Glen Hoos
@thisishoos.bsky.social
Advocating at the intersection of disability and climate change. Mission, BC 🌎🔥♿️
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I've pointed out issues from Day 1, with 40+ years working in IT under my belt. FINALLY people are starting to wake up! Ftr one (I did a double) of my degree majors was Systems Analysis & Design.
AI platforms like Grok are an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're starting to wake up
AI platforms like Grok are an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're starting to wake up
AI is an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're starting to wake up
As 2025 began, I thought humanity's biggest problem was climate change. In 2026, AI is more pressing.
www.abc.net.au
January 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
I've pointed out issues from Day 1, with 40+ years working in IT under my belt. FINALLY people are starting to wake up! Ftr one (I did a double) of my degree majors was Systems Analysis & Design.
AI platforms like Grok are an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're starting to wake up
AI platforms like Grok are an ethical, social and economic nightmare — and we're starting to wake up
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I’m reading @karenhao.bsky.social’s Empire of AI and I recommend it to everyone who wants to understand the modern world. ChatGPT has no goddamn place in a sustainable world.
No, these are very serious comments.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
ChatGPT has absolutely no goddamn place in graduate education. It steals from other authors, routinely gets major facts wrong, hallucinates sources, and generally makes the prose flat and boring as hell.
And if you shill for it in my mentions, I'll block you.
January 18, 2026 at 3:18 AM
I’m reading @karenhao.bsky.social’s Empire of AI and I recommend it to everyone who wants to understand the modern world. ChatGPT has no goddamn place in a sustainable world.
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I just updated my explainer for why I don't allow generative AI in my classrooms with a new section and an expanded section.
New: Generative AI has a literal body count
Expanded: Generative AI is dehumanizing
CETERUM AUTEM CENSEO INTELLIGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS ESSE DELENDAM
New: Generative AI has a literal body count
Expanded: Generative AI is dehumanizing
CETERUM AUTEM CENSEO INTELLIGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS ESSE DELENDAM
January 16, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I just updated my explainer for why I don't allow generative AI in my classrooms with a new section and an expanded section.
New: Generative AI has a literal body count
Expanded: Generative AI is dehumanizing
CETERUM AUTEM CENSEO INTELLIGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS ESSE DELENDAM
New: Generative AI has a literal body count
Expanded: Generative AI is dehumanizing
CETERUM AUTEM CENSEO INTELLIGENTIA ARTIFICIALIS ESSE DELENDAM
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Not a single day in 2025 was cooler than the 1991-2020 average, on a global scale. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Not a single day in 2025 was cooler than the 1991-2020 average, on a global scale. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
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"The countries, companies and institutions that endure the coming decade will be those that stop treating climate change as a long-term scenario and start managing it as a present-day operational reality."
www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
“The data shows a planet warming faster than policy response, storms intensifying alongside rising seas, and economic losses concentrating where resilience is weakest. Climate risk is now a planning variable, rather than a forecast uncertainty.” www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
In 2026, Climate Change Is No Longer A Theoretical Risk
In 2026, climate change threatens human safety, natural systems & economic stability, as data shows accelerating warming, stronger storms, rising seas and growing losses.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
"The countries, companies and institutions that endure the coming decade will be those that stop treating climate change as a long-term scenario and start managing it as a present-day operational reality."
www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
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As a neurospicy, collapse-aware person, this article resonates with me extremely strongly. I’ve rarely felt so seen.
Why Some People See Collapse Earlier Than Others
Perception, pattern-seeking, and the role of neurodivergence in a failing civilisation
adrianlambert.substack.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:26 AM
As a neurospicy, collapse-aware person, this article resonates with me extremely strongly. I’ve rarely felt so seen.
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The Conservative Party claims to be about "free speech", but like the other political parties, it crushes dissenting views & aims to polarize and divide. We went to the town hall to listen, find connections with fellow workers/community members, and observe the fascist rhetoric. This is our right.
January 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM
The Conservative Party claims to be about "free speech", but like the other political parties, it crushes dissenting views & aims to polarize and divide. We went to the town hall to listen, find connections with fellow workers/community members, and observe the fascist rhetoric. This is our right.
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My friend was wearing a t-shirt about equality. Security told us our shirts were part of "groups" that were not welcome. After telling us we could continue to listen to the town hall if we moved to the back, we were surrounded by multiple police who said we were about to be under arrest.
January 11, 2026 at 1:03 AM
My friend was wearing a t-shirt about equality. Security told us our shirts were part of "groups" that were not welcome. After telling us we could continue to listen to the town hall if we moved to the back, we were surrounded by multiple police who said we were about to be under arrest.
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I was just escorted by police and security guards out of the Conservative event in Cowichan with MP Jeff Kibble and Pierre Poilievre for wearing a hoodie that shows support for Palestine.
I was standing quietly, prepared to be an observer. I had not broken any rules or caused a disruption.
I was standing quietly, prepared to be an observer. I had not broken any rules or caused a disruption.
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
I was just escorted by police and security guards out of the Conservative event in Cowichan with MP Jeff Kibble and Pierre Poilievre for wearing a hoodie that shows support for Palestine.
I was standing quietly, prepared to be an observer. I had not broken any rules or caused a disruption.
