This is probably my favourite read of 2025, offering hard details on one of the main things that has made me uneasy about AI chatbots and LLMs in general. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...

“You are not entitled to a response from us, or anyone, ever,” is what a US Education Department spokesperson wrote to one of our reporters, @megomatz.bsky.social, after she repeatedly tried to get comment from the department and its officials. My column on the condemnation of good journalism.

Yeah, this dum dum is talking about chicken pox. Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.

This is from 2018!

"R began to sob and seemed frightened. 'Did you look at Character AI?' she asked her mom. H didn’t know what that was...At the time, H was far more focused on what her tween might have encountered on social media. In August 2024, H had never heard of Character AI..." #GiftLink #GiftArticle

Christmas at Otter Lake, Quebec William Kurelek 1977

24 December 1905 | A Dutch Jew, Henri Emile Mossel, was born in Amsterdam. A clarinetist and saxophonist, the leader of the AVRO dance orchestra, music store owner. At Auschwitz from 25 March 1944 No. 175312 He perished at Auschwitz III-Monowitz on 4 August 1944.

The 60 Minutes piece on the Trump Administration’s torture prison that Bari Weiss doesn’t want you to see has leaked.

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

As I renew my subscription for another two years, I want to remind folks who are interested in local city building and urban issues, the @spacing.bsky.social magazine is a must-have. Great stories, photos, reviews, tips, and more!

How The Grinch Was Convicted Of Stealing Christmas But Secured Freedom Through A Generous Donation To The Ballroom Project

I love my two blackout drunk Minnesota sons

USAID DESTROYER vs GENOCIDE ENABLER Vote now: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-semif...

Business as usual in Alberta. Not a bug but a feature #abpoli #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous this is worth sharing and educating people about

Back to this. we are seeing a plateauing. That could be good. But it could also just suggest the gauge has topped out and we have hit the "water goes everywhere" stage earlier than anticipated, which would suggest a bigger -- or at least an earlier -- peak than anticipated. bsky.app/profile/tyol...

My husband and I, both PhD Physicists, moved to Canada from the USA 20 years ago. It was one of the best decisions we ever made. I would be happy to answer questions about moving here. 🇨🇦

Here's the time lapse from daytime to darkness I made for IG reels so robots can steal it.

Awkwardly, the Alberta legislature TV channel has broken in the middle of debate (committee of the whole) for Bill 9, in which the government seeks to use the notwithstanding clause to shield three gender bills from legal challenges. The YouTube stream IS working www.youtube.com/live/ryA5Lq4...

Damn it! I am as frustrated with Spotify as the next person, but they just added music videos on the TV app and I’ve been pining for this (I know Tidal has it but I can’t get my family to switch). Now playing: Bloom Baby Bloom by Wolf Alice — incredible video! #wolfalice #spotifywrapped2025

I wish a notice like this wasn't necessary. www.icrc.org/en/article/i...

This is horrifying. Please, please drive safely. Tonight I witnessed a driver on his phone while driving

On this day in 1989, an armed gunman murdered 14 women at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Another ten women and four men were injured. The anniversary of the massacre is commemorated annually on Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

My obituary for Frank Gehry: www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and...

“At first, there were mostly women&children who were exhausted, malnourished, dehydrated & brought by trucks. After the fall of El Fasher, we also received men, most of whom had traumatic injuries, gunshot wounds & infected wounds... on foot.” www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-desper... #Sudan

🚨NEW | UK MPs were told in a private briefing on Sudan: “El Fasher is a slaughter house. Our low estimate is 60,000 people have been killed there in the last three weeks.” ▪️Some 150,000 residents remain unaccounted for since the RSF overran the city in late Oct. Experts say they are not believed...

The Department of Justice plans to dismantle protections for trans and intersex people in federal, state, and local prisons, jails, and youth detention facilities, according to a government memo obtained by Prism.

Pat Spencer Basketball Explosion #nba

We are cursed by convenience

Jesus, this is bleak

i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.

"On Black Friday, take your dog for a walk, go on a hike, explore a beach, get out on the water, play a board game, spend time with those who matter," Richard Coolidge writes in this column. And, "also remember to put down your phone." https://to.pbs.org/3TJzFVD

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Interesting article by Breakenridge. And what is really interesting is the comments: usually Herald comments are so pro-UCP it feels like propaganda, but in this case they are significantly against the UCP stance. Maybe change is in the winds. #ableg #abpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

I decided to support Freshet News, the startup local news outlet serving New West, Burnaby and the Tri-Cities, because having quality coverage of local news is so important #NewWest chuffed.org/project/fres...

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

Toxic Drug Alert: The week of November 17-21 saw BC’s highest number of calls made to 911 for toxic drug poisoning events. This is likely due to a substance called medetomidine being mixed with fentanyl. Please see and share the information provided.

Huaxiba Station (Interchange with Line 1) on the soon to be open Chengdu Metro Line 13 Phase 1. Chengdu Metro Line 13 Phase 1 is expected to to open by the end of 2025. Picture Thread. (1/5)

After the 2024 election, much media attention was paid to “bro” podcasters like Joe Rogan and right-wing influencers like the late Charlie Kirk. But there was far less focus on the even rowdier world of “dating” shows aimed at young men.

Breaking A member of a neo-Nazi group that protested outside the NSW parliament will be deported to South Africa after his visa was cancelled via The Sydney Morning Herald

This is a 52-pound 9000+ page accordion-bound artist’s book of Donald Trump’s lies, conceived, printed, and bound by Jill and Ray Nichols of @leadgraffiti.bsky.social in Delaware. Each of the 9000 pages has the text (per the Washington Post) of one or more of Trump’s lies; none are repeated.