Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by shane

Daniel Munro @dkmunro.bsky.social · 9h

January: Elbows up.

July: Elbows down.

October: Elbows nudge nudge, wink wink.

blair @blairaf.com · 14h

Looks like Canada's approach to "sovereign AI" will involve creating structural dependencies on large US tech companies

Excerpt from an article that reads: Lehane met with AI Minister Evan Solomon on Monday. Solomon told The Logic in June that his mission is to “create sovereign AI.” But “sovereignty is not solitude,” Solomon said, noting that Canada still needs technology and capital from other countries.

OpenAI is participating in similar initiatives in other advanced economies. In May, the firm launched OpenAI for Countries, a new program that localizes ChatGPT and its underlying models for a nation’s particular customs and the requirements of its public sector. It is also offering to build data centres for countries that help pay for the infrastructure.

Countries are turning to OpenAI because of its “cutting-edge technology,” which can be used to build homegrown tools and applications, and because the firm can help stimulate their domestic AI ecosystems by building or buying compute capacity, Lehane said.

1 5 4

Reposted by shane

Negro Frolics @desmondcole.bsky.social · 14h

Until a few years ago, it was a criminal offence in Canada to scare the Queen of England

The Carney government's new hate crime proposals have a similar aim—to protect the ruling classes from discomfort and political dissent

My latest for @breachmedia.ca

breachmedia.ca/new-hate-cri...

New hate crime law is a cover for suppressing Palestine protests ⋆ The Breach

The proposed 'Combatting Hate Act' is built on the idea that protests inspire hateful violence, and gives police the tools to crack down on expression

breachmedia.ca

3 35 75

Reposted by shane

TinkieGurl 🇨🇦 #ForeverCanadian @tinkiegurl.bsky.social · 1h

"let's build another pipeline what could possibly go wrong?"

TSB releases findings on Alberta pipeline rupture that caused explosion, wildfire | CBC News

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada published its findings on the causes of the rupture of a natural gas pipeline near Edson, Alta.

www.cbc.ca

2 3

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 2h

are you fucking 12?

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 2h

yep... sigh

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 5h

thanks for the projection but you are missing the point.

1 2

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 5h

what in the actual fuck are we doing here? this is craziness. we don't need more pipelines to line the pockets of o&g corps and kill off the planet.
it's also telling that carney tapped dawn farrell (o&g shill) to head this office.
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis #nopipelines

Major Projects Office CEO hopes to make decision on pipeline to B.C. coast 4-5 months after submission | CBC News

The CEO of Canada’s newly formed Major Projects Office says she hopes that it would take between four and five months to issue a decision on a bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.

www.cbc.ca

1 1 4

Reposted by shane

T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 7h

No one could have foreseen this.

(Actually, Indigenous folks and climate advocates totally foresaw this.)

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Major Projects Office CEO hopes to make decision on pipeline to B.C. coast 4-5 months after submission | CBC News

The CEO of Canada’s newly formed Major Projects Office says she hopes that it would take between four and five months to issue a decision on a bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.

www.cbc.ca

4 27 71

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 5h

same in canada. "primmer" is ridiculous. hahaha.

1

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 5h

yeah, that's alarming... and we got the lib base with "progressive" in their bio's cheering for this shit.

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 5h

definitely. the more i read about rob ashton the more i like him.

www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-ndp-le...

The NDP Leadership Race: A Labour Party Leader From....Labour?

Canada's left party may be undertaking the bold experiment of indulging in overt, unapologetic class politics. Risks include energizing members and winning.

www.davidmoscrop.com

1

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 5h

bill c-2 is shite and a capitulation to trump and now they are doubling down with bill c-12. it's crazy and the cult is defending every far right move.

1

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 6h

"More than 300 civil society organizations called on Ottawa to withdraw the bill, saying it threatened freedoms, refugee and migrant rights and the privacy of all Canadians."

are canadians on board with all this trumpy legislation from carney? bill c-2 and c-12 need to be withdrawn.

