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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 2h

Prediction: no

Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 2h

Canada budget: AI is going to do an awful lot apparently. We can cut lots of money, AI will deliver instead!

Public safety? AI will deliver
RCMP? You guessed it, AI will save the day
Fisheries? Yup
ESDC? Also on the AI train
CRA? See above

Gosh I hope this AI thing works out

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 10h

The Vancouver Police Department has already gone $17 million over budget. Now they're asking for a $50 million increase. The park board, meanwhile, is bracing for $15 million in cuts. #vanpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Vancouver Police Board wants city to increase budget by $50M amid mayor's tax freeze promise | CBC News

The Vancouver Police Board has voted to approve a budget request of just over $497 million in 2026, a $50 million increase over 2025's final budget.

www.cbc.ca

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 2h

I mean, who needs pools and community centres when you got cops #vanpoli vancouversun.com/news/vancouv...

Vancouver Aquatic Centre closed indefinitely due to ceiling damage

The aging facility is closed indefinitely to allow for a thorough assessment after a chunk of ceiling fell into the pool

vancouversun.com

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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 6h

Out of budget lockup. I recently wrote: "Ottawa imposes a 10 percent luxury tax on yachts... yet a family buying a semi in Scarborough pays the equivalent of 15 percent in [DCs] and land transfer taxes."

Today the gov't addressed this by eliminating the luxury tax on yachts.

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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 9h

All day, many of you have been asking for a Cheney obituary from me. Get ready:

His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies

As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.

www.thenation.com

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 8h

I do not live in the US.

SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 9h

Ever since watching your initial video I switched from pods to powder. Except I’m out of my detergent and no one sells just the powdered stuff anymore! The only thing available to purchase are pods and it makes me so angry.

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Fully Automated @fullyautomatedluxury.com · 12h

People probably wouldn't celebrate the deaths of horrible people if they had been held to account for their many many many crimes while they were alive.

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 1d

Oh! I almost forgot… the first thing we did after taking possession was ripping out a hideous undercounter lighting. As we did so, absolutely none of the electrical was wired correctly. Not to code and one step above bare wire running through the kitchen sink.

SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 1d

The fridge is way too big for how small the kitchen is, and it’s the dumbest layout I’ve ever seen. The freezer is massive but the way it’s laid out there’s only got about 1/4 useable space inside.

Christmas wishlist this year is “all new appliances” I guess.

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 1d

Running the oven hotter than 325° will turn on the back left element. The back right element broke three months into living here. The front burners have two settings: barely warm and fires of hell, nothing in between.

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 1d

TIL there’s no way to clean the trap in my dishwasher. Glass and food bits just build up forever I guess?

What a piece of junk and one more reason to hate the previous owners. They were so proud of all the new appliances they put in the kitchen and every single one is failing in spectacular way.

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 2d

Saw Frankenstein tonight. Fantastic movie.

The theatre experience is so goddamn miserable these days, has been for decades: sticky & dirty floors, sounds cranked loud enough to drown out the dipshits who won’t shut up, garbage everywhere, uncomfortable seats. Let me watch movies at home day one.

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nam kiwanuka @namshine.bsky.social · 5d

“According to statistics, more than 7,500 people use the Barrie Food Bank every month.

“They’re doing everything right…They’ve gone to school, they’re working, they just can’t get a break. The safety net has eroded to the extent that they find themselves here.”

www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...

Rising levels of poverty and hunger becoming normalized, new report says

There is a troubling report from Food Banks Canada indicating that rising levels of poverty and hunger are becoming normalized. This underscores the challenges faced by countless people right here at ...

www.ctvnews.ca

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 5d

WCE service is so spotty lately. Almost daily delays due to freight trains. It used to be such a nice way to get downtown for work and as nice as it would be to run more often, realistically I can’t see it happening in my lifetime.

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nobody @granddad.bsky.social · 26d

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7d

Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS

THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 7d

So like I hear you but apparently we need 10,000 more data centres instead

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8d

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30 * I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen? Humanity has failed to limit global heating to 1.5C and must change course immediately, the secretary general of the UN has warned. In his only interview before next month’s Cop30 climate summit, António Guterres acknowledged it is now “inevitable” that humanity will overshoot the target in the Paris climate agreement, with “devastating consequences” for the world. This interview is also published in English, Portuguese and Spanish by Sumaúma. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 7d

dad rules

Aysha @ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 8d

My dad sent me this

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9d

makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 9d

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

I tweet: "people who see 50% of their monthly paycheck go to rent don't care if a candidate eats with their hands. they want to hear what your candidate is going to do about housing."

John Galt 2025 replies: "Move if the cost of living is too high."

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Katie Hyslop @kehyslop.bsky.social · 12d

"The thing is that Carney is actually as much of a populist as Poillievre when it comes down to it. He’s just not an angry populist. He’s a populist with dad vibes."

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 12d

Karyn Pugliese: The prime minister’s Wednesday address was not about communicating new information. It was pre-emptive messaging. A containment strategy.

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...

Carney’s Address: Dad Sat Us Down for a Serious Talk | The Tyee

The more the PM calmly reassured, the clearer the subtext: brace for harsh measures.

thetyee.ca

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 12d

I’ve been using it for about a month now and it’s been great! Every game I’ve tried to play runs perfectly. I had issues with ubi/ea launchers in stream using Unbuntu.

No idea what distro to look at going forward. :(

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 12d

Well. Shit. I’ve been using Bazzite, which is Fedora-based. Guess it’s time to search for a new distro?

Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 12d

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy
#Fedora #Linux #AI

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy

AI generation, it's everywhere! And now it's going to be formally accepted into Fedora Linux, as per the latest approved change with a new policy.

www.gamingonlinux.com

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SqueakyFoo @squeakyfoo.bsky.social · 19d

How long until it becomes cheaper/less of a hit to your sanity to point friends/family to an entirely new OS? lol