Corina Barbul
@corinacb.bsky.social
Resilient, determined, lifelong learner
#AI #humanrights #resettlement #refugees
#AI #humanrights #resettlement #refugees
The message of Canada’s first-ever Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and lack of interest in regulating AI industry should cause alarm!
Mark Carney’s AI agenda is a gift to Big Tech ⋆ The Breach
The Liberal government is charging ahead with the technology despite mounting evidence of harm for workers, vulnerable groups, and public services
breachmedia.ca
July 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The message of Canada’s first-ever Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation and lack of interest in regulating AI industry should cause alarm!
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OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers, Provincial Young Workers Committee, Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel and Indigenous Circle will be hosting The Global March to Gaza, Firsthand Experiences & Stories Webinar on July 16, 2025, at 7:30pm.
opseu.org/event/273379/
opseu.org/event/273379/
July 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers, Provincial Young Workers Committee, Rainbow Alliance arc-en-ciel and Indigenous Circle will be hosting The Global March to Gaza, Firsthand Experiences & Stories Webinar on July 16, 2025, at 7:30pm.
opseu.org/event/273379/
opseu.org/event/273379/
The Global March to Gaza (Experiences & Stories)
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Please join the webinar and share widely.
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Please join the webinar and share widely.
opseu.org/event/273379/
July 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The Global March to Gaza (Experiences & Stories)
@opseusefpo.bsky.social
Please join the webinar and share widely.
opseu.org/event/273379/
@opseusefpo.bsky.social
Please join the webinar and share widely.
opseu.org/event/273379/
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AI in schools isn’t progress — it’s a sign of how far we’ve strayed from the purpose of education.
Regulating AI Isn’t Enough. Let’s Dismantle the Logic That Put It in Schools.
AI in schools isn’t progress — it’s a sign of how far we’ve strayed from the purpose of education.
buff.ly
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
AI in schools isn’t progress — it’s a sign of how far we’ve strayed from the purpose of education.
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Thank you to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and @akpress.org for this advance copy of your new book at @socialismconference.org! If you weren’t able to get one, you can pre-order here: www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/vCQt68D...
July 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Thank you to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and @akpress.org for this advance copy of your new book at @socialismconference.org! If you weren’t able to get one, you can pre-order here: www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/vCQt68D...
If we don't pay attention and fight back, Canada is next.
How the US is turning into a mass techno-surveillance state
President Trump and his former star advisor, Elon Musk, have accelerated the deployment of a vast technological infrastructure that monitors the lives of millions of people. The system is focusing on ...
english.elpais.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
If we don't pay attention and fight back, Canada is next.
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On Canada Day, a reflection on the Strong Borders Act, a draconian new bill that tries to appease the Trump administration, while harkening back to Canada’s historically exclusionary immigration policies
The Great White North, indeed
www.techpolicy.press/the-great-wh...
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The Great White North, indeed
www.techpolicy.press/the-great-wh...
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
The Great White North: Canada’s New Border Bill Appeases the Trump Administration | TechPolicy.Press
Petra Molnar argues that Canada’s Strong Borders Act expands surveillance and threatens refugee rights to appease the Trump Administration's demands.
www.techpolicy.press
July 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On Canada Day, a reflection on the Strong Borders Act, a draconian new bill that tries to appease the Trump administration, while harkening back to Canada’s historically exclusionary immigration policies
The Great White North, indeed
www.techpolicy.press/the-great-wh...
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
The Great White North, indeed
www.techpolicy.press/the-great-wh...
@techpolicypress.bsky.social
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ICERAID is a new platform that offers crypto rewards for border vigilantism.
It is a clear reflection of a broader system – one that criminalises migration, rewards suspicion, and expands enforcement through private tech and public fear.
My latest @aljazeera.com
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
It is a clear reflection of a broader system – one that criminalises migration, rewards suspicion, and expands enforcement through private tech and public fear.
My latest @aljazeera.com
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
AI is fuelling a new wave of border vigilantism in the US
A new AI app pays civilians to track people crossing the border – no training, no oversight, no rules.
www.aljazeera.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
ICERAID is a new platform that offers crypto rewards for border vigilantism.
It is a clear reflection of a broader system – one that criminalises migration, rewards suspicion, and expands enforcement through private tech and public fear.
My latest @aljazeera.com
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
It is a clear reflection of a broader system – one that criminalises migration, rewards suspicion, and expands enforcement through private tech and public fear.
My latest @aljazeera.com
www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
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New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
ICE Is Using a New Facial Recognition App to Identify People, Leaked Emails Show
The new tool, called Mobile Fortify, uses the CBP system which ordinarily takes photos of people when they enter or exit the U.S., according to internal ICE emails viewed by 404 Media. Now ICE is usin...
www.404media.co
June 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New from 404 Media: ICE is using a new facial recognition app to identify people, leaked emails show. Point camera at person, reveal their identity. It uses the CBP system that records peoples' faces as they enter or exit the U.S. Now, turned inwards to be used by ICE www.404media.co/ice-is-using...
Are the parents understanding the implications of the AI toys and games? Is the lack of AI legislation intentional?
Mattel and OpenAI have partnered up. Here's why parents should be concerned about AI in toys
Mattel may seem like an unchanging, old-school brand. Most of us are familiar with it—be it through Barbie, Fisher-Price, Thomas & Friends, Uno, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, MEGA or Polly Pocket...
techxplore.com
June 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Are the parents understanding the implications of the AI toys and games? Is the lack of AI legislation intentional?
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Listen to Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon Discuss Their New Book: "Immigration Detention Inc."
The Trump admin wants nearly $50B to expand detention. A new book provides critical information about who profits from detention.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/listen-to-...
The Trump admin wants nearly $50B to expand detention. A new book provides critical information about who profits from detention.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/listen-to-...
Listen to Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon Discuss Their New Book: "Immigration Detention Inc."
Immigrant detention is at record highs and the Trump admin wants nearly $50 billion to expand detention capacity. A new book provides critical information about who profits from detention.
austinkocher.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Listen to Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon Discuss Their New Book: "Immigration Detention Inc."
The Trump admin wants nearly $50B to expand detention. A new book provides critical information about who profits from detention.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/listen-to-...
The Trump admin wants nearly $50B to expand detention. A new book provides critical information about who profits from detention.
austinkocher.substack.com/p/listen-to-...
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Please join Nancy Hiemstra, Deirdre Conlon, and myself for a public discussion of their powerful new book "Immigration Detention Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants" TOMORROW at 1pm eastern. Registration below, please share widely.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Immigration Detention Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Join us for a virtual conversation with Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon, authors of the powerful new book "Immigration Detention Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants." As Congress…
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June 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Please join Nancy Hiemstra, Deirdre Conlon, and myself for a public discussion of their powerful new book "Immigration Detention Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants" TOMORROW at 1pm eastern. Registration below, please share widely.
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🚨 NEW from me: Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, has a financial stake of up to a quarter million dollars in Palantir, a key ICE contractor. Experts cite conflict of interest concerns
Read it @pogo.org:
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Read it @pogo.org:
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir
Over a dozen Trump appointees in the White House and Department of Homeland Security have owned stock in the controversial company raising privacy concerns across the political spectrum.
www.pogo.org
June 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🚨 NEW from me: Stephen Miller, the architect of Trump's immigration crackdown, has a financial stake of up to a quarter million dollars in Palantir, a key ICE contractor. Experts cite conflict of interest concerns
Read it @pogo.org:
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
Read it @pogo.org:
www.pogo.org/investigatio...
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Four top tech execs from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir have just joined the US Army Reserves at the rank of Lt Colonel.
Tech execs are joining the Army — no grueling boot camp required
Tech leaders from Palantir, Meta, and OpenAI have joined the Army Reserve, bypassing traditional training to chase transformation.
www.businessinsider.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Four top tech execs from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir have just joined the US Army Reserves at the rank of Lt Colonel.
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Never has it been clearer that “no one is free until Palestine is free” is not a chant but a warning, as we all stare into the abyss of another world war.
June 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Never has it been clearer that “no one is free until Palestine is free” is not a chant but a warning, as we all stare into the abyss of another world war.
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THREAD: With eyes on Israel’s bombing of Iran and its ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israel has completely besieged the West Bank.
June 13, 2025 at 7:54 PM
THREAD: With eyes on Israel’s bombing of Iran and its ongoing genocide in Gaza, Israel has completely besieged the West Bank.
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Please sign/share: chng.it/TxFDdByN4Y Canada must immediately issue a Temporary Resident Permit to Mohammad Younesi, a 27-year-old Afghan women's rights advocate & torture survivor detained by US immigration. A US court agreed to release him to come to Canada, but Canada refused to allow him in.
Sign the Petition
Canada Must Permit Endangered Afghan Women's Rights Activist to Join Toronto Family
www.change.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Please sign/share: chng.it/TxFDdByN4Y Canada must immediately issue a Temporary Resident Permit to Mohammad Younesi, a 27-year-old Afghan women's rights advocate & torture survivor detained by US immigration. A US court agreed to release him to come to Canada, but Canada refused to allow him in.
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Another world is possible if we fight for it.
FREE Ebooks: Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about border and poli...
www.haymarketbooks.org
June 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another world is possible if we fight for it.
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Israel is committing genocide in Gaza says president of genocide scholars - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-committing-genocide-gaza-says-top-legal-scholar-melanie-obrien
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza says president of genocide scholars
Melanie O'Brien, head of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, outlines why Israel has no defence against the charge of genocide in Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
June 5, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Israel is committing genocide in Gaza says president of genocide scholars - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-committing-genocide-gaza-says-top-legal-scholar-melanie-obrien
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In the PMs mandate letter, Canada asserts that it will "become much more productive by deploying AI at scale."
As you consider becoming a special AI vendor for government, remember that you will be on a list that includes Palantir, notorious for its links to human rights abuses.
As you consider becoming a special AI vendor for government, remember that you will be on a list that includes Palantir, notorious for its links to human rights abuses.
List of interested Artificial Intelligence (AI) suppliers - Canada.ca
www.canada.ca
May 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
In the PMs mandate letter, Canada asserts that it will "become much more productive by deploying AI at scale."
As you consider becoming a special AI vendor for government, remember that you will be on a list that includes Palantir, notorious for its links to human rights abuses.
As you consider becoming a special AI vendor for government, remember that you will be on a list that includes Palantir, notorious for its links to human rights abuses.