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Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
Open letter criticises the Commission President for remarks earlier this year – when she anticipated AI would “approach human reasoning” in 2026
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Stop overhyping AI, scientists tell von der Leyen
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Doug Ford was celebrating these Oct employment numbers:
- 14,700 full-time jobs cut
- 20.7 million fewer hours worked
The unemployment rate decline was completely due to a big increase in part-time work
He is an unaffordable jobs disaster
open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/...
- 14,700 full-time jobs cut
- 20.7 million fewer hours worked
The unemployment rate decline was completely due to a big increase in part-time work
He is an unaffordable jobs disaster
open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/...
Ontario lost full-time jobs in October, but jobless rate fell on more part-time work
In October, Ontario lost 14,700 full time jobs and total hours worked fell by 20.7 million hours.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Doug Ford was celebrating these Oct employment numbers:
- 14,700 full-time jobs cut
- 20.7 million fewer hours worked
The unemployment rate decline was completely due to a big increase in part-time work
He is an unaffordable jobs disaster
open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/...
- 14,700 full-time jobs cut
- 20.7 million fewer hours worked
The unemployment rate decline was completely due to a big increase in part-time work
He is an unaffordable jobs disaster
open.substack.com/pub/tparkin/...
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$2,000 "tariff dividend"
November 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
$2,000 "tariff dividend"
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Park around the corner. Walk 75 feet. Have some respect. It’s not hard.
Pesky e-bike riders delivering food to people should be ticketed... @tps.ca there appears to be a double standard here because stopping in for some Jerk King, although delicious is not actively responding to an emergency.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
The use of the lights here, while clever, is certainly inappropriate.
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Park around the corner. Walk 75 feet. Have some respect. It’s not hard.
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Public money going for a strip club?
Welcome to public interest Doug Ford style.
He should at least tell us which members of his cabinet checked out the joint prior to handing over millions that could have been spent on dealing with the small town hospital crisis.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Welcome to public interest Doug Ford style.
He should at least tell us which members of his cabinet checked out the joint prior to handing over millions that could have been spent on dealing with the small town hospital crisis.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
‘Can’t make this up!’: Ford government faces questions over nearly $10M going to company with ties to ‘adult entertainment’
Ontario’s opposition parties are questioning the province’s labour minister about the possibility money from the $2.5 billion Skills Development Fund ended up at a company tied to an “adult entertainm...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Public money going for a strip club?
Welcome to public interest Doug Ford style.
He should at least tell us which members of his cabinet checked out the joint prior to handing over millions that could have been spent on dealing with the small town hospital crisis.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
Welcome to public interest Doug Ford style.
He should at least tell us which members of his cabinet checked out the joint prior to handing over millions that could have been spent on dealing with the small town hospital crisis.
www.ctvnews.ca/toronto/poli...
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Précisément : This is the Carney government in Canada. Even members of his insider “AI” Task Force are alarmed.
I’ve been party to dozens of rush consultations in Canada and Holland. The shortest ones for narrow policy ranges were 60–90 days. This dangerous, wide-ranging area was given 30 days.
I’ve been party to dozens of rush consultations in Canada and Holland. The shortest ones for narrow policy ranges were 60–90 days. This dangerous, wide-ranging area was given 30 days.
We protest and reject the deeply misguided and wrongheaded approach to public consultation demonstrated by the government’s thirty-day “national sprint” on Canada’s artificial intelligence (“AI”) strategy.
pencanada.ca/news/open-le...
pencanada.ca/news/open-le...
Open Letter to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing “National Sprint” consultation on AI strategy - PEN Canada
pencanada.ca
November 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Précisément : This is the Carney government in Canada. Even members of his insider “AI” Task Force are alarmed.
I’ve been party to dozens of rush consultations in Canada and Holland. The shortest ones for narrow policy ranges were 60–90 days. This dangerous, wide-ranging area was given 30 days.
I’ve been party to dozens of rush consultations in Canada and Holland. The shortest ones for narrow policy ranges were 60–90 days. This dangerous, wide-ranging area was given 30 days.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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With Stellantis moving production from Brampton to the US, where does Canada go from here? I get a history lesson from Greig Mordue on the auto industry and look at why the future may point toward China.
"There is nothing... that suggests continuing to tether our industry to the U.S industry is the best bet," Greig Mordue (@mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social) tell @jeyantvo.bsky.social. Is it time for Canada to look beyond the Big Three automakers? Tonight at 8pm | Producer: @colinellis81.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
With Stellantis moving production from Brampton to the US, where does Canada go from here? I get a history lesson from Greig Mordue on the auto industry and look at why the future may point toward China.
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Not only is Tom Hanks protecting his own health, by masking up he’s protecting everyone else on public transit.
Many people taking the subway don’t have paid time off.
They don’t have the good healthcare someone like Hanks can afford.
Masking is community care.
Many people taking the subway don’t have paid time off.
