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· Oct 13
Canada has a long history of being surprisingly provincial. However, relinquishing digital sovereignty without a fight represents a strategic misstep in the broader project of nation-building, as technological autonomy increasingly shapes economic security, cultural identity, & political legitimacy.
So the plan is to invade AND occupy Venezuela? "U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028" theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028
As rumors of a U.S. war on Venezuela swirl, military documents show plans to feed a buildup of troops in the region for years.
theintercept.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:23 AM
So the plan is to invade AND occupy Venezuela? "U.S. Military Documents Indicate Plans to Keep Troops in Caribbean Through 2028" theintercept.com/2025/11/25/t...
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🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
🚨 NEW/EXCLUSIVE: The FBI turned over dozens of emails to me in response to my #FOIA request that provides a behind-the-scenes look at discussions involving the review and redaction of the Epstein files
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Guess the government got really good at rolling in the green ... 🍁"Ottawa and the provinces raked in more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the drug was legalized for recreational use in October 2018." #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada collected over $5.4B in cannabis tax revenue since legalization | CBC News
Ottawa and the provinces raked in more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the drug was legalized for recreational use in October 2018.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Guess the government got really good at rolling in the green ... 🍁"Ottawa and the provinces raked in more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax revenue since the drug was legalized for recreational use in October 2018." #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow."
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
NEWSFLASH: Witkoff was secretly giving Russians advice
A secret transcript reveals that the Trump envoy was helping a Putin advisor formulate a plan.
www.counteroffensive.news
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
"A private call between Trump-appointed envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov was just leaked — and it shows the American envoy effectively acting as a strategist for Moscow."
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
It’s nice to finally have proof of what we all assumed. www.counteroffensive.news/p/newsflash-...
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Here's a preview of our co-director @gruzd.ca's opening statement to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: "AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Senate"
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Canadian Senate - Social Media Lab
Anatoliy Gruzd, co-director of the Social Media Lab, is scheduled to address the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications tomorrow (November 25, 2025) as part of its review of the opp...
socialmedialab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Here's a preview of our co-director @gruzd.ca's opening statement to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: "AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Senate"
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
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Negative Impact of GenAl and Misinformation on Immigrants & Settlement Services + Mitigation Strategies for Building Resilience.
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Negative Impact of GenAl and Misinformation on Immigrants & Settlement Services + Mitigation Strategies for Building Resilience.
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Fractured Facts: How Generative AI Fuels Anti-Immigrant Misinformation socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/f...
Fractured Facts: How Generative AI Fuels Anti-Immigrant Misinformation - Social Media Lab
Most conversations about AI focus on convenience, like how it drafts emails or speeds up everyday tasks, but the real story runs deeper. As Philip Mai shared at the Pathways to Prosperity Conference i...
socialmedialab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Fractured Facts: How Generative AI Fuels Anti-Immigrant Misinformation socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/f...
Q: "Will India's dream of indigenous technology be co-opted for political control?"
A: Yes, yes, it will. (See Russia, China...)
Digital sovereignty done wrong can lead to a digital dead end and significantly less freedom. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/i...
A: Yes, yes, it will. (See Russia, China...)
Digital sovereignty done wrong can lead to a digital dead end and significantly less freedom. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/i...
India’s Fraught Push for Digital Decolonization
Will the dream of indigenous technology be co-opted for political control?
foreignpolicy.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Q: "Will India's dream of indigenous technology be co-opted for political control?"
A: Yes, yes, it will. (See Russia, China...)
Digital sovereignty done wrong can lead to a digital dead end and significantly less freedom. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/i...
A: Yes, yes, it will. (See Russia, China...)
Digital sovereignty done wrong can lead to a digital dead end and significantly less freedom. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/i...
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Reads study. Pondering... hmm, how do we add more Batman to Bluesky? futurism.com/health-medic...
Scientists Discover That People Act Way Better When Batman Is Present
It turns out that the mere presence of a guy dressed as Batman is enough to turn dead inside commuters into momentary altruists.
futurism.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reads study. Pondering... hmm, how do we add more Batman to Bluesky? futurism.com/health-medic...
"I have observed many leaders—kings, emperors, ministers—seek peace not because justice demanded it, but because they found war wearisome. Such efforts rarely end well." www.thebulwark.com/p/letter-fro...
