Yeah would be cool if Carney threw $ billions into the arts instead of lighting it on fire over the slop machines stealing from us 🫠

The thing that bothers me so much about Carney's joke about greenlighting the Heated Rivalry show is that it furthers the narrative that it's a needle in a haystack. Anyone who reads Canadian books and watches Canadian film knows that we could have dozens more HRs with enough funding.

If you're in the USA, now is a good time to write to your representatives in the Senate. (Schumer/Gillibrand for me NY) There is an upcoming vote on funding for ICE/DHS. If you're not sure what to say, you can use my letter as a template. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Canada needs to end the Safe Third Country Agreement now. I think we can all agree the US is not a safe country.

Seriously? Can't stand this guy. We should not be reforming the education system for AI.

I worked for the PUC during the freeze in 2011 when we learned about these problems. The sad thing is we had grant funds and studied them, found solutions, but the state didn’t carry them out. I designed a plan to relieve stress on the grid in emergencies, never used—would kill those juicy profits.

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So you agree? AI doesn't do anything useful?

Look at all those white caps and the storm surge. 😆

This was my thought as well. Sadly. Everyone seems to think TB is 100% gone and yet is thrives in the indigenous communities. And it's so common that it's rarely reported on anymore 😭

Precisely - always what jumps out at me when these "hopeful" polls come out. Holy mother of god, 37% *still* support him? We are so hooped. It's a reminder Trump is not the problem. 40% of Americans is the problem.

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Hey real quick why are "tough decisions" never something affecting the wealthy? Why is it always services our taxes pay for getting cut? Why are these "tough decisions" always, always the same things despite a proven history that austerity measures don't work?

For non-German speakers: “Dear media, I can’t stand the headline "No agreement between the US and Denmark” any longer. If an armed man storms a bank, you don't run the headline: "Robber and cashier can't reach an agreement on money transfer." Stop framing imperial aggression as normal diplomacy.”

I don't have a large following, but if you're reading this... hop off Bsky, look up your local commissioners, mayor, etc and write to ask them to publicly denounce ICE, to take a stand saying ICE is not welcome in your town, and they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Repeat daily.

It’s no guarantee but the first thing you should do if you see an outrageous story that’s just an image or screenshot or video with no link to a reputable source is to check the replies and see if someone is saying “that’s an AI fake.” And then don’t spread it either way because it’s not sourced.

look at how little effort it takes for someone on the conservative grievance circuit to destroy a life millions of college kids have half assed an assignment at the last minute, you eat the F and move on but the effort to push trans people out of public life will use whatever it can get

There’s more reasons than just trade protections to keep out a lot of US dairy, and it protects more than just dairy farmers. Especially with the US attack on science and safety regulations going on. cdr.wisc.edu/dairy-recall...

I am glad this podcast is back. I have been missing Erica's voice.

Just had a fraudster call wanting a 6 digit authenticator number for an account. After the random digits that I gave them didnt work, I asked for a manager. Anyway this company is holding on to my bitcoin funds in a frozen account due to inactivity.

Fuck @mozilla.org This is not what users want. I am looking for a new browser, drop your suggestions.

The faster it happens, the less overall damage to the economy

This

WR Ion get a shout out on @spaikin.bsky.social and @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social OnPoli today, for being an example of a good LRT

Given the importance of unblocked streets noted in the above quote, perhaps we should take this as seriously as we do for those not paying their transit fee. How does a $240 ticket sound? www.grt.ca/en/fares-pas...

Do you remember Adriana Smith, who died 9 weeks pregnant and the state animated her corpse with machines because of their anti-abortion laws? the baby, Chance, has been in the NICU ever since, and the family is on the hook for every dime.

We've got so many great grassroots orgs and non-profits in #WatReg and I need your help to highlight them! For an upcoming Citified post, I'm wanting to share short blurbs (3-5 sentences) about your favourite local organization or non-profit. Feel free to share it on this thread or DM me. Thanks!

