@davecarlton.bsky.social
Creative part-alien geek with too many hobbies and not enough time.
Proud dad of a trans teen. 🇨🇦
Proud dad of a trans teen. 🇨🇦
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Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was difficult to report & widely tolerated
“You could incur 16 violations for prostitution & sexual solicitation, and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended... Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being, Vaishnavi Jayakumar
“You could incur 16 violations for prostitution & sexual solicitation, and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended... Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being, Vaishnavi Jayakumar
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
www.yahoo.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Sex trafficking on Meta platforms was difficult to report & widely tolerated
“You could incur 16 violations for prostitution & sexual solicitation, and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended... Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being, Vaishnavi Jayakumar
“You could incur 16 violations for prostitution & sexual solicitation, and upon the 17th violation, your account would be suspended... Instagram’s former head of safety and well-being, Vaishnavi Jayakumar
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The rich are probably gamy and stringy and like any such meats would benefit from slow, low cooking. Thus, the new slogan: "Sous vide the rich"
This is propaganda meant to deter us from eating the rich.
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The rich are probably gamy and stringy and like any such meats would benefit from slow, low cooking. Thus, the new slogan: "Sous vide the rich"
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US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says Ottawa can restart trade talks after President Trump froze them on Oct. 23 over an Ontario ad quoting Ronald Reagan.
Hoekstra warns tariffs are coming as Canada ships $476 Billion to US and buys $440 Billion back.
Hoekstra warns tariffs are coming as Canada ships $476 Billion to US and buys $440 Billion back.
Trump’s Canada Envoy Sees Trade Talks Resuming After Sudden Halt
The US ambassador in Ottawa said Canada and the US have a chance to reach an agreement to reduce tariffs despite last month’s diplomatic blowup when President Donald Trump angrily halted negotiations.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
US Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra says Ottawa can restart trade talks after President Trump froze them on Oct. 23 over an Ontario ad quoting Ronald Reagan.
Hoekstra warns tariffs are coming as Canada ships $476 Billion to US and buys $440 Billion back.
Hoekstra warns tariffs are coming as Canada ships $476 Billion to US and buys $440 Billion back.
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Ontario is looking to bring back a controversial program that places police officers in schools. Does it make schools safer, or create a whole new set of problems? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Peel trustee LeeAnn Cole, and David Bosveld (Peel Black Collective & Black Education Fund)
Should Police be in Schools? | The Rundown
YouTube video by TVO Today
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ontario is looking to bring back a controversial program that places police officers in schools. Does it make schools safer, or create a whole new set of problems? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks Peel trustee LeeAnn Cole, and David Bosveld (Peel Black Collective & Black Education Fund)
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I'm *so* looking forward to buying #Okanagan #wine, #BC cherries, #Taber corn & *all* #BigRock #Beer selections from #Alberta here in Bumfuck #Ontario
www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada
A trade agreement has been signed between all provinces, territories and the federal government to bring down trade barriers, allowing businesses to sell their products across Canada.
www.cp24.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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US voters have turned on Trump’s idiotic tariffs despite his constant lies about their benefits. If Ontario’s ad helped educate voters about the stupidity of his trade policies then it was money well spent and mission accomplished.
globalnews.ca/news/1153333...
globalnews.ca/news/1153333...
U.S. envoy warns Canada to ‘seriously consider’ avoiding anti-tariff ads | Globalnews.ca
Ambassador Pete Hoekstra took aim at the Ontario government-funded ad campaign that aired in the U.S., saying the timing of the ads amounted to political interference.
globalnews.ca
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
US voters have turned on Trump’s idiotic tariffs despite his constant lies about their benefits. If Ontario’s ad helped educate voters about the stupidity of his trade policies then it was money well spent and mission accomplished.
globalnews.ca/news/1153333...
globalnews.ca/news/1153333...
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Bill 60 is open season on renters.
It gives corporate landlords more power to hike rents, evict tenants, and squeeze families who are already stretched thin, all while Ontario is dead last in home-building.
