Sick of AI being forced on you at every turn? Here's how to get rid of it where you can. www.consumerreports.org/electronics/...

But I thought no one needs the post office anymore www.thestar.com/business/sma...

Former PBO on Canada's fiscal situation: "If you look at the numbers right now, a baseline deficit of a little over 2%, that's a third of what it is in the US and UK, and it's well below the OECD average. If you look at our debt-to-GDP ratio, it will be the lowest of the G7. ... We're sustainable."

Attn Black people, stop scrolling. This is not a drill: Chicago

Donald Trump orders Israel to ‘immediately’ stop bombing Gaza as Hamas agrees to free hostages. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Not only is AI using massive amounts of energy, putting electricity grids under pressure, it's eating up our drinkable water. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0C5...

The death of the premature baby born after their mother contracted measles highlights the danger of more and more people refusing vaccines. An individual is contagious 4 days before the rash appears. Imagine a child with measles at a daycare full of babies too young to be vaccinated.

Gavin Newsom announces that any California university that caves to Trump and signs his “loyalty pledge” will be immediately defunded. “CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS.”

Guelph's mayor has posted a fact-heavy rebuttal to Ford’s BS claims re. speed cameras. Gutherie says cameras are undeniably slowing drivers & are the opposite of a tax grab because revenue from speeding tickets is funding crosswalks and other measures making streets safer. x.com/CamGuthrie/s...

Tomorrow we'll learn for sure which works are eligible for the Anthropic settlement. The searchable list will be here: www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com. Your book may be in the Atlantic’s LibGen dataset, but not on the eligible works list because (1)

“The McCarthy Era ended when Americans from across the political spectrum finally came together and stood up for the principles in the Constitution against the forces of repression. Those forces have returned. And it is our turn to stand together ..." www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Sick Kids and Toronto Metropolitan University did a study that show speed camera DO slow vehicles down. Ford, a high school drop out, begs to differ. Who you going to believe? #onpoli #nomodougford

Good for my hometown of Brampton! Ford is wrong. Data shows these cameras do reduce speeding. www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/loca...

Long Covid Risk for Children Doubles After a Second Infection, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/h... @pambelluck.bsky.social @nytimes.com More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Are Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau still together or can I ship him with Nicole Kidman?

Study "findings reinforce an urgent message that children and adolescents can develop long COVID not only after an initial infection, but also after reinfection. The public health implications are substantial." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

www.canada.ca/en/canadian-... “Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation “The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.”🪶

"Scientists say the rise in hospitalisations is likely to have been fuelled by waning immunity from vaccines – with it now being several years since most of the population had a booster jab." Gee if only the UK had a national health system that could provide free shots. inews.co.uk/news/health/...

At the Ryder cup fans’ "behavior was pure misogynistic abuse, and it’s a growing movement in American culture right now. Women in the US are facing increasing levels of misogyny from men...encouraged by a manosphere that’s made patriarchal bullying seem cool." www.glamour.com/story/the-mi...

And remember, as just an extra nudge of consideration, the less Covid-friendly events are, the more they exclude already disabled and high-risk people from them. Many fandoms are beautifully inclusive, stand up for your friends who are told this is just their problem, that they don’t deserve safety.

It's not a dream, folks! Lee Lai (STONE FRUIT) is launching her new book CANNON in Portland OR. Catch her in convo with @mirkdrop.bsky.social at Always Here Books on Friday October 10th. RSVP now: withfriends.co/event/266088...

The statement is such bullshit. Of course this will take away from live actors. "I hope we can welcome AI as part of the wider artistic family." That's a hard NO. deadline.com/2025/09/crea...

Blue Jays are East Division champions! Yessssssss! www.cbc.ca/sports/baseb...

From the weekly protest outside the U.S. embassy in Ottawa, Saturday Sept 27th.

The first observed vertebrate hybridized due to two species expanding their ranges at least in part because of climate change. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

Keep me in your thoughts as I finally attempt to update Windows 11 after avoiding it for so long. It ain't looking good so far.

Viral video shows a U.S. border agent in NY state speeding towards car and yelling at Canadian visitor, "Never come to the U.S. again." www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

On one hand I keep hearing about how nobody uses Canada Post anymore, and on the other, my inbox is full of stuff like my local library telling me interlibrary loans are now suspended because they use Canada Post, my bank not being able to send me my new card, frantic apologies from small businesses

There's no point twisting yourself into knots to make a deal with the U.S. now; Trump's word isn't worth shit. "Trump could renege on the agreement struck with the European Union which capped tariffs on pharmaceutical exports from the bloc at 15%, PwC has said." www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

Nextar has now also folded and will start airing Kimmel again. Remember this next time they tell you we are powerless in the face of rising fascism. Companies capitulating to Trump need to feel heat. Keep it going. apnews.com/article/jimm...

So far I'm torn between youngster 99, bear 856 (who licks his lips when fishing) and bear 503 who is uncommonly amiable. explore.org/meet-the-bea...

JUST NOW AT THE UN…

Shoutout to my fellow maskers!

As someone with both Canadian and Irish citizenship, I'm very happy to see ties deepening between the two nations.

Physician here: Tylenol is a recommended treatment for fever and pain in pregnancy. As always, Canada sticks with science. 🇨🇦

"Doctors are now consulting the patient without giving any treatment because there is no treatment...There is no term to describe what's going on in Gaza...there is neighbourhoods erased from the planet." www.rte.ie/news/ireland...

"Top executives in large organisations are immensely powerful and their power is growing as employment markets are tightening. The explanation for back-to-the-office mandates may be as simple as they do it because they can." www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

So why is there no public health messaging about this ongoing #pandemic? That #COVID is caused by a fully airborne virus that can infect and disable anyone at any age, vaxxed or not? I'll tell you why. Because politics. Because capitalism. #disability #healthcare #MillionsMissing #MECFS #maskup

Canadians...

According to international students, they were forced to campaign for a federal Conservative candidate who won their election and is now an MP. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

I was really hoping things might get better with GDPR enforcement at its Irish lead regulator, but this is Ireland giving the middle finger to EU data protection and to a democratically governed digital society. noyb.eu/en/former-me...

Look, it’s Heroin and Adderall ganging up on Tylenol.

Great work, everyone! Kimmel is returning. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

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Gavin Newsom: "I'll be signing a bill, the first in the nation, saying enough to ICE, unmask. What are you afraid of? You're going to go out and you're going to do enforcement? Provide an ID.Tell us what agency you represent."

Meta used back to school Instagram photos of uniformed teen girls, with their faces and names visible, to try to entice a 37 year old man to 'get Threads.' www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Earlier this week, Illinois state senator Karina Villa confronted ICE in a Chicago neighbourhood and warned residents to stay in their homes. www.nbcchicago.com/immigration/...

If people who never talk about Covid start posting things about Covid on social media, please encourage it. Acknowledgment is the first step for those who think Covid is over or mild, and it is a conversation starter that we have to embrace.

Cape Breton girl discovers rare pink grasshopper #NovaScotia www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...