Francis 🏳️🌈🧑🏼💻💙
@fransix.me
🙋🏻♂️ Friendly human being
🧑🏼💻 Professional in #InfoSec
🇨🇦 FR/EN
👨❤️👨 He/Him
🧑🏼💻 Professional in #InfoSec
🇨🇦 FR/EN
👨❤️👨 He/Him
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The 🇨🇦ian media that actually informs factually about the danger of fascism.
The 🇺🇸 has a fascist admin. Their mainstream medias played a role in it.
C’est pas le temps d’être complaisant. C’est temps de voir la réalité en face et de s’adapter.
The 🇺🇸 has a fascist admin. Their mainstream medias played a role in it.
C’est pas le temps d’être complaisant. C’est temps de voir la réalité en face et de s’adapter.
100K Subscribers on Day 1 and this is just the beginning of us taking back the public space from fascist disinformation.
Thank you, everyone, for helping to make this launch day such a success! We're gonna keep kicking at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.
Thank you, everyone, for helping to make this launch day such a success! We're gonna keep kicking at the darkness until it bleeds daylight.
September 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
The 🇨🇦ian media that actually informs factually about the danger of fascism.
The 🇺🇸 has a fascist admin. Their mainstream medias played a role in it.
C’est pas le temps d’être complaisant. C’est temps de voir la réalité en face et de s’adapter.
The 🇺🇸 has a fascist admin. Their mainstream medias played a role in it.
C’est pas le temps d’être complaisant. C’est temps de voir la réalité en face et de s’adapter.
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This new rail line, the most ambitious in 90 years, could change the face of New York City.
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Take a Ride on the Interborough Express, New York City’s Future Train Line (Gift Article)
The Interborough Express, a new rail line that would link Brooklyn and Queens, could change the face of the city.
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This new rail line, the most ambitious in 90 years, could change the face of New York City.
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
We hopped on a freight train to film the route, and show its potential. Take a look! 🚂
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Je connais Chris comme un militant infatigable pour la sécurité routière dans le Centre-Sud. Il cherche la nomination de Projet Montréal pour la prochaine élection.
Si vous habitez dans Ville-Marie (et êtes ou voulez devenir membre de PM avant le 9 juillet), considérez sa candidature.
Si vous habitez dans Ville-Marie (et êtes ou voulez devenir membre de PM avant le 9 juillet), considérez sa candidature.
Je me présente à l’investiture de @projetmontreal.org dans Sainte-Marie! Après des années à mobiliser pour des rues plus sécuritaires, je veux représenter mon quartier au conseil municipal. Vous habitez Ville-Marie? Devenez membre d’ici le 9 juillet pour m’appuyer : monelection.org/form/member/...
June 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Je connais Chris comme un militant infatigable pour la sécurité routière dans le Centre-Sud. Il cherche la nomination de Projet Montréal pour la prochaine élection.
Si vous habitez dans Ville-Marie (et êtes ou voulez devenir membre de PM avant le 9 juillet), considérez sa candidature.
Si vous habitez dans Ville-Marie (et êtes ou voulez devenir membre de PM avant le 9 juillet), considérez sa candidature.
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Google has a new button. It might destroy the web as you know it. Experts say the new “AI Mode” is an asteroid aimed at the heart of the internet, one that could decimate millions of websites. It seems this chapter of online history is over. Here’s what comes next: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Is Google about to destroy the web?
Google says adding more AI to its search engine will rejuvenate the internet. Others predict an apocalypse for websites. One thing is clear: this era of online history is closing.
www.bbc.com
June 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Google has a new button. It might destroy the web as you know it. Experts say the new “AI Mode” is an asteroid aimed at the heart of the internet, one that could decimate millions of websites. It seems this chapter of online history is over. Here’s what comes next: www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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"While different visions were put forth by various contenders, we disagreed agreeably, and the leader of every party quickly and graciously accepted the results," Carney said.
"At a time when democracies around the world are under threat, Canadians can be proud that ours remains strong."
"At a time when democracies around the world are under threat, Canadians can be proud that ours remains strong."
Prime Minister Mark Carney is about to hold his first post election press conference.
He’s expected to outline the new government's priorities.
www.youtube.com/live/hyieXWz...
He’s expected to outline the new government's priorities.
www.youtube.com/live/hyieXWz...
11:00 ET / 8:00 PT: PM Carney holds first post-election news conference
YouTube video by cpac
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"While different visions were put forth by various contenders, we disagreed agreeably, and the leader of every party quickly and graciously accepted the results," Carney said.
"At a time when democracies around the world are under threat, Canadians can be proud that ours remains strong."
"At a time when democracies around the world are under threat, Canadians can be proud that ours remains strong."
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A stupid thought (probably). If Democrats cannot even push Schumer out, how can we expect them to lead an effective resistance to the Trump regime?
Loud and angry barks, followed by whimpers.
Loud and angry barks, followed by whimpers.
March 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A stupid thought (probably). If Democrats cannot even push Schumer out, how can we expect them to lead an effective resistance to the Trump regime?
Loud and angry barks, followed by whimpers.
Loud and angry barks, followed by whimpers.
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La démocratie est fragile. Ne tient finalement que par le fil de la trempe des gens auxquels nous donnons le pouvoir.
Le régime parlementaire canadien, qui imbrique législatif et exécutif (si majorité), avec en prime la dérogation, confère beaucoup de pouvoir au PM; bien peu de garde-fous.
Pensez-y.
Le régime parlementaire canadien, qui imbrique législatif et exécutif (si majorité), avec en prime la dérogation, confère beaucoup de pouvoir au PM; bien peu de garde-fous.
