Rob Wallbridge
@rwallbridge.bsky.social
A work in progress; sustainable agriculture, progressive politics, assorted other topics (gardening, outdoors, hockey). Prone to sarcasm.
Pathetic and disgusting behavior by @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social. Legacy media leans so hard on their "journalistic integrity" in comparison to streamers and content creators, but when the chips are down, they fold like a cheap napkin.
If you are worried about disinformation and media manipulation in this election give a pass to @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social
They caved to pressure from Pierre Poiievre's online posse in their continual harassment of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social.
She is a truth teller.
pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelle...
They caved to pressure from Pierre Poiievre's online posse in their continual harassment of @rachelgilmore.bsky.social.
She is a truth teller.
pressprogress.ca/ctv-cancelle...
CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
pressprogress.ca
April 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Pathetic and disgusting behavior by @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social. Legacy media leans so hard on their "journalistic integrity" in comparison to streamers and content creators, but when the chips are down, they fold like a cheap napkin.
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Absolutely shameful that CTV caved to a disingenuous right-wing pressure campaign instead of standing their ground. It presents even more red flags about the state of the media in Canada.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social did not deserve to be treated this way.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social did not deserve to be treated this way.
NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
CTV Cancelled a Fact-Checking Segment in Response to Political Pressure From Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives
Audio recording shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives
pressprogress.ca
April 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Absolutely shameful that CTV caved to a disingenuous right-wing pressure campaign instead of standing their ground. It presents even more red flags about the state of the media in Canada.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social did not deserve to be treated this way.
@rachelgilmore.bsky.social did not deserve to be treated this way.
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NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Editorial: A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky
It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
In the past several weeks, the U.S. leadership has demonstrate...
kyivindependent.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
NEW: A searing editorial in the The Kyiv Independent.
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
“It’s time to say it plainly. America’s leadership has switched sides in the war. The American people have not, and they should speak up.
“A president just disrespected America in the Oval Office. It wasn’t Zelensky.”
@kyivindependent.com
Remember the good old days when the right wing nut jobs pretended that fascists and nazis weren't welcome at the convoy protests?
Now they openly celebrate America's decline into fascism and hope to be a part of it.
Now they openly celebrate America's decline into fascism and hope to be a part of it.
February 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Remember the good old days when the right wing nut jobs pretended that fascists and nazis weren't welcome at the convoy protests?
Now they openly celebrate America's decline into fascism and hope to be a part of it.
Now they openly celebrate America's decline into fascism and hope to be a part of it.
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As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
February 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
As promised, here are the slides I shared with students to convince them to NOT use chatGPT and other artificial stupidity.
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
TL;DR? AI is evil, unsustainable and stupid, and I'd much rather they use their own brains, make their own mistakes, and actually learn something. 🪄
Trump is testing the tolerance for authoritarianism.
Do not obey in advance; encourage others to do the same, especially those with the power and privilege of Google.
Do not obey in advance; encourage others to do the same, especially those with the power and privilege of Google.
February 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Trump is testing the tolerance for authoritarianism.
Do not obey in advance; encourage others to do the same, especially those with the power and privilege of Google.
Do not obey in advance; encourage others to do the same, especially those with the power and privilege of Google.
I spent today at a farm conference in Western NY state. Expected to hear lots of support for Trump.
Instead, in the first hour, had two farmers ask about moving to Canada.
Heard nothing all day but sadness and worry about what he's doing to the fed gov't and int'l relations.
Instead, in the first hour, had two farmers ask about moving to Canada.
Heard nothing all day but sadness and worry about what he's doing to the fed gov't and int'l relations.
February 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I spent today at a farm conference in Western NY state. Expected to hear lots of support for Trump.
Instead, in the first hour, had two farmers ask about moving to Canada.
Heard nothing all day but sadness and worry about what he's doing to the fed gov't and int'l relations.
Instead, in the first hour, had two farmers ask about moving to Canada.
Heard nothing all day but sadness and worry about what he's doing to the fed gov't and int'l relations.
He's burning the books now.
We all get that that's what's happening as web pages go dark, right?
We all get that that's what's happening as web pages go dark, right?
On the left, CDC’s page of vaccine-specific recommendations from its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
On the right, that page tonight
On the right, that page tonight
February 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
He's burning the books now.
We all get that that's what's happening as web pages go dark, right?
We all get that that's what's happening as web pages go dark, right?
Go sign this now.
Nuf said.
Nuf said.
Today we launched the Pledge for Canada.
We have voices from across the political, cultural, labour, Indigenous spectrum.
We are building a movement to maintain pressure on our leaders not to sell out our nation or our values.
Please sign and join the movement.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
We have voices from across the political, cultural, labour, Indigenous spectrum.
We are building a movement to maintain pressure on our leaders not to sell out our nation or our values.
Please sign and join the movement.
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
Pledge for Canada | Engagement pour le Canada
engagement-canada-pledge.ca
January 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Go sign this now.
Nuf said.
Nuf said.
The challenge is to overcome the disinformation by addressing what makes it "feel" true/desirable rather than treating it like an information deficit.
