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K. Arrrgh! Wilson 🧟‍♂️ 🇨🇦
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The wart on the frog on the bump on the log in the hole in the bottom of Canadian Literature. www.krwilson.ca No A.I.

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Richard Middlewood Wilson was an English philologist.

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K. Arrrgh! Wilson 🧟‍♂️ 🇨🇦 @krwbooks.bsky.social · Jul 1
TEASER BOOK TRAILER
Stan On Guard. The sequel to Call Me Stan that you didn’t know you were waiting for. Coming in 2026 from @guernicaeditions.bsky.social.

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Stan On Guard book trailer
Teaser trailer for the 2026 novel Stan On Guard by K. R. Wilson.
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Nate Hendley @natehendley.bsky.social · 1d
Authors, take note. I've recently been deluged with emails from "book clubs" offering to "introduce" my books to their "readership" (for a fee, of course).

Another scam: a rando emails you asking for a "link to your books on Amazon." DO NOT respond.

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Return of the Nigerian Prince Redux: Beware Book Club and Book Review Scams - Writer Beware
A few weeks ago, I wrote about a rising and extremely prolific marketing scam that I’ve been able to trace back to operators in Nigeria. Using highly personalized (AI-generated) email solicitations th...
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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 1d
Today's newsletter is about the patterns in fake book club and other scam emails sent to authors.
How to spot an author scam email
I’ve grumbled enough on social media about the rise in AI-generated scam emails that now, more than one of my author friends has sent an email to me, asking...
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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 1d
Donald trump can still win the Nobel Peace prize if Mike Pence has the courage
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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 1d
White House staff should just make and show him an AI-generated video where he wins, fly him to Duluth and tell him it’s Oslo, and dare the New York Times to say anything more than “Experts disagree about whether Mr Trump was awarded the Nobel Prize”.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d
'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d
“Concerns over an AI bubble bursting have grown lately, with analysts recently finding that it’s 17 times the size of the dotcom-era bubble and four times bigger than the 2008 financial crisis.”

Hang onto your butts. This “correction” is gonna hurt.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
Bank of England Warns of Impending AI Disaster
The Bank of England has sounded the alarm, warning of an intensifying risk of a "sudden correction" due to an AI spending frenzy.
futurism.com
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K. Arrrgh! Wilson 🧟‍♂️ 🇨🇦 @krwbooks.bsky.social · 1d
For her poetry collection Ajar @margolapierre.bsky.social digs deep & brings back a raw high-wire reality that’s sometimes cryptic, sometimes jarringly clear. With hauntings. And survival. And grapefruit. Not easy to read. Or write, I assume. Or live through. But oh, the sparkling endurance.
Cover image of Margo LaPierre’s book Ajar, featuring a painted still life with grapefruit segments.
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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 1d
If you trust health officials, doctors and scientists based on their politics, you're doing it wrong.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d
"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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River Street @riverstreetwriting.bsky.social · 2d
Do you live for books that bring on the chills and thrills? 👻 📖

Check out our list spooky season reads by Canadian authors.

Read the full list here:

www.riverstreetwriting.com/blog/2025/9/...

#spookyseason
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 2d
Flu shot: not perfect but a hell of a lot better than the ICU. 💉

Vax efficacy depends on flu strain circulating.
’24-25 flu season - especially severe. Luckily 💉was 56% effective against getting flu.

🚨 W/ the vax, even when flu hits, it hits softer🚨
(i.e. less likely to be hospitalized/in ICU/die)
Another great graphic from the Wild to Mild campaign. This one shows an elk (Wild) and a baby deer (mild). It says A Flu vaccine can take flu from Wild to Mild. In smaller print - “talk to your health care provider to tame the worst of the flu"
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Jack Hauen @jackhauen.bsky.social · 3d
NEW: David Piccini, the minister whose office picks Skills Development Fund recipients, was in Paris this weekend at the wedding of a lobbyist whose clients received millions from that fund.

