Fred Peabody
@fredpeabody.bsky.social
Director
All Governments Lie (2016)
The Corporate Coup d'État (2018)
Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big AI & Big Brother (2025)
All Governments Lie (2016)
The Corporate Coup d'État (2018)
Digital Tsunami: Big Tech, Big AI & Big Brother (2025)
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Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland has alienated many longtime allies.
But it has tantalized a cohort of tech billionaires who see the island as a potential laboratory for “freedom cities,” or privately governed zones without regulation or democracy.
But it has tantalized a cohort of tech billionaires who see the island as a potential laboratory for “freedom cities,” or privately governed zones without regulation or democracy.
Silicon Valley Wants to Make Greenland a Libertarian Dystopia
Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland has alienated many longtime allies. But it has tantalized a cohort of tech billionaires who see the island as a potential laboratory for “freedom cities,” or privately governed zones without regulation or democracy.
jacobin.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland has alienated many longtime allies.
But it has tantalized a cohort of tech billionaires who see the island as a potential laboratory for “freedom cities,” or privately governed zones without regulation or democracy.
But it has tantalized a cohort of tech billionaires who see the island as a potential laboratory for “freedom cities,” or privately governed zones without regulation or democracy.
"The study found the heat that helped fuel bushfires that have burned more than 400,000 hectares (about 1m acres) and destroyed nearly 900 buildings since January was likely about 1.6C hotter due to the climate crisis."
The heatwave that hit much of Australia in early Jan was 5X more likely to occur now than before human-caused global heating changed the climate. It’s remarkable – and a win for fossil fuel companies and climate change-deniers – a fact not mentioned in news media.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:12 PM
"The study found the heat that helped fuel bushfires that have burned more than 400,000 hectares (about 1m acres) and destroyed nearly 900 buildings since January was likely about 1.6C hotter due to the climate crisis."
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My contribution to the interpretation of Carney's Davos speech (so much more to be said, but there is a word limit 😉) :
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Empire, ecology, and Canada’s foreign policy ‘reset’
We may hold out hope for this government to take new directions, but we cannot rely on hope—and certainly not on faith that does not stem from a sober reading of the historical record. We must be rele...
canadiandimension.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 PM
My contribution to the interpretation of Carney's Davos speech (so much more to be said, but there is a word limit 😉) :
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
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Grateful to join @democracynow.org this morning and talk about the kind of "war" ICE is gearing up for: wapo.st/49VUZ4w
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Grateful to join @democracynow.org this morning and talk about the kind of "war" ICE is gearing up for: wapo.st/49VUZ4w
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“The promises of lower electric bills, good jobs, and climate responsibility, she said, remind her of cigarette ads she saw decades ago touting the health benefits of smoking.”
Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Data centers are facing an image problem. The tech industry is spending millions to rebrand them.
Through television ads and online campaigns, industry-backed groups are promising jobs, clean energy, and lower electricity bills.
dlvr.it
January 26, 2026 at 6:22 PM
“The promises of lower electric bills, good jobs, and climate responsibility, she said, remind her of cigarette ads she saw decades ago touting the health benefits of smoking.”
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Not good enough but a step. Getting rid of him does not mean getting rid of ICE.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Not good enough but a step. Getting rid of him does not mean getting rid of ICE.
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Cartoon by CWhisenhunt
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Cartoon by CWhisenhunt
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This is correct. This is what everyone needs to hear and know in their hearts, especially right now.
January 25, 2026 at 3:37 AM
This is correct. This is what everyone needs to hear and know in their hearts, especially right now.
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Guess which one’s the terrorist?
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Guess which one’s the terrorist?
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The danger is not that neoliberalism is ending, but that it is being replaced by something worse: a world of militarized competition, eco-fascism, and technocratic management of permanent crisis. Acknowledging the collapse of the old order is not the same as building a democratic alternative to it.
