Derek Y 🇨🇦
@derekyerex.bsky.social
Neoliberalism; the *worst* thing since unsliced bread? Nay, behold! Neo-feudalism for the win. #notthe51stanything https://youtu.be/1LzhCLzfJFg?si=cbS-4W_PFE1BMnuz
Hear me out: we become Trump’s cherished Fifty First Bone Spur.
Hear me out: we become Trump’s cherished Fifty First Bone Spur.
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For @nationalobserver.com, I spoke with U of T’s Laura Tozer.
Last year, she was adding climate policies to her lecture slides. This year, she’s deleting them, and asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to explain the rollbacks directly to her students.
Last year, she was adding climate policies to her lecture slides. This year, she’s deleting them, and asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to explain the rollbacks directly to her students.
This University of Toronto Professor wants Carney to answer to her students
Each year, University of Toronto professor Laura Tozer updates a slide deck that she presents to her graduate students on the state of climate policy in Canada. This year, she is deleting everything.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
For @nationalobserver.com, I spoke with U of T’s Laura Tozer.
Last year, she was adding climate policies to her lecture slides. This year, she’s deleting them, and asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to explain the rollbacks directly to her students.
Last year, she was adding climate policies to her lecture slides. This year, she’s deleting them, and asking Prime Minister Mark Carney to explain the rollbacks directly to her students.
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This is an exquisite piece about something I know absolutely nothing about. Worth paying @ettingermentum.bsky.social
How a Swedish Video Game Company Accidentally Molded the American Right
A history on grand strategy games and far right radicalism, coming from an actual grand strategy gamer.
www.ettingermentum.news
December 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is an exquisite piece about something I know absolutely nothing about. Worth paying @ettingermentum.bsky.social
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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October 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
New preprint 🌟 Psychology is core to cognitive science, and so it is vital we preserve it from harmful frames. @irisvanrooij.bsky.social & I use our psych and computer science expertise to analyse and craft:
Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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Critical Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Psychologists. doi.org/10.31234/osf...
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As America declines, how far is Canada willing to watch, remain silent, and profit from its markets?
thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
Carney Promised Defiance. All We’re Getting Is Deference | The Walrus
How far are we willing to go to preserve our relationship with the US?
thewalrus.ca
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
As America declines, how far is Canada willing to watch, remain silent, and profit from its markets?
thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
thewalrus.ca/carney-promi...
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
To search the database for your own work and file a claim, see:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM
To search the database for your own work and file a claim, see:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
I think you could replace "democrats" with "governing Liberal Party of Canada" in this message and it would convey perfectly how I feel most times I get challenged on my criticism of Mr. Carney's Liberals.
I trash democrats when they fuck up and praise them when they do a good job. I think people should try that instead of clapping like a seal no matter what they do.
Wow. It must be serious. You actually said something good about a Democrat instead of trashing and smearing us.
November 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I think you could replace "democrats" with "governing Liberal Party of Canada" in this message and it would convey perfectly how I feel most times I get challenged on my criticism of Mr. Carney's Liberals.
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Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
November 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Pizzagate: If you replace the word “hot dog” with “little boy” and “pizza party” with “child sex orgy,” you will see the lengths these elites go to cover up their crimes.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
Real elite emails: Send me nude pictures of those 8th graders we abused last weekend post-haste! I am the Ambassador to Turkey.
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Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
November 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Trump's tariffs are hurting us in two ways:
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
First, the obvious: Higher costs → either lower profits or higher prices.
Second, more subtle (perhaps bigger): We’ve signaled we’re an unreliable partner, so allies are reorganizing supply chains to avoid us. That's hard to unwind.
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The Supreme Court is starving children
At 9:25 PM EST the Supreme Court decided people should starve. Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/s...
Supreme Court pauses order that Trump administration must pay full SNAP benefits
The Trump administration tried not to pay for any food stamps in November because of the government shutdown. It now proposes partial SNAP benefits.
www.cnbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Supreme Court is starving children
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In due time, there will be private first responders and public first responders.
“.. thanks to a donation from a U.S. tech billionaire, raising concerns about the blurring of lines between public and private interests.”
@apnews.com $TSLA
apnews.com/article/las-...
@apnews.com $TSLA
apnews.com/article/las-...
November 2, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In due time, there will be private first responders and public first responders.
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I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I use Claude (an AI) to scan my posts for spelling and grammar errors. On the most recent post (about the East Wing, link below), I got a really amazing addendum.
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
www.pbump.net/o/yes-most-a...
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Critical AI Literacy Symposium, with Dagmar Monett, @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social & Miquel Pérez Torres, Linda Mannila, and @olivia.science
🎬 Video recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxyg...
📢 Symposium website: www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
🤔 Critical AI Literacy website: www.ru.nl/en/research/...
🎬 Video recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxyg...
📢 Symposium website: www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
🤔 Critical AI Literacy website: www.ru.nl/en/research/...
Critical AI Literacy: Empowering people to resist hype and harms in the age of AI -- Symposium 2025
YouTube video by Iris van Rooij
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Critical AI Literacy Symposium, with Dagmar Monett, @lucyavraamidou.bsky.social & Miquel Pérez Torres, Linda Mannila, and @olivia.science
🎬 Video recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxyg...
📢 Symposium website: www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
🤔 Critical AI Literacy website: www.ru.nl/en/research/...
🎬 Video recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxyg...
📢 Symposium website: www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
🤔 Critical AI Literacy website: www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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while you were studying the blade, me and my mutuals were doing this
October 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
while you were studying the blade, me and my mutuals were doing this
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They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.
I really think that we need to talk more about the fact that Republicans have basically quietly abolished the House of Representatives
October 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
They abolished the House of Representatives ... solely to prevent the release of information about the president's best friend, the pedophile who ran a sex trafficking ring.
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Elbows up if necessary but not necessarily elbows up, I guess.
Each of these episodes demonstrates Canada's compliance and invite further unreasonable demands.
It also validates the outrageous position that this administration can regulate even the speech of other governments.
Each of these episodes demonstrates Canada's compliance and invite further unreasonable demands.
It also validates the outrageous position that this administration can regulate even the speech of other governments.
Ford is backing down and pausing the ad buy after speaking with Carney.
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Elbows up if necessary but not necessarily elbows up, I guess.
Each of these episodes demonstrates Canada's compliance and invite further unreasonable demands.
It also validates the outrageous position that this administration can regulate even the speech of other governments.
Each of these episodes demonstrates Canada's compliance and invite further unreasonable demands.
It also validates the outrageous position that this administration can regulate even the speech of other governments.
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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If you are a service member or civil servant ordered to perform an operation in spite of concerns you raised about their legality, you have lawful options to blow the whistle. They do not involve leaking to the press.
Consult with qualified counsel. You can honor your Oath without breaking the law.
Consult with qualified counsel. You can honor your Oath without breaking the law.
Boat strikes put US service members in legal jeopardy:
"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."
"Some junior officers have asked military lawyers, known as judge advocates general or JAGs, for written sign-off before taking part in strikes .... It does not appear that such memos were furnished, said one of the people."
Top Democrats demand details of spy agencies’ role in boat strikes
Democrats are demanding that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard share intelligence on lethal operations against alleged narcotics traffickers.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
If you are a service member or civil servant ordered to perform an operation in spite of concerns you raised about their legality, you have lawful options to blow the whistle. They do not involve leaking to the press.
Consult with qualified counsel. You can honor your Oath without breaking the law.
Consult with qualified counsel. You can honor your Oath without breaking the law.
This seems overdue, but welcome.
Senator Merkley is on hour 20 of reading How Democracies Die, mixed w commentary, on u.s. senate floor
October 22, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This seems overdue, but welcome.
Seems straightforward.
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Seems straightforward.
It's not like the stopped *all* foreign aid during Trump 2.0.
October 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
It's not like the stopped *all* foreign aid during Trump 2.0.
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Les temps changent. (Source: compte Boing Boing sur FB)
September 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Les temps changent. (Source: compte Boing Boing sur FB)