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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 11h

Synthetic text extruding machines are at it again. We have an "AI" Minister of Mathy Maths, but this is not inevitable. Taking notes from @emilymbender.bsky.social &
@alexhanna.bsky.social in learning how to spot the hype, push back, find my inner ass kicking Ripley.
#AI #TheAICon #cdnpoli #NoKings

The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 17h

“It’s programmed to intrigue, flatter and to satisfy: the ultimate clickbait. But don’t for a moment believe that it has your interests at heart.” 💻

ChatGPT and Me | The Tyee

I spent a day with the popular app. It left me questioning everything I thought I knew about the benefits of AI.

thetyee.ca

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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 11h

Mr. Wyman, thank you for the article. Yes, the mathy maths have no I nor intelligence. You've probably read Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social and The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social. If not I highly recommend. You know - in your spare time. 😊

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🎃smell🎃patatas🎃 @its.small.patatas.ca · 1d

Going to lose my goddamn mind

blair @blairaf.com · 2d

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.

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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 12h

Bullshit!

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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 12h

No Amazon, no WF etc. I'm with Neil. 🍁🐸

#NeilYoung
#NoKings

Winnipeg Free Press @winnipegfreepress.com · 21h

TORONTO – Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon’s streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant.

'Buy local': Neil Young says he will remove his music from Amazon's streaming service

TORONTO – Neil Young says he plans to pull his music off Amazon’s streaming service as he urges fans to stop supporting the corporate giant.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 12h

Oh to be a fly on that lily pad. Wishing Joy To The World to Jeremiah and all his little friends.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 22h

Quite a bit more media today. There are 2 protest locations & an array of camera set ups on Beach Street & many on the 25th Ave lawn where many protesters gather. Saw local Methodist rev interviewed by NBC. Also, both buildings surrounding that lawn and driveway had multiple cops on the roofs.

A sign at Broadview ice that says show your faces if your mamas are proud of you boys

A cop on a roof near protesters at Broadview ice, including a sign that says defend democracy, defend the constitution

An NBC news team interviews a local Methodist pastor. This takes place near the Broadview ice facility.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 22h

More signs. Per 1st sign, many Illinoisans would like to know why @govpritzker.illinois.gov has not demanded access to Broadview ICE, not come here & has deployed IL state troopers all over the Chi metro area incldg Broadview. ISP are helping ICE/DHS. Where are you, JB? Why are staties helping ICE??

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON: "We have a federal government that has not only trampled on our constitution, it has declared war on our American cities, and particularly, Chicago ... The very desires that descendants of slaves fought for post-Civil War are all under attack."

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 21h

Gov. Tim Walz preparing for Trump to deploy National Guard in Minnesota
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/10/gov-tim-walz-preparing-for-trump-to-deploy-national-guard-in-minnesota/

Gov. Tim Walz preparing for Trump to deploy National Guard in Minnesota

During the North Star Summit on Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) said he is anticipating and preparing for President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard to his state.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 1d

One month into Trump’s immigration blitz, Chicago escalates its fight back. blockclubchi.co/3Wticoe

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 1d

Ukeleles being strummed en masse. Chickens openly addressing government officials. Line dancing in a public thoroughfare. Frogs, unicorns and dinosaurs getting their interspecies groove on.

Portland is lost. May God and Donald Trump save what's left of the United States of America.

The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 1d

This.

Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.bsky.social · 1d

One side, "AI 2027" is led by a bunch of privileged white people working at the companies causing the other side (AI con/Empire of AI).

One side, the "AI is gonna be so powerful if you don't let US be the AGI builders" is making money from stealing data, killing the environment & exploiting labor.

Elinor🎗️ @ COLM 🍁 @elinorpd.bsky.social · 2d

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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 1d

Can confirm, eh. 🍁

kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 1d

Can confirm. 🍁

Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 1d

In past week, Trump sent troops from Texas to invade Chicago, sent Blackhawk helicopter and ICE agents to attack an apartment building in Chicago and indicted NY AG Tish James for investigating him. If you read about this in another country you'd say that was a fascist regime. You'd be right.

kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 1d

The thing I love most about Queen Max is she always seems to be having fun. I love when she looks great - Pretty in Pink. It's also a pleasure when she's The Wacky Queen. Let's hope they have a Hallowe'en Ball in the Netherlands.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

New statement from AG James:

"This is nothing more than a continuation of the president's desperate weaponization of our justice system.

"I am not fearful — I am fearless."

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 4d

#SpringsteenDeliverMeFromNowhere star Jeremy Allen White did a little Boss cosplay with the Boss on Kimmy Kimmel Live
tomandlorenzo.com/2025/10/jere...

Jeremy Allen White and Bruce Springsteen Promote SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! - Tom + Lorenzo

Jeremy Allen White came to Kimmy Kimmel Live to promote Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere wearing easily the most interesting and stylish outfit we've

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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 3d

Important to see with Mo's own eyes what is going on.

@govpritzker.illinois.gov
@maddow.msnbc.com
@chrislhayes.bsky.social
#abolishice #iceprotests

Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 4d

🔥 As you may have seen, in recent days, I've been going to the Broadview ICE facility near where I live. For @vanityfair.com I wrote about those protests & the hell that the Chicago area is being put through thanks to ICE/DHS. I hope you'll read this & share it. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Postcard From Chicago: There’s an ICE Facility in My Backyard

Chicago was not a war zone when Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz began. DHS and ICE have made it one.

www.vanityfair.com

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kim berglund @thekimberglund.bsky.social · 3d

It's important for you to go there for yourself and your neighbours. But it's very impactful for those of us who feel like we know you and therefore trust you, to see what you are seeing and experiencing.

Thank you, Mo. Be safe.🍁

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5d

Love you. Stay safe. Fuck ICE.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 5d

Here is a sign that asks @govpritzker.illinois.gov to come to Broadview, where Illinois State police are helping ICE execute their terrible duties. Protesters have been brutalized & attacked for no reason. Please stop talking a good game on social media & actually do something about this Governor

A white sign that says JB, your words mean nothing, come to Broadview in person, demand an inspection, put your billions where your mouth is, or are you just like every other politician?

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

A relic of horny Hollywood: why The Mummy remains a classic bisexual awakening movie

A floppy-haired Brendan Fraser, a smokey-eyed Rachel Weisz, some grisly scarabs and biblical plagues? Hail to a lost era of multiplex entertainment

www.theguardian.com

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atsu_sasa @atsusasa.bsky.social · 25d

相変わらずの謎アレルギー（おそらくブタクサだろうけれど、どこに生えているのか皆目見当もつかぬ）でボンヤリ、お薬（カユノード…痒…喉…さすが小○製薬のセンスである）飲んでボンヤリを良いことに、一日ボンヤリゴロゴロした。今夜は禁酒。いつ以来かはもう思い出せぬ。ボンヤリゆえ。

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