Jim Douglas 🇨🇦
@jimsdouglas.bsky.social
Vancouver 🇨🇦 I write Java & JavaScript code for an Albuquerque software company, working from home in Vancouver.
Very plausible, but it would be just as illegal and appalling if they WERE involved in drug trafficking.
CNN@cnn.com · 2d agoThe US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” Sen. Tim Kaine told the White House, following “a careful review” of classified information he has seen so far.
I am but a humble U.S. Senator, while the Constitution says the President is a God-Emperor. I am merely an observer.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
White Sands Missile Range was testing a GPS jammer, which disrupted commercial air traffic across southern New Mexico. While Albuquerque Center was juggling multiple aircraft all struggling with the loss of GPS, a medevac flight flew into a mountain, killing everyone on board.
WIRED@wired.com · 3d agoDrone warfare is making the skies more dangerous, even for airplanes far from the battlefield.
That joke at the end from a Russian newspaper rings true anywhere in the world: “When I was young I was poor. After years of hard, honest, painstaking labour, I am no longer young.”
Steve Rosenberg@bbcstever.bsky.social · 2d agoWhat are this morning’s Russian papers saying about Saturday’s restaurant bombing in Moscow? Almost nothing. #ReadingRussia
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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This is getting serious. And this is what Trump's weakness is doing to the NATO deterrent.
Angry@angrystaffer.bsky.social · 6d agoThis was intentional. First drones, now missiles. Russia is gauging NATO’s (specifically the US) response to these violations. Every time they strike far Western Ukraine, they get data on Polish operating procedures - alerts, jets scrambled, communications with allies, etc.
The artwork, titled "The Don of Dung," was created by Vancouver Island artist Wendy Chartrand using dried horse manure as its primary medium. https://cheknews.ca/horse-manure-portrait-of-donald-trump-becomes-unlikely-hit-at-sooke-fine-arts-show-1339704/
Horse manure portrait of Donald Trump becomes unlikely hit at Sooke Fine Arts Show
The artwork, titled "The Don of Dung," was created by Vancouver Island artist Wendy Chartrand using dried horse manure as its primary medium.
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It’s not cool to force a captive audience to listen to someone preaching on a plane. Obnoxious jerks like this woman should expect to be ejected from the plane, pay a serious fine, and be put on a no-fly list if they refuse to sit down and shut up.
Dheepa Sundaram, PhD (she/her)@themodsisyphus.bsky.social · 6d agoOne of these preacher types got kicked off the plane. She called her disruption “spiritual warfare”. Flight attendant is like call it whatever, it’s illegal; get your stuff and get off the plane. 😂 www.threads.com/@alanafm411/...
Parents who give their children guns need to know that they will be held legally accountable. "Gray was convicted of murder and manslaughter earlier this year after buying his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas gift and leaving it unsecured — despite warnings the teen was a danger to others."
CNN@cnn.com · 6d agoColin Gray, the Georgia father whose teenage son killed four people in the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in a landmark murder case. https://cnn.it/4vWpBfi
Watch it till the end. This is moral clarity -- TMZ understands the moment, and what that Rand Paul kangaroo court was, better than any coverage I've seen so far. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zaO...
This Is Personal
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Trump's top trade official is a lawyer. You can hear it in how he talks about trade. In this week's Diving In, I break down the assumptions behind the administration's tariff agenda—and why economists see trade very differently. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/the-lawyer...
The Lawyer’s Theory of Trade
Trump’s top trade official gave a revealing interview. Here’s how an economist hears it.
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Chrystia Freeland: "...this isn’t about wine sales or how Canada manages its forests or reviving U.S. manufacturing. It’s about whether Canada is willing to go from being an ally and a partner, in a relationship governed by treaties and rules, to being a vassal, subject to Washington fiat..."
Chris Petersen@cpetersen-cs.bsky.social · last wk."True power is being able to do whatever you like for whatever reason you like, or for no reason at all." And that's the core of MAGA, Trump, Tate, toxic masculinity, and fake "alpha" status. How odd that the hitmen of the John Wick universe live by a better code. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
Chrystia Freeland: "...this isn’t about wine sales or how Canada manages its forests or reviving U.S. manufacturing. It’s about whether Canada is willing to go from being an ally and a partner, in a relationship governed by treaties and rules, to being a vassal, subject to Washington fiat..."
Chris Petersen@cpetersen-cs.bsky.social · last wk."True power is being able to do whatever you like for whatever reason you like, or for no reason at all." And that's the core of MAGA, Trump, Tate, toxic masculinity, and fake "alpha" status. How odd that the hitmen of the John Wick universe live by a better code. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/o...
“Today, trucks will roll, cars will cross, and governments will begin collecting tolls. But the bridge will remain a monument to a broken bond that may take decades to fix—and may never be fully repaired.” Well worth reading @davidmoscrop.com’s excellent piece.
David Moscrop@davidmoscrop.com · last wk.If there was ever any doubt, the Gordie Howe Bridge fiasco proves it: You can't trust Trump's America, or any deal within this administration's orbit. thewalrus.ca/the-gordie-h...
AI spots details that give away forgeries. But in the future, forgers can use AI to learn how to make more convincing forgeries. youtu.be/xSRoY_u_Lco?...
Expensive Indigenous masterpieces revealed to be fake thanks to AI
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Alton Brown booked an interview with the trendiest celebrity of the moment. youtu.be/_9blI4QBSjs?...
Alton Brown Cooks Food | Episode 34: Everyone Romaine Calm
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Life finds a way. youtu.be/kiVVzxoPTtg?...
Jeff Goldblum Life Finds a Way Steven Spielberg Movie HD Jurassic Park Movie CLIP
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Casey Newton@caseynewton.bsky.social · 2w agoRogue OpenAI agents are leaving notes to themselves on company servers to help them escape their test environments (!!!) www.reuters.com/business/its...
They really need to work on their branding. "Cruisin' for the Kids"
They have homes. Just let them go home.
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w agoWow: The National Guard has signed a $292 million contract to house thousands of troops deployed to D.C. in 2,000 apartments in the city, instead of in hotels or other places where they've been put up. www.notus.org/defense/nati...
Trump is sad about forced labor. No, that’s nonsense. Trump wants to impose tariffs and he keeps telling his minions to find a legal-ish pretext. The premise that countries like Canada and Australia use forced labor is preposterous, but he doesn’t care. youtu.be/XLmz_dh_2Ug?...
How Tariffs Push Trading Partners Elsewhere
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As Justin notes, other politicians have almost certainly delegated their jobs to ChatGPT. This guy was just so comically sloppy about it that he made it obvious…but even so, it flew under the radar until a Reddit user pointed out that he literally recited internal ChatGPT notes in the legislature.
Justin Ling@justinling.ca · 2w agoA politician got caught using ChatGPT in a legislative debate. We should make very clear: That fucking sucks. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
This utter muppet of a conservative Canadian politician in New Brunswick forgot to remove the LLM text from his floor speech and read it out loud.
Most Canadians understand that the game our PM is playing with Donald Trump, and the need to for some strategic deception (and debasement). But their patience for it depends on his willingness to be honest with them -- and it might be running out. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/07/24/o...
Canadians want to fight. Their prime minister might need to let them
I understand the broader strategy at work here, and I’m willing to bet many Canadians do as well. In the face of a volatile and vainglorious bully who’s constitutionally incapable of keeping his word,...
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