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The Alberta Teachers’ Association @albertateachers.bsky.social · 13h

Thank you for staying loud and proud for public education. Your dedication and resolve continues to shine through when it really matters ❤️

#SupportABTeachers #Red4EdAB #RedForEdAB

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 11h

#SaveSpeech

Canadians! The UK is attempting to push their own version of the Online Safety Act onto Canada via the bill S-209!

You need to contact your representatives in parliament and explain how this policy is catastrophically bad! Mention the discord data breach!

youtu.be/Qx_zi1hNTCI?...

UK Pushing Online Safety Act to OTHER Countries

YouTube video by CYBER WAFFLE

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The Ghost Of Cohost. CoGhost. Gohosohssosost @ceresultra.bsky.social · 1d

How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?

Chiitan forever

Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 1d

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

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angel💀 @sabattons.com · 2d

what legal recourse do artists and museums have against international militaries stealing and using our work to commit warcrimes, since apparently that's a conversation we need to have now.

The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 2d

Losing my mind and what look like video game assets but instead were used to justify war crimes and genocide in the real world

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war.Our analysis of 43 official IDF videos found recycled 3D environments, spatial inaccuracies, and assets lifted from unrelated artists and institutions.We traced over 30 unique assets to Washington-based 3D creator Ian Hubert, who makes bespoke models created for his sci-fi project Dynamo Dream, available to his Patreon subscribers.

Models of parking lots, antennas, + pipes were repurposed as Hamas and Iranian military sites

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Fascinating work here tracing how the IDF recycled 3D assets from a cyberpunk sci-fi art project, the Scottish Maritime Museum and elsewhere to populate its widely-seen models of supposed enemy locations in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. One of the most infamous, the alleged underground Hamas command center at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, used to justify an unprecedented assault on the biggest medical center in Gaza, was actually an animation the IDF had used the previous year, saying at the time it was a tunnel beneath a UN school.

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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 1d

Did the second day of my exercise test & less dead. The researcher said she’s hoping to figure out how to prevent long Covid or treat it for the folks who already have it. I sure hope so. I’m fearful it’s inevitable my kids are gonna end up the same way I am.

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 2d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 2d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d

New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 1d

… queer content will inevitably become targets of censorship by those who view it as pornographic. I applaud the goal of protecting children but I fear s-209 is ill-considered and as a parent of two I am asking you to reconsider it.

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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Senator @jmivilledechene.bsky.social, I’m tagging you here because I believe this is an inevitable outcome of S-209 if passed. I do not trust big tech to store private information and I am fearful of the impact it will have on free expression especially on the queer community as all…

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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t know why I missed this but thank you!

Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 2d

I did an exercise test for a long Covid study today and it wiped me out. We should really reconsider this “keep catching Covid until we’re all sick” plan.

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CPAWS Southern Alberta @cpawssab.bsky.social · 2d

Fine-tune your advocacy skills (and fight back against coal mining in the Eastern Slopes of Alberta's beautiful Rockies) with this Save our Slopes webinar this eve ⤵️

NigelBankes @nigelb.bsky.social · 3d

Learn how to advocate against new coal mining projects and protect Alberta’s Rockies!
Thanks to Save our Slopes
#abpoli #cdnpoli

Albertan's vs Coal Industry

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 5d

i think it is fair to request a statement from @jay.bsky.team on TRANS PEOPLE and where we fit in on @bsky.app.

i think as a transgender journalist, it's acceptable and makes sense for me to ask this

and so, the question, am i not a person as a trans girl and do i not deserve to feel safe here?

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · 4d

This is genuinely some bullshit on bsky's part. A reaction meme of charlie kirk gets a Black person a permanent suspension, but people who actively doxx and spread hate against marginalized people not only get to stay, but het followed by mods?

We see you, bsky, and it's pretty fucking disgusting.

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 4d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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emma 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🔞 @5g.gay · Aug 31

so many of the small indignities of daily life come from us being denied the ability to tell a rich man in a tech company to fuck off. minesweeper has microtransactions. paid services have ads. the opt out says maybe later. the drive thru is a broken chatbot. your car is an ipad. fuck off! fuck off!

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Meredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 4d

📣 Germany's close to reversing its opposition to mass surveillance & private message scanning, & backing the Chat Control bill. This could end private comms-& Signal-in the EU.

Time's short and they're counting on obscurity: please let German politicians know how horrifying their reversal would be.

Signal @signal.org · 7d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Jared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 4d

theijf.org/alberta-bord...

Alberta border patrol has made just 4 arrests for illegal immigration or drug trafficking in border zone, data shows

Critics are raising concerns about efficiency and cost, but province says it remains committed to border patrol plan

theijf.org

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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 5d

...over. We'd lose a truly powerful tool for organizing and information but maybe the powerful and conceited among us weren't meant to be exposed to this many viewpoints and this much information. Look how fast it breaks them and how much damage they do.

Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 5d

I wonder if it might be time to close the curtain on social media and just go back to blogs and message forums and communities. I learned so much and expanded my worldview greatly with it but apparently it can't exist without dickhead transphobes and racists and billionaires inevitably taking...

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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 5d

Then I’ll go out wishing ill on JKR

✨the daniel✨ @intelectconfig.wtf · 5d

okay so if link is permabaned than the rules don’t matter anymore and we should stop pretending they do

enjoy the time you can on bluesky because one day you’re going to tell a transphobe that they are being a transphobe and you won’t have an account anymore either

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Miriam @miriamboosh.bsky.social · 5d

Let me get this straight: Link, a Black user, got banned for calling out the Bluesky CEO for following a racist. That’s not a good look, especially given Bluesky’s historical treatment of Black users here on bluesky.

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 6d

The CEO of Bluesky is craven and evil. The only people that build these platforms are infected with the self-reproducing moral rot of capitalism. They have no sense of duty or stewardship. They see their monetary reward as a cleansing justification for their actions.

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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 5d

They brought the post back lol. Finish the job. Ban Singal. Rescue your platform.

Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 5d

Bluesky deleted my post complaining about the CEO lol. I did not delete it myself! Full on Lowtaxing from Jay here.

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Lumine R-H @mark-rh.bsky.social · 5d

The Karl Marx vs Henry Ford one from a little while back was really good but otherwise it feels like a lot of those 2010’s things that are still going but maybe aren’t all that good anymore.