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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
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Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
A new feature on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter allows users to see the location of other accounts. It has resulted in a firestorm of recriminations
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Foreign interference or opportunistic grifting: why are so many pro-Trump X accounts based in Asia?
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Mark Carney has said that Canada needs to "do things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven’t seen generations." But that clearly doesn't include reforming Old Age Security or making the federal budget more fair for young people.
We’re not ready for an aging population — and it's going to cost us
Canada's government budgets keep getting squeezed by our aging population. When are we going to do something about it?
www.nationalobserver.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Mark Carney has said that Canada needs to "do things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven’t seen generations." But that clearly doesn't include reforming Old Age Security or making the federal budget more fair for young people.
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🛜 So you want to figure out if you can trust public Wi-Fi networks or if it's worth splurging for a hotspot?
We've got you covered.
Our latest digital security advice column walks you through your connectivity options while traveling or commuting.
We've got you covered.
Our latest digital security advice column walks you through your connectivity options while traveling or commuting.
Ask a security trainer: Can I trust public Wi-Fi networks?
The answer may surprise you
freedom.press
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🛜 So you want to figure out if you can trust public Wi-Fi networks or if it's worth splurging for a hotspot?
We've got you covered.
Our latest digital security advice column walks you through your connectivity options while traveling or commuting.
We've got you covered.
Our latest digital security advice column walks you through your connectivity options while traveling or commuting.
With all the chaos in the U.S. and the world, this is today’s hard-hitting editorial from the Washington Post.
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
With all the chaos in the U.S. and the world, this is today’s hard-hitting editorial from the Washington Post.
Look at all the brave Aryans hiding their faces.
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Look at all the brave Aryans hiding their faces.
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we once again raise the alarm about the dangers of online abuse of journalists, especially women and minorities.
The EFJ has released a new report entitled “Ending the Silence on Online Harassment of Journalists.”
The EFJ has released a new report entitled “Ending the Silence on Online Harassment of Journalists.”
#25N: Online harassment seeks to silence, intimidate, marginalise. Let's not allow journalists to disappear from public debate.
Today we're releasing on new report providing a detailed guide for journalists’ organisations to better protect journalists online.
Read now ⤵️ #IDEVW
Today we're releasing on new report providing a detailed guide for journalists’ organisations to better protect journalists online.
Read now ⤵️ #IDEVW
Stand Up for Journalism: New report urges recognition of online harassment as a systemic professional risk
On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is releasing a new ...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we once again raise the alarm about the dangers of online abuse of journalists, especially women and minorities.
The EFJ has released a new report entitled “Ending the Silence on Online Harassment of Journalists.”
The EFJ has released a new report entitled “Ending the Silence on Online Harassment of Journalists.”
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In Iran, the most powerful protest is ordinary life without fear.
And every uncovered head is a quiet act of defiance.
And every uncovered head is a quiet act of defiance.
In Defiance of the Law, Iranian Women Shed the Hijab - Truthdig
The government’s confusing approach reveals internal divisions and an inability to appease a furious populace.
www.truthdig.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In Iran, the most powerful protest is ordinary life without fear.
And every uncovered head is a quiet act of defiance.
And every uncovered head is a quiet act of defiance.
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♀️ On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, #IFJ Gender Council members and journalists express their growing concern about the rise of far-right, ultra-nationalist and ultra-religious governments and political parties. We need to push back and speak up for our rights!
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
♀️ On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, #IFJ Gender Council members and journalists express their growing concern about the rise of far-right, ultra-nationalist and ultra-religious governments and political parties. We need to push back and speak up for our rights!
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#OtD 25 Nov 1915 thousands in Chicago attended the funeral of martyred @IWW union organiser and songwriter Joe Hill. He had been fitted up for a crime he did not commit and was executed. Learn more about his life and works in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/joe...
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#OtD 25 Nov 1915 thousands in Chicago attended the funeral of martyred @IWW union organiser and songwriter Joe Hill. He had been fitted up for a crime he did not commit and was executed. Learn more about his life and works in this book: shop.workingclasshistory.com/products/joe...
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“Take our pen and hold power to account,” Andrew Goldstein, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, urged striking Starbucks workers this morning as Post–Gazette workers returned to their desks after a three-year strike. buff.ly/O6kji74
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to their jobs at the Post-Gazette after three years on strike
Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh journalists return to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after a court upheld a National Labor Relations Board decision for the union.
www.publicsource.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“Take our pen and hold power to account,” Andrew Goldstein, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, urged striking Starbucks workers this morning as Post–Gazette workers returned to their desks after a three-year strike. buff.ly/O6kji74
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Nov. 25) the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Gender Council warn that the global rise of extremism poses an unprecedented threat to women’s rights and to the safety of women journalists.
#IDEVAW2025 #25N “Without robust, enforceable gender policies and genuine protection for journalists reporting on far-right activities, all the progress we have fought for could be undone in an instant"
Maria Angeles Samperio, IFJ Gender Council chair
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Maria Angeles Samperio, IFJ Gender Council chair
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November 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (Nov. 25) the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its Gender Council warn that the global rise of extremism poses an unprecedented threat to women’s rights and to the safety of women journalists.
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What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario.
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
A $16 orange juice once ended a political career. Today, government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund — the result of a decade of far-right impunity.
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
#onpoli
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Every journalist hit with a stinger grenade or pepper ball by law enforcement while covering a protest is a message from the government: Stop showing the truth.
Journalists must speak out.
Journalists must speak out.
Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
Federal agents in Portland are waging war on the press
freedom.press
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Every journalist hit with a stinger grenade or pepper ball by law enforcement while covering a protest is a message from the government: Stop showing the truth.
Journalists must speak out.
Journalists must speak out.
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Appreciate @nationalobserver.com underlining the threat these lawsuits pose to our democracy:
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
Alberta lawsuit is trying to silence the messenger
Former UCP candidate Caylan Ford's scattergun defamation lawsuit against the media and others sends a free press chill through Alberta
www.nationalobserver.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Appreciate @nationalobserver.com underlining the threat these lawsuits pose to our democracy:
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
“One way to help preserve an independent media is to protect them from vindictive US-style lawsuits… we must be free to report fairly without the threat of expensive lawsuits designed solely to shut us up”
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Crossing a picket line is bad enough, but injuring workers employing their constitutional right to strike?
Dangerous and unacceptable.
Employers must ensure picket lines are safe and that contractors follow the rules. #EnforceWestray #CanLab
www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/gene...
Dangerous and unacceptable.
Employers must ensure picket lines are safe and that contractors follow the rules. #EnforceWestray #CanLab
www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/gene...
Three workers injured after truck drives through picket line
Workers sustained minor injuries in incident outside Titan Tool and Die in Windsor
www.thesafetymag.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Crossing a picket line is bad enough, but injuring workers employing their constitutional right to strike?
Dangerous and unacceptable.
Employers must ensure picket lines are safe and that contractors follow the rules. #EnforceWestray #CanLab
www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/gene...
Dangerous and unacceptable.
Employers must ensure picket lines are safe and that contractors follow the rules. #EnforceWestray #CanLab
www.thesafetymag.com/ca/news/gene...
How far the Washington Post fallen. Ben Bradlee must be rolling in his grave.
Today, at Washpost Opinion:
"Trump has approached his 2nd term with a gusto not seen in his 1st term"
"His curiosity has always been his most compelling strength"
"At the end of the interview, my grandchildren were ushered in. The 7-year-old became enthralled with the diorama of the new ballroom"
"Trump has approached his 2nd term with a gusto not seen in his 1st term"
"His curiosity has always been his most compelling strength"
"At the end of the interview, my grandchildren were ushered in. The 7-year-old became enthralled with the diorama of the new ballroom"
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How far the Washington Post fallen. Ben Bradlee must be rolling in his grave.
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Roma lost her job when the Taliban took over, she has an ill child at home & struggles to afford proper medical care. She said writing this letter was the best thing that has happened to her in years. I'm thrilled we @indexoncensorship.org could publish it.
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/we-l...
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We live beneath a dark roof: what it means to be an Afghan woman today - Index on Censorship
In this, the first of our Letters from Afghan Women, one writer believes she will stand, fight and build a brighter, more progressive Afghanistan
www.indexoncensorship.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Roma lost her job when the Taliban took over, she has an ill child at home & struggles to afford proper medical care. She said writing this letter was the best thing that has happened to her in years. I'm thrilled we @indexoncensorship.org could publish it.
www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/11/we-l...
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Defending the murder of a journalist defies superlatives.
The orange fascist has hit yet another new low - it’s an assault on the press, democracy, and decency.
The orange fascist has hit yet another new low - it’s an assault on the press, democracy, and decency.
November 19, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Defending the murder of a journalist defies superlatives.
The orange fascist has hit yet another new low - it’s an assault on the press, democracy, and decency.
The orange fascist has hit yet another new low - it’s an assault on the press, democracy, and decency.
He gets more vile every day. No respect for the press. No respect for democracy. No respect for decency.
November 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
He gets more vile every day. No respect for the press. No respect for democracy. No respect for decency.
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How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC. Read Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
The Plan to Bring Down a Giant: How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC.
www.cjr.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
How right-wing forces struck a coordinated blow to the BBC. Read Jem Bartholomew. www.cjr.org/the_media_to...
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From an official government account: "Womp womp."
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
From an official government account: "Womp womp."
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...
It is not just that we are ruled by morons, but our tax dollars are paying the salaries of morons who possess the emotional capacity of a Doberman in heat.
x.com/DHSgov/statu...