the Life”

miley cyrus we need u

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Personally I would consider whether repeated and constant exposure to a disease known to cause brain damage and cognitive/concentration difficulties might be, you know, doing those things.

This article now endorsed by the Pope ⬇️

Revising Cowichan history: How Thomas Quamtany actually lost his arm – The Discourse. Historian Kelly Black gets to the bottom of a persistent myth about a one-armed Hudson’s Bay Company employee.

“Today, fake history videos, fake archival documents, fake historical images and other AI slop can continue to circulate even if they’ve been corrected, harming our ability to access real stories by, for and about real people.” thediscourse.ca/cowichan-val...

An interesting example of the historian's work. A short read, well worth your time.

A stunning tribute!

Israel escalates attacks on medics in Lebanon with deadly ‘quadruple tap’ Lebanese health ministry says killing of 91 healthcare workers shows ‘total disregard’ for international law

The Israeli army struck civilians in the Lebanese city of Mayfadoun.

And then, the Israelis double-tapped the medics who arrived onto the scene.

And then, they triple-tapped the next wave of medics.

And then, they did it one more time for good measure.

I Dont Understand The Question I Wont Respond To It GIF Alt: Gif. Lucille Bluth from the tv show Arrested Development saying “I Dont Understand The Question and I Wont Respond To It “

Me to the premise of this article:

Well fair

I want to know what @avilewis.ca thinks we should do about REITs in Canada (Real Estate Investment Trusts www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...)

I had to look up who Johnny Canton was, being not from there. This is a fun tidbit: “[Canton]also appeared as the M.C. in the Joe Cocker film, “Mad Dogs & Englishmen,” also partially filmed in the Twin Cities”twincitiesmusichighlights.net/radio/cantonjohnny/

A tabby kitten sits on Loïs Mailou Jones's right shoulder, watching intently as her human works on a canvas.

Artist and educator Loïs Mailou Jones in her studio with her cat, c. 1937–38. #Caturday
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Thanks so much!

Really captures what makes this kind of work worth doing