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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 47m

“YOU hit HER.”

CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)

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Andrew Berkshire @berkshire.bsky.social · 1d

The fuck are we doing in this country?

blair @blairaf.com · 1d

Looks like Canada's approach to "sovereign AI" will involve creating structural dependencies on large US tech companies

Excerpt from an article that reads: Lehane met with AI Minister Evan Solomon on Monday. Solomon told The Logic in June that his mission is to “create sovereign AI.” But “sovereignty is not solitude,” Solomon said, noting that Canada still needs technology and capital from other countries.

OpenAI is participating in similar initiatives in other advanced economies. In May, the firm launched OpenAI for Countries, a new program that localizes ChatGPT and its underlying models for a nation’s particular customs and the requirements of its public sector. It is also offering to build data centres for countries that help pay for the infrastructure.

Countries are turning to OpenAI because of its “cutting-edge technology,” which can be used to build homegrown tools and applications, and because the firm can help stimulate their domestic AI ecosystems by building or buying compute capacity, Lehane said.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

I just want to live in a world where kids learn civics and history in school and words mean things.

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 1d

Curious if folks are getting the impression that those around them are unaware antifa is not an org? We know this admin is dead set on pretending it is & many media are uncritically perpetuating that. Feels like we’re watching an elite disinfo campaign move in both a rapid and absurdist fashion.

Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 1d

The Alberta government stopped tracking class sizes, and then the province's population growth really took off. @robsonfletcher.com set out to find out how the numbers of teachers compare to that growth, with the limited info available

Class size/composition is a strike issue.
#AbEd #AbLeg

ANALYSIS | Alberta stopped tracking class sizes. Then it changed its funding formula. Now, it's a teachers' strike issue | CBC News

Get a rough idea of how much Alberta’s teaching staff has grown compared to how much student enrolment has grown since the funding formula for school boards was changed.

www.cbc.ca

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 2d

A resolution that would have limited President Trump's authority to launch military strikes against alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean failed in the Senate on Wednesday.

Only two Republicans supported the measure; Pennsylvania's John Fetterman was the sole Democrat to vote no.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 2d

Dolly Parton has been a good person all her life. She does so many kind things for people. Compare that to someone like JK Rowling who wakes up every day and decides to be an absolute asshole.

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 2d

Fuuuuuuuuck this.

Elizabeth Thompson @lizt1.bsky.social · 2d

U.S bill calls for negotiations for more integration between Canadian, American border agents and for U.S. law enforcement to be able to operate in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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Christina Battle @cbattle.bsky.social · 2d

There is nothing realistic about any of this. The UCP really are dedicated to killing any potential secure and stable future Alberta might have.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Alberta energy minister directed to pursue pipelines, boost oil production | CBC News

A new mandate letter from Premier Danielle Smith directs Alberta’s energy minister to advance goals aimed at boosting oil production, defending the province's energy sector and advancing major pipelin...

www.cbc.ca

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Janet French @jantafrench.bsky.social · 3d

Elections Alberta has approved a citizen-initiated petition application to gather signatures in support of the proposal to end public funding to independent/private schools.

Calgary teacher Alicia Taylor says she brought it forward because it could help improve funding for public schools. #AbEd

Alberta teacher prompts petition on province's private school funding | CBC News

If high school chemistry teacher Alicia Taylor gets her wish, Albertans will vote in a referendum on whether to end public funding for independent schools.

www.cbc.ca

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 4d

Airport warns about catfishing as people arrive to meet loved ones who don't exist. They arrive in their "Sunday best, with a fresh coat of lipstick" & hearts full of "love and anticipation.
The victims have "almost always" given the scammer money
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/air... #cdnpoli

Airport warns about catfishing as people arrive to meet loved ones who don't exist

ST. JOHN'S - The head of a central Newfoundland airport is warning the public after staff noticed an increase in people who appear to have been victims of a manipulative

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 4d

Now you know why!
A number of vehicles assigned to Ontario cabinet ministers have racked up a combined $3,300 in automated speed camera fines.
The data comes as the Ford government looks to eliminate the use of speed enforcement cams. #cdnpoli

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Christina Battle @cbattle.bsky.social · 4d

So much this 👇🏽

Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) @abdanielsmith.bsky.social · 4d

I'd really like to help teachers with class sized and funding issues, but we are flat broke since allocating over $400 MILLION to private for-profit charter schools. There's nothing we can do.