From me and @charliepinkerton.bsky.social.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Ontario labour minister attended lobbyist’s wedding after granting his clients millions in training funds
Two clients of lobbyist Michael Rudderham have received more than $8.5 million in Skills Development Fund grants, records show
www.thetrillium.ca
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Robert Mackey @robertmackey.bsky.social · 4d
The Oregon Republican Party tried to help Donald Trump make the case for military intervention in Portland with an image of a fiery protest — but since Portland is calm, they had to fabricate one by merging old photos of police in Ecuador and protesters in Brazil www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
www.theguardian.com
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Jessica Smith Cross @jessiecatherine.bsky.social · 4d
NEW: Clients of lobby firms connected to the premier and his nephew were given tens of millions from the Skills Development Fund.

Clients of Rubicon — a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager — got more than $100M, records show.

www.thetrillium.ca/news/politic...
Clients of lobby firms connected to premier, his nephew given tens of millions in training funds
Groups represented by a lobbying firm owned by the premier’s campaign manager got more than $100 million in grant money, a Trillium analysis has found
www.thetrillium.ca
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Darius Snieckus 📎 @dariussnieckus.bsky.social · 4d
Global #energyliberationday - 6 Oct - mark it in your calendars …
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 4d
Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...
Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 4d
The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy — and four times the subprime bubble
www.marketwatch.com/story/the-ai...
AI bubble is 17 times the size of that of the dot-com frenzy, analyst says
A research firm is arguing not just that AI is in a bubble, but that it is 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble.
www.marketwatch.com
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 4d
Greta Thunberg “I'm not scared of Israel. I’m scared of a world that has seemingly lost all sense of humanity.”

Stand with Greta, stand with humanity.
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K. Arrrgh! Wilson 🧟‍♂️ 🇨🇦 @krwbooks.bsky.social · 4d
Huh.
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 5d
NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca
Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 4d
12 cyclists just passed this point in 60 seconds. Either these officers are aggressively trying to endanger cyclists or they can’t see what’s before their eyes.
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Alex Bozikovic @alexbozikovic.bsky.social · 4d
These Toronto Police officers could have used the adjacent parking spot, but instead are blocking a busy bike lane in rush hour.

A stream of cyclists bumping over the curb to get around the SUV.

Two officers watching this happen.
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Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social · 5d
NEW: Vehicles registered to Doug Ford's cabinet ministers have been caught by automated speed cameras more than 20 times.

In one case, they were driving 70 in a 40 zone. On average, they were 17 over the limit. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1146373...
Vehicles registered to Ford cabinet ministers caught by speed cameras more than 20 times | Globalnews.ca
Documents obtained by Global News reveal that, over three years, vehicles registered to Ford’s cabinet minister received more than $3,300 in fines for speeding.
globalnews.ca
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Martyn @martynpedler.com · 5d
I'm just saying that we've never even tasted what the Joker is trying to add to the water supply, okay? Make up your own minds!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6d
Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.

I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]
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Trapdinawrpool @trapdinawrpool.bsky.social · 7d
But I thought no one needs the post office anymore
www.thestar.com/business/sma...
Small business say it’s nearly impossible to survive in the face of postal workers’ strike and Trump tariffs
Canada Post workers from coast to coast walked off the job for the second time in less than a year on Sept. 25, causing disruptions for many business owners.
www.thestar.com
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 7d
Any time a politician says we should leave the ECHR, the very next questions any interviewer should ask are
🚨Which human rights are you willing to lose personally
🚨Which methods of torture are you going to allow people to be sent to face
🚨Which family members would you be willing to lose

#r4today
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COVID Chronicles @covidchronicles.bsky.social · 7d
🎯 I don't blame people who don't know better. I blame those whose job it is to know better.

In a rush to "return to normal", Public Health hasn't only capitulated to short-term political expediency, it has imperiled the very prosperity it was told to protect at all costs. #LongCOVID
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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 7d
Since it's a @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social morning, something he wrote in July has absolutely haunted my thoughts since.

"...the threshold a government needs to meet before it can cause harm to its citizens, and how many falsehoods it can tell in the process."

Haunted by it.

www.tvo.org/article/anal...
TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
www.tvo.org
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d
DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!
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