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Anti-capitalist, environmentalist, nerd content from Saanich, BC on unceded land within the territories of the lək ̓ ʷəŋən, Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and the W̱ SÁNEĆ peoples

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · Aug 27

A very interesting video explaining how the US (and in my opinion much of the world, including Canada) isn't nessecarrily going fascist, it's inverted totalitarianism...and that's worse.
#cdnpoli

vt.tiktok.com/ZSA5TepYT/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Joshua "The Crypt" Keep(er) @jekeep.bsky.social · 2h

Canada's social programs are being gutted to funnel billions to the US war machine.

T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 6h

Told ya.

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Golden Dome signals change to Canada’s long-time opposition to joining U.S. missile defence

Canada opted to stay on the sidelines in 2005 as the U.S. developed defences against ballistic missiles

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 20h

lol he tried to wash some of the blood off his hands and still got denied

Scott agrees: FREE LINK @scottdagostino.ca · 1d

A principled stance from HRW 🔥

Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival

Human Rights Watch says it 'cannot accept' donations from Aziz Ansari and other comedians who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.

variety.com

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 20h

Lol, she is very much profa.

She begged Trump and Netanyahu to invade her country and even congratulated Trump for murdering the Venezuelan fisherman.

She's either a complete lunatic or a CIA plant.

Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 20h

Yes because that would prove how useless the prize is.

They just gave it to a US regime change puppet that congratulated Trump for murdering her citizens.

The prize is an absolute joke.

Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 20h

Who wants to tell John?

Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 20h

Yes she is. She's the lunatic daughter of an oligarch and very obviously a US regime change puppet.

Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 20h

Sure but the lady that congratulated Trump for murdering Venezuelans won it, so...meh

Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 22h

Spoiler, it did not.

She is a zionist and a Trump sycophant pushing CIA regime change.

This still a win for Trump and another low point for the Peace Prize

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to the former Keystone XL executive here. Straight up climate change denial, fine with trampling on Indigenous rights, wants existing environmental policy undone.

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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🔫Scott Martian Invaders🛼 @youcaughtscott.com · 1d

I feel comfortable calling this government the first grift government in federal politics.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 1d

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/10/c...

Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 23h

Giving the Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado is a very effective trojan horse because everyone can pretend that it's a middle finger to Donald Trump when she openly supports the US doing regime change in Venezuela (which is what he also wants)

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 23h

Trump was also pushing for her to win the prize before he starting ask for himself. Its still totally a win for his regime and another low point for the Peace Price.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 23h

On Oct 14th, the Lewis for Leader Campaign is hosting our first National Mass Organizing call—and you’re invited!

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @anjaliappadurai.bsky.social and others to hear how you can get involved in our people-powered campaign.

RSVP: lewisforleader.ca/organizercall

Mass Organizing Call for Avi Lewis - with Naomi Klein and Anjali Appadurai. October 14th: 5pm PT, 6pm MT, 7pm CT, 8pm ET, 9pm AT, 9:30pm NT. Learn more at lewisforleader.ca/organizercall.

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 23h

Why the heck does Jeromy Farkas have my phone number and why is he texting me?🤣

#ableg #yyc #cdnpoli

Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 23h

It comes right after the elemenopee

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 1d

We could be treating Canada Post as not just an essential delivery service, but an essential social infrastructure in our communities.

Instead the government prefers to treat it as a costly burden that must be subject to death by a thousand cuts.

For isolated seniors, Canada Post delivers more than mail | CBC News

As the Canada Post strike hits the one-week mark, there are growing concerns for one group of Canadians who typically rely on the delivery service more than most — seniors.

www.cbc.ca

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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 1d

You know how local media is getting decimated as disinformation floods in?

Well, my friends at @nationalobserver.com have created an incredibly cool new tool for keeping an eye on local politics.

Check it out:

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

I tottaly support public grocers but let's not lose track of the fact that first we might need to get back to supporting public healthcare and public education.
Then we need to return to public utilities.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 2d

⚠️ Fascinating new research shows LLMs become misaligned when optimized for audience—even when explicitly instructed to remain truthful

Paper:
arxiv.org/pdf/2510.06105

James Zou
@james_y_zou
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We found a troubling emergent behavior in LLM.
*When LLMs compete for social media likes, they start making things up When they compete for votes, they turn inflammatory/populist
When optimized for audiences, LLMs inadvertently become misaligned—we call this Moloch's Bargain
MOLOCH'S BARGAIN: EMERGENT MISALIGNMENT
WHEN LLMS COMPETE FOR AUDIENCES
Batu El
Stanford University
batuel@stanford.edu
James Zou
Stanford University
jamesz@stanford.edu
ABSTRACt

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

It's never happening.

The entire thing is a big political ploy to help Smith get elected.

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shane @mouthfulofcavities.bsky.social · 1d

"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.

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Avi Lewis @avilewis.ca · 1d

This excellent video builds out the case for public grocery stores.

This idea is landing super well with Canadians, who are tired of trading their paycheques for overpriced food so corporations can line their pockets.

It’s the kind of populist offer the NDP can win with! Join us: lewisforleader.ca

The Breach @breachmedia.ca · 1d

With grocery giants ripping off Canadians, it’s time for a bold alternative: public grocery stores.

Food analyst Aaron Vansintjan explains how a publicly-run grocery option could solve the crisis of skyrocketing food costs.

youtu.be/RPuEhQl8Cxo

Why Canada needs public grocery stores

YouTube video by The Breach

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Club Saanich @thesaanichdaily.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully SkyNet will get them first because they are a much larger drain on resources :)

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 1d

Classic CBC. "Bill could lead to law enforcement acting more freely in Canada"

How does a US bill lead to this, without Canada actively allowing this? Can we use the active voice? Can we actually use words the way that journalists are supposedly able to?

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

U.S. bill calls for more integration between Canadian, American border agents | CBC News

The U.S. Congress is being asked to adopt legislation that could lead to Canada and the United States further integrating their enforcement of the border — including allowing U.S. officers to more fre...

www.cbc.ca

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