Lisa
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🇨🇦 👇 An important read, Canada. Please share.
FREE article/no paywall:
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
FREE article/no paywall:
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
During my short time here, I've encountered a shocking level of naïveté about what's happening south of the border.
www.thestar.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:04 AM
🇨🇦 👇 An important read, Canada. Please share.
FREE article/no paywall:
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
FREE article/no paywall:
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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“make big tech afraid” has to be just as much of a priority as “prosecute the criminals of the previous regime” for the next Dem admin
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
As many have pointed out, there's no reason for big tech to change its behavior because they correctly understand that they have nothing to fear from Democrats taking power
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM
“make big tech afraid” has to be just as much of a priority as “prosecute the criminals of the previous regime” for the next Dem admin
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
the tech fascists are way too far out over their skis and what remains of global stability will not survive that state of affairs continuing
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In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
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New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
“Turning a blind eye to X’s egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation
practices,” three Democratic senators wrote to Apple’s and Google’s CEOs.
www.nbcnews.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
New: Trio of Dem senators urge Apple and Google to enforce their own terms of service and ban X, Grok apps for their flood of nonconsensual sexual imagery.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
I've repeatedly asked both Apple and Google about this for three days. They're completely silent, seemingly hoping the question just goes away.
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I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
Now only paying subscribers can make violent non-consenual sexual imagery of women and children -
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Grok turns off image generator for most users after outcry over sexualised AI imagery
X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I would really caution anyone against implying that paywalling this feature is a legitimate response to public outcry. The paywall is an endorsement, not a restriction. Musk is saying "this thing you're all talking about is valuable. Pay me for it." The actual material effect is just monetization.
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I was first unsettled, then increasingly furious at the New York Times' coverage of the death of Lia Smith. Here's a thread sharing some trily despicable choices made by @julietmacur.bsky.social in writing about this young woman's suicide.
The New York Times described a harrassment campaign that helped drive a young trans woman to suicide as "online criticisms."
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
Today on Assigned, @evanurquhart.bsky.social responds with contained fury to New York Times piece on the suicide of Lia Smith.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
NYT Chronicles a Death Their Moral Panic Caused — Assigned
The New York Times published a story covering the death of trans athlete, Lia Smith, but takes no responsibility for the ways their coverage of trans issues has fed the moral panic that caused it.
www.assignedmedia.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
I was first unsettled, then increasingly furious at the New York Times' coverage of the death of Lia Smith. Here's a thread sharing some trily despicable choices made by @julietmacur.bsky.social in writing about this young woman's suicide.
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This statement was posted exclusively on X, which is also the primary platform Canada's AI Minister posts on
@evansolomon.bsky.social has 215,000 followers on X, but only 1,200 on Bluesky. These people just can't let their vanity follower counts go, it's really as simple as that
@evansolomon.bsky.social has 215,000 followers on X, but only 1,200 on Bluesky. These people just can't let their vanity follower counts go, it's really as simple as that
January 9, 2026 at 5:36 AM
This statement was posted exclusively on X, which is also the primary platform Canada's AI Minister posts on
@evansolomon.bsky.social has 215,000 followers on X, but only 1,200 on Bluesky. These people just can't let their vanity follower counts go, it's really as simple as that
@evansolomon.bsky.social has 215,000 followers on X, but only 1,200 on Bluesky. These people just can't let their vanity follower counts go, it's really as simple as that
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James Reimer was very public and clear about why he's a bigoted piece of shit, he released a very lengthy statement, it was covered widely, and it was less than 3 years ago. To sign him means intentionally ignoring all these things.
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
James Reimer was very public and clear about why he's a bigoted piece of shit, he released a very lengthy statement, it was covered widely, and it was less than 3 years ago. To sign him means intentionally ignoring all these things.
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
Grok Can't Apologize. Grok Isn't Sentient. So Why Do Headlines Keep Saying It Did?
Elon Musk’s chatbot has been “undressing” women and children in public. Journalists are letting xAI off the hook by pretending the bot is responsible.
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
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It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
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there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
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Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
Why the War on Trans Girls Is a War on Girlhood
Excluding trans girls is controlling who can be girls, and who can't, further dividing children and causing harm
medium.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Written by the father of a trans girl…
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
“When society tries to police and exclude trans girls, it ends up policing all girls.
Because transmisogyny does not just say, “Trans girls aren’t real girls.” It also says, “There is only one correct way to be a girl.””
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Canadians (especially cis Canadians), PLEASE take a moment to sign this petition and take action in defence of trans people. It takes less than a minute to sign and verify your signature.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7027 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Canadians (especially cis Canadians), PLEASE take a moment to sign this petition and take action in defence of trans people. It takes less than a minute to sign and verify your signature.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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Mark Carney’s government needs to stand up for our rights or we’re headed in the direction of the U.S.
