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Post-election budget could plunge Canada into another federal election - CCPA
With so much on the line, the newly elected federal government has tabled a budget that, in many ways, could pass as a Conservative budget.
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"[...] the surplus will likely be created for high-income households and large, foreign-owned companies benefiting from defence spending—they are on the other side of this deficit."
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Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
I really wish that across the US and Canada the average person would finally have it click that demonizing international students is a defunding tactic. Just a defunding tactic. Not about security. Not about housing or jobs. It's defunding universities and ideologically "unpalatable" research.
Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I really wish that across the US and Canada the average person would finally have it click that demonizing international students is a defunding tactic. Just a defunding tactic. Not about security. Not about housing or jobs. It's defunding universities and ideologically "unpalatable" research.
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i’m proud to have studied and worked with many chinese public health scientists over the years. this red scare bullshit is unjust, bigoted, and utterly self-destructive
The only way we will win a better world is not only leftism for America, but internationalism. “Researchers who have anything to do with China should have their careers ended” is a bipartisan position, and it can’t be anymore. If we live in a fragmented world, it will burn in our lifetime
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
i’m proud to have studied and worked with many chinese public health scientists over the years. this red scare bullshit is unjust, bigoted, and utterly self-destructive
Sinophobia is disgustingly rampant. Myth making about CCP "control" of scientists is detached from the reality of what it's like to work in science. We learned nothing from COVID, apparently. Barring international data sharing for the sake of McCarthyism only hurts global science.
The only way we will win a better world is not only leftism for America, but internationalism. “Researchers who have anything to do with China should have their careers ended” is a bipartisan position, and it can’t be anymore. If we live in a fragmented world, it will burn in our lifetime
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Sinophobia is disgustingly rampant. Myth making about CCP "control" of scientists is detached from the reality of what it's like to work in science. We learned nothing from COVID, apparently. Barring international data sharing for the sake of McCarthyism only hurts global science.
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This is the end of science in the US it is a MASSIVE crackdown an literally everyone this racist bullshit would stop basically all science in its tracks and allow the administration to deny funding to basically whoever they wanted to
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is the end of science in the US it is a MASSIVE crackdown an literally everyone this racist bullshit would stop basically all science in its tracks and allow the administration to deny funding to basically whoever they wanted to
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Protest #KsiLisims and #PRGT. This is not a "nation building project," but rather owned by US MAGA shitlords that are using our taxes and the #LPC compliance to ram through this toxic project through Indigenous land.
#canada #canadapoli
#canada #canadapoli
November 14, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Protest #KsiLisims and #PRGT. This is not a "nation building project," but rather owned by US MAGA shitlords that are using our taxes and the #LPC compliance to ram through this toxic project through Indigenous land.
#canada #canadapoli
#canada #canadapoli
Every single far left commentator, anarchist or socialist, I have listened to over the past year has predicted this. That the next step would be defending or downplaying Epstein and his crimes. And here we are.
This was always where this was headed.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Every single far left commentator, anarchist or socialist, I have listened to over the past year has predicted this. That the next step would be defending or downplaying Epstein and his crimes. And here we are.
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When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
if you cant go in to the office 3 days a week then you really can't complain when cities are hollowed out. cities are places where ppl work and network. getting rid of that makes cities useless
And it's usually something like "but that's not what the literal DNC does!" as if I don't know, as someone who has worked on Dem campaigns, sometimes in conjunction with the DNC what they do. So I'm going to be very specific here: this is the DNC being shitty: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
November 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
When Covid caused NYC offices to hollow out what they found was that yeah the core business districts suffered but the neighborhoods where people actually live, thrived.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
All WFH means is rethinking business districts, not cities.
The #LPC is selling these "mega infrastructure projects" as some kind of "nation building" New Deal venture when it's anything but. This is only funneling billions of Canadian funds, at the expense of public services, into the hands of US capital.
Mark Carney is about to announce more of his “elbows up” major projects.
But under the surface, one that’s being sold as an Indigenous-led LNG project is actually — spoiler — American as hell.
That’s not even the worst part!
@emilylowan.bsky.social joined me to discuss:
But under the surface, one that’s being sold as an Indigenous-led LNG project is actually — spoiler — American as hell.
That’s not even the worst part!
@emilylowan.bsky.social joined me to discuss:
November 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The #LPC is selling these "mega infrastructure projects" as some kind of "nation building" New Deal venture when it's anything but. This is only funneling billions of Canadian funds, at the expense of public services, into the hands of US capital.
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Huge scoop from Ed, who had several years of financial reports leaked to him. OpenAI has been over-reporting their revenue. The company is even less profitable than we knew.
Exclusive: Based on documents viewed by this newsletter, OpenAI spent over $12.4 billion on inference from 2024 to September 2025. As part of its Microsoft revenue share, it sent $493.8m in 2024/$865.8m Jan-Sep 2025, implying lower revenues than previously reported.
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
www.wheresyoured.at/oai_docs/
Exclusive: Here's How Much OpenAI Spends On Inference and Its Revenue Share With Microsoft
As with my Anthropic exclusive from a few weeks ago, though this feels like a natural premium piece, I decided it was better to publish on my free one so that you could all enjoy it. If you liked or f...
www.wheresyoured.at
November 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Huge scoop from Ed, who had several years of financial reports leaked to him. OpenAI has been over-reporting their revenue. The company is even less profitable than we knew.
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Landon Thomas Jr of the New York Times got told by Jeffrey Epstein that Trump walked into a glass door bc he was so busy staring at girls in Epstein's house and didn't print it. wild that the Times didn't consider that newsworthy.
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Landon Thomas Jr of the New York Times got told by Jeffrey Epstein that Trump walked into a glass door bc he was so busy staring at girls in Epstein's house and didn't print it. wild that the Times didn't consider that newsworthy.
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Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Epstein advised Steve Bannon that the lawyers representing Brett Kavanaugh in his confirmation hearing should accuse Christine Blasey Ford of being on medications that cause false memories or memory loss.
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hitler didn’t have jewish ancestry but he did have a micropenis
Groundbreaking analysis of Hitler’s DNA shows no Jewish ancestry — but finds a genetic disorder
Hitler had Kalman syndrome, a sexual disorder, researchers found.
forward.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
hitler didn’t have jewish ancestry but he did have a micropenis
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How high are OpenAI’s compute costs? Possibly a lot higher than we thought on.ft.com/43qoQ2L
How high are OpenAI’s compute costs? Possibly a lot higher than we thought
Inference inferred, revenue reconstructed, cash burn quantified
on.ft.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
How high are OpenAI’s compute costs? Possibly a lot higher than we thought on.ft.com/43qoQ2L
Want a comprehensive list of Ford's corruption scandals and leadership failures? #ontpoli #canadapoli
Ford Tracker | The Ontario Federation of Labour
ofl.ca
November 12, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Want a comprehensive list of Ford's corruption scandals and leadership failures? #ontpoli #canadapoli
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Gutting the mail and propping up AI sure sound like bold plans for ‘nation building’ to me.
I love how AI's bubble is about to burst and Canada is like, "Let's pour all our money into AI and also make Evan Solomon in charge."
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Gutting the mail and propping up AI sure sound like bold plans for ‘nation building’ to me.
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I love how AI's bubble is about to burst and Canada is like, "Let's pour all our money into AI and also make Evan Solomon in charge."
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I love how AI's bubble is about to burst and Canada is like, "Let's pour all our money into AI and also make Evan Solomon in charge."
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I think it's because so much eco shit gets conflated with trad wifery. And like yeah I bake bread but not for the planet.
November 12, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I think it's because so much eco shit gets conflated with trad wifery. And like yeah I bake bread but not for the planet.
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Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
As I get older, the funnier it gets that right wing propaganda keeps trying to smear even the mildest of left wing politics as the fantasy of "young kids" that just don't know how the real world works yet. Meanwhile, right wing politics hasn't made my life better in any way my entire adult life.
The only thing to like about this right wing drivel is that Green members like myself are addressed as "kids."
I'm 73, so I'd be flattered, if not for the source.
I'm 73, so I'd be flattered, if not for the source.
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
As I get older, the funnier it gets that right wing propaganda keeps trying to smear even the mildest of left wing politics as the fantasy of "young kids" that just don't know how the real world works yet. Meanwhile, right wing politics hasn't made my life better in any way my entire adult life.
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Hey #elbowsup, the biggest threat to Canadian sovereignty and unity: Oil companies.
#canada #canadapoli #cdnpoli
Might want to rethink those #FallBudget handouts.
#canada #canadapoli #cdnpoli
Might want to rethink those #FallBudget handouts.
Alberta Separatism is a US-backed PSYOP for Oil | The Goose 🇨🇦
YouTube video by The Goose
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Hey #elbowsup, the biggest threat to Canadian sovereignty and unity: Oil companies.
#canada #canadapoli #cdnpoli
Might want to rethink those #FallBudget handouts.
#canada #canadapoli #cdnpoli
Might want to rethink those #FallBudget handouts.
I use this account for politics to quarantine it from everything else in my life, but fuck it: Farscape still hits. I fucking love that weird, fun, emotional little show.
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I use this account for politics to quarantine it from everything else in my life, but fuck it: Farscape still hits. I fucking love that weird, fun, emotional little show.
I see so many people despairing that Mamdani is supposedly this unique special guy and I just want them to consider how this might be Great Man Theory poisoning in their brains. I swear that people wanted what Mamdani was promising. The package helped, but it's not why they got excited.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I see so many people despairing that Mamdani is supposedly this unique special guy and I just want them to consider how this might be Great Man Theory poisoning in their brains. I swear that people wanted what Mamdani was promising. The package helped, but it's not why they got excited.