Matthew Trevithick
@mtrevithick.bsky.social
Journalist, photographer, burned out, need new avatar
matthew.trevithick@cbc.ca / Twitter: @m_trevithick / #LdnOnt
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Yeah I don't think this is indicative of a healthy society www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inside Three Longterm Relationships With A.I. Chatbots (Gift Article)
Three people on the joys and anxieties of A.I. romances.
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Yeah I don't think this is indicative of a healthy society www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
‘You’re not rushing. You’re just ready:’ Parents say ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 AM
‘You’re not rushing. You’re just ready:’ Parents say ChatGPT encouraged son to kill himself www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
"For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does." news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
How the world's richest man is boosting the British right
news.sky.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
"For nine months, Sky News' Data and Forensics team has been investigating whether X's algorithm amplifies right-wing and extreme content. It does." news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
nyti.ms/47O4mT0
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If you're in need of positive and rather wholesome news, there's a high school teacher named Bryan who took a ton of freely licensed celebrity headshots at the New York Film Festival last month for Wikipedia, and I truly can't believe how drastic the upgrade is for some articles (thread)
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
If you're in need of positive and rather wholesome news, there's a high school teacher named Bryan who took a ton of freely licensed celebrity headshots at the New York Film Festival last month for Wikipedia, and I truly can't believe how drastic the upgrade is for some articles (thread)
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🎈Happy Birthday... to US! 🎂 47 candles on our cake today!
On this day in 1978, '6X FM' (as it was branded then) launched on Hallowe'en!🎃
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On this day in 1978, '6X FM' (as it was branded then) launched on Hallowe'en!🎃
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October 31, 2025 at 4:12 PM
🎈Happy Birthday... to US! 🎂 47 candles on our cake today!
On this day in 1978, '6X FM' (as it was branded then) launched on Hallowe'en!🎃
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On this day in 1978, '6X FM' (as it was branded then) launched on Hallowe'en!🎃
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October 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Fanshawe College looks to shed longtime campus radio station, putting the future of 106.9 The X into question www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
Student-run radio station 106.9 The X on the chopping block by Fanshawe College | CBC News
Nearly 50 years after it made history as Canada's first licensed, instructional campus radio station, London's 106.9 The X now faces an uncertain future.
www.cbc.ca
October 31, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Fanshawe College looks to shed longtime campus radio station, putting the future of 106.9 The X into question www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
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I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.
Mike Johnson says he will not bring the House back in session until the government reopens
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I’m not going to take the turkey out of the freezer until it’s defrosted.
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one of my favorite things is when the subject of a piece threatens a journalist and the journalist responds by casually printing everything very matter of factly
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
one of my favorite things is when the subject of a piece threatens a journalist and the journalist responds by casually printing everything very matter of factly
“One witness said Hoekstra appeared to be upset about the anti-tariff ad that the province recently ran on television in the U.S. … The witness said Hoesktra could be heard using the F-word and also mentioned Ontario Premier Doug Ford by name.”
U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News
www.cbc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
“One witness said Hoekstra appeared to be upset about the anti-tariff ad that the province recently ran on television in the U.S. … The witness said Hoesktra could be heard using the F-word and also mentioned Ontario Premier Doug Ford by name.”
From me: Longtime doctor killed in fatal northwest London crash a 'gentle giant,' say colleagues www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
Longtime doctor killed in fatal northwest London crash a 'gentle giant,' say colleagues | CBC News
The London physician killed in a fatal crash Tuesday in the city's northwest end is being remembered by colleagues as a man committed to the community who went above and beyond for his patients and th...
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October 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
From me: Longtime doctor killed in fatal northwest London crash a 'gentle giant,' say colleagues www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #LdnOnt
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Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
“Ontario's planned new housing legislation could open the door to ending rent control and indefinite leases across the province, advocates warn after a recent proposal by Premier Doug Ford's government.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Say goodbye to rent control, indefinite leases if Ontario passes new housing bill: advocates | CBC News
Ontario's planned new housing legislation could open the door to ending rent control and indefinite leases across the province, advocates warn after a recent proposal by Premier Doug Ford's government...
www.cbc.ca
October 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“Ontario's planned new housing legislation could open the door to ending rent control and indefinite leases across the province, advocates warn after a recent proposal by Premier Doug Ford's government.” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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SNAP benefits expire in one week.
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
"President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the crypto exchange Binance, following months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company."
Zhao and Binance pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating US money-laundering rules. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Zhao and Binance pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating US money-laundering rules. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder
The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company.
www.wsj.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
"President Trump has pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the convicted founder of the crypto exchange Binance, following months of efforts by Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company."
Zhao and Binance pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating US money-laundering rules. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
Zhao and Binance pleaded guilty in 2023 to violating US money-laundering rules. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
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NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...
www.nbcnews.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
‘The extensive data collection in the Atlas browser could be a privacy nightmare for users,’ said Lena Cohen, a staff technologist at @EFF.
Meet OpenAI’s new browser. wapo.st/49bOcVC
Meet OpenAI’s new browser. wapo.st/49bOcVC
Column | ChatGPT just came out with its own web browser. Use it with caution.
OpenAI’s Atlas promises AI-powered convenience. The price? Letting ChatGPT track and store “memories” of what you do online.
wapo.st
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
‘The extensive data collection in the Atlas browser could be a privacy nightmare for users,’ said Lena Cohen, a staff technologist at @EFF.
Meet OpenAI’s new browser. wapo.st/49bOcVC
Meet OpenAI’s new browser. wapo.st/49bOcVC
The Springer Dinger that helped seal the deal
October 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
The Springer Dinger that helped seal the deal
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times like these i look to The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror VI "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores" when Lisa and Paul Anka sing “Just don't look! Just don't look!" to get people to turn away from the monsters rampaging the town and the lack of attention defeats the monsters and saves the town
October 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
times like these i look to The Simpsons episode Treehouse of Horror VI "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores" when Lisa and Paul Anka sing “Just don't look! Just don't look!" to get people to turn away from the monsters rampaging the town and the lack of attention defeats the monsters and saves the town
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
“At least 8 projects are underway to build hyperscale data centres in Canada… But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, Canada is jumping into the AI construction race with few mechanisms to protect its water supply.”
Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
www.cbc.ca
October 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“At least 8 projects are underway to build hyperscale data centres in Canada… But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, Canada is jumping into the AI construction race with few mechanisms to protect its water supply.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