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Tim King
@tk1ng.bsky.social
Cyber education & emerging tech specialist, writer & teacher. Love a good edge case because I am one!
"allied leaders have revealed their true colors. They are turning tail to pursue their nations’ own short-term interests with the PRC, while having the audacity to frame America as “the main enemy.”"
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What we're up against. It's *our* fault! #cdnpoli 🥲
2026: The End of the Western Alliance and the Emergence of China
Davos made clear that many “allies” would rather denounce the United States and chase access to Chinese markets than bear the burdens required to sustain the Western alliance and democratic system.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:14 PM
www.wired.com/story/donald...

"Trump’s Mad King rantings about Greenland have accelerated into something far more stunning and alarming: A superpower is choosing to self-immolate and torch its remaining global trust and friendships"

When it isn't murdering its own citizens.
We Are Witnessing the Self-Immolation of a Superpower
With Donald Trump’s actions in Greenland, Minneapolis, and Venezuela, a foreign enemy could not invent a better chain of events to wreck the standing of the United States.
www.wired.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 PM
"Known for helping people find, evaluate & use information effectively, librarians have seen their work grow to include guiding people to navigate complex digital environments & misinformation — #AI literacy is a natural extension of that"

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@cdnschoollibrary.bsky.social
Are librarians the key for teaching AI literacy? | CBC News
Librarians teach students about research, media literacy, copyright and technology. This makes them perfect for teaching about the power and pitfalls of AI. Yet students — from kindergarteners to post...
www.cbc.ca
January 25, 2026 at 10:47 PM
-20 actual, no wind... beautiful ice crystal formation in SW Ontario just as the sun breaks over the horizon.
January 24, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign

www.anthropic.com/news/disrupt...

"The threat actor was a Chinese state-sponsored group—manipulated our Claude Code tool into attempting infiltration into roughly thirty global targets"
Disrupting the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign
A report describing an a highly sophisticated AI-led cyberattack
www.anthropic.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
"X eventually changed its policy so that now only paying users can generate nonconsensual images. So sexual abuse is a Premium feature."

app.cyberimpact.com/newsletter-v...
The Trade War Is On Your Phone
app.cyberimpact.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:45 PM
What is boomerang routing, and what does it mean for Canadian network sovereignty?

www.ixmaps.ca/learn/issues...

#cdnpoli
Issues | IXmaps
See how data travels the Internet
www.ixmaps.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
January 22, 2026 at 1:59 PM
"The last time Americans said that Russia is not their enemy was in the 19th century... Now they say the EU and international corporations are their enemies... Everything is coming apart at the seams!”
January 22, 2026 at 12:55 PM
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to the science and research workforce.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Lots of talk about the loss of soft power, but this is astonishing and will cripple future US development.
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Schools Do Not Have a #Technology Problem. They Have an Intentionality Problem. by James O’Hagan medium.com/chalkdust-si...

" #AI entered the discussion without being framed as destiny, disruption, or brand opportunity. In the current political climate, that alone felt… unfamiliar."

#edtech
Schools Do Not Have a Technology Problem. They Have an Intentionality Problem.
Why schools keep mistaking access for learning and optimism for design
medium.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"During this period (<3) it is best to avoid screen media as much as possible, including purportedly “educational” media (from which children this age get no benefit.)"

mediasmarts.ca/sites/defaul...

Because they can't differentiate between what's on the screen & IRL. Many adults suffer this too.
mediasmarts.ca
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

Time to take the signs down. Worth a listen. Rather than chasing all the opinions, form your own.

#cdnpoli
World Economic Forum: Special Address by PM Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks and participates in a discussion while attending a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. Joining the prime minister are Laurenc...
www.cpac.ca
January 21, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Reposted by Tim King
In an era of great power rivalry, Canada is choosing to be principled and pragmatic. To name reality, to act together, and to build what we claim to believe in.
January 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
De Gustibus Et Coloribus youtu.be/Z7hrxOvnzm8?...

A cure for the winter riding blues.
De Gustibus Et Coloribus
YouTube video by Motorcycle Diaries
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 2:07 PM
GPS Spoofing & Jamming Map
Making GPS interference visible in real-time.

gpswise.aero/map

For an illegal activity this map sure has a lot of action.
GPSwise | Live GPS Spoofing & Jamming Map
GPSwise: Track live GPS jamming & spoofing events worldwide. Interactive map with real-time ADS-B data. Monitor GPS interference.
gpswise.aero
January 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
"On Thursday, Mandiant said it had released an NTLMv1 rainbow table that will allow defenders and researchers (and, of course, malicious hackers, too) to recover passwords in under 12 hours using consumer hardware"

arstechnica.com/security/202...
Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours
Windows laggards still using the vulnerable hashing function: Your days are numbered.
arstechnica.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Reposted by Tim King
“We can continue reacting every winter — accepting mass illness, overwhelmed hospitals, and preventable deaths — or we can interrupt the engine itself.

We don’t need school closures to do that.

We need clean air in schools.”

tactnowinfo.substack.com/p/the-school...
The School Engine Behind Flu and COVID — and Why Clean Air for Kids Is the Missing Public Health Tool
Every winter we treat flu season as if it were driven by weather, chance, or holiday travel.
tactnowinfo.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking & Tracking

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"applying those updates requires installing a manufacturer app on a phone or computer—a step most users never take & often aren’t even aware is necessary"
Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking
Flaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers.
share.google
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"friends going down the road of entrepreneurship are all leaving to the States...
 I worked 2 U.S. co-ops. I did notice a big disparity in terms of pay and what I was able to get for offers"
www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/ar...

#cdned isn't the issue the gap to employment is. #cdnpoli
Federal Minister for Artificial Intelligence urges students to stay in Canada
Canada’s Artificial Intelligence Minister urged students to keep their talents in Canada and help the country thrive.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Reposted by Tim King
We’re forging a new strategic partnership with China — focused on trade, energy, agriculture, and other areas where we can make big gains for Canadian workers.
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Use of #edtech in schools: Children should not have to swap their #privacy for an #education | Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario www.ipc.on.ca/en/media-cen...

What a mess. #onted

"missing key privacy & security provisions in agreements with PowerSchool"
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
"Chinese officials are concerned the #cybersecurity software could collect sensitive data and transmit it overseas"

www.ynetnews.com/tech-and-dig...

They've been doing it for years so they would know.
Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US, Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say
Move targets firms including VMware, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and Israel’s Check Point, sources say
www.ynetnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:42 AM