Christy Crackers 🇨🇦
@christiecrackers.bsky.social
Old style steno court reporter/captioner. Contract CR at UN-ICTY last century. Listener. Runner. Skier. Gardener and supporter of local ag. Orophile. Slow knitter. Occasional replier. Sinixt 'not extinct' territory. 2SLGBTQIA+ ally. Married
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This video will inspire you and break your heart and remind you why we humans have a chance - this is famous Ukrainian ‘Schedryk’ - you might know it as Carol of the Bells - performed live at one of DTEK thermal power situations ruined by Russian attacks
P.s. it will make you cry.
P.s. it will make you cry.
December 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This video will inspire you and break your heart and remind you why we humans have a chance - this is famous Ukrainian ‘Schedryk’ - you might know it as Carol of the Bells - performed live at one of DTEK thermal power situations ruined by Russian attacks
P.s. it will make you cry.
P.s. it will make you cry.
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The next leap in AI comes with a massive resource bill. Cornell scientists mapped the U.S. energy and water footprint of AI data centers and found a future defined by heavy carbon, stressed water systems, and uneven regional impacts.
AI Data Centers May Strain U.S. Energy and Water By 2030 - Profolus
The applications of AI are expanding. But the data centers powering it demand enormous amounts critical resources.
www.profolus.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The next leap in AI comes with a massive resource bill. Cornell scientists mapped the U.S. energy and water footprint of AI data centers and found a future defined by heavy carbon, stressed water systems, and uneven regional impacts.
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The LLM-based chatbots consistently met or exceeded human clinical cut-offs for multiple disorders. Gemini had the most extreme profile. It showed multi-morbid state with its maximum trauma-shame score, severe obsessive-compulsion, and extreme autism.
What Happens When You Put Popular AI Chatbots in Therapy for a Month? - Profolus
A groundbreaking study proves frontier large language models possess stable and hidden self-models of distress.
www.profolus.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The LLM-based chatbots consistently met or exceeded human clinical cut-offs for multiple disorders. Gemini had the most extreme profile. It showed multi-morbid state with its maximum trauma-shame score, severe obsessive-compulsion, and extreme autism.
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The federal administration is pursuing dangerous offshore drilling plans off of California, the Gulf of Mexico, previously protected waters off of Florida, + Alaska - threatening coastal ecosystems, and local communities. Sign the Surfrider Foundation action alert: go.surfrider.org/stopnewoffsh...
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The federal administration is pursuing dangerous offshore drilling plans off of California, the Gulf of Mexico, previously protected waters off of Florida, + Alaska - threatening coastal ecosystems, and local communities. Sign the Surfrider Foundation action alert: go.surfrider.org/stopnewoffsh...
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Human labour will not be replaced in any aggregate sense by algorithms, it can't be. But millions of jobs are at risk when the AI financial bubble inevitably pops. Blame financialized capitalism for that, not technology: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/12/17/y.... #canlab
Your Job is at Risk from Artificial Intelligence… but not for the Reasons You Think - Centre for Future Work
It’s three years since the public launch of ChatGPT, and the rapid roll-out of artificial intelligence apps since then has amplified fears that AI will lead to massive job loss as human workers are re...
centreforfuturework.ca
December 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Human labour will not be replaced in any aggregate sense by algorithms, it can't be. But millions of jobs are at risk when the AI financial bubble inevitably pops. Blame financialized capitalism for that, not technology: centreforfuturework.ca/2025/12/17/y.... #canlab
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One of the key cases we've been involved in revolves around the privacy rights of ex-Jehovah's Witnesses. This recent Australian case underlines how important our work is. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/australian...
Australian court awards abuse survivor $1.5 million—and exposes Jehovah's Witnesses' cover-up
The damning ruling highlights how JW Elders protected one of their own and silenced his victim for decades
www.friendlyatheist.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM
One of the key cases we've been involved in revolves around the privacy rights of ex-Jehovah's Witnesses. This recent Australian case underlines how important our work is. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/australian...
Maybe it doesn't suck.
Roomba vacuum cleaner firm iRobot files for bankruptcy
Under the so-called pre-packaged Chapter 11 process, the main maker of its devices will take ownership of the firm.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Maybe it doesn't suck.
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The apparent implosion of OneBC seems to centre largely around one staff member - Othman Mekhloufi, who OneBC staffer Wyatt Claypool said (on X) has "insane race 'blood and soil' politics."
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
🧵 👇
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
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vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
Upstart political party OneBC splits in two after internal fight
On Sunday, MLA Tara Armstrong said the only other elected member of the party, Dallas Brodie had been ousted as leader
vancouversun.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The apparent implosion of OneBC seems to centre largely around one staff member - Othman Mekhloufi, who OneBC staffer Wyatt Claypool said (on X) has "insane race 'blood and soil' politics."
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
🧵 👇
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
We have audio of Mekhloufi from August talking about political strategy.
🧵 👇
vancouversun.com/news/local-n...
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Economic transformation requires an ambitious transformation of the state.
Our new report with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is part of a three-year partnership with the government of Barbados to build and implement their six national missions
Read more in the report ➡️ buff.ly/3Xk7nHB
Our new report with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is part of a three-year partnership with the government of Barbados to build and implement their six national missions
Read more in the report ➡️ buff.ly/3Xk7nHB
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Economic transformation requires an ambitious transformation of the state.
Our new report with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is part of a three-year partnership with the government of Barbados to build and implement their six national missions
Read more in the report ➡️ buff.ly/3Xk7nHB
Our new report with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is part of a three-year partnership with the government of Barbados to build and implement their six national missions
Read more in the report ➡️ buff.ly/3Xk7nHB
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ICYMI: Although interventions can produce short-term improvements, the effects quickly fade. Hostility toward the other party is deeply embedded in contemporary political culture, and temporary nudges rarely translate into lasting reconciliation.
Research Exposed Why America Cannot Fix Its Political Hatred - Profolus
Partisan hatred in the U.S. resists quick fixes. Interventions improve attitudes only briefly, fading within weeks, underscoring the need for systemic reform.
www.profolus.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:58 PM
ICYMI: Although interventions can produce short-term improvements, the effects quickly fade. Hostility toward the other party is deeply embedded in contemporary political culture, and temporary nudges rarely translate into lasting reconciliation.
Still thinking about Benjamin Pajak's performance in "Life of Chuck."
Worth seeing. Worth pondering.
Worth seeing. Worth pondering.
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Still thinking about Benjamin Pajak's performance in "Life of Chuck."
Worth seeing. Worth pondering.
Worth seeing. Worth pondering.
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As our work with governments expands globally, I'm looking for a Project Coordinator and Programme Manager to help lead our growing team.
Programme Manager (Operations) ➡️ buff.ly/grKan3b
Project Coordinator (Policy) ➡️ buff.ly/NPXCJ76
Programme Manager (Operations) ➡️ buff.ly/grKan3b
Project Coordinator (Policy) ➡️ buff.ly/NPXCJ76
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As our work with governments expands globally, I'm looking for a Project Coordinator and Programme Manager to help lead our growing team.
Programme Manager (Operations) ➡️ buff.ly/grKan3b
Project Coordinator (Policy) ➡️ buff.ly/NPXCJ76
Programme Manager (Operations) ➡️ buff.ly/grKan3b
Project Coordinator (Policy) ➡️ buff.ly/NPXCJ76
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The WHO expert group reaffirmed what is already known: There is no link between vaccines and autism.
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The WHO expert group reaffirmed what is already known: There is no link between vaccines and autism.
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VIDEO: New calf sighted with B.C.’s endangered orcas a ‘huge, welcome surprise’
A little bit of joy for this holiday season! tinyurl.com/2kac6be2
A little bit of joy for this holiday season! tinyurl.com/2kac6be2
VIDEO: New calf sighted with B.C.’s endangered orcas a ‘huge, welcome surprise’
“The newborn was primarily seen traveling with 22-year-old female K36, also known as Yoda, who has never been documented with a viable calf.” See full article and video at Victoria News.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
VIDEO: New calf sighted with B.C.’s endangered orcas a ‘huge, welcome surprise’
A little bit of joy for this holiday season! tinyurl.com/2kac6be2
A little bit of joy for this holiday season! tinyurl.com/2kac6be2
More misinformed and aggrieved ramblings from a landlocked province. Astounding.
Saskatchewan group seeking independence from Canada holding meetings across the province | CBC News
A group promoting the idea of Saskatchewan separating from Canada says its public information sessions are drawing crowds. About 200 people showed up to a recent Saskatchewan Prosperity Project meetin...
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
More misinformed and aggrieved ramblings from a landlocked province. Astounding.
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💔 A European Parliament interpreter could not hold back tears during the speech of 11-year-old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
💔 A European Parliament interpreter could not hold back tears during the speech of 11-year-old Roman Oleksiv from Lviv.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
The boy survived a missile strike on Vinnytsia on July 14, 2022, which killed his mother - it was the last time he saw her alive.
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Have the @liberalca.bsky.socials seen the layoff stats for Conoco, Shell, etc. - tens of thousands over the next year. Imperial is cutting 900 jobs in Calgary alone.
Employment in oil and gas is in terminal decline and won’t be saved no matter what Carney and Smith cook up, according to new research from the Centre for Future Work provided exclusively to @nationalobserver.com.
The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.
The only responsible choice for governments is to plan for the transition.
Exclusive: Fossil fuel workers won’t be saved by Carney’s oil and gas boosterism
A new pipeline won’t lead to new jobs in the oil and gas sector, and the only question for government officials is whether or not to plan for the inevitable energy transition, according to new researc...
www.nationalobserver.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Have the @liberalca.bsky.socials seen the layoff stats for Conoco, Shell, etc. - tens of thousands over the next year. Imperial is cutting 900 jobs in Calgary alone.
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Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
Read more: wrd.cm/4iYIl9a
Read more: wrd.cm/4iYIl9a
December 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Privacy stalwart Nicholas Merrill spent a decade fighting an FBI surveillance order. Now he wants to sell you phone service—without knowing almost anything about you.
