Connor
@connorfreeman.bsky.social
He/Him
Luddite Technologist
"From the Bottom, on the Left, with the Earth."
Check out: internetashes.ca Follow: @internetashes.ca
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Fuck You, Mark Carney
Luddite Technologist
"From the Bottom, on the Left, with the Earth."
Check out: internetashes.ca Follow: @internetashes.ca
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Fuck You, Mark Carney
Pinned
I am begging YOU to read the book: Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times, by the late Robert McChesney (rest in peace).
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The Pattison ICE boycott... and the case for public grocery stores. In grief and joy, it is up to us to force a new world through. Learn more and join us: bcgreens.ca/volunteer/ #boycottpattison #bcpoli #iceraids
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The Pattison ICE boycott... and the case for public grocery stores. In grief and joy, it is up to us to force a new world through. Learn more and join us: bcgreens.ca/volunteer/ #boycottpattison #bcpoli #iceraids
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Boycott Pattison List🇨🇦:
- Save-On-Foods
- Quality Foods
- Nester’s Market
- Western Family
- Urban Fare
- Pattison car dealerships and media
Time to crank the pressure until Pattison cuts ties with ICE. #BoycottPattison #bcpoli
- Save-On-Foods
- Quality Foods
- Nester’s Market
- Western Family
- Urban Fare
- Pattison car dealerships and media
Time to crank the pressure until Pattison cuts ties with ICE. #BoycottPattison #bcpoli
January 25, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Boycott Pattison List🇨🇦:
- Save-On-Foods
- Quality Foods
- Nester’s Market
- Western Family
- Urban Fare
- Pattison car dealerships and media
Time to crank the pressure until Pattison cuts ties with ICE. #BoycottPattison #bcpoli
- Save-On-Foods
- Quality Foods
- Nester’s Market
- Western Family
- Urban Fare
- Pattison car dealerships and media
Time to crank the pressure until Pattison cuts ties with ICE. #BoycottPattison #bcpoli
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AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
January 24, 2026 at 11:07 PM
AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."
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This is a Roshel Senator-style armoured vehicle, built in Brampton, Ontario.
Canada profits from US fascism. Carney says he took the sign out of the window, but he's still tapping it.
Canada profits from US fascism. Carney says he took the sign out of the window, but he's still tapping it.
🚨 Minneapolis protester stands directly in front of an armored vehicle, before being joined by several others.
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This is a Roshel Senator-style armoured vehicle, built in Brampton, Ontario.
Canada profits from US fascism. Carney says he took the sign out of the window, but he's still tapping it.
Canada profits from US fascism. Carney says he took the sign out of the window, but he's still tapping it.
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Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. We must organize and build solidarity across borders to #AbolishICE.
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Alex Pretti, a 37-year old nurse, was just murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. We must organize and build solidarity across borders to #AbolishICE.
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
First up - BC billionaire Jim Pattison owns a US warehouse that will soon be turned into an ICE processing facility. Tell Eby to shut down the deal. #bcpoli
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Fascinating that this vid is getting downranked like crazy on TikTok.
The algorithm has only shown it to like 400 people and I’ve got 200K followers there.
I’m not bitching about the engagement, but just genuinely grossed out by (and concerned about) what the algorithm suppresses.
The algorithm has only shown it to like 400 people and I’ve got 200K followers there.
I’m not bitching about the engagement, but just genuinely grossed out by (and concerned about) what the algorithm suppresses.
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Fascinating that this vid is getting downranked like crazy on TikTok.
The algorithm has only shown it to like 400 people and I’ve got 200K followers there.
I’m not bitching about the engagement, but just genuinely grossed out by (and concerned about) what the algorithm suppresses.
The algorithm has only shown it to like 400 people and I’ve got 200K followers there.
I’m not bitching about the engagement, but just genuinely grossed out by (and concerned about) what the algorithm suppresses.
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DOJ lies.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
DOJ lies.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
DHS lies.
ICE lies.
That has been established. Do not repeat their claims as fact. Their claims are arguments or, often, misleading propaganda — when not outright lies.
They are seeking to make a case for their lawlessness (and to please Trump), not seeking to inform.
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Trump threatened Canada this week — and yesterday, Carney clapped back at him.
Later that night, the U.S. president tried to punish us for our insolence.
He disinvited Canada from his so-called “Board of Peace.”
Are…we supposed to be sad?
Let’s talk about it!
Later that night, the U.S. president tried to punish us for our insolence.
He disinvited Canada from his so-called “Board of Peace.”
Are…we supposed to be sad?
Let’s talk about it!
January 23, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Trump threatened Canada this week — and yesterday, Carney clapped back at him.
