Michael Coyle
@oplopanax.ca
🇨🇦 Search and Rescue volunteer, ⛰️🧗🏻♂️⛷️🚵🏻♂️🪢mountain rescuer, SAR manager, software developer (C#, C++), technology and risk expert, transplant recipient.
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Just a reminder: here is all that it took to get president Andrew Johnson impeached.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Just a reminder: here is all that it took to get president Andrew Johnson impeached.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
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IMPORTANT: Congress could do this tomorrow. Trump could be unemployed by Monday.
Just a reminder: here is all that it took to get president Andrew Johnson impeached.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
They introduced this and voted on it. They came up with the exact articles to send to the senate later.
January 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM
IMPORTANT: Congress could do this tomorrow. Trump could be unemployed by Monday.
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It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It is to Canada's shame we have not spoken out or supported a Canadian judge being sanctioned by the US
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Her life is frozen. She cannot use credit cards, travel, move money, or access email. This is not sustainable
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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this is blowing my mind
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
They less abandoned him, and more
that this is how places handle this.
When I lived in the N.C. mountains, there was a ton of messaging to bear proof your property for the winter, and it always ended with “And if you don’t, leave the bear alone until spring.”
that this is how places handle this.
When I lived in the N.C. mountains, there was a ton of messaging to bear proof your property for the winter, and it always ended with “And if you don’t, leave the bear alone until spring.”
When a Bear Moves In: Preparing Your Property for Denning Season - Asheville.com
Slumber time for black bears is quickly approaching, and in some cases, already happening. Now is the time to start bear proofing residential and commercial properties to discourage winter denning.
www.asheville.com
January 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
this is blowing my mind
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
“bears can squeeze into some pretty tiny spaces b/c they don’t have collarbones. All they need is an opening big enough for their heads to fit [...] we routinely receive reports of large, adult bears accessing crawlspaces through standard 8 by 16 inch foundation vents" WHAT
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Call your Member of Parliament and demand that the Government of Canada condemn the American aggression and immediately impose sanctions
Fr. Boycott us. Cut us off from everything. Do not do business with us. Dont visit us. The only thing that makes any difference in this hellhole is money. For our part in the US, we need to withhold our money and our labor wherever possible. Support your neighbors, not this war criminal bullshit.
Canada must withdraw from the world cup unless the US is removed from
it. period.
it. period.
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Call your Member of Parliament and demand that the Government of Canada condemn the American aggression and immediately impose sanctions
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Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Cancel the LA Olympics, scrap the World Cup, the United States cannot be a trusted part of the international community so long as the White House operates this violently and with impunity.
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Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
January 3, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Remember how appalled we all were in 2022 when Russia completely unprovoked attacked Ukraine? That is what we’re doing tonight with Venezuela. We are the bad guys here. Everyone who supports this is supporting unprovoked murder. Fuck every last one of them
Even now people think that the problem is Trump and not the decades of Presidents leading up to this moment that set the stage for a fascist dictator to be capable of bombing a foreign country without authorisation from Congress.
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Even now people think that the problem is Trump and not the decades of Presidents leading up to this moment that set the stage for a fascist dictator to be capable of bombing a foreign country without authorisation from Congress.
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The U.S. is functionally now a pariah state and must be treated as such until the cancer rotting out the heart of the White House is cut out.
January 3, 2026 at 7:23 AM
The U.S. is functionally now a pariah state and must be treated as such until the cancer rotting out the heart of the White House is cut out.
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The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 AM
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
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Canada must withdraw from the world cup unless the US is removed from
it. period.
it. period.
The world must boycott the World Cup and the Olympics.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
It is both the only moral choice and will actually get the attention of these dead-eyed clout demons.
January 3, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Canada must withdraw from the world cup unless the US is removed from
it. period.
it. period.
someone should stop him
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 AM
someone should stop him
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Opinion: CleanBC needs a renewal, not a retreat vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Opinion: CleanBC needs a renewal, not a retreat vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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SCOOP: Nine RCMP officers broke into Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam’s house on Christmas Day.
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
RCMP break into Chief Allan Adam’s home on Christmas - Alberta Native News
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (ANNews) – Chief Allan Adam of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation was in Fort Chipewyan celebrating Christmas with his...
www.albertanativenews.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
SCOOP: Nine RCMP officers broke into Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam’s house on Christmas Day.
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
While they were executing a search warrant regarding his stepdaughter, Adam says they seized and damaged his property.
www.albertanativenews.com/rcmp-break-i...
