Jonathan Stade
@acheron.com
Canada: I know you're still talking about the UCP stripping Albertans rights with the NWC, but this government is in full Trump flood-the-zone mode, you have to keep up. Today they started to create a UCP police force and they dropped heavily gerrymandered new districts. This is an emergency.
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Canada: I know you're still talking about the UCP stripping Albertans rights with the NWC, but this government is in full Trump flood-the-zone mode, you have to keep up. Today they started to create a UCP police force and they dropped heavily gerrymandered new districts. This is an emergency.
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The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
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If you are going to a No Kings protest this weekend, be sure to review our Surveillance Self Defense guide for attending a protest and bring Rayhunter along for the ride! ssd.eff.org/module/atte.... eff.org/rayhunter.
Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular
Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators
www.eff.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
If you are going to a No Kings protest this weekend, be sure to review our Surveillance Self Defense guide for attending a protest and bring Rayhunter along for the ride! ssd.eff.org/module/atte.... eff.org/rayhunter.
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The Apple Polishing Cloth has been updated to support the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, 17 Pro models, the new Ultra 3, SE 3, and Apple Watch Series 11.
September 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The Apple Polishing Cloth has been updated to support the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, 17 Pro models, the new Ultra 3, SE 3, and Apple Watch Series 11.
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Here's something that needs to be stressed: no amount of saying "political violence is never acceptable" is going to make Republicans NOT do more political violence and become more extreme. They were doing that anyway and it's literally not possible for them to do that faster than they already are.
September 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Here's something that needs to be stressed: no amount of saying "political violence is never acceptable" is going to make Republicans NOT do more political violence and become more extreme. They were doing that anyway and it's literally not possible for them to do that faster than they already are.
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Surely that new federal MP in Alberta, Pierre Poilievre, will be up in arms about this obvious attack on freedom by the provincial government.
August 29, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Surely that new federal MP in Alberta, Pierre Poilievre, will be up in arms about this obvious attack on freedom by the provincial government.
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Well, the list of books being banned from EPSB is appalling. And it's very likely that an author on this list will get their other works pulled too, especially in the absence of teacher librarians.
There are books on this list that changed my life. This is what the UCP is taking away from kids.
There are books on this list that changed my life. This is what the UCP is taking away from kids.
August 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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...and the hate continues in #Alberta #bannedbooks
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools
Internally distributed list obtained by CBC shows more than 200 books slated for removal
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools
Internally distributed list obtained by CBC shows more than 200 books slated for removal
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools | CBC News
A list confirmed by CBC News shows titles like The Handmaid's Tale and Brave New World are among books to be pulled. The development comes after a policy from Alberta's education minister outlines new...
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 11:35 AM
...and the hate continues in #Alberta #bannedbooks
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools
Internally distributed list obtained by CBC shows more than 200 books slated for removal
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The Handmaid's Tale among more than 200 books to be pulled at Edmonton public schools
Internally distributed list obtained by CBC shows more than 200 books slated for removal
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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If you're an author and Anthropic pirated your book, here's how to register for the class action lawsuit.
Richard Littler (@Richard_Littler@mastodon.social)
"AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry."
Win win.
I just registered my name & book details with the appropri...
mastodon.social
August 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you're an author and Anthropic pirated your book, here's how to register for the class action lawsuit.
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👀 ICYMI: "In authoritarian regimes, by contrast, the same instruments are deliberately entwined with political control, leaving no avenues for independent critique or contestation"
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
How authoritarian states co-opt academic modernisation and bibliometrics for control - Impact of Social Sciences
Do bibliometric performance metrics, which underpin global higher education policies, also provide a means for authoritarian states to coerce academics?
blogs.lse.ac.uk
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
👀 ICYMI: "In authoritarian regimes, by contrast, the same instruments are deliberately entwined with political control, leaving no avenues for independent critique or contestation"
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
#AcademicSky #HigherEducation
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White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
White woman puts Mexican flag on her truck to waste ICE’s time.
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Sometimes the sheer idiocy of this moment overwhelms me. The idea that our convicted felon POTUS who incited an attack on DC police then pardoned the attackers & who's the most corrupt official in US history is going on an "anti-crime" ride-along in a city w/falling crime rate is...(brain explodes)
August 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sometimes the sheer idiocy of this moment overwhelms me. The idea that our convicted felon POTUS who incited an attack on DC police then pardoned the attackers & who's the most corrupt official in US history is going on an "anti-crime" ride-along in a city w/falling crime rate is...(brain explodes)
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He had the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, the EU and NATO in the White House and he made them wait while he went to get instructions from Putin ...
For forty minutes?!
For forty minutes?!
