Compared to someone like Gwen, I haven’t spent nearly as much time monitoring Nazis. It’s alarming how quick that shit will poison you and also desensitize you to some really horrible things. Same goes for monitoring war/genocide footage.

You should know the difference between LLMs and other forms of AI. Their goal is to blend the two in order to divide workers and make you less sure of who to be mad at

these survey questions are such sour ass can't wait for AI to collapse just as the canadian government burns the civil service to the ground and replaces it with chatbots

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military. If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Eight thousand iterations of this discourse later, there is no political utility in calling fascists fat. All you're doing is propping up the brutal hierarchy which lets people like them work up from deniable social torture to state violence.

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

I do not think ChatGPT should have the power to call the cops. I think, personally, that would be a bad thing

Reminder Fellow Canadians: We dont get to be smug Alberta plans to use notwithstanding clause to suspend the human rights of trans people https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-transgender-legislation-1.7637890

“There is no comparable requirement for boys to confirm their gender,” said another parent. “Once again, the onus is placed on girls to be monitored and regulated, reinforcing the idea that female athletes are the ones who need to be verified.” edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

This was from banning trans girls from girls sports. Just so you understand the reality of what's going on here.

Among other common right-wing guy comments about Canada, Charlie Kirk wrote that residential school graves investigations were a "hoax."

Trans rights are human rights. There is no room for debate or ceding ground about this.

I am teaching students in a game writing course this fall who have no memory of GG. I’m very, very careful in how I handle that history *because* the playbook that was first used in GG is still active & aimed at folks like me — not because I teach & study games, but because I’m a professor at all.

There is a large portion of people who only really started to care about the Alberta book ban stuff when it was Margaret Atwood being pulled from shelves. I hope those same people are willing to stand up and defend queer and trans comics artists too, and call this what it is

This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".

the way these things have all happened within the last 8 months

THE ELBOWS HAVE FALLEN

Canadians, this is a parliamentary petition, not a random online thing. Takes a minute to sign. An easy good deed for the day.

Hey Firefox users.

It still amazes me sometimes just how clearly these people say what their endgame goal is: it's never actually about fairness in sport, it's about abolishing trans peoples' existence altogether. Sports is just a convenient place to start.

I will die on this hill: it isn’t hard to say “at the height of the pandemic” or “at the start of COVID” during a podcast interview. Producers, hosts, don’t let your guests say “during COVID” like this thing is over. Correct them. Ask them to say the sentence again. This is your job.

“It couldn’t happen in Canada” babe they are actively trying to make it happen in Canada, we gotta be so vigilant

Trans people are worth protecting. Not because we are amazing people (although we are) or because we offer a great deal to society (although we do) or because we are fine as hell (we are). We are worth protecting because we are HUMAN BEINGS, and it’s amazing how often that simple fact is forgotten.

This is why I didn’t spread that Costco story earlier, by the way. People really need to start being critical of things, even (especially) if they feel urgent and important.

Sickening. Every journalist in America should think deeply about the fact that most American politicians are willing to accept and indeed facilitate the murder of our colleagues.

Listen, I like dunking on TERFs as much as the next woman, but you really do not need to repost their transphobia into your feed. It does not matter how witty your comeback is, you’re still doing harm. (Yes, screenshots count).

Saw this from Tumblr and it really resonated with me. If you engage with/talk a lot about HP stuff, you can and should do better. I don't think people realize how much referencing this stuff continues to give her power and makes the trans people around you uncomfortable.

NDP calls on Canada to recognize the State of Palestine today Full statement here: www.ndp.ca/news/ndp-cal...

if every single service and transaction is monitored for its adherence to fundamentalist christian ethics, and every piece of media has to go through those services or transactions, you could very quickly find yourself in a world where no queer art or publication is possible to obtain or distribute

discord needs a setting for people who literally just use it for chat. i don't wanna know what anyone is doing in the privacy of their own computer. i don't wanna earn orbs. i don't need to trade boingos for a coupon. i absolutely do not want to buy merch. i ain't gifting anyone shit.

My story on this, with some added analysis/context as to what this could mean for other trans/non-binary folks seeking refuge in Canada xtramagazine.com/video/canadi...

THIS IS HUGE. The so-called ‘Safe Third Country Agreement’ is absolute hogwash at this point.

WeTransfer just changed their TOS giving themselves permission to train AI on any content you transfer and produce derivative works based on content you transfer that they are allowed to monetize and you are not allowed payment for. Stop using WeTransfer.

You want to know how to get some job security in this volatile industry? This is how. This right here. When you're in a union, if you get laid off, your layoff is NEGOTIATED, not just dropped on you as a traumatic event you have zero control over.

The answer is YES.

This is such an absolute disgrace. Every @upenn.edu graduate, faculty, staff ought to feel ashamed of their institution for its willful genuflection at the altar of fascism and meek acceptance of transphobic hate. This is immoral and inhumane. Shame on you, @upenn.bsky.social. #shame

Can we nip this "Alligator Alcatraz" shit in the bud? We don't need to adopt their cutesy marketing when talking about the concentration camp in the Florida Everglades

Dear every country (including my own) that just put out a statement in support of LGBTQI people: Put your money where your mouths are and start loudly letting trans people from the US seek asylum. Now. Before it’s too late. This is a genocide. It is a genocide backed by courts. It is happening.

Judge blocks Alberta's ban on gender-affirming health care for youth, says it would risks "irreparable harm" and psychological integrity to trans and gender-diverse youth. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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This right here. My life has been made immeasurably better by having known you all as your authentic selves.

If you are reporting on this and NOT including the context that: -three of these four books are LGBTQ2S+ -they have been targeted for bans by U.S.-based organizations before -there is a movement within Canada's right to stoke moral panic around LGBTQ2S+ issues Then you're missing the big picture.

Journalists should be wary of framing this Alberta school book ban thing as a "new discovery" of graphic content in school libraries. These books are not new. This isn't some secret that's been revealed. What is new is the Alberta government's decision to care about this now. That is the story.

hear way too much "well, this technically would fit the definition of the beginning stages of a genocide, but..." stop it. just stop it. stages do not matter. it does not make you sound educated; you sound like a coward. what they are attempting to do to trans people in this country is a genocide.

they are trying to outlaw being transgender in this country and this is just the first step. they were never going to stop at sports. they weren’t going to stop at bathrooms. they want a trans genocide. it is so important to spread awareness of this

fellow cis folks, you gotta tell your friends and family what is happening here. we need to make our voices loud and unavoidable.

The house has passed a ban on coverage of gender care for all ages under Medicaid, CHIP and ACA plans. I don't know what to say to anyone this morning other than that the hundreds of thousands of people who are about to lose access to the care they need to stay alive deserve better than silence.

Using AI is basically crossing a digital picket line, and treating authors who use it like scabs feels appropriate. If you care about your rights and the rights of other creatives, you don't use generative AI under any circumstances (marketing, editing, drafting, outlining, artwork, narration, etc.)

There was an old tweet that stuck with me: "If you can easily walk to the coffee shop but your barista has a one hour commute, you don't live in a walkable 15 minute city; you live in a theme park"