Melissa Martin
@doubleemmartin.bsky.social
Happy writing fun ball. Born and raised on Treaty One territory. Living back in Winnipeg, for now, but left my heart in Kyiv.
Pinned
in all the ways that matter, I am my father’s daughter; for all the days I live, I will live them in his honour.
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
an editor at @thelocal.to unravels a freelancer pitching, and successfully selling, AI-generated stories — including in some notable publications. this is a must-read
thelocal.to/investigatin...
thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
an editor at @thelocal.to unravels a freelancer pitching, and successfully selling, AI-generated stories — including in some notable publications. this is a must-read
thelocal.to/investigatin...
thelocal.to/investigatin...
I can’t open twitter right now without losing my marbles but please know that 90% of replies to any Tweet about Ukraine and especially Donbas are absolute propaganda bullshit spouted by people who have never spent a second there or know anyone from there
November 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I can’t open twitter right now without losing my marbles but please know that 90% of replies to any Tweet about Ukraine and especially Donbas are absolute propaganda bullshit spouted by people who have never spent a second there or know anyone from there
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this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this is your brain when your entire politics is just a set of aesthetics
perfectly summarized by Vincent
Social media is full of pseudo-academic and journalistic jackals who, since 2022, have positioned themselves as the only people who “really” care about Ukraine. But their “analysis” consists of only one message: “for its own good,” Ukraine must capitulate and accede to whatever Russia demands. /1
November 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
perfectly summarized by Vincent
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Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Who else is watching Pluribus because I just finished the second episode and this show rules
November 19, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Who else is watching Pluribus because I just finished the second episode and this show rules
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Just the president of the United States rationalizing that a Washington Post reporter was basically asking to be murdered and cut to pieces with a bone saw because of his reporting.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Just the president of the United States rationalizing that a Washington Post reporter was basically asking to be murdered and cut to pieces with a bone saw because of his reporting.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
As he sits next to the thug who ordered it.
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This is ten times funnier due to the venue
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This is ten times funnier due to the venue
I keep saying this, but: with empathy to those who’d want this in their grief, a key part of healing grief is coming to accept that there will be no new interactions with that person. It really isn’t healthy to feed this to people who are emotionally vulnerable.
November 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I keep saying this, but: with empathy to those who’d want this in their grief, a key part of healing grief is coming to accept that there will be no new interactions with that person. It really isn’t healthy to feed this to people who are emotionally vulnerable.
I had a nervous breakdown this week and then the spirit of grey cup healed me and I wrote about grey cup fun!! this is not even a joke
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Canada’s Cup runneth over
The small plane touched down on the tarmac in Winnipeg Friday morning, fresh off a short jaunt from Saskatoon. Within minutes, the first passenger appeared above the baggage claim, his clothes leaving...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I had a nervous breakdown this week and then the spirit of grey cup healed me and I wrote about grey cup fun!! this is not even a joke
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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This makes me homicidal
“With immigration agents under intense pressure to deport thousands of people each day, Ms. Lopez was pushed through the system swiftly and was deported within four days of the factory raid.
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
As a result, Jorge is now cared for by two siblings who are barely adults themselves.”
She Was Deported in Error. Her Child Was Left Behind.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
This makes me homicidal
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
my audio transcription software deciding that “Grey Cups” must be “break ups” is very funny to me
November 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
my audio transcription software deciding that “Grey Cups” must be “break ups” is very funny to me
I don’t want to brag but the recent commanding general of the United States Space Command wants to take me on a date and get to know me pretty better
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I don’t want to brag but the recent commanding general of the United States Space Command wants to take me on a date and get to know me pretty better
A year ago we ran this piece, on the links of sacrifice and memory between Manitoba and Ukraine. Then I was in Ukraine; today I get to visit @prairiecatgardener.bsky.social and her family on this side of the ocean.
Big thanks to @doubleemmartin.bsky.social who last year wrote a lovely remembrance Day @winnipegfreepress.com article on my grandpa Gus Wasiuta who served in WWII & our cousin Dmytro Vasyuta who was fighting in Ukraine but never came home. #SlavaUkraini
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A year ago we ran this piece, on the links of sacrifice and memory between Manitoba and Ukraine. Then I was in Ukraine; today I get to visit @prairiecatgardener.bsky.social and her family on this side of the ocean.
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in today’s @winnipegfreepress.com: as we look to Remembrance Day, a reflection on the most viscerally unsettling memorial I’ve ever seen, and how it showed me why — and what — we need to remember.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Undaunted defiance amid raw remembrance
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
in today’s @winnipegfreepress.com: as we look to Remembrance Day, a reflection on the most viscerally unsettling memorial I’ve ever seen, and how it showed me why — and what — we need to remember.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
It continues to appear that the people with all the world’s money have gone completely insane
Based on analysis of years of revenues, losses and funding, since 2023, OpenAI has taken in $28.6bn in cash and had $13.7bn in losses.
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
However, reports say OpenAI ended 1H 2025 with $9.6bn in cash - suggesting OpenAI's losses are billions higher than reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/where-is-ope...
Where Is OpenAI's Money Going?
Soundtrack: Queens of the Stone Age - Song For The Dead
Editor's Note: The original piece had a mathematical error around burnrate, it's been fixed.
A few days ago, Sam Altman said that OpenAI’s rev...
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November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It continues to appear that the people with all the world’s money have gone completely insane
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lol she got his ass and he knows it
November 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
lol she got his ass and he knows it
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
in today’s @winnipegfreepress.com: as we look to Remembrance Day, a reflection on the most viscerally unsettling memorial I’ve ever seen, and how it showed me why — and what — we need to remember.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
Opinion: Undaunted defiance amid raw remembrance
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
in today’s @winnipegfreepress.com: as we look to Remembrance Day, a reflection on the most viscerally unsettling memorial I’ve ever seen, and how it showed me why — and what — we need to remember.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/colu...
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Just shut this whole company down, man.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just shut this whole company down, man.
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The danger of how sensitive social media algorithms are is highlighted by the fact that yesterday, I idly clicked on a random Tweet that crossed my feed and saw the OP was part of eating disorder Twitter; and today, my feed is totally inundated with “thinspo” pro-anorexia posts.
November 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The danger of how sensitive social media algorithms are is highlighted by the fact that yesterday, I idly clicked on a random Tweet that crossed my feed and saw the OP was part of eating disorder Twitter; and today, my feed is totally inundated with “thinspo” pro-anorexia posts.
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I tend to agree with this. If AI works like its cheerleaders claim/hope it will - replacing whole swathes of human labour - then they need a real economic plan for dealing with the consequences of that. This can only mean heavily redistributing the profits.
you either need universal basic income for humans or you must limit the use of Gen AI in such a way that humans aren’t radically impoverished as a result.
you cannot have both, both for morality reasons and also because this is the kind of thing that can result in globally-nightmarish conflict.
you cannot have both, both for morality reasons and also because this is the kind of thing that can result in globally-nightmarish conflict.
This seems more like an argument for universal basic income than for limiting technology. (I think both are probably futile in the current political environment, but I’d prefer the latter.)
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I tend to agree with this. If AI works like its cheerleaders claim/hope it will - replacing whole swathes of human labour - then they need a real economic plan for dealing with the consequences of that. This can only mean heavily redistributing the profits.
there will come a day when there are no more presses, and I will miss them. beautiful machines, beautiful to hold a newspaper in your hands. digital isn’t and has never been the same.
November 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
there will come a day when there are no more presses, and I will miss them. beautiful machines, beautiful to hold a newspaper in your hands. digital isn’t and has never been the same.