🇨🇦 Algeabloom (she/her)
@algeabloom.bsky.social
Word lover, photo taker, knitting fiend and very amateur artist. Living on Vancouver Island Canada she/her
Excellent article on what I’ve felt as the internet breaking containment and content creation as governance.
Not sure how to summarize this one. Wrote about the podcaster-occupied government invading for content, how the algorithmic internet is governed by the logic of reaction videos, and how it has contributed to a very nihilistic illiterate politics and culture of performance for imagined audiences
Everything Reacting to Everything, All at Once
Why the Trump administration is posting messages like “THIS IS OUR HEMISPHERE” after the attack on Venezuela
www.theatlantic.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Excellent article on what I’ve felt as the internet breaking containment and content creation as governance.
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My personal guiding question remains this:
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
As daily goals, "stop fascism," "defeat evil," and "save the world" probably aren't going to get you anywhere, and might leave you feeling overwhelmed and helpless, but "work towards building something good" is always achievable, concrete, and useful.
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
My personal guiding question remains this:
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
What have I done to alleviate suffering today?
Convinced that being able to answer that affirmatively each night is what has powered me through the past few years, and lets me sleep at night.
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The US “openly flaunting international law sends a signal to all of us that every president and every prime minister is potentially a target of US military action. There doesn’t seem to be any constraints on what the Trump administration would consider.” — former Canadian ambassador to Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The US “openly flaunting international law sends a signal to all of us that every president and every prime minister is potentially a target of US military action. There doesn’t seem to be any constraints on what the Trump administration would consider.” — former Canadian ambassador to Venezuela
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Venezuela seems like less of a war or invasion than a Viking plundering campaign from the Middle Ages. They surprise attacked, they stole stuff, they killed some people, they kidnapped the king, they left.
It’s medieval—which makes sense because we’re rewinding to before the Treaty of Westphalia.
It’s medieval—which makes sense because we’re rewinding to before the Treaty of Westphalia.
January 4, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Venezuela seems like less of a war or invasion than a Viking plundering campaign from the Middle Ages. They surprise attacked, they stole stuff, they killed some people, they kidnapped the king, they left.
It’s medieval—which makes sense because we’re rewinding to before the Treaty of Westphalia.
It’s medieval—which makes sense because we’re rewinding to before the Treaty of Westphalia.
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1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
January 3, 2026 at 12:12 AM
1. Headlines everywhere today read "Grok apologizes."
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
This is bullshit. A chatbot is not something that can apologize.
Pretending otherwise is simple laundering these companies' bullshit about what AI is, while diffusing blame away from the human beings that developed and released this system.
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Media is starting to report the Grok child porn story but way too many are centering the bot's "apologies" and "admissions" without explaining that these are being generated in response to user requests and are not in anyway authentic or meaningful.
January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Media is starting to report the Grok child porn story but way too many are centering the bot's "apologies" and "admissions" without explaining that these are being generated in response to user requests and are not in anyway authentic or meaningful.
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Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
Parker's piece nails why this matters. "Tech companies... would rather not answer for their products’ failures. Every headline that says “Grok apologizes” or “Grok admits” or “Grok says” creates a world where the chatbot takes the fall while Musk and his executives face no scrutiny whatsoever."
I wrote about Grok's CSAM problem and how journalists keep fumbling the story
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
www.readtpa.com/p/grok-cant-...
January 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Saying ”Grok apologized” is like If I type “YOU’RE A BITCH” into Speak-And-Spell and tell you “Speak-An-Spell says you’re a bitch”
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Hi! I’m an ectopic pregnancy—but I’m alive because I live in Canada.
January 2, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Hi! I’m an ectopic pregnancy—but I’m alive because I live in Canada.
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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Big protests going in Iran, and the state is trying to put them down with force, already killing 3.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.
At least 3 reported killed during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy
Protests over Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural areas, with at least three people killed.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Big protests going in Iran, and the state is trying to put them down with force, already killing 3.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.
I don't know where this is going, and the Iranian government has survived big protests before. But whatever happens, it's admirably brave when people take on violently repressive regimes.
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People are convinced my last video was fake. Apparently it breaks the Internet’s understanding of Canada. Judge for yourself.
January 2, 2026 at 12:23 AM
People are convinced my last video was fake. Apparently it breaks the Internet’s understanding of Canada. Judge for yourself.
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I want to print YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT onto little cards and just hand them out in conversation sometimes
D1) again, this is difficult to pull off at longer lengths. But you don't get good at a thing by not doing it.
E) YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT done is better than perfect. Don't worry so much about "practicing right" just practice. You can adjust as you need as you go on.
E) YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT done is better than perfect. Don't worry so much about "practicing right" just practice. You can adjust as you need as you go on.
December 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I want to print YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT onto little cards and just hand them out in conversation sometimes
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December 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I love this every time it comes around. It reminds me about what is actually being demanded of me in all kinds of situations, and I need the reminder.
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Sometimes people use "respect" to mean "treating someone like a person" and sometimes they use "respect" to mean "treating someone like an authority"
and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say "if you won't respect me I won't respect you" and they mean "if you won't treat me like an authority I won't treat you like a person"
and they think they're being fair but they aren't, and it's not okay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ekew4wtc2m4ctroumek7kr4l/bafkreie2xtk3rio2f7b2boda5g5q5srdwtmarov4jtvhfctpj3mw4dbuli@jpeg)
December 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I love this every time it comes around. It reminds me about what is actually being demanded of me in all kinds of situations, and I need the reminder.
