Erin C (she/her/elle)
@cdnerin.bsky.social
Runner, knitter and cat enthusiast
Opinions are my own
Opinions are my own
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true crime podcasters should have a clearance rate except if you’re not able to solve the crime you’re not allowed to do more podcasts
December 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
true crime podcasters should have a clearance rate except if you’re not able to solve the crime you’re not allowed to do more podcasts
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the answer to so many questions is Unionize Your Workplace
Some rare good news: Journalists at the PEN Guild won their arbitration case against Politico, which deployed two separate faulty AI products (a "report builder" and a headline and summary generator on the homepage) without their knowledge or input.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
That violated their contract, the arbiter found.
Journalists win a key battle over AI in the newsroom
PLUS: Artists fight for an AI transparency law in the belly of the beast, a Spotify mass deletion event, and an interview with a top video games journalist about AI and labor.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
the answer to so many questions is Unionize Your Workplace
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"I wonder who that's for."
December 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
"I wonder who that's for."
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Kudos for these women for standing up and doing the right thing but they're trying to ban trans women from e-sports now? Absolutely ridiculous.
Women gamers boycott global esports tournament over trans ban
Several teams of female gamers have dropped out of the Dead by Daylight Women's World Cup after trans women were banned.
www.out.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Kudos for these women for standing up and doing the right thing but they're trying to ban trans women from e-sports now? Absolutely ridiculous.
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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Lithgow saying that a family friend with a trans kid came to him and literally said “please don’t do this” and he did it anyway really gives the game away. they don’t not know
Once again thinking about every actor trying to justify taking the money for the new HP series.
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Lithgow saying that a family friend with a trans kid came to him and literally said “please don’t do this” and he did it anyway really gives the game away. they don’t not know
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There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
#OttBudget 2026 invests in the services we rely on every day. Through service reviews and continuous improvement, we have realized more than $252 million in savings during this Term of Council.
One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
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One example of a service improvement is the redesigned Open Ottawa platform.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
There's enough inaccurate or concerning information in the way in which @en.ottawa.ca is communicating about the 2026 Budget that I felt it should be addressed. And it's the concept of $252M in "savings" that I want to talk about, because this information is being used falsely. 1/
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“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:17 AM
“Maybe we’re onto something.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
“How can we tell? We’ve only done this 187,623 times with the same success every single time. Could be a fluke.”
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interesting to see her leaning on the argument that pro-palestinian voices are unfamiliar with the relevant history, as if any amount of historical context could justify what's happening in palestine
Hillary Clinton blames TikTok and “totally made up” videos for young people’s views on Israel and Palestine.
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
She says social media influenced “not just the usual suspects” but also “young Jewish Americans who don’t know the history and don’t understand.”
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
interesting to see her leaning on the argument that pro-palestinian voices are unfamiliar with the relevant history, as if any amount of historical context could justify what's happening in palestine
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I’ve spent a lot of time in the past 18 months really working to, if you will, kill the neoliberal in my head. as someone with my politics, I’ve been surprised by how much there’s still been to excise.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
November 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’ve spent a lot of time in the past 18 months really working to, if you will, kill the neoliberal in my head. as someone with my politics, I’ve been surprised by how much there’s still been to excise.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
anyway, maybe productivity and efficiency are scams, and redundancy protects human happiness.
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every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
every neoliberal policy analyst wants to "trim the fat" of society until the lean times come. community level resilience, redundancies, etc are good actually
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people think “no ceiling” means “lets the rich keep getting richer” because it’s an idea taken from a venture capitalist by a party that has shown no stomach for reining in the worst excesses of 21st century capitalism. It’s not that people don’t know what it means. It’s that they do.
I think people are negatively reacting to the "no ceiling" part as shorthand for "let the rich get richer," though I don't think that's what's meant at all. It's an aspirational claim that *can* resonate with plenty of people. It's about opening up opportunity for everyone, which is good?
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
people think “no ceiling” means “lets the rich keep getting richer” because it’s an idea taken from a venture capitalist by a party that has shown no stomach for reining in the worst excesses of 21st century capitalism. It’s not that people don’t know what it means. It’s that they do.
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The main thing I’ve taken away from a pipeline (which will probably never get built) dominating the discourse again, in a year that was supposed to be all about Canada doing things differently from in the past, is that federal politics is a flat circle.
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The main thing I’ve taken away from a pipeline (which will probably never get built) dominating the discourse again, in a year that was supposed to be all about Canada doing things differently from in the past, is that federal politics is a flat circle.
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also if I can Stoicism post just a bit: this is also what memento mori is for. you are going to die someday - do you really imagine than one of your regrets will be that you didn't organize more of your life around what random Redditors think is gay?
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So many men go through life like that. You can play poker because it's right-coded, you can't enjoy fruity alcoholic drinks because they're women-coded, you can't lick an ice cream cone because it's gay-coded. All day, every day, choosing and judging things based on coding for narrow norms.
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
also if I can Stoicism post just a bit: this is also what memento mori is for. you are going to die someday - do you really imagine than one of your regrets will be that you didn't organize more of your life around what random Redditors think is gay?
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bsky.app/profile/maxk...
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99% of Discourse could be avoided if people simply accepted that multiple things can be true at the same time, and often are. The universe isn't divided neatly into heroes and villains. Humans are messy and complicated. Everyone always thinks they're the good guy, no matter how awful they are.
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
99% of Discourse could be avoided if people simply accepted that multiple things can be true at the same time, and often are. The universe isn't divided neatly into heroes and villains. Humans are messy and complicated. Everyone always thinks they're the good guy, no matter how awful they are.
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he believes what now
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
he believes what now
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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The Ostrich Convoy is my favorite Flaming Lips album
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The Ostrich Convoy is my favorite Flaming Lips album
We are not a serious country.
Leaders of Canada’s newest convoy worry police are trying to sabotage a nationwide protest avenging a flock of dead ostriches
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Ostrich Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
Leaders of Canada’s Newest Convoy Worry Police Are Trying to Sabotage a Nationwide Protest Avenging a Flock of Dead Ostriches
Convoy organizers say they are at ‘war’ with food inspectors and the federal government, but insist they will remain ‘peaceful’
pressprogress.ca
November 22, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We are not a serious country.
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we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
we have PrEP because of these monkey studies. animal welfare in medical research is extremely strictly limited and regulated to ensure ethical use. there is no replacement for these animal models in biomedical research.
Canadians still avoiding chance at arbitrary detention and deportation to a random country.
Canadians still avoiding travel to the United States
Canadians still avoiding travel to the United States
The biggest travel season of the year is just around the corner and it appears many Canadians are not yet ready to return to the United States.
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Canadians still avoiding chance at arbitrary detention and deportation to a random country.
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
On Trans Day of Remembrance, My Grief is My Power | ACLU
As the trans community remembers those we’ve lost, I find strength in understanding why the grievous injustices that continue to harm our community must be stopped.
www.aclu.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we mourn those whose lives were lost to anti-trans violence.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
We honor those we lost by continuing our fight for justice.
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New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries - CCPA
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
www.policyalternatives.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
New report from @policyalternatives.ca and @iris-recherche.bsky.social shows a clear link between greater privatization in health care services and higher mortality rates—just as multiple Canadian provinces work actively to privatize those services www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...