DCLascelle 🇨🇦
@dclascelle.bsky.social
Former cinema & video store manager, meat monkey & question-asker.
Screenwriter, cultural anarchist & archivist.
Make. Life. Art.
Screenwriter, cultural anarchist & archivist.
Make. Life. Art.
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Actually understanding how LLMs/genAI works must be a disqualifying attribute for this job.
Because, again, it does not think. It's a complex set of probabilities spitting out glamorized predictive text. It can never be sentient.
These people are like a deranged cyberpunk techno cult.
Because, again, it does not think. It's a complex set of probabilities spitting out glamorized predictive text. It can never be sentient.
These people are like a deranged cyberpunk techno cult.
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
Anthropic's philosopher says we don't know for sure if AI can feel
Anthropic's philosopher, Amanda Askell, says she worries that AI might not 'feel that loved' and grow up feeling 'always judged.'
www.businessinsider.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Actually understanding how LLMs/genAI works must be a disqualifying attribute for this job.
Because, again, it does not think. It's a complex set of probabilities spitting out glamorized predictive text. It can never be sentient.
These people are like a deranged cyberpunk techno cult.
Because, again, it does not think. It's a complex set of probabilities spitting out glamorized predictive text. It can never be sentient.
These people are like a deranged cyberpunk techno cult.
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I was really hoping it was going to be "We're taxing the rich" or "We're taking on the companies that have jacked up grocery prices", but no. Oh well.
January 26, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I was really hoping it was going to be "We're taxing the rich" or "We're taking on the companies that have jacked up grocery prices", but no. Oh well.
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And here comes the tossed bone right on time.
By the way, this means buckle up for even more austerity.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
By the way, this means buckle up for even more austerity.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Federal government to introduce grocery rebate: sources | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce an increase to the GST credit on Monday, as part of a larger suite of affordability measures intended to offset the rising cost of groceries.
www.cbc.ca
January 26, 2026 at 11:34 AM
And here comes the tossed bone right on time.
By the way, this means buckle up for even more austerity.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
By the way, this means buckle up for even more austerity.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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“In Ron DeSantis’s Florida…parents at one Miami school received a notice that their first graders would need a signed permission slip to “participate and listen to a book written by an African American.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/b...
Can American Children Point to America on a Map?
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
“In Ron DeSantis’s Florida…parents at one Miami school received a notice that their first graders would need a signed permission slip to “participate and listen to a book written by an African American.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/b...
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Big Incel energy coming from this GG's footguards soldier.....
"Then the video shows the soldier talking about women. “But if a female walks into my house though,” he says as he puts a magazine into his Canadian Forces rifle. “What you want huh? Shut your b–ch ass,” he adds as he points the rifle at the camera.”
Canadian Forces investigates after video appears to show Ottawa soldier threatening women with military rifle
The video appears to show a soldier from the Governor General's Foot Guards videotaping himself in uniform.
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Big Incel energy coming from this GG's footguards soldier.....
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This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.
#TikTok has begun censoring anti-Trump and anti-Ice content
January 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
This is one of the biggest stories in America, comparable in scale to what’s happening in Minnesota. The largest social media platform is transferred to Trump’s allies and immediately forbids you from saying anything bad about him. Absolutely totalitarian in nature. No different than China.
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Important read: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Important read: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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I think planning for a US civil war is much more of an urgent priority than planning for a potential US invasion of Canada.
Borders, trade, humanitarian crises... how will Canada cope?
Borders, trade, humanitarian crises... how will Canada cope?
Patrick Lennox asks how Canada should prepare for escalating, violent conflict within the United States:
open.substack.com/pub/plennox/...
open.substack.com/pub/plennox/...
Is Canada Ready for American Civil War?
I write this in follow up to my post from January 16th, ICE, The Rule of Law, and Totalitarianism - America on a precipice. In that essay, I argued that the rule of law is being radically subverted by...
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 AM
I think planning for a US civil war is much more of an urgent priority than planning for a potential US invasion of Canada.
Borders, trade, humanitarian crises... how will Canada cope?
Borders, trade, humanitarian crises... how will Canada cope?
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This isn’t pragmatic realism. This is the government not doing its job.
Canada’s US travel advisory is a reverse canary in the coal mine. You’ll know the Carney government is starting to respond appropriately to the Trump authoritarian threat when it changes the advisory to reflect reality.
Canada’s US travel advisory is a reverse canary in the coal mine. You’ll know the Carney government is starting to respond appropriately to the Trump authoritarian threat when it changes the advisory to reflect reality.
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
This isn’t pragmatic realism. This is the government not doing its job.
Canada’s US travel advisory is a reverse canary in the coal mine. You’ll know the Carney government is starting to respond appropriately to the Trump authoritarian threat when it changes the advisory to reflect reality.
Canada’s US travel advisory is a reverse canary in the coal mine. You’ll know the Carney government is starting to respond appropriately to the Trump authoritarian threat when it changes the advisory to reflect reality.
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The Carney government is telling Canadians that conditions in the US are comparable to those in Canada, at the border and *everywhere in the US*. They’re not. It’s a lie. And it’s putting Canadians at risk, violating a basic duty to Canadians.
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
The Carney government is telling Canadians that conditions in the US are comparable to those in Canada, at the border and *everywhere in the US*. They’re not. It’s a lie. And it’s putting Canadians at risk, violating a basic duty to Canadians.
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
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Checking in with the Carney government’s US travel advisory, as Trump unleashes state terror on Minneapolis and ICE continues to rampage throughout the country, and, yep. Canada’s still going along to get along.
Great speech, though.
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
Great speech, though.
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Checking in with the Carney government’s US travel advisory, as Trump unleashes state terror on Minneapolis and ICE continues to rampage throughout the country, and, yep. Canada’s still going along to get along.
Great speech, though.
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
Great speech, though.
travel.gc.ca/destinations...
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United States: Buy jets that we control, or we’ll violate your airspace at will.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
ANALYSIS | NORAD would be 'altered' if Canada doesn’t buy F-35 jets, warns Trump envoy to Ottawa | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ottawa is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets.
www.cbc.ca
January 26, 2026 at 10:47 AM
United States: Buy jets that we control, or we’ll violate your airspace at will.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
A battle over the truth erupts after deadly Minneapolis shooting
Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Just say the government is lying. The goal of journalism should be to inform, not gaslight.
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Here’s TMZ with a headline every outlet that cares about the truth should have.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Here’s TMZ with a headline every outlet that cares about the truth should have.
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
www.tmz.com/2026/01/24/n...
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I almost appreciate how Trump has exposed how vacant every single high profile conservative belief was: free speech, states’ rights, letting the market decide, NATO, the right to bear arms, democracy, all of it. It’s been an empty, malicious political project for decades and decades now
Folks have been noting the creepiness of this NRA statement on the Minneapolis murder that DOESN'T affirm Alex Pretti's right to have a gun at a protest, instead blaming "radical progressive politicians lie Tim Walz" who have "incited violence against law enforcement officers" for his death....
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I almost appreciate how Trump has exposed how vacant every single high profile conservative belief was: free speech, states’ rights, letting the market decide, NATO, the right to bear arms, democracy, all of it. It’s been an empty, malicious political project for decades and decades now
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This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
!["The temperature in Minneapolis is dangerously high. There is an urgent need for the federal agents deployed to the city to step back and take a breath before more Americans are hurt or killed. [Highlighted]: Those protesting the Trump administration have an equal obligation to avoid violence.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zknk3rjsatent75sdbbopown/bafkreid6g5bmlf3gyxj2egzcy33hkwiaqgrzuoh3yhbpenmvdmvyyobfq4@jpeg)
January 25, 2026 at 8:08 PM
This is from the NYT masthead editorial about the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. The highlighted line invalidates not just the editorial, but the very idea of newspaper editorials crafted by the consensus of a board. Better to publish nothing at all than to publish a line like this.
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CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
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The City of Montreal is considering implementing regulations that would require grocery stores and restaurants to donate their unsold food to food banks and other charitable organizations.
According to Quebec data, the endeavour would help prevent an annual waste of 740 tonnes of food.
According to Quebec data, the endeavour would help prevent an annual waste of 740 tonnes of food.
Montreal grocery stores and restaurants may soon be required to donate unsold food to food banks
The City of Montreal may soon adopt regulations requiring grocery stores and restaurants to donate their unsold food to food banks.
cultmtl.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The City of Montreal is considering implementing regulations that would require grocery stores and restaurants to donate their unsold food to food banks and other charitable organizations.
According to Quebec data, the endeavour would help prevent an annual waste of 740 tonnes of food.
According to Quebec data, the endeavour would help prevent an annual waste of 740 tonnes of food.
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This moment brought to you by the Canadian-made, ICE-procured Roshel armoured vehicle.
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
January 25, 2026 at 7:59 PM
This moment brought to you by the Canadian-made, ICE-procured Roshel armoured vehicle.
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
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That's an armoured vehicle sold to ICE by a Canadian company btw.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 8:02 PM
That's an armoured vehicle sold to ICE by a Canadian company btw.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
Some of us were furious about the sale of such vehicles to Saudi Arabia under Harper/Trudeau, and we are equally furious about this under Trudeau/Carney.
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Back in November 2024, a colleague quipped that, unlike the media and the public at the time, political scientists had moved on from debating whether or not Trump was an authoritarian to "whether he's also a fascist."
Question answered, decisively.
Question answered, decisively.
This is quite a coincidence.
Earlier, I wrote about why I choose to openly call Trump a fascist despite my historical resistance to use that word, even when it seems legitimate.
Well, this article just appeared in my inbox, and it is on the exact same topic! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Earlier, I wrote about why I choose to openly call Trump a fascist despite my historical resistance to use that word, even when it seems legitimate.
Well, this article just appeared in my inbox, and it is on the exact same topic! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Back in November 2024, a colleague quipped that, unlike the media and the public at the time, political scientists had moved on from debating whether or not Trump was an authoritarian to "whether he's also a fascist."
Question answered, decisively.
Question answered, decisively.
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So Kyle Rittenhouse, who attended a protest armed with a loaded assault rifle and killed 2 people is a right-wing hero.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
Kash Patel: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It's that simple. You don't have a right to break the law." (Pretti was carrying a gun legally.)
January 25, 2026 at 5:21 PM
So Kyle Rittenhouse, who attended a protest armed with a loaded assault rifle and killed 2 people is a right-wing hero.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
But Alex Pretti who had a holstered, permitted handgun, was recording ICE, and tried to help a pepper-sprayed woman deserved to die?
No one is buying this BS.
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Apparently we've reached the "it's not overstating things to compare current conditions to the prelude to the US Civil War" stage of Trump II.
A federal judge effectively ordered the U.S. government not to cover up evidence that it illegally executed a civilian, at the request of local prosecutors seeking to investigate federal agents for murder.
Don’t want to overstate things but it feels reminiscent of the run-up to the Civil War.
Don’t want to overstate things but it feels reminiscent of the run-up to the Civil War.
Understand that 370 days ago even bringing a motion like this would probably have been treated as sanctionably frivolous
Today it was granted ex parte
Today it was granted ex parte
January 25, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Apparently we've reached the "it's not overstating things to compare current conditions to the prelude to the US Civil War" stage of Trump II.