Alex Panetta
@alexpanetta.bsky.social
For 28 years: a journalist in print, TV, radio @ CBC, POLITICO, CP. Next: Getting a master’s in Artificial Intelligence management at Georgetown.
it's probably nothing...
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
it's probably nothing...
Just found out there’s a kerfuffle here because of a 12-year-old post from Zohran Mamdani about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk — reinforcing the truth that there is no place on Earth that offers refuge from news about a New York mayoral race.
November 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Just found out there’s a kerfuffle here because of a 12-year-old post from Zohran Mamdani about Mustafa Kemal Ataturk — reinforcing the truth that there is no place on Earth that offers refuge from news about a New York mayoral race.
Waking up early enough in Turkey to catch the Montreal Canadiens winning in OT: Priceless
October 29, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Waking up early enough in Turkey to catch the Montreal Canadiens winning in OT: Priceless
A few weeks ago, he was dangling tariffs because of Canada‘s Middle East policy. Before it was fentanyl. And migration. And now it’s a TV ad. Maybe… stay with me here but…
Maybe… he just really likes tariffs.
Maybe… he just really likes tariffs.
Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of tariff ads nationalnewswatch.com/2025/10/24/t... #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch
Trump terminates trade talks with Canada because of tariff ads
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
A few weeks ago, he was dangling tariffs because of Canada‘s Middle East policy. Before it was fentanyl. And migration. And now it’s a TV ad. Maybe… stay with me here but…
Maybe… he just really likes tariffs.
Maybe… he just really likes tariffs.
The food in Turkey is amazing. Translated menus amazing in a different way.
October 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The food in Turkey is amazing. Translated menus amazing in a different way.
I started a blog about my current studies with a first post about a topic dear to my heart: Saving the news.
On how I turned AI against itself. Used it to avoid algorithms; kill my doomscrolling habit; reduce screen time; and focus on what matters.
Anyone can do it. Here's how.
On how I turned AI against itself. Used it to avoid algorithms; kill my doomscrolling habit; reduce screen time; and focus on what matters.
Anyone can do it. Here's how.
September 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I started a blog about my current studies with a first post about a topic dear to my heart: Saving the news.
On how I turned AI against itself. Used it to avoid algorithms; kill my doomscrolling habit; reduce screen time; and focus on what matters.
Anyone can do it. Here's how.
On how I turned AI against itself. Used it to avoid algorithms; kill my doomscrolling habit; reduce screen time; and focus on what matters.
Anyone can do it. Here's how.
7 full seasons. 6 Stanley Cups. The one year he returned to school, the Habs lost; after he retired, they kept losing. Lawyer. Federal cabinet member. Author. And nice guy - the kind who, after he was voted out of office, stood on a sidewalk the morning after the election to thank constituents. RIP.
Six-time Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78, Montreal Canadiens say.
Hall of Fame Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78
Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 78.
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September 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
7 full seasons. 6 Stanley Cups. The one year he returned to school, the Habs lost; after he retired, they kept losing. Lawyer. Federal cabinet member. Author. And nice guy - the kind who, after he was voted out of office, stood on a sidewalk the morning after the election to thank constituents. RIP.
Time to get to work. After two months of touring ancient ruins, and beaches, and in a couple of cases ruins *on* beaches, I’m going back to school today for the first time in 26 years. Only this time, my classroom is a laptop. The program is Georgetown’s AI master’s. Very excited to dig into this.
August 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Time to get to work. After two months of touring ancient ruins, and beaches, and in a couple of cases ruins *on* beaches, I’m going back to school today for the first time in 26 years. Only this time, my classroom is a laptop. The program is Georgetown’s AI master’s. Very excited to dig into this.
A call for colleges to return to their past, in response to AI cheating — to use oral exams and real-time assignments in class.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
Opinion | Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
A call for colleges to return to their past, in response to AI cheating — to use oral exams and real-time assignments in class.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
Canada created a foreign agent registry to track foreign influence. Except: “Funding (hasn’t been approved). Civil servants haven’t drafted the regulations. And the government hasn’t yet chosen the person who will head the registry.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
August 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Canada created a foreign agent registry to track foreign influence. Except: “Funding (hasn’t been approved). Civil servants haven’t drafted the regulations. And the government hasn’t yet chosen the person who will head the registry.” www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
Counterpoint: Trump is very capable of drawing a hard line — if he cares about something. He did this for the digital services tax: “Do X or no deal.”
Interesting he chose not to here. “..,very hard for us to make a deal….”
Interesting he chose not to here. “..,very hard for us to make a deal….”
President Trump suggests that Canada’s recognition of Palestine as a state will impact the trade relationship between the United States and Canada.
July 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Counterpoint: Trump is very capable of drawing a hard line — if he cares about something. He did this for the digital services tax: “Do X or no deal.”
Interesting he chose not to here. “..,very hard for us to make a deal….”
Interesting he chose not to here. “..,very hard for us to make a deal….”
Organized crime. It’s embedded deep in the roots of our evolutionary tree
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www.wsj.com/lifestyle/mo...
July 31, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Organized crime. It’s embedded deep in the roots of our evolutionary tree
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/mo...
www.wsj.com/lifestyle/mo...
An entertaining insider account of life at Facebook, Careless People, starts with an awkward meeting between Mark Zuckerberg and Canadian PM Stephen Harper at a 2015 international summit in the Panamanian jungle.
July 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
An entertaining insider account of life at Facebook, Careless People, starts with an awkward meeting between Mark Zuckerberg and Canadian PM Stephen Harper at a 2015 international summit in the Panamanian jungle.
