I just blocked a dozen accounts putting amimated smut in my feed. Is this a coordinated effort to degrade bluesky?
Randy Legault
@rjlegault.bsky.social
Dedicated to support of my beloved wife/PhD. student ( @jstweedie@bsky.social ), I am a retired federal knowledge worker, an iconoclastic autodidact, a grand/step/parental unit to 8 young humans that I love. Currently researching Canadian public policy.
Why the AI bubble bursting will be contageous and take down otherwise good businesses: hermit-tech.com/blog/ai-mani...
AI Mania Is Eviscerating Global Decisionmaking
The reality of how much damage AI mania is doing to our ability to run institutions effectively.
hermit-tech.com
"Forty million views of manufactured Albertan outrage create a false impression...they believe they are hearing from their neighbours. They are not. They are hearing from content factories optimized for engagement, producing material calibrated to provoke the strongest possible emotional response."
Alberta Separatism Fuelled by Russian Networks and US Influencers | The Walrus
A sweeping new report traces how online campaigns are amplifying division inside Canada
thewalrus.ca
Bluesky should not get into this idea that blocking you is a problem. You can be blocked for any reason. You can be blocked because your pfp is annoying. You can be blocked because your vibe sucks. If you take this personally I think that’s also a reason you can be blocked.
It's the corruption, stupid, to paraphrase thr ragin' cajun
Derrell Durrett@derrelldurrett.bsky.social · 7mo agoSomehow I missed that the correct name for this style of governance is "patrimonialism," but regardless of the name of how we're being abused, the truth remains that if everyone says "No!" to him he loses all of his power. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Senator Paula Simons, thank you for your year-end summary of Alberta politics. I hope that all Canadians take a few minutes to listen. We all have a lot of work to do. Knowing where we’re at and how we got here is critical. youtu.be/tJLrs7XDeXA?... #ableg #cdnpoli
All Things Alberta with Senator Paula Simons
YouTube video by Energi Media
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Building a lie out of bread. Pretty clear breakdown of how the misinformation machines on the right craft their lies. Sound up. Great video. #cdnpoli
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice. This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social
MAGA 3 days ago: Chicago is about to find out the meaning of WAR MAGA today: the left needs to stop condoning violence
Both of the co-founders of Turning Point USA died from things that were preventable, but which they mocked and urged this nation to ignore. Bill Montgomery was killed in 2020 by COVID and Charlie Kirk was killed in 2025 by gun violence.
I would took to the Quebec Cree as a model. Eco imic development - Land, cash, resources. Participation in asset ownership.
Randy Legault@rjlegault.bsky.social · last yr.Labrador is beautiful and terrifyingly remote. Help if you can.
"...This is a historical moment in which we all need to notice the direction of travel – the Devil’s slope – to think clearly, and to resist...."
Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social · last yr.The Upside Down: Old Nick’s Game John Mitchinson considers whether the Devil still has some lessons to teach us
You probably won't see it here, but conservative are rebranding empathy as weak, suicidal, or even a sin. This is "greed is good" on steroids and explains a lot about why the cruelty is the point. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/2025-03-22/h...
How empathy came to be seen as a weakness in conservative circles
There's a growing movement, among some conservatives, pushing back against traditional notions of empathy. What's behind it, and what might it mean, especially for Christian conservatives?
boisestatepublicradio.org
Hat tip to CBC Power and Pokitics podcast for: "You can't spell tariffs without FFS"
Obama speaks on the current state of US dysfunction: youtu.be/iYoAodq6-K4?...
Obama BREAKS HIS SILENCE and TORCHES Trump
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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Looking in vain for any reasonable reporting of the biggest protest in US history. