Now that more of us know their tactics, they shouldn't be able to keep avoiding these questions www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

This sums up the frantic and coerced deployment of "AI" throughout public and private sectors. Results of even cursory audits are horrifying every time, invariably paired with forced adoption and retaliation for asserting professional norms. Colonialism is a cherry on top.

On power and persuasion, some important points.

I wrote about the HHS cutting grants for teen pregnancy prevention programs -- and what it highlights about MAGA's treatment of children.

Good advice for anyone feeling down about oppressive politics #onpoli www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

"Alberta’s two-tier legislation violates the Canada Health Act, and will worsen access for Canadians [...]. Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel have the power to act, and must act with the urgency this historic attack on universal health care demands."

What’s remarkable about all this stuff is the stolen valor. You didn’t build shit, you won a birth lottery. You are a podcaster not Emperor Vespasian. bsky.app/profile/just...

This opens with showing how illness spreads - contact tracing. When they discuss means of transmission, they do not give enough of an explanation of airborne. If they did, they would have more consistent masking.

Beautiful take on Trump and the culture of petty ressentiment that enables him

happy father’s day to all the dads who don’t listen to manosphere podcasts

Trump presides over spectacles of violence like a dysfunctional Roman emperor | Moira Donegan

If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, then you’re not in business. You’re in organized crime.

"In his petition, Eluonyechie asked a judge to intervene and force DHS to either release or deport him. Then he waited for something to change. He is still waiting. "

Every time we hear about "efficiencies" we know that's code for cuts. Today, we got some proof. Sutcliffe pitched New Ways to Bus as improvements, but according to the AG's interviews, "decisions were mainly driven by budget considerations". www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Democracy cannot survive trillionaires. We need to start taxing billionaires properly.

Privacy Commissioner of Canada investigation into the Grok chatbot and sexualized deepfakes finds companies violated privacy law June 11, 2026 www.priv.gc.ca/en/opc-news/... #Canada #Twitter #Grok #AI #Canada #cdnpoli

"she claimed kinship with us when it opened doors, and she abandoned obligation to us when it closed deals" #canpoli #ablegov

Jan "Bigot" Liggett, Cambridge, Ontario mayor, bullies teen to protect fragile male city councillor who refused to apologize for transphobic FB post. Waterloo Region, folks! #onpoli #PrideMonth #cdnpoli www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

21 entire First Nations communities having to leave their homes for more than two months at a time due to a crisis created by settlers should not be described in terms of last "season" #canpoli www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

“The Auburn University Board of Trustees on Friday gave itself complete control over course offerings, curriculum, degree requirements and academic credentials while eliminating shared governance at the Alabama land-grant university… The policy leaves many questions unanswered”

Rest in power, Breonna. Gentrification Kills! amsj.blog/2022/10/11/b...

This headline seems symbolic somehow #elbowsup #Canada www.thestar.com/business/can...

Data centres, the warehouses of servers that power AI and other digital services, consumed 448 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity in 2025. If data centres were a country, their consumption would have ranked in 11th place -- just under France with 468 TWh. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Taking on Musk a second time, after your brakes are cut in a creepily sophisticated manner in revenge for the first time. Berulis is a badass!

RIP crip cougar and two of the bravest domesticated cats of whom I've ever heard tell. I'm sorry the world didn't offer better options #Canada #disability

the current director of national intelligence is a guy who two years ago received a trophy declaring he “Fucks Only The Young” at an (oddly dildo focused) event he organized dedicated to the conspiracy that Bed Bath and Beyond never actually went bankrupt

Incredibly thorough reporting that shows how uneven standards are in what little Epstein prosecution there is www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

There are these data centers that use minimal amounts of electricity and don't need millions of gallons of water, to cool them. They're called libraries.

Second #scholarcrip resource is @meactnet.bsky.social's great protest guide, which covers both how to plan a protest that is inclusive of people with energy-limiting disabilities and tips for engaging in protest while living with ME.

Sadly, had to DNF Sanderson's "Wind and Truth." I enjoyed the other books in the series, but the various reactionary diatribes just finally got on my nerves to the point where I couldn't do it, even for the sake of the story. #speculativefiction

Exciting integration of sign language and audio description in mainstream theatre venues in Quebec #disability #accessibility www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

Rock on Vassy Kapelos: finally someone who calls Smith on her lies, and to her face #ableg youtu.be/RqmaAEJzHZA?...

Liz Stein is a powerhouse. It's great to see her continuing to fight with determination, intellect, and grace #epsteinfiles www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Reminder: even the 300,000 signatures that were *actually* about holding a referendum on separation are unverified, were put together by someone who frequently makes false claims, and that person had illegal access to a voter information list #canpoli #alberta thewalrus.ca/did-alberta-...

Feds defending handing taxpayers' money, and more importantly data, to Palantir, an American company used by ICE and headed by a culturally racist American exceptionalist in favour of mass militarization who is a long-time friend of Trump #canpoli www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Canada negotiating purchase of aerial surveillance system with Swedes instead of American competitor #Canada #AerialSurveillanceSystem #Sweden 🍁 www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Love how every point of Mamdani's housing policy this article presents like it's doomsday sounds completely awesome to me #affordablehousing #tenantsrights #acorn nypost.com/2026/05/26/u...

"But then authoritarianism is cliche. There’s something so tired and stupid, yet also inescapably sinister, about this way of doing things." And "Who's Next?" In the UK, so-called "assisted death" legislation. We can't count on progressivist labels to sort right from wrong #NotDeadYet

Union representing N.S. long-term care workers to picket outside Houston speech #NovaScotia Canadian Union of Public Employees says Houston’s government has a responsibility to listen to the workers www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Precisely: "When I grade student work, I do so in the context of a course that I designed from top to bottom by selecting readings, topics and assignments based on deep knowledge. Evaluation is an expression of that process, not an annoying distraction from it."

A surprising take for Canada's only major left-leaning paper, but it's good news overall for the housing market regardless www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

I didn't read this at first, because as Mahdawi herself acknowledges, who cares what occupies Musk in his luridly petty nightmare of a soul--but I'm glad I didn't miss out on the disses www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Yes!! So tired of Radical Feminism being identified with this lot of bigoted hacks. Rowling couldn't even get fascism right in a children's book. Dr. Seuss conveyed more insight at a much lower reading level.

Et tu, urban Vancouver. Does nobody in Canada care about climate anymore? #canpoli #climatechange #wereallgonnaburn

Yes, I'm sure we have all got a little petition fatigue going on. But this one is worth your time. I signed just now. #AbPoli #CdnPoli

Well Alberta made the New York Times (a newspaper read by thousands of investors). #Alberta did not make it into NY Times for any positive reason that attracts investors. Separatism creates unstable environment for investment the opposite of what we need #ableg www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/w...

PSO. In case you missed it, and to avoid the triggers associated with hearing the premier's voice, the transcript is here: #ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?...

What is the level of reading comprehension to be able to grasp Smith’s separatist referendum question? College level. What could possibly go wrong? #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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