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After seeing the US invade Venezuela, I knew I had to take an episode to break down why digital sovereignty is even more essential.
But also how working to get off US tech myself has led me to question whether I really need all this tech in the first place.
But also how working to get off US tech myself has led me to question whether I really need all this tech in the first place.
Tech Won’t Save Us is back from a holiday break — and that means it’s time to set the stage for the year ahead!
This week @parismarx.com lays out his big focuses for this year: digital sovereignty and rethinking the tech we personally depend on.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/311_...
This week @parismarx.com lays out his big focuses for this year: digital sovereignty and rethinking the tech we personally depend on.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/311_...
January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
After seeing the US invade Venezuela, I knew I had to take an episode to break down why digital sovereignty is even more essential.
But also how working to get off US tech myself has led me to question whether I really need all this tech in the first place.
But also how working to get off US tech myself has led me to question whether I really need all this tech in the first place.
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Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Statistics Canada to cut 850 jobs in 'dark time' for public service, union says
Federal statistics agency entered its workforce adjustment period Monday, sending notices to thousands of employees.
ottawacitizen.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Quite frankly, it’s outrageous that Mark Carney is cutting Statistics Canada. If he was Stephen Harper or Pierre Poilievre, I feel like this would be getting a lot more backlash.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
Carney of all people should know the importance of high-quality data and information about the country.
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Concerned about your health?
@healthcareforreal.bsky.social by @cmadocs.bsky.social is knocking it out of the park with its shorts that demystify healthcare in Canada.
Thanks to the team for putting together this fun explainer about the differences between health + wellness with me — my 2nd so far!
@healthcareforreal.bsky.social by @cmadocs.bsky.social is knocking it out of the park with its shorts that demystify healthcare in Canada.
Thanks to the team for putting together this fun explainer about the differences between health + wellness with me — my 2nd so far!
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Concerned about your health?
@healthcareforreal.bsky.social by @cmadocs.bsky.social is knocking it out of the park with its shorts that demystify healthcare in Canada.
Thanks to the team for putting together this fun explainer about the differences between health + wellness with me — my 2nd so far!
@healthcareforreal.bsky.social by @cmadocs.bsky.social is knocking it out of the park with its shorts that demystify healthcare in Canada.
Thanks to the team for putting together this fun explainer about the differences between health + wellness with me — my 2nd so far!
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Last year was the third hottest on record, despite the fact that 2025 was a La Niña, a cooling phase in the equatorial Pacific Ocean that suppresses global temperatures.
Translation: heating is accelerating like never before.
(Climate change has not gone away, despite the results of one election.)
Translation: heating is accelerating like never before.
(Climate change has not gone away, despite the results of one election.)
January 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Last year was the third hottest on record, despite the fact that 2025 was a La Niña, a cooling phase in the equatorial Pacific Ocean that suppresses global temperatures.
Translation: heating is accelerating like never before.
(Climate change has not gone away, despite the results of one election.)
Translation: heating is accelerating like never before.
(Climate change has not gone away, despite the results of one election.)
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"At schools, volunteers are forming human chains as students and employees enter and leave, with whistles to blow if ICE shows up.
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Inside Minneapolis’s Sprawling Network of ICE Watchers
Renee Nicole Good lived in a community where residents by the thousands are using text alerts, whistles and Google documents to shadow federal agents
www.wsj.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:54 PM
"At schools, volunteers are forming human chains as students and employees enter and leave, with whistles to blow if ICE shows up.
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
Volunteers—many of them moms already involved at their schools—divvy up tasks, such as delivering groceries to immigrant families..."
www.wsj.com/us-news/insi...
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guy who coddled Nazis says "What?"
January 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
guy who coddled Nazis says "What?"
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I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
January 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
I know it's hard to shock these days but Elon Musk going full Rhodesia defender and calling for the ethnic cleansing of the US should still shock you.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
These are neo nazi views that were only previously shared on explicitly neo nazi sites.
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Political figures won't leave X because the conversation starts and ends with: "We have ### followers, sacrificing our audience is too risky"
These people are risk averse, they make decisions based on what feels least risky. They will only leave X when they start fearing blowback and PR headaches
These people are risk averse, they make decisions based on what feels least risky. They will only leave X when they start fearing blowback and PR headaches
January 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Political figures won't leave X because the conversation starts and ends with: "We have ### followers, sacrificing our audience is too risky"
These people are risk averse, they make decisions based on what feels least risky. They will only leave X when they start fearing blowback and PR headaches
These people are risk averse, they make decisions based on what feels least risky. They will only leave X when they start fearing blowback and PR headaches
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Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur. https://to.pbs.org/4jAceN2
Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government upon new Palestinian body taking over
Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But th...
to.pbs.org
January 11, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group gave no specifics on when the change will occur. https://to.pbs.org/4jAceN2
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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
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Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."
January 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."
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Fascist leaders move quickly to establish a paramilitary force loyal to the the regime.
They become a law unto themselves.
