The thing about AI isn’t that it will lead to a singularity in which computers enslave all of humankind, but rather that it is a dream of guiltless slavery for some: a world in which real wages race to the bottom against threats of eventual unemployment while a select class pockets excess profits.

taking this opportunity to reiterate: DO NOT SEEK REFUGE IN CANADA it will not work, and at best you will be turned away, the worst case scenario looks like this Canada's border policy is stringent, eugenicist, and tightening with time source: I live there

Réduction de 50% de la taxe sur l'immatriculation des véhicules.... Rappelons que la TIV est une contribution perçue par la SAAQ pour financer le transport collectif. Le TC aide les personnes qui n'ont pas les moyens de posséder une voiture... www.lapresse.ca/affaires/eco...

What a pathetic statement. An independent investigation by Israel into its own war crimes is an oxymoron. Canada must sanction Israel, including ending the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, and implement an immediate comprehensive arms embargo on Israel.

TRANS FACTS!!!!!!

“The Al is not just telling you what you want to hear. It is training you, one conversation at a time, to need less friction, expect more agreement, and become slightly less capable of handling a situation where someone pushes back on you”

Canada is using borders to police Palestine solidarity, with pro-Pal advocates increasingly facing interrogations, visa revocations, and denials of entry. The weaponisation of immigration law, surveillance powers and institutional pressure is becoming normalised.

I just spent several minutes trying to buy one fucking sandwich from an automated grocery store checkout. No way am I getting on a plane that uses A.I.

. @simonlaperriere.bsky.social and I are seated for a press screening of BACKROOMS, after which we'll have about an hour break and then see an early matinee of I LOVE BOOSTERS. Possibly the weirdest double bill.

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Reminder: Submissions for the summer issue are still open. Submission link in bio. Theme: Perception. [🔮: #tasavvurnama #speculativefiction #literarymagazine #southasian #opensubmission ]

Bluesky is not "dying", in fact it's about to become the next Martha's Vineyard

If you'd like pregame with Lupita Nyong'o herself going on a life changing odyssey, A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) is wonderful. Being a horror prequel hid one the year's best films.

If you'd like to pregame with another tale of a man risking it all for Lupita Nyong'o, Little Monsters (2019) is quite charming.

Given that a big part of the role of the RCMP throughout history has been removing Indigenous peoples from their lands and culture, it’s not surprising the federal government is hiring more RCMP just as they plan to ramp up resource extraction on Indigenous lands.

I've been thinking about boredom a lot since becoming chronically ill - being trapped in dark rooms by migraine, being limited in activities by fatigue. And I couldn't disagree more. I think recognising and experiencing true boredom is valuable only to ensure you'll fight against it. 🧵

AI was, is, and always will be a eugenics project.

Insisting boys must be strong is “gender ideology.” Telling girls to be nurturing is “gender ideology.” Assuming that kids ought to grow up to be heterosexual and get married is “gender ideology.” This gender ideology is everywhere. It just goes unnoticed because society mandates it as “normal.”

Some thoughtful person provided a link to a non-paywalled version of this article: gcaptain.com/drowning/

The moment of one of today’s Russian strikes on #Kyiv. I can see that fewer and fewer people are reading news from Ukraine. I understand that on a Sunday morning, people don’t want to read about war. They want to sleep a little longer, drink good coffee, and sit in the sun. I understand that.

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This. God, this. It is such a manufactured panic and it started the moment they lost the fight over gay marriage. Support trans rights because it’s the right thing to do and also because this is all just a fascist push

"erotica is a weapon against oblivion" might be my new mantra

Or the fans who are right now throughly complicit in defending everything he is doing. He's worse than Harper on almost every issue, and at least people fought back against Harper.

The US is going through a terrible moment on immigration right now. But folks here shouldn't romanticize the situation in Europe.

I live in a big-ish city that has a lot of homeless people walking around and not once have I ever felt threatened when I pass one. I have, however, feared for my life multiple times because drivers won't wait 7 fucking seconds for me to cross the street.

Does anyone try and amplify the fact that people are more likely to be assaulted by a family member or someone known to them rather than a random stranger? No That would save lives - Not place the vulnerable at risk.

Have they shown any energy strengthening laws against coercive control? Physical violence? No. All they are concerned about is wondering into toilets with someone who looks different to the stereotypical idea of a woman.

I am so angry about the ‘Trans Panic’ vilifying a vulnerable community because of what? Some bigotted people being scared of difference and spreading lies for their own gratification. Do you know what these people dont spend their energy on? Challenging CIS male violence against women.

this is worth eight minutes of your time

PM Carney: "Yes there are challenges in the world, but this is what we're for - deregulating pesticides. On a day like today, in a province like this, you can't help but be optimistic and positive about increasing carbon emissions, and we've got a lot of positive work to do like exterminating Orcas"

Remember: we were never given credit for being right about crypto, we were never given credit for being right about NFTs, we were never given credit for being right about the metaverse and we will never be given credit for being right about AI. Fuck 'em up anyway.

ok i know that warmer temps aned extreme temp fluctuations are signs of climate change, but what about wind? The past few years there are SO manu days with serious winds and it seems far off the average.

The response that every teacher must give when it comes to forcibly outing their trans students:

“The data scandal the Alberta separatists have constructed is nothing compared to what Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals have in store for us.” The Liberals are building a mass surveillance apparatus without judicial oversight and is guaranteed to be breached www.hilltimes.com/2026/05/20/b...

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A funny, haunting, unflinching look at Black women seeking revenge by any means necessary, and how those same Black women always suffer the consequences when Black men embrace patriarchy and toxic masculinity as the hills they're willing to die on, even when they blow up in their own faces. #IsGodIs

Hey, Vancouver! There's a protest against those friggin data centers on saturday! I cannot make it due to a prior engagement doing a different kind of worker solidarity, but I encourage you to check it out! Lots of good people will be there.

I hate AI. I hate AI the way Montresor hates Fortunato, the way Simon Gruber hates John McClane, the way Kendrick Lamar hates Drake: with the intensity of ten thousand fiery suns. It is an affront to our humanity. It is a blasphemy upon the sacredness of the human condition.

Writer friends! The AI-generated email scams targeting authors are getting more sophisticated. I got one today w/ a real editor's name on it, which could be very convincing to someone who doesn't know how actual editors communicate, so I annotated it to highlight red flags. Spread the word, ok?

Just finished BAD LANGUAGE by @suchmayer.bsky.social which is amazing and thought-provoking, and which I've set aside for a second read. Currently loving SWANS by Michelle Brown, funny and clever and tender. About to start THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS by @premeemohamed.com

Oh for goodness sake. Will this myth never go away? Actual statistics show distracted walking is not a significant safety issue, and people looking at their phones while crossing usually have the right of way.

We've got my in-laws car this week & I don't know how people drive in cities every day. Noise, traffic, death race 2000 for parking spots, it's constant tension. I'm lucky to live where there is decent public transit so I get why in some places there's no choice, but it's very unpleasant.

Correction: All of the Carney Government’s Policies Put the Economy Ahead of Your Health

AI is the lynchpin of the whole political project. It’s the container for the parallel governance they have promised each other. I truly think that they are surprised that people don’t like it…and that they can’t yet wholesale punish everyone for not liking them.

what if we had fewer morality tales and more doing your job without egregiously fucking up for no reason

Actor Javier Bardem: “We are killing women because some men think they own them. They possess them. “The big balls men saying my cock is bigger than yours and I'm gonna bomb the shit out of you. “It's a fucking male toxic behaviour that is creating thousands of dead people.” (Variety)

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also like... it doesnt work.