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naberu 🇨🇦 @naberu.bsky.social · 16h

Five and half years since we’ve known covid is transmitted by aerosols and a provicial health authority has released an AI chat bot that disseminates droplet disinformation.

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 23h

Asking NS’s official health AI about airborne transmission, aerosols, etc #NSPoli

Screenshot of asking NS health AI if Covid is airborne. Is Covid airborne?
Wednesday, 10:02 a.m.
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The primary method of COVID-19 transmission is through droplets, which quickly settle on surfaces within two meters. However, airborne precautions are used during aerosol-generating medical procedures (AGMPs) to minimize the risk of transmission. More information on AGMPs can be found here.

Screenshot of asking NS health AI about aerosol transmission. Tell me about aerosol transmission
Nova
Wednesday, 10:02 a.m.
Airborne transmission occurs when airborne particles remain suspended in the air, travel on air currents, and are inhaled by others nearby or some distance away from the source. Control of airborne transmission requires control of airflow through special ventilation systems and the use of respiratory protection.
An aerosol-generating medical procedure (AGMP)
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roplet nuclei.
Examples of AGMPs include bronchoscopy

Screenshot of asking NS health AI if breathing generates aerosols You
Wednesday, 10:03 a.m.
Does breathing generate aerosols?
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Wednesday, 10:03 a.m.
While normal breathing does produce some droplets, activities like talking, screaming, coughing, or sneezing produce larger droplets.
Labour and delivery are also not considered aerosolized events. Aerosol Generating Medical Procedures (AGMPs) are specific medical procedures that generate aerosols.

The AI claimed that breathing generates fewer aerosols than AGMPs so I tried asking for more info. How many aerosols are generated by breathing compared to an AGMP?
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Wednesday, 10:04 a.m.
To best answer your question, could you clarify what context you're interested in? For example, are you concerned about a specific medical setting or a particular activity? #NSPoli

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 8h

Free Palestine 🍉

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 1d

Firefighters: Don't plug your ebike in overnight. Watch it carefully as it charges.

Public: *gasp* That's so dangerous.

Firefighters: Yes, much like your phone.

Public: I... what?

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Kevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 1d

Hot take: I like that phones got added right next to ebike batteries because

1) the technology is basically the same

2) everyone thinks plugging in your phone overnight/without tending to it is completely normal behaviour

Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

Halifax firefighters are urging residents to think twice before plugging in their phones or e-bikes overnight as lithium-ion batteries take centre stage in this year’s Fire Prevention Week. #Halifax #NovaScotia

www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...

Halifax firefighters warn of rising lithium battery fires

Halifax firefighters are urging residents to think twice before plugging in their phones or e-bikes overnight as lithium-ion batteries take centre stage in this year’s Fire Prevention Week.

www.ctvnews.ca

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404 Media @404media.co · 1d

Sora 2, Open AI’s new AI video generator, puts a watermark on every video. But the logo meant to help people distinguish between reality and AI-generated bullshit is easy to remove and there are half a dozen websites that will help anyone do it in a few minutes.

🔗 www.404media.co/sora-2-water...

Sora 2 Watermark Removers Flood the Web

Bypassing Sora 2's rudimentary safety features is easy and experts worry it'll lead to a new era of scams and disinformation.

www.404media.co

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Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social · 4d

Nova Scotia - a province known for endless rainy days & many bountiful rivers & lakes - is into its 4th month of extreme drought. This is the French River, that provides Tatamagouche with water (or not). Climate crisis kicking in. But: let’s frack and clearcut anyway, says NS Premier Tim Houston.

A rocky and pebbly riverbed with almost no water in it, and in the middle of the gravelly empty middle, grass is growing. Some reddish and green shrubs are visible on the left of the photo.

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Plate Stealer @platestealer.bsky.social · Feb 15

The thing about "prompt engineering" is that you don't even need AI to do it. Just write the prompt. I can write stegosaurus-with-huge-naturals.jpg and your mind does the rest

jay marie 🏳️‍⚧️ werewolf time @jmawork.bsky.social · Feb 15

If this is your reaction to someone telling you to not post AI, buddy idfk what to tell you

Screenshot of a post from Open Culture @opencultire.bsky.social:

"OK next time I will go out and take art lessons for a month, then spend an afternoon on a sketch, just to make my point. Thank you!"