I was standing quietly, prepared to be an observer. I had not broken any rules or caused a disruption.
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Is it a good idea to host a major event like the FIFA World Cup in a country whose secret state police hunt down innocent people, lock them in cages, or execute them in the street?
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Is it a good idea to host a major event like the FIFA World Cup in a country whose secret state police hunt down innocent people, lock them in cages, or execute them in the street?
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www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Essentially the author is asking Canadians to wake up to the realities of the horrors in the US. He meets Canadians still wanting to travel there, or send their kids to US universities, and they should not, for Canada’s sake, too.
Essentially the author is asking Canadians to wake up to the realities of the horrors in the US. He meets Canadians still wanting to travel there, or send their kids to US universities, and they should not, for Canada’s sake, too.
I left Trump’s America to teach in Canada. I didn’t expect this from Canadians
During my short time here, I've encountered a shocking level of naïveté about what's happening south of the border.
www.thestar.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:06 AM
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Essentially the author is asking Canadians to wake up to the realities of the horrors in the US. He meets Canadians still wanting to travel there, or send their kids to US universities, and they should not, for Canada’s sake, too.
Essentially the author is asking Canadians to wake up to the realities of the horrors in the US. He meets Canadians still wanting to travel there, or send their kids to US universities, and they should not, for Canada’s sake, too.
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I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 AM
I'm posting this for no other reason than goats
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Well, solar's a pretty good reason, too
And also, solar is the GOAT
Remember 7 days ago when everyone hoped 2026 might be better?
January 8, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Remember 7 days ago when everyone hoped 2026 might be better?
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A truly gonzo Executive Order from the Trump Administration removes US from not just the UN Framework Convention on Climate change, but also the IPCC (!), the IUCN, the IPBES (the IPCC of biodiversity), and all sorts of other organizations. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 AM
A truly gonzo Executive Order from the Trump Administration removes US from not just the UN Framework Convention on Climate change, but also the IPCC (!), the IUCN, the IPBES (the IPCC of biodiversity), and all sorts of other organizations. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
USA officially abdicates its global leadership role.
Holy shit. There are 35 Non-UN organizations and 31 UN organizations listed in this document.
This is insane. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 8, 2026 at 2:01 AM
USA officially abdicates its global leadership role.
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@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
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I know people believe that the Democrats are in the minority and can't do anything. I would encourage you to read about how, in fact, minority parties can be disruptive. If they want to be. You don't even have to read. You can just see how the Republicans acted during the Obama years.
January 6, 2026 at 11:46 PM
I know people believe that the Democrats are in the minority and can't do anything. I would encourage you to read about how, in fact, minority parties can be disruptive. If they want to be. You don't even have to read. You can just see how the Republicans acted during the Obama years.
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TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
January 5, 2026 at 11:26 PM
TAPPER: Can you rule out the US is going to take Greenland by force?
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
MILLER: Greenland should be part of the US. By what right does Denmark assert control over Greenland? The US is the power of NATO
T: So force is on the table?
M: Nobody is gonna fight the US militarily over future of Greenland
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Nobody ever said the death throes of the fossil age would be pretty or peaceful
January 3, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Nobody ever said the death throes of the fossil age would be pretty or peaceful
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hey remember climate change? didn't it have something to do with... oil? I'm sure it can wait.
January 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
hey remember climate change? didn't it have something to do with... oil? I'm sure it can wait.
Great piece from friends at @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social: @emikonewman.bsky.social, @drmelissalem.bsky.social, @traceysaxby.bsky.social, @ericdoherty.bsky.social
Opinion: CleanBC needs a renewal, not a retreat vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Great piece from friends at @bcclimateemergency.bsky.social: @emikonewman.bsky.social, @drmelissalem.bsky.social, @traceysaxby.bsky.social, @ericdoherty.bsky.social
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While working people get crushed by the cost of everything, we know where the money is—it’s stuck at the top.
We need a government with the courage to go and get some of it for all of us. A wealth tax of 1% on the 1% could raise as much as $40B a year.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
We need a government with the courage to go and get some of it for all of us. A wealth tax of 1% on the 1% could raise as much as $40B a year.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Here’s how long it took Canada’s top CEOs to earn what the average Canadian worker makes all year
By 9:23 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2025, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs had already earned what the average Canadian worker made in an entire year, according to a new report.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
While working people get crushed by the cost of everything, we know where the money is—it’s stuck at the top.
We need a government with the courage to go and get some of it for all of us. A wealth tax of 1% on the 1% could raise as much as $40B a year.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
We need a government with the courage to go and get some of it for all of us. A wealth tax of 1% on the 1% could raise as much as $40B a year.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Finished my reread of my favourite novel, The Deluge. Realized I need to include trigger warnings when recommending it - but still can’t recommend it enough. Sure hope Markley’s depiction of the 2030’s is less prescient than his depiction of the 2020’s has proven to be…
#climatechange
#climatechange
December 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Finished my reread of my favourite novel, The Deluge. Realized I need to include trigger warnings when recommending it - but still can’t recommend it enough. Sure hope Markley’s depiction of the 2030’s is less prescient than his depiction of the 2020’s has proven to be…
#climatechange
#climatechange