Parallax Dreams
@parallaxdreams.bsky.social
SFSN
Toronto-based, fast-paced pedestrian
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Toronto-based, fast-paced pedestrian
Follow at your own risk
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Kad se žena najmanje nada- zova!
When you least expect it- an elderberry tree!
When you least expect it- an elderberry tree!
June 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Kad se žena najmanje nada- zova!
When you least expect it- an elderberry tree!
When you least expect it- an elderberry tree!
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If you think the insidious misinformation landscape of the US is not impacting Canada, think again. 🫵 Your city council was hacked by this disinformation malware yet we have no idea who funded it. #cdnpoli #climateaction
www.desmog.com/2025/05/28/a...
www.desmog.com/2025/05/28/a...
A Weaponized AI Chatbot Is Flooding Canadian City Councils with Climate Misinformation
Thousands of councillors in more than 500 municipalities have received AI emails from a group called KICLEI, a name that mimics the international network ICLEI.
www.desmog.com
May 31, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If you think the insidious misinformation landscape of the US is not impacting Canada, think again. 🫵 Your city council was hacked by this disinformation malware yet we have no idea who funded it. #cdnpoli #climateaction
www.desmog.com/2025/05/28/a...
www.desmog.com/2025/05/28/a...
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Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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May 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Did you know the “weekend” and working only 8 hours per day used to be considered a radical, liberal idea?
139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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139 years ago today, in Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 7 workers (including a 13 yo) lost their lives to advance this revolutionary idea.
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So actually, “they suck” DOES hold water. A lot of water, in fact. So much water…
www.forbes.com/sites/cindyg...
www.forbes.com/sites/cindyg...
AI Is Accelerating the Loss of Our Scarcest Natural Resource: Water
With the rise of generative AI, companies have significantly raised their water usage, sparking concerns about the sustainability of such practices.
www.forbes.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So actually, “they suck” DOES hold water. A lot of water, in fact. So much water…
www.forbes.com/sites/cindyg...
www.forbes.com/sites/cindyg...
Devastation of women’s health research in the US, with significant negative implications for women’s health (care) everywhere:
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Devastation of women’s health research in the US, with significant negative implications for women’s health (care) everywhere:
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Who wore it better, Ophelia or Dino?
April 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Who wore it better, Ophelia or Dino?
Have we seen this before?
April 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Have we seen this before?
Advance polls are open and lines are moving fast. It’s a nice day to go out and vote Canada! 🇨🇦 🗳️
April 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Advance polls are open and lines are moving fast. It’s a nice day to go out and vote Canada! 🇨🇦 🗳️
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An Alberta court ordered Bluesky to produce all DMs held by that Theobius account
This is a reminder that Canadian courts can order tech companies to disclose all of your private messages, even if you’re not a party to a lawsuit
No messages are truly private / no one is really anonymous online
This is a reminder that Canadian courts can order tech companies to disclose all of your private messages, even if you’re not a party to a lawsuit
No messages are truly private / no one is really anonymous online
Can courts compel social media platforms to disclose messages? Insights from Terrigno v Petzold | Miller Thomson
This Alberta court decision has significant implications for how private messages on social media platforms may be accessed in litigation.
www.millerthomson.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
An Alberta court ordered Bluesky to produce all DMs held by that Theobius account
This is a reminder that Canadian courts can order tech companies to disclose all of your private messages, even if you’re not a party to a lawsuit
No messages are truly private / no one is really anonymous online
This is a reminder that Canadian courts can order tech companies to disclose all of your private messages, even if you’re not a party to a lawsuit
No messages are truly private / no one is really anonymous online
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Want more? At @spacingstore.bsky.social , @johnlorinc.bsky.social has been investigating Therme for years (harassed by their hench-comms). Go back thru his archive. Maybe the NYT will wake more up in Ontario who shrug at Cdn reporting.
spacing.ca/toronto/2024...
spacing.ca/toronto/2024...
April 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Want more? At @spacingstore.bsky.social , @johnlorinc.bsky.social has been investigating Therme for years (harassed by their hench-comms). Go back thru his archive. Maybe the NYT will wake more up in Ontario who shrug at Cdn reporting.
spacing.ca/toronto/2024...
spacing.ca/toronto/2024...
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Singh on healthcare: if provinces want our money on healthcare but not our conditions, their leaders will be sentenced to waiting in an Ontario emergency room until they change their minds
April 18, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Singh on healthcare: if provinces want our money on healthcare but not our conditions, their leaders will be sentenced to waiting in an Ontario emergency room until they change their minds
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New segment: "LEADER'S CHOICE". Singh asks Carney: whose side are you on- the people, or rich corporations? Carney says he's too rich to respond to such a poor question
April 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
New segment: "LEADER'S CHOICE". Singh asks Carney: whose side are you on- the people, or rich corporations? Carney says he's too rich to respond to such a poor question
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Just a reminder that Canadians were very unhappy with the Liberals two months ago. It's pretty much guaranteed that they will be very unhappy with a big Liberal majority and only the Conservatives as opposition if that's how it ends up this time. we have a multi-party system for good reason.
April 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Just a reminder that Canadians were very unhappy with the Liberals two months ago. It's pretty much guaranteed that they will be very unhappy with a big Liberal majority and only the Conservatives as opposition if that's how it ends up this time. we have a multi-party system for good reason.
