Scott in Montreal🇨🇦
@scottinmontreal.ca
GenX dad and loving partner of @mmmanon.bsky.social. Rule by law, democracy, Habs, peace studies. Writer/editor/singer/guitarist/mandolinist. #TMKF
(Also: rantings on randboro.blogspot.com and music on @Randboro on YT)
(Also: rantings on randboro.blogspot.com and music on @Randboro on YT)
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To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
First-Degree Journalistic Malpractice Dept.
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“Earlier this year, a NewsGuard study revealed that 10 major #AI #chatbots, including #ChatGPT-4, #MicrosoftCopilot, #Gemini, and #Meta
AI, reproduced falsehoods from #Pravda networksources roughly one-third of the time & sometimes cited its articles directly” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/stat...
AI, reproduced falsehoods from #Pravda networksources roughly one-third of the time & sometimes cited its articles directly” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/stat...
Countering the threat of AI manipulation by authoritarian states
Authoritarian regimes are using AI to pollute information. Canada must lead efforts to protect truth, trust and democratic integrity.
policyoptions.irpp.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“Earlier this year, a NewsGuard study revealed that 10 major #AI #chatbots, including #ChatGPT-4, #MicrosoftCopilot, #Gemini, and #Meta
AI, reproduced falsehoods from #Pravda networksources roughly one-third of the time & sometimes cited its articles directly” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/stat...
AI, reproduced falsehoods from #Pravda networksources roughly one-third of the time & sometimes cited its articles directly” policyoptions.irpp.org/2025/11/stat...
I did not detect any actual full-throated denial from Donald J. Trump here, while he throws Bill Clinton under the bus.
Trump: Epstein and I had a very bad relationship for many years. You have got to find out what did he know with respect to Bill Clinton… all those people that knew including JP Morgan Chase..
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
Reporter: If there is nothing incriminating in the files, why not—
Trump: QUIET! QUIET!
November 15, 2025 at 6:16 AM
I did not detect any actual full-throated denial from Donald J. Trump here, while he throws Bill Clinton under the bus.
Pining For the Fjords Dept.
youtu.be/4vuW6tQ0218?...
youtu.be/4vuW6tQ0218?...
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Pining For the Fjords Dept.
youtu.be/4vuW6tQ0218?...
youtu.be/4vuW6tQ0218?...
Hath ich, truelye? Dept.
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich have rockid and rollid
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich did the strolle
O Let me retourne, let me retourne
Retourne to the place whence Ich went from
It hath ben a longe tyme, ben a longe tyme
Ben a longe lonelye lonelye lonelye O lonelye tyme
It hath ben a longe tyme synce Ich did the strolle
O Let me retourne, let me retourne
Retourne to the place whence Ich went from
It hath ben a longe tyme, ben a longe tyme
Ben a longe lonelye lonelye lonelye O lonelye tyme
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Hath ich, truelye? Dept.
As someone working in a milieu where the boss encourages its use, I can attest that it has been pushed out well ahead of human intellect's ability to call bullshit on it. AI isn't just a high-end plagiarism machine; it's a perfect blandifier of human existance.
New hip insult you'll be hearing everywhere soon:
"Was this made by Al?"
Especially effective when mentioned while watching a film (especially a big budget one) or listening to the new release of a song (preferably by a big pop star).
"Was this made by Al?"
Especially effective when mentioned while watching a film (especially a big budget one) or listening to the new release of a song (preferably by a big pop star).
November 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
As someone working in a milieu where the boss encourages its use, I can attest that it has been pushed out well ahead of human intellect's ability to call bullshit on it. AI isn't just a high-end plagiarism machine; it's a perfect blandifier of human existance.
It's imperative to note that Ukraine's aggressive tactics seek to hinder Russia's capacity to wage war against them, while Putin's Russia targets the Ukrsinian civilian population in residential areas as a matter of course. #SlavaUkraini
💥 Russia: The night sky is crimson after multiple Ukrainian strikes on the Ryazan Oil Refinery.