It gives corporate landlords more power to hike rents, evict tenants, and squeeze families who are already stretched thin, all while Ontario is dead last in home-building.
November 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bill 60 is open season on renters.
It gives corporate landlords more power to hike rents, evict tenants, and squeeze families who are already stretched thin, all while Ontario is dead last in home-building.
It gives corporate landlords more power to hike rents, evict tenants, and squeeze families who are already stretched thin, all while Ontario is dead last in home-building.
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What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
What we'd once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford's Ontario
Once a $16 orange juice could end a career. Today, Ford’s government shrugs off allegations of a billion-dollar slush fund, revealing a political culture reshaped — and degraded — by a decade of far-r...
ricochet.media
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What we’d once consider a scandal is now just another day in Doug Ford’s Ontario
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
ricochet.media/politics/wha...
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I want to lay down a few markers here for folks as the clock starts ticking down to the release of the Epstein Files.
1) You are going to learn about a lot more disgusting and sickening things people said, joked about and maybe even did. You will likely be disappointed in someone you had admired
1) You are going to learn about a lot more disgusting and sickening things people said, joked about and maybe even did. You will likely be disappointed in someone you had admired
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I want to lay down a few markers here for folks as the clock starts ticking down to the release of the Epstein Files.
1) You are going to learn about a lot more disgusting and sickening things people said, joked about and maybe even did. You will likely be disappointed in someone you had admired
1) You are going to learn about a lot more disgusting and sickening things people said, joked about and maybe even did. You will likely be disappointed in someone you had admired
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“I think it’s important that everyone understands the value of the public health-care system they have. In order to have safe patient care you have to have safe working environments, & safe patient ratios.”
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“I think it’s important that everyone understands the value of the public health-care system they have. In order to have safe patient care you have to have safe working environments, & safe patient ratios.”
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
It’s time to protect nurses. Make safe staffing a priority: https://nursestalktruth.ca/mailer
Well, thats depressing.
It's being reported that New Zealand has banned puberty blockers for transgender youth. I removed New Zealand from my recommendations to families fleeing a while back after the far right saw a surge in power in the country.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
Sad day for NZ trans youth.
November 19, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Well, thats depressing.
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Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Buried in the Doug Ford govt's fall budget are changes that would remove parts of Wasaga beach from provincial protection. As I reported in August, those parts are 60% of the world’s longest freshwater beach and the main nesting area for the endangered piping plover: thenarwhal.ca/wasaga-beach...
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Scorpion passenger says loss of frog buoyancy concerning, wishes she knew how to swim.
Alberta premier says loss of measles elimination status concerning, urges vigilance
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
From me today:
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Alberta premier says loss of measles elimination status concerning, urges vigilance
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Canada recently losing its measles elimination status is concerning, but her government might not have many options on the table to help get it back.
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Scorpion passenger says loss of frog buoyancy concerning, wishes she knew how to swim.
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Hey Toronto: Mask up! Get your vaccines (Covid, Flu, RSV). Big jump in waste water values and that data is 2 weeks old.
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Hey Toronto: Mask up! Get your vaccines (Covid, Flu, RSV). Big jump in waste water values and that data is 2 weeks old.
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
Source: @young.me (thanks!)
wwater.ca/Ontario/Toro...
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Also see @moriartylab.bsky.social for the covid forecast, looking 2 weeks forward to help you plan.
Details at covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
Details at covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
Canadian COVID-19 Hazard Index
covid19resources.ca
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Also see @moriartylab.bsky.social for the covid forecast, looking 2 weeks forward to help you plan.
Details at covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
Details at covid19resources.ca/covid-hazard...
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November 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Support Rockstar Workers Fighting Unfair Dismissals!
Last week over 30 members of staff at Grand Theft Auto VI developer Rockstar were fired en masse in a “calculated attack on workers”. The IWGB described Rockstar’s actions as ‘the most blatant and rut...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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