2025 brought the democratic backslide to Canada | Xtra Magazine
Mark Carney’s government needs to stand up for our rights or we’re headed in the direction of the U.S.
xtramagazine.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Mark Carney’s government needs to stand up for our rights or we’re headed in the direction of the U.S.
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Allen Woods writing the column which best encapsulates where those of us who bought into the PM Carney who introduced himself to the climate movement in 2015, by earnestly arguing about accountability & responsibility to future generations.
Not that he
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Not that he
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Mark Carney’s journey from climate ‘visionary’ to pipeline promoter
Environmentalists believed the former Bank of Canada governor was a true believer in the need for the world to move away from fossil fuels. Then he became prime minister.
www.thestar.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Allen Woods writing the column which best encapsulates where those of us who bought into the PM Carney who introduced himself to the climate movement in 2015, by earnestly arguing about accountability & responsibility to future generations.
Not that he
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Not that he
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
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this is the future (and, in many cases, the present) of the Republican Party
the younger generations may not have quite as many Republicans but the ones they do have are the worst people you have ever met
the younger generations may not have quite as many Republicans but the ones they do have are the worst people you have ever met
December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
this is the future (and, in many cases, the present) of the Republican Party
the younger generations may not have quite as many Republicans but the ones they do have are the worst people you have ever met
the younger generations may not have quite as many Republicans but the ones they do have are the worst people you have ever met
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Parachuting non-experts into complex organisations is ridiculous. Expertise is contextual. You can't just drop a person from one organisation into a completely different kind of organisation and expect them to be anything other than a source of friction. It's DOGE-lite. Useless and stupid.
December 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Parachuting non-experts into complex organisations is ridiculous. Expertise is contextual. You can't just drop a person from one organisation into a completely different kind of organisation and expect them to be anything other than a source of friction. It's DOGE-lite. Useless and stupid.
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wow this is almost, like, a platform someone could successfully run on
"For the first time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71 percent believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate."
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
wow this is almost, like, a platform someone could successfully run on
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Calling people who knowingly and willingly do terrible things "mentally ill" both excuses their awful behavior AND unfairly demonizes people who do struggle with legitimate mental illness.
Being an asshole is not a mental illness. Not caring about hurting others is not a mental illness.
Being an asshole is not a mental illness. Not caring about hurting others is not a mental illness.
December 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Calling people who knowingly and willingly do terrible things "mentally ill" both excuses their awful behavior AND unfairly demonizes people who do struggle with legitimate mental illness.
Being an asshole is not a mental illness. Not caring about hurting others is not a mental illness.
Being an asshole is not a mental illness. Not caring about hurting others is not a mental illness.
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How do people deal with the disgust? The supermarket is a major trigger of it for me. It's not just the fucking christmas carols or the random stock shortages. It's literally everything about the whole experience. I spent five minutes next to a dude in silence as we both picked through two...
December 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
How do people deal with the disgust? The supermarket is a major trigger of it for me. It's not just the fucking christmas carols or the random stock shortages. It's literally everything about the whole experience. I spent five minutes next to a dude in silence as we both picked through two...
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Does our current federal government understand the value of public institutions? Repealing reduced postal rates for libraries is another blow to services that help build communities.
Another poison pill buried in Mark Carney’s budget: a repeal of a reduced postage rates for books and shipments between libraries.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries across the country are sounding the alarm for what it would mean for the viability of another essential public institution.
Libraries say budget proposal to end shipping program would be 'catastrophic | CBC News
Libraries across Canada say a proposed change in the federal budget bill would end their ability to ship books at
reduced rates, threatening interlibrary loan programs and possibly forcing the closure...
www.cbc.ca
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Does our current federal government understand the value of public institutions? Repealing reduced postal rates for libraries is another blow to services that help build communities.
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Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
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A reminder: progress wasn’t gifted by benevolent leaders, it was forced by organized workers who refused to accept exploitation as normal.
Every protection we still have exists because people made the alternative more inconvenient for those in power.
Happy #socialistSunday comrades ✊🏻
Every protection we still have exists because people made the alternative more inconvenient for those in power.
Happy #socialistSunday comrades ✊🏻
December 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
A reminder: progress wasn’t gifted by benevolent leaders, it was forced by organized workers who refused to accept exploitation as normal.
Every protection we still have exists because people made the alternative more inconvenient for those in power.
Happy #socialistSunday comrades ✊🏻
Every protection we still have exists because people made the alternative more inconvenient for those in power.
Happy #socialistSunday comrades ✊🏻