If the NDP was trying to shut down the fossil fuel industry, why'd Notley get the Trudeau government to build TMX? #AbLeg

Nahoko Kojima, contemporary Japanese paper cutting artist #womensart

I get so used to saying “I’m not good with tech” only to find out, time and again, that I’m encountering the same issues as other consumers. You’re not stupid or “tech illiterate”. Tech companies frequently release bad, broken products that don’t function as advertised—hardware AND software.

This is what you're supposed to do in our system when you fundamentally disagree with your own party/government on a matter of policy or principle. There's been too much blind water-carrying for your party in the last 20 yrs. Bravo, Monsieur Guilbeault, bravo.

"70-80% of 911 calls today have nothing to do with criminality and a non-police response to such calls would be feasible and preferable – if one existed."

If The Beer Store's commitment to keep the last 300 stores ends Dec 31, 2025 (!), and they then close, grocery stores already balking at THEIR commitment to accept returns is going to bring the previously successful return program to a HALT. Hope media will update that part of the story, too.

It’s widely known (and, I think, pretty uncontroversial) that learning requires effort — specifically, if you don’t have to work at getting the knowledge, it won’t stick. Even if an LLM could be trusted to give you correct information 100% of the time, it would be an inferior method of learning it.

I want every Canadian on here to read this 🧵 I can’t believe some of the shit I hear from y’all about healthcare. The out-of-pocket costs will bankrupt you. So I encourage every Canadian who thinks it’s better down there to move to the U.S. and experience if a private system gives better care

Marjorie Taylor Greene has been disliked by the left for years and years and had never had to fear for her life. She's been disliked by the right for 1 day and now has to hire security.

PS I'm aware I'm being 'that guy', but I can't help but find it disturbing that a criminal, abuser and possible child molester, is only now having his power base threatened because there's a rumour he did something 'gay'. As a gay man that is worrying.

@aaron.bsky.team @safety.bsky.app why do you allow this tr Great to exist on this platform.

"We don't want successful businesses or things to do in our wards" - every Toronto City councillor, apparently.

"We have to put in place policies that keep citizens from being too successful. My god, could you imagine the horror? Unconstrained wealth! They could take over the neighbourhood, have influence at city council! Buy their way into the Premier's office! We can't let that happen in Toronto!"

I nominate Councillor Shan, of Toronto City Council for the "dumbest thing said today" award. Second place goes to Councillor Holyday, also of Toronto City Council.

Basically, If you find AI makes your work easier by summarizing business communication, your company has shit communication practices. And here we are with AI online shopping... AI solves a problem that was created in a solution that was supposed to make life easier.

In 1999, a woman named Jessica Gonzales sought and obtained an order of protection against her physically abusive husband ("AH"), who had repeatedly threatened to kill her and their three children. The order included language specifically limiting when and where AH was allowed to see the children.

And that doesn't even account for this: "The primary purpose of Ion light rail has been in shaping growth, so that it’s a more compact form along the central transit corridor. It has been effective in doing that in Kitchener-Waterloo. It will be similarly effective in Cambridge.” -Michael Druker

MPP @aislinnclancy.bsky.social and I are hosting an end-of-year party and we'd love to have you join us! We'll be at Catalyst on Thursday November 27th at 7:15, and I'm thrilled that we'll be joined by the leader of the Green Party of Canada Elizabeth May. RSVP: app.gvote.ca/rsvp/eve_507...

If I were running this experiment, I would also try to be a C-suite executive and run a company for a year. Then I could make this comparison on solid footing. Nevertheless, I agree. Baristas are artists.

Fiscal conservatives, responsible with Money government comes up with another slush fund to benefit PC donors

Yes! And if certain segments of the population want everything to generate profit, have I got bad news for them about "free" parking.

It’s so weird that a company would want to pay a guy more money than the company is worth to mismanage it into losing money.

We now know who the PM expects to make the sacrifices he spoke of: everyday folks in communities like ours. Instead of a tax increase on the ultra-wealthy or scaling back some of the billions in subsidies to foreign big oil companies, this government plans to cut $56 billion in services we rely on.