Scott McMillan
scotthfx.bsky.social
Scott McMillan
@scotthfx.bsky.social
Nova Scotian, bike enthusiast (electric and acoustic), whisky imbiber, Gàidhlig learner, former map making environmental consultant type
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This is the 2nd time a major government report from Deloitte has been found to contain errors likely generated by AI.

First in Australia and now, as The Independent has confirmed, in a major healthcare policy paper for the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador #nlpoli #AI #deloitte
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Fat bottomed girls you make the rockin’ world go round
GET ON YOUR BIKES AND RIDE
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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“The decision to override Charter rights fails this test.”

The Anglican, Lutheran and United Churches in Alberta have written to Danielle Smith condemning her use of the notwithstanding clause to punch down on the vulnerable Albertans.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.

We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Victory! We’ve won major legal battle exposing car industry lobbying
After two years we can finally reveal “backdoor channels where corporate money hijacks our democracy.”
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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What a bummer. Jellybean Johnson was one of the best living musicians. Dude could do anything. You may not know his name but you absolutely know his work. Rest in funk to an all-timer.
What a terrible drag to wake up to the news that Jellybean Johnson, one of the all-around funkiest, coldest drummers, guitarists and songwriters of all Time—not just The Time —- is now an ancestor. Sleep well, brother—well done. #MusicSky #BlackSkyOver50
November 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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That sounds like a pretty serious escalation.
Dutch air force personnel have tried to down several drones that were spotted over Volkel air base in the south of the country last night. The ministry of Defence said unspecified weapons were used and the drones disappeared. Some 20 U.S. B61 nuclear free-fall bombs are stored at Volkel air base.
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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🎶ROXanne!
You don't have to push that trashcan lid so tight
ROXanne
You don't have to watch that bin at night
ROXanne
You don't have to wonder if it's wrong or right
Turn off that porch light
(Roxanne) turn off that porch light
(Roxanne) turn off that porch light
(Roxanne) turn off that porch light🎶
November 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Drivers are on their phones so often that I really think we should just include texting as part of the practical driving exam.
We’ve 100% lost the war on using phones while driving and it’s the worst.
November 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Tell me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson without telling me you have never read Hunter S. Thompson.
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Without the slightest hint of irony, this, from @washingtonpost.com

So lucky Bezos is a hands off, silent proprietor 👇🏾🇺🇸
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Imagine that.
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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only 2 months ago, pro-Palestinian protesters at La Vuelta were being told that protesting a bike race won’t make a difference

today, the team they were protesting announced that they’ve dumped their owner, rebranded and registered in a new country

procyclinguk.com/nsn-cycling-...
NSN Cycling Team launched as Israel-Premier Tech era ends, with Swiss licence and Spanish base – and Biniam Girmay as marquee signing - ProCyclingUK
WorldTour cycling enters 2026 with a seismic shift. The long-running Israel-Premier Tech structure is no more, replaced by a new organisation built around Swiss registration, Spanish operational bases and a heavyweight commercial partnership. The new outfit, confirmed by Marca as NSN Cycling Team, signals the start of a fresh chapter driven by global investment, entertainment-industry […]
procyclinguk.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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International Criminal Court judge, "sanctioned" by the USA for doing his job, blocked from using internet services worldwide, credit cards, banking... And nobody cares...
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Well, sure, Ben Shapiro has his own YouTube channel and everything
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It was a cool and muddy ride, but the views were worth it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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On this day in 1967, the City of Halifax bulldozed Africville's century-old church in the night after forging documents to change the date of sale from 1968 to 1967.

Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2020/03/25/t...
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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BREAKING: US Ambassador to Canada accuses Canada of meddling in US elections, states “Only we're allowed to do that shit.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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fairy castles in real life

careful now

#ireland #fairycastles #carefulnow
November 19, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Three posts today looking for information on hit & runs on the Halifax peninsula, one of them was a person hit in a crosswalk.

This is what happens when you have a police department that does NO traffic enforcement.

Annoying b/c we pay these motherfuckers and they don’t give a fuck our city.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Private equity can fuck all the way off and then fuck off some more
🚨 EXPOSED: Parents are being threatened for recording their own kids’ hockey games. Private equity bought the rinks, banned filming, and now charges up to $50 a month to watch youth sports.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, one of the greatest comic strips of all time, was born on this day, November 18, 1985 -- December 31, 1995.

And Calvin's dad remains a beacon of inspiration to cyclists everywhere.
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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I don't normally write to my MP but I just wrote to my MP about this holy moly
canadians should read this.

"At the end of September the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), to which all working Canadians outside Quebec are subscribed, held $8 billion of Nvidia stock as its largest single equity holding. In fact, its eight largest stock holdings were all AI stocks."
While Canadian politicians are still caught up in their AI love affair, panic is rippling through the industry.

Tech expert @scanthehorizon.bsky.social writes that the AI bubble may be about to burst, with massively damaging consequences for Canadians.

breachmedia.ca/ai-bubble-ma...
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"

There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:

1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance

Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM