James McLeod
@jamespmcleod.ca
The Guardian newspaper once called me a "Guerrilla Satirist" and the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador once called me "an arsehole."
Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.
Former journalist. Artist. Writer. Comms guy.
Pinned
James McLeod
@jamespmcleod.ca
· Oct 18
imo you can't train an AI to have a long dark night of the soul
Hey, anybody I know on here have experience with nonfiction book editing and/or ghostwriting?
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Hey, anybody I know on here have experience with nonfiction book editing and/or ghostwriting?
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
Looking to help out a friend find some info for an interesting project. Could turn into a good gig for a freelancer.
I'm sure there are some people in my orbit on here who work in that space.
Reposted by James McLeod
Scott Adams was a bad person with bad ideas, but he also inadvertently gave us one of the best tweets of the AI era.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Scott Adams was a bad person with bad ideas, but he also inadvertently gave us one of the best tweets of the AI era.
"China’s commerce ministry did not immediately reply to a fax seeking comment."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
"China’s commerce ministry did not immediately reply to a fax seeking comment."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by James McLeod
Now kiss.
William Nylander scored 3:59 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado 4-3 on Monday night to snap the Avalanche's 17-game home win streak.
William Nylander's OT goal gives Leafs 4-3 victory, snaps Avalanche's 17-game home win streak
William Nylander scored 3:59 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Colorado 4-3 on Monday night to snap the Avalanche’s 17-game home win streak.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Now kiss.
Scott Adams was a bad person with bad ideas, but he also inadvertently gave us one of the best tweets of the AI era.
January 13, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Scott Adams was a bad person with bad ideas, but he also inadvertently gave us one of the best tweets of the AI era.
Reposted by James McLeod
Hahaha People Mag comes out blasting
January 13, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Hahaha People Mag comes out blasting
Reposted by James McLeod
If you develop a hyperfixation in the course of making art, it can take you to some really WEIRD places.
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
If you develop a hyperfixation in the course of making art, it can take you to some really WEIRD places.
Cyberpunk morning light in Canada's maximum city.
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Cyberpunk morning light in Canada's maximum city.
Curtains for ZOOSHA!
Danielle addresses Bunnies as MrBeast entertains pleas to buy NewJeans
Danielle Addresses Bunnies As MrBeast Entertains Pleas To Buy NewJeans
South Korean label ADOR and K-pop group NewJeans have been embroiled in a heated legal saga for over a year, and it took an unexpected turn last month when the label terminated and sued Danielle, one-...
stereogum.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Curtains for ZOOSHA!
If you develop a hyperfixation in the course of making art, it can take you to some really WEIRD places.
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
If you develop a hyperfixation in the course of making art, it can take you to some really WEIRD places.
The US is now a "papers, please" country.*
*they don't say please
*they don't say please
This woman is harder than goddamn steel dealing with these goddamn thugs. I want her to be my neighbor.
January 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The US is now a "papers, please" country.*
*they don't say please
*they don't say please
Imagine if we had this kind of political will in Toronto. Instead, all we have is the lonely voice of @shawnmicallef.bsky.social.
(I bet Shawn has already been tagged to this video about a hundred times, but I'll make it a hundred and one.)
(I bet Shawn has already been tagged to this video about a hundred times, but I'll make it a hundred and one.)
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Saturday announced an initiative to install more public bathrooms across the city.
January 12, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Imagine if we had this kind of political will in Toronto. Instead, all we have is the lonely voice of @shawnmicallef.bsky.social.
(I bet Shawn has already been tagged to this video about a hundred times, but I'll make it a hundred and one.)
(I bet Shawn has already been tagged to this video about a hundred times, but I'll make it a hundred and one.)
Reposted by James McLeod
Economist and #SCPFellow @kaylietiessen.bsky.social on how Canada's 2025 jobs numbers mask uncertainty and growing disparities.
📈 👇 thetyee.ca/News/2026/01... @thetyee.ca
📈 👇 thetyee.ca/News/2026/01... @thetyee.ca
2025 Jobs Numbers Mask Uncertainty, Growing Disparities: Economist | The Tyee
Part-time working is up and more Canadians hold more than one job, according to new data from Statistics Canada.
thetyee.ca
January 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Economist and #SCPFellow @kaylietiessen.bsky.social on how Canada's 2025 jobs numbers mask uncertainty and growing disparities.
📈 👇 thetyee.ca/News/2026/01... @thetyee.ca
📈 👇 thetyee.ca/News/2026/01... @thetyee.ca
Reposted by James McLeod
Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.