BREAKING NYT:
Trump paused his meeting with European leaders and Zelenskyy this afternoon to call Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin has since confirmed the call. It lasted for 40 minutes.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump paused his meeting with European leaders and Zelenskyy this afternoon to call Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin has since confirmed the call. It lasted for 40 minutes.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Update from Jim Tankersley
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
He had the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, the EU and NATO in the White House and he made them wait while he went to get instructions from Putin ...
For forty minutes?!
For forty minutes?!
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In exchange for less than nothing, Canada has to date:
-spent $1.3 billion to address a non-existent fentanyl border issue;
-introduced Trump-friendly border legislation;
-sacrificed the Digital Services Tax, at a cost of $1.4 billion/year.
It's almost as if the lesson is: appeasement doesn't work.
-spent $1.3 billion to address a non-existent fentanyl border issue;
-introduced Trump-friendly border legislation;
-sacrificed the Digital Services Tax, at a cost of $1.4 billion/year.
It's almost as if the lesson is: appeasement doesn't work.
Donald Trump signs executive order hiking tariffs to 35% on some Canadian goods
The White House confirmed that Canadian goods which don’t comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement will jump from 25 per cent to 35 per cent at midnight Thursday night.
www.thestar.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
In exchange for less than nothing, Canada has to date:
-spent $1.3 billion to address a non-existent fentanyl border issue;
-introduced Trump-friendly border legislation;
-sacrificed the Digital Services Tax, at a cost of $1.4 billion/year.
It's almost as if the lesson is: appeasement doesn't work.
-spent $1.3 billion to address a non-existent fentanyl border issue;
-introduced Trump-friendly border legislation;
-sacrificed the Digital Services Tax, at a cost of $1.4 billion/year.
It's almost as if the lesson is: appeasement doesn't work.
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"Canada is a leader in asbestos mining but for some reason Canadians aren't installing it in their own homes"
Canada is a leader in AI research, but a laggard in adoption: minister
In the race to develop and disseminate artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Canada is a world leader when it comes to research, but a laggard in terms of adoption, says Canada’s new AI minister.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
"Canada is a leader in asbestos mining but for some reason Canadians aren't installing it in their own homes"
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Ten years ago, Alberta’s median income was 17% higher than the national average.
Today, with a mere 2% above national, we’ve fallen behind BC & Quebec.
This decline is evident in rising unemployment and falling wages.
The UCP promised prosperity, but delivered a decline.
Today, with a mere 2% above national, we’ve fallen behind BC & Quebec.
This decline is evident in rising unemployment and falling wages.
The UCP promised prosperity, but delivered a decline.
June 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Ten years ago, Alberta’s median income was 17% higher than the national average.
Today, with a mere 2% above national, we’ve fallen behind BC & Quebec.
This decline is evident in rising unemployment and falling wages.
The UCP promised prosperity, but delivered a decline.
Today, with a mere 2% above national, we’ve fallen behind BC & Quebec.
This decline is evident in rising unemployment and falling wages.
The UCP promised prosperity, but delivered a decline.
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Mark Carney announces that kids can visit museums for free - an idea from the UK where almost all of our museums are free all year round
June 18, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Mark Carney announces that kids can visit museums for free - an idea from the UK where almost all of our museums are free all year round
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Sure reads like a planned assassination to give Republicans control of the Legislature
The Minnesota House was tied 67-67 until Hortman (D) was murdered
The Minnesota Senate is tied 34-34, unless Hoffman (D) dies
The Minnesota House was tied 67-67 until Hortman (D) was murdered
The Minnesota Senate is tied 34-34, unless Hoffman (D) dies
Fucking hell: “Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer.”
Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.
kstp.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Sure reads like a planned assassination to give Republicans control of the Legislature
The Minnesota House was tied 67-67 until Hortman (D) was murdered
The Minnesota Senate is tied 34-34, unless Hoffman (D) dies
The Minnesota House was tied 67-67 until Hortman (D) was murdered
The Minnesota Senate is tied 34-34, unless Hoffman (D) dies
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If I created an investment fund and promised 300% returns but instead spent your money buying yachts, I'd go to jail.
Yet there are so many dudebros telling me that when ChatGPT spouts total bullshit the problem isn't OpenAI marketing it as a knowledge engine, it's the users who believe it.
Yet there are so many dudebros telling me that when ChatGPT spouts total bullshit the problem isn't OpenAI marketing it as a knowledge engine, it's the users who believe it.
June 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If I created an investment fund and promised 300% returns but instead spent your money buying yachts, I'd go to jail.
Yet there are so many dudebros telling me that when ChatGPT spouts total bullshit the problem isn't OpenAI marketing it as a knowledge engine, it's the users who believe it.
Yet there are so many dudebros telling me that when ChatGPT spouts total bullshit the problem isn't OpenAI marketing it as a knowledge engine, it's the users who believe it.
