The surge of AI slop, deceptive synthetic videos & images flooding our feeds, is driven in large part by Agentic AI Accounts (AAAs). aiforensics.org/work/agentic... Key findings: -Over 43,000 mostly AI-made posts generated 4.5 billion views -More than 65% of accounts were created in early 2025 1/

Settling in for some Christmas surveillance.

So I am going to say something about romance as a genre. A lot of people think that romance is ignorable because <insert thing they think about romance> and romance authors don't count because <insert thing they think about romance>. This thread is not about whether you have to like romance.

GM: I am offering you a wand of wild magic that will do SOMETHING interesting, and you’re refusing? WHAT KIND OF ADVENTURERS ARE YOU?!? PARTY: Ones with trust issues! GM: *mutter* Cowards.

Want a Christmas service in Calgary that has N95 masks available? Hillhurst United Church is your answer. We’ve made sure to have N95s for everyone who wants one. Please give health to yourself and others this Christmas: wear a mask. #ableg #abpoli hillhurstunited.com

I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case

If you want to make a real difference, donate directly to your local Food Bank. When you buy food at a grocery store to place in a donation bin, you’re paying full retail prices. Food Banks don't.

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Ah, it's the city's annual "fuck you" to pedestrians. Still no "Windrow blocking crosswalk" in the 311 app's "windrow blocking..." dropdown menu.

“One of the emails was sent through an email-spoofing website based in the Czech Republic and police determined the other four were ‘not authentic.’” Now CPS and the RCMP won’t say if they’re investigating who did send these fake emails. Unreal.

"Senior Alberta government officials stalled the submission of a coal mine pollution study to a scientific journal and prevented the lead researcher from speaking publicly about his work, according to records The Narwhal obtained through a freedom of information request."

A new study estimates the environmental impact of AI in 2025 and calls for more transparency from companies on their pollution and water consumption. www.theverge.com/news/845831/...

"Should I chain myself to a tree over this?" A resident in Dovercourt is threatening to because an infill development is being built in her cul-de-sac. But when we look at the numbers, the area's population has halved in the last 50 years, plenty of parking. So, probably not

1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.

Just emailed Curling Canada to ask them to stand with Skate Canada and stand up for trans curlers. Alberta can go fuck themselves

Guest Post by Lorne Fitch: The latest Grassy Mountain mine proposal is the same old promotional hype. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/gues...

"...someone with measles was at the Peace River Community Health Centre, Labour and Delivery unit, twice within a few days." #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #measles #vaccination #health everythinggp.com/2025/12/16/l...

In January 2024 Edmonton's city manager (and smith lackey) did a camp sweep immediately before the coldest deepfreeze that we'd seen in 50 years. And council (most of whom have been reelected) let him do it. Not one of them did anything to stop him.

Was hoping to find a book on FreeCAD. I found dozens, and they all seem to be AI-generated. Deeply discouraging.

This intersection is currently under renewal without any safety improvements for pedestrians.

Alberta Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services Jason Nixon says rising frostbite amputations on his watch are a sign of the system working as intended. Another important frostbite story by @taylorlambert.ca www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Finally feel like doing something with some of the random parts that seemed interesting at the time and have been hanging around my desk for more than a year. I want to make a tiny pico-powered ebook reader. Would sure be nice if the $12, 5cm² micro-sd card breakout didn't cost $18 to ship.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) paid $18 million for a chatbot named Charlie, which the auditor general reported gave her team the wrong answer 66% of the time. The chatbot's responses were found to be brief and lacking context, with only 2 out of 6 questions answered accurately.

Today in “Dudes Rock”: A dude playing Dire Straits’s “Sultans of Swing” guitar solo on…a recorder.

We can’t afford a $1M trailer slot 😔 But reposts on Bluesky cost $0 - and they really help tiny teams like ours ❤️ If cozy medieval creativity is your thing, here’s our Scriptorium trailer!

This is about as bad as it gets. The auditor general has revealed the UCP government is lying to the public about healthcare reform. A must read for Albertans of all political stripes.