Processes 5% of Russia's crude oil -
15.35 million tons annually
309,000 barrels per day
Processes 5% of Russia's crude oil -
15.35 million tons annually
309,000 barrels per day
November 15, 2025 at 3:49 AM
It's imperative to note that Ukraine's aggressive tactics seek to hinder Russia's capacity to wage war against them, while Putin's Russia targets the Ukrsinian civilian population in residential areas as a matter of course. #SlavaUkraini
That's the way it was done on the 70s, boys & girls. And more recently in share.google/QyhulCl7lckL...
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
That's the way it was done on the 70s, boys & girls. And more recently in share.google/QyhulCl7lckL...
I know some of you are dumbstruck at the recent Epstein "revelations" but that's what not paying attention gets you. (Hint: read @sarahkendzior.bsky.social) Meanwhile, S1E3 of Plur1bus missed the mark. Carol is just as snarky, but suddenly slow-witted. WTF? Discuss!!!!
November 15, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I know some of you are dumbstruck at the recent Epstein "revelations" but that's what not paying attention gets you. (Hint: read @sarahkendzior.bsky.social) Meanwhile, S1E3 of Plur1bus missed the mark. Carol is just as snarky, but suddenly slow-witted. WTF? Discuss!!!!
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Read and repost
This is a statement I received from a Epstein survivor who is a Jane Doe.
Share it widely.
Share it widely.
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Read and repost
Here's a song performed by Eddie Vedder...
Written by Joe Strummer...
As an ode to Johnny Cash...
None of whom are lacking in coolness.
youtu.be/frd65TWrShQ?...
Written by Joe Strummer...
As an ode to Johnny Cash...
None of whom are lacking in coolness.
youtu.be/frd65TWrShQ?...
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Here's a song performed by Eddie Vedder...
Written by Joe Strummer...
As an ode to Johnny Cash...
None of whom are lacking in coolness.
youtu.be/frd65TWrShQ?...
Written by Joe Strummer...
As an ode to Johnny Cash...
None of whom are lacking in coolness.
youtu.be/frd65TWrShQ?...
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BlueSky could have shared a screenshot of my tweet showing the Oct 10 timestamp and that I was using Johnny Cash lyrics to quote-tweet about an article on Johnny Cash. Instead, they made it look like I issued a random death threat and falsely claimed I posted it this week. They should apologize.
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
BlueSky could have shared a screenshot of my tweet showing the Oct 10 timestamp and that I was using Johnny Cash lyrics to quote-tweet about an article on Johnny Cash. Instead, they made it look like I issued a random death threat and falsely claimed I posted it this week. They should apologize.
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Just remember.
None of those billions of dollars of propaganda worked on you. 🖖
None of those billions of dollars of propaganda worked on you. 🖖
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Just remember.
None of those billions of dollars of propaganda worked on you. 🖖
None of those billions of dollars of propaganda worked on you. 🖖
Pleased to report the account of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social has been duly re-instated. Now is a great time to reread the chapter on Epstein in her eye-poppingly good book, They Knew.
Jeez, Bluesky, time to recalibrate the 'ol suspension machine. I posit this was an AI-created fiasco. Now @safety.bsky.app please undo this excellent journalist's unwarranted suspension!
Since Bluesky gets to control the convo and Sarah can't post while she's suspended, here's her side of things:
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Pleased to report the account of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social has been duly re-instated. Now is a great time to reread the chapter on Epstein in her eye-poppingly good book, They Knew.
I feel for her but it's pretty clear the orange cones were placed to indicate that traffic needs to go around that spot. We really need to educate all people better on the highway code, not just licensed drivers.
Montreal cyclist swallowed by construction pit, needs facial reconstruction
Montreal cyclist swallowed by construction pit, needs facial reconstruction
A Montreal woman thought she was cycling through a puddle but it turned out to be much worse.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I feel for her but it's pretty clear the orange cones were placed to indicate that traffic needs to go around that spot. We really need to educate all people better on the highway code, not just licensed drivers.
And this is her focus right now, which is laudable. But certainly some bone-headed premiers aren't doing their bit.
www.linkedin.com/posts/marjor...
www.linkedin.com/posts/marjor...
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
And this is her focus right now, which is laudable. But certainly some bone-headed premiers aren't doing their bit.
www.linkedin.com/posts/marjor...
www.linkedin.com/posts/marjor...
I Write Therefore I Learn
AI is killing the college essay as more professors ditch robot-written papers for in-class exams. So now even fewer students are being taught to write well (an energy intensive task!).