Telling disinformed voters that they're wrong/stupid plays right into the populist appeal of the Cons/PPC.
Telling disinformed voters that they're wrong/stupid plays right into the populist appeal of the Cons/PPC.
Here is a thread documenting the disinformation that is driving the upcoming Canadian election (a likely the recent American one). Please read on for the details. Of the most disinformed Canadians 95% will vote for the Conservatives or PPC, compared with only 11% of informed voters:
January 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The challenge is to overcome the disinformation by addressing what makes it "feel" true/desirable rather than treating it like an information deficit.
Telling disinformed voters that they're wrong/stupid plays right into the populist appeal of the Cons/PPC.
Telling disinformed voters that they're wrong/stupid plays right into the populist appeal of the Cons/PPC.
This is kind of about the LA fires but really about so much more. Definitely worth the watch.
Please consider supporting @rachelgilmore.bsky.social too - my resolution for 2025 is to invest in independent media: we've seen where expecting news for free leads us. open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
Please consider supporting @rachelgilmore.bsky.social too - my resolution for 2025 is to invest in independent media: we've seen where expecting news for free leads us. open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
LA fires bring out the big ol' liars
Jerks and grifters are taking advantage of this horrific tragedy to make a buck or get some clout -- or is it, in some cases, about something else?
open.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
This is kind of about the LA fires but really about so much more. Definitely worth the watch.
Please consider supporting @rachelgilmore.bsky.social too - my resolution for 2025 is to invest in independent media: we've seen where expecting news for free leads us. open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
Please consider supporting @rachelgilmore.bsky.social too - my resolution for 2025 is to invest in independent media: we've seen where expecting news for free leads us. open.substack.com/pub/rachelgi...
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Mr Angus is the only person of substance saying what needs to be said to Trump and his odious ilk.
More, much more, of this please.
More, much more, of this please.
Dear Donald
Canada has something called democracy.
It means the leader is accountable to Parliament and can be replaced
I bet Americans wish they had that now.
And convicted sexual abusers don't get to lead our nation.
We're decent folk
Ps. Button up. We're sending frigid cold your way.
love Canada
Canada has something called democracy.
It means the leader is accountable to Parliament and can be replaced
I bet Americans wish they had that now.
And convicted sexual abusers don't get to lead our nation.
We're decent folk
Ps. Button up. We're sending frigid cold your way.
love Canada
January 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Mr Angus is the only person of substance saying what needs to be said to Trump and his odious ilk.
More, much more, of this please.
More, much more, of this please.
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My editorial piece in @nationalobserver.com
We are not in ordinary times. We are in Trump times. The clock is ticking down on the arrival of the chaos machine in Washington. Canada is staring down a political tsunami but we're too busy to notice."
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/27/o...
We are not in ordinary times. We are in Trump times. The clock is ticking down on the arrival of the chaos machine in Washington. Canada is staring down a political tsunami but we're too busy to notice."
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/27/o...
Stand up to the bully
Canadians want reassurance people in Ottawa are ready to defend our values against Donald Trump's tirades. It is deeply disconcerting this is not happening.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 31, 2024 at 2:28 PM
My editorial piece in @nationalobserver.com
We are not in ordinary times. We are in Trump times. The clock is ticking down on the arrival of the chaos machine in Washington. Canada is staring down a political tsunami but we're too busy to notice."
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/27/o...
We are not in ordinary times. We are in Trump times. The clock is ticking down on the arrival of the chaos machine in Washington. Canada is staring down a political tsunami but we're too busy to notice."
www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/27/o...
Dear U.S. States,
We're now accepting applications for additional provinces.
A free jug of maple syrup to the first ten respondents!
We're now accepting applications for additional provinces.
A free jug of maple syrup to the first ten respondents!
A message to Donald Trump from Canada.
Turn up the sound to get the full northern hoser experience.
Turn up the sound to get the full northern hoser experience.
December 18, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Dear U.S. States,
We're now accepting applications for additional provinces.
A free jug of maple syrup to the first ten respondents!
We're now accepting applications for additional provinces.
A free jug of maple syrup to the first ten respondents!
It's longer than a TikTok, but worth 10x its length in any series of reels you're likely to watch today.
Time to grow up and come back together, Canada.
Time to grow up and come back together, Canada.
If you watch something today please take time to watch my thoughts on the crisis facing Canadian democracy.
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
We are in deeply uncertain times and parliament is failing to step up beyond dumbed down partisanship.
Democracy is not meeting the crisis of the time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHPL...
Charlie Angus on State of Democracy In a Beavis/Butthead Parliament
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2024 at 3:28 AM
It's longer than a TikTok, but worth 10x its length in any series of reels you're likely to watch today.
Time to grow up and come back together, Canada.
Time to grow up and come back together, Canada.
And now for something completely different. #SpotifyWrapped
December 5, 2024 at 2:59 AM
And now for something completely different. #SpotifyWrapped
How do you tell if someone is engaged in communication/education or propagandizing?
Check to see how they react when their own sources and biases are question, or better yet, when presented with factual errors they've made.
An educator is open to education.
A propagandist? Not so much.
Check to see how they react when their own sources and biases are question, or better yet, when presented with factual errors they've made.
An educator is open to education.
A propagandist? Not so much.
December 3, 2024 at 4:55 AM
How do you tell if someone is engaged in communication/education or propagandizing?
Check to see how they react when their own sources and biases are question, or better yet, when presented with factual errors they've made.
An educator is open to education.
A propagandist? Not so much.
Check to see how they react when their own sources and biases are question, or better yet, when presented with factual errors they've made.
An educator is open to education.
A propagandist? Not so much.
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"Dangerous Memory doesn’t read like a history book. It’s a handbook for those who want to to resist the overwhelming horrors of today."
Dangerous Memory is the perfect stocking stuffer.
blogcritics.org/book-review-...
Dangerous Memory is the perfect stocking stuffer.
blogcritics.org/book-review-...
Book Review: 'Dangerous Memory: Coming of Age in the Decade of Greed' by Charlie Angus | Blogcritics
'Dangerous Memory' by Charlie Angus is the antidote to right wing politicians with their cries to make things "Great Again"
blogcritics.org
November 30, 2024 at 8:24 PM
"Dangerous Memory doesn’t read like a history book. It’s a handbook for those who want to to resist the overwhelming horrors of today."
Dangerous Memory is the perfect stocking stuffer.
blogcritics.org/book-review-...
Dangerous Memory is the perfect stocking stuffer.
blogcritics.org/book-review-...
Canadian conservatives just like to blame immigrants, period.
November 27, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Canadian conservatives just like to blame immigrants, period.
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The Conservatives are creating a swamp of media disinformation.
This is what elected Trump.
They have attacked CBC, CTV, Global, the Toronto Star, Canadian Press.
It is about undermining independent media that can hold politicians accountable.
Check out my statement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RTL...
This is what elected Trump.
They have attacked CBC, CTV, Global, the Toronto Star, Canadian Press.
It is about undermining independent media that can hold politicians accountable.
Check out my statement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RTL...
Charlie Angus on the Conservative Swamp of Disinformation
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM
The Conservatives are creating a swamp of media disinformation.
This is what elected Trump.
They have attacked CBC, CTV, Global, the Toronto Star, Canadian Press.
It is about undermining independent media that can hold politicians accountable.
Check out my statement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RTL...
This is what elected Trump.
They have attacked CBC, CTV, Global, the Toronto Star, Canadian Press.
It is about undermining independent media that can hold politicians accountable.
Check out my statement
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RTL...
I'm feeling there's a 50% chance that the next Ag Secretary will be either Vani Hari (FoodBabe) or John Kempf.
November 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM
I'm feeling there's a 50% chance that the next Ag Secretary will be either Vani Hari (FoodBabe) or John Kempf.
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These are dark times. But despair is a luxury we can't afford. Empowerment comes from knowing how we got in this mess and learning the resistance stories for charting a different future.
Come to my talk with the Ottawa Writers Festival.
We will talk about hope and punk rock resistance.
Come to my talk with the Ottawa Writers Festival.
We will talk about hope and punk rock resistance.
November 19, 2024 at 12:45 AM
These are dark times. But despair is a luxury we can't afford. Empowerment comes from knowing how we got in this mess and learning the resistance stories for charting a different future.
Come to my talk with the Ottawa Writers Festival.
We will talk about hope and punk rock resistance.
Come to my talk with the Ottawa Writers Festival.
We will talk about hope and punk rock resistance.
Excited to be at #OrganicSummit2024 in Ottawa, gaining insights on the organic market, new ag research, and catching up with old friends!
November 18, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Excited to be at #OrganicSummit2024 in Ottawa, gaining insights on the organic market, new ag research, and catching up with old friends!
Some great advice in here on what went wrong and where to go from here: "I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/o...
Opinion | I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning.
Democrats walked into the trap of defending the very institutions most Americans distrust.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Some great advice in here on what went wrong and where to go from here: "I Study Guys Like Trump. There’s a Reason They Keep Winning." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/o...
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"A person who merely refuses to learn what can be known is not a skeptic, but rather an ignoramus; a person who raises questions but does not seek their answers is not a skeptic, but a bullshitter."
This piece is more a critique about media coverage than of RFK.
defector.com/what-the-fuc...
This piece is more a critique about media coverage than of RFK.
defector.com/what-the-fuc...
What The Fuck Is A "Vaccine Skeptic"? | Defector
At darker moments, contesting this kind of stuff in the wake of the 2024 election—and all the shameless, shameful, unforgivable work the American media did to produce that election’s outcome—feels as ...
defector.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:55 PM
"A person who merely refuses to learn what can be known is not a skeptic, but rather an ignoramus; a person who raises questions but does not seek their answers is not a skeptic, but a bullshitter."
This piece is more a critique about media coverage than of RFK.
defector.com/what-the-fuc...
This piece is more a critique about media coverage than of RFK.
defector.com/what-the-fuc...