The tech bros gave us crypto currency that isn’t currency, artificial intelligence that isn’t intelligence, and prediction markets that are inside-trader scams. On the other hand, they have given us gigantic data centers that employ no one and destroy communities. So there’s that.

One thing AI LLMs are very good at: convincing their victims that mediocrity is greatness, and that the ability to generate high volumes of mediocre content is a substitute for skill, talent, or work. This is the distinct impression I get every time I look at LinkedIn.

When Satire Is Fine, Until It Isn’t How a Borat style show has Conservatives up in arms queergranddad.substack.com/p/when-satir...

I got asked what it actually was like being in Gaza amidst genocide:

The Alberta separatist movement has claimed many victories to this point. None bigger than creating the perception that it already commands mass support without objective proof. My latest. drjaredwesley.substack.com/p/challengin...

This is being overshadowed with the petition news, but Elections Alberta confirmed today it actually thinks ‘thousands’ accessed the leaked voter list, not just the 566 it sent cease-and-desist letters too last week. From me & @reportrix.bsky.social: www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...

Albertans! May 29th is a day of action. There are events planned all across the province. Find one to attend here! fightbacknow.civicdeeds.com

Titanic Completes Mostly Successful Maiden Voyage

We are Albertans, we build things, we innovate and we imagine better. If you are angry, then start making changes. Be a canvasser for the Water not Coal petition, join the Forever Canada movement, get involved in a political party or email [email protected]. We could use your help!

Bill 28 will have destructive effects on public libraries in Alberta. Read more about it here, email your MLA, and support your local libraries and their workers. www.caplibraries.ca

While we're being distracted by another f*cking referendum, Smith still wants to gerrymander Alberta so we can have the UCP forever That's f*cking scary #ableg #abpoli

Congratulations on your wedding Don Jr. Sorry for distracting your Dad with this important work.

Not gonna lie, kinda like this guy

I wrote about how Danielle Smith took a good, hard look at the existential damage that could be done to Alberta and to Canada by a separatism campaign and she decided that one thing mattered above all: Danielle Smith. www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...

"Smith may think she is managing pressure. Most Albertans likely think she’s watering and fertilizing the sprouts and setting the trellis up to help it grow." Smart analysis from @davidcoletto.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/davidcol...

I'd enjoy the irony of this much more if it wasn't so concerning. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

As to the agenda of the last decade? Again, we saw the first new oil pipeline to the west coast in 70 years and the first major LNG terminal -- the biggest energy project in Canadian history. Those have done the very opposite of "land-locking" Alberta's resources. This is Orwellian stuff.

Culturally we need to reject it. Grievance policitics are what Trump and others have used ro drive wedges through their country. We need to identify it, name it and reject it.

Lies

Join #ForeverCanadian #abpoli www.forever-canadian.ca/en Forever Canadian did not keep info on those who signed the petition and do not have access to the voter list so the get out the vote has to be built.

Not nostalgic at all, but they used to at least pretend to be giving you what you want and now it’s just “this is inevitable,” which among other things, is the language of abusers.

The week @nationalobserver.com broke news about a Trump-linked US company hosting Albertans' electoral data, our site started suffering from massive outages. Our provider tells us their servers are under attack. We don't know if we're the target, but the timing is weird. Thanks for bearing with us!

Really think we could stand to drop the utterly credulous headline style of "Billionaire says doorway to Narnia will be open by 2027"

Wow. This is fire.

UC Berkeley Law creates new AI policy that bans AI for "conceptualizing, outlining, drafting, revising, translating, or editing any work submitted for credit" or exams because "thinking remains the sine qua non of good lawyering (and of a quality legal education)." That's what I'm talking about.

As MAGA Alberta Premier pushes an independence vote, important to remember: Alberta separatist movement largely based on lies, conspiracy theories, intolerance, and myths of a magical past... My take: thewalrus.ca/albertas-sep... cc @jaredwesley.ca @ryanjespersen.bsky.social

Premier Smith has left a lot of important questions unanswered about this fall's separation referendum.🧵

Alberta separatists vow to appeal petition denial as soon as US State Department tells them how

Carney announces environment to be eliminated as cost-cutting measure

Rakhi Pancholi spitting fire at the UCP side of the aisle and calling out the weaponization of the Forever Canadian petition to appease the separatists in the UCP. Of note, no press release has been issued on today's committee meeting outcome... Yet. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Good morning. You don't need Amazon Prime. Cancel it.

Two events to attend in Calgary: 1) 12:00-1:30 pm at Mickey Amery’s office (the Injustice Minister) 2) 5:30-8:30 pm at Riley Park Practice your singing 🎶 and lyric building during the day to participate in the singing contest at night! #yyc #yycevents #abpoli #cdnpoli

🚨 #C-22 “has become an embarrassment for this government, and reveals a troubling trend with Carney’s government: they will happily crush our civil rights to consolidate their power. You never know a government until it has majority powers.“ #CdnPoli

This deserves your attention: bsky.app/profile/lale...

Danielle Smith is a separatist Premier, and the UCP is a separatist party. They don't even believe in democracy. They don't respect our rights. This whole thing is a sham, and we won't stand for it. youtube.com/shorts/4ZvCg...

In today's hearing, Thomas Lukaszuk made it abundantly clear that he is against a referendum and put the responsibility for calling a question squarely on the UCP. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

The UCP put out a statement claiming a special committee had voted to recommend a referendum question for this October, offering Albertans a choice on whether to remain in Canada. But the release went out while the committee was still meeting and hadn’t actually finalized anything.

I believe this is known as liquified natural gaslighting. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Why is the Left criticizing the esteemed Kash Patel for snorkeling above an underwater tomb at Pearl Harbor at taxpayer expense? Did they even consider that there was probably an unused seat on his charter boat? by Samuel Alito

If you believe there are 300,000 valid signatures on the Stay Free Alberta petition, I have a privately-owned pipeline to the West Coast to sell you.

As of today, we've sent more than 9,600 emails to MPs calling on them to STOP #BillC22! But with Signal confirming they'll pull out of 🇨🇦 if the bill passes, we desperately need more people to speak up to prevent catastrophic consequences for Canadian privacy. Please spread the word! #cdnpoli

Countries where Signal is no longer available: • Russia • China • Iran • ...Canada? "Secure messaging service Signal, which uses end-to-end encryption, is warning it would withdraw from Canada if asked to compromise its users’ privacy under Bill C-22"

Our 21st century society / economy / democracy revolves around digital technology and the Internet, yet Canada's political class is just recklessly incompetent at digital policy I can't stress this enough – Liberal, NDP, Conservative, whatever, Canadian MPs are totally clueless about digital policy

Campaign Carney: Canada is not for sale. Actual Carney: Everything must go!

Hadrian is right about what to look for in Carney's electricity strategy announcement today. Right now, looks like he's backing a gas-plants-for-AI strategy: Doubling your electricity bill so they can take away your job (AI can't do your job, but an AI salesman can convince your boss they can)

All of these massive data centers are not being built for billions to trillions of dollars so we can have better Ai slop. Think about the most nefarious things anti democratic entities, corporations and government would do with thst power. There's your starting point.

Hey, mainstream media: Isn't it about time you start talking to mental-health professionals and reporting to the public about the multiple and manifest mental illnesses that have long been exhibited by the president of the United States?