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Realizing AI's potential "will require fundamental reforms for our education system."
What?
What?
Prime Minister Carney on AI and his government's upcoming 'AI for All Strategy.'
January 23, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Realizing AI's potential "will require fundamental reforms for our education system."
What?
What?
An open letter to @mark-carney.bsky.social on national sovereignty and the immediate necessity to ban x.com
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#canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #canada #canadasky
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#canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #canada #canadasky
January 22, 2026 at 4:22 PM
An open letter to @mark-carney.bsky.social on national sovereignty and the immediate necessity to ban x.com
www.tapaseaswar.com/open-letter-...
#canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #canada #canadasky
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#canpoli #cdnpoli #onpoli #topoli #canada #canadasky
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FAO @evansolomon.bsky.social, who wants us to trust AI.
In our conservative estimate, 41 percent of Grok’s images — or 1.8 million — were sexualized depictions of women. Separately, CCDH analyzed how many were sexualized images across genders and ages. Their findings: an estimated 3 million images, including more than 23,000 of children.
January 22, 2026 at 3:59 PM
FAO @evansolomon.bsky.social, who wants us to trust AI.
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Hard to sell us on these products being magic when the use case is “dude I heard you like ice cream.”
January 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Hard to sell us on these products being magic when the use case is “dude I heard you like ice cream.”
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This is quite accurate, really.
After a week, the two useful colours in the pen on the right stop working and you’re left with lime green and pink and your work looks awful.
After a week, the two useful colours in the pen on the right stop working and you’re left with lime green and pink and your work looks awful.
yeah, just out of interest, how many people choose the pen on the right for real work or art? See a lot of them in professional workplaces, do you?
January 22, 2026 at 12:38 PM
This is quite accurate, really.
After a week, the two useful colours in the pen on the right stop working and you’re left with lime green and pink and your work looks awful.
After a week, the two useful colours in the pen on the right stop working and you’re left with lime green and pink and your work looks awful.
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The digital sphere is a hostile space. Preventing kids from participating in it instead of or without also making structural changes to make it less hostile, strikes me as a fairly weak approach.
Will be watching for what else goes in the Online Harms Bill.
Will be watching for what else goes in the Online Harms Bill.
January 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
The digital sphere is a hostile space. Preventing kids from participating in it instead of or without also making structural changes to make it less hostile, strikes me as a fairly weak approach.
Will be watching for what else goes in the Online Harms Bill.
Will be watching for what else goes in the Online Harms Bill.
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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Is Doug Ford calling for a boycott of Subaru, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, and Nissan too? Most of them sell more than 49,000 vehicles in Canada and don’t manufacture any here.
This is all populist posturing that has nothing to do with what’s actually good for auto workers or buyers
This is all populist posturing that has nothing to do with what’s actually good for auto workers or buyers
January 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Is Doug Ford calling for a boycott of Subaru, Kia, Hyundai, Mazda, Volkswagen, Mitsubishi, and Nissan too? Most of them sell more than 49,000 vehicles in Canada and don’t manufacture any here.
This is all populist posturing that has nothing to do with what’s actually good for auto workers or buyers
This is all populist posturing that has nothing to do with what’s actually good for auto workers or buyers
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This is a global far right power grab, so the sooner everybody realizes that and puts aside their deeply outdated notions around national identity, which got us here to begin with, the better. The only way out is through, but the only way through is all of us fighting these climate warlords together
January 21, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This is a global far right power grab, so the sooner everybody realizes that and puts aside their deeply outdated notions around national identity, which got us here to begin with, the better. The only way out is through, but the only way through is all of us fighting these climate warlords together
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just thinking about living in a community that is being polluted so that Grok can do psychological violence to millions of women
Elon Musk’s xAI datacenter generating extra electricity illegally, regulator rules
Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus’ facilities add extra pollution to already overburdened communities
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
just thinking about living in a community that is being polluted so that Grok can do psychological violence to millions of women
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One year ago, Elon Musk raised his arm during Trump’s inauguration celebration in a gesture widely recognized as a Nazi-style salute—hailed by extremists, excused by enablers, and proof that fascism rarely returns wearing a swastika.