They don’t have the good healthcare someone like Hanks can afford.
Masking is community care.
When asked by Stephen Colbert why he was wearing a mask in public, Tom Hanks said..
“I’ve had Covid enough in my life I don’t need to do that again. I’m wearing this for health reasons”
More celebrities need to speak out like this.
“I’ve had Covid enough in my life I don’t need to do that again. I’m wearing this for health reasons”
More celebrities need to speak out like this.
November 5, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Not only is Tom Hanks protecting his own health, by masking up he’s protecting everyone else on public transit.
Many people taking the subway don’t have paid time off.
They don’t have the good healthcare someone like Hanks can afford.
Masking is community care.
Many people taking the subway don’t have paid time off.
They don’t have the good healthcare someone like Hanks can afford.
Masking is community care.
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@lukelebrun.ca and @dtcochrane.bsky.social break down what Mark Carney's austerity budget means for workers — both public and private sector — in the latest episode of Sources
🎧 PODCAST: Looking inside Mark Carney’s ‘extremely Orwellian’ austerity budget
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
From $60 billion in cuts to eliminating 40,000 jobs, Canadian Labour Congress Sr. Economist @dtcochrane.bsky.social shares his impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
Looking Inside Mark Carney’s ‘Extremely Orwellian’ Austerity Budget
Canadian Labour Congress DT Cochrane shares his first impressions of the Carney government's first budget live inside the media lock-up in Ottawa
pressprogress.ca
November 5, 2025 at 5:34 PM
@lukelebrun.ca and @dtcochrane.bsky.social break down what Mark Carney's austerity budget means for workers — both public and private sector — in the latest episode of Sources
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From the budget:
"A leaner public service is a more empowered and productive public service."
This is simply not true. A leaner public service is a stretched-too-thin public service that won't be able to deal with the myriad challenges the coming years promise.
Ideological nonsense.
"A leaner public service is a more empowered and productive public service."
This is simply not true. A leaner public service is a stretched-too-thin public service that won't be able to deal with the myriad challenges the coming years promise.
Ideological nonsense.
www.budget.canada.ca
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
From the budget:
"A leaner public service is a more empowered and productive public service."
This is simply not true. A leaner public service is a stretched-too-thin public service that won't be able to deal with the myriad challenges the coming years promise.
Ideological nonsense.
"A leaner public service is a more empowered and productive public service."
This is simply not true. A leaner public service is a stretched-too-thin public service that won't be able to deal with the myriad challenges the coming years promise.
Ideological nonsense.
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You’d think a government that talks a lot about “investing more” and “diversifying our economy” would fund higher education instead of more corporate tax cuts.
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
You’d think a government that talks a lot about “investing more” and “diversifying our economy” would fund higher education instead of more corporate tax cuts.
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The Biden administration worked hard to accomplish this new free IRS filing system. It’s astounding that one should have to pay fees in order to pay their taxes. But this rent seeking is entirely consistent with the economic policies of the current administration that benefit the most wealthy.
👀 Scoop: IRS Direct File, the free government-backed program that let you file your taxes for free, is dead.
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS wrote to state tax agencies saying it would not be operational this coming tax season, per records I've obtained.
IRS Direct File: 2023-2025.
(Story from when the pilot launched.)
IRS tests free e-filing system that could compete with tax-prep giants
The tax agency has quietly built its own prototype system for filing tax returns digitally and free of charge, according to current and former officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Biden administration worked hard to accomplish this new free IRS filing system. It’s astounding that one should have to pay fees in order to pay their taxes. But this rent seeking is entirely consistent with the economic policies of the current administration that benefit the most wealthy.
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The subtext to PM Carney’s apology is clear, writes Stewart Prest.
“Sorry Ontario accurately described Ronald Reagan’s stand on free trade, Mr. President. We understand those words challenged your version of the truth, which is unacceptable.” #canpoli #uspoli
“Sorry Ontario accurately described Ronald Reagan’s stand on free trade, Mr. President. We understand those words challenged your version of the truth, which is unacceptable.” #canpoli #uspoli
Carney Goes from ‘Elbows Up’ to Apologies | The Tyee
How Canada is getting it all wrong in dealing with Trump the bully.
thetyee.ca
November 4, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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After the Miran diss track, my latest: a rap about the AI bubble.
Its f***ing amazing www.producer.ai/song/7b40e9a...
Its f***ing amazing www.producer.ai/song/7b40e9a...
Clocks With No Hands (Prod Cut) by DarioPerkins
East Coast hip-hop, boom-bap drums, aggressive punchy delivery, dark minor key piano stabs, layered synth bass, tight snares, menacing mood, confrontational energy, sharp articulate female vocals, 95 ...
www.producer.ai
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
After the Miran diss track, my latest: a rap about the AI bubble.
Its f***ing amazing www.producer.ai/song/7b40e9a...
Its f***ing amazing www.producer.ai/song/7b40e9a...