Pensez-y.
February 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
La démocratie est fragile. Ne tient finalement que par le fil de la trempe des gens auxquels nous donnons le pouvoir.
Le régime parlementaire canadien, qui imbrique législatif et exécutif (si majorité), avec en prime la dérogation, confère beaucoup de pouvoir au PM; bien peu de garde-fous.
Pensez-y.
Le régime parlementaire canadien, qui imbrique législatif et exécutif (si majorité), avec en prime la dérogation, confère beaucoup de pouvoir au PM; bien peu de garde-fous.
Pensez-y.
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This is what should be on every front page right now. What's happening in the US right now is an illegal power grab by a private citizen. IT'S A COUP.
It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
IT IS A COUP
This is what should be on every front page in 150 point banner headlines. All I have is this Substack but I lay it beneath your feet and pray to a higher power that I'm wrong.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is what should be on every front page right now. What's happening in the US right now is an illegal power grab by a private citizen. IT'S A COUP.
It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It's a digital coup. It's Musk who's leading it. The consequences are terrifying. And it's coming for us next.
1/
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Michael Moore: The Coup d’État Has Begun www.michaelmoore.com/p/the-coup-d...
The Coup d’État Has Begun
Friends,
www.michaelmoore.com
February 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Michael Moore: The Coup d’État Has Begun www.michaelmoore.com/p/the-coup-d...
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Putinist celebrates Musk’s war on USAID. It’s kind of all you need to know.
February 8, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Putinist celebrates Musk’s war on USAID. It’s kind of all you need to know.
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Signs. Of. Life.
Protest outside Treasury Dept. tonight.
Protest outside Treasury Dept. tonight.
February 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Signs. Of. Life.
Protest outside Treasury Dept. tonight.
Protest outside Treasury Dept. tonight.
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Sure he owns other things, but it’s really interesting to consider that one of most significant things we collectively have the power to constructively do in these truly dangerous times is take away much of Elon Musk’s power by making Tesla worth nothing.
February 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Sure he owns other things, but it’s really interesting to consider that one of most significant things we collectively have the power to constructively do in these truly dangerous times is take away much of Elon Musk’s power by making Tesla worth nothing.
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As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
www.eff.org
January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
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Wrote about #FreeOurFeeds in my latest newsletter www.readtpa.com/p/free-our-f...
Free Our Feeds Wants to Make Social Media Billionaire-Proof
A new $30 million campaign aims to ensure no single wealthy individual can control how we connect online.
www.readtpa.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Wrote about #FreeOurFeeds in my latest newsletter www.readtpa.com/p/free-our-f...
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A brand new life around the bend indeed. #presidentmusk 🥴🤦🏻♀️😵💫
December 20, 2024 at 4:15 AM
A brand new life around the bend indeed. #presidentmusk 🥴🤦🏻♀️😵💫
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Pourquoi le web semble brisé.
"Everybody is being fucked with constantly in tiny little ways by most apps and services, and I believe that billions of people being fucked with [...] has profound psychological and social consequences that we’re not meaningfully discussing."
À lire, de @edzitron.com
"Everybody is being fucked with constantly in tiny little ways by most apps and services, and I believe that billions of people being fucked with [...] has profound psychological and social consequences that we’re not meaningfully discussing."
À lire, de @edzitron.com
Never Forgive Them
In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting wor...
www.wheresyoured.at
December 16, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Pourquoi le web semble brisé.
"Everybody is being fucked with constantly in tiny little ways by most apps and services, and I believe that billions of people being fucked with [...] has profound psychological and social consequences that we’re not meaningfully discussing."
À lire, de @edzitron.com
"Everybody is being fucked with constantly in tiny little ways by most apps and services, and I believe that billions of people being fucked with [...] has profound psychological and social consequences that we’re not meaningfully discussing."
À lire, de @edzitron.com
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You've probaly seen various headlines this year about bird flu and the potential for a new pandemic.
So I've written a new substack as a simple explainer on what a flu pandemic actually is, why bird flu and what's been going on over the last 3 years.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
So I've written a new substack as a simple explainer on what a flu pandemic actually is, why bird flu and what's been going on over the last 3 years.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
How close is a new bird flu (H5N1) pandemic?
Probably not around the corner but getting uncomfortably closer.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 12:06 AM
You've probaly seen various headlines this year about bird flu and the potential for a new pandemic.
So I've written a new substack as a simple explainer on what a flu pandemic actually is, why bird flu and what's been going on over the last 3 years.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
So I've written a new substack as a simple explainer on what a flu pandemic actually is, why bird flu and what's been going on over the last 3 years.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
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📺 Our new report is on tv! Learn more about CyberCAN: Cybersecurity for Cities and Nonprofits, with interviews from me, @craignewmark.bsky.social, and SF CIO Michael Makstman.
Read the report: cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/...
@cltcberkeley.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...
Read the report: cltc.berkeley.edu/publication/...
@cltcberkeley.bsky.social
www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco...
UC Berkeley cybersecurity study hopes to improve defenses of nonprofit organizations
A new UC Berkeley study aims to help non-profits defend themselves against cyber criminals with the help of local governments.
www.cbsnews.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
December 6, 2024 at 2:11 PM
The culture wars, the race wars, the gender wars...all smoke screens for the war they don't want you to fight.
The class wars.
The class wars.
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Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
December 4, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
Signal is safe and you should use it
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Its probably not great if these are the public coms
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack
FBI and CISA officials said it was impossible to predict when the telecommunications companies would be fully safe from interlopers.
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 4, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Its probably not great if these are the public coms
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...
www-nbcnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcn...