Matt Keevil 🇨🇦
@mattkeevil.bsky.social
Turtles, population ecology, vintage axes
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Folks, the "Minister of AI" has the moral backbone of a sleazy backroom art dealer.
January 11, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Folks, the "Minister of AI" has the moral backbone of a sleazy backroom art dealer.
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Passifume apparently thinks shooting folks in the face is fine. @torontosun.bsky.social , this is completely unacceptable and I and a whole slew of others are expecting action on your part. What an inhumane thing to say.
How can the public expect fair reporting/editing from this man ever again?
How can the public expect fair reporting/editing from this man ever again?
Hi hello, the Toronto Sun's email is [email protected] in case you'd like to inquire as to how they feel about their Ottawa Bureau Chief making these kinds of statements about innocent women being shot by militarized thugs in the street! Let's make his weekend extra fun :)
January 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Passifume apparently thinks shooting folks in the face is fine. @torontosun.bsky.social , this is completely unacceptable and I and a whole slew of others are expecting action on your part. What an inhumane thing to say.
How can the public expect fair reporting/editing from this man ever again?
How can the public expect fair reporting/editing from this man ever again?
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Lloyd Axworthy on Canada's silence on the Trump regime's intervention in Venezuela.
January 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Lloyd Axworthy on Canada's silence on the Trump regime's intervention in Venezuela.
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The incessant need to justify the regime's actions is so absolutely pathetic.
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
WARMINGTON: Despite sad outcome, ICE not to blame in Minneapolis
If you run your vehicle toward a cop who has his gun out of holster, you are going to get shot, as was the case in Minneapolis. More.
torontosun.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 AM
The incessant need to justify the regime's actions is so absolutely pathetic.
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
According to DHS' own guidelines, lethal force is prohibited against a moving vehicle unless strictly necessary.
It is not true that the cops are allowed to kill you if you don't stop.
torontosun.com/news/world/i...
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⚡️Russia offered to 'swap' Venezuela for Ukraine in 2019, Trump adviser testimony claims.
In a 2019 hearing, former Trump adviser Fiona Hill claimed Moscow proposed a "very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine," based on the Monroe Doctrine.
In a 2019 hearing, former Trump adviser Fiona Hill claimed Moscow proposed a "very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine," based on the Monroe Doctrine.
Russia offered to 'swap' Venezuela for Ukraine in 2019, Trump adviser testimony claims
Former Trump adviser Fiona Hill's congressional testimony resurfaced after the U.S. attack on Venezuela. Hill claimed Moscow sent signals proposing a "very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela a...
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January 7, 2026 at 4:03 AM
⚡️Russia offered to 'swap' Venezuela for Ukraine in 2019, Trump adviser testimony claims.
In a 2019 hearing, former Trump adviser Fiona Hill claimed Moscow proposed a "very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine," based on the Monroe Doctrine.
In a 2019 hearing, former Trump adviser Fiona Hill claimed Moscow proposed a "very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine," based on the Monroe Doctrine.
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Canada is "20 years behind" on flood planning, experts say, and maps meant to show at-risk areas are severely outdated. That poses harm to people and property, but plans to update flood maps often anger homeowners, who worry about insurance costs and property values. thenarwhal.ca/outdated-flo...
Are Canadians more afraid of floods — or flood maps? | The Narwhal
Canada’s outdated flood maps put people at risk. In Montreal, a battle over updating them highlights a nationwide worry over home values and insurance costs
thenarwhal.ca
January 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Canada is "20 years behind" on flood planning, experts say, and maps meant to show at-risk areas are severely outdated. That poses harm to people and property, but plans to update flood maps often anger homeowners, who worry about insurance costs and property values. thenarwhal.ca/outdated-flo...
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This is basically the view of the world that Plato sets out to refute in the Republic. One of the core questions asked therein is: why do powerful people think the mere fact of them exercising dominion makes it good for them to do so? Sure, you *can* get away with stuff if you're powerful - so what?
Here is the Trump Doctrine, as articulated by Stephen Miller in his truly frightening interview with Jake Tapper this afternoon. It is very much like the doctrine of the dictators we fought and defeated in World War II and of Putin today. It is un-American at its very core.
January 6, 2026 at 10:37 AM
This is basically the view of the world that Plato sets out to refute in the Republic. One of the core questions asked therein is: why do powerful people think the mere fact of them exercising dominion makes it good for them to do so? Sure, you *can* get away with stuff if you're powerful - so what?
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
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January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
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I've been feeling someone needs to create this meme for a while now, but given I've not seen it, I've taken on this heavy burden myself.
September 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I've been feeling someone needs to create this meme for a while now, but given I've not seen it, I've taken on this heavy burden myself.
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The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
January 5, 2026 at 4:02 AM
The weirdest thing about Americans is how many of them think their laws apply to every person in the world.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
But they're certain other countries' laws don't apply to them.
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Not with an attitude like that it’s not. Poster’s Cynicism is just laziness cosplaying as savvy knowledge of how the world works. We, collectively, have agency.
December 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Not with an attitude like that it’s not. Poster’s Cynicism is just laziness cosplaying as savvy knowledge of how the world works. We, collectively, have agency.
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Today is the last day for Ontarians to weigh in on the Doug Ford government's plan to consolidate 36 conservations authorities into seven regional ones. Here's everything you need to know about it: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
Inside Ontario’s plan to merge 36 conservation authorities to 7 | The Narwhal
Doug Ford’s government is seeking public feedback on its plan to overhaul Ontario’s conservation authorities, reducing local agencies from 36 to 7
thenarwhal.ca
December 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Today is the last day for Ontarians to weigh in on the Doug Ford government's plan to consolidate 36 conservations authorities into seven regional ones. Here's everything you need to know about it: thenarwhal.ca/ontario-cons...
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The consultation on consolidating Conservation Authorities closes tonight. ⏰ Ontario Nature is pushing to re-empower them and protect local environmental oversight but we need your voice.
Sign and share our petition:
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Sign and share our petition:
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Re-empower Conservation Authorities
Join me in opposing changes to the mandate, resourcing and independence of conservation authorities that make it harder for them to fulfill their crucial role.
shorturl.at
December 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The consultation on consolidating Conservation Authorities closes tonight. ⏰ Ontario Nature is pushing to re-empower them and protect local environmental oversight but we need your voice.
Sign and share our petition:
shorturl.at/PTlMf
Sign and share our petition:
shorturl.at/PTlMf
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The only thing missing from this thread is the EPIC theme song by Lisa Louvheed! youtu.be/TyHXPNNjd-I?...
December 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The only thing missing from this thread is the EPIC theme song by Lisa Louvheed! youtu.be/TyHXPNNjd-I?...
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I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm not sure if people realize the murder strikes are taking place across a large region. It's quite staggering.
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
www.newsweek.com/map-us-strik...
3 crossing sets of tracks: Red Fox, Snowshoe Hare, and Fisher.
December 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
3 crossing sets of tracks: Red Fox, Snowshoe Hare, and Fisher.
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“Take a bath with beans” is my new favourite dismissive curse.
Studying for the Japanese driver’s test, a helpful tip from a translation of the test center’s website. It’s estimated that drivers have a 12% chance of passing the first time. I’m estimating that my chances are lower than that.
December 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“Take a bath with beans” is my new favourite dismissive curse.
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This dataset, which claims to provide a single IQ value for each country, is in the news again. Here's a thread on my dive into the data a couple of years ago. I didn't have to look far to find major problems. My #rstats code is linked at the end. 🧪
1. An overview of the Lynn-Becker National IQ data set (NIQD), beloved by race science, by an evolutionary anthropologist/psychologist (me, who knowns nothing about IQ research). This🧵also looks at two of its South African source studies. With R code. 🧪
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This dataset, which claims to provide a single IQ value for each country, is in the news again. Here's a thread on my dive into the data a couple of years ago. I didn't have to look far to find major problems. My #rstats code is linked at the end. 🧪
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Gonna point out again that senior university administrators get paid extremely well - the president of the University of Oklahoma makes $500k/year - specifically to deal with bullshit. Most of us don't get paid enough to deal with internet shitstorms, but this dude does!
My take on all this stuff is that in deciding how to handle these kinds of viral situations, university administrators should ask themselves, "how would/should we have handled this if it hadn't gone viral?" and then do that.
this has been true and problematic for an appallingly long time regardless of the political viewpoint of any particular online mob that discovered they could harass university administrators into doing what they wanted
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Gonna point out again that senior university administrators get paid extremely well - the president of the University of Oklahoma makes $500k/year - specifically to deal with bullshit. Most of us don't get paid enough to deal with internet shitstorms, but this dude does!
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In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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November 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
In light of record submission rates and a large volume of AI-generated slop, SocArXiv recently implemented a policy requiring ORCIDs linked in the OSF profile of submitting authors, and narrowing our focus to social science subjects. Today we are taking two more steps:
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"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
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Thank you for catching this, Erik! Keep collecting those Author Processing Charges @natureportfolio.nature.com
"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se
November 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Thank you for catching this, Erik! Keep collecting those Author Processing Charges @natureportfolio.nature.com