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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1h

Her character also cuts Michael in a way no other character can when she tells him she had an abortion.

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1h

That’s the thing: there are costs associated with RTO and those costs are borne disproportionately by women employees. You can think of RTO as discriminatory among other things.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row, according to recent data from the Census Bureau.

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 8h

“Most people would rather die than think; in fact, they do so.” Bertrand Russell.
generative AI: hold my beer.

Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 13h

stop thinking right now

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 8h

This is good to see, pt 2.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 9h

I recently sat down with three leaders who are part of the @obamafoundation.bsky.social's alumni network to hear more about their work to strengthen democracy in Hungary and Poland. They’re an example for us all. Take a look:

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 8h

This is good to see, pt 1

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 18h

It used to be common but not anymore. smartpeopleiknow.com/2023/08/26/w...

Whatever happened to Marechal Foch wines in Ontario?

I often wondered whatever happened to wines based on the Marechal Foch varietal in Ontario. In the 1980s it was quite common to find winemakers selling it. As wikipedia describes it: Marechal…

smartpeopleiknow.com

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 21h

Glad Malivoire still uses this varietal: not many do anymore though it used to be common in Canada. Really good too

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 22h

I’ve gotten mustard and hot sauce in my takeout bag before. I just decided to improve it! 😊

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Worth watching.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

Federal agents aren’t trying to keep the peace. They want violence to escalate so that Trump can declare martial law.

They shot a reverend in the head with pepper balls while he was praying in front of an ICE facility. If that doesn’t tell you where we are as a country, nothing will.

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Ty for that. From the halcyon days of my young adulthood.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 1d

Among the long list of political adversaries President Trump has targeted in his second term are several Black women in powerful positions. Attorney General Letitia James of New York, who brought a civil case against Trump and won, is the latest.

Letitia James Is Among Prominent Black Women Targeted by Trump

Fani T. Willis, a district attorney who brought election interference charges against Mr. Trump, and Lisa Cook, who serves on the Federal Reserve Board, have also been investigated.

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Whether it’s the frogs or this, Portland protesters have successfully met the moment.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

ha! I was thinking that same thought!

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Some billionaire is going to create a American/Word/Universal Peace Prize and give it to him somehow. It will be bigger and have lots of gold.

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Once more having Cholula, Dijon and soy sauce on my dumplings and it is great.

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Paul Krugman nails it best, I believe, here paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bailing-ou...

Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina

Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

I've been thinking of this argument that @pkrugman.bsky.social put forward for why the U.S. is bailing out Argentina. It's appropriately cynical, and Occam and his razor would approve paulkrugman.substack.com/p/bailing-ou...

Bailing out Bessent’s Buddies’ Bets on Argentina

Trump bails out hedge funds’ failed bets on Milei while his foreign aid cuts will kill millions of children

paulkrugman.substack.com

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

It's a minature version of the Paperclip Problem!

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Good to see MIT standing up like this.

Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages

* The school became the first university to reject the terms, saying they would undermine independence

* UT Austin, on the other hand, has indicated enthusiasm for the proposal

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages

In a letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon Friday, MIT President Sally Kornbluth said the proposal—called the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”— would restrict freedom of expression and MIT’s independence.

www.wsj.com

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Incredible.

Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 1d

News: Bari Weiss just sent a memo to staffers at CBS News asking them to produce a memo explaining "how you spend your working hours—and ideally, what you've made (or are making) that you're most proud of."

One CBS News staffer puts it like this to me: "We just got Elon Musked."

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Good thread. I've been to the Fisher once and it brought upon me the feelings I get going to a great cathedral. (You could argue it too is a cathedral of a different kind.)

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 1d

Yesterday I took my students on a field trip to the mothership: the Thomas Fisher rare book library at U of T (the head of Roberts’ brutalist peacock). Cool open to the public display drawing from collection. Atwood’s original Handmaid’s draft et al.

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

Ha! Yes.

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

It’s striking to see the Silicon Valley recycle UK politicians.

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 1d

former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has taken on a "senior adviser" role at Microsoft and Anthropic www.theverge.com/news/798092/...

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Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

For more on her, see this small thread by Doug 👇🏻

Doug Saunders @dougsaunders.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, listen to how the jury explained the prize. Not simply talking about Venezuela

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Bernie Michalik @berniemichalik.ca · 1d

AI is an accelerant but they’re unlikely to achieve that. That’s more like an unachievable target to be used later to justify getting rid of people.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

New from 404 Media: an internal Meta message we obtained tells employees on its metaverse team that they should be using AI to “go 5x faster”. That's 5 times faster, not 5 percent more.

www.404media.co/meta-tells-w...

Meta Tells Workers Building Metaverse to Use AI to ‘Go 5x Faster’

Meta says that its coders should be working five times faster and that it expects "a 5x leap in productivity."

www.404media.co