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"But what good have all these anti-hero narratives done for us? We’ve been entertained, sure, but it also feels pretty obvious that they’ve normalized an American masculinity that is selfish, abusive, nihilistic, and ultimately self-destructive."

couple people have asked for a source on this, it’s not from her personal website but from the FAQ section of a writing workshop she used to do www.thegallopingmuse.com

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Sadly, this is a great word to capture the current state of affairs. I want it to catch on but wish it didn't have to.

"At once a source of demystification of AI for the recently concerned and an intervention which encourages veteran sceptics to sharpen their criticism, [The AI Con] serves as a call to action to ridicule AI hype as a consumer, argue against it as a citizen, and resist it as a worker."

I might have lost funding but at least I can do what I want. :) And I want to teach people about AI ethics in 90 second increments! bit.ly/ai-ethics-sy...

#BREAKING: An Ontario court has deemed the Ford government's plan to remove bike lanes from Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue as unconstitutional. #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1131136...

Denmark to tackle deepfakes by giving people copyright to their own features Amendment to law will strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities, government says This will likely be implemented in many countries. www.theguardian.com/... 1/2

As a reminder: There’s still joy in the world. Here’s “Weird Al” Yankovic singing “You Can Call Me Al” at Pine Knob last week. youtu.be/TW4nsoiR_xs?...

Worth a watch: Head of Signal, Meredith Whittaker, on so-called "agentic AI" and the difference between how it's described in the marketing and what access and control it would actually require to work as advertised.

On this day in 1981, Terry Fox died. In 1977, he was diagnosed with cancer and had his leg amputated. In 1980, he began his Marathon of Hope. Over $900 million has been raised in his name. Learn more 👇 canadaehx.com/2020/06/28/t...

I finally figured out why it upsets me so much when US governors and mayors try to appeal to Canadians to get us to come back and be tourists in their cities and states. /1

This is a good thread. I believe the word "equivocation"—switching between two distinct meanings of a word in the middle of an argument—describes the dishonest rhetorical strategy that Parker criticizes. It's useful to recognize & to call that out when we see it.

Good. #cdnpoli #onpoli #ottawa #ableg

duos in american gothic by grant wood: thread

I’m reading C-5 part II (Building Canada Act). Come along for the ride! Preamble: mostly pablum. Reaffirms s.35 & UNDRIP (cool, cool — but these aren’t nice to haves). Main points are in last para: regulatory certainty & investor confidence. Look, that matters and given the US situation…

muppetized works of art: thread

Yeah, this point is well worth articulating explicitly. The utilitarian defence of immigrants & immigration is misguided (and, more importantly, dehumanizing). Please avoid this framing.

This is the slap back to Stephen Miller’s “arrest everyone” madness. And an admission that Trump is under pressure from multiple industries that rely on migrant workers. This is huge and important. Keep amplifying the harm done by the Trump/Miller zealous, cruel overreach. Don’t bury this.

For… no reason, here’s that time Superman (Jon Kent) stood with protesters to stop the illegal deportation of refugees in Superman: Son of Kal-El #3. Art by John Timms.

Important coverage by @kattenbarge.bsky.social

Better save a copy of this now

Reminder that I AM LATINA AND PROUD. I am the product of immigration - my grandmother was undocumented and entered the country from Mexico as a baby. My mother was a fierce, gorgeous Latina woman of Mexican and Spanish descent.

In our land acknowledgements we tell people not to use the term 'stolen land' - because that term serves a white guilt fetish and has nothing to do with us. In this article the Post is shadow boxing with their fantasy of what Native people actually want. nationalpost.com/news/canada/...

On July 12, 1855, some drunk clowns got into a massive brawl with a bunch of firefighters at a Toronto brothel. By the next day, several firefighters were beaten and the circus was burned to the ground. This is the story of Toronto's Firemen And Clown Brothel Riot. 🧵1/8

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN was released 43 years ago this week. Acclaimed as the best entry in the Star Trek film series, and featuring one of the biggest movie deaths, the story behind the scenes doesn’t believe in no-win scenarios… 1/59

Everyone on Twitter right now.

Interesting as we let AI take us over without a fight youtu.be/vG7CvbccdVM?...

An important indicator that someone does not merit serious attention is they earnestly state "Time is money." Emphatically, no. Time is immeasurably more valuable than money because it flows only in one direction. We cannot get time back once spent.

I have been logged out of my toothbrush.

This morning, I attended a free session run by @julieslalonde.bsky.social on street harrassment (specifically on bystander intervention strategies). Nothing I've ever taught is as useful & worthwhile as this. It was extremely well organised, thoughtful, & educational. Bravo & thank you, Ms. Lalonde.

A Brief History of Young People Today Don't Want to Work 🧵

Foreign Election Interference? Mark Carney reportedly constructed his cabinet with IKEA instructions thebeaverton.com/2025/05/fore...

A safety manual for academics visiting America. @petraboynton.bsky.social's dystopian-sounding opinion article is, somewhat sadly, the most-read article on our site just now. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

There's a lot of misinformation out there about the concept of universal basic income. If you want to be well-informed, follow me and learn about what we know from studies in this thread: bsky.app/profile/scot... Here's a UBI starter pack too: bsky.app/profile/scot... And here's a UBI 101 link:

I wish someone would follow him everywhere blasting Yakity Sax from a loudspeaker. Like someone did outside Westminster the day Boris Johnson stepped down.

I love this!! "TESCREAL Quick Guide." :-0 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

This is exactly what I mean when I say that it is impossible to reduce friction, only to move it around. The text-making-up machine dropped the friction of "research" to zero, but every single person downstream of that "research" who has to act upon it now shoulders a double workload.

Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey. They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

Jim Henson left us 35 years ago today. I loved being on the Muppet Show!! Here’s a video of me with my buddies!

This is a good idea. Practicing how to react is a sensible way to improve our readiness in these awful moments.

fusing two roles one actor has played: thread

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The more important takeaway is that electoral reform matters. The fact that a riding was won by a single vote reveals a critical weakness of the first-past-the-post system. There are voting systems that represent all votes in the larger context without simply ignoring votes for the losing side.

This is how we know the CPC arguments are never in good faith: they bleat about Liberals wasting taxpayer money when it is to their political advantage but they are completely silent when it is the Conservatives wasting our money (& time).

I just want to say how much I appreciate lawyer @pauldoroshenko.com who is warning people about what these extra checkpoints at Canadian borders from the Americans, are intended for: restricting American women’s access to healthcare. #Canadasky

49 years ago, Madeline Kahn hosted SNL. Gilda as Baba Wawa, interviews Madeline as Marlene Dietrich. And a comedy masterclass ensues 😂