#cdnpoli

Liberals introduce 2nd border bill with aim to quickly pass less controversial measures | CBC News

The Liberal government has split its border security bill in two in the hope of seeing some measures pass swiftly while giving Canadians more time to evaluate other, more contentious ones.

www.cbc.ca

3 5

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 6h

of course he did... i'm just reading about that now. unreal.

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 6h

scott moe and the saskparty are far right morons who are destroying saskatchewan. i mean... it doesn't help that the electorate has kept them in power for 18 fucking years... but i digress.

#skpoli

Premier Moe surprises Moose Jaw mayor, says province relocating homeless shelter

MOOSE JAW - Many were surprised Wednesday in Moose Jaw when Premier Scott Moe and some of his cabinet ministers arrived to inform locals the city’s downtown homeless shelter would

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

2

Reposted by shane

jcrm @jcrmxyz.bsky.social · 8h

Carney promised to free us from the US. And now he's talking about making a deal go "grow together" (his words).

He promised to take the fight to them, and instead he's complimenting a rapist pedophile, and posting videos of how much fun they have together.

1 3 5

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 6h

yep, they are just as unhinged as maga. it would be funny how they all suddenly 180'd themselves into far right policies if it weren't so consequential for the country.

1 4

Reposted by shane

🍁make it make sense @ocanadaeh.bsky.social · 10h

Carney is trying to create Trump-style borders and surveillance with his Strong Borders Act. Demand he respect our rights & treat people with care and dignity. Withdraw Bill C-2! #stopbillC2 act.gp/40oxP2E

Tell Carney: We don’t want Trump-style borders & surveillance state!

Sign this petition to defend our human rights and privacy

act.gp

3 2

Reposted by shane

The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 13h

Mark Carney is rolling out legislation to supposedly crack down on hate crimes.

@desmondcole.bsky.social argues it's a bait-and-switch, a cynical attempt to blame public expressions, especially in solidarity with Palestine, for wholly unrelated acts of violence. breachmedia.ca/new-hate-cri...

New hate crime law is a cover for suppressing Palestine protests ⋆ The Breach

The proposed 'Combatting Hate Act' is built on the idea that protests inspire hateful violence, and gives police the tools to crack down on expression

breachmedia.ca

4 20

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 8h

carney also thinks extrajudicial killings are hilarious. i couldn't regret my vote more.
#cdnpoli

Trump spewed lies about trans people in front of father of trans kid who sat & said nothing - LGBTQ Nation

"If he can’t defend his own kid, he’ll never be able to defend a nation."

www.lgbtqnation.com

2 1 3

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 8h

the "keep calm. carney on" cult might be the most embarrassing group of canadians to ever exist.

2 8

Reposted by shane

The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 10h

Inspiring: this elbowless man manages to hold down a full time job as a Prime Minister

Mark Carney may look like just another Canadian Prime Minister. But don’t let that fool you. The most inspiring part of his story isn’t that he went to Harvard, or even that he’s made millions working...

www.thebeaverton.com

13 76 330

Reposted by shane

West Coast Environmental Law @wcelaw.bsky.social · 9h

PM Carney once called climate change “the most pressing issue of our time.” So why then is his government fast-tracking fossil fuel projects that turbo-charge these types of climate disasters? Our latest blog warns that this approach puts Canada’s climate goals and our communities' health at risk.

Prime Minister Carney’s climate track record: grand bargain or bargain bin?

Carney once wrote that “climate change is the most pressing issue of our time.” It’s time to act like it. Canadians deserve a government that meets its climate obligations, not one that gives up on th...

www.wcel.org

3 11 19

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 8h

hyping collusion with a pedo fascist is a weird flex. also... maybe stop gargling trumps nuts and get your "elbows up"... or was that just to win an election?
#cdnpoli

Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 2d

President Trump and I know that there are areas where our nations can compete — and areas where we will be stronger together.

We’re focused on building these new opportunities.

shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 8h

hyping collusion with a pedo fascist is a fucking weird flex.