Scott FitzGerald
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Just a Canadian paying attention. Views are my own, not those of my employer.
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New: They survived a Cybertruck crash. Then a fire killed them. Tesla has marketed its trucks as seemingly impenetrable — bulletproof, with shatter-resistant glass and able to contain blasts. What happens if those same features trap people inside? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
They survived a Cybertruck crash. An inferno led to a race against time.
In at least a dozen cases since 2019, people have struggled to access or exit Teslas during life-threatening emergencies, fueling lawsuits alleging the company’s futuristic features have caused injuri...
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New: They survived a Cybertruck crash. Then a fire killed them. Tesla has marketed its trucks as seemingly impenetrable — bulletproof, with shatter-resistant glass and able to contain blasts. What happens if those same features trap people inside? www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
"In my view, pulling it now — after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"In my view, pulling it now — after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one.”
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The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.
Michael Sheen spent his own money to write off $1.3 million of neighbors’ debts | CNN
Actor Michael Sheen has bought $1.3 million of his neighbors’ debts and written them off using $129,000 of his own money.
www.cnn.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The actor Michael Sheen used all his money to start a fake debt collecting business, buy 900 people in Wales's debt, and excused it. If Musk bought ALL $194 billion in medical debt in the U.S. and excused it in the same way, he'd still be the world's riches man by hundreds of billions of dollars.
If haven’t had a chance to check out one of the Bytown Sea Shanty Collective’s singalong nights at Beyond the Pale — you need to go. Who knew that belting out songs about being lost at sea and sick with the drink would serve as primal therapy?!?
December 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Epstein Files Include 1996 Child Porn Complaint That F.B.I. Ignored
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
HUGE NEWS from the new Epstein files:
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Records show that Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein, filed a "child pornography" report to the FBI in 1996.
The FBI has never before acknowledged that complaint. The case went nowhere, and mass abuse followed.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
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BREAKING: Rep Elise Stefanik has DROPPED OUT of the NY Governor's race ... and won't run for reelection either.
I did not see that one coming. Wow.
I did not see that one coming. Wow.
December 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
BREAKING: Rep Elise Stefanik has DROPPED OUT of the NY Governor's race ... and won't run for reelection either.
I did not see that one coming. Wow.
I did not see that one coming. Wow.
This.
It's almost like the outcome was never in doubt.
It's almost like the outcome was never in doubt.
It's so weird that the "surprise" "vote" happened yesterday but they had the external lettering, tarps, and crew all ready to go.
Breaking News: Workers began adding President Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center, despite no action by Congress to legally rename it. This sparked outrage among the Kennedy family, since it was built to be a living memorial to the 35th president.
December 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This.
It's almost like the outcome was never in doubt.
It's almost like the outcome was never in doubt.
Dammit... I knew it would come to this eventually.
Hobson's choice... and inspired by that, I guess I'll go with Musk - because he would take the horse closest to the door... and bribe someone with it for sex.
Hobson's choice... and inspired by that, I guess I'll go with Musk - because he would take the horse closest to the door... and bribe someone with it for sex.
🚨 THE FINAL TWO 🚨
From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown.
Who will win? You decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final
From thirty-two candidates, we’ve now made it to the final round where Elon Musk and Peter Thiel will face off for the crown.
Who will win? You decide!
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/wpit25-final
December 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Dammit... I knew it would come to this eventually.
Hobson's choice... and inspired by that, I guess I'll go with Musk - because he would take the horse closest to the door... and bribe someone with it for sex.
Hobson's choice... and inspired by that, I guess I'll go with Musk - because he would take the horse closest to the door... and bribe someone with it for sex.
She should get off Xitter, too.
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
She should get off Xitter, too.
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Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
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The biggest winner from last night's PWHL Takeover Tour opener in Halifax was the city itself, and girls and women in Nova Scotia.
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
Halifax Showcases Passionate Fanbase, Kicks Off 2025-26 Takeover Tour
Halifax opened the 2025-26 PWHL Takeover Tour in style with a sold out crowd, shootout decision between Montreal and Toronto, and growing confidence that the city could house a PWHL team permanently.
thehockeynews.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The biggest winner from last night's PWHL Takeover Tour opener in Halifax was the city itself, and girls and women in Nova Scotia.
