L.S.Zwarenstein
@liannez.bsky.social
Creator of comics including Geist!, now completed (http://geistcomic.com). Mostly posting about comics, art, kids' and YA books, disability/chronic illness, geekery and the fantastical. She/her. Tumblr: http://EverydayImaginary.tumblr.com
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I'd switch for sure.
If Google stopped providing GMail for free tomorrow, there is nothing any Canadian government could do about it.
And quite frankly, nor should they.
If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider.
And make it accountable to the people through Government.
And quite frankly, nor should they.
If you want e-mail as a critical service, make Canada Post an e-mail provider.
And make it accountable to the people through Government.
January 25, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I'd switch for sure.
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I need Canadians to think about what is happening here at home. Carney is cutting the very agencies we need more than ever as things erode in the US.
Wake. Up.
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Wake. Up.
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January 24, 2026 at 10:43 PM
I need Canadians to think about what is happening here at home. Carney is cutting the very agencies we need more than ever as things erode in the US.
Wake. Up.
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Wake. Up.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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Canadian-built Roshel armored vehicles are being used by ICE right now in Minneapolis, including in today's operation where ICE murdered someone else.
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
Canadian-built machines of war
“As we move from fighting the war to fighting the peace, I think we really have to see this as an opportunity for an economic renaissance" - Chrystia Freeland
noraloreto.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Canadian-built Roshel armored vehicles are being used by ICE right now in Minneapolis, including in today's operation where ICE murdered someone else.
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
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One of the reasons why Elon Musk and other folks on the right want to shut down Wikipedia (or "compete" with it). It's a good platform for regular folks to accumulate data, even keep track of all of this administration's atrocities in real time. Great work
Even when there’s no accountability, the record matters. Credit to the Wikipedia editors maintaining this page.
Deaths, detentions and deportations of American citizens in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
One of the reasons why Elon Musk and other folks on the right want to shut down Wikipedia (or "compete" with it). It's a good platform for regular folks to accumulate data, even keep track of all of this administration's atrocities in real time. Great work
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Not sure what your MP can do. Contact Pattison directly:
www.jpdevelopments.com
www.jpdevelopments.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Not sure what your MP can do. Contact Pattison directly:
www.jpdevelopments.com
www.jpdevelopments.com
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Yes! I wrote recently about these magical secret bonus effects of numerous vaccines. It is crazy that they’re so little known. Not that the advertised effects—not dying, yr kids not dying, etc—aren’t already enough 4 eternal gratitude 4 science. RFK Jr is utterly evil. www.salon.com/2025/07/12/b...
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Yes! I wrote recently about these magical secret bonus effects of numerous vaccines. It is crazy that they’re so little known. Not that the advertised effects—not dying, yr kids not dying, etc—aren’t already enough 4 eternal gratitude 4 science. RFK Jr is utterly evil. www.salon.com/2025/07/12/b...
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“OpenAI’s CFO has floated the idea of taking a cut from your AI-powered discoveries, and enterprise customers are unlikely to be amused.”
Wow, leading idea-stealing company wants to steal from its customers now too? Who could have seen this coming?🥲
Wow, leading idea-stealing company wants to steal from its customers now too? Who could have seen this coming?🥲
'The current scenario isn’t very confidence inspiring either.'
OpenAI’s new business model: A finder’s fee for success you found yourself
OpenAI’s CFO has floated the idea of taking a cut from your AI-powered discoveries, and enterprise customers are unlikely to be amused.| Business News
www.hindustantimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:06 AM
“OpenAI’s CFO has floated the idea of taking a cut from your AI-powered discoveries, and enterprise customers are unlikely to be amused.”
Wow, leading idea-stealing company wants to steal from its customers now too? Who could have seen this coming?🥲
Wow, leading idea-stealing company wants to steal from its customers now too? Who could have seen this coming?🥲
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Alberta’s Bill 26 bans life-saving, evidence-based gender affirming care for youth and directly contradicts the guidelines of the Canadian Paediatric Society. 500 signatures are needed to bring this petition to Parliament.