Students lose out, bc good writing = good thinking: a training of the brain towards structure, style & substance.
Students lose out, bc good writing = good thinking: a training of the brain towards structure, style & substance.
November 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I Write Therefore I Learn
How many are French-speaking family physicians (asking for an inept Québec premier friend)?
Canada announces a $1.7 billion program to recruit top H1B visa holders from America
November 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
How many are French-speaking family physicians (asking for an inept Québec premier friend)?
Carney introduces the Plurilateralist Doctrine (link beyond the firewall here)
archive.ph/2025.11.12-1...
archive.ph/2025.11.12-1...
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Carney introduces the Plurilateralist Doctrine (link beyond the firewall here)
archive.ph/2025.11.12-1...
archive.ph/2025.11.12-1...
Jeez, Bluesky, time to recalibrate the 'ol suspension machine. I posit this was an AI-created fiasco. Now @safety.bsky.app please undo this excellent journalist's unwarranted suspension!
Since Bluesky gets to control the convo and Sarah can't post while she's suspended, here's her side of things:
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Jeez, Bluesky, time to recalibrate the 'ol suspension machine. I posit this was an AI-created fiasco. Now @safety.bsky.app please undo this excellent journalist's unwarranted suspension!
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Again, SO WEIRD that THIS AUTHOR, on today, or ALL DAYS, should be banned from BlueSky.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Again, SO WEIRD that THIS AUTHOR, on today, or ALL DAYS, should be banned from BlueSky.
First-Degree Journalistic Malpractice Dept.
To recap: Jeffrey Epstein offered a NY Times reporter photos taken in Epstein's kitchen of Donald Trump and girls in bikinis *and* implored the NYT reporter to put this information in the public discourse in 2015
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
What did the NY Times editors know about this offer?
“would you like photos of donald and girls in bikinis in my kitchen?” -Jeffrey Epstein
November 13, 2025 at 1:27 AM
First-Degree Journalistic Malpractice Dept.
So Lutnick, Pulte implicated... it's starting to look like being in these Epstein files was a prerequisite for getting tapped for a Cabinet position. Hence the depth of the cover-up?
Late billionaire developer William Pulte referred to here is the grandfather of Bill Pulte.
Bill Pulte is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and chair of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under Trump. He is behind the mortgage fraud charges against Trump adversaries like Letitia James.
Bill Pulte is director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and chair of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under Trump. He is behind the mortgage fraud charges against Trump adversaries like Letitia James.
The Kremlin disguised a nearly $100 mn payment to Trump in the form of a brokered real estate deal... and both Jeffrey Epstein and William Pulte were involved in the deal. That's very interesting.
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
So Lutnick, Pulte implicated... it's starting to look like being in these Epstein files was a prerequisite for getting tapped for a Cabinet position. Hence the depth of the cover-up?
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The entire world knows what this refers to
The entire world knows what Trump did
And so did Epstein, until he mysteriously died in Trump's custody
The entire world knows what Trump did
And so did Epstein, until he mysteriously died in Trump's custody
November 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The entire world knows what this refers to
The entire world knows what Trump did
And so did Epstein, until he mysteriously died in Trump's custody
The entire world knows what Trump did
And so did Epstein, until he mysteriously died in Trump's custody
Where Do I Learn Swedish Dept.?
"Saab wants to do significantly more work in Canada in the near term. Saab views Canada as an ideal partner, with the right, highly skilled workforce to support a massive growth in global demand," said Simon Carroll, president of Saab Canada.
See the article for more.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
See the article for more.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Swedish king’s visit highlights growing Canadian interest in Saab military aircraft | CBC News
A few days before the federal budget was tabled, the CEO of Swedish industrial giant Saab flew to Ottawa to meet with the country's top bureaucrat, fuelling the sense a deal is brewing between the Can...
www.cbc.ca
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Where Do I Learn Swedish Dept.?
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@support.bsky.team this is existential. If you disappear journalists like Sarah Kendzior you better have cause and you better show it. This isn’t a “trust us” kind of situation.
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
@support.bsky.team this is existential. If you disappear journalists like Sarah Kendzior you better have cause and you better show it. This isn’t a “trust us” kind of situation.