Jeff Beeler
@jeffbeeler.bsky.social
Reference Librarian
Historian, Political Enthusiast,
Retired Convention Runner
Historian, Political Enthusiast,
Retired Convention Runner
People who think AI can replace real people need to remember that includes them.
while this speaks to American institutions, this is also relevant to us in Canada as AI continues to get shoved into every single aspect of higher ed
Wrote a thing on the hot summer of uni AI adoption for @defector.com
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
A huge thanks to @nathankhensley.bsky.social and @anniemcc.bsky.social. @brandyjensen.bsky.social is a legend. And anything smart in hear is thanks to hours of discussion, texting, and draft reading by @smosment.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
People who think AI can replace real people need to remember that includes them.
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Reposted by Jeff Beeler
So MSNBC reportedly fired Matthew Dowd tonight just hours after Jesse Watters called for his "immediate" termination over his Charlie Kirk shooting comments.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
September 11, 2025 at 3:32 AM
So MSNBC reportedly fired Matthew Dowd tonight just hours after Jesse Watters called for his "immediate" termination over his Charlie Kirk shooting comments.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
Meanwhile, Watters said he's going to "avenge" Kirk's death because "they are at war with us" -- and he'll face no repercussions from Fox.
I got my picture in the Sarnia Observer my local semi daily newspaper!
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Unions and Dresden dump opponents protest as premier visits Sarnia
Public sector union members and opponents of a Dresden landfill gathered in Sarnia Thursday with messages for Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
www.theobserver.ca
August 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I got my picture in the Sarnia Observer my local semi daily newspaper!
www.theobserver.ca/news/local-n...
www.theobserver.ca/news/local-n...
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Eighty-something years of #Worldcon and it’s still only ever been held on the one world?
a cartoon of fry from futurama says " you 're not even trying "
Alt: a cartoon of fry from futurama says " you 're not even trying "
media.tenor.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Eighty-something years of #Worldcon and it’s still only ever been held on the one world?
Happy Birthday @bradleycdenton.bsky.social!
June 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Happy Birthday @bradleycdenton.bsky.social!
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Infravision was weird, man
May 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Infravision was weird, man
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US campaign entices Canada tourists: “Come visit America and also maybe El Salvador!”
US campaign entices Canada tourists: “Come visit America and also maybe El Salvador!”
OTTAWA - Following months of declining Canadian travel to the USA, Americans have launched a tourism campaign inviting Canadians to visit locations like New York, Austin, and possibly even take an all...
www.thebeaverton.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
US campaign entices Canada tourists: “Come visit America and also maybe El Salvador!”
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Hello everyone! We're now on Blue Sky, and look forward to bringing you all the news and content available on our other social media platforms.
April 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Hello everyone! We're now on Blue Sky, and look forward to bringing you all the news and content available on our other social media platforms.
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My latest conversation with Poilievre.
While Canadians rally to defend our nation, MAGA MAPLE Danielle Smith and Preston Manning are threatening to break up our country.
Unless we vote for Poilievre.
Playing the quisling card never ends well.
#elbowsup
www.youtube.com/shorts/BxXaw...
While Canadians rally to defend our nation, MAGA MAPLE Danielle Smith and Preston Manning are threatening to break up our country.
Unless we vote for Poilievre.
Playing the quisling card never ends well.
#elbowsup
www.youtube.com/shorts/BxXaw...
CHARLIE ANGUS TO POILIEVRE: PLAYING THE QUISLING CARD NEVER ENDS WELL
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
My latest conversation with Poilievre.
While Canadians rally to defend our nation, MAGA MAPLE Danielle Smith and Preston Manning are threatening to break up our country.
Unless we vote for Poilievre.
Playing the quisling card never ends well.
#elbowsup
www.youtube.com/shorts/BxXaw...
While Canadians rally to defend our nation, MAGA MAPLE Danielle Smith and Preston Manning are threatening to break up our country.
Unless we vote for Poilievre.
Playing the quisling card never ends well.
#elbowsup
www.youtube.com/shorts/BxXaw...
Which country is exporting drugs to the other again?
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petroliaindie.bsky.social
March 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Which country is exporting drugs to the other again?
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Rodney Taylor is a beloved Georgia barber who came to the United States from Liberia with his mother when he was only two years old. He applied for citizenship but was denied. But this year, ICE arrested him, locked him up, and has scheduled him to be deported to a faraway country he's never known.
Recently engaged, beloved barber arrested by ICE | How his immigration story is questioning the system
Rodney Taylor, a Georgia barber, has been pursuing permanent residency for years. Now, he faces deportation to Liberia despite being in the U.S. since childhood.
www.11alive.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Rodney Taylor is a beloved Georgia barber who came to the United States from Liberia with his mother when he was only two years old. He applied for citizenship but was denied. But this year, ICE arrested him, locked him up, and has scheduled him to be deported to a faraway country he's never known.
Attention
Really important piece about what tariffs do.
Bookstores across Canada are about to be hit with 25% tariffs on most of their stock, and it's worth thinking about who this is hurting: not as simple as "buy Canadian."
globalnews.ca/news/1109106...
Bookstores across Canada are about to be hit with 25% tariffs on most of their stock, and it's worth thinking about who this is hurting: not as simple as "buy Canadian."
globalnews.ca/news/1109106...
Bookstore worries tariffs could ‘completely collapse’ Canadian book industry - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
The manager of the King's Co-Op Bookstore in Halifax says a 25 per cent tariff on books imported from the United States will put independent bookshops in a 'disastrous' situation.
globalnews.ca
March 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Attention
In part because Finns are readier to accept help and change.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
March 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In part because Finns are readier to accept help and change.
Dougie is using his new mandate with extreme prejudice.
Premier Ford is right. The only way to end this dark idiocy is to ramp it up.
Tiptoeing around a thug is a recipe for disaster.
This is elbows up tie.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/03/06/o...
Tiptoeing around a thug is a recipe for disaster.
This is elbows up tie.
nationalnewswatch.com/2025/03/06/o...
Ontario putting 25 per cent surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity…
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Dougie is using his new mandate with extreme prejudice.
How the threat of Trump's tariffs is affecting the relationship between Windsor and Detroit
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Trump's tariffs and rhetoric strain historic Windsor-Detroit friendship : Consider This from NPR
President Donald Trump's tariffs and comments about turning Canada into the 51st state have tested U.S. relations with the country. One example is the deterioration of longstanding bonds between Detro...
www.npr.org
February 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
How the threat of Trump's tariffs is affecting the relationship between Windsor and Detroit
www.npr.org/2025/02/23/1...
www.npr.org/2025/02/23/1...
Hey Sarnia Lambton say hello to your NDP candidate Candace Young!
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February 3, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Hey Sarnia Lambton say hello to your NDP candidate Candace Young!
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I wonder how Danielle Smith is going to deal with this?
January 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I wonder how Danielle Smith is going to deal with this?
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Respectfully & from the bottom of my heart, if you think anything in the world could justify this, you’re a monster or an idiot or some impressive combination of both.
Razed to dust, this is what Israel's apocalyptic erasure of Northern Gaza looks like. Palestinians are "returning" to nuclear-scale desolation.
January 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Respectfully & from the bottom of my heart, if you think anything in the world could justify this, you’re a monster or an idiot or some impressive combination of both.