DCLascelle 🇨🇦
@dclascelle.bsky.social
Former cinema & video store manager, meat monkey & question-asker.
Screenwriter, cultural anarchist & archivist.
Make. Life. Art.
Screenwriter, cultural anarchist & archivist.
Make. Life. Art.
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So Canadians in some provinces have free contraceptives & diabetes meds but most don't. Inequitable healthcare access isn't okay.
"Mark Carney and Michel have not publicly pledged to expand to a full national, universal pharmacare program. Both have spoken about “protecting” pharmacare."
"Mark Carney and Michel have not publicly pledged to expand to a full national, universal pharmacare program. Both have spoken about “protecting” pharmacare."
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
So Canadians in some provinces have free contraceptives & diabetes meds but most don't. Inequitable healthcare access isn't okay.
"Mark Carney and Michel have not publicly pledged to expand to a full national, universal pharmacare program. Both have spoken about “protecting” pharmacare."
"Mark Carney and Michel have not publicly pledged to expand to a full national, universal pharmacare program. Both have spoken about “protecting” pharmacare."
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We're just cozying up to all the assholes, eh?
Canada to announce uranium export deal with India in further sign of warming relations
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Canada to announce uranium export deal with India in further sign of warming relations
Deal could run for 10 years and may be part of broader nuclear co-operation effort
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
We're just cozying up to all the assholes, eh?
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“And history will never forget the men who did it — Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio, Dan Driscoll — for their shame will be everlasting.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“And history will never forget the men who did it — Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, Marco Rubio, Dan Driscoll — for their shame will be everlasting.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
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I mean at this point — knowing how long and how deep this effort was, leveraging massive networks of fake accounts — the real question is:
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
A reminder that this pattern of activity including the stupid handles and bio lines and emojis was catalogued in the Senate reports on Russia’s election interference in 2016 — a thing which actually happened!
Pretend Americans 🦅🇺🇸⭐️2A has been the game all along
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Pretend Americans 🦅🇺🇸⭐️2A has been the game all along
www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-inf...
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I mean at this point — knowing how long and how deep this effort was, leveraging massive networks of fake accounts — the real question is:
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
How much of MAGA was ever a native idea versus a coercive influence op preying on bias and weakness?
Meanwhile, in Canada . . .
Police arrest 2 after brawl over Pokémon cards at Ottawa Costco
Police arrest 2 after brawl over Pokémon cards at Ottawa Costco
The Ottawa Police Service says two men have been arrested following a brawl over Pokémon cards.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Meanwhile, in Canada . . .
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Good study from KCL: “Terms like 'bots' or 'trolls' no longer capture the full variety of online manipulation. Today, we observe a spectrum of actors ranging from fully automated accounts to 'cyborgs'…co-ordinated troll farms, and loyalist users who…become part of orchestrated campaigns.”
This is useful recent research on how the “bot” category breaks down into people and actual bots - “inauthentic participation” is the unifier www.kcl.ac.uk/orchestrated...
Orchestrated Crowds: Rethinking Inauthentic Participation in Digital…
What is driving online communication today?
www.kcl.ac.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Good study from KCL: “Terms like 'bots' or 'trolls' no longer capture the full variety of online manipulation. Today, we observe a spectrum of actors ranging from fully automated accounts to 'cyborgs'…co-ordinated troll farms, and loyalist users who…become part of orchestrated campaigns.”
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"Collecting that experience" is an incredible euphemism for "Asking a guy about the fact that more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct"
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
"Collecting that experience" is an incredible euphemism for "Asking a guy about the fact that more than a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct"
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America in 2025: A Pennsylvania man spent 43 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit, and after being released by a judge, he was immediately detained by ICE.
youtu.be/D-zPwxSHkyc?...
youtu.be/D-zPwxSHkyc?...
After 43 years in prison, man exonerated in Pennsylvania murder faces deportation
YouTube video by Associated Press
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November 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
America in 2025: A Pennsylvania man spent 43 years in jail for a murder he didn't commit, and after being released by a judge, he was immediately detained by ICE.
youtu.be/D-zPwxSHkyc?...
youtu.be/D-zPwxSHkyc?...
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Mild temperatures to kick off the final week of November in Ottawa
Mild temperatures to kick off the final week of November in Ottawa
It will be a cloudy and mild start to the final week of November in Ottawa.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Mild temperatures to kick off the final week of November in Ottawa
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Meanwhile, in that same press conference, Carney moved away from characterizing Canada’s foreign policy as feminist and called gender quality a meme “aspect” of our foreign policy.
Carney’s words prompted this response from the former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada:
Carney’s words prompted this response from the former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada:
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Meanwhile, in that same press conference, Carney moved away from characterizing Canada’s foreign policy as feminist and called gender quality a meme “aspect” of our foreign policy.
Carney’s words prompted this response from the former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada:
Carney’s words prompted this response from the former secretary general of Amnesty International Canada:
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If the Trump Admin could outlaw the Constitution, they clearly would. As it is, they are trying to kill it via death by a thousand cuts. Keith Johnson (@kfj-fp.bksy.social) details for Foreign Policy. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
Has Trump’s America Gone Rogue?
The Trump administration’s cavalier approach to the rule of law is the end of an era.
foreignpolicy.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If the Trump Admin could outlaw the Constitution, they clearly would. As it is, they are trying to kill it via death by a thousand cuts. Keith Johnson (@kfj-fp.bksy.social) details for Foreign Policy. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/24/t...
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I’m not so sure. We probably just haven’t figured out the angle by which Trump makes money from the scheme.
The US has fought wars for bad reasons, but this would be the first time we fought a war for no reason.
Really looks like the United States is about to launch a regime change war against Venezuela with:
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
-No casus belli
-No authorization from Congress
-No allies or international support
-No plan for a post-Maduro Venezuela
-No preparation for any sort of stabilization or containment of the fallout
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I’m not so sure. We probably just haven’t figured out the angle by which Trump makes money from the scheme.
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As Charlie notes, so many of America's top assignment editors still rely on Twitter to get and share their ideas. Here's reason # 735879374985783478509 why that is fucking nuts.
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As Charlie notes, so many of America's top assignment editors still rely on Twitter to get and share their ideas. Here's reason # 735879374985783478509 why that is fucking nuts.
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NARRATOR: That is very much not the oath they took
BLITZER: I want to be precise. Should members of the US military obey clearly illegal orders?
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
McCLAIN: You're asking an enlisted person for their opinion on what they think is legal. That's a pretty slippery slope. Follow your commander in chief. That's the oath that you took
(Not a no!)
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NARRATOR: That is very much not the oath they took
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Never forget who did this, who supported it, and what motivated them: racism.
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Never forget who did this, who supported it, and what motivated them: racism.
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This is who Carney outsourced his innovation policy development to.
Shopify rocked by sales fraud scandal that led to ultimatums and firings - The Logic
Shopify salespeople were inflating the value of the deals they were closing. When management found out, they told staff to own up or face the consequences.
thelogic.co
November 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
This is who Carney outsourced his innovation policy development to.
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Amazing that after Trump's 1st term and 10 months of a 2nd, people still expect him to have any interest in or understanding of the details of any aspect of foreign policy. People still think of Trump as within the normal range of presidential capacities and behaviours. He's not.
Trump hasn’t been deeply involved in the details of the Ukraine peace plan, according to a U.S. official cited by The Washington Post. "You tell him, ‘I’ll try to make a deal,’ and he says, ‘Great, go see what you can do.’ That’s the level of engagement," the official said.
Total chaos.
Total chaos.
November 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Amazing that after Trump's 1st term and 10 months of a 2nd, people still expect him to have any interest in or understanding of the details of any aspect of foreign policy. People still think of Trump as within the normal range of presidential capacities and behaviours. He's not.
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More than 9,500 Palestinians remain missing as search efforts continue amid the widespread destruction caused by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, according to estimates by Gaza's Government Media Office.
#Infograph
#Infograph
November 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
More than 9,500 Palestinians remain missing as search efforts continue amid the widespread destruction caused by Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, according to estimates by Gaza's Government Media Office.
#Infograph
#Infograph
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Revealing look at Canada’s Vichy tech company.
Faked sales claims. AI-driven hunts for malefactors jn a “high-trust company.” Executives heading for the exits. @aleksagan.bsky.social has an exclusive report on bad doings at #Shopify.
Shopify rocked by sales fraud scandal that led to ultimatums and firings - The Logic
Shopify salespeople were inflating the value of the deals they were closing. When management found out, they told staff to own up or face the consequences.
thelogic.co
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Revealing look at Canada’s Vichy tech company.
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Insurers are now seeking to exclude AI from corporate policies because the risks are too unpredictable and liability is unclear. This is a signal: we cannot rely on insurance markets or tort law to protect against AI harms. We need actual governance and policy.
Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Insurers are now seeking to exclude AI from corporate policies because the risks are too unpredictable and liability is unclear. This is a signal: we cannot rely on insurance markets or tort law to protect against AI harms. We need actual governance and policy.
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At the West Island Mission, staff are seeing more poverty-stricken families as food insecurity continues to plague the city.
‘The face that we’re seeing is a poverty stricken family:’ Montreal food bank
At the West Island Mission, staff are seeing more poverty-stricken families as food insecurity continues to plague the city.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
At the West Island Mission, staff are seeing more poverty-stricken families as food insecurity continues to plague the city.
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"The 'ceasefire' is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media."
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
No, there is no ceasefire in Gaza
Israel’s bombing of Gaza is not a ‘violation of the ceasefire'. It is a continuing genocide under diplomatic cover.
aje.io
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"The 'ceasefire' is a diplomatic sham – a cover for the continuing extermination, displacement and erasure of the Palestinian people in Gaza and a distraction for the international public and the media."
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
— #AJOpinion by @yarahawari.bsky.social ⤵️ aje.io/p14911
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...