Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦
@jamiemackinnon.bsky.social
Let's reduce economic inequality & build a just, environmentally sustainable society. Joys include ale, good conversation, travel, literature & theatre. Interests include design, green engineering & international development.
Worth the read. And I agree with those who wrote: *if* things south of the border show signs of a change, it will take a generation to dull the sharp edges.
Jamie MacKinnon🇨🇦@jamiemackinnon.bsky.social · 20h ago"Flip both chambers of Congress, show the world America will hold this man accountable, and the boycotts start coming down as a gesture of good faith. Another said restore the rule of law & she’s on the first plane to Arizona with her vacation money." #USA rossboulton1.substack.com/p/to-my-fell...
“With relatively little effort, we’re able to make an agent that can outperform a human at building this exploitable emotional trust.”
Ars Technica@arstechnica.com · yesterdayIt's entirely possible that AI chatbots could someday soon take over much of the scam process as fully independent fraud agents.
"Flip both chambers of Congress, show the world America will hold this man accountable, and the boycotts start coming down as a gesture of good faith. Another said restore the rule of law & she’s on the first plane to Arizona with her vacation money." #USA rossboulton1.substack.com/p/to-my-fell...
To My Fellow Americans: The Canadian Door Is Ajar
Two hundred and fifty Canadians answered my letter about Canada. I read every comment. This is what getting our friends back actually costs.
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"Ontario is thwarting First Nations who are trying to get involved and help improve Ontario’s firefighting system, and trying to be a part of the planning for climate disasters that disproportionately impact them." #ONpoli #wildfires #environment www.fieldandshutterpress.ca/p/ford-gover...
Ford government won’t commit to forest fire inquiry, as chiefs demand change
Ontario will not commit to holding an inquiry into its response to the worst forest fire season on record, despite calls from every opposition party and First Nations leaders whose communities are sti...
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As Suzuki first told iPolitics, “If we pass one boundary, we should be shitting our pants. We’ve passed seven!” ricochet.media/climate/davi... #environment #cdnpoli
David Suzuki refuses to give young people ‘hopium’ about the future
David Suzuki has looked back on his life’s work with mixed feelings. "I have failed," he lamented to Ricochet's Adrian Harewood.
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Evidence from the UN, the Org'n for Security and Co-operation in Europe, & Human Rights Watch suggests that Russia systematically attacks *civilian* areas and infrastructure. #warcrimes #Putin #Ukraine abcnews.com/Internationa...
'The damage is enormous': Ukraine grapples with record-breaking Russian missile strikes
Russia set new wartime records for the rate and scale of its missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in July, according to data published by the Ukrainian air force.
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@ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social www.ctvnews.ca/ottawa/artic... One promise candidates for mayor could make that would really help voters is simply this: "I promise to take transit for at least half of my work-related travel." @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social will you do this? #Ottawa #Ottsky #transit
Leiper unveils ‘Transit that Works’ mayoral platform
Ottawa mayoral candidate Jeff Leiper is promising to undo OC Transpo bus route cuts, introduce a “Transit Service Guarantee” and rollout dedicated bus lanes as part of his plan to improve public trans...
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www.cbc.ca/news/world/u... "After losing at the Supreme Court, [Trump] is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families & businesses with a new round of tariffs." Individual states – not the Dems or the GOP – may end up being the most effective opposition to Trump's tariffs. #trade
25 states sue Trump administration over forced labour tariffs | CBC News
Twenty-five U.S. states sued Donald Trump's administration Monday over tariffs issued to root out forced labour in global supply chains, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme C...
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For months, the Trump administration has refused to pay lawyers and organizations that represent unaccompanied kids. Groups like the Defending Our Neighbors Fund are stepping up to fill the gaps and support trusted legal groups, but many kids face the real and tragic risk of facing court alone.
Trump Has A Tactic To Make It Easier To Deport Children
“We know what happens when children go to court without an attorney,” a lawyer said. “One word: deportation.”
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www.aptnnews.ca/videos/38-ye... I wish more folks would get into "carless driving."
38-year-old woman charged with carless driving in collision with teenage girl - APTN News
Earlier this month, we reported on a story about a 16-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle crossing the street in Brandon, Manitoba. Police now say a 38-year-old woman has been charged with carel...
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Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
Canadians overwhelmingly demand wealth tax after Kevin O’Leary says it will make him move away
OTTAWA - Pollsters report a split among Canadians over the idea of higher tax on the assets of wealthy individuals, though support skyrockets after noting that Kevin O'Leary has vowed that he will res...
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www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/... The Trump administration now appears to have openly declared war on the institution. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that the US would wage a campaign to “systematically disable” the ICC’s ability to function. #justice #ICC #crime #MAGA /2
Chad to join raft of withdrawals from International Criminal Court
Chad becomes the fifth country to withdraw from the ICC recently, amid rising US pressure and accusations of bias.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w... Compared with US, bread in Europe: - is made from wheat with less gluten - is made from longer-fermenting dough - contains fewer additives - likely contains fewer glyphosates #nutrition #baking #wheat
Is the Bread in Europe Better for You? (Published 2025)
If you’ve noticed that certain baked goods are more tolerable abroad, it may not be all in your head.
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cultmtl.com/2026/07/supp... The Conservative Party of Canada can get rid of PP but – like Trump – he has enfeebled the party so much that there is no viable leader in waiting. No sensible & accomplished conservative politician in Canada would want to lead a party . . . #cdnpoli /2
Support for Pierre Poilievre as PM reaches all-time low of 18%
Support for Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre as prime minister has reached an all-time low.
