Zione24
@zione24.bsky.social
Retired person who is a bit of a foodie, loves nature and enjoys walking/hiking, swimming, exploring cultures, travelling and reading.
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Microsoft says it has disabled some cloud and artificial intelligence services used by the Israeli military after an internal review found they were being used to conduct mass surveillance on Palestinians ⬇️
Microsoft blocks Israeli military unit’s access to cloud services
Tech giant said it cut off use of its Azure platform after reports Unit 8200 was using it to track Palestinians’ phone calls
www.thetimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Microsoft says it has disabled some cloud and artificial intelligence services used by the Israeli military after an internal review found they were being used to conduct mass surveillance on Palestinians ⬇️
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When my young daughter told her dolls she was too busy with a work call to talk, I knew I had to shift my priorities.
Millennial hustle culture defined my early career. My daughter made me realize I needed to shift my priorities.
When my young daughter told her dolls she was too busy with a work call to talk, I knew I had to shift my priorities.
www.businessinsider.com
August 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When my young daughter told her dolls she was too busy with a work call to talk, I knew I had to shift my priorities.
Its about time!
B.C. wildfire tech firms eyeing global expansion amid trade tensions (BC)
B.C. wildfire tech firms eyeing global expansion amid trade tensions - BC News
B.C. tech companies specializing in wildfire mitigation are diversifying their trading partners amid economic uncertainty with the U.S.
www.castanet.net
May 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Its about time!
Interesting
There’s a nearly 50-year difference in how long $2 million lasts in retirement, depending on where you live.
How long $2 million in retirement savings lasts in every U.S. state
There’s a nearly 50-year difference in how long $2 million lasts in retirement, depending on where you live.
cnb.cx
May 2, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Interesting
Not surprising
May 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Not surprising
Wow!
Warnings of language as a weapon of manipulation, obfuscation and oppression run through George Orwell’s work. It is a reason you could be excused for hearing real-life echoes of scenes from “1984” emanating from Washington, Matthew Purdy writes.
We Are All Living in George Orwell’s World Now
He is easy to quote, but what would the iconoclastic British socialist really have thought about politics today?
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wow!
Worth the read
Trump’s persistence in trying to replace tax revenue with tariff revenue, and in manufacturing reasons to do so, is freaking out the markets already.
But Trump doesn’t seem to mind—liberators don’t sweat the small stuff.
But Trump doesn’t seem to mind—liberators don’t sweat the small stuff.
Trump’s Latest Tariff Stunt May Be His Most Deranged Yet
The president’s trade war frenzy continues, now framed as liberation—only without the nylons and cigarettes.
newrepublic.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Worth the read
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Vernon ultra athlete enters last day of South Africa Deca, pushing ahead despite being in pain #VernonBC
Vernon ultra athlete enters last day of South Africa Deca, pushing ahead despite being in pain - Vernon News
The Vernon ultra athlete is 370 km into the 422-km running portion of the South Africa Deca.
www.castanet.net
March 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Vernon ultra athlete enters last day of South Africa Deca, pushing ahead despite being in pain #VernonBC
I find this very unsettling
El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison was notorious long before the Trump administration’s recent decision to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members there.
What we know about El Salvador’s ‘mega prison’ where Trump is sending alleged Venezuelan gang members | CNN
El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison was notorious long before the Trump administration’s recent decision to deport hundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members there.
www.cnn.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I find this very unsettling
Wow!
Karoline Leavitt, the 27-year-old White House Press Secretary, has been called out on Instagram for claiming that tariffs are tax cuts for Americans.
Karoline Leavitt devotes post to husband and son as people all say same thing
www.irishstar.com
March 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Wow!
I'm glad these women's relatives and band members kept the pressure on to have this landfill searched.
Remains found in Manitoba landfill confirmed to be murder victim Morgan Harris #Winnipeg
Remains found in Manitoba landfill confirmed to be murder victim Morgan Harris - Canada News
RCMP say remains found in a Winnipeg-area landfill have been identified as belonging to the victim of a serial killer.
www.castanet.net
March 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I'm glad these women's relatives and band members kept the pressure on to have this landfill searched.
