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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 1h

All while Ontario's provincial government is laser focused on bike lane and speed camera removal. #HamOnt

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 14h

Record high temperatures are currently being set across the northernmost portions of the #Arctic. In fact, it is effectively ice-free on the Atlantic side of the Arctic all the way up to about 85°N latitude! This includes record low sea ice around Svalbard.

Graphic by zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...

Line graph time series of 2025's daily 2-m temperature in the Arctic compared to each year from 1958 through 2024. There is a long-term warming trend for every day of the year. There is also large interannual variability and a clear seasonal cycle.

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 1h

Chomsky: Licenced Critic?

Really interesting perspective.
youtu.be/K6tfEOnk63A?...

MIT sits at the heart of the U.S

YouTube video by ali mcforever

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Jason E. Dunlap, Valeyard @redeyedjedi.bsky.social · 3h

I know everyone is scared

Right now ACCURACY matters more than generating outrage

Outrage will get us all killed

There are ACTUAL dissappearings happening

This is NOT one

This is AI bullshit that makes it harder to track the ACTUAL people being disappeared

People don't have 3 arms

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 3h

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...

Prime Minister Carney’s $5M Liberal leadership war chest fuelled by billionaires, bankers, and Canada’s wealthiest neighbourhoods

From Rockcliffe to Rosedale: Carney's campaign received over $5-million from more than 25,000 donations during the 45-day Liberal leadership race, and nearly half a million dollars came from just five...

www.hilltimes.com

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 15h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 19h

Oh my god???

“producers asked if he’d like to do a “thumbs-up, thumbs-down” segment. Prompts included “Thumbs-up or thumbs-down: Hamas” and “Thumbs-up or thumbs-down: a Palestinian state,””

“I just couldn’t believe what was happening, That a genocide could be distilled into a late-night game.”

The Late Show Pitched Zohran Mamdani a ‘Game’ About Palestine

He and his team passed on playing “Thumbs-up or thumbs-down: a Palestinian state.”

www.vulture.com

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 15h

We’re entering a fascinating new phase of the #climate end-game, one where leaders, from Mark Carney in Canada to Micheál Martin here, perfectly understand how dire the situation is, yet decide - choose - to do absolutely nothing.

theconversation.com/mark-carneys...

Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat

Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.

theconversation.com

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Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 19h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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Mark G @thehammer9001.bsky.social · 22h

This here, this is something, regardless of party, is a major indicator that your MPP or MP is nothing but a back bencher and that should be a red flag. That they aren't looking out to advocate for your community/engage in politics and they are only there to vote when told to and just draw a wage.

Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 1d

I asked Hamilton Mountain MPP Monica Cirello her position on speed camera.

She stated the Premier's position is known.

Asked to clarify her position:

"The Premier's been clear about what we're going to do with speed cameras. I have no other comment."

[Neil Lumsden was not at event] #HamOnt

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 16h

I have no clue. Although I suppose those that appreciate the affordability provided by a public option for golf, might appreciate the affordability provided by a public option for food.

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 18h

But its former governor and current Canadian PM has create an entire ministry dedicated to it.

NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...

Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster

The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.

futurism.com

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 18h

A reminder that the liquor control boards and the bars/taverns that they licence & regulate are basically safe drug supply and consumption sites.

Guy Felicella @guyfelicella.bsky.social · 18h

Imagine if the alcohol you're drinking was unregulated?

Then you would understand what it means to be poisoned by the toxic drug supply.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Brazil: Third person dies from methanol poisoning in São Paulo

Authorities are investigating the source of the tainted drinks, which have affected more than 200 people.

www.bbc.com

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Jimmy Thomson @jameswsthomson.com · 19h

I give you: my billionaire former boss clapping his hands in delight at what has been better described as "Cocomelon for adults"

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 19h

That’s very true. E-bikes do have some accessibility advantages. And I think the logic is, car trip replacement, that e-bikes’ effortlessness is appealing to motorists. A “gateway to efficiency”, so to speak.

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Reuters @reuters.com · 20h

Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence reut.rs/4h2JXgV

Apple sued over use of copyrighted books to train Apple Intelligence

Apple was hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence model.

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 20h

10,000 x $450 e-bike rebates.
That $4.5M cost is equivalent to the repair project being done right now on Sherman Access in #HamOnt.
@cameronkroetsch.bsky.social @nrindernann.bsky.social @ward1wilson.bsky.social

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 1d

since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution

there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close

denvergov.org/Government/A...

Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates

Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...

denvergov.org

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 20h

The only explanation for why assaulting people with a car has such insanely minor consequences is that the people who make our laws want to be able to assault people with their own cars.

CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 20h

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

Driver handed two tickets for hitting pedestrians in Saanich, fleeing the scene

Saanich Police say a driver was handed two tickets for hitting a pair of pedestrians in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.

cheknews.ca

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 20h

“She has said that the politician she most admires is Margaret Thatcher, the conservative icon known for her stubbornness and fealty to the free market.”

www.nytimes.com/2024/07/24/w...

The ‘Iron Lady’ of Venezuela Threatens to Unseat Its Autocrat (Published 2024)

www.nytimes.com

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Genderflux Superfluid @rewhan.bsky.social · 20h

The questions are all very leading, but each answer can be up to two thousand characters, so feel free to tell AI Minister Solomon -exactly- how you feel about Canada's relationship with AI.

In polite, but excruciating detailed terms, of course; you don't want to be summarily discarded as a troll.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

Inspiring: this elbowless man manages to hold down a full time job as a Prime Minister

Mark Carney may look like just another Canadian Prime Minister. But don’t let that fool you. The most inspiring part of his story isn’t that he went to Harvard, or even that he’s made millions working...

www.thebeaverton.com

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 20h

Good episode @charlieangus104.bsky.social. Worldwide it feels like we're watching an even bigger "theft of public wealth" than the collapse of the Soviet Union.

youtu.be/PTlr4QhN2Mg?...

DROPPING F BOMBS ON FASCISM

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 20h

You have an entire segment "Drive" devoted to selling SUVs and pickup trucks.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 20h

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

WGN-TV producer detained during ICE enforcement action in Lincoln Square

A WGN-TV video editor and producer was roughly detained by two Border Patrol agents on Friday morning during a highly visible rush hour enforcement action in Lincoln Square.

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Bike Ottawa @bikeottawa.bsky.social · 21h

@cycletoronto.bsky.social wins @velocanadabikes.bsky.social’s National Cycling Advocate of the Year award for 2025 for successfully challenging Bill 212.

A much deserved award. Congratulations! 👏

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jdavey_2 @jdavey.bsky.social · 20h

No one should be surprised. They say all the time that they aspire to "run government like a business".

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 21h

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/10/c...

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

nationalnewswatch.com

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