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
thehockeynews.com/womens/pwhl/... #PWHL
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When three college students died in a Tesla Cybertruck, it kicked off an investigative effort. Now we've made a short documentary, which includes all kinds of footage I got via public records requests. I hope you watch it. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
Tesla’s Dangerous Doors
A number of fatal car crashes involving Tesla vehicles has prompted increased scrutiny of its electric doors, triggering lawsuits over whether the design can leave passengers trapped. (Source: Bloombe...
www.bloomberg.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
When three college students died in a Tesla Cybertruck, it kicked off an investigative effort. Now we've made a short documentary, which includes all kinds of footage I got via public records requests. I hope you watch it. www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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No big deal, but the Alberta government just increased the fee to submit a citizen initiated petition from $500 to $25, 000. After the separatism initiative was approved, but before Corb Lund's coal mining petition gets re-approved. No political shenanigans going on here.
December 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
No big deal, but the Alberta government just increased the fee to submit a citizen initiated petition from $500 to $25, 000. After the separatism initiative was approved, but before Corb Lund's coal mining petition gets re-approved. No political shenanigans going on here.
Could be worse: might have false positive'd a wolf... then when a REAL wolf comes to the school, nobody pays attention.
"The gaffe occurred because an artificial-intelligence-powered surveillance system used by Lawton Chiles Middle School mistakenly flagged the clarinet as a weapon, according to ZeroEyes, the security company that runs the system and contracts with Lawton Chiles’s school district."
A school locked down after AI flagged a gun. It was a clarinet.
A growing number of schools across the country use AI-powered surveillance to detect guns and contraband, all in the name of making schools safer.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Could be worse: might have false positive'd a wolf... then when a REAL wolf comes to the school, nobody pays attention.
Now they've got 'im FOR SURE!
It is international law 101 that a military blockade is not just a violation of the UN Charter, but a crime of aggression.
Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
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Unless that blockade is in response to an 'armed attack.'
None of President's Trump's list of complaints come close to an armed attack.
1/
December 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Now they've got 'im FOR SURE!
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NEW: A judge has ruled that Tesla misled consumers about the capabilities of Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, and ordered a 30-day suspension of sales and manufacturing in California.
But CA DMV is staying the orders for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply…
techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/t...
But CA DMV is staying the orders for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply…
techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/t...
Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing for Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, judge rules | TechCrunch
The judge ruled Tesla should have to suspend manufacturing and sales in California for 30 days, but the DMV stayed those rulings for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply.
techcrunch.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:22 AM
NEW: A judge has ruled that Tesla misled consumers about the capabilities of Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, and ordered a 30-day suspension of sales and manufacturing in California.
But CA DMV is staying the orders for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply…
techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/t...
But CA DMV is staying the orders for 90 days to allow Tesla to comply…
techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/t...
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Well, well, well…
8 Million Users' AI Conversations Sold for Profit by
www.koi.ai
December 16, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Well, well, well…
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
13 years ago today.
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The kind of backroom deals that would see a sitting MP (party leader, even!) lose their home riding re-election bid, seek out the literal safest conservative riding half-way across the country, have that freshly elected MP resign, and force a byelection?
ROSIE: You've now lost two MPs to the Liberal Party... Is this a problem of your leadership?
POILIEVRE: No, it's a problem of Mark Carney's leadership that after Canadians clearly rejected a costly Liberal majority... he is trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals.
POILIEVRE: No, it's a problem of Mark Carney's leadership that after Canadians clearly rejected a costly Liberal majority... he is trying to manipulate his way through backroom deals.
December 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The kind of backroom deals that would see a sitting MP (party leader, even!) lose their home riding re-election bid, seek out the literal safest conservative riding half-way across the country, have that freshly elected MP resign, and force a byelection?
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
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This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
This is Charles Clyde Ebbets, the photographer who took the iconic “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture. Look at this fearless, dapper fuck wearing spats, suspenders, and a tie 850 feet above the ground. Absolute legend.