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
One year ago, Elon Musk raised his arm during Trump’s inauguration celebration in a gesture widely recognized as a Nazi-style salute—hailed by extremists, excused by enablers, and proof that fascism rarely returns wearing a swastika.
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“better than poilievre” can still be pretty shit.
January 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM
“better than poilievre” can still be pretty shit.
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one of the worst things about so many canadians being glued to cnn and msnow is that they import that approach to politics, such that you can’t ever criticize the libs or carney because they’re your team even when they absolutely need to be pushed to do better.
January 20, 2026 at 7:17 PM
one of the worst things about so many canadians being glued to cnn and msnow is that they import that approach to politics, such that you can’t ever criticize the libs or carney because they’re your team even when they absolutely need to be pushed to do better.
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Globalisation of the Confederacy, as someone said earlier
i like how every braindead conservative nationalist assumes canada is communist now, and this is basically universal, even among korean conservatives
January 20, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Globalisation of the Confederacy, as someone said earlier
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World Economic Forum Moderator: Prime Minister Poilievre, your comments on the current worldwide crisis?
Poilievre: i just think that Trump would never have threatened to take over the world if Trudeau hadn't hidden a carbon tax in every Canadian's car
Poilievre: i just think that Trump would never have threatened to take over the world if Trudeau hadn't hidden a carbon tax in every Canadian's car
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 PM
World Economic Forum Moderator: Prime Minister Poilievre, your comments on the current worldwide crisis?
Poilievre: i just think that Trump would never have threatened to take over the world if Trudeau hadn't hidden a carbon tax in every Canadian's car
Poilievre: i just think that Trump would never have threatened to take over the world if Trudeau hadn't hidden a carbon tax in every Canadian's car
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Not loving today's This Feels Historic vibes.
January 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Not loving today's This Feels Historic vibes.
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Canada, meanwhile:
January 20, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Canada, meanwhile:
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Whatever trust I initially had in Carney has steadily eroded since his election. I read the speech, and it was startling and good. I hope this is a turning point.
Read Mark Carney's full speech on middle powers navigating a rapidly changing world | CBC News
Read the full text of Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech about a shakeup of the global order and role of middle powers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
www.cbc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Whatever trust I initially had in Carney has steadily eroded since his election. I read the speech, and it was startling and good. I hope this is a turning point.
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inshallah
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:24 PM
inshallah
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Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
January 20, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Mark Carney:
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
"Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still functions as advertised. Call the system what it is: a period where the most powerful pursue their interests using economic integration as a weapon of coercion."
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To Jess' point, a 15% cut at GAC is not helping Canada deal with all of this.
This is the right understanding of our geopolitical reality, but Carney's actions aren't in line with these statements. We need investment in our diplomatic corps and a clear foreign policy to mobilize Canada to meet the moment.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
'The old order is not coming back,' Carney says in provocative speech at Davos | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a frank assessment of how he views the world in a provocative speech in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, where he said the longstanding U.S.-led, rules-based intern...
www.cbc.ca
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
To Jess' point, a 15% cut at GAC is not helping Canada deal with all of this.
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normal way to talk about booming industry
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:37 PM
normal way to talk about booming industry
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Big news: Canada changed their citizenship rules and now if you've ever had a direct ancestor who was a citizen, you are now automatically a citizen too! www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!
Change to citizenship rules in 2025 - Canada.ca
Bill C-3 changes the first-generation limit for Canadian citizenship by descent. Find out who is affected and how the law impacts citizenship eligibility.
www.canada.ca
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Big news: Canada changed their citizenship rules and now if you've ever had a direct ancestor who was a citizen, you are now automatically a citizen too! www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!
I've been sharing this around, and I know a few people who've discovered they're now Canadian citizens!