Jett Thunders
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Air guitarist, once ran to be a “senator-in-waiting”.
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![Following the outcry, The Sweetshop — the production company hired by TBWA\Neboko to create the ad — released an incredibly defensive statement justifying their work.
“For seven weeks, we hardly slept, with up to 10 of our in-house AI and post specialists at The Gardening Club [our in-house AI engine] working in lockstep with the directors,” Sweetshop’s CEO wrote.
Sweetshop even went so far as to argue that the amount of labor hours wasted cleaning up AI hallucinations justified the horrible end product.
“We generated what felt like dailies — thousands of takes — then shaped them in the edit just as we would on any high-craft production,” they said. “This wasn’t an AI trick. It was a film.”
“I don’t see this spot as a novelty or a cute seasonal experiment,” the CEO continued. “To me, it’s evidence of something much bigger: that when craft and technology meet with intention, they can create work that feels genuinely cinematic. So no – AI didn’t make this film. We did.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:66lbtw2porscqpmair6mir37/bafkreiek3ishbspwwfwhkdooghiwpav7ulr5nbdehabdvesqlmltgbptty@jpeg)
December 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Generating video is *immensely* energy intensive. Let's say they produced 3,000 10 second clips for this ad (suspect that'd be an underestimate). At 1KWh per clip it's 3 megawatt hours.
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns
Meta is betting on generative AI for a new generation of aggressive advertising. It requires immense energy, much of which will likely come from fossil fuels.
newrepublic.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Generating video is *immensely* energy intensive. Let's say they produced 3,000 10 second clips for this ad (suspect that'd be an underestimate). At 1KWh per clip it's 3 megawatt hours.
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day?
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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This is a since-deleted LinkedIn post from the marketing agency that created the since-deleted AI-generated McDonalds Christmas ad, and all I can think of is how the energy consumption must've been about on par with a small suburb or heavy industrial load to produce 30 seconds of slop everyone hated
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is a since-deleted LinkedIn post from the marketing agency that created the since-deleted AI-generated McDonalds Christmas ad, and all I can think of is how the energy consumption must've been about on par with a small suburb or heavy industrial load to produce 30 seconds of slop everyone hated
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As someone who has experienced both Peterson Academy (one week) and an accredited Alberta university (5 years, oops) it is striking to me that Albertan officials were discussing "transferability." The most rigorous testing PA did is an AI-generated multiple choice quiz. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
Jordan Peterson’s School Isn’t Accredited. Smith Offered Alberta’s Help | The Tyee
The premier met with the controversial psychologist and tried to help his business, finds a Tyee investigation.
thetyee.ca
December 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
As someone who has experienced both Peterson Academy (one week) and an accredited Alberta university (5 years, oops) it is striking to me that Albertan officials were discussing "transferability." The most rigorous testing PA did is an AI-generated multiple choice quiz. thetyee.ca/News/2025/12...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“It was not lost on me how spectacular it is that humans can be friends or have the potential to be complete enemies,” adds Kennedy…“We see this over and over when countries have gone to war, and it just illustrates how unbelievably stupid it is to fight.”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘After almost destroying the world, our families are friends’: the thrilling podcast from JFK and Khrushchev’s relatives
Their relatives might have been on opposite sides of near-nuclear war, but the US and Soviet leader’s descendants have teamed up for an intimate BBC podcast. They talk humanity, hate – and why Trump i...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“It was not lost on me how spectacular it is that humans can be friends or have the potential to be complete enemies,” adds Kennedy…“We see this over and over when countries have gone to war, and it just illustrates how unbelievably stupid it is to fight.”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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This is compelling. The UCP is manipulating procedural rules in the Legislature to shut down legitimate inquiries. This time it was about settlement expenses in the health area. Next time it could be about settlement expenses in relation to coal.
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
This UCP government continues to find all manner of ways to limit debate. Today they just simply shut it down before it could even begin. It's a new low, even for them.
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Jalen Hurts turns it over twice on one play, the Eagles fan reaction is classic
December 9, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I signed up!
Hey Calgary! I'm teaching a screenwriting workshop in January with the CSIF called "How To Find Your Story."
It's all about the work we do before we type Fade In.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-fin...
It's all about the work we do before we type Fade In.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/how-to-fin...
How To Find Your Story with Jason Filiatrault
Taught by an award winning filmmaker, come learn the basics on how to take your idea, break it into beats, and outline your screenplay.
www.eventbrite.ca
December 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I signed up!
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The notion that lonely terminally online people are a big part of our path towards fascism is what scares me about all of these institutions; governments, universities, etc; just digitizing everything and discounting human connection. We are social beings man, we need to interact with each other.
December 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The notion that lonely terminally online people are a big part of our path towards fascism is what scares me about all of these institutions; governments, universities, etc; just digitizing everything and discounting human connection. We are social beings man, we need to interact with each other.
Have you been “Whamageddoned” if you hear only one second of the song and run away before you hear another note?
a man in a pink shirt is holding a banana and the word whamed is on the screen
Alt: George Michael in a pink shirt is embracing his shoulders and the word whamed is on the screen.
media.tenor.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Have you been “Whamageddoned” if you hear only one second of the song and run away before you hear another note?
Don’t overlook the role QR77 has played in failing to call out and challenge Smith on this radio broadcast. No rebuttal questions are asked. No fact checking is taking during the show. This continues to be a UCP advertisement on publicly licensed airwaves.
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Don’t overlook the role QR77 has played in failing to call out and challenge Smith on this radio broadcast. No rebuttal questions are asked. No fact checking is taking during the show. This continues to be a UCP advertisement on publicly licensed airwaves.
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The things judges tend to like are the ones that are constitutional.
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says those seeking an independence referendum should not have “gatekeepers,” like the courts, standing in their way.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The things judges tend to like are the ones that are constitutional.
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
Perhaps the problem for the premier is is less about judges' opinions and more that she thinks being elected should give her carte blanche and that's (at least currently) not how this works.
www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
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This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
December 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This is among the most democratically dangerous things Danielle Smith has said.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
She wants to remove all checks and balances on her power and projects herself as the embodiment of "the people."
We have left the realm of liberal democracy in this province.
Thesaurus politics.
December 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thesaurus politics.
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We knew that recall petitions were rattling the UCP. But clearly they are also rattled by Corb's no-coal initiative. If Bill 14 gets the expedited treatment that the UCP accorded Bill 2, then the UCP can kill Corb's initiative and make him restart under new, more complex rules.
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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So Alberta's latest proposed law would:
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
Alberta legislation would change citizen referendum rules, restrict political party names | CBC News
Bill 14, introduced Thursday by Justice Minister Mickey Amery, transfers powers from the chief electoral officer to the minister when deciding whether citizen petition initiatives should proceed. It a...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
So Alberta's latest proposed law would:
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
👉 Take power over citizen-led referendums from the chief electoral officer & give it to cabinet.
👉 Ban new political parties from using certain words in their names, including: 'conservative,' 'democratic,' 'liberal,' 'Republican,' and 'wild rose.'
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Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication www.thestar.com/politics/stu...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication www.thestar.com/politics/stu...
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𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁
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Alberta government awarded PR firm sole-source $200K contract to run education campaign to sway public opinion during teachers' battle
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
Alberta government hires PR firm during teacher strike! 🤯
Read the full story and comment on TownAndCountryToday.com
www.townandcountrytoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Alberta government awarded PR firm sole-source $200K contract to run education campaign to sway public opinion during teachers' battle
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
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At the recommendation of the premier, CPE was moved from the Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance to Executive Council in April, making Danielle Smith the minister responsible for overseeing the department. CPE has approximately 288 full-time staff and a budget of $38 million.
Alberta government awarded PR firm sole-source $200K contract to run education campaign to sway public opinion during teachers' battle
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
www.townandcountrytoday.com/beyond-local...
Alberta government hires PR firm during teacher strike! 🤯
Read the full story and comment on TownAndCountryToday.com
www.townandcountrytoday.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
At the recommendation of the premier, CPE was moved from the Ministry of Treasury Board and Finance to Executive Council in April, making Danielle Smith the minister responsible for overseeing the department. CPE has approximately 288 full-time staff and a budget of $38 million.
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BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
BREAKING: Alberta Health Services CEO who took over after a controversial firing in January is now himself out.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
AHS confirms Andre Tremblay on leave. Minister Matt Jones has appointed a new CEO and chair.
Tremblay was named CEO after Athana Mentzelopoulos was fired earlier this year.
Watch this. The scandals just keep piling up.
December 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Watch this. The scandals just keep piling up.
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Do you remember when a woman started a racist rant at John McCain? He stopped her and admonished her.
NOT ONE of these people, members of Congress and the government, has the decency to do that.
NOT ONE.
NOT ONE of these people, members of Congress and the government, has the decency to do that.
NOT ONE.
Trump, continued: "What the Somalian people have done to Minnesota is not even believable. It’s not even believable. And a lot of it starts with the governor. A lot of it starts with Barack HUSSEIN Obama, because that’s when people started coming in... They want to kiss our country good night."
December 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Do you remember when a woman started a racist rant at John McCain? He stopped her and admonished her.
NOT ONE of these people, members of Congress and the government, has the decency to do that.
NOT ONE.
NOT ONE of these people, members of Congress and the government, has the decency to do that.
NOT ONE.
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