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Give a shit. Keep learning and growing. And be kind.

Enthusiastically supporting human rights, dignity, safety, and opportunity for everyone. 🏳️‍🌈 ✊🏿 🐢 ✡️ 🇵🇸 ☪️

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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment

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#news
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
🚨 Major Shakeup: Ontario Plans to Merge All 36 Conservation Authorities into Just 7

If you have concerns about how your local river or park will be managed by a much larger regional office, you have until December 22, 2025, to speak up.

ero.ontario.ca/notice/025-1...

#Ontario
Proposed boundaries for the regional consolidation of Ontario’s conservation authorities | Environmental Registry of Ontario
Ontario is proposing changes to improve the conservation authority (CA) system to free up resources for front-line service delivery to help protect communities and better align the work of CAs with pr...
ero.ontario.ca
December 21, 2025 at 1:45 AM
e-Petition asking the Cabinet to use Section 90 to disallow the Use of the Notwithstanding Clause Against Transgender Canadians

www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...

#Canada #Ontario #Quebec #Alberta #BritishColumbia #Saskatchewan #Manitoba #NovaScotia #NewBrunswick #PEI #Yukon #NWT #nunavut
Sign this Petition - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
China's solar manufacturing capacity today is 65 per cent higher than what’s required for the whole world to reach net zero by 2050

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

#tech #business #news #solar
ANALYSIS | The rise of the electrostate: By dominating clean energy, China is leading on climate action | CBC News
China’s massive lead in clean technologies has shifted the climate fight from one of big pledges and international diplomacy toward a technological revolution in cheaper energy, analysts say.
www.cbc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Montreal honours 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

> A total of 14 women were murdered in the mass shooting on Dec. 6, 1989. Thirteen others were injured in the attack.

#Canada #Quebec
Montreal honours 14 victims of Polytechnique massacre at ceremony | CBC News
A total of 14 women were murdered in the mass shooting on Dec. 6, 1989. Thirteen others were injured in the attack.
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Campbell’s fires executive who was recorded saying company’s products are for ‘poor people’

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#news
Campbell's fires executive who was recorded saying company's products are for 'poor people'
The Campbell’s Co. said Wednesday it has fired an executive who was recorded making racist comments and mocking the company’s products and customers.
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

> Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccine

#health #news #Science
Epstein-Barr virus appears to be trigger of lupus disease, say scientists
Connection of near-ubiquitous EBV to autoimmune disease affecting about 1 in 1,000 people may spur hunt for vaccine
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Silicon Valley data centers totalling nearly 100MW could 'sit empty for years' due to lack of power — huge installations are idle because Santa Clara can't cope with surging electricity demands

www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

#tech #news #AI #business
Silicon Valley data centers totalling nearly 100MW could 'sit empty for years' due to lack of power — huge installations are idle because Santa Clara can't cope with surging electricity demands
Two major facilities built for AI-era workloads remain unpowered while the city races to expand its electricity supply.
www.tomshardware.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Don't be a Sucker

youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?...
Don't Be a Sucker
YouTube video by US National Archives
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million paid subscribers in the week after suspending Kimmel

www.engadget.com/entertainmen...

#tech #business #news #politics #disney
Disney reportedly lost 1.7 million paid subscribers in the week after suspending Kimmel
An independent reporter claims that more than 1.7 million paying subscribers canceled their plans to DIsney streaming services.
www.engadget.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
URGENT!

Widespread tsunami warnings after magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia's east coast

www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...

#news #safety
Widespread tsunami warnings after magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia east coast
Tsunami warnings have been issued for the entire US west coast and parts of Asia including Japan.
www.bbc.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm

www.space.com/astronomy/ur...

> "I think it strengthens the case for a mission to Uranus."

#Science #space #astronomy #interesting
Scientists find Uranus is surprisingly warm, heating up the case for a new planetary mission
"I think it strengthens the case for a mission to Uranus."
www.space.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jul...

> Exclusive: Changes to workers’ rights bill will prohibit the silencing of staff who suffer harassment or discrimination

#tech #business #news
UK bosses to be banned from using NDAs to cover up misconduct at work
Exclusive: Changes to workers’ rights bill will prohibit the silencing of staff who suffer harassment or discrimination
www.theguardian.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
After firms struck deals to avoid punitive Trump orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

#news #politics #faafo
The Law Firms That Appeased Trump—and Angered Their Clients
After firms struck deals to avoid punitive executive orders, some big clients decided to take their business elsewhere.
www.wsj.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Merci Québec! Je t'adore 😍

#Canada
April 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Trump's Vice President is J.D. Vance.

"In truth, J.D. Vance’s best friend (Jamil Jivani, pictured below) really doesn’t want anyone to know he’s J.D. Vance’s best friend — not now that he’s running for Canadian parliament"

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

#canada #news #politics
April 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Reposted by Andrea Ross
Navigate a career in tech with a compass. Dev Guides is a low ratio mentoring program designed to help you focus on the most important skills, concepts, and techniques for investing in your growth:

www.ripplesandleaves.ca/blog/dev-gui...

#tech #technology #programming #community
Dev Guides - navigate tech with a compass — Ripples and Leaves
Invest in yourself with low ratio tech career mentorship. Which skills are important? How do you accelerate your growth? This is a space to give yourself a compass to navigate, and thrive in a tech ca...
www.ripplesandleaves.ca
April 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It Was Once Eliminated From the U.S. Now, We Could Be on the Verge of an Epidemic.

slate.com/technology/2...

> Experts explain the worst-cast measles scenario.

#health #science #news #politics
It Was Once Eliminated From the U.S. Now, We Could Be on the Verge of an Epidemic.
Experts explain the worst-cast measles scenario.
slate.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

> Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life

#space #science #astronomy #news
Scientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system
Astrophysics team say observation of chemical compounds may be ‘tipping point’ in search for extraterrestrial life
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:27 PM