@mmesushi.bsky.social
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Talking with people at a holiday gathering here in Toronto last night, and when it came up, most of us nodded that we likely won’t ever visit the United States again.
It’s a weird feeling, and weird to acknowledge in a group.
It’s a weird feeling, and weird to acknowledge in a group.
December 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Talking with people at a holiday gathering here in Toronto last night, and when it came up, most of us nodded that we likely won’t ever visit the United States again.
It’s a weird feeling, and weird to acknowledge in a group.
It’s a weird feeling, and weird to acknowledge in a group.
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Flu cases in Canada rise above three-season high. There have been at least 74 flu deaths since August, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Flu cases in Canada rise above three-season high
There have been at least 74 deaths since August
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Flu cases in Canada rise above three-season high. There have been at least 74 flu deaths since August, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Move fast, enshittify everything.
“This could look like a user asking how much ibuprofen to take for a headache receiving a promoted ad for Advil in the chatbot’s response. Meanwhile, actual results on correct dosage may be brushed to the side, or buried under a mountain of ad text…”
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Move fast, enshittify everything.
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Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis https://theonion.com/israel-agrees-to-go-back-to-killing-palestinians-on-less-frequent-basis/
December 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis https://theonion.com/israel-agrees-to-go-back-to-killing-palestinians-on-less-frequent-basis/
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"Elbows up in 2025: How a year of Canadian boycotts on U.S. products played out. Canadians hit the U.S. where it hurts: booze, travel and orange juice" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Elbows up in 2025: How a year of Canadian boycotts on U.S. products played out. Canadians hit the U.S. where it hurts: booze, travel and orange juice" www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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David Frum thinks recognizing Aboriginal title - i.e. Indigenous sovereignty over land - was a thing "invented" by today's Canadian courts. As opposed to, y'know, a thing recognized by the Royal Proclamation of 1763, over a century before the country of Canada existed.
Moving into David Frum’s house to start an open-pit mine in his living room. Confident he won’t stand for “the country’s courts…inventing new obstacles to development.”
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
David Frum thinks recognizing Aboriginal title - i.e. Indigenous sovereignty over land - was a thing "invented" by today's Canadian courts. As opposed to, y'know, a thing recognized by the Royal Proclamation of 1763, over a century before the country of Canada existed.
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To save you a read, the two "threats" are garbage and swearing.
If that makes you scared, that is your own problem, not someone else's. Where is the actual danger here?
If that makes you scared, that is your own problem, not someone else's. Where is the actual danger here?
Apparent homeless encampment in North Kentville causing safety concerns www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Apparent homeless encampment in North Kentville, N.S., causing safety concerns
North Kentville, N.S., residents are fed up with a lack of action to address an apparent homeless encampment in a backyard on Campbell Road.
www.saltwire.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
To save you a read, the two "threats" are garbage and swearing.
If that makes you scared, that is your own problem, not someone else's. Where is the actual danger here?
If that makes you scared, that is your own problem, not someone else's. Where is the actual danger here?
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
New, from me: The NYT reporter who specializes in profiles of beleaguered right-wingers on campus went to New College...and found out that things were going ok!
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
So let me explain some pretty massive errors of omission: 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/the-nyt-re...
The NYT Recruiting Brochure for New College
A failing Ron DeSantis higher ed experiment gets a boost
donmoynihan.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
We really need to bring back a focus on reading comprehension
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The Doug Ford government dropped tire recycling targets, but consumers are still paying eco fees on tires, and there have been job losses for those who used to collect and recycle tires. This is horrible for both the environment and for workers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling in Ontario. Some industry insiders are sounding the alarm | CBC News
Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling up in depots, lots and shops across Ontario as some of the companies responsible for tire recycling have stopped collecting, industry experts say.
www.cbc.ca
December 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Doug Ford government dropped tire recycling targets, but consumers are still paying eco fees on tires, and there have been job losses for those who used to collect and recycle tires. This is horrible for both the environment and for workers.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Winter Surprise
Dana Irving
2021
Dana Irving
2021
December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Winter Surprise
Dana Irving
2021
Dana Irving
2021
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Rogan is one (1) year older than I am. And no, measles was NOT everywhere when we were kids. NO ONE I knew got measles. We all got CHICKEN POX.
This clown's thinking of chicken pix.
This clown's thinking of chicken pix.
Yeah, this dum dum is talking about chicken pox.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
Anyway, it's very cool and awesome that he has so much cultural and political influence.
