Elon Musk’s rage toward Wikipedia — and dreams of replacing it with an encyclopedia of his own — is in line with autocrats around the world, in China, Russia, Turkey and lately India. As I argued in this piece for The Globe and Mail a little while back. archive.ph/yoByG

More than 40 Russian warplanes are burning after a mass Ukrainian drone attack kyivindependent.com/enemy-bomber...

Imagine having the world's largest encyclopedia in the palm of your hand. We at Wiki Med are shipping about 100 Internet-in-a-Box a month. store.wikimedia.org/products/int...

@who.int copyright is unclear. They have some pages that state their material is CC BY SA NC 3.0 IGO www.who.int/about/polici...

The party of small government just named a shadow cabinet of 74 people, nearly 3x the size of PM Carney's cabinet. Named by a guy who was voted out of parliament but still resides in taxpayer funded housing. Pierre Poilievre is not good for Canada.

A critical fight for free speech in India... #Wikipedia standing up against the rich and powerful. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_N...

wow 1 vote made the difference www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7532136

After decades of solar PV deployment, the world crossed the 1 TW (a million MW) line in 2022. Just two years later, after adding 0.6 GW in 2024, we already crossed the 2 TW mark too! @solarpowereu.bsky.social via @olofvandergaag.bsky.social

#Scheer is a U.S. citizenship. Scheer denied that he had been hiding this information. During the election campaign he indicated that he was in the process of renouncing, but in 2020, announced that he no longer plans to renounce his American citizenship en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_...

The election of this gentleman to leader of Germany is hopefully a positive change for Ukraine... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedri...

In the Oval Office, PM Mark Carney said “During the election campaign I met with the owners of Canada, and they said it's not for sale." We elected the right guy, my friends, we really did. #CDNpoli

These boxes are not moving. A mind-bending optical illusion by Japanese artist Jagarikin.

India and Pakistan are so similar in many ways yet fight tooth and nail. Sigh www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7528084

"Petrostates try to hide, and ultimately obscure the truth when it conflicts with the message they have decided they want people to hear. In the case of Alberta, the preferred message is that oil and gas, not clean, inexpensive renewable energy, will provide Alberta with continued prosperity."

Man who let snakes bit him 100s of times described as "special individual"... Ah yah! Fairly amazing though. globalnews.ca/news/1116416...

Great piece in the Rolling Stone by Guy Lawson. It brings up 2 questons: 1. Are people in the riding Jamil Jivani is running in are aware of his friendship with Vance? 2. What will it take for Americans of stature to challenge Trump on his war against Canada? www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I do not want to see Canada changed into the USA. Not voting for conservative change. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Mark Carney is running to be the Prime Minister of Canada. Pierre Poilievre is running to be the Govenor of the 51st state. Vote accordingly.

It’s clear neither the media nor the average person even remotely understands the scope and magnitude of what is coming.

The world is on Zelensky’s side. Zelensky applauded by world leaders upon entering church.

Hey Canadian media. Pierre Poilievre is not a ‘firebrand’. He’s a fringe politician who embraces extreme politics, has associated with extremist groups/individuals, has a 20+ years record of offensive & bigoted remarks. Do not normalize this threat to Canada’s democracy. #NeverPoilievre #MapleMAGA

Dear Canada: That asshole in the WH hasn’t stopped calling you the 51st state because he has given up his expansionists ambitions. He stopped saying it because Poilievre begged him to chill during the election. If you want Canada to stay Canadian,vote Liberal. You can deal with policy differences

This is a great trail for people like myself coming across from #VancouverIsland on BcFerries with my bike. It is a wonderful bike ride all the way HorseshoeBay to NorthVan on this multi-use trail. Also stop at Isetta Cafe in West Van or Nomad Coffee in North Van for refueling 🚲😊☕

Poilievre: “People in BC are terrorised and afraid to go outside”. I know zero people who feel this way, or even close to this way. How does anybody take this guy seriously?

I am involved with running an organization that assembles Internet-in-a-Box. Basically a wifi enable device that serves up #Wikipedia. store.wikimedia.org/products/int...

PP addressing the most urgent needs of all Canadians by you guessed it promising the return of plastic straws. PS he didnt get my vote. www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7514037

Who was the “winner” of tonight’s Canadian Federal Election French Langauge Debate? Doesn’t matter. Who will “win” tomorrow night’s English debate? Doesn’t matter. Which of the two party leaders who can actually win the election would do a better job governing Canada? Carney, & it isn’t close.

This is a step in the right direction www.timescolonist.com/bc-news/bc-t...

"I haven't followed Canadian politics closely, but when a politician talks of limiting free press, activities at universities & defying the courts, it's the canary in a coal mine for autocracy" - Harvard University Professor when asked his opinion on Pierre Poilievre. #Canada #cdnpoli #elxn45

Land of the flee: Winnipeg-born physician Dr. Jen Gunter moving back to Canada after ‘rank misogyny’ drives devolution of women’s rights, by @jenzoratti.bsky.social www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif... via @winnipegfreepress.com @drjengunter.bsky.social #infodemic #abortion #ReproRights

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Poilievre still does NOT have his security clearance Canada is being threatened with annexation We face unprecedented foreign interference in our elections & Poilievre still refuses to get his security clearance I hope Canadians make him pay for it at the polls #cdnpoli

Most Canadians are wary of Pierre Poilievre now. A vote for his party is a vote for Trumpism.

The CDC has literally been gutted today. There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet. Thousand of scientists fired. Entire departments erased. 1/

Anti-Vax Doctor Punished for Relentless Spread of Misinformation via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/03...

"We've had a US proposal for an unconditional ceasefire for weeks. Russia's response? Drones, bombs, ballistic missiles," – Zelensky. "The scale and brutality of Russia’s strikes show daily how little Putin cares about diplomacy. Sanctions are needed."

Piss off Marlaina.

"China happens to be our second largest trading partner. It's our second largest trading partner," he adds. "We have trade disputes with China right now caused by them...we've got to understand where China is, where China is going, whether there's any room for partnership in that."

Carney, on Poilievre's (dubious) claim he is somehow beholden to China: "absolutely not." "Mr. Poilievre doesn't understand the world," he adds. "Mr. Poilievre is a lifelong politician, that's all he's ever done. He's slogans, soundbites, slander. [He] doesn't understand how the world works."

I appreciate that Jeffrey Goldberg did not sit on this news for a book that he writes two years from now

“I hope you’re sitting down. For that six month period (April-Sept), the number of airline tickets booked between Canada and the United States is down anywhere from 71.4% to 75.7%.” onemileatatime.com/news/airline...

Further evidence that safer supply and decriminalization were in fact not useful... www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...

"These are dangerous times for our country, and the stakes are becoming clearer. And it is extraordinary that we have to start wondering about enemies within." www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

Reminder: Pierre Poilievre STILL refuses to apply for the normal, usual security clearance, the Canadian media is STILL under-reporting that, and I’m STILL choosing to assume under these dangerous and scary circumstances that it’s because he knows that he wouldn’t pass the security check.

Don’t split the vote. Don’t be complacent. Prime Minister Mark Carney is the man to guide us through these turbulent times. #ElbowsUp! 🇨🇦 #cndpoli

Canadian MP Charlie Angus joins global call to avoid the United States due to security risks posed to foreign civilians and Trump's ongoing ICE Ethnic Cleansing operation: "I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible." #cdnpoli

Poland will deploy up to 1 million anti-personnel mines on its border with Russia and Belarus as it prepares for the Russian invasion of Europe. The Baltics have also withdrawn from the Ottawa Treaty and are now actively fortifying their defense lines in preparation for war.