Richard Reeleder
@nbdatapoints.bsky.social
Retired agricultural scientist. Plant pathologist, so have killed many plants; maybe saved a few. Frequent sprayer of glyphosate. New Brunswick 🇨🇦 nbdatapoints.ca Also on Mastodon: @NBdatapoints@mstdn.ca
But they seemed like such nice, patriotic, community-minded chaps. (Except the ones currently facing murder, child abuse & assault charges, obviously.)
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterdayLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
There was just a locally acquired case of dengue fever reported in Virginia, USA. The climate is becoming more suitable, the compatible mosquito species (Aedes) is already there, and we’ll likely see more cases across a wider area. Link: tinyurl.com/2pu4xrc5
Here's another nose-stretcher from the Canadian Press. Some dude claims Canada is as anti-semitic as Nazi Germany and national media give him an unquestioned platform. Isn't there someone in an editorial newsroom somewhere who asks the obvious question "Why would we repost such bullshit?"
@lapin2.bsky.social · 8h agoIt gets worse. This so called US rabbi, representing the facist racist US & Isreal, and who recently met with Canadian officials is calling Canada Nazi Germany. www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
'former Ontario man' born in hell hole Ohio, moves to hell hole Oklahoma. That's where a Tulsa suburb denied permit for a mosque. So, dude is ok with Islamophobia.
CTV News Kitchener@ctvnewskitchener.bsky.social · 10h agoCalls emerge for U.S. refugee status as group helps Jewish families flee Canada - A former Ontario man and a Conservative U.S. think tank are encouraging the Trump administration to offer refugee status to Jewish Canadians who feel threatened by rising antisemitism here.
MLA under scrutiny after reading AI prompts in speech. The guy couldn't even be bothered to read the text of the speech through beforehand. Given he was Speaker for 4 yrs and a Minister for a couple, you'd expect a bit more rigour. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
MLA under scrutiny after reading AI-written speech in New Brunswick Legislature | CBC News
A Progressive Conservative MLA has confirmed he used artificial intelligence to prepare a speech he read — complete with AI prompts — in the New Brunswick Legislature.
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Cool, they've invented something that can run their own spearphishing campaigns with malicious code, that'll help society - OpenAI and Anthropic models ‘went rogue’ during UK cybersecurity test www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
OpenAI and Anthropic models ‘went rogue’ during UK cybersecurity test
AI Security Institute says tools engaged in potentially harmful activity and incident reveals new type of risk
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60 Minutes had major Epstein scoop before Donald Trump’s hand puppet fired the reporter
60 Minutes had major Epstein scoop before Donald Trump's hand puppet fired the reporter - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Bari’s Weiss’s rolling catastrophe continues: Deutsche Bank AG failed to promptly notify authorities of more than $250 million in questionable transfers tied to Epstein, according to Wyden’s report. Those included cash amounts to pay women in Russia and Eastern Europe—of which the bank retroactively informed U.S. officials after Epstein was arrested on sex-trafficking charges in […]
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The construction on the north end of the PMB is creating another opportunity for drivers to learn zipper-merge. Some are failing.
Complaint about lawyer's alleged use of AI to prepare a brief. The AI software introduced at least 10 bogus legal citations into the text. Seems to me that the real issue here is allowing Canadians access to AI that just makes stuff up. Why do we let that happen? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Complaint about lawyer's alleged improper AI use a first for N.B., law society says | CBC News
Lawyer Denis Sawyer is accused of improper use of AI and using "fictitious" citations in a submission to provincial court last year, according to a notice from the New Brunswick Law Society.
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I'm just here to say I've been hating on the protein-maxxing phenomenon since before it was cool (you're not even getting to the gym twice a week what muscle are you building my guy you're just trying to make your smoothie manly) and HAH I WAS RIGHT. www.scientificamerican.com/article/eati...
Eating less protein could help you live longer
While “protein maxxing” is all the rage, reducing your protein intake could add years to your life
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From the Alberta Prosperity Project website.
Bruce 🇨🇦@manitos2016.bsky.social · 2d agoSaw a Poilievre clip from an event today and his major slogan was "Faith, family, and freedom". WTF??? So anyone who's not christian, not in a "traditional" family, and who believes in civic responsibility and the means to achieve it is not welcome in the CPC's 🇨🇦. Cause we know that's what he means.
"They’re implying that a person could wake up one day, decide to transition, pop into this sport, & all of a sudden be amazing… That really discredits women’s sports and the skill, strength, & dedication girls have put into their whole lives to become good…" www.themarysue.com/trans-sports...
"The Aim Is To Destroy Girls' Sports", School Rule Vote Draws Ire | The Mary Sue
Girls’ sports are in the spotlight up in Washington. And, people are upset about a possible school rule to deem students eligible to play.
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What about the Israeli settlers using terror tactics to drive Palestinians off of their land? Sanction them too, bro?
National Newswatch@nationalnewswatch.com · yesterdayU.S. antisemitism envoy calls on Canada to restrict visas, expand terrorism listings nationalnewswatch.com/2026/08/04/u...
'he stopped hiking in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey after he and his wife came across hundreds and hundreds of newly hatched lone star ticks on a trail several summers ago. And on Long Island, where he lives, “it is impossible to go hiking in most areas,” Rochlin said. “Just because of ticks.”'
Kevin Elliott@kjephd.bsky.social · yesterdayIf tick eradication becomes a centrist-brained obsession, I'm here for it gift link: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
High energy prices fuel surge in Canadian exports in second quarter calgaryherald.com/news/economy...
Investigation uncovers corporal punishment practice at Alberta schools: RCMP
Investigation uncovers corporal punishment practice at Alberta schools: RCMP
One person has been changed after a parent reported to RCMP that their child was hit with a belt at a private school in northern Alberta.
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Panneaux solaires et moutons: un projet innovant à Tantramar
Panneaux solaires et moutons: un projet innovant à Tantramar
Tantramar pourrait devenir une municipalité pleine d’énergie… et de laine. En plus du projet de centrale au gaz, un promoteur propose la construction d’une ferme solaire de 150 mégawatts, mais…
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No plan here to nurse a joint until at least 4 PM.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterdaySkip the run: here are six joint-friendly cardio alternatives suggested by experts
A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)
What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off
In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.
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* Tariff Refunds Have Wiped Out Tariff Revenue Since May @taxfoundation.bsky.social @scottlincicome.bsky.social taxfoundation.org/blog/tariff-...
Swimming in New Brunswick lakes and rivers is a summer tradition, but a growing type of bacteria is making it more dangerous. chco.tv/a-blooming-p...
A blooming problem: cyanobacteria growth in N.B. – CHCO TV26
Swimming in New Brunswick lakes and rivers is a summer tradition, but a growing type of bacteria is making it more dangerous. Often called pond scum, cyanobacte
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This is Susan Murray of Truro, Nova Scotia. Yesterday, she became the first volunteer in the world to be dosed with a trial Moderna vaccine against the new ebola strain In all, 80 Canadians have stepped up in a phase 1 clinical trial to help end the epidemic in West Africa cepi.net/modernas-bun...
'As a result, I think we are on a course toward a confrontation at least as serious as January 6, and I think it is likely to happen in the window around this fall’s election, when the stakes for Trump personally are highest and the tools are already in place'
Jay Rosen@jayrosen.bsky.social · yesterday"Nothing moves the needle." craigunger.substack.com/p/nothing-mo... In case you missed it. Best thing I've read recently about the crisis in journalism.