runsmooth
@runsmooth.coffee-time.org.ap.brid.gy
Thinker, Hoarder. I gather news and current events to outline and identify issues with a Canadian point of view.
#AbLeg #AbPoli #CdnPoli #EthicalFading […]
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#AbLeg #AbPoli #CdnPoli #EthicalFading […]
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⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory
The account "oscarolg" continues to proliferate across federated services, with over 50 accounts observed today
#sw_isac_advisory #spam #cib
The account "oscarolg" continues to proliferate across federated services, with over 50 accounts observed today
#sw_isac_advisory #spam #cib
December 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
⚠️ SW-ISAC Advisory
The account "oscarolg" continues to proliferate across federated services, with over 50 accounts observed today
#sw_isac_advisory #spam #cib
The account "oscarolg" continues to proliferate across federated services, with over 50 accounts observed today
#sw_isac_advisory #spam #cib
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
Frohe Wiehnachten
Joyeux Noel
Христос народився
May Peace on Earth and love for our neighbour truly be the thoughts, words, and deeds of every Christian this year.
Frohe Wiehnachten
Joyeux Noel
Христос народився
May Peace on Earth and love for our neighbour truly be the thoughts, words, and deeds of every Christian this year.
December 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Merry Christmas, everyone!
Frohe Wiehnachten
Joyeux Noel
Христос народився
May Peace on Earth and love for our neighbour truly be the thoughts, words, and deeds of every Christian this year.
Frohe Wiehnachten
Joyeux Noel
Христос народився
May Peace on Earth and love for our neighbour truly be the thoughts, words, and deeds of every Christian this year.
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On LinkedIn:
"I accidentally became a ChatGPT surveillance node. Here we go again. The irony is not lost on me.
Juliana Jackson
Oct 29, 2025
I was minding my own business yesterday, checking my search console for my Substack when I started seeing queries that were actual ChatGPT prompts […]
"I accidentally became a ChatGPT surveillance node. Here we go again. The irony is not lost on me.
Juliana Jackson
Oct 29, 2025
I was minding my own business yesterday, checking my search console for my Substack when I started seeing queries that were actual ChatGPT prompts […]
Original post on cosocial.ca
cosocial.ca
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
On LinkedIn:
"I accidentally became a ChatGPT surveillance node. Here we go again. The irony is not lost on me.
Juliana Jackson
Oct 29, 2025
I was minding my own business yesterday, checking my search console for my Substack when I started seeing queries that were actual ChatGPT prompts […]
"I accidentally became a ChatGPT surveillance node. Here we go again. The irony is not lost on me.
Juliana Jackson
Oct 29, 2025
I was minding my own business yesterday, checking my search console for my Substack when I started seeing queries that were actual ChatGPT prompts […]
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A reminder to Albertans that Danielle Smith hasn’t been divinely ordained to be Premier (we already have a King, comfortably impotent across an ocean).
She holds her position by keeping the support of a slight majority of MLAs. Any of them could have voted against this law, any of them can […]
She holds her position by keeping the support of a slight majority of MLAs. Any of them could have voted against this law, any of them can […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A reminder to Albertans that Danielle Smith hasn’t been divinely ordained to be Premier (we already have a King, comfortably impotent across an ocean).
She holds her position by keeping the support of a slight majority of MLAs. Any of them could have voted against this law, any of them can […]
She holds her position by keeping the support of a slight majority of MLAs. Any of them could have voted against this law, any of them can […]
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Alberta has just veered off the cliff into full-on authoritarianism, stripping workers of fundamental rights, it is an inflection point for our country, but it isn’t sudden… this is the dark heart of the “new conservative” movement.
This movement is absolutely at its core a supremacist movement […]
This movement is absolutely at its core a supremacist movement […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Alberta has just veered off the cliff into full-on authoritarianism, stripping workers of fundamental rights, it is an inflection point for our country, but it isn’t sudden… this is the dark heart of the “new conservative” movement.
This movement is absolutely at its core a supremacist movement […]
This movement is absolutely at its core a supremacist movement […]
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Recall petition can go ahead for Nicolaides 🎉
Meanwhile Nicolaides says:
“A recall of an MLA should not proceed when the stated reason is dissatisfaction with legitimate government policy rather than a failure in the member's core duties,”
And also:
“Recalls should be reserved for breaches […]
Meanwhile Nicolaides says:
“A recall of an MLA should not proceed when the stated reason is dissatisfaction with legitimate government policy rather than a failure in the member's core duties,”
And also:
“Recalls should be reserved for breaches […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 24, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Recall petition can go ahead for Nicolaides 🎉
Meanwhile Nicolaides says:
“A recall of an MLA should not proceed when the stated reason is dissatisfaction with legitimate government policy rather than a failure in the member's core duties,”
And also:
“Recalls should be reserved for breaches […]
Meanwhile Nicolaides says:
“A recall of an MLA should not proceed when the stated reason is dissatisfaction with legitimate government policy rather than a failure in the member's core duties,”
And also:
“Recalls should be reserved for breaches […]
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A note to the Alberta #ucp and PPs #maplemaga:
The real, long-term solution to the long ballot problem isn’t anti-democratic restrictions on *who* can run in an election, instead the solution will be real, meaningful reform that makes our elections more fair, more open, and more representative […]
The real, long-term solution to the long ballot problem isn’t anti-democratic restrictions on *who* can run in an election, instead the solution will be real, meaningful reform that makes our elections more fair, more open, and more representative […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A note to the Alberta #ucp and PPs #maplemaga:
The real, long-term solution to the long ballot problem isn’t anti-democratic restrictions on *who* can run in an election, instead the solution will be real, meaningful reform that makes our elections more fair, more open, and more representative […]
The real, long-term solution to the long ballot problem isn’t anti-democratic restrictions on *who* can run in an election, instead the solution will be real, meaningful reform that makes our elections more fair, more open, and more representative […]
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#ucp announces upcoming changes to Alberta election rules.
House Leader Schow said the government is planning to introduce legislation this fall to limit who can run in provincial elections.
Schow said the goal is to bring transparency and clarity to the process.
Schow, declined to provide […]
House Leader Schow said the government is planning to introduce legislation this fall to limit who can run in provincial elections.
Schow said the goal is to bring transparency and clarity to the process.
Schow, declined to provide […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
#ucp announces upcoming changes to Alberta election rules.
House Leader Schow said the government is planning to introduce legislation this fall to limit who can run in provincial elections.
Schow said the goal is to bring transparency and clarity to the process.
Schow, declined to provide […]
House Leader Schow said the government is planning to introduce legislation this fall to limit who can run in provincial elections.
Schow said the goal is to bring transparency and clarity to the process.
Schow, declined to provide […]
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IFTAS Advisory The following domain(s) have been reviewed and are now listed on the IFTAS Do Not Interact list.
Domain | Label(s)
rassilni[.]com | hate-speech;spam
DNI List: https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-do-not-interact-dni-list/
Label Definitions […]
Domain | Label(s)
rassilni[.]com | hate-speech;spam
DNI List: https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-do-not-interact-dni-list/
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Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
IFTAS Advisory The following domain(s) have been reviewed and are now listed on the IFTAS Do Not Interact list.
Domain | Label(s)
rassilni[.]com | hate-speech;spam
DNI List: https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-do-not-interact-dni-list/
Label Definitions […]
Domain | Label(s)
rassilni[.]com | hate-speech;spam
DNI List: https://about.iftas.org/trust-safety-services/iftas-do-not-interact-dni-list/
Label Definitions […]
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It’s #election Day Alberta! Get out and vote some wonderful, thoughtful progressive people into your town/city councils and school boards.
The #ucp is quite concerned about this possibility and has spent a lot of money to buy local government that is easier to manage. Be ungovernable!
#abpoli […]
The #ucp is quite concerned about this possibility and has spent a lot of money to buy local government that is easier to manage. Be ungovernable!
#abpoli […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
October 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I had some time to nerd out.
I wanted to continue expanding into the Fediverse. So I converted my existing IceShrimp instance into a Lemmy one.
I needed to work out the proper settings over the last few days.
If anyone's interested, feel free to sign up and check it […]
I wanted to continue expanding into the Fediverse. So I converted my existing IceShrimp instance into a Lemmy one.