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Girl Friday @girlfriday.bsky.social · 5d

Come join us tomorrow, 2pm at the Treaty Truckhouse on the Halifax waterfront for the 2nd annual Justice for Destiny walk.
Destiny Toney died at the age of 22 - her death was preventable, the health system failed her, made assumptions about her and left her meningitis untreated for days.

Poster: a photo of a beautiful young Mi’kmaq woman, Destiny. Destiny died under the care of NSH doctors who ignored her symptoms, assumed she was a substance user, and sent her home twice from the ER all while she was suffering with fungal meningitis. Between her 2nd and 3rd hospital visit, a young white teen arrived at the hospital with similar symptoms and was air lifted to Hfx for care. He survived meningitis - and Destiny did not. She was only 22. We march for accountability and justice, raising our voices to speak out about racism in healthcare.

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Tony Cliff @tangocharlie.bsky.social · 5d

🇨🇦 CANADIANS:
Sign this House of Commons petition to withdraw bill C-2!
The bill is bad, the petition is quick and easy.

Thank you, @jennykwan.bsky.social

👉 ✒️ www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

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Petition to the House of Commons
Whereas:
- Bill C-2, titled the “Strong Borders Act”, contains provisions that threaten fundamental rights and freedoms protected under Canadian and international law;
- The Bill would grant law enforcement and national security agencies warrantless access to Canadians’ historical associations with organizations and businesses;
- It would allow authorities to compel the disclosure of sensitive personal information, including geolocation data and contact details, based merely on suspicion of relevance to the investigation of offences under Acts of Parliament, regardless of individual involvement;
- The Bill is designed to facilitate Canada's alignment with the United States' CLOUD Act and the United Nations Cybercrime Convention, raising serious concerns about foreign access to Canadians’ private data, including by regimes with poor human rights records; and
- Bill C-2 undermines Canada’s obligations under international human rights instruments, particularly in relation to privacy rights and the fair treatment of migrants and refugees.

We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the House of Commons to:
1. Immediately withdraw Bill C-2 in its entirety;
2. Reaffirm Canada’s commitment to privacy, civil liberties, and international human rights standards;
3. Reject any legislative or policy initiatives that would enable foreign states, including the United States, to gain undue access to Canadians’ personal information; and
4. Ensure that national security and border-related legislation upholds the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and is subject to meaningful judicial oversight.

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SubScatter @subscatter.bsky.social · 5d

Your ring doorbell is a fascist tool

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 5d

Ring founder: “I’m focused on: How can I get the highest density of camera coverage in a neighborhood matched with AI to make neighborhoods safer?…It’s not just hard crime.”

Just put this guy and the Flock guy on a deserted island together so they can surveill each other until the end times.

Ring founder 'backs the blue,' says AI is helping Amazon-owned doorbell unit fight crime

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff returned to the company he founded in April to lead the business, which is part of Amazon's devices division.

www.cnbc.com

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.social · 5d

being trans, being fat, being disabled -- these things will teach you who people are in their heart of hearts, often within seconds of meeting them.

⛧ DOLLY DARKO ☭ @thedoomshine.social · 5d

a cool thing about trans people is that just existing in normal every day life on social media we will cause people who would otherwise pass as just a normal liberal reveal that they were actually just insane reactionary conservatives the entire time and also total fucking cowards about it

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Little Tunny 🐌🤝🧂 @littletunny.bsky.social · 5d

as a neurodivergent & also weird kid school was hell for me, though these days I struggle to remember the names of all the teachers who bullied me. But the three that treated me like a person have never left me. Now more than ever, I hope you all try your best to stay unsquishable!

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Halifax Regional Municipality @hfxgov.bsky.social · 5d

REMINDER: On Monday, Oct. 6 the Board of Police Commissioners is holding a virtual consultation to review the Halifax Regional Police’s 2026/27 operating budget and the RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment’s resource request. Register to speak by 10 a.m. Oct. 6 at buff.ly/MKdGsll.

Alt text: Mid-blue background with an illustrated computer screen containing multiple outlines of virtual participants. Text reads: Virtual public consultation in white font.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 5d

Please support if you can.

Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 5d

When war and genocide goes on for literal years, it can be easy to forget the lives that people lived before this horror started. Alaa @mamatwins.bsky.social has been trying to imagine rebuilding her life as an architect.

Your help are an investment in rebuild a woman and an architect

My name is Alaa, and I hold a Master’s degree in Architecture.

chuffed.org

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 5d

Gaza fishermen able to fish for first time thanks to sumud flotilla distraction

they STILL FED MY PEOPLE. 🥹

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 6d

So far I am Fadi’s only donor- if you have even a little to give- it’s very hard to raise on a new account and having more donors improves visibility a lot ❤️

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 6d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Fadi. Fadi is 19 years old and wants to go to school to be a software engineer. Instead of studying he has just been trying to survive after his family has been displaced many times. He has a new fundraiser to help him accomplish his goal.

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lacey @byelacey.bsky.social · 5d

happy fuck up a tree friday

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 7d

Urgent! Need 800 for medicine today.

Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 8d

If you recognize our right to survive as victims, please spend 50 for my family so we can evacuate.

Project Bring Ruaa and Her Family to Safety

I'm helping my friend, Ruaa Naji, raise funds to help her family survive.

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 5d

Imagine someone killing your family and then saying you need to be "deradicalized"

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Preet Bhogal @preetbhogal.bsky.social · 8d

Wtf. If you can, donate to their GoFundMe halifax.citynews.ca/2025/09/30/m...

Man facing charges after 'brutally' assaulting two bystanders

Two men are facing a long road to recovery after an assault by a person left them in life-threatening condition. Annapolis District RCMP officers laid several charges against William Cedric Douglas Wi...

halifax.citynews.ca

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adrienne @mermaidrienne.bsky.social · 9d

Hi #bikehfx, I have a favour to ask! Does anyone drive and have a bike rack on their car that would be willing to bring me and my e-bike to vintage iron cycles in burnside? (Or have any advice or recommendations for how I can go about this?)

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adrienne @mermaidrienne.bsky.social · 9d

My rear wheel has some broken spokes and I’m bringing it to upgrade the whole wheel with heavy duty spokes, and I just don’t feel comfortable riding it over the bridge and all the way to burnside in its current state.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 9d

Every entertainment outlet should be using this same language about the “performer” computer

Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 9d

SAG-AFTRA has released a statement on Tilly Norwood, the AI "performer," saying:

“To be clear, 'Tilly Norwood' is not an actor, it’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers — without permission or compensation."

SAG-AFTRA Statement on Synthetic Performer

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 30, 2025) — SAG-AFTRA has released the following statement on the announcement of “Tilly Norwood,” an A.I.-generated “actor” that is reportedly seeking representation:

“SAG-AFTRA believes creativity is, and should remain, human-centered. The union is opposed to the replacement of human performers by synthetics.

“To be clear, “Tilly Norwood” is not an actor, it’s a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers — without permission or compensation. It has no life experience to draw from, no emotion and, from what we’ve seen, audiences aren’t interested in watching computer-generated content untethered from the human experience. It doesn’t solve any “problem” — it creates the problem of using stolen performances to put actors out of work, jeopardizing performer livelihoods and devaluing human artistry.

“Additionally, signatory producers should be aware that they may not use synthetic performers without complying with our contractual obligations, which generally require notice and bargaining whenever a synthetic performer is going to be used.”

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Safe Kjipuktuk @safehrm.bsky.social · 9d

"It's not lost upon us that this bill is being rushed through on the eve of Treaty Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation"

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/....

Crown lands bill would criminalize peaceful protests, critics say | CBC News

The Nova Scotia government's proposed move to make it illegal to block forest access roads on Crown lands is being dismissed as heavy-handed and an attempt to ignore Mi'kmaw rights.

www.cbc.ca

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Matt Stickland @landofsticks.bsky.social · 9d

I Halifax, when we try and make it safe for kids to get themselves to school we just don't. We slap speed humps on streets (not too steep though) and call it a day.

Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 9d

Paris celebrated the opening of its 300th “school street”: landscaped & pedestrianized or semi-pedestrianized blocks situated in front of schools. Most have been completed since 2020.

Paris passe le cap des 300 rues piétonnes près des écoles pour être « plus accueillante aux enfants »

La municipalité, qui a organisé samedi une fête dédiée, tire un bilan positif de ces espaces piétonnisés aux abords des établissements scola

leparisien.fr

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