Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 55m

Joyce's at the market.

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 13h

...and a very happy Yankee Elimination Day to you and yours.

3 2 11

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 23h

the only AI art I respect:

2

Reposted by J.P. Kirby

Rob Hoadley @robhoadley.bsky.social · 1d

Fredericton/Saint John/Moncton

1 14

Reposted by J.P. Kirby

NB COVID info @nbcovidinfo.bsky.social · 1d

Holy F. NS health is using an AI chat bot called Nova and their recent Facebook post encourages people to ASK THE AI CHAT BOT about their SYMPTOMS. This is absolutely wild. www.yourhealthns.ca #nspoli

YourHealthNS

www.yourhealthns.ca

7 23 39

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 3d

this is also the main reason someone who uses dog shampoo still has a column in a major Canadian newspaper.

Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 3d

Hopefully the whole Bari Weiss thing and Ezra Klein thing starts waking people up to the fact that corporate media is mostly populated with mediocre people who have made millions and gained unbelievable influence because they threaten nothing and tell wealthy people exactly what they want to hear.

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 3d

we lost to *these guys*? #bittersoxfan

3

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 4d

brobible.com/sports/artic...

How Jake Jolly Brought Bands Like Phish And the Grateful Dead To Fox Sports NFL Broadcasts

If you’ve ever watched football, NASCAR, or college football on Fox and suddenly thought, Wait, is that Phish?, you’re not imagining things. That’s the

brobible.com

1 1

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 4d

someone could do a dissertation on how the online world has totally embraced Philly and totally shit on Boston.

Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 24d

I have a theory - much like how if you live in New York City for long enough you become culturally Jewish in a way, if you hang out online for too long you end up culturally Philadelphian

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 5d

Shocker: betting segment on Sportsnet tells people to pick the Blue Jays.

1

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 7d

pffft... I'm 42.

Willow @rockshrimp.bsky.social · 7d

Also also, none of you are beating the “everyone on Bluesky is 38” allegations.

2

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 9d

Baltimore.

Maybe:…… @getthebagcoach.bsky.social · 9d

What’s the worst city you’ve visited?

I’ll never go back to Myrtle Beach SC if somebody paid me

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 9d

someone’s snooping on the competition…

1

Reposted by J.P. Kirby

divine beastmode @gunstreet.bsky.social · 13d

the post office is a public service. it doesn’t need to make money. public transit doesn’t need to make money. the library doesn’t need to make money. some things exist for the public good and we desperately need lawmakers to stop thinking about them in terms of capitalism. these are not businesses.

88 4.4K 9.7K

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 16d

but last time I was in Vancouver and took the little ferry to Granville Island I thought we could really use something like that in Freddy now...

maybe from Carleton park (end of Gibson) over to the bottom of Regent - would solve a lot of north side whining about parking downtown.

2

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 16d

the little stub street going from Main St to the McDonald's and Superstore parking lot is still called Ferry Avenue today.

Rob Hoadley @robhoadley.bsky.social · 16d

Fredericton used to have three ferries from downtown.

The Devon ferry left from the bottom of Regent Street, landed near Picaroons.

The St Mary's ferry left from the bottom of York Street.

The Nashwaaksis ferry left from the bottom of Smythe Street, landed behind Superstore.

1 2

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 16d

30 years ago, FOX getting NFL rights set off a chain reaction that led to stations in 40+ cities changing networks.

If ABC calls Sinclair's bluff, we may see that again.

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 16d

This just in from Sinclair: "Beginning Tuesday night Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return."

1 2 4

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 17d

CBC news network has always spent way too much time on US domestic news.

Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 17d

I understand CNN and ABC providing live coverage of the Kirk memorial but I don’t understand why the CBC is providing it in Canada

1 2 6

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 18d

really, really not happy with Madvillainy All Caps being used in a fucking commercial for AI.

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 18d

way too many higher-ups, both politics and big business, and in multiple countries, think the general population is more right-wing than they actually are.

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 18d

currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter

2

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 18d

all shows come subtitled with alt text.

Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 19d

Disney’s collapse following the most successful boycott in human history opens up the streaming market, and Bluesky spins up a streaming service.

What are the hit shows on BlueSky Max?

4

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 20d

nobody reaches for the mute button whenever the TSN betting BS comes on at halftime faster than me.

1

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 20d

Nackawic and Millville are 2 separate towns, like, 20 km apart?

Steven Clark @thefwordnb.bsky.social · 20d

There is nothing more annoying to me than the click bait crap the radio stations do, but this one always gets me....many of these aren't towns. like at least play by your own "rules"

1

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 20d

it's a big club, and you ain't in it.

Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 20d

So Olivia Nuzzi had a secret affair with a source in the most grotesque imaginable way, took a year off to write her book, and then picked up a new gig at Vanity Fair. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/v...

Vanity Fair Welcomes Jennifer Pastore, Olivia Nuzzi, Lindsey Underwood, Aidan McLaughlin, and More New Hires

The announcement includes the appointment of a new creative director, writers, editors, and a social team.

www.vanityfair.com

1 1

J.P. Kirby @the506.bsky.social · 21d

some media company that's not based in the US should scoop up Kimmel and Colbert.

3