Found an old course pack at my parents’ place. This was quite the informative class back in the day. The professor grew up in Romania under Ceaușescu, ended up shifting my focus to Transitional Politics after.
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SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:
We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility
We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.
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Goldberg argued AI data ctrs use as much water as a golf course The same argument was made by the pres. of NetChoice, the tech lobby group that funds CCC & by David Clement, Goldberg's CCC colleague, on NewsForum It's completely false Latest @desmog.com #cdnpoli www.desmog.com/2026/08/17/c...
Canadian Columnist Boosting Data Centres Has Ties to AI Industry
Toronto Sun opinion writer Jay Goldberg works for a group that backs Trump’s AI strategy and has received funding from a Big Tech lobbying firm.
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When the harm is inflicted on Indigenous communities, the government of Canada does not care.
APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social · 3h agoTwo major projects in Ontario are expected to result in significant damage to the environment and Indigenous rights – yet both got approved. Jennifer Laewetz asks how much harm is enough before projects are rejected. Watch more on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/tQjujrUWzXY
The cost to clean up Alberta's orphaned oil and gas wells has climbed 50% since last year, hitting a new billion-dollar record since the figure first started being tracked in 2002. thenarwhal.ca/alberta-orph...
Alberta's orphan well costs reach new record | The Narwhal
Thousands of wells orphaned this year mean the total estimated cost to clean up Alberta oil and gas wells left behind by delinquent companies is now $1.66B
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Hayden Panettiere was vocal about the abuse she suffered in Hollywood from a young age. Like so many girls before her, she wasn’t protected. Now she’s gone. This is why we keep demanding the release of the Epstein files. The rich & powerful must be held accountable.
This makes me really angry. Canada Post has sold its branding to a private company that sells what are essentially pre-paid credit cards, but have been made to look like a savings account with the federal government through their branding agreement.
Canada Post MyMoney Account
We’re helping Canadians take more control over their money. That’s why we’re partnering with KOHO to introduce the Canada Post MyMoney Account.
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“We’re gonna make energy more affordable by building dozens of data centres that soak up power usage like cities of millions of people. Also we’re giving all your money to American extraction companies. That will benefit you because…. Reasons!”
Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 7h agoElectricity demand in Canada is expected to double by 2050. So we need to double our grid. We’re getting it done with our new National Electricity Strategy: to power Canada strong with clean, affordable, reliable electricity.
182. Do not allow sales of Canadian digital payment companies to US companies, especially where this threatens digital sovereignty and digital privacy. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
A Canadian payment giant is being sold to U.S. private equity. Is your digital privacy at risk? | CBC News
Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are selling payment processor Moneris Solutions Corp. to San Francisco-based investment firm Francisco Partners. Some analysts are raising concerns around wha...
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Canada’s large oil companies are raking in record profits during an energy crisis. We’ve been here before — but unlike last time, Ottawa isn’t prodding the industry to use more of the money to clean up its act. In some ways, it’s even volunteering to pick up the tab. thenarwhal.ca/canada-oilsa...
Should windfall profits for oil companies go back to Canadians? | The Narwhal
The Iran war inflated gas prices. Advocates say taxing record profits from oil companies could help with the cost of living and decarbonization
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184. Listen to union concerns about the use of replacement workers in federal agencies. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Unions slam Carney government over silence on Bank of Canada’s use of replacement workers
Concerns have been raised about the Liberal government’s commitment to anti-scab legislation that it passed just two years ago.
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183. Stop validating and supporting Trump's illegal and immoral war of aggression against Iran. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Canada announces new sanctions on Iranian officials over Strait of Hormuz | CBC News
Canada has announced new sanctions against five senior Iranian officials, accusing them of being involved in activities obstructing navigation rights in the Strait of Hormuz.
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If you ever wanna see a boomer man’s heart break right in front of you, say “lawns are such a waste of time and effort”. I think my dad almost cried.
Actually, one more - I feel like I should say this directly, so here goes. In the 90s and 00s, the groups I remember pursuing this strategy (hyperpublicize mugshots, Black crime statistics, etc) were Stormfront, the Klan, etc. Now it's the New York Times and the Telegraph. That is the story here.
"hmm maybe this whole Arday affair shows that we need to have a Serious Conversation about whether Woke 1.0 overreached in manner X, Y, of Z" motherfucker you are generally in Fascism 487.0, as is this particular affair you're talking about. worry about *that*. /Final
And make sure to post unique content on every social media site. About the Patreon, because now you’ve gotta promote that as much as the work. Capitalism is a hell of a drug.
tinybaby@tiny.baby · 2d agooh your entire industry is crumbling because of externalities outside your control? Have you thought of starting a patreon so that you have to do a bunch of extra work on top of that?
There is no logical reason to allow the sale of Moneris from RBC and BOM to American interests. If neither the feds in charge or regulators move to block this, it tells you a lot. Call your MPs on this one.
Please note that I was the only journalist in Canada to write about this because everyone else through it was just a slip of the tongue that was a throwaway. But that is not language that even I as a Blk person who listens to hiphop regularly would be so accessible in my vocabulary
Heather Campbell@thatheatherc.bsky.social · 5d agoWhen Poilievre dropped the n-word in the House of Commons. H/T @wickdchiq.bsky.social. byblacks.com/opinion/item...
Celebrating the youths by dooming them to climate disaster in a fascist surveillance state.
Eleanor Olszewski (OL-SHEV-skee) 🇨🇦@eleanorolszewski.bsky.social · 5d agoToday, on International Youth Day, we’re celebrating the potential of young people and the opportunities that help them succeed.
A thing I’ve heard in Edmonton that multiple people who vote believed until I corrected them: “Alberta only gets 7 MPs, and Atlantic Canada has over 40.” Yes, this is a real thing multiple people argued was true.
When you take your kids to the @lego store, you make yourself Samantha from Dungeon Crawler Carl. Sidenote, Emma at the Lego store at West Edmonton Mall is a rockstar. Amazing with kids, incredibly kind, such a strong communicator too. We made a point to tell the manager because she was that good.
Every casting director in holywood when they see the name ‘Hector’ in a script: “Someone get me Noel Gugliemi right fucking now”.
TERF Wizard fans will work their ass off to make sure a powerline doesn't cross a non-existent grave for a fictional character, but won't boycott the series to protect real life trans people. These people are not well.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · last wk.Harry Potter fans force power link diversion to avoid Dobby's grave
The scene in Office Space where they steal the printer and beat it into oblivion but billionaires instead of a printer
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Carney fans, you're on the wrong side of almost every issue that you claim to care about.
My IRL friends call me Chris@christyceeck.bsky.social · last wk."The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling on Ottawa and Alberta's government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change and disasters." #CdnPoli #AbPoli