Read:
www.theprogressreport.ca/budget-2025-...
#abpoli #ableg #abteachers #abteachersstrike

A cartoon image of the Monopoly man. A wealthy man in a top hat and coat with pockets turned out showing they're empty.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d

Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.

Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.

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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 5d

Thinking how Stephen Bannon got fired in 2017 because Trump got mad that people were saying he's the real president. Probably wouldn't work with Miller because they only feed Trump AI slop now. They got him in the Professor X rig watching videos of himself leading troops in battle

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 5d

anyway, looking forward to bari weiss restoring “trust in news” where “trust in news” means pumping out propaganda for your oligarch boss

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 5d

This story is somehow not on either CNN's or the NYTimes' main page...

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 5d

The home of South Carolina Circuit Court judge Diane Goodstein was set on fire and burned to the ground after she received death threats, following criticism by the Trump administration.

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

www.aol.com

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Newfound Planets @i-find-planets.bsky.social · 5d

We have discovered a planet. It is in a carry-on bag. It has clouds made of argon. Perhaps one day we will find happiness there.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 5d

Terrified Curtis Yarvin—the “philosopher behind JD Vance”—plans to flee the USA.

The Dork Enlightenment guru says the Trump administration is failing to go full authoritarian.

“I feel that I personally have to start thinking realistically about how to flee the country.”

From Yarvin's Substack: The second Trump revolution, like the first, is failing. It is failing because it deserves to fail. It is failing because it spends all its time patting itself on the back. It is failing because its true mission, which neither it nor (still less) its supporters understand, is still as far beyond its reach as algebra is beyond a cat. Because the vengeance meted out after its failure will dwarf the vengeance after 2020—because the successes of the second revolution are so much greater than the first—I feel that I personally have to start thinking realistically about how to flee the country. Everyone else in a similar position should have a 2029 plan as well. And it is not even clear that it will wait until 2029: losing the Congress will instantly put the administration on the defensive.

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Ghouly Hoye 🇨🇦 👻 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 5d

$29 Million dollars.

4 arrests.

Helluva cost/benefit.

Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 5d

theijf.org/alberta-bord...

Alberta border patrol has made just 4 arrests for illegal immigration or drug trafficking in border zone, data shows

Critics are raising concerns about efficiency and cost, but province says it remains committed to border patrol plan

theijf.org

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 6d

Riiiiiiiight. It will transfer massive amounts of public money to private weapons contractors, including in the US, and will come at the expense of public services and public sector jobs.

www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

Marco Mendicino: How Canada’s new defence agency will build national strength

In a column for CTVNews.ca, former cabinet minister Marco Mendicino applauds Canada's new Defence Investment Agency, saying it will serve as both a catalyst for faster, smarter defence procurement and...

www.ctvnews.ca

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 6d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

Elon Musk: The minds of youth are easily corrupted, which is why the corrupt ply their propaganda to the youth
10:57 AM • 10/4/25 • 51K Views

Elon Musk: We're going to make Baby Grok @XAI, an app dedicated to kid-friendly content
7:46 PM • 7/19/25 • 30M Views

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 8d

I really need all of us to abandon any impostor syndrome. It’s time.

Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 8d

In case it wasn’t clear, the anti-DEI crusade has never been about merit. Zero news experience. Never been a reporter. Elevated to Editor in Chief of CBS News, one of the most storied news institutions in the nation. www.mediaite.com/media/news/p...

Paramount Officially Acquiring The Free Press and Making Bari Weiss CBS News Editor in Chief: Report

Paramount Skydance will be officially acquiring The Free Press and hiring its founder Bari Weiss as editor in chief of its CBS News division, with the deal to be announced this coming Monday, accordin...

www.mediaite.com

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