Protect trans kids! ✊
Protect trans kids! ✊
Petition e-7005 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
January 21, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Alberta’s Bill 26 bans life-saving, evidence-based gender affirming care for youth and directly contradicts the guidelines of the Canadian Paediatric Society. 500 signatures are needed to bring this petition to Parliament.
Protect trans kids! ✊
Protect trans kids! ✊
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‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials
Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:43 AM
‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
Amnesty International warns of rising US authoritarianism and human rights violations
Amnesty International published a report on Tuesday, warning about rising authoritarian practices in the US and detailing numerous ways how the rule of law and human rights are being threatened. The r...
www.jurist.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Amnesty has issued a report about rising #authoritarianism & #humanRights violations in #USA, incl enforced disappearances, restrictions on #freeSpeech incl the media, increased #corruption, militarisation of law enforcement, mass surveillance, weakening of rule of law www.jurist.org/news/2026/01...
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some bits of wisdom from tunglr
January 21, 2026 at 10:29 AM
some bits of wisdom from tunglr
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TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 PM
TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy
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This is what you do when you’re running death camps
1. ICE has STOPPED PAYING for medical treatment for its 73,000 detainees
ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has not paid its bills to 3rd party providers since OCTOBER and the situation will likely persist for MONTHS, a Popular Information investigation reveals
Meanwhile, critically ill ICE detainees are not receiving care
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ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment
ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months
popular.info
January 20, 2026 at 6:02 PM
This is what you do when you’re running death camps
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
January 19, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
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Repeal Bill C-11
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Pluralistic: Sorry, eh (13 Jan 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
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January 20, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Repeal Bill C-11
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A number of people requested that I turn my Star Projector photoshoot into a painting so here it is!
It's still very wintery here in Sweden, so there has been lots of inspiration for snowy wonders.
Check out the photos that I took Kickstarter.com/projects/yuumei/star-projector-and-lanterns
It's still very wintery here in Sweden, so there has been lots of inspiration for snowy wonders.
Check out the photos that I took Kickstarter.com/projects/yuumei/star-projector-and-lanterns
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
A number of people requested that I turn my Star Projector photoshoot into a painting so here it is!
It's still very wintery here in Sweden, so there has been lots of inspiration for snowy wonders.
Check out the photos that I took Kickstarter.com/projects/yuumei/star-projector-and-lanterns
It's still very wintery here in Sweden, so there has been lots of inspiration for snowy wonders.
Check out the photos that I took Kickstarter.com/projects/yuumei/star-projector-and-lanterns
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When I hear the names Orban, Putin and Trump, the first thing that comes to mind is Peace. Then you add the name Witkoff, Kishner and Blair, and wow, this is going to be special. Great work @mark-carney.bsky.social for joining.
January 19, 2026 at 4:38 PM
When I hear the names Orban, Putin and Trump, the first thing that comes to mind is Peace. Then you add the name Witkoff, Kishner and Blair, and wow, this is going to be special. Great work @mark-carney.bsky.social for joining.
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Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Gary Larson: In my cartoon I invented Cow Tools as a cautionary tale
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
Cows: At long last, we have created the Cow Tools from classic newspaper comic Cow Tools
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My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My books cartoon for this week’s @theguardian.com
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January 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.
Sure. AI companies have ALWAYS been training their models on Wikipedia content, which under the free and open access model is available to anyone — including AI companies. Agreements like these require AI companies to limit and offset the strain they place on Wikimedia infrastructure.
Hoping that @molly.wiki can help explain.
January 15, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Saw a lot of headlines saying "wikipedia is embracing ai" being tossed around tabloids, and I'm pretty sure they were maliciously written to make you feel a certain way about Wikipedia. What's actually happening is that wikipedia is demanding payment for data scraping and the corpos don't like that.