A Letter from Clausewitz to Secretary Rubio
Channeling the author of ‘On War’ on the U.S. pursuit of peace in Ukraine.
www.thebulwark.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"I have observed many leaders—kings, emperors, ministers—seek peace not because justice demanded it, but because they found war wearisome. Such efforts rarely end well." www.thebulwark.com/p/letter-fro...
Fractured Facts: How Generative AI Fuels Anti-Immigrant Misinformation socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/f...
Fractured Facts: How Generative AI Fuels Anti-Immigrant Misinformation - Social Media Lab
Most conversations about AI focus on convenience, like how it drafts emails or speeds up everyday tasks, but the real story runs deeper. As Philip Mai shared at the Pathways to Prosperity Conference i...
socialmedialab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Fractured Facts: How Generative AI Fuels Anti-Immigrant Misinformation socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/f...
"America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere. Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"America has become a rogue nation. U.S. allies are looking elsewhere. Europeans and Canadians are talking about making their own security arrangements." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Self-censorship is contagious. Once it starts, self-censorship can ripple through a society, making all of us the poorer for it.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Self-censorship is contagious. Once it starts, self-censorship can ripple through a society, making all of us the poorer for it.
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Not surprisingly, according to data from X, some major MAGA accounts are not based in the US. Here are a couple of examples. Let's see how this pans out in the weeks to come, as there are still many questions about the accuracy of the location data from X.
November 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Not surprisingly, according to data from X, some major MAGA accounts are not based in the US. Here are a couple of examples. Let's see how this pans out in the weeks to come, as there are still many questions about the accuracy of the location data from X.
"Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record." www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record." www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
The EU Court of Justice ruled that all countries must recognize same-sex marriages granted in other member states, effectively legalizing gay marriage across the EU. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The EU Court of Justice ruled that all countries must recognize same-sex marriages granted in other member states, effectively legalizing gay marriage across the EU. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Here's a preview of our co-director @gruzd.ca's opening statement to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: "AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Senate"
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Canadian Senate - Social Media Lab
Anatoliy Gruzd, co-director of the Social Media Lab, is scheduled to address the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications tomorrow (November 25, 2025) as part of its review of the opp...
socialmedialab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Here's a preview of our co-director @gruzd.ca's opening statement to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: "AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Senate"
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Tune in today at 10 AM for the live Q&A in Ottawa. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
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A cracked windshield, a waiting officer, a forgotten document: The new family separations often start in the most mundane ways.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A cracked windshield, a waiting officer, a forgotten document: The new family separations often start in the most mundane ways.
"AWS is spending $50B to build AI infrastructure for the US government" techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/a...
AWS is spending $50B to build AI infrastructure for the US government | TechCrunch
AWS has been working with the U.S. government since 2011 and is now building AI infrastructure specifically for the entity.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"AWS is spending $50B to build AI infrastructure for the US government" techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/a...
In case anyone asks, "There is a substantial body of work, including expert reports from the National Academies, dating back decades analyzing data and providing guidance on the important question of childhood vaccine safety." www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
www.nationalacademies.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
In case anyone asks, "There is a substantial body of work, including expert reports from the National Academies, dating back decades analyzing data and providing guidance on the important question of childhood vaccine safety." www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
"President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to launch a government-wide effort to build an integrated artificial intelligence platform to harness federal scientific datasets to train next-generation technologies." ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...
Trump aims to boost AI innovation, build platform to harness government data
(Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to launch a government-wide effort to build an integrated artificial intelligence platform to harness federal scientific datasets
ca.finance.yahoo.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
"President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to launch a government-wide effort to build an integrated artificial intelligence platform to harness federal scientific datasets to train next-generation technologies." ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...
"AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Canadian Senate" - A preview of our co-director @gruzd.ca's opening statement to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications.
Tune in tomorrow for the live Q&A. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Tune in tomorrow for the live Q&A. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Canadian Senate - Social Media Lab
Anatoliy Gruzd, co-director of the Social Media Lab, is scheduled to address the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications tomorrow (November 25, 2025) as part of its review of the opp...
socialmedialab.ca
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"AI’s Impact on Canadians: A Briefing for the Canadian Senate" - A preview of our co-director @gruzd.ca's opening statement to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications.
Tune in tomorrow for the live Q&A. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
Tune in tomorrow for the live Q&A. socialmedialab.ca/2025/11/25/a...
"Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips" news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips — Harvard Gazette
Study explores links between financial stress and mortality risk.
news.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
"Odds of surviving cancer drop drastically when credit score dips" news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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The Globe and Mail
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
The Globe and Mail