Caroline Butler
@carolinebutler.bsky.social
Infovore & storyteller for fun + fortune. Producing and directing on and off the small screen for 30 years. Clinging to belief most people are good despite...(gestures broadly).
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Vancouver
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Vancouver
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upintheatticfilms.com
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If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social I think you might be referring to Zero Avenue?
Maybe you're too young but Switchback comes to mind on the cbc. There was also a late night show in the early 90s or late 80s called, I think, TV Zero or Channel Zero, maybe on the CBC but I can never find anything about it but have a memory of it being cool and weird (but I was young)
November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
@shawnmicallef.bsky.social I think you might be referring to Zero Avenue?
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
Oh
November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
If you care about journalism and freedom of the press, not to mention truth and democracy, here is your chance to support the cause, at a critical moment in Canada. pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
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November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you care about journalism and freedom of the press, not to mention truth and democracy, here is your chance to support the cause, at a critical moment in Canada. pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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Don't let Canadian politicians use lawsuits to prevent journalists from reporting on their actions.
Donate to PressProgress to help them fight back.
Donate to PressProgress to help them fight back.
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Don't let Canadian politicians use lawsuits to prevent journalists from reporting on their actions.
Donate to PressProgress to help them fight back.
Donate to PressProgress to help them fight back.
Care about democracy? Support journalism. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/o... #democracy
Pope Leo XIV on the ancient art of lying, a call to action to anyone who values the news they consume
Pope Leo XIV's call for journalists to serve as "a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth" is an urgent instruction.
www.nationalobserver.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Care about democracy? Support journalism. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/10/o... #democracy
Today, @nationalobserver.com is launching a tool to search municipal meeting transcripts across Canada. The tool has already helped us unearth a climate denial network targeting towns and cities, report on AI data centers, measure our impact and more.
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Journalists and researchers, sign up for free!
Canada’s National Observer unveils a powerful tool for fighting disinformation
Civic Searchlight brings together municipal meeting transcripts from across Canada into a searchable database for the first time. It has already been used to fight disinformation, report on impact, di...
www.nationalobserver.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Children living in areas with higher rates of inequality had a reduced cortex surface area and altered connections between different areas of the brain, regardless of individual circumstances such as family income and education."
Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains
Study links greater inequality to structural changes in children’s brains
Researchers say findings show inequality creates toxic environment and reducing it is ‘a public health imperative’
Scientists have linked the impact of living in an unequal society to structural changes in the brains of children – regardless of individual wealth – for the first time.
The study of more than 10,000 young people in the US discovered altered brain development in children from wealthy and lower-income families in areas with higher rates of inequality, which were also associated with poorer mental health. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Children living in areas with higher rates of inequality had a reduced cortex surface area and altered connections between different areas of the brain, regardless of individual circumstances such as family income and education."
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Canada’s white nationalists are organizing. They’re more united than ever. They have a plan. But we can expose them. We have investigations underway that’ll blow the lid off their networks. We need your help. www.antihate.ca/donate
Help Us Expose Hate In Canada
The Canadian Anti-Hate Network is protecting our multicultural democracy by exposing far-right groups in Canada that harbour racism & other forms of hate. I'm proud to support their work. Please consi...
www.antihate.ca
September 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Canada’s white nationalists are organizing. They’re more united than ever. They have a plan. But we can expose them. We have investigations underway that’ll blow the lid off their networks. We need your help. www.antihate.ca/donate
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the guaranteed provision of a home for everyone is the only solution to mass homelessness, and this is a basic requirement of a functional society
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
August 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
the guaranteed provision of a home for everyone is the only solution to mass homelessness, and this is a basic requirement of a functional society
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An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
April 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
cpj.org/donate
#JournalismMatters
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For my English followers, this story is wild.
How a website that publishes AI-generated articles and read by basically no one managed to infect Google search results *and other AI chatbots* with disinfo about Canadian party leaders' personal wealth.
How a website that publishes AI-generated articles and read by basically no one managed to infect Google search results *and other AI chatbots* with disinfo about Canadian party leaders' personal wealth.
How an obscure website with AI-generated articles is spreading false information about election candidates | CBC News
During the federal election campaign, many Canadians want information about the personal finances of Canadian party leaders. Here's how one obscure website became one of the most influential sources o...
www.cbc.ca
April 1, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For my English followers, this story is wild.
How a website that publishes AI-generated articles and read by basically no one managed to infect Google search results *and other AI chatbots* with disinfo about Canadian party leaders' personal wealth.
How a website that publishes AI-generated articles and read by basically no one managed to infect Google search results *and other AI chatbots* with disinfo about Canadian party leaders' personal wealth.
Elections Canada #democracy #factchecking #criticalthinking electionsanddemocracy.ca/news/electio...
Election Fact or Fiction | Elections Canada's Civic Education
You can read a lot of things about elections online. Some of them are true. Others, not so much. And what’s true for one election might not be true for another.
electionsanddemocracy.ca
March 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Elections Canada #democracy #factchecking #criticalthinking electionsanddemocracy.ca/news/electio...
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Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Highly recommend this. ⬇️
If you're someone who does want to learn effective bystander intervention, I'm offering a free webinar to anyone anywhere aged 12+ on April 8 @ 3pm EST to mark International Anti-Street Harassment Week!
It's interactive and engaging but mics/cameras muted, so you're never on the spot.
It's interactive and engaging but mics/cameras muted, so you're never on the spot.
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Stand Up! for International Anti-Street Harassment Week!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
It starts by taking action right now. Join us for a one-hour, interactive, virtual training to learn how to intervene when you see harassment happening. We’ll talk about what harassment looks like — f...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Highly recommend this. ⬇️
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Russian state media targets #MarkCarney. 🇷🇺mounted op after op against Trudeau, but not against #PierrePoilievre. Now why do you suppose that is? 🤔
Sputnik & RT, are key instruments of the Kremlin &🇷🇺 intelligence services, used for information & influence ops targeting Western democracies #CdnDisinfo
Sputnik & RT, are key instruments of the Kremlin &🇷🇺 intelligence services, used for information & influence ops targeting Western democracies #CdnDisinfo
DisinfoAlert: Russian State Media Targets New Canadian Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney - DisinfoWatch
Sputnik, a Russian state media outlet, has published an article targeting Mark Carney, the newly elected leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and incoming Prime Minister. The article frames...
disinfowatch.org
March 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Russian state media targets #MarkCarney. 🇷🇺mounted op after op against Trudeau, but not against #PierrePoilievre. Now why do you suppose that is? 🤔
Sputnik & RT, are key instruments of the Kremlin &🇷🇺 intelligence services, used for information & influence ops targeting Western democracies #CdnDisinfo
Sputnik & RT, are key instruments of the Kremlin &🇷🇺 intelligence services, used for information & influence ops targeting Western democracies #CdnDisinfo
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”