I needed to work out the proper settings over the last few days.
If anyone's interested, feel free to sign up and check it […]
Original post on coffee-time.org
coffee-time.org
October 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I had some time to nerd out.
I wanted to continue expanding into the Fediverse. So I converted my existing IceShrimp instance into a Lemmy one.
I needed to work out the proper settings over the last few days.
If anyone's interested, feel free to sign up and check it […]
I wanted to continue expanding into the Fediverse. So I converted my existing IceShrimp instance into a Lemmy one.
I needed to work out the proper settings over the last few days.
If anyone's interested, feel free to sign up and check it […]
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yahoo.com in January 2001
https://web.archive.org/web/20010124000600/http://www.yahoo.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20010124000600/http://www.yahoo.com/
October 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
yahoo.com in January 2001
https://web.archive.org/web/20010124000600/http://www.yahoo.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20010124000600/http://www.yahoo.com/
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There’s been an oppressive amount of spam originating from what appears to be compromised mastodon accounts posting links that appear to be porn, but lead to various badness depending on the location, IP address, browser, and operating system of the visitor. Don’t click on tinyurl or other link […]
Original post on infosec.exchange
infosec.exchange
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There’s been an oppressive amount of spam originating from what appears to be compromised mastodon accounts posting links that appear to be porn, but lead to various badness depending on the location, IP address, browser, and operating system of the visitor. Don’t click on tinyurl or other link […]
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When I started my "mastodon-experiment" I always heard "there's hardly anyone there", "noone knows it" ...
Almost 2 years later I'm spending a considerable amount of time here with you and I enjoy it WAYS MORE than on any other platform before.
Thanks all of you for being here. And welcome to […]
Almost 2 years later I'm spending a considerable amount of time here with you and I enjoy it WAYS MORE than on any other platform before.
Thanks all of you for being here. And welcome to […]
Original post on mastodon.social
mastodon.social
February 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
When I started my "mastodon-experiment" I always heard "there's hardly anyone there", "noone knows it" ...
Almost 2 years later I'm spending a considerable amount of time here with you and I enjoy it WAYS MORE than on any other platform before.
Thanks all of you for being here. And welcome to […]
Almost 2 years later I'm spending a considerable amount of time here with you and I enjoy it WAYS MORE than on any other platform before.
Thanks all of you for being here. And welcome to […]
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Here’s the government’s track record on funding education, currently Alberta public funding is $3,950 per student less than the Canadian average, and Alberta private school funding is $5,000 per student more than the average. In fact, the only reason the Canadian […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
October 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Here’s the government’s track record on funding education, currently Alberta public funding is $3,950 per student less than the Canadian average, and Alberta private school funding is $5,000 per student more than the average. In fact, the only reason the Canadian […]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
[Original post on mstdn.ca]
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We have over 110 responses to the Annual Fediverse Survey, thank you to everyone who participated!
The survey is always open, but we will use these responses for the 2025 report. Your input helps us better understand the needs, challenges, and perspectives of those building and moderating […]
The survey is always open, but we will use these responses for the 2025 report. Your input helps us better understand the needs, challenges, and perspectives of those building and moderating […]
Original post on mastodon.iftas.org
mastodon.iftas.org
September 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
We have over 110 responses to the Annual Fediverse Survey, thank you to everyone who participated!
The survey is always open, but we will use these responses for the 2025 report. Your input helps us better understand the needs, challenges, and perspectives of those building and moderating […]
The survey is always open, but we will use these responses for the 2025 report. Your input helps us better understand the needs, challenges, and perspectives of those building and moderating […]
Alberta Under Siege?
With the recent developments in the US that suggest a collapse into Authoritarian State, Canadians should take note that a similar trend can be seen in Alberta. Canadians can still learn and apply the lessons of other countries ravaged by Cambridge Analytica, and take […]
With the recent developments in the US that suggest a collapse into Authoritarian State, Canadians should take note that a similar trend can be seen in Alberta. Canadians can still learn and apply the lessons of other countries ravaged by Cambridge Analytica, and take […]
Original post on coffee-time.org
coffee-time.org
September 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Alberta Under Siege?
With the recent developments in the US that suggest a collapse into Authoritarian State, Canadians should take note that a similar trend can be seen in Alberta. Canadians can still learn and apply the lessons of other countries ravaged by Cambridge Analytica, and take […]
With the recent developments in the US that suggest a collapse into Authoritarian State, Canadians should take note that a similar trend can be seen in Alberta. Canadians can still learn and apply the lessons of other countries ravaged by Cambridge Analytica, and take […]
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Also remember that the province - Premier Smith personally - began criticism of Parks Canada and the federal government within days (if not hours) of the townsite burning.
The wildfire and its devastation immediately became just another weapon in the UCP’s vilification of Ottawa, arguing […]
The wildfire and its devastation immediately became just another weapon in the UCP’s vilification of Ottawa, arguing […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
July 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Also remember that the province - Premier Smith personally - began criticism of Parks Canada and the federal government within days (if not hours) of the townsite burning.
The wildfire and its devastation immediately became just another weapon in the UCP’s vilification of Ottawa, arguing […]
The wildfire and its devastation immediately became just another weapon in the UCP’s vilification of Ottawa, arguing […]
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As the ridiculous flap over Jasper’s fire report continues on this one year anniversary of the fire, keep this in mind:
The conditions last July were locally unprecedented; a combination of high temperatures, extremely low humidity, and very high winds that hadn’t been seen before.
Federal […]
The conditions last July were locally unprecedented; a combination of high temperatures, extremely low humidity, and very high winds that hadn’t been seen before.
Federal […]
Original post on mstdn.ca
mstdn.ca
July 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As the ridiculous flap over Jasper’s fire report continues on this one year anniversary of the fire, keep this in mind:
The conditions last July were locally unprecedented; a combination of high temperatures, extremely low humidity, and very high winds that hadn’t been seen before.
Federal […]
The conditions last July were locally unprecedented; a combination of high temperatures, extremely low humidity, and very high winds that hadn’t been seen before.
Federal […]
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FOX: “The final read for Q1 GDP was -0.5%… the first negative read we've actually clocked since Q1 of 2022.“
June 27, 2025 at 12:35 PM
FOX: “The final read for Q1 GDP was -0.5%… the first negative read we've actually clocked since Q1 of 2022.“
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There is no such thing as an illegal person.
Every person is inherently, infinitely, and uniquely valuable.
Every person is inherently, infinitely, and uniquely valuable.
June 27, 2025 at 3:19 AM
There is no such thing as an illegal person.
Every person is inherently, infinitely, and uniquely valuable.
Every person is inherently, infinitely, and uniquely valuable.
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NEW: ICE is using a facial recognition smartphone app that pulls faces from CBP's database of people who cross the border:
https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/
https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
NEW: ICE is using a facial recognition smartphone app that pulls faces from CBP's database of people who cross the border:
https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/
https://www.404media.co/ice-is-using-a-new-facial-recognition-app-to-identify-people-leaked-emails-show/
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Hello Mastodon. 👋 It’s Thursday. I’m feeling both lethargic and antsy #today, which is a strange combination. I have yard work to do this morning before my proper work day starts, which should help on both fronts.
Speaking of yard work, did you know that the first #lawnmower was invented in […]
Speaking of yard work, did you know that the first #lawnmower was invented in […]
Original post on mastodon.online
mastodon.online
June 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Hello Mastodon. 👋 It’s Thursday. I’m feeling both lethargic and antsy #today, which is a strange combination. I have yard work to do this morning before my proper work day starts, which should help on both fronts.
Speaking of yard work, did you know that the first #lawnmower was invented in […]
Speaking of yard work, did you know that the first #lawnmower was invented in […]
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The biggest media failure on the bombing of Iran is that every article should have started with: "The Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 effectively curtailed Iran's nuclear program until the US withdrew in 2018, under pressure from Israel".
Without this context, any commentary is worthless.
Without this context, any commentary is worthless.
June 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The biggest media failure on the bombing of Iran is that every article should have started with: "The Iran nuclear deal signed in 2015 effectively curtailed Iran's nuclear program until the US withdrew in 2018, under pressure from Israel".
Without this context, any commentary is worthless.
Without this context, any commentary is worthless.