December 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Rogan is one (1) year older than I am. And no, measles was NOT everywhere when we were kids. NO ONE I knew got measles. We all got CHICKEN POX.
This clown's thinking of chicken pix.
This clown's thinking of chicken pix.
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Read Jim's whole thread! I also want to add some historical context. During the 1918 pandemic, there was so much confusion because many scientists still thought that a bacteria, not a virus caused the flu (because, as Jim notes, we couldn't even see viruses under a microscope yet).
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Read Jim's whole thread! I also want to add some historical context. During the 1918 pandemic, there was so much confusion because many scientists still thought that a bacteria, not a virus caused the flu (because, as Jim notes, we couldn't even see viruses under a microscope yet).
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Postmedia is pushing the idea that if constitutionally protected protests are not suppressed by “police and political leadership,” then Palestinian protesters will be targeted with retribution (and/or political violence?)
December 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Postmedia is pushing the idea that if constitutionally protected protests are not suppressed by “police and political leadership,” then Palestinian protesters will be targeted with retribution (and/or political violence?)
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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We're all going to be reading newspapers again, aren't we?
More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds
More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds
Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data shows
More than 20% of the videos that YouTube’s algorithm shows to new users are “AI slop” – low-quality AI-generated content designed to farm views, research has found.
The video-editing company Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world’s most popular YouTube channels – the top 100 in every country – and found that 278 of them contain only AI slop. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
We're all going to be reading newspapers again, aren't we?
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For those outside of Alberta, this happened at Grey Nuns, a Covenant Health Site. Covenant Health is a Catholic health care provider that runs facilities in cooperation with AHS. Smith would like to turn all hospitals over to providers like Covenant. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Alberta orders review after man dies waiting in Edmonton emergency department | CBC News
Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services Matt Jones said on social media Friday that he had directed Acute Care Alberta to work with Covenant Health to review the circumstances and potential ...
www.cbc.ca
December 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
For those outside of Alberta, this happened at Grey Nuns, a Covenant Health Site. Covenant Health is a Catholic health care provider that runs facilities in cooperation with AHS. Smith would like to turn all hospitals over to providers like Covenant. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Your yearly reminder that due to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement that replaced NAFTA, nothing new will enter the public domain in Canada until 2043.
www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish...
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December 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Your yearly reminder that due to the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement that replaced NAFTA, nothing new will enter the public domain in Canada until 2043.
www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish...
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www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish...
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One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
December 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
One of the most successful pedestrian streets in the world, the Strøget in Copenhagen, was filled with cars until a 2 year pedestrianization pilot project in 1962. The opposition argued “no cars means no business,” but the street has been a massive retail success, the city’s busiest shopping street.
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Worth revisiting this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece in light of the Waymo meltdown over the weekend.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
This articulates my exact feelings about San Francisco, the tech industry, & the entire social crisis of Capitalism we are all facing. Ms. Solnit writes with fierce precision & grace, connecting the dots with damning evidence rather than hyperbole.
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Essential reading.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Rebecca Solnit · In the Shadow of Silicon Valley: Losing San Francisco
I don’t know whether these billionaires know what a city is, but I do know that they have laid their hands on the city...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Worth revisiting this @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social piece in light of the Waymo meltdown over the weekend.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
Automated vehicles ignore social contracts and are only beholden to their corporate bosses. Humans are much better equipped to deal with unforeseen situations, and to prioritize human values.
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Just watched the 60 Minutes segment. Basically it debunks the fundamental claim used by Trump admin that the detainees it sent there are “terrorists” and corroborates torture using clips from El Salvadorean influencers Bukele uses internally. Would be a shock to low information voters, probably
December 22, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Just watched the 60 Minutes segment. Basically it debunks the fundamental claim used by Trump admin that the detainees it sent there are “terrorists” and corroborates torture using clips from El Salvadorean influencers Bukele uses internally. Would be a shock to low information voters, probably
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Nice work, everyone. 🇨🇦 😊
Jim Beam, America’s largest bourbon distiller, is closing its flagship facility for 2026 after more than two decades of rapid growth. The move underlines the immense challenges facing the country's whiskey industry.
Jim Beam Halts Production at Flagship Distillery as Whiskey and Bourbon Markets Struggle
The bourbon giant is closing its flagship distilling operation for all of 2026.
nyti.ms
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Nice work, everyone. 🇨🇦 😊