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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 51m

As a singular American figure, the 47th president might have a singular effect on Roberts's legacy. That's why the Trump opinion looms so large. It would be a tragedy for Roberts if his long tenure as chief justice were reduced to that single ruling and opinion because the portents of doom in the Sotomayor dissent prove accurate in the extreme-and turn what
Roberts meant as the solution to a problem of constitutional governance into a license for autocracy.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21m

PSA: Trump was president on 1/6

(Can’t wait to read @jaketapper’s book about this)

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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 6h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 13m

And back atcha, thanks.

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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 9h

This is surely a tale of the divide between two countries, and not anything to do with specific cities. If TFG and the Republicans wanted to do something about crime and specifically murder, then sending their shock troops to the cities they don't like is not how to do it.

Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 9h

This got me thinking about my city. Saskatoon has a bit over 10% of Chicago's population but about 2.6% the 2024 murder rate per capita. Now, I love Chicago and felt very safe there, and my city has a rep in Canada of having a high crime rate.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11h

ICYMI — Trump lied that Chicago had “4000” murders, when it’s projected to have 380 this year (way down from last year)

If it’s so bad there why does he have to keep lying about it?

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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 10h

I'll offer up one more cover, one of my all-time faves, so very different than the original. #MutualMusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p53...

Free Man in Paris

YouTube video by Sufjan Stevens - Topic

www.youtube.com

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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 10h

It's Canadian Thanksgiving weekend and our son and his wife were here for dinner as they are off to her family farm early tomorrow, so I've been offline. But here, have a Canadian pick, also a cover. #MutualMusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_oO...

Barenaked Ladies - Lovers in a Dangerous Time •

YouTube video by kelsman59

www.youtube.com

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 10h

I'm sure this would be "digitally sovereign" much in the way all the grapes at Loblaws are "grown in Peru."

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 10h

😂🤣😉

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 10h

I did this, took like 30 min.
Points I kept hammering: domestic cloud, regulations around copyright and likeness rights, focusing on machine learning with concrete, real world uses (creating new drugs, etc), the damage done by slop, the need to listen to AI experts who are realists, not boosters.

Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 3d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Strange Days at Blake Hol(e)sey High 👻 🍑 @reactionordinary.bsky.social · 3d

The RIAA was suing teenagers. We had to sit through ⬇️ this shit anytime we wanted to watch a DVD. A whole generation shamed for using Limewire and torrents. Only for these silicone valley assholes to now find copyright infringement a necessary evil they shouldn’t have to answer for

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 12h

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 20h

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · 12h

you know I think I was onto something here

🫧 Spark Elation 🫧 @tyranny.sparklenoise.com · Nov 9

kind of feels like the US was just acquired by a private equity firm

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Elephant Mastodon @emath.bsky.social · 12h

Come on, where is a company like MARVEL supposed to find human artists who can do superheroes on a tight turnaround?

Dane 🔜 NYCC AA L-34 @monkeyminion.com · 13h

Guess I’m not watching WonderMan.

nerd_talks_show 6h
Marvel employees were asked whether the 'WONDER MAN' poster for the in-universe movie was created using Al.
"Its artwork made by artists but touched up by Al," which was clarified with "so, really Al-assisted Photoshop work," and the response was "yes."
(via: searcher_gold | X)

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 15h

Salvation Army seen feeding ICE today. For anyone who doesn't already know about their bigotry, here is more, No need to give them your money this Christmas, or ever.

unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 16h

It’s dinner time for the police. Appears to be pizza from a Salvation Army van.

Broadview’s “free speech” curfew starts soon, at 6pm.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 15h

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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discover tab replies from lyndsay 👻 @magpie.tips · 11h

Just remembered that in like 2010 a woman moved to my small Saskatchewan town and bought the only cafe that served espresso drinks, and found the town so weird that she had a funny blog about how strange the place was. People got so mad that CBC radio's provincial call in show did an episode on it.

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ralphpoppy.bsky.social @ralphpoppy.bsky.social · 1d

Cancer immunity in a shot.

Scientists at the University of Florida have created a breakthrough mRNA cancer vaccine that erased deadly brain tumors in early human trials without chemo or radiation.

It is now moving into Phase 1 pediatric trials.