Read more: wrd.cm/4iYIl9a
Read more: wrd.cm/4iYIl9a
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NEW: Journalists from around the world have joined forces with @icij.org to uncover harrowing new details about one of the most brutal state-run killing systems of the 21st century: the regime of ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad. Watch our #DamascusDossier video here: www.icij.org/investigatio...
WATCH: Damascus Dossier exposes the Assad regime's killing machine - ICIJ
How a team of journalists have uncovered harrowing new details about a brutal state-run killing system: the regime of former Syrian president Bashar Assad.
www.icij.org
December 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
NEW: Journalists from around the world have joined forces with @icij.org to uncover harrowing new details about one of the most brutal state-run killing systems of the 21st century: the regime of ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad. Watch our #DamascusDossier video here: www.icij.org/investigatio...
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You're looking at the very first observation of this species (Symplocos psiloclada) on iNaturalist!
📷 jhon_yuca on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 jhon_yuca on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
You're looking at the very first observation of this species (Symplocos psiloclada) on iNaturalist!
📷 jhon_yuca on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 jhon_yuca on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
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"Based on >100 peer-reviewed studies, this analysis finds that dietary change plant-based with rewilding provides far greater environmental benefits than any grazing-based approach.
(...) this makes plant-based + rewilding one of the most powerful solutions to the climate and ecological crises."
(...) this makes plant-based + rewilding one of the most powerful solutions to the climate and ecological crises."
🌎 Livestock dominates global land, yet yields little food.
🐄 Regenerative grazing can't scale without a major cut to beef & dairy.
⚠️Regenerative grazing: short-lived soil gains, long-lived CH4.
🌳Removing livestock revives ecosystems.
FULL REPORT:
iffs.earth/living-repor...
🐄 Regenerative grazing can't scale without a major cut to beef & dairy.
⚠️Regenerative grazing: short-lived soil gains, long-lived CH4.
🌳Removing livestock revives ecosystems.
FULL REPORT:
iffs.earth/living-repor...
Living Report: Regenerative Agriculture vs. Rewilding
A comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed evidence on regenerative grazing vs. rewilding through dietary shifts that reduce land use and restore soil, water, climate, and biodiversity
iffs.earth
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Based on >100 peer-reviewed studies, this analysis finds that dietary change plant-based with rewilding provides far greater environmental benefits than any grazing-based approach.
(...) this makes plant-based + rewilding one of the most powerful solutions to the climate and ecological crises."
(...) this makes plant-based + rewilding one of the most powerful solutions to the climate and ecological crises."
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Deadline to apply is coming up this Sunday December 7. More details below and help us spread the word by sharing with your circles!
Are you our next Climate Campaign Strategist? This role engages in local gov outreach, volunteer mobilization and campaign strategy to help the public to draw links between their experiences of #ClimateChange, climate science & the need to make polluters pay. Apply by Dec 7: wcel.org/job-posting/...
December 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Deadline to apply is coming up this Sunday December 7. More details below and help us spread the word by sharing with your circles!
We have plenty of backcountry ski lodges and resorts in this area, even a super community supported little ski area that just expanded. The wildlife need their space. Backcountry skiers 'earn their turns' here, no lift required.
[email protected] is arguing that the BC government's decision not to require an environmental assessment for a project this large is unreasonable given the demonstrated impacts to wildlife, water and Indigenous rights. Learn more and see how you can support below.
Wildsight challenges Zincton Resort review process in BC Supreme Court
Wildsight has filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court seeking a judicial review of the provincial government’s decision not to require an environmental assessment for the proposed Zincton All-Season ...
wildsight.ca
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We have plenty of backcountry ski lodges and resorts in this area, even a super community supported little ski area that just expanded. The wildlife need their space. Backcountry skiers 'earn their turns' here, no lift required.
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Yep, platform algorithms feed polarization - monetizing rage, grievances, hate...
"Up-ranking increased political polarization, whereas down-ranking decreased it."
Study: Reranking partisan animosity in algorithms alters polarization www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Up-ranking increased political polarization, whereas down-ranking decreased it."
Study: Reranking partisan animosity in algorithms alters polarization www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reranking partisan animosity in algorithmic social media feeds alters affective polarization
Today, social media platforms hold the sole power to study the effects of feed-ranking algorithms. We developed a platform-independent method that reranks participants’ feeds in real time and used thi...
www.science.org
December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Yep, platform algorithms feed polarization - monetizing rage, grievances, hate...
"Up-ranking increased political polarization, whereas down-ranking decreased it."
Study: Reranking partisan animosity in algorithms alters polarization www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Up-ranking increased political polarization, whereas down-ranking decreased it."
Study: Reranking partisan animosity in algorithms alters polarization www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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“We need societies that are built from the bottom up, not top down. Only this way can they be more resilient”
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Transformation Through Collapse: The Parable of The Burning Forest
Civilisations and ecosystems are virtually indistinguishable from each other at times of existential stress: the same laws of scarcity and competition which decimate an ecosystem’s food chain are behi...
open.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“We need societies that are built from the bottom up, not top down. Only this way can they be more resilient”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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