Rick Botero 🇨🇦‬
rbotero.bsky.social
Rick Botero 🇨🇦‬
@rbotero.bsky.social
digital literacy teacher (semi-retired), tech enthusiast, Port Moody (Vancouver) Canada
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Uummati Attanarsimat (Heart of Glass) - Remix
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August 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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I wrote about the state of Canadian rage for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...
The piece is a kind of capstone to all the work of Gloves Off. shows.acast.com/gloves-off
Opinion | ‘Acute, Sustained, Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada Finds Its Voice
www.nytimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Dr. @angierasmussen.bsky.social on Canadians who are half a bubble off plumb: The Saga of the H5N1 Freedom Ostriches open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...
The Saga of the H5N1 Freedom Ostriches
CFIA murder drones, baptisms in bird shit, and poorly attended anti-vax music festivals: what the hell is going on up here in Canada?
open.substack.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Horrifying
July 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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The stories emerging from Canada’s residential school survivors are difficult to read, and this one is no different

A former student who says he was sexually assaulted at 14 recently discovered he has a son, who’s now connecting with his First Nations family

www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Man conceived in late ‘60s residential school sex assault connects with First Nations family
An Okanagan man brought up in Penticton by a family that adopted him as an infant has connected with his biological First Nations family – but the joyous reunion has also opened decades-old wounds.
www.ctvnews.ca
July 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Hate and discrimination have no place in BC and equality isn’t up for negotiation.

Everyone deserves to live in safety, free to be who they are.

And we will always defend these rights.
May 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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“…this morning, from a war zone half a world away, I was reading about your election. And for the first time in days, I exhaled.

A small, almost invisible breath. Relief.

And then came gratitude…

You didn’t just choose kindness or experience…

You chose not to flirt with fascism.”

From Ukraine.
The Nation That Trump Could Never Break
Canada didn’t just resist, they reminded the rest of us how to endure
viktorkravchuk.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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This is a great article to share with curious parents in Facebook groups (if anyone is still over there).

The link isn't blocked by Meta.
January 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam
Channel migrants: The real reason so many are fleeing Vietnam
More Vietnamese attempted small-boat crossings in early 2024 than any other nationality - what makes them risk this dangerous journey?
www.bbc.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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What to expect at CES 2025
What to expect at CES 2025
There’s a lot more than AI. We swear.
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January 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Clearview AI collected British Columbians' images from Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Venmo and provided facial recognition services to multiple police forces.
B.C. court upholds ban against U.S. company collecting people's data
Clearview AI collected British Columbians' images from Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and Venmo and provided facial recognition services to multiple police forces.
dlvr.it
January 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem
Meet Skyseed, a VC fund and incubator backing the Bluesky and AT Protocol ecosystem
On November 15, Peter Wang posted a message requesting ideas for a new incubator and fund to support experimental projects built on the burgeoning Bluesky/AT Protocol ecosystem. Four weeks later, Skyseed emerged with an initial commitment of $1 million.…
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December 21, 2024 at 2:04 PM
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Here’s how OpenAI uses your data when you use ChatGPT through Apple’s integrations
Here’s how OpenAI uses your data when you use ChatGPT through Apple’s integrations
Following Apple’s integration of OpenAI’s ChatGPT within iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia, OpenAI has detailed how your data is handled when you use ChatGPT through Apple’s integration.  You can use ChatGPT through Apple’s integrations without logging…
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December 11, 2024 at 6:15 PM
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Day 3 of 4:13p sunsets in #Vancouver #BC — sunsets start to get later by Sat the 14!

Sunrises continue to get later until Boxing Day and stay at 8:07am until Jan 5, 2025!

The day with the least amount of daylight this year on Sat 21st — the Winter Equinox

#YVRwx #BCwx #YVR
December 10, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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Threads begins testing an option to set For You, Following, or a custom feed as the default feed, another improvement seemingly sparked by Bluesky competition (Chris Welch/The Verge)

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November 25, 2024 at 6:51 PM
“Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy” is a great watch at this time of year

www.netflix.com/tudum/articl...
Can’t Stop Adding to Cart? Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy Will Tell You Why
Have you been shopping hard or hardly shopping? Be honest.
www.netflix.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Shout out to June and Kwabakena from #trailappliances delivery/install. Careful delivery and great service
November 16, 2024 at 10:27 PM