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The Canadian government should view this as an attack on both international law and Canadian sovereignty.
"‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock Intl Criminal Court judge out of daily life. Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards or access everyday services (Uber, Alexa, Ticketmaster...) in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary." www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
The Canadian government should view this as an attack on both international law and Canadian sovereignty.
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As a systems engineer and developer who once worked at Twitter i don’t say this lightly: everyone who built or operates that system should be charged with crimes as if they had created the CSAM themselves.
January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
As a systems engineer and developer who once worked at Twitter i don’t say this lightly: everyone who built or operates that system should be charged with crimes as if they had created the CSAM themselves.
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Unless I'm missing something, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, Twitter's AI is cranking out CSAM deepfakes, Elon Musk is making jokes about it, and nobody is doing anything to stop it or hold anyone at Twitter accountable for its creation and distribution.
Is that right?
Is that right?
January 2, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Unless I'm missing something, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, Twitter's AI is cranking out CSAM deepfakes, Elon Musk is making jokes about it, and nobody is doing anything to stop it or hold anyone at Twitter accountable for its creation and distribution.
Is that right?
Is that right?
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If you or someone you know have been a victim of the sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and would like to discuss your civil legal options, DM me or reach out on Signal at riot.95. I can connect you with excellent free legal counsel.
Unless I'm missing something, and I'm pretty sure I'm not, Twitter's AI is cranking out CSAM deepfakes, Elon Musk is making jokes about it, and nobody is doing anything to stop it or hold anyone at Twitter accountable for its creation and distribution.
Is that right?
Is that right?
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
If you or someone you know have been a victim of the sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and would like to discuss your civil legal options, DM me or reach out on Signal at riot.95. I can connect you with excellent free legal counsel.
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The French authorities will investigate the proliferation of sexually explicit deepfakes generated by Grok artificial intelligence on the Twitter platform, the Paris prosecutor's office told @politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
La justice étend son enquête sur X aux deepfakes de femmes déshabillées par l’IA Grok
Les députés Arthur Delaporte et Eric Bothorel ont effectué des signalements après que des milliers d’images générées ont été générées par l’IA et publiées sur X à la demande d’utilisateurs.…
www.politico.eu
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The French authorities will investigate the proliferation of sexually explicit deepfakes generated by Grok artificial intelligence on the Twitter platform, the Paris prosecutor's office told @politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
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Paging @mark-carney.bsky.social - it's time to move off of Twitter/X, which is a national security threat and deepfake platform.
The French authorities will investigate the proliferation of sexually explicit deepfakes generated by Grok artificial intelligence on the Twitter platform, the Paris prosecutor's office told @politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
La justice étend son enquête sur X aux deepfakes de femmes déshabillées par l’IA Grok
Les députés Arthur Delaporte et Eric Bothorel ont effectué des signalements après que des milliers d’images générées ont été générées par l’IA et publiées sur X à la demande d’utilisateurs.…
www.politico.eu
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Paging @mark-carney.bsky.social - it's time to move off of Twitter/X, which is a national security threat and deepfake platform.
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a computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must make all of our management decisions
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
a computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must make all of our management decisions
not the onion
Measles may have been spread at a Noah’s Ark-themed creationist museum in Kentucky earlier this week, the state’s health authority said.
Health Authorities Issue Measles Alert at Creationist Museum
In 2025, the U.S. had the most infections of the vaccine-preventable disease since 1992.
trib.al
January 3, 2026 at 5:21 AM
not the onion
in other news, the Pentium chip apologizes for that bug in 1994.
And your stapler apologizes for messing up that one time.
And your stapler apologizes for messing up that one time.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 AM
in other news, the Pentium chip apologizes for that bug in 1994.
And your stapler apologizes for messing up that one time.
And your stapler apologizes for messing up that one time.
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grok didn't say shit. Grok is not sentient. This is you helping musk escape accountability for this shit. Journalism fail.
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X reut.rs/498SoUk
Grok says safeguard lapses led to images of 'minors in minimal clothing' on X
Elon Musk's xAI artificial intelligence chatbot Grok said on Friday lapses in safeguards had resulted in "images depicting minors in minimal clothing" on social media platform X and that improvements were being made to prevent this.
reut.rs
January 2, 2026 at 8:02 PM
grok didn't say shit. Grok is not sentient. This is you helping musk escape accountability for this shit. Journalism fail.
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This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS
“Upside down calculator says ‘BOOBS’”
January 2, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This just in: calculator has apologized for saying BOOBS