What the fuck. Leave him alone, you assholes.

Alberta has passed Bill 11: two-tier health care letting doctors charge unlimited fees at private clinics. Other provinces may follow. Click below to send a letter to Health Minister Michel & your MP urging them to enforce the Canada Health Act. SHARE if you oppose US-style health care.

Our government has a very normal, and not at all concerning, interest in your child's genitals, ok? There's nothing icky about sending in a form to the government that confirms your child has a vagina, this is all very routine. #AbLeg

When you install a new bike lane & don’t bother to clear the snow from it, cars take it back. Watched more than one person choose this route northward despite signage. Le sigh.

@edmontonanne.bsky.social, any reason there aren't stronger steps being taken to make the ped crossing at 104 St and 107 Ave safer? Watch the driver on the right just rip through with the pedestrian right in front of him. Everyone pushing through all while the street lights are out too! #yeg

Guess what Bill C-16 includes? Don't let them tell you it can't be done. Man oh man, I'm in absolute shock right now, frankly.

Nearly halfway through our 90-day recall window & 4000+ signatures acquired! 👏 We still have a long way to go, Calgary-Bow! Anyone with kids should sign this! If you don't have quality education, you don't have a future here. ✍️Sign 🤝Join 🚪Canvass 1/ #abpoli #yyc youtube.com/shorts/8Tiey...

A Court of King’s Bench justice ruled that a referendum by Alberta to separate from Canada is unconstitutional and violates treaty rights. Several First Nations and First Nation groups are opposed to the idea of separation.

NEW: Elections Alberta has approved musician Corb Lund's Citizen Driven Initiative application to ban coal activity within the Eastern Slopes of the Rocky Mountains. www.elections.ab.ca/citizen-init...

Public Source probed three Allegheny County municipalities about their signed agreements with ICE. After a round robin of phone calls involving police chiefs and senior officials, Munhall and Stowe canceled the agreements.

Employment in oil and gas is in terminal decline and won’t be saved no matter what Carney and Smith cook up, according to new research from the Centre for Future Work provided exclusively to @nationalobserver.com. The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.

Apparently no one told snow and ice control about 103 Ave. It should get the same priority as the route it's a detour for. #yegbike If you have to travel this way tomorrow, maybe take the lane.

Every study about vaccines that comes out is like "this vaccine is 97% effective at preventing this disease & also 3 other diseases & it somehow helps you play the violin beautifully" and antivaxxers are doing their own research that's telling them they can cure measles by eating polar bear liver.

New Box Day is a great day for Pouneh.

SCOOP: Elections Alberta investigated Sam Mraiche over allegations he made illegal political donations in 2023 www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... w @tomcardoso.bsky.social

Came across this #yeg ad bragging about their new "AI-powered Safety Codes Inspection Efficiency program". The city website is light on details, but I find it hard to think of a worse use for AI than *deciding whether new buildings need a safety inspection*. WTAF.

BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out. AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair. Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.

Girl Guides of Canada has made a statement, likely in response to the cowardly decisions of Girlguiding UK. 🏳️‍⚧️

"... the evidence showed that increasing fares actually increases ridership" can someone point me in the direction of the actual study that says this? And don't just tell me more cops is the "increase in service". $4 for a bus ticket in this city is deplorable. livewirecalgary.com/2025/12/01/c...

In June 2024, complaints were filed by anti-genocide protesters injured by Calgary police. This July, CPS dismissed them all. This fall, I learned CPS had ignored key evidence. Last week, CPS refused to release it, saying it could influence complaint appeals. drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

‘It’s not about me’: Rana Zaman speaks after YMCA rescinds her award By @mmughees.bsky.social

“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to

So the guy selling COVID supplies to the government was hoping for more intense COVID waves, a direct outcome of policy decisions by a government he influenced through dozens of channels.

As City Council debates budget and a potential 6.4% property tax increase, comments sections are FULL of misinformation from people who have absolutely no idea how property taxes work So, I guess I'm spending my saturday making videos about tax policy youtube.com/watch?v=NjYc...