What Mark Carney gets wrong about the end of the rules-based order
To re-establish power, defend sovereignty, and strengthen democratic values, Canada and its allies must do more than challenge the American state. We must also confront the influence of US corporate p...
canadiandimension.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 PM
The danger is not that neoliberalism is ending, but that it is being replaced by something worse: a world of militarized competition, eco-fascism, and technocratic management of permanent crisis. Acknowledging the collapse of the old order is not the same as building a democratic alternative to it.
And he destroyed democratic socialism in Canada last April without firing a shot.
Trump has just greenlit Russia
to seize Ukraine,China to reunify with Taiwan,
Saudi Arabia to occupy Yemen, and Israel to seize the entire West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
And Greenland hangs in the mix.
If they all agree to follow this upturning of the rule of law, we are in the Wild West era.
to seize Ukraine,China to reunify with Taiwan,
Saudi Arabia to occupy Yemen, and Israel to seize the entire West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
And Greenland hangs in the mix.
If they all agree to follow this upturning of the rule of law, we are in the Wild West era.
January 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
And he destroyed democratic socialism in Canada last April without firing a shot.
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The late journalist Bill Moyers warned about the rising influence of greed and financial incentive on media in the United States. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/26/remembering_bill_moyers_pbs_icon_on
www.democracynow.org
December 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The late journalist Bill Moyers warned about the rising influence of greed and financial incentive on media in the United States. https://www.democracynow.org/2025/12/26/remembering_bill_moyers_pbs_icon_on
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When forces shaping our future look at humanity as Humanity 1.0. Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When forces shaping our future look at humanity as Humanity 1.0. Futurist Douglas @rushkoff.com with Journalism 2050 hosts @emilybell.bsky.social and Heather Chaplin. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
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Mark Carney’s deal with Alberta’s Danielle Smith is the climate sell-out of the century.
@sethdklein.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to break down everything it contains, including pipelines, AI data centres, and a rollback of almost every Trudeau-era climate policy.
@sethdklein.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to break down everything it contains, including pipelines, AI data centres, and a rollback of almost every Trudeau-era climate policy.
Mark Carney’s pact with Danielle Smith is climate carnage ⋆ The Breach
Author and analyst Seth Klein joins Desmond Cole to break down how Carney and Smith have fulfilled Big Oil’s entire wish list
breachmedia.ca
December 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Mark Carney’s deal with Alberta’s Danielle Smith is the climate sell-out of the century.
@sethdklein.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to break down everything it contains, including pipelines, AI data centres, and a rollback of almost every Trudeau-era climate policy.
@sethdklein.bsky.social joins @desmondcole.bsky.social to break down everything it contains, including pipelines, AI data centres, and a rollback of almost every Trudeau-era climate policy.
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“Some of this (attitude) is earned, but much of it is based on misperception," says NLP's @peteradams.bsky.social in this @apnews.com story.
⚠️ As our recent survey revealed, 84% of 750 teens surveyed express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days.
⚠️ As our recent survey revealed, 84% of 750 teens surveyed express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days.
A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media
You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.
apnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Some of this (attitude) is earned, but much of it is based on misperception," says NLP's @peteradams.bsky.social in this @apnews.com story.
⚠️ As our recent survey revealed, 84% of 750 teens surveyed express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days.
⚠️ As our recent survey revealed, 84% of 750 teens surveyed express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days.
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🤔 Lake County Gazette. Southern Wisconsin Times. Names of publications, no?
🧠 They may sound like legacy, standards-based newspapers, but they’re actually mimicking legit local news as pink slime sites.
🔗 Today's special edition of The Sift has a quiz for students on these sites.
#NewsLiteracy
🧠 They may sound like legacy, standards-based newspapers, but they’re actually mimicking legit local news as pink slime sites.
🔗 Today's special edition of The Sift has a quiz for students on these sites.
#NewsLiteracy
The Sift: Special issue: Pink slime quiz - The News Literacy Project
This special issue of The Sift includes a new quiz on pink slime “news” sites.
go.newslit.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🤔 Lake County Gazette. Southern Wisconsin Times. Names of publications, no?