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Jeesh: The Conservative caucus in Ottawa continues to advertise itself as the most bizarre collection of nutbar weirdos in the history of 🍁Canadian politics. Here’s one Dean Allison, MP for Niagara West, believe it or not 👇🏻 🤷😉🤭😂🤷
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... The Parti Quebecois calling for compensation, based on an assertion that a boundary isn't "where it should be." Dangerous phrase, that. And without acknowledging the views or existence of the *affected parties* – the Innu and the Naskapi. #cdnpoli #aboriginal #Québec
Quebec-Labrador border is becoming political fodder | CBC News
The Quebec-Labrador boundary line is a subject woven through the modern histories of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. It's an entirely settled dispute — the answer written into the Canadian const...
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earth.org/earth-oversh... Earth Overshoot Day is "the day when humanity’s resource consumption exceeds the Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources for the year." #environment #sustainability
Humanity Has Already Used Up Earth's Natural Resources for 2026
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. This year, 2025, it fell on July 24.
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nypost.com/2026/07/31/w... Interesting that Putin – who has orchestrated dozens of horrific war crimes as well as the torture & assassination of opponents – is concerned by pornography. Apparently, Putin has an abiding concern for "traditional values." #Putin #ethics
Russian OnlyFans model avoids prison in Vladimir Putin’s war on porn — but gets 3-year internet ban
A raunchy Russian OnlyFans model avoids jail time but is slapped with a hefty $60K fine and is banned from using and appearing on the internet for three years.
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Russia lost 42,860 soldiers in July 2026, its deadliest month of the year, roughly 1,380 killed or wounded every day, Ukraine's General Staff reported The monthly toll has risen almost without pause since February and now totals 238,650 for the year euromaidanpress.com/2026/08/01/r...
Russia lost 42,860 men in July, its worst month this year. That’s up from 31,700 in January
Russian forces lost 42,860 troops in July 2026, the highest monthly toll of the year, bringing seven-month losses to 238,650, Ukraine's General Staff says.
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@billkellypod.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/bill... Carney has a Heculean task in negotiating a trade agreement with the US. That task is made HARDER by Canadian conservatives who - blame Carney for not getting a quick deal - idiotically refuse to recognize Trump/MAGA malfeasance #trade #cdnpoli
Bill Kelly, Host of The Bill Kelly Podcast@billkellypod.bsky.social · last wk.Canada's Conservatives DEMAND PM Mark Carney Do the DUMBEST Thing EVER! | #News #CdnPoli youtu.be/bgtoTInx2l4
Climate fact for today: Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas. More CO₂ in the atmosphere leads to planetary warming. This NOAA graph shows 800,000 years of carbon dioxide measurement based on bubbles in ice core samples. The peaks are interglacial warming periods, the magenta line shows modern data/2
The road to hell is paved with . . . bad intentions: “concerns that the last remaining copies of out-of-print texts are being destroyed on an industrial scale.” #AI #history #books #knowledge #libraries www.news.com.au/technology/o...
AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books
If you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines.
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"The US has emitted more than one-fifth of all historical emissions, and remains by far the highest per-capita major emitter alongside Saudi Arabia." "Europe needs to accept that the US’s environmental war must be met with an economic response." #ecocide #USA www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe is burning – and if Trump’s war on the climate is not met with sanctions, things will only get worse | Alexander Hurst
The White House seems committed to ecocide. The EU should harness the power of the single market to force it to change course, says Guardian Europe writer Alexander Hurst
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This is a super important petition regarding climate change, if you are Canadian and have 30 seconds to spare please sign and repost.
Mike@brechinbrae220031.bsky.social · 4d agoHOC Petition e-7522 - Canadians call on Government of Canada to stop fast-tracking environmentally catastrophic fossil fuel projects, protect health & wellbeing of all impacted by climate change & invest in worker, community & Indigenous-led green energy transition www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.cbc.ca/player/play/... iPolitics & Liaison Strategies poll taken 2 weeks ago: Sutcliffe: 36 % Lawson: 26% Leiper: 25% "Crime" and "traffic" – both of which have got worse during Sutcliffe's tenure – are cited as the two most important issues for voters. #Ottawa #civility #democracy
Mark Sutcliffe's mayoral campaign goes on the attack
Recent fundraising emails sent by Mark Sutcliffe's campaign for Ottawa mayor go after two of his leading challengers. Arthur White-Crummey reports.
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It’s not the question that should bother you. It’s why they’re asking it now. Theresa Tam has already testified before parliamentary committees more than 20 times since 2020. So if this isn’t about getting answers, what is it about?
www.uppercanadavillage.com/event/emanci... Today marks the fifth anniversary of the official designation of August 1 as Emancipation Day nationwide in Canada. The British Empire's Slavery Abolition Act eliminated slavery in Canada decades ahead of the US, France, and Brazil. #Canada #humanrights
Emancipation Day Celebration
Join us at Upper Canada Village for a day of reflection, education, and celebration of Emancipation Day. This significant event commemorates the historic abolition of slavery in the British Empire in…
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Campaign email for Ottawa mayor @mark-sutcliffe.bsky.social accuses competitor @jleiper.bsky.social of wanting to “force you out of your car and onto your bicycle”. What dirty, dishonest language for a city that (like most on this continent) overwhelmingly prioritizes cars above every other mode.
Ariel Troster@arieltroster.com · 6d agoYou don’t have to force me onto a bike …