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Ah-yup!
"Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns"
"federal government can only maintain full legal control if it delivers the service itself, or uses service providers that operate completely under Canadian jurisdiction."
ca.news.yahoo.com/data-stored-...
"Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns"
"federal government can only maintain full legal control if it delivers the service itself, or uses service providers that operate completely under Canadian jurisdiction."
ca.news.yahoo.com/data-stored-...
Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns
OTTAWA — A new government white paper on digital sovereignty says Ottawa can’t maintain full control over its data if its data storage supplier is subject to the laws of another country.
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ah-yup!
"Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns"
"federal government can only maintain full legal control if it delivers the service itself, or uses service providers that operate completely under Canadian jurisdiction."
ca.news.yahoo.com/data-stored-...
"Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns"
"federal government can only maintain full legal control if it delivers the service itself, or uses service providers that operate completely under Canadian jurisdiction."
ca.news.yahoo.com/data-stored-...
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“By saturating the #information space with far-fetched assertions too numerous and too pervasive to rebut, disagreement, let alone #dissent, becomes tantamount to #disloyalty, even #treason.” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
The Coming US-China Thaw
James K. Galbraith sees signs that American strategists and politicians are finally waking up to economic realities.
www.project-syndicate.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
“By saturating the #information space with far-fetched assertions too numerous and too pervasive to rebut, disagreement, let alone #dissent, becomes tantamount to #disloyalty, even #treason.” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/u...
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5. *This thread was copied from my Twitter / X account, and applies predominantly to comments I have seen there.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
5. *This thread was copied from my Twitter / X account, and applies predominantly to comments I have seen there.
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“.. Staying on X when it has become so toxic and ungovernable suggests either weakness or complete naivety. We are living in a world of many malevolent geopolitical actors. Musk’s X is one such actor.”
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
October 31, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“.. Staying on X when it has become so toxic and ungovernable suggests either weakness or complete naivety. We are living in a world of many malevolent geopolitical actors. Musk’s X is one such actor.”
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
@drjennings.bsky.social
@lorak.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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What we need in this country is less money in politics, not more, @acoyne.bsky.social writes www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: What we need in this country is less money in politics, not more
If the electoral ideal is to give equal voice to equal votes, why is Ontario proposing to further amplify the political causes of the wealthy?
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:16 AM
What we need in this country is less money in politics, not more, @acoyne.bsky.social writes www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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I don't think enough people have read this -- IMO all of #ClimateSky, #GreenSky, and #EnergySky should, and if they have students should assign it to their students -- so I'm reposting.
In a 2024 paper criticizing the 'billion-dollar-disasters' database, Roger Pielke Jr. published analysis that is best described as a Russian-doll of errors.
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Here's my in-depth take down of his appallingly bad work.
economicsfromthetopdown.com/2025/10/26/r...
Roger Pielke Jr.’s Appallingly Bad Analysis of Billion Dollar Disasters – Economics from the Top Down
In a recent paper called Scientific integrity and U.S. “Billion Dollar Disasters”, Roger Pielke Jr. published a chart that's so bad I've devoted a whole essay to debunking it.
economicsfromthetopdown.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I don't think enough people have read this -- IMO all of #ClimateSky, #GreenSky, and #EnergySky should, and if they have students should assign it to their students -- so I'm reposting.
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This is sometimes read as "look 'AI' isn't working". But the opposite is true.
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
October 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is sometimes read as "look 'AI' isn't working". But the opposite is true.
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
_This_ is what "AI" is _for_. Push down labor power, push down wages, make employment more insecure.
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/29/forrester_ai_rehiring/
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"Unless Canada acts, we risk outsourcing not only our data but also our ability to govern wellness itself." policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/heal...
Canada risks losing health data sovereignty without AI legislation
Canada’s stalled AI laws leave health and Indigenous data vulnerable to foreign control.
policyoptions.irpp.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Unless Canada acts, we risk outsourcing not only our data but also our ability to govern wellness itself." policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/10/heal...
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One expert warned Trump's announcement could "cement an accelerating arms race that puts us all in great jeopardy."
'Extremely Dangerous for Humanity': Trump Orders Resumption of US Nuclear Weapon Tests
"By foolishly announcing his intention resume nuclear testing," said one expert, "Trump will trigger strong public opposition in Nevada, from all U.S. allies, and it could trigger a chain reaction."
www.commondreams.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
One expert warned Trump's announcement could "cement an accelerating arms race that puts us all in great jeopardy."
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Thursday's blog post (30/10) is now posted (17:14 Kyoto time) - Japan – errant fiscal rule is sure to backfire - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62871 #mmt
Japan – errant fiscal rule is sure to backfire – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory
billmitchell.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Thursday's blog post (30/10) is now posted (17:14 Kyoto time) - Japan – errant fiscal rule is sure to backfire - billmitchell.org/blog/?p=62871 #mmt