So threatening BC in order to kowtow to MAGA-hat separatist Danielle Smith?

As I've been saying, "AI" is now just anything the computer does, so it's a meaningless term.

I’ve been thinking the people urging us to use AI in the newsroom — I mean the journalism and journalism-adjacent people (reporters, academics, etc.) 1/n

The secret mission to rescue the UN’s vital Palestinian refugee archive

Perfection, @vassb.bsky.social

Mark Carney compares his sovereign wealth fund to Norway’s. Canadians are smart enough to see it’s not the same | #Opinion

Important article by outgoing SMUFU President Dr. Cathy Conrad. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/commentary/u...

Being skeptical of the current AI bonanza is not necessarily about being against new technology but more of a concern about the drive for the technology being used to exploit and displace workers, as well as exploit and steal from creators. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Apart from everything else in this article, Musk's obsession with Mars reminds me a lot of Dr. Strangelove's bunker.

I genuinely think some people do not want to look this in the eye/think about it because it is so awful. We wrote what I thought was a pretty eye-opening story about all this and I was surprised by the lack of engagement tbh

Being skeptical of the current AI bonanza is not necessarily about being against new technology but more of a concern about the drive for the technology being used to exploit and displace workers, as well as exploit and steal from creators. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I'd like to hear from Nova Scotian provincial and Canadian federal employees who have been directed to use AI in their workplace. I want to know specifics, and how that's working out. DM me.

“Canadian academics resisted unionization for decades and stubbornly clung to the belief that they were autonomous professionals and not “workers.”” Read more on the history of academic staff unionism in the latest issue of the Bulletin: buff.ly/EWPE36P

Add universities to this list.

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

Tech CEOs suggest AI job losses could be offset by Universal Basic Income, which they will violently oppose thebeaverton.com/2025/11/tech...

Banning algorithmic pricing ought to be a no-brainer call for any government: people don’t like to be ripped off, surveilled, or treated differently from their peers. Algorithm pricing does all three of those things.

It sure sounds like what he nearly said.

Gas tax breaks are bandaids at best. Real solution is to help low & middle-income Cdns get off fossil fuels. Invest in solar, heat pumps, batteries, EVs. Tackle barriers, offer real incentives & fund w/ windfall tax on Big Oil (who are laughing all the way to the bank). Cleaner, cheaper, healthier.

A tax season reminder that Intuit TurboTax lobbied the government for years to block free public tax-filing. Trump then terminated the free IRS Direct File program established under Biden, just a year after the tax prep giant gave his inauguration fund $1M. Do you see how this works?

Carney & Poilievre’s response to the oil price shock is to suspend federal gas taxes. This is a terrible idea that only rewards the gangsters' gouging, fueling demand for the oil and gas companies’ excessive prices... 🧵

Here’s why we should have a basic income for artists program Morning File by me

Why A Liberal Arts Education Will Soon Be More Valuable Than Ever www.noemamag.com/why-a-libera...

You get an AI! And you get an AI! Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

I'm getting the feeling that Mark Carney has little idea of what AI really is and how it works. www.youtube.com/watch?v=95KZ...

Thread detailing Mark Carney’s war on libraries, knowledge, and culture throughout so many parts of society. His deep cuts to the public service are not in line with the vision he presents of a bold and more independent Canada.

You get an AI! And you get an AI! Morning File by @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

"The consequences are already measurable: elementary students are losing cognitive skills, leading them to tank their exams." These tech bros sure hate children...I guess because they are so caught up in their fantasy of birthing a "child" machine. Solution: use books and ban screens in class.

The President of the United States is openly threatening to commit genocide against 90 million people. Prime Minister Carney: if there was ever a moment to denounce this illegal war, withdraw your support, and call for accountability for war crimes—it’s now.

Reflections on the Meaning of Hate. Excellent piece here by @charlieangus104.bsky.social, questioning who gets accused of antisemitism and who gets a pass (grounded in some excellent history, as always): open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

FFS when institutions of learning turn to AI slop we’re all doomed. Horrific by @royalbcmuseum.bsky.social

Since @theonion.com hasn't posted this (from their e-mail newsletter) on Bluesky, I'm sharing it so that others may see it.

For those championing the AI industry's attempt to take over education, at least be aware of what you are signing up. For those who understand that education is necessary for democracy, consider signing: openletter.earth/open-letter-... @olivia.science

I forbid the use of AI tools in my classes. I've moved a lot of stuff to 'in class' hand-writing. But I've retained one major Research Paper. But, students must create an appendix outlining step-by-step how they found each peer-reviewed source. I should be able to replicate their searches. 1/n

Just what the world needs...more from the AI industry that consistently fails to understand the difference between science and fiction

Airport security lineups in US vastly reduced after ICE agents kidnap most travellers

Meta paid an effective fed tax rate of 3.5% on its latest tax bill — its lowest on record. Mark Zuckerberg's net worth just hit $222 billion. And Meta is pumping $65 million into elections this year to boost AI friendly candidates. Now it's reportedly planning to lay off 15,000 workers. Hello?

Three years into the AI era, educators say they face a major crisis. Bosses and clients replacing tutoring jobs with AI. Replacing *athletic coaching* with AI. Many students now cannot grasp why they would *not* use AI for schoolwork. And worse. The 5th installment of AI Killed My Job—educators:

My latest on how Trump and toxic tech bros are weaponizing AI to target civilians. People are pushing back. There is a worldwide boycott of CHAT GPT. The stakes are high here. charlieangus.substack.com/p/its-time-t...

Carney puts rules-based international order sign back in window

Pierre Poilievre crosses floor to Liberals

Very straight talk from @storiedselves.bsky.social at the start of CTV news yesterday afternoon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=51iH...

Beautiful day in the snow yesterday by Sackville Lakes.

Eliminating gender studies courses helps to ensure that universities and other institutions will continue to protect men who benefit from the abuse of women and girls, either directly or through their connections to those who exploit girls and women for profit. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I'm pretty sure I know. They aren't. We're not going to really be able to make a lot of progress in dealing with the implications of this tech unless and until we get rid of all this "woo-woo" talk about LLMs. Anthropic pushing this line is PR, unserious.

LLM will make society less intelligent, and we should be honest that we're not exactly starting from a high bar.

At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures. Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google: