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“What’s coming will be subtle — the algorithmic equivalent of editors who’ve internalized which stories are ‘too political’ and which framings are ‘balanced.'” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...
December 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“What’s coming will be subtle — the algorithmic equivalent of editors who’ve internalized which stories are ‘too political’ and which framings are ‘balanced.'” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...
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I keep seeing these headlines. $220 million for 3000 jobs? And then they cut and run? Getting pretty tired of this corporate welfare with minimal benefits. Even if they honour the original deal your tax dollars prop up corporate profits & a handful of jobs. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Feds gave Stellantis more than $220M before Brampton decision, records show | CBC News
The federal government paid Stellantis more than $220 million to help upgrade its plants in Ontario before the automaker revealed plans to move some production to the U.S., recent records show.
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I keep seeing these headlines. $220 million for 3000 jobs? And then they cut and run? Getting pretty tired of this corporate welfare with minimal benefits. Even if they honour the original deal your tax dollars prop up corporate profits & a handful of jobs. #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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This is a big part of it, for me. Instead of glancing at the image and continuing to listen to the talk, I’m noticing that the table leg is connected to the chair, that the shirt buttons sideways, that the window bleeds weirdly into the wall. And wondering why the presenter didn’t notice or care.
It's also just distracting because usually the image has some weirdness to it, and it doesn't tend to add explanatory value. So if you're just adding them for ambience or to represent a generic concept, just use a regular picture.
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is a big part of it, for me. Instead of glancing at the image and continuing to listen to the talk, I’m noticing that the table leg is connected to the chair, that the shirt buttons sideways, that the window bleeds weirdly into the wall. And wondering why the presenter didn’t notice or care.
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Any mention of privatization should always be accompanied by this warning, like the warnings on a pack of cigarettes.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
Will PRIVATIZING Canadian MEDICARE WORK?
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Researchers compared 25 wealthy countries.
The more each relies on FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES to deliver healthcare
...the WORSE LIFE EXPECTANCY gets.
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
November 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Any mention of privatization should always be accompanied by this warning, like the warnings on a pack of cigarettes.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
Privatization is HARMFUL and results in more deaths.
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Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
October 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Instead of trying to green cars so much why don't we just invest in trains. city trains. under ground trains. above ground trains. trains between cities. trains between countries. TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
THE PEOPLE CRAVE TRAINS
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A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
October 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!
Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:
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I've asked Canada Revenue Agency about this issue before, they won't comment on the activities of individual charities due to the "confidentiality provisions of the Income Tax Act"
They note the public can report charities suspected of non-compliant activities here:
www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...
They note the public can report charities suspected of non-compliant activities here:
www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...
October 8, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I've asked Canada Revenue Agency about this issue before, they won't comment on the activities of individual charities due to the "confidentiality provisions of the Income Tax Act"
They note the public can report charities suspected of non-compliant activities here:
www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...
They note the public can report charities suspected of non-compliant activities here:
www.canada.ca/en/revenue-a...
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The speed at which we normalized groceries being ludicrously expensive is so demoralizing.
October 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The speed at which we normalized groceries being ludicrously expensive is so demoralizing.
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"Ninety-four per cent of (Canadian) public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the country." www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says 'data isn't gold in Fort Knox'
Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the cou...
www.hilltimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"Ninety-four per cent of (Canadian) public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public trust eroding if such data is stored outside of the country." www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
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🚨 Major IRPP report release today!
Canada needs a bold industrial strategy to secure its future. This report lays out the roadmap, from housing innovation to trade diversification & Indigenous economic Reconciliation.
Read our recommendations: tinyurl.com/72ees5fn
Canada needs a bold industrial strategy to secure its future. This report lays out the roadmap, from housing innovation to trade diversification & Indigenous economic Reconciliation.
Read our recommendations: tinyurl.com/72ees5fn
Building for the Future: How Industrial Policy Can Strengthen Canada’s Economy and Sovereignty - IRPP
A report from the IRPP shows how a smart industrial policy strategy can help Canadian governments address unprecedented challenges.
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September 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
🚨 Major IRPP report release today!
Canada needs a bold industrial strategy to secure its future. This report lays out the roadmap, from housing innovation to trade diversification & Indigenous economic Reconciliation.
Read our recommendations: tinyurl.com/72ees5fn
Canada needs a bold industrial strategy to secure its future. This report lays out the roadmap, from housing innovation to trade diversification & Indigenous economic Reconciliation.
Read our recommendations: tinyurl.com/72ees5fn
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
^Good to see this getting attention.
We’ve had a number of promising meetings with supportive officials, but we’re still navigating old support programs while pressing on with our own limited funds (with help from friends and family).
More 👇
^Good to see this getting attention.
We’ve had a number of promising meetings with supportive officials, but we’re still navigating old support programs while pressing on with our own limited funds (with help from friends and family).
More 👇
Margaret Atwood and others have called on Canada to protect its sovereignty. But is Mark Carney’s minister listening?
Last week, dozens of Canadian public figures wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling on him to do more to protect Canada from external threats.
www.thestar.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
^Good to see this getting attention.
We’ve had a number of promising meetings with supportive officials, but we’re still navigating old support programs while pressing on with our own limited funds (with help from friends and family).
More 👇
^Good to see this getting attention.
We’ve had a number of promising meetings with supportive officials, but we’re still navigating old support programs while pressing on with our own limited funds (with help from friends and family).
More 👇
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As Canadians, we should care about this because being empathetic keeps you human. But we should also care about this because of the impact it'll have on Snowbirds; both them straight up getting sick or dying from exposure, but also them bringing all those illnesses back to Canada in the spring.
Florida is moving to eliminate all vaccine mandates, including for school children, which would make it the first state to do so.
Florida Seeks to End State’s Vaccine Mandates
The move would make Florida the first state in the U.S. to get rid of immunization requirements.
on.wsj.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
As Canadians, we should care about this because being empathetic keeps you human. But we should also care about this because of the impact it'll have on Snowbirds; both them straight up getting sick or dying from exposure, but also them bringing all those illnesses back to Canada in the spring.
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I mentioned to a couple of people that I had a surprise waiting to be shared when Moderna got approval for its updated COVID-19 vaccine. It’s approved, and the big news??? Completely produced domestically!!!!! 🥳🤩
Approved as usual for all aged 6mo+!
Approved as usual for all aged 6mo+!
August 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I mentioned to a couple of people that I had a surprise waiting to be shared when Moderna got approval for its updated COVID-19 vaccine. It’s approved, and the big news??? Completely produced domestically!!!!! 🥳🤩
Approved as usual for all aged 6mo+!
Approved as usual for all aged 6mo+!
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Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
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To broaden the discourse over Canada's economic strategy under Trump, @policyalternatives.ca and Centre for Future Work have released a new 'Factbook'. See it at policyalternatives.ca/news-researc.... #canlab /4
Building a Sovereign, Value-Added, and Sustainable Economy - CCPA
U.S. President Donald Trump has confronted Canadians with unprecedented threats to our sovereignty and prosperity. From his inauguration speech, when he resuscitated the imperial doctrine of ‘Manifest...
policyalternatives.ca
August 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
To broaden the discourse over Canada's economic strategy under Trump, @policyalternatives.ca and Centre for Future Work have released a new 'Factbook'. See it at policyalternatives.ca/news-researc.... #canlab /4
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Still remember one study where they had "AI" look at photos to diagnose cancer and it had like a 98% or 99% accuracy...
...except all the photos of actual tumors had a ruler next to them for scale. And the algorithm just got really good at spotting rulers in a photograph.
...except all the photos of actual tumors had a ruler next to them for scale. And the algorithm just got really good at spotting rulers in a photograph.
Stop offloading cognitive tasks to "generative AI." Stop using systems w/ "AI" features either inextricably woven through them or prominently displayed at the top to nudge you into their use. Stop *Designing* "AI" tools & integrations that way. Stop building or using "AI" like this. Fucking Stop it.
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Still remember one study where they had "AI" look at photos to diagnose cancer and it had like a 98% or 99% accuracy...
...except all the photos of actual tumors had a ruler next to them for scale. And the algorithm just got really good at spotting rulers in a photograph.
...except all the photos of actual tumors had a ruler next to them for scale. And the algorithm just got really good at spotting rulers in a photograph.
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No interviews with anyone who knows anything about LLMs. No indication the author understands that LLMs are designed to tell you what you want to hear, not necessarily what you need to hear.
If you substituted "tarot cards" for "ChatGPT" you'd end up with the exact same story, beat for beat.
If you substituted "tarot cards" for "ChatGPT" you'd end up with the exact same story, beat for beat.
August 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
No interviews with anyone who knows anything about LLMs. No indication the author understands that LLMs are designed to tell you what you want to hear, not necessarily what you need to hear.
If you substituted "tarot cards" for "ChatGPT" you'd end up with the exact same story, beat for beat.
If you substituted "tarot cards" for "ChatGPT" you'd end up with the exact same story, beat for beat.
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That @maddow.msnbc.com video about Canada? Fake. And more dangerous than you think.
@msnbc.com #msnbc #rachelmaddow #cdnpoli #canada #deepfakes
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@msnbc.com #msnbc #rachelmaddow #cdnpoli #canada #deepfakes
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August 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
That @maddow.msnbc.com video about Canada? Fake. And more dangerous than you think.
@msnbc.com #msnbc #rachelmaddow #cdnpoli #canada #deepfakes
✅ My newsletter and links → beacons.ai/todmaffin
@msnbc.com #msnbc #rachelmaddow #cdnpoli #canada #deepfakes
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ChatGPT is still a bullshit machine
ChatGPT Is Still a Bullshit Machine
CEO Sam Altman says it's like having a superpower, but GPT-5 struggles with basic questions.
gizmodo.com
August 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
ChatGPT is still a bullshit machine
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there's an episode of The Simpsons where Marge tries to get a violent cartoon pulled from the airwaves, only to discover that the people backing her aren't going to stop at just the art that *she* doesn't like, and that supporting artistic freedom means accepting discomfort.
It aired in 1990.
It aired in 1990.
August 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
there's an episode of The Simpsons where Marge tries to get a violent cartoon pulled from the airwaves, only to discover that the people backing her aren't going to stop at just the art that *she* doesn't like, and that supporting artistic freedom means accepting discomfort.
It aired in 1990.
It aired in 1990.
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I’m glad that the woman at the center of this story was able to make the choice she felt was right for her and her family. But what’s happening here is horrifying: conservatives are valorizing these stories strategically—they want to make the skyrocketing maternal mortality rate *positive*
August 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I’m glad that the woman at the center of this story was able to make the choice she felt was right for her and her family. But what’s happening here is horrifying: conservatives are valorizing these stories strategically—they want to make the skyrocketing maternal mortality rate *positive*
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A thing I think we miss is that the “authoritarian playbook” isn’t a set of instructions authoritarians are reading from, it’s just a list of things that happen when narcissists get too much power.
August 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A thing I think we miss is that the “authoritarian playbook” isn’t a set of instructions authoritarians are reading from, it’s just a list of things that happen when narcissists get too much power.
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As usual, Bill Burr doesn’t miss 🎯
August 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As usual, Bill Burr doesn’t miss 🎯
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Looking forward to presenting the keynote "The Health Misinformation Crisis!" at #WTC2025!
Warm up with my (current) Top 10 misinformation concerns: thewalrus.ca/before-you-s... via @thewalrus.ca
#GoScience!
Warm up with my (current) Top 10 misinformation concerns: thewalrus.ca/before-you-s... via @thewalrus.ca
#GoScience!
You’re Not Imagining It. Health Misinformation Is Everywhere | The Walrus
And yes, some of it has probably gotten to you
thewalrus.ca
August 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Looking forward to presenting the keynote "The Health Misinformation Crisis!" at #WTC2025!
Warm up with my (current) Top 10 misinformation concerns: thewalrus.ca/before-you-s... via @thewalrus.ca
#GoScience!
Warm up with my (current) Top 10 misinformation concerns: thewalrus.ca/before-you-s... via @thewalrus.ca
#GoScience!
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Imagine being against clean air in healthcare, in 2025. These signatories are against patient and staff safety.
July 31, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Imagine being against clean air in healthcare, in 2025. These signatories are against patient and staff safety.