ICE is now the largest Federal agency free from oversight and accountability. Are we surprised that they are shooting civilians in the streets?
substack.com/@charlieangu...
They become a law unto themselves.
ICE is now the largest Federal agency free from oversight and accountability. Are we surprised that they are shooting civilians in the streets?
substack.com/@charlieangu...
Charlie Angus / The Resistance (@charlieangus)
THE FASCISM CHECK LIST
Fascist leaders move quickly to establish a paramilitary force loyal to the ideology of the regime sidelining traditional police and law enforcement. They become a law unto the...
substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Fascist leaders move quickly to establish a paramilitary force loyal to the the regime.
They become a law unto themselves.
ICE is now the largest Federal agency free from oversight and accountability. Are we surprised that they are shooting civilians in the streets?
substack.com/@charlieangu...
They become a law unto themselves.
ICE is now the largest Federal agency free from oversight and accountability. Are we surprised that they are shooting civilians in the streets?
substack.com/@charlieangu...
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‘Heated Rivalry:’ the scorching forbidden romance showcasing Canadian talent and captivating fans across the world
‘Heated Rivalry:’ the scorching forbidden romance showcasing Canadian talent and captivating fans across the world
Crave’s original TV series, “Heated Rivalry” will have you looking at Canada’s game in a whole new way.
bit.ly
January 9, 2026 at 4:30 AM
‘Heated Rivalry:’ the scorching forbidden romance showcasing Canadian talent and captivating fans across the world
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I’m old enough to remember when all those Canadian Conservatives now cheering on Trump were adamant Trudeau was a tyrant because he shut down a month-long tailgate party in downtown Ottawa.
January 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I’m old enough to remember when all those Canadian Conservatives now cheering on Trump were adamant Trudeau was a tyrant because he shut down a month-long tailgate party in downtown Ottawa.
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Trump, who already left the Paris Agreement, has now pulled the U.S. out of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), & 65 other international treaties that “no longer serve American interests.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/s...
Trump pulls out of global climate treaty - The Boston Globe
President Trump announced that he was withdrawing the US from the bedrock international agreement that forms the basis for countries to rein in climate change.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Trump, who already left the Paris Agreement, has now pulled the U.S. out of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), & 65 other international treaties that “no longer serve American interests.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/07/s...
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A journalist was arrested while covering the violence against the Wet'suwet'en people by the RCMP.
Now she's fighting back and suing the RCMP to protect press freedom
thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...
Now she's fighting back and suing the RCMP to protect press freedom
thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...
The Narwhal's trial is a week away | The Narwhal
We’re suing the RCMP for arresting a journalist on assignment for The Narwhal. It’s an effort to protect press freedom — and the rights of all Canadians
thenarwhal.ca
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 AM
A journalist was arrested while covering the violence against the Wet'suwet'en people by the RCMP.
Now she's fighting back and suing the RCMP to protect press freedom
thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...
Now she's fighting back and suing the RCMP to protect press freedom
thenarwhal.ca/rcmp-trial-u...
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The fuck is this.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney clarifies position on the United States using military force to annex Greenland:
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
"We stand with Denmark, we stand with Greenland, our closest partnership is with the United States, and we'll work with everybody to make sure we move forward together"
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
The fuck is this.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
Our two largest parties are 1) actively cheering illegal kidnapping of a president and 2) acting like a kicked dog in the face of US aggression.
It’s pathetic cowardice, not leadership.
And this cowardice puts our country at risk.
We need actual options in the next election.
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Canada, like other western states, is worried about alienating Trump. But that just invites isolation next time, when it's your turn over the barrel, and everyone else stays silent for fear of alienating Trump.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Canada, like other western states, is worried about alienating Trump. But that just invites isolation next time, when it's your turn over the barrel, and everyone else stays silent for fear of alienating Trump.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
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Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Given everything happening right now, I updated this article with options for weather apps, web forms, and translation services — along with some tweaks to existing categories.
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
I hope it helps your transition off US tech!
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Your new health habit may be just a mental shift away
Your new health habit may be just a mental shift away
Look for physical activity that brings you joy. Make it the thing you look forward to rather than dread.
theconversation.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Your new health habit may be just a mental shift away
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The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
The United States is a rogue state
Donald Trump’s “attack on sovereignty” in Venezuela has terrible consequences for the world
disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
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Lots of fun to y'all! 🐦🥲 @effinbirds.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Lots of fun to y'all! 🐦🥲 @effinbirds.com
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Will Find Peace
Alex Janvier ~ Densuline
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Alex Janvier ~ Densuline
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January 1, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Will Find Peace
Alex Janvier ~ Densuline
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Alex Janvier ~ Densuline
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9.0 quake in B.C. would kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report says
9.0 quake in B.C. would kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report says
A British Columbia government report foresees more than 3,400 fatalities and more than 10,000 injuries if an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 strikes off Vancouver Island.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
9.0 quake in B.C. would kill thousands and cost $128 billion, report says