Doug Rutherford
@dougrutherford.bsky.social
Landscape painter, cat lover, musician, actor, playwright. He/him.
dougrutherford.ca
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Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
January 15, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
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Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating Musk’s xAI over sexualized deepfakes
Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating Musk’s xAI over sexualized deepfakes
AI Minister Evan Solomon says Canada is not considering banning the app.
dlvr.it
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Canada’s privacy watchdog investigating Musk’s xAI over sexualized deepfakes
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More cowardice:
Canadian troops won’t be joining European military force in Greenland
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Canadian troops won’t be joining European military force in Greenland
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
www.thestar.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:29 AM
More cowardice:
Canadian troops won’t be joining European military force in Greenland
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Canadian troops won’t be joining European military force in Greenland
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Never apologize for "bad language." Those words exist because they are sometimes the only ones that will do. And sometimes they create an emotional relief valve.
January 15, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Never apologize for "bad language." Those words exist because they are sometimes the only ones that will do. And sometimes they create an emotional relief valve.
Three Guardsman Mtn.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2150.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2150.
January 15, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Three Guardsman Mtn.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2150.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2150.
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“Danielle Smith is part of a U.S. group whose leader, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, has been tasked by the Donald Trump administration with helping to annex Greenland.”
Anyone think Smith would condemn Trump annexing Greenland?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.desmog.com/2026/01/14/d...
Anyone think Smith would condemn Trump annexing Greenland?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.desmog.com/2026/01/14/d...
Danielle Smith Working With Trump Official Who Wants to Annex Greenland
The Alberta premier belongs to a U.S. group called the Governors Coalition for Energy Security that’s led by Jeff Landry, Trump’s envoy to Greenland.
www.desmog.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“Danielle Smith is part of a U.S. group whose leader, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, has been tasked by the Donald Trump administration with helping to annex Greenland.”
Anyone think Smith would condemn Trump annexing Greenland?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.desmog.com/2026/01/14/d...
Anyone think Smith would condemn Trump annexing Greenland?
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
www.desmog.com/2026/01/14/d...
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Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
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Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
/1
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Let’s talk about abolishing ICE.
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
/1
Very few people who say “abolish ICE” mean “abandon all immigration enforcement.” Rather, they mean “the structure of immigration enforcement is irretrievably broken and needs to be reorganized, just like we did 23 years ago when we created ICE.”
/1
Yesterday’s thaw had some design fun on the snow on the pergola.
January 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Yesterday’s thaw had some design fun on the snow on the pergola.
January 14, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Sunrise this morning was great.
January 14, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Sunrise this morning was great.
A month ago it was -45°C. It was +4 this afternoon. It is currently raining. Welcome to mid-January.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A month ago it was -45°C. It was +4 this afternoon. It is currently raining. Welcome to mid-January.
Vand Peak, Dezadeash Lake.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2148.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2148.
January 13, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Vand Peak, Dezadeash Lake.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2148.
#Watercolour on paper, 11x14 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2148.
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It would be a mistake to see Trumpism as authoritarianism imposed on an unwilling nation, as opposed to authoritarianism implemented in a nation with a plurality that is already made up of authoritarian bootlickers who created the context for Trumpism to thrive.
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It would be a mistake to see Trumpism as authoritarianism imposed on an unwilling nation, as opposed to authoritarianism implemented in a nation with a plurality that is already made up of authoritarian bootlickers who created the context for Trumpism to thrive.
This is disastrous.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Dawson City's Westminster Hotel, the 'heart of the community,' takes stock of flood damage | CBC News
The future is uncertain for Dawson City, Yukon's Westminster Hotel, aka "the Pit," after a couple of major water main breaks last week flooded streets and buildings in downtown Dawson, including the W...
www.cbc.ca
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 PM
This is disastrous.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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White supremacist talking points.
No dog whistles.
No dog whistles.
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
White supremacist talking points.
No dog whistles.
No dog whistles.
January 12, 2026 at 6:31 PM
At least two of my apprentices don’t seem to be ready to start painting this morning.
January 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
At least two of my apprentices don’t seem to be ready to start painting this morning.
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World communications should not be in the hands of a racist thin-skinned billionaire who does not believe in the rule of law
The Iranian regime is now jamming Starlink. They don’t want the world to see the atrocities they’re unleashing.
January 11, 2026 at 5:25 PM
World communications should not be in the hands of a racist thin-skinned billionaire who does not believe in the rule of law
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I mean, to be fair, the sort of subnormal droogs who infest ICE now do very much experience a woman laughing at them as being like murder, and murder triggers a right to self defense.
It was probably going to be either Renee Good or some girl at a bar with these thug scum.
It was probably going to be either Renee Good or some girl at a bar with these thug scum.
The message from the White House this morning is that, once again, it falls on ordinary American citizens to remain calm and professional when dealing with the heavily armed agents of the government because they are very emotional and might fly off into a murderous rage at the slightest insult.
January 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I mean, to be fair, the sort of subnormal droogs who infest ICE now do very much experience a woman laughing at them as being like murder, and murder triggers a right to self defense.
It was probably going to be either Renee Good or some girl at a bar with these thug scum.
It was probably going to be either Renee Good or some girl at a bar with these thug scum.
Tombstone Mountain.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2146.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2146.
January 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Tombstone Mountain.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2146.
#Watercolour on paper, 12x16 inches. #Watercolor #YukonArt
Painting of the day 2146.
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Folks, give a hand to Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation - who condemns sexual abuse but is quick to deny that Canada is even considering a ban on X.
While posting on X.
While posting on X.
The concept of posting “Canada is not considering a ban of X” as a QUOTE of your post condemning deepfake sexual abuse happening **ON X** of women and kids………….
January 11, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Folks, give a hand to Canada's Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation - who condemns sexual abuse but is quick to deny that Canada is even considering a ban on X.
While posting on X.
While posting on X.
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I can’t believe Solomon went out of his fucking way to assure people they are okay with violent images of women and CSAM , literally burn 🔥 it all down. Well I can believe it because Carney is a monster but hopefully you will believe me now.
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 AM
I can’t believe Solomon went out of his fucking way to assure people they are okay with violent images of women and CSAM , literally burn 🔥 it all down. Well I can believe it because Carney is a monster but hopefully you will believe me now.
Not just Europe, but Canada as well.
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Not just Europe, but Canada as well.