jesslyn delia
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jesslyn delia
@jlyndelia.bsky.social
· Feb 19
i once had an employer tell the staff we were not allowed to say "happy friday" to each other because ppl might think we didn't like working there. guess what no one liked working there
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very good explanation of why not to feed images into an image generator, especially when memorializing children after a devastating tragedy.
better not to use image generators at all.
better not to use image generators at all.
The Tumbler Ridge newspaper puts it better than I could
February 17, 2026 at 2:52 AM
very good explanation of why not to feed images into an image generator, especially when memorializing children after a devastating tragedy.
better not to use image generators at all.
better not to use image generators at all.
but i was so much older then, i’m younger than that now
bob dylan
bob dylan
What’s the best song lyric in history?
February 17, 2026 at 2:49 AM
but i was so much older then, i’m younger than that now
bob dylan
bob dylan
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So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
It took only a 15-second clip of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt duking it out on a crumbling rooftop — made by A.I. with a two-sentence prompt and the click of a button — to draw swift outrage, and sizable fear, from Hollywood.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
"It’s nothing short of terrifying," one scriptwriter said.
Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood
A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far.
nyti.ms
February 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
So when thousands of women (and children) were being duplicated--including in non-consensual AI porn--it was no big deal. But it took "only a 15-sec clip" of these two famous white men to draw outrage and fear. Gotcha. Cool cool.
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Modifying your vehicle to be even more of a killing machine should be a crime, and killing someone (a baby!) with it should be murder, not a slap-on-the-wrist driving infraction. #CdnPoli
Have the police considered the stupid fucking height of the vehicle in question
February 16, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Modifying your vehicle to be even more of a killing machine should be a crime, and killing someone (a baby!) with it should be murder, not a slap-on-the-wrist driving infraction. #CdnPoli
shoutout to the old man at the theatre last night explaining to his date “so it’s called nirvanna the band…” as they walked inside
February 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM
shoutout to the old man at the theatre last night explaining to his date “so it’s called nirvanna the band…” as they walked inside
forgot to post my favourite valentines day tweet i ever tweeted
February 15, 2026 at 7:40 PM
forgot to post my favourite valentines day tweet i ever tweeted
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Grieving B.C. family wants answers after call for help ends in deadly police shooting
Grieving B.C. family wants answers after call for help ends in deadly police shooting
When Tia Voth called 911 last month, her hope was that her mom Cindy Mulrooney would be taken to hospital for emergency psychiatric treatment.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Grieving B.C. family wants answers after call for help ends in deadly police shooting
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This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
'Even in Russia, they don't treat children like this': A family's nightmare in ICE detention
A Russian couple and their children sought asylum in the U.S. In a Texas detention center, they say they endured worms in the food and hourslong waits for medicine.
www.nbcnews.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:51 PM
This post is really taking off. I know the Thanksgiving detail is grabbing, but I would encourage everyone to also read the full article about this family’s struggle at Dilley.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
They’ve been locked up for 130+ days.
I spent hours with them on Zoom this week, and their story deserves to be heard.
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That is fucking horrendous
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
That is fucking horrendous
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It would be nice if the Canadian government made these glasses illegal because they're being explicitly designed for pervs and stalkers.
But they've got AI in them, so instead the Liberals will probably be subsidizing them.
But they've got AI in them, so instead the Liberals will probably be subsidizing them.
Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It would be nice if the Canadian government made these glasses illegal because they're being explicitly designed for pervs and stalkers.
But they've got AI in them, so instead the Liberals will probably be subsidizing them.
But they've got AI in them, so instead the Liberals will probably be subsidizing them.
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Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Meta's plan for launching glasses that people can use to secretly identify strangers on the street is to do it "during a dynamic political environment" when people who care about why that's bad are "focused on other concerns."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
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A conservative Canadian broadcast news network is incorporating propaganda from U.S. dark-money-funded think tanks directly into its regular programming.
Christopher Holcroft writes. #canpoli #CdnMedia #uspoli
Christopher Holcroft writes. #canpoli #CdnMedia #uspoli
Dark Money, US Think Tanks and a Canadian TV Network | The Tyee
The News Forum grows while broadcasting a lot of talking heads tied to the libertarian billionaire-backed Atlas Network.
thetyee.ca
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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Police have now released a list of names & photos of the victims. It's absolutely heartbreaking to look at the photos of these kids, who show all the individuality and humour of tweens on the cusp of growing into who they will become.
Take care everyone. rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumble...
Take care everyone. rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumble...
Update: RCMP publicly confirm victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting
The BC RCMP is releasing the official confirmation of the deceased victims of the February 10, 2026 Tumbler Ridge shooting. As the community continues to process this profound loss, it remains essenti...
rcmp.ca
February 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Police have now released a list of names & photos of the victims. It's absolutely heartbreaking to look at the photos of these kids, who show all the individuality and humour of tweens on the cusp of growing into who they will become.
Take care everyone. rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumble...
Take care everyone. rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumble...
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So glad our culture and news media spent decades responding to people like this with "what would make you say that," and "let's debate this respectfully," and "why do these ideas resonate with people," and "let's hear him out," and "wow so provocative," instead of "man, shut the fuck up."
