Fred Lamirande
@fredlamirande.bsky.social
Dad, software developper, astronomy enjoyer, tech bro hater before it was cool.
Sometimes may shout into the void.
Sometimes may shout into the void.
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Pretty much every single one of these new government accounts is posting rage bait. It's possible (like 100% guaranteed) they are trying to provoke people here on purpose, so don't fall for it. Blockity block block block.
Gotta block ‘em all!
Here’s the one-stop shopping blocklist to disappear the Trump regime accounts that swarmed Bluesky yesterday.
Flush these turds HERE -
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Here’s the one-stop shopping blocklist to disappear the Trump regime accounts that swarmed Bluesky yesterday.
Flush these turds HERE -
bsky.app/profile/did:...
October 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pretty much every single one of these new government accounts is posting rage bait. It's possible (like 100% guaranteed) they are trying to provoke people here on purpose, so don't fall for it. Blockity block block block.
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* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
Just in case the dramatically low Leni Riefenstahl-style angle was too subtle, they used a word from her most famous movie
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
* Over 20,000 Palestinians killed since January
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
* 100s starved to death, including kids
* Congress bypassed to send more & more bombs to Israel
* US citizens murdered in the West Bank
I hope this ceasefire holds & I am glad the hostages are free, but this is Trump’s *actual record* so far.
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Artificial intelligence seems to be changing everything, from how we work and learn to how we create and communicate. But it’s also changing the planet itself.
That and more on the growth of the AI industry on @revealnews.org's “More To The Story.”
That and more on the growth of the AI industry on @revealnews.org's “More To The Story.”
The Race to Stop AI’s Threats to Democracy
Podcast Episode · Reveal · 10/08/2025 · 34m
podcasts.apple.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Artificial intelligence seems to be changing everything, from how we work and learn to how we create and communicate. But it’s also changing the planet itself.
That and more on the growth of the AI industry on @revealnews.org's “More To The Story.”
That and more on the growth of the AI industry on @revealnews.org's “More To The Story.”
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my new video for those of you who are avoiding watching a depressing baseball game
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Silicon Valley is Destroying Democracy
YouTube video by Michael Burns
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
my new video for those of you who are avoiding watching a depressing baseball game
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_spw...
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Your usage of ChatGPT and the likes is fueling the race for marginal improvements to a turbo plagiarism machine the will drive the climate and your utility bill off a cliff.
Today, 33% of all the electricity used in Oregon is attributed to data centers.
In Virginia, it’s 37%.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
In Virginia, it’s 37%.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Data Centers Use a Lot of Energy. You May Be Paying for It
AI data centers are pushing up energy costs all over the US. On today’s Big Take podcast: an investigation into who's footing the bill.
www.bloomberg.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Your usage of ChatGPT and the likes is fueling the race for marginal improvements to a turbo plagiarism machine the will drive the climate and your utility bill off a cliff.
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"What unites Eric Zemmour and MBC?"
September 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"What unites Eric Zemmour and MBC?"
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"Tylenol is dangerous for women and children," say men who have spent the last eight years making life more dangerous for women and children
BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.
Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence
President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Tylenol is dangerous for women and children," say men who have spent the last eight years making life more dangerous for women and children
Isn't there some very public disciplinary action that could be taken against this kind of thing? This is lying to the public, openly and plainly.
Over in the Bad Place, Conservative MPs are faking committee meetings to make people angry.
I wish I were making this up.
I wish I were making this up.
September 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Isn't there some very public disciplinary action that could be taken against this kind of thing? This is lying to the public, openly and plainly.
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“THIS IS WAR.”
“Civil war.”
“The Left is the party of murder.”
“The Left won’t stop unless it’s forced to.”
Influential figures across the right have decided to use Charlie Kirk’s death to promote their fantasies of war and retribution against Democrats and leftists.
“Civil war.”
“The Left is the party of murder.”
“The Left won’t stop unless it’s forced to.”
Influential figures across the right have decided to use Charlie Kirk’s death to promote their fantasies of war and retribution against Democrats and leftists.
“THIS IS WAR”: Some right-wing figures call for retribution following Kirk killing
“More people will be murdered if the Left isn’t crushed with the power of the state.”
www.motherjones.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“THIS IS WAR.”
“Civil war.”
“The Left is the party of murder.”
“The Left won’t stop unless it’s forced to.”
Influential figures across the right have decided to use Charlie Kirk’s death to promote their fantasies of war and retribution against Democrats and leftists.
“Civil war.”
“The Left is the party of murder.”
“The Left won’t stop unless it’s forced to.”
Influential figures across the right have decided to use Charlie Kirk’s death to promote their fantasies of war and retribution against Democrats and leftists.
I sure do hope that Canada and the provinces have plans in place to deal with idk... the plague, coming from the US or something.
Everyone at the CDC is getting fired or resigning.
RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.
RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.
August 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I sure do hope that Canada and the provinces have plans in place to deal with idk... the plague, coming from the US or something.
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Everyone at the CDC is getting fired or resigning.
RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.
RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.
August 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Everyone at the CDC is getting fired or resigning.
RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.
RFK Jr. wants to ban all vaccines. His idiocy will get millions of people killed.
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Don’t let the revenue number fool you: expanding out means more infrastructure, which means more roads and pipes to build and maintain—which can lead to a net negative return on investment.
Info from our friends at Urban3. See more of their work: urbanthree.com
Info from our friends at Urban3. See more of their work: urbanthree.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Don’t let the revenue number fool you: expanding out means more infrastructure, which means more roads and pipes to build and maintain—which can lead to a net negative return on investment.
Info from our friends at Urban3. See more of their work: urbanthree.com
Info from our friends at Urban3. See more of their work: urbanthree.com
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“How many murdered Palestinian journalists will it take for the mainstream press’s cowardly fever to break?” asks Prem
Thakker, in the wake of Israel’s killing of Anas al Sharif.
Thakker, in the wake of Israel’s killing of Anas al Sharif.
BREAKING: Israel Killed Al Jazeera Journalist Anas Al-Sharif
Journalists in Gaza continue to be murdered in record numbers, while Western media outlets and reporters show little or no outrage.
zeteo.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“How many murdered Palestinian journalists will it take for the mainstream press’s cowardly fever to break?” asks Prem
Thakker, in the wake of Israel’s killing of Anas al Sharif.
Thakker, in the wake of Israel’s killing of Anas al Sharif.
The only thing that will save us from big tech burning the planet to obtain margins gains on their next big turbo plagiarism engine is a bursting bubble. <Insert grumpy cat meme> Good... (That's right, resurrecting grumpy cat for this.)
ChatGPT 5 launch was underwhelming and now all of tech twitter is declaring AI a bubble… glorious
August 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The only thing that will save us from big tech burning the planet to obtain margins gains on their next big turbo plagiarism engine is a bursting bubble. <Insert grumpy cat meme> Good... (That's right, resurrecting grumpy cat for this.)
The right does not care about life. They will kill all of us if it means more profits.
The "EXTREME HEAT" warning is just too perfect for this story
July 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The right does not care about life. They will kill all of us if it means more profits.
Diet Harper still disappoints.
i’m not at all surprised to see our governments are this spineless in the face of an active genocide
French President Emmanuel Macron had been pushing for France and its G7 allies, the UK and Canada, to recognise Palestinian statehood. But London and Ottawa “did not want to face the wrath of the United States”, reports Reuters.
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July 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Diet Harper still disappoints.
Ce communiqué est horrifiant. Nous devons exiger plus de nos dirigeants pour qu'ils appliquent la pression qui permettra de stopper ce génocide. Regardez vos proches dans les yeux et imaginez que c'est à eux qu'on inflige cet enfer. Ca doit cesser immédiatement.
🚨BREAKING: The last journalists working for AFP in Gaza have said they can no longer work for the news agency.
They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
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They are out of energy and they are starving to death.
I have never seen a statement from a news organisation like it.
🧵
July 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ce communiqué est horrifiant. Nous devons exiger plus de nos dirigeants pour qu'ils appliquent la pression qui permettra de stopper ce génocide. Regardez vos proches dans les yeux et imaginez que c'est à eux qu'on inflige cet enfer. Ca doit cesser immédiatement.
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Tech bros don’t want to save the world. They want to own it, brand it, license it, and charge you a monthly fee to visit.
July 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Tech bros don’t want to save the world. They want to own it, brand it, license it, and charge you a monthly fee to visit.
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If Twitter’s built-in AI spouting anti-semitism while calling itself “MechaHitler” wasn’t enough for you to leave the platform, I have many questions.
July 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If Twitter’s built-in AI spouting anti-semitism while calling itself “MechaHitler” wasn’t enough for you to leave the platform, I have many questions.
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GardaWorld recrute pour « l’Alcatraz des alligators »
Une publication LinkedIn de GardaWorld diffusée depuis une semaine révèle que l’entreprise recrute des agents de sécurité pour un établissement de détention à Ochopee, en Floride, la même ville du nou...
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July 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Truly, one of the most "mask off" moment of all time.
The entire Latino population in the U.S. is 65 million. She means all of us.
July 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Truly, one of the most "mask off" moment of all time.
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A cowardly move by Mark Carney that shows Donald Trump his government can be pushed around and pressured into concessions in ongoing trade talks.
Elbows down seems to be Carney’s new slogan.
Elbows down seems to be Carney’s new slogan.
Canada rescinds digital services tax in a bid to advance trade talks with U.S.
Canada has rescinded its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms in a bid to advance trade negotiations with the U.S., Canada’s finance ministry said in a statement on Sunday, days after ...
www.ctvnews.ca
June 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
A cowardly move by Mark Carney that shows Donald Trump his government can be pushed around and pressured into concessions in ongoing trade talks.
Elbows down seems to be Carney’s new slogan.
Elbows down seems to be Carney’s new slogan.
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Thou shalt not let the billionaires get away with brainwashing the populace into voting against their own interests anymore.
June 27, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Thou shalt not let the billionaires get away with brainwashing the populace into voting against their own interests anymore.