One of the most enraging feelings is being deceived after trusting someone. I'm feeling that about Carney. The cold audacity of lying to an entire nation while aligning with populists. The propaganda for unregulated tech and unfettered privatization while letting the planet burn. Unforgiveable.

well well well

In my first post of the year I talk about fear, anxiety, and how the allure of certainty and control through technology is harming us all. houseofmirrors.substack.com/p/your-need-...

If you keep using X no matter how bad it gets for women, there's no incentive for the site to ever get better for women. All you're doing by staying is empowering the misogyny machine.

Hi! It would probably be helpful to plan something offline today. It could be a walk outside, a museum, cooking a meal, a workout, or even a nap. Remember to breathe, eat food you enjoy, take your meds, and give yourself grace. Maybe lower your shoulders. And try not to doomscroll too much today.

A quiet Saturday morning of reflecting and sorting out my thoughts. Thank you @soundsagreeable.bsky.social for the feedback. she-what.ghost.io/re-learning-...

I've been writing a lot and decided to try Ghost as a platform for airing it out. Here I share a bit about my move from city to farm to city to maritime island, relearning the meaning of community, etc. Collages are mine. Subscribe if you love emails! she-what.ghost.io/re-learning-...

The only way to consume chocolate milk is chugging it right? Like sipping chocolate milk is wrong and perverse? We all agree?

This is part of the way that Canada loses its sovereignty — Canadian business elites will cheer it on

Got real with myself and decided keeping my writing space separate from my living space was silly, yay new writing nook!

Last year, ICE agents used Canary Mission to kidnap pro-Palestine students for deportation. Yesterday, they prevented medical aid from reaching Renee Nicole Good. American law enforcement was already in horrific shape; it’s getting even worse in distinct ways. defector.com/ice-is-model...

"Block/mute the doomsayers" - I have thoughts >

Mice become less anxious when they experience greater agency. Funny that

"Finding your people" is great and all but we really need to reach out to the quiet ones and ask how they're doing. A lot of people were sheltered by the status quo up to this point and are completely overwhelmed. Hear them with patience, they want to learn and we need them.

Reminder that Canada's Bill C-8 would "authorize the Governor in Council and the Minister of Industry to direct telecommunications service providers to do anything, or refrain from doing anything, that is necessary to secure the Canadian telecommunications system."

Not seeing any CBC folks sharing this publicly, but I know they are talking about it internally. It's ok to be mad that your money went to the same people that are calling for your heads on spikes! Why is everyone so afraid all the time.

If a company could run hundreds of thousands of surveys daily and reliably get 80% engagement with them they'd probably do that hey? And if those surveys could be dynamic via automated, human-like conversations they'd probs do that too hey?

“Unfortunately, immigrants and noncitizens should now assume that anything they share publicly on social media might be surveilled by the government and potentially used against them,” EFF’s Lisa Femia told @borderlessmag.bsky.social.

Didn't like how grey my pic was so I adjusted the tone and now I am a googly-eyed dying sun

Love finding research that validates my "icks", call it bias confirmation but this paper by Buddhist researcher Minwoo Kang calling out neoliberalism for coopting "mindfullness" is a delicious hit of dopamine today. STOP TELLING ME TO BE MINDFUL BOSS ojs.aut.ac.nz/psychotherap...

Google is forcing more generative AI on Gmail users. I couldn’t think of a better moment to finally drop Gmail (and other Google services)! I have a guide to do just that here: disconnect.blog/getting-off-...

404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer.

The woman killed by ICE today was a poet. She won the 2020 Academy of American Poets, University & College Poetry Prize at Old Dominion University. (And this is Renee from confirmed socials- a photo of a different woman with red lipstick is going around, but that was a classmate.) /

Trump withdraws US from dozens of international organizations, White House says reut.rs/3YqpNVQ

Yes, killing peaceful protesters is a sign of tyranny. www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/t...

Making mini flowers and coping my face off

I think conservative kids go insane when they rebel because they're so tightly trapped in the system by their parents, all they can imagine is escaping and destroying it. Progressive kids don't lose their shit when they mature because they were taught social autonomy.

But remember kids it's "socialism" that's the enemy

How do content warnings even work under authoritarianism. "My neighbours are being kidnapped and killed but do NOT show me I have anxiety" loool

It's no coincidence that fossil fuels are being pushed at all costs while AI, the most energy-hungry and destructive tech we've ever known, is being forced on us. Without an AI economy the exponential gains supporting the wealthy become impossible. It's an existential push led by the ruling class.

#OtD 7 Jan 2019 Wet’suwet’en land defenders in Canada were attacked by the RCMP, who had been authorised to use deadly force in order to assist the construction of an oil pipeline through Wet’suwet’en ancestral lands. Learn more in our podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e88-...

I’m telling you, the rise of authoritarianism is directly connected to efforts to keep the fossil-fuel system going. It’s right there for everyone with eyes to see.

What about a nonprofit trust exercise where everyone opens their social media feeds and passes their phones around, revealing the algorithms they're influenced by and demonstrating how each reality is a complete bubble

And commercial farmers too

Nobody wants to admit to caring about the climate anymore, and yet clean tech financing is booming, making a mint for investors. Trump is betting the future on a shrinking pot. The smart money is going green. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Thoughts on nonprofit comms... Social media has always been an awkward channel for nonprofits. Stiff messaging, static branding, high turnover of underpaid staff... socials demand emotional resonance and immediacy, which nonprofits simply cannot serve online >

If Canada was truly "elbows up" our political leaders would be blasting horns for green energy

The clean energy transition is turning into a power struggle. Countries built on fossil fuels are pushing back, while others are racing ahead on renewables. buff.ly/xjJ8AmU #climatesky

Shitty thing for anyone who's tried to warn about this shit since 2016 is that people STILL insist on blind faith in a system that is objectively collapsing around them. No "hey you were right what else should we know", just "but the RULES tho!" over and over and over

Getting "hey" texts from the leftover holiday charcuterie cheese in the fridge

Got the online zoomies today

Just had a brilliant frickin idea for work but simultaneously realized it would mean I'd be working more and now I am IN AGONY

my 75yo mother told me last night that she’s planning to delete Instagram and Facebook because she’s sick of not being able to tell what’s AI and what’s not, and I genuinely don’t think tech companies have reckoned with this kind of move as an actual possibility

For decades, Canadians eagerly rushed onto US tech platforms and services. But now the drawbacks of that dependence are on full display. For @policyalternatives.ca, I explain the economic and political consequences of a US-dominated internet — and why digital sovereignty is imperative.

It's fascinating to me how many people still behave like brands on here. Like what's the point? I get privacy and obscuring identity but is anyone really still banking on building giant followings? Has that ship not sailed? Lol

I think the thing about being constantly validated online is you start to believe anything you think or feel is correct and true, and from there it's very easy to lie to yourself on a regular basis. The dopamine converts into "certainty" and you actually lose the ability to doubt yourself

happy new year