Fuentes then fantasizes about “breeding gulags”: “So just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women… They go to the breeding gulags. The good ones will be liberated. The bad ones will toil in the mines forever.”
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
So glad our culture and news media spent decades responding to people like this with "what would make you say that," and "let's debate this respectfully," and "why do these ideas resonate with people," and "let's hear him out," and "wow so provocative," instead of "man, shut the fuck up."
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I don’t think we should allow the secret police to round people up and sort them by race
More than 400 people, including hundreds of citizens, were “sorted” at gun point into racial and ethnic groups by 200 ICE agents who fired flash-bang grenades into cars with people inside, pointed guns at children & demanded their zip tied parents not comfort them. apple.news/Ausdx6kWtT0e...
Idaho families sue over immigration raid that swept up hundreds, including U.S. citizens — NBC News
About 400 people, including children and U.S. citizens, were detained for four hours while they were denied food and water in the raid, according to the lawsuit.
apple.news
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I don’t think we should allow the secret police to round people up and sort them by race
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I think it bears repeating because I keep hearing the people of Tumbler Ridge repeat it: access to healthcare can be life or death. You don't want these tragedies to happen but if they do, you want to know help will be at hand. That's not always the case for them right now www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mayor concerned about ambulance staffing levels | CBC News
New data is raising concerns about ambulance staffing levels in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after hours were cut at the local emergency department.
www.cbc.ca
February 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I think it bears repeating because I keep hearing the people of Tumbler Ridge repeat it: access to healthcare can be life or death. You don't want these tragedies to happen but if they do, you want to know help will be at hand. That's not always the case for them right now www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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For anyone interested in donating to those impacted by the Tumbler Ridge shooting, here's an official page set up by the parent advisory Council along with our municipal government.
Donate to Supporting families affected in Tumbler Ridge, organized by Tumbler Ridge PAC
Supporting Families Impacted by the Recent Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
… Tumbler Ridge PAC needs your support for Supporting families affected in Tumbler Ridge
gofund.me
February 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
For anyone interested in donating to those impacted by the Tumbler Ridge shooting, here's an official page set up by the parent advisory Council along with our municipal government.
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One of the hateful OneBC MLAs is spreading rumours about the shooter. Using a tragedy like this to push an ideological agenda is disgusting and should be disqualifying for public office. #BCPoli
Officials have not released information on the identity of the shooter, nor have they speculated on a motive. What matters is there are many people grieving who need support, not performative crap to justify an ideological position.
February 11, 2026 at 6:47 AM
One of the hateful OneBC MLAs is spreading rumours about the shooter. Using a tragedy like this to push an ideological agenda is disgusting and should be disqualifying for public office. #BCPoli
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The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here:
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
February 11, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The small-town paper in Tumbler Ridge is going to need support. This is its front page right now. Their subscription page is here:
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
www.patreon.com/tumblerridge...
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A few years ago, my colleague @amandafollett.bsky.social wrote this portrait of Tumbler Ridge, a former coal mining town. thetyee.ca/News/2020/11...
February 11, 2026 at 3:51 AM
A few years ago, my colleague @amandafollett.bsky.social wrote this portrait of Tumbler Ridge, a former coal mining town. thetyee.ca/News/2020/11...
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Buy 2 copies of CARTOON YRSELF from @asquarehouse.bsky.social so you can eat one with quesidillas
February 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Buy 2 copies of CARTOON YRSELF from @asquarehouse.bsky.social so you can eat one with quesidillas
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
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99% of modern security products are just some company going "would you like this app that gamifies paranoia" and you going "yeag" like just don't do it. just turn it off
why do you need to observe your house if you're not in it. you are giving yourself an opt-in mental illness. no one has to live like this
February 9, 2026 at 6:08 AM
99% of modern security products are just some company going "would you like this app that gamifies paranoia" and you going "yeag" like just don't do it. just turn it off
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The point of the AI project is to provoke despair in creative people. They haven’t produced profits or anything anyone wants, just a steady stream of articles about how us artistic types can’t do the thing we’re already doing, making art. Jokes on them, we’re even better at despair than they are.
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The point of the AI project is to provoke despair in creative people. They haven’t produced profits or anything anyone wants, just a steady stream of articles about how us artistic types can’t do the thing we’re already doing, making art. Jokes on them, we’re even better at despair than they are.
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Apparently contrary view of mine: The trait that makes billionaires exceptional is not intelligence. It’s psychopathy.
Lots of people are as skilled as Mark Zuckerberg.
But few are willing to just ignore all privacy principles to fuck their entire userbase, and their country, for money.
Lots of people are as skilled as Mark Zuckerberg.
But few are willing to just ignore all privacy principles to fuck their entire userbase, and their country, for money.
February 8, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Apparently contrary view of mine: The trait that makes billionaires exceptional is not intelligence. It’s psychopathy.
Lots of people are as skilled as Mark Zuckerberg.
But few are willing to just ignore all privacy principles to fuck their entire userbase, and their country, for money.
Lots of people are as skilled as Mark Zuckerberg.
But few are willing to just ignore all privacy principles to fuck their entire userbase, and their country, for money.