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“He was born Frank Owen Goldberg on Feb. 28, 1929, in a working-class section of #Toronto to Irving and Sadie (Caplan) Goldberg. His father held a series of jobs, including managing a grocery store and selling pinball and slot machines” #RIP #FrankGehry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“He was born Frank Owen Goldberg on Feb. 28, 1929, in a working-class section of #Toronto to Irving and Sadie (Caplan) Goldberg. His father held a series of jobs, including managing a grocery store and selling pinball and slot machines” #RIP #FrankGehry www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
AI will be poison for journalism. No serious journalist can depend on it.
The prevailing argument in favor of using AI in media is that it lowers the cost for local news and under-served communities.
But the core of that argument is fundamentally that we should paper over a loss of institutions with a deeply inferior and unreliable product.
People deserve better!
But the core of that argument is fundamentally that we should paper over a loss of institutions with a deeply inferior and unreliable product.
People deserve better!
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
AI will be poison for journalism. No serious journalist can depend on it.
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A fantastic summary of the @plagasse.bsky.social/Dave/Steve book on legislative oversight over the armed forces of 15 democracies. Canada too lax on civilian oversight of the military: Study share.google/3jb5n56pGlME...
Study says Canada is too lax on civilian oversight of the military
Canada maintains a low level of civilian oversight of the military due to Parliament’s rigid party discipline, according to a new book that compares it with fourteen other democracies.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
A fantastic summary of the @plagasse.bsky.social/Dave/Steve book on legislative oversight over the armed forces of 15 democracies. Canada too lax on civilian oversight of the military: Study share.google/3jb5n56pGlME...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bears have killed 12 people in Japan.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
Japan deploys military amid increase in fatal bear encounters this year | CBC News
Japan deployed troops on Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Bears have killed 12 people in Japan.
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
www.cbc.ca/news/world/j...
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This might be really helpful for many folks out there.
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Hey winter cyclists: the smartest thing I've done after threatening to do it for too many years was actually write down what to wear based on temperature. This helped immensely last year, and winter is coming 🥶
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
This might be really helpful for many folks out there.
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
Remember, when it comes to riding bikes for transportation in the winter, “there’s no bad weather, just bad clothes.”
(And bad infrastructure and maintenance decisions from city hall)
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A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
A bad day for Canada, and therefore the world.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
Ontario (population 16 million, 40% of the country) has passed new legislation prohibiting bike lanes that take a lane from cars.
An escalation from Bill 212, which required municipalities to get approval.
You can start when they're 2 or 3 years old. They're accustomed to throwing themselves on the ground at that age.
Little known fact that every Canadian child will be pulled on the ice by a hockey stick before the age of 11.
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
You can start when they're 2 or 3 years old. They're accustomed to throwing themselves on the ground at that age.
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Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The James Webb Telescope May Have Seen the First Stars in the Universe
Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Although these findings from JWST are yet to be confirmed, they mark the closest astronomers have come to locating the universe’s most ancient stars
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Interesting read.
NEW: One of Ukraine's most famous soldiers, Bohdan Krotevych, tells me why Commander in Chief Syrskyi must be replaced for Ukraine to win the war, why Azov still has a waiting list to join, and why the suggestion drones can replace infantry is "so stupid".
offbeatresearch.com/2025/11/i-kn...
offbeatresearch.com/2025/11/i-kn...
"I Know We Can Win": Ukraine's Most Famous Soldier on the State of War - OffBeat Research
Jimmy Rushton sits down with Bohdan Krotevych, the decorated former commander of the Ukrainian National Guard’s elite Azov Brigade, for a wide-ranging interview on the current state of Ukraine’s leade...
offbeatresearch.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Interesting read.
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Geoffrey Hinton told Sen. Bernie Sanders AI could erase jobs, fuel wars, deepen inequality, and outsmart humanity itself.
From mass unemployment to wars, the 'godfather of AI' warns we're not ready for what's coming
Geoffrey Hinton told Sen. Bernie Sanders AI could erase jobs, fuel wars, deepen inequality, and outsmart humanity itself.
www.businessinsider.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Geoffrey Hinton told Sen. Bernie Sanders AI could erase jobs, fuel wars, deepen inequality, and outsmart humanity itself.
While Canada is thinking of its China strategy.......
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November 19, 2025 at 11:20 AM
While Canada is thinking of its China strategy.......
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You could chat with the owners of 24 Sussex in Ottawa.
No.10 Downing Street is a building that sprawls backwards over four floors and has cranky heating, patchy phone signal and a basement with mice.
So for all its history, does the building itself undermine the work of the state?
🔗 politi.co/4pdPS5V
So for all its history, does the building itself undermine the work of the state?
🔗 politi.co/4pdPS5V
November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
You could chat with the owners of 24 Sussex in Ottawa.
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Graphics of last night's Russian attack on Ukraine.
November 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Graphics of last night's Russian attack on Ukraine.
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸 ❄️
Clarence Gagnon: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1969.4.28
Clarence Gagnon: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1969.4.28
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸 ❄️
Clarence Gagnon: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1969.4.28
Clarence Gagnon: McMichael Canadian Art Collection, 1969.4.28
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Canada has lost its measles elimination status...a sad milestone.
Now is the time to double down on lowering barriers to routine childhood immunizations and ensuring Canadians have access to credible, science-based information.
Link: tinyurl.com/c8nfxvk3
Now is the time to double down on lowering barriers to routine childhood immunizations and ensuring Canadians have access to credible, science-based information.
Link: tinyurl.com/c8nfxvk3
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Canada has lost its measles elimination status...a sad milestone.
Now is the time to double down on lowering barriers to routine childhood immunizations and ensuring Canadians have access to credible, science-based information.
Link: tinyurl.com/c8nfxvk3
Now is the time to double down on lowering barriers to routine childhood immunizations and ensuring Canadians have access to credible, science-based information.
Link: tinyurl.com/c8nfxvk3
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Landing Craft Assault Off Southern France
Alex Colville
1944
Alex Colville
1944
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Landing Craft Assault Off Southern France
Alex Colville
1944
Alex Colville
1944
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#Denmark will spend $4.2bn to boost its #military #capabilities in the #Arctic and #NorthAtlantic. For example, investments will be made in maritime patrol aircraft capability, additional Arctic vessels and drones, as well as an subsea cable between Greenland and Denmark.
@forsvaret.dk
@forsvaret.dk
Denmark to Strengthen Arctic Defense by DKK 27,4 Billion
The acquisition of a maritime patrol aircraft capability, additional Arctic vessels and drones, as well as the construction of a subsea cable between Greenland and Denmark. These are among the investm...
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October 15, 2025 at 4:53 PM
#Denmark will spend $4.2bn to boost its #military #capabilities in the #Arctic and #NorthAtlantic. For example, investments will be made in maritime patrol aircraft capability, additional Arctic vessels and drones, as well as an subsea cable between Greenland and Denmark.
@forsvaret.dk
@forsvaret.dk
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Pope to journalists: “…it is worth remembering Hannah Arendt’s warning that ‘the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.’”
October 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Pope to journalists: “…it is worth remembering Hannah Arendt’s warning that ‘the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.’”
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⚡️Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
kyivindependent.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
⚡️Up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Reuters reports.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
An estimated 1,000 to 5,000 Cuban fighters are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Reuters reported Oct. 5, citing an internal U.S. State Department cable obtained by the outlet.
My deck every night. At least they're not possums.
October 2, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My deck every night. At least they're not possums.