Mich Spieler
@michspieler.bsky.social
Queer Swiss in Tiohtià:ke/YUL. Passionate about ⚽️, 🐕 and anti-oppression work in and through tech.
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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Yep. Disconnect the grounding from how people learn & search online (and offline, by threatening teachers & shutting down libraries) … then make truth be whatever you want.
Hard to find a clearer distillation of the gen ai project.
White nationalist talking points and racial pseudoscience: welcome to Elon Musk’s Grokipedia
World’s richest person wanted to ‘purge’ propaganda from Wikipedia, so he created a compendium of racist disinformation
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Yep. Disconnect the grounding from how people learn & search online (and offline, by threatening teachers & shutting down libraries) … then make truth be whatever you want.
I have to admit, I've been discussing risks and harm of AI for a while, but did not have this on the radar. Quite the dead spot.
April 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I have to admit, I've been discussing risks and harm of AI for a while, but did not have this on the radar. Quite the dead spot.
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It’s patently false, but notice that “humans won’t be needed” to these people is identified as the desired future rather than the deeply dystopian vision that it actually is.
Bill Gates: Within 10 years, AI will replace many doctors and teachers—humans won't be needed ‘for most things'
Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed "for most things" in the world, says Bill Gates.
www.nbcchicago.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
It’s patently false, but notice that “humans won’t be needed” to these people is identified as the desired future rather than the deeply dystopian vision that it actually is.
A useful list!
Where I get Canadian news (in light of the federal elections) gersande.com/blog/where-i...
Where I get Canadian news (in light of the federal elections)
This post is full of links, that is, recommendations. Now that our southern neighbours have gone all 51st state on us and Canada is increasingly morphing into a Finnish- (or maybe Ukrainian-) shaped s...
gersande.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A useful list!
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Standing with our players. There is no place for racism or sexism in our sport or our community.
#SayNoToRacism #SayNoToHate
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Solidaires de nos joueuses. Le racisme et le sexisme n’ont pas leur place dans notre sport ni dans notre communauté.
#Nonauracisme #nonalahaine
#SayNoToRacism #SayNoToHate
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Solidaires de nos joueuses. Le racisme et le sexisme n’ont pas leur place dans notre sport ni dans notre communauté.
#Nonauracisme #nonalahaine
March 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Standing with our players. There is no place for racism or sexism in our sport or our community.
#SayNoToRacism #SayNoToHate
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Solidaires de nos joueuses. Le racisme et le sexisme n’ont pas leur place dans notre sport ni dans notre communauté.
#Nonauracisme #nonalahaine
#SayNoToRacism #SayNoToHate
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Solidaires de nos joueuses. Le racisme et le sexisme n’ont pas leur place dans notre sport ni dans notre communauté.
#Nonauracisme #nonalahaine
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March 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’ve come to terms with the fact that rambling is part of podcasts. But I draw the line at eating while rambling on podcasts. Please don’t.
March 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I’ve come to terms with the fact that rambling is part of podcasts. But I draw the line at eating while rambling on podcasts. Please don’t.
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watch the whole interivew
Noura Erakat: Trump's Abuses & Mahmoud Khalil's Arrest Are Products of U.S. Imperialism Coming Home
Noura Erakat: Trump’s Abuses & Mahmoud Khalil’s Arrest Are Products of U.S. Imperialism Coming Home
Palestinian human rights attorney Noura Erakat responds to the arrest of Columbia University student protest leader Mahmoud Khalil and situates it in the long, bipartisan history of anti-Palestine suppression...
www.democracynow.org
March 11, 2025 at 4:58 PM
watch the whole interivew
I remember reading the Swiss guidelines bracing for bad stuff and being pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be pretty sensible.
1. Major news in transgender care.
Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
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Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines.
They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the
Cass Review in England.
Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care.
Subscribe to support our journalism.
New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review
The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.
www.erininthemorning.com
March 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I remember reading the Swiss guidelines bracing for bad stuff and being pleasantly surprised when it turned out to be pretty sensible.
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Of all the moments to do this ... Canada Post has signed a contract with Amazon to help the company recoup losses related to their shitheaded unuon busting.
March 9, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Existential question: are orange the colour and orange the fruit the same word in every language? And if not, then is it carrot?
March 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Existential question: are orange the colour and orange the fruit the same word in every language? And if not, then is it carrot?
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“WTF! The Rise of the Tech Broligarchy”—I encourage everyone to watch the first in this series + tune into to the 2nd ep. tonite, analysis + action, hosted by @mediajustice.bsky.social👈🏾https://youtu.be/K7RxYRMM2bg?feature=shared
March 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“WTF! The Rise of the Tech Broligarchy”—I encourage everyone to watch the first in this series + tune into to the 2nd ep. tonite, analysis + action, hosted by @mediajustice.bsky.social👈🏾https://youtu.be/K7RxYRMM2bg?feature=shared
Highly recommended read!
New Research Alert! The report “Trans digital rights: Improving data visibility, privacy and belonging for gender-diverse communities” ✨ 💫🌈 Our research asks: If we could reimagine digital rights that center the needs of gender-diverse communities, what would they look like?
February 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Highly recommended read!
Anyone else worried about how Canadians are willing to erode citizenship rights for a gotcha moment with Musk?
February 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Anyone else worried about how Canadians are willing to erode citizenship rights for a gotcha moment with Musk?
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So many good points in this, well worth a listen. Here is a podcast link btw if you don't want youtube ads on.soundcloud.com/MZpguPMQ5Zva...
February 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
So many good points in this, well worth a listen. Here is a podcast link btw if you don't want youtube ads on.soundcloud.com/MZpguPMQ5Zva...
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The Canadian establishment that lost its mind over a protest passing by Mount Sinai hospital has been entirely quiet over a Canadian company selling Nazi T-Shirts for the English world's most famous, out Nazi.
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
Instrumentalizing antisemitism (again)
Why did a Spiderman who climbed up a scaffold with a Palestinian flag get so much more attention (and condemnation) than Shopify selling a Nazi T-shirt?
noraloreto.substack.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
The Canadian establishment that lost its mind over a protest passing by Mount Sinai hospital has been entirely quiet over a Canadian company selling Nazi T-Shirts for the English world's most famous, out Nazi.
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
I wrote about this and asked the question: why? noraloreto.substack.com/p/instrument...
Another example of every accusation being an admission. When they accuse people of cheating and stealing and grifting, it’s because that is what they are doing.
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
February 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Another example of every accusation being an admission. When they accuse people of cheating and stealing and grifting, it’s because that is what they are doing.
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
www.wired.com/story/faa-do...
Tune in to “The Corporate Coup in Global Context: An Emergency Town Hall” with Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Chenjerai Kumanyika. www.youtube.com/live/iyLiNN_...
The Corporate Coup in Global Context: An Emergency Town Hall
YouTube video by Haymarket Books
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Tune in to “The Corporate Coup in Global Context: An Emergency Town Hall” with Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor and Chenjerai Kumanyika. www.youtube.com/live/iyLiNN_...
It is scary, but not that surprising, how ready white women are to do fascism's bidding.
February 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
It is scary, but not that surprising, how ready white women are to do fascism's bidding.
We are so ready for this!
February 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
We are so ready for this!
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Far too many of you fail to understand you can resist fascism without demanding a deepening loyalty to the nation-state...especially since extreme nationalism is literally one of the hallmarks of fascism.
Indigenous Ppls are not the enemy, and we are not going to be forced to reify our colonizers.
Indigenous Ppls are not the enemy, and we are not going to be forced to reify our colonizers.
February 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Far too many of you fail to understand you can resist fascism without demanding a deepening loyalty to the nation-state...especially since extreme nationalism is literally one of the hallmarks of fascism.
Indigenous Ppls are not the enemy, and we are not going to be forced to reify our colonizers.
Indigenous Ppls are not the enemy, and we are not going to be forced to reify our colonizers.
almost looks like everyone watches women’s sports
February 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
almost looks like everyone watches women’s sports