Pencil Neck Computer Geek
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Anyone keeping a tally on the billions wasted by the UCP?
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
If the $238 million (and possibly more) lawsuit payout of taxpayers money over the idiotic coal mining policy flip flop of this government isn’t enough
Jason Kenney works for the law firm involved…
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#Alberta #ABLeg #ABPoli #FireTheUCP #YEG #YYC #RedForED #CDNPoli
Jason Kenney works for the law firm involved…
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
#Alberta #ABLeg #ABPoli #FireTheUCP #YEG #YYC #RedForED #CDNPoli
Alberta’s Big Payouts to Spurned Australian Coal Miners | The Tyee
Two firms that invested far less are getting $238 million. Taxpayers face more such hits.
thetyee.ca
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Anyone keeping a tally on the billions wasted by the UCP?
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
Pipeline gamble: 1.3B
Dynalife: 97M
Turkish Tylenol: 80M
Coal settlements: 238M
Cancelled rail: 1.3B
Superlab cancellation: 35M
War Room: $120M
Heck, just scratched the surface. One blunder can take down a government. Flood the zone.
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3/ We got photos of all of them and got to work finding their names. CBC verified our identifications and added two. By bringing in the CBC, we were able to reach a much larger audience to talk about the threat of white nationalism in Canada.
Read CBC's reporting here:
Read CBC's reporting here:
MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C. | CBC News
This summer in Vancouver, dozens of people gathered to attend a conference organized and attended by some of Canada’s most prominent white supremacist organizations. CBC’s visual investigations team l...
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
3/ We got photos of all of them and got to work finding their names. CBC verified our identifications and added two. By bringing in the CBC, we were able to reach a much larger audience to talk about the threat of white nationalism in Canada.
Read CBC's reporting here:
Read CBC's reporting here:
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It's really sad that conservatives can't even talk about male loneliness without bringing their own culture wars bullshit into it.
No leftist is stopping Erin O'Toole from using his connections to create a network of hunting clubs for young men.
Yet it's somehow the left's fault he isn't doing it.
No leftist is stopping Erin O'Toole from using his connections to create a network of hunting clubs for young men.
Yet it's somehow the left's fault he isn't doing it.
Opinion: We owe it to Canadian men and boys to prioritize their mental health
Male Canadians are less likely to seek help, and more likely to suffer devastating consequences because of it
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's really sad that conservatives can't even talk about male loneliness without bringing their own culture wars bullshit into it.
No leftist is stopping Erin O'Toole from using his connections to create a network of hunting clubs for young men.
Yet it's somehow the left's fault he isn't doing it.
No leftist is stopping Erin O'Toole from using his connections to create a network of hunting clubs for young men.
Yet it's somehow the left's fault he isn't doing it.
Americans having any faith the Democrats will take bold measures to make impactful change is something I do not understand, but I suppose they don’t have any other options as a real source of hope, at least at a federal level. Either way, capital wins - until it doesn’t and ensures everyone loses.
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Americans having any faith the Democrats will take bold measures to make impactful change is something I do not understand, but I suppose they don’t have any other options as a real source of hope, at least at a federal level. Either way, capital wins - until it doesn’t and ensures everyone loses.
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Watch closely, Canada.
Our conservatives have the same white-christian-male fueled anger, and our liberals are as willing to capitulate to the capital class.
Carney will juice the economy, like Reagan in the 80s.
Then the corpos will bleed us, and citizens will be left even worse off.
#cdnpoli
Our conservatives have the same white-christian-male fueled anger, and our liberals are as willing to capitulate to the capital class.
Carney will juice the economy, like Reagan in the 80s.
Then the corpos will bleed us, and citizens will be left even worse off.
#cdnpoli
For a long time the centrist mantra was both sides want the same thing they just disagree on how to get there. That world is gone when one side clearly wants white Christian rule and it doesn’t feel like big pockets of Washington has caught up.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Watch closely, Canada.
Our conservatives have the same white-christian-male fueled anger, and our liberals are as willing to capitulate to the capital class.
Carney will juice the economy, like Reagan in the 80s.
Then the corpos will bleed us, and citizens will be left even worse off.
#cdnpoli
Our conservatives have the same white-christian-male fueled anger, and our liberals are as willing to capitulate to the capital class.
Carney will juice the economy, like Reagan in the 80s.
Then the corpos will bleed us, and citizens will be left even worse off.
#cdnpoli
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the weirdest thing about this is Musk specifying "delights in being mean" as a bad thing, when he and his entire cult have only ever felt anything close to joy when they're bullying, mobbing and abusing people
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
the weirdest thing about this is Musk specifying "delights in being mean" as a bad thing, when he and his entire cult have only ever felt anything close to joy when they're bullying, mobbing and abusing people
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Last time, it was the Mueller report. This time, it's the Epstein files. If anything is going to change for real, people have to wake up and see Trump and Epstein as products of a larger system built on exploitation and violence.
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Last time, it was the Mueller report. This time, it's the Epstein files. If anything is going to change for real, people have to wake up and see Trump and Epstein as products of a larger system built on exploitation and violence.
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I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I think we need to stop calling it empathy and go back to calling it decency. It isn't a favour you're doing someone else, it's you proving that you aren't a fucking ghoul
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hey guys isn't it weird how they're all saying this at the same time? ignore the fact that this is now happening with Tyler Cowen, an economist who sits at the center of a sprawling system of think tanks and policy "influencers" who have been laundered into DC with both Koch and SV VC money
November 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
hey guys isn't it weird how they're all saying this at the same time? ignore the fact that this is now happening with Tyler Cowen, an economist who sits at the center of a sprawling system of think tanks and policy "influencers" who have been laundered into DC with both Koch and SV VC money
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Hi, I'm Kevin O'Leary, millionaire, Trump lover, Canadian, fraud, bad investor, and person who worships income disparity and believes people in poverty should admire the 1%. Here is why I am extremely angry and confused that I was not Zohran Mamdani's first priority and favourite special little boy
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Hi, I'm Kevin O'Leary, millionaire, Trump lover, Canadian, fraud, bad investor, and person who worships income disparity and believes people in poverty should admire the 1%. Here is why I am extremely angry and confused that I was not Zohran Mamdani's first priority and favourite special little boy
It’s Poiliover.
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
It’s Poiliover.
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 AM
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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guys I’m sorry but have you looked through Getty images for yesterday 💀
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
guys I’m sorry but have you looked through Getty images for yesterday 💀
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a fun post from Nassim Taleb I come back to often arguing that the apparent statistical content of IQ measures is fully explained if you take them to be able to detect severe intellectual disability but not any real difference between non-disabled people
IQ is largely a pseudoscientific swindle
Background : “IQ” is a stale test meant to measure mental capacity but in fact mostly measures extreme unintelligence (learning…
medium.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
a fun post from Nassim Taleb I come back to often arguing that the apparent statistical content of IQ measures is fully explained if you take them to be able to detect severe intellectual disability but not any real difference between non-disabled people
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the right isn’t really that afraid of zohran mamdani, the thing they’re most afraid of is that his agenda and being unashamed of being an open democratic socialist will work too well
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
the right isn’t really that afraid of zohran mamdani, the thing they’re most afraid of is that his agenda and being unashamed of being an open democratic socialist will work too well
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Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
(Published February)
(Published February)
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The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
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Can't stop thinking about the fact that the government is literally slashing public service jobs while bringing in AI for use in the public service.
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Can't stop thinking about the fact that the government is literally slashing public service jobs while bringing in AI for use in the public service.
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
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Bunch of dems got elected and the elites are starting to wonder if the Twitter induced anti-woke psychosis is actually representative of reality
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Bunch of dems got elected and the elites are starting to wonder if the Twitter induced anti-woke psychosis is actually representative of reality
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Canada is creating a task force to monitor the safety of U.S. food imports after RFK Jr. cut 3,500 FDA staff. Weaker U.S. standards require increased monitoring and diligence for Canada, generating trade barriers and consumer distrust, resulting in economic damage for U.S. producers and farmers.
CFIA monitoring U.S. move away from science-based decision making, documents show
The ‘U.S. Risk Task Team’ will keep an eye on the impact of regulatory changes on food imports
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Canada is creating a task force to monitor the safety of U.S. food imports after RFK Jr. cut 3,500 FDA staff. Weaker U.S. standards require increased monitoring and diligence for Canada, generating trade barriers and consumer distrust, resulting in economic damage for U.S. producers and farmers.
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and this: bsky.app/profile/rjja...
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-... While there are a couple hundred mentions of Indigenous people, it's all genuflection - little substantial. Look past this fiscal year, and it's all zeroes... where do they think we're going?
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
and this: bsky.app/profile/rjja...
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I signed on to this letter because I refuse to accept the framing of "AI" as inevitable or even urgent. Generative "AI" in particular is slop tech for a fascist era and this rushed "consultation" period is just part of the overall griftosphere that constitutes modern tech.
bccla.org/policy-submi...
bccla.org/policy-submi...
OPEN LETTER to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing "National Sprint" consultation on AI strategy - BC Civil Liberti...
The Honourable Mélanie JolyMinister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6 The Honourable Evan SolomonMinister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital InnovationHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontar...
bccla.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I signed on to this letter because I refuse to accept the framing of "AI" as inevitable or even urgent. Generative "AI" in particular is slop tech for a fascist era and this rushed "consultation" period is just part of the overall griftosphere that constitutes modern tech.
bccla.org/policy-submi...
bccla.org/policy-submi...