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Trish Robinson
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🇨🇦 Canadian 📚 Reader🪻Gardener 🌈 Non profit leader
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bethsawin.bsky.social
'Tis the season of New Year's resolutions! But, if you, like me, are guessing that 2026 will be full of uncertainty and disruption I'd offer a slight twist. Think about how, in the year to come, you can invest in your coping capacity.
December 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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socialmedialab.ca
"The US can destroy a European's life with the swipe of a pen. This week's US sanctions against European lawmakers and privacy activists is a major escalation. And it shows the dangers of Europe relying on American economic infrastructure." davekeating.substack.com/p/the-us-can...
December 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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angelayang.bsky.social
The AI boom has created a new type of work: fixing botched AI. Designers are being hired to remake wonky AI art. Writers are asked to make ChatGPT’s writing sound more human. Even software developers are tasked with fixing buggy vibe coding.
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Humans are being hired to make AI slop look less sloppy
In the age of automation, human workers are being brought in to fix what artificial intelligence gets wrong.
www.nbcnews.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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theglobeandmail.com
When you love your job, it shouldn’t take over your life
Many reflect on and question today’s hustle culture as it has them feeling burnt out, unsatisfied and wanting to leave it all behind
www.theglobeandmail.com
August 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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gregpak.net
"A.i." reproduces the biases of the source material it steals from.

It will not save us. It will drown us garbage.
eicathomefinn.bsky.social Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Aug 11
'Artificial intelligence tools used by more than half of England’s councils are downplaying women’s physical and mental health issues and risk creating gender bias in care decisions, research [led by Sam Rickman, LSE] has found.' 1/2
AI tools used by English councils downplay women’s health issues, study finds
Exclusive: LSE research finds risk of gender bias in care decisions made based on AI summaries of case notes
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
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anneapplebaum.bsky.social
This is excellent. In three minutes she explains how democracies become dictatorships. It's happened so many times, yet in each country, most people said, 'it can't happen here'
rhutabhayga.bsky.social Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · Jul 9
#StaceyAbrams explains how to achieve an #autocracy in 10 steps.

We're at step 9.

The military is in our streets. Is our democracy worth the effort to defend it?
July 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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lalegault.bsky.social
🚩 HoC petition to repeal Carney’s Bill C2 in full. Bill C2 represents an assault on democracy in Canada, including sweeping new police and state surveillance powers and mass deportation. This is Canada’s version of a Patriot Act. #Canadasky

Please sign ✍️

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
July 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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histoftech.bsky.social
“Being a purist isn’t possible, but what’s important is making the effort. If we can reduce the customer base for the dominant players and show there’s a market for a different way… that could help incentivize more non-US options” Via @parismarx.com

www.disconnect.blog/p/getting-of...
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
July 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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davidmoscrop.com
Great piece from @wickdchiq.bsky.social on the Liberal government's border bill.

'Why is Mark Carney pushing a Maga-inspired border bill?'

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Canadians said no to Trump – so why is Mark Carney pushing a Maga-inspired border bill? | Erica Ifill
If it goes ahead we will see the construction of a surveillance state that is in some ways worse than the US, writes political columnist Erica Ifill
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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dittie.sheshed.rocks
Today, we’re gonna talk Peter Theil. If you think the heritage foundation is bad, you haven’t met Peter Theil.

Catch you after the video.
June 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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nonprofitaf.bsky.social
“decades of conditional support, short-term funding, and paternalism from funders and donors have created a pattern of harm that has profoundly shaped the psyche of nonprofit leaders and thus the entire sector. I’m calling it Funder-Inflicted Layered Trauma and Helplessness (FILTH)”
Funder-inflicted trauma and how it affects nonprofit leaders and our sector
Hi everyone. Before we get started on today’s topic, happy Pride! To all my colleagues who are lesbian, gay, (fellow)...
nonprofitaf.com
June 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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joannelevasseur.bsky.social
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Peguis First Nation uses its disaster expertise to help northern Manitoba fire evacuees | CBC News
When news broke that a massive evacuation was needed to protect people from wildfire, Peguis First Nation stepped up.
www.cbc.ca
June 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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hilltimes.com
Unlocked | Rose LeMay: Wildfires, climate change, and will we make it through?

www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/0...
Wildfires, climate change, and will we make it through?
www.hilltimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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wolvendamien.bsky.social
Long and the short of it is Peter Thiel is a nerd but also an authoritarian, and he thinks Sarumon and Sauron are cooler than the Fellowship.
Archived tweet from Dr Damien P Williams Warned You About Exactly This @Wolven Sep 30, 2020 Y'all do realise it's only called "Palantir" because "Literally The Eye Of Sauron" was too on the nose, right? Like I heard Peter Thiel was originally gonna call it "The Witch King Of Angmar, Right Behind You, Forever," but then was like "nah people might get suspicious on that"
November 8, 2024 at 5:12 AM
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marypezzulo.bsky.social
This notion, that there always has to be a large underclass of people who aren’t well educated and just do manual work for the rest of us, is called “Mudsill Theory.”
I bristled yet again at what the Party of Lincoln has become.

marypezzulo.substack.com/p/the-mudsil...
The Mudsill Theory and Karoline Leavitt
Education and manual work aren't opposed, and Republicans ought to know it.
marypezzulo.substack.com
May 31, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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minibubbly.bsky.social
To donate to the Red Cross - Manitoba wildfires and to register #Canada

The Canadian Red Cross communicates only via email, phone, or in person and would never send a link through a text message. We will never ask for your social insurance number, /1 thread

www.redcross.ca/how-we-help/...
Manitoba Wildfires Response 2025
www.redcross.ca
May 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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moniquedhooghe.bsky.social
Most people don't dream of being fancy-rich I dream of being rich enough to say, "Treat's on me," without thinking twice. Rich enough to have a home that feels like a hug, a fridge stocked like a five-year-old with adult money, and a tray of chocolates waiting for someone to grab. Rich enough to quietly help a friend before they even have to ask. To send a care package when someone's too tired to reach out. To buy all the pencils from a kid on the street so they can go home early. For me, the real money dream isn't about luxury - it's about having enough to give, enough to comfort, enough to turn ordinary moments into something extraordinary
May 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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winnipegfreepress.com
The Manitoba government is turning to Western Canada’s oldest newspaper to teach students how to debunk misinformation and master other necessary skills for the digital age.
Free Press to lead media literacy project
Platform will help kids debunk misinformation
www.winnipegfreepress.com
May 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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ellamchawk.bsky.social
One more bookish set for good measure.

These biscuits are inspired by the weird and wonderful world of medieval illustration.
9 square biscuits decorated with illustrations from medieval manuscripts, including Reynard the Fox, a dog, a knight fighting a snail, a peacock, a hedgehog, a bat, and a fish. The set features shades of rich russet red, cobalt blue, gold, brown, turquoise, and green. Some biscuits include small sections of blackletter calligraphy.
May 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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ellamchawk.bsky.social
From Arts & Crafts patterns to medieval archaeology.

These biscuits recreate stained glass fragments found a few years ago in the triforium of Westminster Abbey.
A collection of biscuits made to look like stained glass window fragments. There are six larger biscuits featuring different faces: a woman looking downwards; a griffin-like creature with wings and a long neck; an old man with long facial hair; a woman with golden hair and a simple tiara; a bald man painted in monochrome; a man with curled hair and striking eyes. The larger biscuits are surrounded by a scattering of smaller fragments. There is a jewel-red fragment in a triangular shape, a small green rectangle, and a bright blue semi-circular shard painted with a leaf pattern. Other small biscuits have bold black-and-white patterns made up of lines, circles, and floral shapes. Many of the biscuits are made to look dirty and scratched.
May 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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ellamchawk.bsky.social
Almost done! I couldn’t leave out this edible assortment of medieval tiles from the British Museum.

The biscuit recipe was inspired by flavours from the same period: honey, ginger, and clove.
A collection of biscuits painted in shades of brown, yellow, and red. The designs are medieval depictions of people, buildings, text, and symbols. Some designs are 3D, with shields, insignia, or symmetrical patterns raised above the royal icing base. Many of the biscuits look as though they are chipped or cracked. All appear old and dirty.
May 29, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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ellamchawk.bsky.social
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵

First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
A set of eight rectangular cookies arranged on a square white plate against a dark wooden background. Each cookie is inspired by a wallpaper design by Morris & Co. The patterns represented feature different floral and leaf shapes in shades of baby blue, soft pink, leafy green, mustard yellow, cream, and dark grey.
May 29, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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111publishing.bsky.social
The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet - Earth’s longtime refrigerator is about to become its biggest carbon emitter
www.cbc.ca/natureofthin...
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The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else on the planet
Earth’s longtime refrigerator, is about to become its biggest carbon emitter
www.cbc.ca
May 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM