Mark Dolore
@queertestimony.bsky.social
Science & Data Analyst; He/Him, Queer Follower of Jesus, Trans Ally; Geographer fighting Climate Idiocy. Canadian #EcoPauper #UseLessLoveMore
The ultimate in American corruption. And yet so many support it. How far has the nation fallen. www.courthousenews.com/doj-defends-...
DOJ defends Trump charging $100K for early access to Truth Social posts
A Justice Department attorney argued Wednesday that the plan was a “completely private commercial decision,” not one made by the president personally.
courthousenews.com
Interesting article. I have noted this for a while. The problems with AI are the problems with capitalism. It is the first technology fully able to grow and feed itself like capitalism... growing infinitely, without control, until we stop it. Until we stop them. redflag.org.au/article/the-...
The problems of AI are the problems of capitalism
The fundamental problem with AI is that capitalists control it and it is subject to the system’s prevailing conditions of profit maximisation, competition, imperial rivalry and more.
redflag.org.au
Canada has the longest coastline on Earth. We are an ocean nation. That’s why we’re backing front-line conservation efforts with more than $1 billion to protect them. Our oceans shaped the Canada we know today — and how we treat them will shape our future.
“Canadian Vodka is being treated like Cuban cigars,” added Steve Ciccolini, president of Iceberg Brands Corporation. www.ctvnews.ca/world/trumps...
‘Very, very frustrating’: Distillers navigate first day of sweeping U.S. ban on Canadian booze
Crystal Head Vodka rushed to move as much product onto American soil as they could – even if that meant pre-paying U.S. tariffs and taxes for products that had yet to find a buyer.
ctvnews.ca
Heading downtown to the dentist via the Finch LRT: a woman didn't know greeted me. I responded and thanked her. A quick hello is nice when travelling.
What? Has "La Vache qui Rit" stopped laughing south of the border?? www.prnewswire.com/news-release...
The Laughing Cow® Finally Reveals Why She Stopped Laughing: It's Those Trivial Everyday Disagreements Driving a Wedge Between Us
/PRNewswire/ -- The Laughing Cow® recently did something she hasn't done in more than a century: she stopped laughing. Across the country, The Laughing Cow has...
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Today is Canada's Day of Truth and Reconciliation. It is not a day to celebrate. It is a day to listen. A day to recognize the costs of colonialism and capitalism.
The anger and emotion displayed by some Republicans when they're wrong is worse than that they turn out to be wrong so often. Please, check your facts. #EricSchmitt
It's fascinating to watch Eric Schmitt embarrass himself by confusing the names of sports teams... and insisting that the defendant perjured himself (not to mention "dirtbag"). Yet Schmitt was wrong. I'm surprised he didn't stamp his foot and start crying. This is what Trump has done to Republicans.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 2w agoA phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
How A.I. Super PACs Are Trying to Influence the Midterms
See how groups aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have funneled major money into the fight for control of Congress.
nytimes.com
So we all seem to agree that Trump broke laws in making his propaganda PSA about how great he is. We also agree that it won't help. But no-one dares to stop him, so this waste will continue. apnews.com/article/trum...
Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
AdImpact says three taxpayer-funded ads promoting President Donald Trump are nearing a cost of at least $1.5 million.
apnews.com
Mark Dolore@queertestimony.bsky.social · 2w agoAmerican president Trump has "gone from breaking the law to trampling it." What many Americans don't understand is that to Trump and his supporters, these ads are not propaganda. This is the world they live in. And they are the heroes. www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...
Trump says the US is leading in AI. Are we sure? 2022: two of the top three institutions where AI researchers work were in the US. 2025: two of the top three institutions were in China. The other was in S. Korea. Priorities. And choices. carnegieendowment.org/features/who...
Who’s Ahead in the Global AI Talent Race?