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Please reacquaint yourself Doug Ford, aka Captain Canada, and his schemes that fuck over Ontario and Ontarians as per.
The NY Times has published an investigation into the Therme development at Ontario Place. It found that while the company told the province it had a proven track record of operating six spas around the world, at the time it had only ever operated one. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
European Spa Company Therme Misrepresented Itself in an Effort to Expand Into Canada
A Times investigation shows Therme, a European firm, exaggerated its track record in securing a deal with Ontario, and government auditors found that the process had been unfair and opaque.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Please reacquaint yourself Doug Ford, aka Captain Canada, and his schemes that fuck over Ontario and Ontarians as per.
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As a career politician, Pierre Poilievre has voted against gun control over 200 times.
The vast majority of Canadians support bans on handguns and assault rifles.
The vast majority of Canadians support bans on handguns and assault rifles.
Large majorities of Canadians support bans on handguns and assault rifles
A study by Léger on gun control has found that large majorities of Canadians support bans on handguns and assault rifles.
cultmtl.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
As a career politician, Pierre Poilievre has voted against gun control over 200 times.
The vast majority of Canadians support bans on handguns and assault rifles.
The vast majority of Canadians support bans on handguns and assault rifles.
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It's all fun and games until …
"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC #ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC #ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
ChatGPT action dolls: What are the concerns?
As online users create Barbie-like dolls of themselves, experts urge caution over AI's energy and data use.
www.bbc.com
April 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
It's all fun and games until …
"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC #ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Professor Gina Neff of Queen Mary University London told the BBC #ChatGPT is "burning through energy", and the data centres used to power it consume more electricity in a year than 117 countries."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Canada, abortion is the canary in the coal mine. Restricting abortion is a tool of authoritarian regimes. Which party has the forced birth candidates? The conservatives! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Author, gynecologist Jen Gunter says she's moving back to Canada as reproductive rights erode in U.S. | CBC News
Jen Gunter, a Winnipeg-born gynecologist and bestselling author, says she's had enough with the United States, but she’s also prescribing a stark warning for Canadian voters concerned about the future...
www.cbc.ca
April 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Canada, abortion is the canary in the coal mine. Restricting abortion is a tool of authoritarian regimes. Which party has the forced birth candidates? The conservatives! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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They emboldened to run the same operations on wealthy white women as they do on Black people solely because this shit wasn’t important enough, deemed credible or viewed popularly as an outrage when it was happening to the right people.
Which is why we say if we ain’t all protected none of us are.
Which is why we say if we ain’t all protected none of us are.
So according to LAPD, these cops trespassed onto Lauren's property looking for a hit-and-run driver. Despite no involvement in the hit-and-run, Lauren then saw the cops, grabbed a gun, and knowingly tried to kill them for no particular reason. So they shot her and arrested her.
Sounds ... unlikely!
Sounds ... unlikely!
Weezer bassist’s wife shot by LA police and booked for attempted murder
Jillian Lauren treated for non-life-threatening wound after incident where officers searched for hit-and-run suspects
www.theguardian.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
They emboldened to run the same operations on wealthy white women as they do on Black people solely because this shit wasn’t important enough, deemed credible or viewed popularly as an outrage when it was happening to the right people.
Which is why we say if we ain’t all protected none of us are.
Which is why we say if we ain’t all protected none of us are.
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If you’re fighting for social justice, wear a mask.
Mad about tariffs? Wear a mask.
Participating in Hands Off? Wear a mask.
Want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
The Covid pandemic is not over. People are dying & becoming disabled every day.
Protect your health & the health of your community.
Mad about tariffs? Wear a mask.
Participating in Hands Off? Wear a mask.
Want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
The Covid pandemic is not over. People are dying & becoming disabled every day.
Protect your health & the health of your community.
April 10, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If you’re fighting for social justice, wear a mask.
Mad about tariffs? Wear a mask.
Participating in Hands Off? Wear a mask.
Want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
The Covid pandemic is not over. People are dying & becoming disabled every day.
Protect your health & the health of your community.
Mad about tariffs? Wear a mask.
Participating in Hands Off? Wear a mask.
Want to fight fascism? Wear a mask.
The Covid pandemic is not over. People are dying & becoming disabled every day.
Protect your health & the health of your community.
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Echoing Trump, Pierre Poilievre's election pitch includes pledge to end "woke influence" in university research. My story for @science.org 🧪 #cdnpoli
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
In Canadian election, top Conservative candidate vows to end ’woke ideology’ in science funding
Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative Party is trying to topple Liberal government in 28 April election
www.science.org
April 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Echoing Trump, Pierre Poilievre's election pitch includes pledge to end "woke influence" in university research. My story for @science.org 🧪 #cdnpoli
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
FFS America!
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
FFS America!
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A vial of insulin costs far, far, far, far more in the U.S. than it does in Canada, as do most other drugs.
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Pharma giants push Trump insiders to target Canadian drug pricing
A vial of insulin costs far, far more in the U.S. than it does up here.
canadahealthwatch.ca
April 8, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A vial of insulin costs far, far, far, far more in the U.S. than it does in Canada, as do most other drugs.
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...
Could our beloved price gap become a casualty of Trump's trade war?
Possibly, if a group of pharma companies gets its way.
canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...