Later that night, the U.S. president tried to punish us for our insolence.
He disinvited Canada from his so-called “Board of Peace.”
Are…we supposed to be sad?
Let’s talk about it!
Later that night, the U.S. president tried to punish us for our insolence.
He disinvited Canada from his so-called “Board of Peace.”
Are…we supposed to be sad?
Let’s talk about it!
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More like Board of little Bitches amirite folks
January 23, 2026 at 2:43 AM
More like Board of little Bitches amirite folks
I am begging YOU to read the book: Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times, by the late Robert McChesney (rest in peace).
January 22, 2026 at 8:46 PM
I am begging YOU to read the book: Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times, by the late Robert McChesney (rest in peace).
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As far as I can tell, Congress’ job is to call what the White House is doing illegal and then rubber stamp its budget
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
As far as I can tell, Congress’ job is to call what the White House is doing illegal and then rubber stamp its budget
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Davos, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum.
January 20, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Here's an enraging story I wrote about today: A lady currently incarcerated in Texas has been taking care of a stray cat. It got sick. Her daughter started a fundraiser to pay for the vet. The prison now has put her in solitary confinement. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
After a Prison Cat Fundraiser Went Viral, Texas Officials Put His Caretaker in Solitary Confinement
“She was crying when she called me,” her daughter told The Barbed Wire. “This is not a place my medically challenged mother should be.”
thebarbedwire.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Here's an enraging story I wrote about today: A lady currently incarcerated in Texas has been taking care of a stray cat. It got sick. Her daughter started a fundraiser to pay for the vet. The prison now has put her in solitary confinement. thebarbedwire.com/2026/01/15/p...
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Canada must not do this. It is a mockery of international political governance, legitimizing the idea that Trump can simply push aside other countries' sovereignty.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Carney mulling $1B membership to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
The Canadian PM said the POTUS invite came "a few weeks ago."
www.politico.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Canada must not do this. It is a mockery of international political governance, legitimizing the idea that Trump can simply push aside other countries' sovereignty.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
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Data is correct, causal agency is (IMO) incorrect.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
From Dare Obasanjo on Mastodon. Adobe is hitting the floor. #AI
January 17, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Data is correct, causal agency is (IMO) incorrect.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
The vast majority of ppl who use AI to make images and video have never touched and would never touch Photoshop/AfterEffects/Illustrator/etc. The issue is Adobe trying to squeeze its users with subscriptions, and other customer-hostile behavior.
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Doug Ford wants Canada to be strong with the Trump administration — except when it comes to EVs.
Pick a lane, Doug. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/o...
Pick a lane, Doug. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/o...
Doug Ford can't have it both ways on EVs
Ontario's premier has talked a big game about the importance of standing up to Donald Trump. But when it comes to EVs, he just showed that he's more than happy to surrender.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Doug Ford wants Canada to be strong with the Trump administration — except when it comes to EVs.
Pick a lane, Doug. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/o...
Pick a lane, Doug. #cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/16/o...
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"Less patriotic than a literal separatist party" is certainly a look for Canada's Conservatives.
Among Those Who Say To Defend Our Nation:
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
All: 59%
New Democrats: 78%
Liberals: 73%
Bloc Quebecois: 46%
Conservatives: 38%
"If Canada were ever to face a situation in which the United States used military force against Canadian territory, what do you believe should be Canada primary response?"
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
Defend and Fight: 59%
Avoid Fighting - Make Concessions: 24%
EKOS / Jan 14, 2026 / n=1012 / MOE 3.1% / IVR
January 16, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Less patriotic than a literal separatist party" is certainly a look for Canada's Conservatives.
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The lobbyist org accused of genocide denial (CIJA), that Eby has met with and legitimized, is trying to block Hasan Piker from entering the country. If you’re a Hasan fan, or you’re tired of a govt that cares more about lobbyists than workers, we’ve got the movement for you: bcgreens.ca #bcpoli
January 16, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The lobbyist org accused of genocide denial (CIJA), that Eby has met with and legitimized, is trying to block Hasan Piker from entering the country. If you’re a Hasan fan, or you’re tired of a govt that cares more about lobbyists than workers, we’ve got the movement for you: bcgreens.ca #bcpoli
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Fuck AI overviews. It’s thievery from journalists pure and simple
Google traffic to publishers dropped by ONE THIRD in 2025 pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Global publisher Google traffic dropped by a third in 2025
Google search traffic was down globally by a third in the year to November, according to new Chartbeat data.
pressgazette.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Fuck AI overviews. It’s thievery from journalists pure and simple
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you mean to tell me this guy is the CEO of Shopify?
January 15, 2026 at 10:30 PM
you mean to tell me this guy is the CEO of Shopify?