The United States and China are extending their lead in producing and attracting top AI talent. At the same time, Asia ex-China is rising while Europe falters.
carnegieendowment.org
Trump has convinced the AI leaders of the US... some of the most profit-motivated people on the planet... to establish a "morally binding" agreement. Trump. The master of morality. 🤪
President Trump: "Data Centres are going to be very popular." Do you agree? Does anyone agree? What universe does he live in?
The Trumps are making an obscene amount from the presidency. All of them. So much for the American system. It would be fun to watch the collapse if the world wasn't going down the toilet with them. Because of them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump has amassed staggering wealth in ‘most openly corrupt’ presidency
Ethics experts and Democrats express alarm as Trump uses office to grow his personal fortune to ‘unprecedented’ level
theguardian.com
Alberta’s grievances with Ottawa are mostly manufactured, always exaggerated and, often, completely illusory. Now it's time for the people who spent the last decade amplifying and weaponizing them to put out the fire they helped create. #cdnpoli #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/05/26/o...
Albertans are addicted to their grievances. It’s time to break the cycle
nationalobserver.com
American president Trump has "gone from breaking the law to trampling it." What many Americans don't understand is that to Trump and his supporters, these ads are not propaganda. This is the world they live in. And they are the heroes. www.huffpost.com/entry/richar...
'Impeachable Offense': Ex-Ethics Chief Shreds Trump's Ugly New 'Propaganda' Video
The TV spots promoting the president were funded by taxpayer dollars.
huffpost.com
So Elon Musky launched the biggest rocket ever to distribute satellites and... well... to make life better for his rich cronies. How much did he nudge climate change? How many will lose their livelihoods while he lives in his sheltered home? #ClimateChange #Elon-Musk www.space.com/space-explor...
SpaceX wants to put 1 million AI satellites in orbit. What would that do to Earth's climate?
"There seems, in my opinion, to be very little consideration for the environment."
space.com
I actually expected him to burst into tears at the unfairness of it all.
Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · 3w agoThe US president insists media outlets report 'fiction and lies' as he announces new bans on White House access.
I had to confirm with Snopes that this was true. Yes, I suppose they have gone an amazing job over the last two years: amazingly BAD. Americans, the rest of the planet is begging you to chuck MAGA. This cannot continue.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 4w agoVance's midterms pitch: "Give us another chance. Give us another couple of years"
Living in Canada and watching the warped, power manipulations from south of our border regarding Venezula, Greenland and the Strait of Hormuz, I cannot help but wonder if this is what it felt like in Czechoslovakia around 1937?
I'm sorry this is what was needed, but not surprised. Modern American Conservatism is more about death, not life.
Shefali Luthra@shefali.bsky.social · 4w agoBig news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...
Sorry Susan: Trump had his chance. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Republican senator warns Carney: Closer ties to EU hurts chance of trade deal with U.S. | CBC News
A long-serving Republican senator from a border state is warning Prime Minister Mark Carney against strengthening Canada's economic and political ties to the European Union.
cbc.ca
We could use this in Canada. We fo have laws that limit credit card interest rates here... it is illegal to charge more than 35%. I think weight have to talk about what "predatory" interest rates actually means, @mark-carney.bsky.social
Senator Bernie Sanders@sanders.senate.gov · 2y agoTrump pledged to cap credit card interest rates at 10%. Today, I introduced legislation with Sen. Hawley to do just that. We cannot continue to allow big banks to rip-off Americans by charging outrageously high credit card interest rates of 25 or 30%. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/b...
Interesting. Trump closing the Kennedy Center sounds very reminiscent of the recent closing of Ontario's Science Centre. Is Trump taking lessons from Canadian politicians to get what he wants?
My only comment is that a whole generation of *Canadian* kids is learning to never take crap from a bully. Too many American kids are learning to loudly hate the bully... while quietly enjoying the benefits of standing behind the bully.
Theo Moudakis@theomoudakis.bsky.social · last mo.Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star
New statue spotted today in Dublin Ireland. Time to take out the trash 🚮! 🎥 AlternativeDublin
