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@carteciel.bsky.social
I write for @silversevensens.com and work in mental health.
“Stars are simply light. Yet, we insist on forming constellations.”
“Stars are simply light. Yet, we insist on forming constellations.”
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@carteciel.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Here's a thread about how I get my news. I'm not sharing it because I think it's "right", but as an example for anyone to think about their own process navigating increasingly consolidated MSM and the fall of Twitter.
I use the free version of @feedly.bsky.social for RSS - browser + web app
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I use the free version of @feedly.bsky.social for RSS - browser + web app
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Even in its terribly debilitated state GO Expansion still is the infrastructure project with the highest BCR on the continent. Easily a top national priority.
In any sane developed country this is a 5-year modernization program. Our incompetent institutions live in fear of doing literally anything
In any sane developed country this is a 5-year modernization program. Our incompetent institutions live in fear of doing literally anything
What I mean is that Toronto has a solid thru-running central trunk. It has mostly dealt with core freight conflicts. Mostly has a comprehensive regional network to work with. It just needs to hang the wires, buy the EMUs, raise the platforms, add some extra tracks, grade separations and run trains
I think Toronto regional transit planning is really conceptually quite easy! improve the infrastructure, spam more trains, improve the infrastructure, spam more trains. Like there's not huge trade offs or mega projects you just gotta figure out how to do the basic stuff.
October 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Even in its terribly debilitated state GO Expansion still is the infrastructure project with the highest BCR on the continent. Easily a top national priority.
In any sane developed country this is a 5-year modernization program. Our incompetent institutions live in fear of doing literally anything
In any sane developed country this is a 5-year modernization program. Our incompetent institutions live in fear of doing literally anything
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
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Fun little evening side quest: the subway and streetcar network in April 1954, but in contemporary style.
November 28, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Fun little evening side quest: the subway and streetcar network in April 1954, but in contemporary style.
When I see people using genAI, I’ve found it productive to ask about why in order to induce dissonance. Usually, I find that it’s a reflection of emotion (e.g., overwhelm), skill (which can be taught), or lack of support (e.g., overworked ->shortcut), which genAI is never a permanent solution for.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
When I see people using genAI, I’ve found it productive to ask about why in order to induce dissonance. Usually, I find that it’s a reflection of emotion (e.g., overwhelm), skill (which can be taught), or lack of support (e.g., overworked ->shortcut), which genAI is never a permanent solution for.
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Tkachuk is a puck-touch generator but he doesn't hold it. The way he disposes of the puck so quickly makes him easy to slot with guys like stützle (who needs to hold it longer to be useful).
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tkachuk is a puck-touch generator but he doesn't hold it. The way he disposes of the puck so quickly makes him easy to slot with guys like stützle (who needs to hold it longer to be useful).
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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jail bolsonaro send post
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
jail bolsonaro send post
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I can't speak for what was said at the protests, but seeing people react to an anodyne statement like "sacred spaces should not be used to promote activities in violation of international law" as if it were a vicious slur is clarifying.
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Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Seeing how much of the right-wing on Twitter is just bot farms, kinda lays bare how much hate and hatred is a project that needs to be constantly maintained, a fire that needs to be fed all the time lest it go out for a moment, so much time, effort, and resources to keep people angry and hateful.
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It has been a theme all season but still amazing how condensed the NHL standings are at this point in the season.
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It has been a theme all season but still amazing how condensed the NHL standings are at this point in the season.
So, he’s joining the Blue Jays?
Tatsuya Imai brought the "I come to bury Ohtani, not to praise him," vibes in an interview with Daisuke Matsuzaka last night.
The Seibu Lions ace doesn't want to join the Dodgers, he wants to beat them. Thanks to Ayako Oikawa for help translating: www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya...
The Seibu Lions ace doesn't want to join the Dodgers, he wants to beat them. Thanks to Ayako Oikawa for help translating: www.mlb.com/news/tatsuya...
Ace pitcher Tatsuya Imai wants to 'take down' the Dodgers to win a World Series
When the news broke that Seibu Lions ace Tatsuya Imai was posted, many Major League fans had one question: Would he also want to join the Dodgers? After all, not only is Los Angeles arguably the close...
www.mlb.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
So, he’s joining the Blue Jays?
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One thing that goes unmentioned in this (very good) piece is that we actually did have a really good system for (ahem) verifying who was real and who was who on Twitter, at one point.
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
One thing that goes unmentioned in this (very good) piece is that we actually did have a really good system for (ahem) verifying who was real and who was who on Twitter, at one point.
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really good study on the problem of finding teachers, with properly complex answers
-there has been a severe recent decline in the prestige and appeal of teaching as an occupation
-teacher pay and job security are the two clearest causal factors but they're not all of it
bsky.app/profile/jonb...
-there has been a severe recent decline in the prestige and appeal of teaching as an occupation
-teacher pay and job security are the two clearest causal factors but they're not all of it
bsky.app/profile/jonb...
it has been looked at, to some degree, but I recommend this article for a comprehensive review of the issues: edworkingpapers.com/ai22-679
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
really good study on the problem of finding teachers, with properly complex answers
-there has been a severe recent decline in the prestige and appeal of teaching as an occupation
-teacher pay and job security are the two clearest causal factors but they're not all of it
bsky.app/profile/jonb...
-there has been a severe recent decline in the prestige and appeal of teaching as an occupation
-teacher pay and job security are the two clearest causal factors but they're not all of it
bsky.app/profile/jonb...
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Hanes: CAQ's constitution is blood-chilling for all Quebecers montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Hanes: CAQ's constitution is blood-chilling for all Quebecers montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
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In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
November 23, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In Monrovia, California, protesters are purchasing 17¢ ICE scrapers from Home Depot and immediately returning them to create long lines and slow down the entire store. Their aim is to disrupt sales and convey a message opposing ICE raids occurring in their neighborhood.
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Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
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The Tinkerbell Economy (the bubble doesn't collapse as long as enough people keep clapping for AI)
there should be a word for the economy other than "bubble" if everyone acknowledging it's a bubble doesn't pop it. popping really easily is kind of the thing bubbles are known for. there's no such thing as a resilient bubble you can keep poking for months/years
November 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The Tinkerbell Economy (the bubble doesn't collapse as long as enough people keep clapping for AI)
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speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
Kempsville High School assistant principal charged for threats against police, ICE
Virginia Beach assistant principal John Bennett and Mark Bennett charged for conspiring threats against police and ICE agents. Both are held without bond.
www.13newsnow.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
speaking as a virginia beach native if these kind of dudes are plotting against ICE then there is wide runway in public opinion for straight up abolishing the agency under a dem presidency
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What would the tech sector be like now if we had fostered a culture that admires and seeks to emulate Steve Wozniak instead of Steve Jobs?
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What would the tech sector be like now if we had fostered a culture that admires and seeks to emulate Steve Wozniak instead of Steve Jobs?
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Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Marriage A-la-Mode, Plate V: The Death of the Earl, by Simon François Ravenet, after William Hogarth, 1745, 📸 by @evanvucci
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LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
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So much land. So much valuable land now in the hands of a government that has been trying to sell off the greenbelt, provincial parks and Ontario place.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
The government says Bill 33 has received Royal Assent and is now law.
It will make it easier for the education minister to take over school boards in the province by appointing a supervisor and sidelining trustees. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1153148...
It will make it easier for the education minister to take over school boards in the province by appointing a supervisor and sidelining trustees. #onpoli globalnews.ca/news/1153148...
Protests erupt at Queen’s Park as government passes school board takeover bill | Globalnews.ca
On Wednesday, Bill 33 passed its third reading at Queen's Park after a shortened debate and bypassing committee, with Royal Assent set to follow.
globalnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
So much land. So much valuable land now in the hands of a government that has been trying to sell off the greenbelt, provincial parks and Ontario place.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
It is not conspiratorial. It's recent history.
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When they say Trump calling a reporter "piggy" is "just being honest," they are revealing a key feature of the reactionary mind: it believes, at a deep brainstem level, that *everyone* is awful & selfish & ugly on the inside. Everyone just suppresses it out of fear of social disapproval. Not Trump!
November 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
When they say Trump calling a reporter "piggy" is "just being honest," they are revealing a key feature of the reactionary mind: it believes, at a deep brainstem level, that *everyone* is awful & selfish & ugly on the inside. Everyone just suppresses it out of fear of social disapproval. Not Trump!