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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve yet to meet a person who is unaffected by or somehow oblivious to the negative impacts of #socialmedia, and despite this will all just carry on using it. I’m forever grateful it wasn’t around when I was a kid.

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Zuckerberg to testify in landmark social media trial

Meta and other firms have been accused of making addictive apps while ignoring risks to young people.

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 3d

Such a great season. This show just gets better! #TheDiplomat #netflix

William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 4d

Some more modest, but good news to start your day. 🐳

#northatlanticrightwhales #whales #oceans #saveourseas #AtlanticCanada

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North Atlantic right whale population grew slightly in 2024 | CBC News

The long-endangered North Atlantic right whale saw a “modest” increase in numbers in 2024, according to a newly released estimate from the New England Aquarium, and ship strikes and entanglements are ...

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 4d

So epic!! #BlueJays

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Jays down Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS to send Toronto to World Series | CBC News

The Toronto Blue Jays staged a dramatic, late-game comeback to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night, allowing Canada's only Major League B...

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 9d

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 10d

I think a lot of people are missing the point of this photo.

Smack dab in the middle of the page is the infamous bloody ear; framed from below to give them most exposure to the entire structure showing no scar.

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 13d

#Caturday

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competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 20d

wizard frog is insane

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 17d

#WarRavagedPortland

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 16d

This seems to conflict though with the definition of misinformation vs. disinformation. My understanding is the difference has always strongly centred around intent. Thus, if people intentionally share misinformation knowing it’s false, does it not then become disinformation? 🤔

William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 18d

This is already happening with other #AI video apps. There’s just simply not enough resources out there to combat the absolutely epic amount of slop coming our way. #disinformation.

BostonJoan 🏳️‍🌈 🦫 @bostonjoan.bsky.social · 18d

I started a project earlier this year looking at generative AI as a national security risk. Now that Sora is being publicly tested, more media outlets will have to cover and debunk AI slop and disinformation: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

OpenAI launch of video app Sora plagued by violent and racist images: ‘The guardrails are not real’

Misinformation researchers say lifelike scenes could obfuscate truth and lead to fraud, bullying and intimidation

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 18d

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 19d

Portland never stops being Portland.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 20d

wizard frog is insane

William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you Captain obvious! 🙄

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Hundreds of scholars say U.S. is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism

Most — but not all — political scientists are deeply troubled by the president's attempts to expand executive power, according to a national survey.

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 21d

Filming in Letang and Letete today. Never gets old down here. #NewBrunswick #BayofFundy #AtlanticCanada #videography

A dock pillar is in the foreground in shadow the left of the frame. The main focus of the picture is the sun sparkling Bay of Fundy. Islands in the distance. Sailboats floating peacefully.

A sunny day. A cinema camera is setup with a teleprompter. The Green’s Point Lighthouse is in the distance.

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 23d

Everyday, bit-by-bit, #Bluesky really is becoming the place to be.

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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 26d

Remember how Jim Jordan was celebrating last week, claiming Google had censored conservatives and his committee uncovered it?

Well, his own committee's documents show he's lying.

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Jim Jordan Claims Google Censored Conservatives. His Own Committee’s Work Shows Otherwise.

Google execs’ interviews before the House Judiciary Committee show no evidence of “censorship” or government coercion - so who’s lying?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25d

Pritzker: "People of Illinois, we need your help. Get our your cell phones, record and narrate what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know that this is happening and that we won't stand for it."

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 27d

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow: "The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation" www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Inside the everyday Facebook networks where far-right ideas grow

The Guardian spent a year studying an online community trading in anti-immigration sentiment and misinformation. Experts say such spaces can play a role in radicalisation

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · 28d

It’s a vitamin sea kinda day. #scubadiving #atlanticcanada

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Sarah D(estroy ICE) Bunting @sarahdbunting.bsky.social · Sep 19

"fascism is a temper tantrum disguised as an ideology" = well, that's the internet won for the day; logging off, ttyt

Abbie Richards @abbierichards.bsky.social · Sep 18

THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · Sep 18

A really beautiful hidden gems, the skylight in the hall of the Aboriginal Heritage Gardens building in Eel River, #NewBrunswick.

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · Sep 15

We’ve known this for far too long. #socialmedia

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Sep 15

Right now there's a clear and obvious relationship between social media and anti-social behavior, and we cannot go on like this.

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Sep 10

The attack on Charlie Kirk is disgusting, vile, and reprehensible.

In the United States of America, we must reject political violence in EVERY form.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · Sep 10

We don’t yet know what motivated the person who shot and killed Charlie Kirk, but this kind of despicable violence has no place in our democracy. Michelle and I will be praying for Charlie’s family tonight, especially his wife Erika and their two young children.

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William Beatty @willb84.bsky.social · Sep 9

Graves Island Provincial Park, #NovaScotia.

Behind a shaded, empty park bench, overlooking an opening in the trees with a hazy view of the ocean.

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