Interesting
Three MLAs leaving B.C. Conservatives, says he will form new caucus (BC)
Three MLAs leaving B.C. Conservatives, says he will form new caucus - BC News
Second MLA leaving B.C. Conservatives, says he will form new caucus
www.castanet.net
March 8, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Interesting
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"When billionaires take control of our communication channels, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for their billionaire babble," writes former US secretary of labor Robert Reich. "When they speak of 'freedom', what they actually seek is freedom from accountability."
Three billionaires: America’s oligarchy is now fully exposed | Robert Reich
www.theguardian.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"When billionaires take control of our communication channels, it’s not a win for free speech. It’s a win for their billionaire babble," writes former US secretary of labor Robert Reich. "When they speak of 'freedom', what they actually seek is freedom from accountability."
An important read. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRsf...
Canadian MP DESTROYS Trump from NATO SUMMIT
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
An important read. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRsf...
Love this!
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www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Ottawa coffee shop ditching ‘Americano’ for ‘Canadiano’ on its menu
An Ottawa coffee shop is renaming the popular “Americano” drink to “Canadiano” on its menu to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of annexation against Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 20, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Love this!
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www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic...
Interesting. I use grapeseed oil once or twice a week in small amounts. Perhaps I need to use up what I have and move to a different seed or vegetable oil.
When it comes to seed oils, the research shows that their health effects are more nuanced than headlines and social media posts suggest.
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
How Safe Are Canola and Other Seed Oils? Here Are the Facts | The Tyee
A family doctor with a PhD in nutrition breaks down the nuances of omega-6s, omega-3s and your health.
thetyee.ca
February 20, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Interesting. I use grapeseed oil once or twice a week in small amounts. Perhaps I need to use up what I have and move to a different seed or vegetable oil.
Any Penticton-Summerland locals with cookbooks or recipe cards handed down from their grandmothers?
Summerland museum asking for local home recipes passed down generations to build food history #Penticton
Summerland museum asking for local home recipes passed down generations to build food history - Penticton News
Summerland museum asking for local home recipes passed down in families for generations to build food history
www.castanet.net
February 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Any Penticton-Summerland locals with cookbooks or recipe cards handed down from their grandmothers?
President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.
February 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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A deportation flight leaving the U.S. Thursday carrying 135 mostly Asian undocumented migrants is expected to land in Costa Rica in the afternoon. Almost half of the migrants will be children.
On a U.S. deportation flight of mostly Asians to Costa Rica, half will be minors
A flight carrying primarily Asian undocumented migrants, 65 of whom are minors, is expected to land in San Jose, Costa Rica on Thursday afternoon.
www.nbcnews.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:49 AM
A deportation flight leaving the U.S. Thursday carrying 135 mostly Asian undocumented migrants is expected to land in Costa Rica in the afternoon. Almost half of the migrants will be children.
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Implementing universal basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%: PBO (Canada)
Implementing universal basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%: PBO - Canada News
The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent.
www.castanet.net
February 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Implementing universal basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%: PBO (Canada)
Always something fascinating to learn from this amazing magazine.
Plants chat among themselves. They release organic compounds with a lexicon of more than 1,700 “words”—allowing them to shout things that a human might translate as “caterpillar incoming” or “*$@#, lawn mower!”
What Plants Are Saying About Us
Your brain is not the root of cognition.
nautil.us
January 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Always something fascinating to learn from this amazing magazine.
Succinct!
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/w...
Danish official fires back at Trump for eyeing Greenland | CNN
Anders Vistisen, a Danish member of the European Parliament, told President Donald Trump to “f*** off,” in response to Trump touting the idea of buying Greenland.
www.cnn.com
January 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Succinct!
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/22/w...
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Documentary 'Sugarcane' about a B.C. residential school among Canadian Oscar nominees (BC)
Documentary 'Sugarcane' about a B.C. residential school among Canadian Oscar nominees - BC News
A documentary by Secwépemc filmmaker Julian Brave NoiseCat and Toronto journalist Emily Kassie is up for an Oscar.
www.castanet.net
January 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Documentary 'Sugarcane' about a B.C. residential school among Canadian Oscar nominees (BC)
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BREAKING: Karla Sofía Gascón makes #Oscar history as the first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for her role in #EmiliaPerez
January 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
BREAKING: Karla Sofía Gascón makes #Oscar history as the first openly trans actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for her role in #EmiliaPerez