🧠 They may sound like legacy, standards-based newspapers, but they’re actually mimicking legit local news as pink slime sites.
🔗 Today's special edition of The Sift has a quiz for students on these sites.
#NewsLiteracy
🧠 They may sound like legacy, standards-based newspapers, but they’re actually mimicking legit local news as pink slime sites.
🔗 Today's special edition of The Sift has a quiz for students on these sites.
#NewsLiteracy
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Here are tips for spotting pink slime sites:
💡 Do a quick search
💡 Check the “About” page
💡 Check bylines
💡 Identify editorial standards
Read more in The Sift: go.newslit.org/Sift1Dec2025
#MediaLiteracy
💡 Do a quick search
💡 Check the “About” page
💡 Check bylines
💡 Identify editorial standards
Read more in The Sift: go.newslit.org/Sift1Dec2025
#MediaLiteracy
The Sift: Special issue: Pink slime quiz - The News Literacy Project
This special issue of The Sift includes a new quiz on pink slime “news” sites.
go.newslit.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Here are tips for spotting pink slime sites:
💡 Do a quick search
💡 Check the “About” page
💡 Check bylines
💡 Identify editorial standards
Read more in The Sift: go.newslit.org/Sift1Dec2025
#MediaLiteracy
💡 Do a quick search
💡 Check the “About” page
💡 Check bylines
💡 Identify editorial standards
Read more in The Sift: go.newslit.org/Sift1Dec2025
#MediaLiteracy
"DIGITAL TSUNAMI: Big Tech, Big AI & Big Brother" screening at Hot Docs Cinema June 6
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May 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"DIGITAL TSUNAMI: Big Tech, Big AI & Big Brother" screening at Hot Docs Cinema June 6
www.instagram.com/p/DJ2Jqrgs3PE/
www.instagram.com/p/DJ2Jqrgs3PE/
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I'm sure this is fine. 😳
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/a...
Anthropic's new AI model turns to blackmail when engineers try to take it offline | TechCrunch
Anthropic says its Claude Opus 4 model frequently tries to blackmail software engineers when they try to take it offline.
techcrunch.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I'm sure this is fine. 😳
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/a...
techcrunch.com/2025/05/22/a...
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moreover, these aren't random acts of stupidity. There's a fossil fuel agenda very much behind these disingenuous lies (as I've written about in "The New Climate War", and the forthcoming "Science Under Siege" w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social)
May 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
moreover, these aren't random acts of stupidity. There's a fossil fuel agenda very much behind these disingenuous lies (as I've written about in "The New Climate War", and the forthcoming "Science Under Siege" w/ @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social)
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God, is Maria really that stupid?
May 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
God, is Maria really that stupid?
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David Suzuki on the connections between inequality and the climate crisis...
davidsuzuki.org/story/save-t...
davidsuzuki.org/story/save-t...
Save the climate, tax the rich
Extreme wealth inequality, pollution, species extinction and climate chaos are all symptoms of a sick system, one that isn’t serving the needs of most people.
davidsuzuki.org
May 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
David Suzuki on the connections between inequality and the climate crisis...
davidsuzuki.org/story/save-t...
davidsuzuki.org/story/save-t...
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This campaign seeks to connect the dots between escalating wildfires, the climate crisis & the burning of fossil fuels, and calls on our leaders to hold Canada’s fossil fuel industry accountable and to make climate action a policy priority.
Learn more at signedseareddelivered.com
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Learn more at signedseareddelivered.com
Please share ❤️🔥
May 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This campaign seeks to connect the dots between escalating wildfires, the climate crisis & the burning of fossil fuels, and calls on our leaders to hold Canada’s fossil fuel industry accountable and to make climate action a policy priority.
Learn more at signedseareddelivered.com
Please share ❤️🔥
Learn more at signedseareddelivered.com
Please share ❤️🔥
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Best possible endorsement of Pope Leo
May 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Best possible endorsement of Pope Leo
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Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, called out Pope Killer JD Vance.
May 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV, called out Pope Killer JD Vance.