Edmonton police are using similar facial recognition tech through bodycam provider Axon. I’ve already reported that cops never stopped collecting facial IDs from online sources. This is five-alarm IMO. Online harvesting: drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli... Bodycam ‘pilot’: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Calgary police have played an active role in this campaign as well. Recall in 2021 when they were caught pressuring people to sell tiny quantities of meth outside the site, only to bust them for trafficking. Utterly contrary to the spirit of the site. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Progressives” are insufferable

Valerie Anderson is facing an incredibly tough battle after being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. She needs urgent support for her care, medication, and bills. Every donation counts and sharing this can help reach those who can lend a hand. gofund.me/80bba77d7

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Hello friends, I recently lost my health insurance + benefits & am currently looking at a bill of over $16,000 for which I cannot pay. This would not necessarily be an issue if I were not visually impaired and currently out of full time work, but I am humbly asking for assistance now. Any bit helps.

Public Inquiry into Wetaskiwin RCMP Detachment www.change.org/p/public-inq...

Folks, I'm hoping to go to the NDP leadership convention in Winnipeg in March to cover it for The Orchard. In order to do so, I need 16 new paid subscribers by the end of the year. Who's gonna help me? www.readtheorchard.org

UPDATE: CPS has released two bodyworn camera files. The files cover before & after my assault by baton, shield & fist, alleged choking & arrest. They are heavily redacted by blurring + audio cut, but one shows a shield strike. CPS retained $125 for them. ⬇️ drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over. They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.

I wrote this! It argues that major parts of black hole physics rest on invalid deduction from general relativity — not disagreement in interpretation, but logical misinference. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ #philsci #philsky scitechdaily.com/new-theory-s...

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...

There’s a Black Friday shopping-related nugget I hope you all find in this story. Free unpaid subscription if you can name it

Gift link - Must-read!!

@mattlieb.bsky.social i can't find the donkey photo. pleeeease! 🦾AM YISRAEL A.I.🦿

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.

I learned today that our sun is a third generation star, having been formed from the remnants of at least two previous stars. In other words, it’s a grandsun.

i'm doing something right!

This is how Israeli military occupation treats Jews who are working on behalf of Palestinians so think about how they treat us Palestinians in comparison

Turns out trans women AREN’T big meanies?????

A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart. Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE. ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.

God I want to start giving you journaling and writing assignments for building an equitable community And like for real not with the gleeful racism a lot of you think is excuses by “expertise” BECAUSE WHAT ABOUT OUR CURRENT MOMENT MAKES YOU THINK WHAT WE DID BEFORE WORKED

Speak up for Trans rights and let the Premier know. #ABPoli Please sign, call, share: transactionalberta.ca/direct-message

it absolutely rules that the N&O is running, and promoting, this story. newspapers in any city ICE threatens should consider doing the same.

"Every minute, a new clock is displayed that has been generated by nine different AI models." https://clocks.brianmoore.com/

“Epstein trafficked not just in the bodies of the children he abused but also in social connections that could bring elites together … to clamp down on dissent.”

Moment Jasmine Crockett EXPOSED the Truth as John Roberts Tried to Silen... youtu.be/eR-vvwMJLxo?... via @YouTube

#Indigenous #Cdnpoli #SelfGovernment Indigenous Peoples’ talk about solutions. Non Indigenous think it’s click bait because of anti Indigenous racism. vm.tiktok.com/ZMA7BS1ec/

Someone who wants to create unity in the Middle East the hard way, and it ends badly for them Now where did I put my Saladin-waking shofar...? He's not going to like this

my peoples fallen, and to #Indigenous veterans who couldn’t vote or receive the same respect as their non-indigenous counterparts. 🪶🙌🏽😡💔🇨🇦 #LestWeForget

More from the Choctaw Pow Wow thru the lens of #Indigenous #artist #MDjaouhar #MDjaouharphotography. #Beauty thru #tradition with more at: mdjaouhar.smugmug.com/Choctaw-PowW... #photographyisart #art #photographyislife #notyourmascot #wearestillhere

LIVE: A ceremony is taking place in Winnipeg to honour Indigenous Veterans Day, commemorating the service and sacrifices of First Nations, Inuit and Métis soldiers.

Today on International Inuit Day, we honour Inuit leadership, culture, languages, and the ongoing fight for justice, self-determination, and equality. Inuit have long led the way in advancing human rights, community-based solutions, and land and water stewardship. 1/3

Hi Bluesky 👋 Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

Civil discourse is important, but the routine failure of physicians to declare their competing interests during public advocacy undermines good-faith debate, hiding agendas behind arguments.

1. In a major shadow docket ruling from the Supreme Court, the court has ruled against trans people's passports, giving a stay to the Trump administration. The admin has previously indicated it intend to revoke some passports if it got this ruling. Subscribe to support our journalism.

This is genuinely frightening. Nothing good can come of us being trapped inside this country

So, thoughts on the dictatorship's next steps... 1/x www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

“According to the government’s case, the defendants’ all-black clothing, handheld radios, and use of encrypted messaging apps serve as evidence, not of their being security-conscious protesters in a period of escalating political repression but, rather, of being members of a ‘militant enterprise’.”

Stay away from the fascist USA. www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Recall Nicolaides Attention residents of Calgary-Bow Volunteers will be out on October 26 to collect signatures for the Recall Nicolaides petition! Signing locations: BOWNESS LIBRARY: 12-2pm 6532 Bowness Rd NW PLAZEBO PLAZA IN VALLEY RIDGE (by vet clinic): 12-2pm.. www.facebook.com/share/p/19wc...

The AI industry wants us to believe AI superintelligence is the real threat from generative AI. But that narrative was crafted to distract from the many ways genAI is being used to tear our societies apart, as we saw this week when a deepfake video rocked the Irish election. It must be reined in.

This is one of the best analyses of the total grift and scammery of AI in education I’ve seen, and it is a MUST Read: “Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI - defector.com/higher-eds-r...

BREAKING: The California Supreme Court has DENIED the University of California's request that it block the release of a 28-page, $1.2-billion fine Trump administration UCLA settlement offer. UC is required to give a faculty group the document today. www.latimes.com/california/s...