January 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Pretty willd how the DOJ just straight up stopped releasing the Epstein files even though they're legally obligated to do so.
Reposted by James McLeod
"hey, i just realized i'm not wearing pants"
January 12, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"hey, i just realized i'm not wearing pants"
Reposted by James McLeod
Have you considered how much happier and more fulfilled you will be when you return my calls and answer my questions?
January 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Have you considered how much happier and more fulfilled you will be when you return my calls and answer my questions?
Reposted by James McLeod
"Canadians won’t let the U.S. government boss them around. But U.S. mega-corporations? Sure, why not"
This is a really good discussion on Canadian sovereignty, and who really calls the shots, from @justinling.ca. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
This is a really good discussion on Canadian sovereignty, and who really calls the shots, from @justinling.ca. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Canadians won’t let the U.S. government boss them around. But U.S. mega-corporations? Sure, why not
For years, Meta has blocked Canadians from accessing news content on its platforms. And for years, Canada has done nothing about this.
www.thestar.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"Canadians won’t let the U.S. government boss them around. But U.S. mega-corporations? Sure, why not"
This is a really good discussion on Canadian sovereignty, and who really calls the shots, from @justinling.ca. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
This is a really good discussion on Canadian sovereignty, and who really calls the shots, from @justinling.ca. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Reposted by James McLeod
Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
Rightwing influencers are so bad at interpreting source material that they can only do it correctly by accident, when they're trying to make a joke
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
An interesting thing about making art is that it really scrambles the whole debate about authorial intention, but it doesn't make the issue go away at all.
January 12, 2026 at 1:59 PM
An interesting thing about making art is that it really scrambles the whole debate about authorial intention, but it doesn't make the issue go away at all.
Reposted by James McLeod
I can't watch a goddamn football game without the Federal Reserve declaring war on the President?
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I can't watch a goddamn football game without the Federal Reserve declaring war on the President?
Reposted by James McLeod
We’d solve like 90% of the personality problem in law enforcement if you just forced them into a goofy ass uniform and not let them cosplay as an operator
they've gotta stop letting federal law enforcement guys dress like they're in a cartel hype video
May 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
We’d solve like 90% of the personality problem in law enforcement if you just forced them into a goofy ass uniform and not let them cosplay as an operator
Try to make stuff every day, and most of it will be bad.
HOWEVER: If you revisit your art from a couple years ago, it will often make you feel better. It was less bad than you remember. And you've come a long way since then, because you've been making art every day.
HOWEVER: If you revisit your art from a couple years ago, it will often make you feel better. It was less bad than you remember. And you've come a long way since then, because you've been making art every day.
ARTISTS: quote with some random art advice!!
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Try to make stuff every day, and most of it will be bad.
HOWEVER: If you revisit your art from a couple years ago, it will often make you feel better. It was less bad than you remember. And you've come a long way since then, because you've been making art every day.
HOWEVER: If you revisit your art from a couple years ago, it will often make you feel better. It was less bad than you remember. And you've come a long way since then, because you've been making art every day.
An uncommonly warm January in New York.
Jan 11th - News breaks that Mortgage defaults have "gone through the roof".
📽️📅 The Big Short (2015)
📽️📅 The Big Short (2015)
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
An uncommonly warm January in New York.
I think the story of much of the past 20 years is software engineers thinking that because they can write code, they can do anything.
LLMs are the latest and one of the most extreme versions. LLMs can write code well. They do just about everything else to a much, much lower level of quality.
LLMs are the latest and one of the most extreme versions. LLMs can write code well. They do just about everything else to a much, much lower level of quality.
LLMs are creating two productivity traps; work slop and summary addiction.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
January 11, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I think the story of much of the past 20 years is software engineers thinking that because they can write code, they can do anything.
LLMs are the latest and one of the most extreme versions. LLMs can write code well. They do just about everything else to a much, much lower level of quality.
LLMs are the latest and one of the most extreme versions. LLMs can write code well. They do just about everything else to a much, much lower level of quality.
Reposted by James McLeod
LLMs are creating two productivity traps; work slop and summary addiction.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
January 11, 2026 at 2:13 PM
LLMs are creating two productivity traps; work slop and summary addiction.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.
1. Work slop is glossy filler + buzzwords that still needs a redo or the trash.
2. Relying on AI summaries feels efficient until you realize nobody understands the actual work. Work slop then drives even more summarizing.