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There is a conversation sometimes that Crave “needed” HBO for Heated Rivalry to be successful, that it was too “small” a streamer.
It’s driving me nuts. Because Hollywood said no.
HBO needed Crave. HBO couldn’t make this show. HBO couldn’t understand this show. HBO didn’t see an audience.
It’s driving me nuts. Because Hollywood said no.
HBO needed Crave. HBO couldn’t make this show. HBO couldn’t understand this show. HBO didn’t see an audience.
December 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There is a conversation sometimes that Crave “needed” HBO for Heated Rivalry to be successful, that it was too “small” a streamer.
It’s driving me nuts. Because Hollywood said no.
HBO needed Crave. HBO couldn’t make this show. HBO couldn’t understand this show. HBO didn’t see an audience.
It’s driving me nuts. Because Hollywood said no.
HBO needed Crave. HBO couldn’t make this show. HBO couldn’t understand this show. HBO didn’t see an audience.
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CanCon — defined.
And this is why it’s time for CanCon v2.0 — triple CBC’s funding. Increase National Arts grants. Raise tax credits for productions in Canada.
It’s not just about improving an already great world of creatives, it’s about indoctrinating the world with our diversity and humour.
And this is why it’s time for CanCon v2.0 — triple CBC’s funding. Increase National Arts grants. Raise tax credits for productions in Canada.
It’s not just about improving an already great world of creatives, it’s about indoctrinating the world with our diversity and humour.
Canadian content - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
CanCon — defined.
And this is why it’s time for CanCon v2.0 — triple CBC’s funding. Increase National Arts grants. Raise tax credits for productions in Canada.
It’s not just about improving an already great world of creatives, it’s about indoctrinating the world with our diversity and humour.
And this is why it’s time for CanCon v2.0 — triple CBC’s funding. Increase National Arts grants. Raise tax credits for productions in Canada.
It’s not just about improving an already great world of creatives, it’s about indoctrinating the world with our diversity and humour.
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Gather round children and I shall tell you the legend of Marie Kondo
December 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Gather round children and I shall tell you the legend of Marie Kondo
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You should read this.
Hey, if you are generally supportive of trans people and self-determination but don’t necessarily know much about it, let me explain something that a trans friend & roommate explained to me in 2004.
This is why health care for trans kids is so important.
This is why health care for trans kids is so important.
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You should read this.
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Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
December 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Some of you have forgotten that only three years ago you were perfectly capable of writing a text, writing an email, telling a bedtime story to a child, and it should worry you that powerful companies have convinced us we can’t do things we’ve been doing since the dawn of time.
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Happy holidays!
Sent from my iPad
Sent from my iPad
The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here
Do your parents have a screen-time problem?
www.theatlantic.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Happy holidays!
Sent from my iPad
Sent from my iPad
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In just one part of Greenland, there is an estimated 31.4 billion barrels of untapped oil, gas, and natural gas liquids.
Venezuela has the one of the world’s largest oil reserves.
Canada has 171 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.
Get it now? #cdnpoli
Venezuela has the one of the world’s largest oil reserves.
Canada has 171 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.
Get it now? #cdnpoli
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
In just one part of Greenland, there is an estimated 31.4 billion barrels of untapped oil, gas, and natural gas liquids.
Venezuela has the one of the world’s largest oil reserves.
Canada has 171 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.
Get it now? #cdnpoli
Venezuela has the one of the world’s largest oil reserves.
Canada has 171 billion barrels of proven oil reserves.
Get it now? #cdnpoli
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What’s happening at CBS News is a five alarm fire and portent of what’s to come, a nuclear assault on the very heart and soul of America. This is not hyperbole.
December 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
What’s happening at CBS News is a five alarm fire and portent of what’s to come, a nuclear assault on the very heart and soul of America. This is not hyperbole.
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This is not something we can just get back, either.
The NEWS is the news because it has operated a certain way since…. Well, forever.
As the old sources are corrupted, sure new ones can rise. But it’s a long road to build trust and they’ll be slowed and undermined by the old guard at every step.
The NEWS is the news because it has operated a certain way since…. Well, forever.
As the old sources are corrupted, sure new ones can rise. But it’s a long road to build trust and they’ll be slowed and undermined by the old guard at every step.
What’s happening at CBS News is a five alarm fire and portent of what’s to come, a nuclear assault on the very heart and soul of America. This is not hyperbole.
December 22, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is not something we can just get back, either.
The NEWS is the news because it has operated a certain way since…. Well, forever.
As the old sources are corrupted, sure new ones can rise. But it’s a long road to build trust and they’ll be slowed and undermined by the old guard at every step.
The NEWS is the news because it has operated a certain way since…. Well, forever.
As the old sources are corrupted, sure new ones can rise. But it’s a long road to build trust and they’ll be slowed and undermined by the old guard at every step.
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Do sign this petition! It will go to the House of Commons. We cannot allow trans people to be hurt and harmed in Canada. 💗🏳️⚧️
Canadians, sign this petition to stop the use of the Notwithstanding clause against trans Canadians.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
This is about provinces denying human rights, because trans rights are human rights.
SIGN.
Petition e-7027 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Do sign this petition! It will go to the House of Commons. We cannot allow trans people to be hurt and harmed in Canada. 💗🏳️⚧️