Multiple generations of Roman life, in one snapshot
July 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Multiple generations of Roman life, in one snapshot
Today’s Rome 101: Where do Christmas and Congress come from? Turns out: From the same neighborhood. Two buildings, 100 yards apart
To the left: the Temple of Saturn that hosted the Dec 25 holiday later refashioned as Christmas. To the right: the Roman Senate, inspiration for the American republic
To the left: the Temple of Saturn that hosted the Dec 25 holiday later refashioned as Christmas. To the right: the Roman Senate, inspiration for the American republic
July 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today’s Rome 101: Where do Christmas and Congress come from? Turns out: From the same neighborhood. Two buildings, 100 yards apart
To the left: the Temple of Saturn that hosted the Dec 25 holiday later refashioned as Christmas. To the right: the Roman Senate, inspiration for the American republic
To the left: the Temple of Saturn that hosted the Dec 25 holiday later refashioned as Christmas. To the right: the Roman Senate, inspiration for the American republic
The Pantheon. 10:30 am and 11:30 am. Showing the effect of the light descending to floor level — positioned perfectly to illuminate the doorway every year at noon on Rome’s birthday. Every April 21, the emperor entered as if illuminated by a celestial spotlight. Heck of a visual effect.
July 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Pantheon. 10:30 am and 11:30 am. Showing the effect of the light descending to floor level — positioned perfectly to illuminate the doorway every year at noon on Rome’s birthday. Every April 21, the emperor entered as if illuminated by a celestial spotlight. Heck of a visual effect.
The superhighway of the ancient world. The beginning, middle, and end of the old Appian Way. As seen in Rome, Puglia, and by the port of Brindisi which connected the trading routes of Rome to Greece and lots of other places. 🍷 🫒 🥖 🌶️
July 21, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The superhighway of the ancient world. The beginning, middle, and end of the old Appian Way. As seen in Rome, Puglia, and by the port of Brindisi which connected the trading routes of Rome to Greece and lots of other places. 🍷 🫒 🥖 🌶️
A definitive history of marketing hype in the AI field, with Artificial General Intelligence as the current pot at the end of the rainbow used to assuage to antsy venture capitalists that their hundreds of billions in investments will, eventually, totally, pay off
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
July 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A definitive history of marketing hype in the AI field, with Artificial General Intelligence as the current pot at the end of the rainbow used to assuage to antsy venture capitalists that their hundreds of billions in investments will, eventually, totally, pay off
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
ainowinstitute.org/publications...
Artificial Intelligence is a totally new area of focus for me. So far, it’s been fun.
I’ve plunged into reading about it, to prep for school. I’m beginning at, well, the beginning…..
I’ve plunged into reading about it, to prep for school. I’m beginning at, well, the beginning…..
July 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Artificial Intelligence is a totally new area of focus for me. So far, it’s been fun.
I’ve plunged into reading about it, to prep for school. I’m beginning at, well, the beginning…..
I’ve plunged into reading about it, to prep for school. I’m beginning at, well, the beginning…..
Every political movement has its Achilles’ heel. For a movement rich with low-social trust conspiracy theorists, it turns out it’s…. asking them to trust there’s no conspiracy theory.
July 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Every political movement has its Achilles’ heel. For a movement rich with low-social trust conspiracy theorists, it turns out it’s…. asking them to trust there’s no conspiracy theory.
Here’s my next project: Georgetown University’s new master’s program in Artificial Intelligence management.
scs.georgetown.edu/programs/547...
scs.georgetown.edu/programs/547...
July 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Here’s my next project: Georgetown University’s new master’s program in Artificial Intelligence management.
scs.georgetown.edu/programs/547...
scs.georgetown.edu/programs/547...
Shocking that they settled
To call this lawsuit frivolous is an understatement.
He sued CBS because he didn’t like the way they edited Kamala Harris’ interview.
A style of editing that is standard for news magazines and a style of editing he has benefited from many, many times.
He sued CBS because he didn’t like the way they edited Kamala Harris’ interview.
A style of editing that is standard for news magazines and a style of editing he has benefited from many, many times.
July 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Shocking that they settled
Reposted by Alex Panetta
So Trump gets $16 mil while Paramount admits mo wrongdoing and they release interview transcripts which they already did anyway
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
Details of the Paramount settlement with Trump over 60 Minutes lawsuit:
- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology
- $16 million for Trump presidential library
- Release of transcripts in the future
- No apology
July 2, 2025 at 4:36 AM
So Trump gets $16 mil while Paramount admits mo wrongdoing and they release interview transcripts which they already did anyway
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
So it’s a bribe. It’s literally just a bribe.
Happy Canada Day from my home the next couple of years — Ankara, Turkey!
Here I bid farewell to the U.S. With some reflections on the country as I experienced it in 12 years as a foreign correspondent.
(And reflections on life covering you-know-who)
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
Here I bid farewell to the U.S. With some reflections on the country as I experienced it in 12 years as a foreign correspondent.
(And reflections on life covering you-know-who)
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
ANALYSIS | Stepping off the Trump treadmill: A CBC correspondent bids farewell to Washington | CBC News
Alexander Panetta, CBC's outgoing correspondent in Washington, D.C., writes that he stopped seeing the U.S. as a two-dimensional entity on a screen as it became the surroundings of his life.
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July 1, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happy Canada Day from my home the next couple of years — Ankara, Turkey!
Here I bid farewell to the U.S. With some reflections on the country as I experienced it in 12 years as a foreign correspondent.
(And reflections on life covering you-know-who)
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
Here I bid farewell to the U.S. With some reflections on the country as I experienced it in 12 years as a foreign correspondent.
(And reflections on life covering you-know-who)
www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...