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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 2h

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

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Mastodon @mastodon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 7h

We’re thrilled to be bringing you a upcoming feature to help you find your people on Mastodon: Packs. (Or something… we’re still figuring out the name.)
As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community.
Read this blog post about our approach and let us know […]

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Plenary Popehat Power @kenwhite.bsky.social · 13h

These people are evil. Never stop saying so. Don’t be intimidated into shutting up.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s video of the incident

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John Pfaff @johnpfaff.bsky.social · 14h

Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.

For the crime of … complaining about government policy.

Core 1A speech.

With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s video of the incident

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15h

People are using OpenAI’s deepfake video generator Sora 2 to make videos of Stephen Hawking being horribly brutalized.

I agree with @resnikoff: “Sora is poison and the people who made it are evil people.”

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/openai-sora-stephen-hawking-brutalized

People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized

Beyond poor taste. The post People Are Making Sora 2 Videos of Stephen Hawking Being Horribly Brutalized appeared first on Futurism.

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17h

“Only the military remains outside Trump’s grip. Despite the firing of several top officers—and his threat to fire more—the U.S. armed forces are still led by generals and admirals whose oath is to the Constitution, not the president. But for how long?” — @radiofreetom.bsky.social […]

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 17h

H/T @yasharali.bsky.social on 🦋

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 17h

Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Verified Facebook post by Freida Parton. The caption reads:

“Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn’t been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She’s strong, she’s loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she’s going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you! ❤️”

Below the caption is a photo of Dolly Parton standing outdoors in front of lush green ivy, hands clasped in prayer, wearing a shiny silver outfit with lace-trimmed sleeves, her signature blonde hair styled in soft curls, looking upward serenely.

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Dolly Parton’s sister, Freida Parton, is asking for people to pray for her sister’s health.

Dolly is a good soul who has tried to make the world better. It’s sad to think we might have to keep working on things without her help.

Facebook post with photo of Dolly Parton, hands clasped as if in prayer, looking upward and to the side, maybe a bit wryly, against a greenery background. The post is from her sister and reads:

Freida Parton
Last night, I was up all night praying for my sister, Dolly. Many of you know she hasn't been feeling her best lately. I truly believe in the power of prayer, and I have been lead to ask all of the world that loves her to be prayer warriors and pray with me. She's strong, she's loved, and with all the prayers being lifted for her, I know in my heart she's going to be just fine. Godspeed, my sissy Dolly. We all love you!

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@rzaichkowski.bsky.social Wow! Thanks for sharing the details. That looks like a great ride to aspire to. I’m down in the 65km/day kind of zone, for now.

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

So proud of my neighbour, they finally saved up enough to replace their Fuck Trudeau bumper sticker with a Fuck Carney bumper sticker.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d

Apparently theres a new wave of people joining mastodon, and with them a new wave of self-appointed cops "welcoming" them with long lists of mostly fictitious "rules" they need to follow.

This is a social media platform, with many of different ways to use it. It's fine. Mostly, just try to be […]

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 2d

For added context, parking costs over $100 per month for those in certain downtown apartments and condos, as well as other off-street lots. $313 per year for permit street parking is a steal in comparison! #TOpoli

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Star column: "Street parking in Toronto is a mess. This is how the city could fix it"

...the fix is to give every homeowner a free parking permit.

Because parking is easier in smaller cities, and this university prof tries to park in front of her house and it's challenging twice a week?! […]

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3d

I was recently quoted as saying, about online media, that we can “change the global Internet conversation for the better, by making it harder for liars to lie and easier for truth-tellers to be believed.”

I thought I should offer details. So here’s a little scenario, the “Nadia story”, and an […]

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Deborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦 @deborahh.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

How to turn off #ai in your tools: https://flipboard.com/@consumerreports/consumer-reports-electronics-b8sdeh8hz/-/a-vhk86iGzT8GcxWsCOSaO_w%3Aa%3A1794931133-%2F0

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Tim Bray @timbray.cosocial.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

The canceling of ICEBlock is more evidence, were any needed, that the Web is the platform of the future, the only platform without a controlling vendor. Anything controversial should be available through a pure browser interface.

#uspolitics

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Impossible choice.

Screenshot of a DuoLingo Spanish phrase, which reads:

¿Qué prefieres, el bádminton o Justin Bieber?
What do you prefer, badminton or Justin Bieber?

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AJ Sadauskas @aj.gts.sadauskas.id.au.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Manager: "And just a reminder to download Megahappyfunproductivityapp if you haven't already done it. It's really important in helping us to stay on top of our deadlines and work together effectively."

Me: :Downloads the stupid app:

Notification: "You have a message!"

Notification: "Here's […]

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

LOL Doug Ford so concerned about congestion his government wants to remove 900 metres of bike lanes, out of 22 kilometres. These sections have low cyclist traffic so far being so far out of the core, and removing tiny sections will have minimal effects on car […]

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Map of Bloor West showing small section of bike lane removal planned for under the tracks by Resurrection Road.

Map of Yonge Street showing the section of bike lane removal targeted, north of Merton.

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Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks to some digging from @thestar.com, we now know which #BikeTO lanes Doug Ford wants removed first. Bloor from Resurrection to Clissold and Yonge from Merton to Millwood. Surprised it wasn't in The Kingsway where the source of the hostilities are. #TOpoli #ONpoli www.thestar.com/news/gta/the...

These are the bike lanes Doug Ford’s government wants to take out first, according to internal documents

Documents obtained by the Star via a freedom of information request describe “priority removal sections” for the Bloor and Yonge street bike lanes.

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

From @adapalmer on 🦋 - I co-sign her review:

“Exceptional @pluralistic piece on the solar rollout, why it's unstoppable, & why many old downsides of solar aren't factors anymore. The entire material mining needed 4 a global solar transition = only 17% of the fossil fuel mining we do every year! […]

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Via Rail collision east of Oshawa delays service on multiple routes

https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/10/02/via-rail-collision-east-of-oshawa-delays-service-on-10-routes/

#canada #ontario #oshawa #rail

Via Rail collision east of Oshawa delays service on multiple routes

Via Rail says one of its trains was involved in a collision east of Oshawa which has suspended service on multiple routes.

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Foolishly, I looked up VIA Rail on-time performance over the last 25 years. Please, for your safety, set your extra-spicy Caesar down before reading.

2000 83%
2001 85%
2002 84%
2003 73%
2004 70%
2005 81%
2006 84%
2007 77%
2008 75%
2009 83%
2010 82%
2011 84%
2012 83%
2013 82%
2014 76%
2015 71% […]

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 7d

Oh if you want a gift link here's a gift link: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

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Cameron MacLeod @c-9.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 6d

RE: https://mstdn.ca/@CodeRedTO/115300711838619186

I did some math!

CodeRedTO @coderedto.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 6d

MEDIA RELEASE: CodeRedTO researchers have calculated the impact to worker pay and productivity as–at a minimum–over 20,000 hours and over $496,000 from this single two-hour incident […]

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Screenshot of linked article on CodeRedTO site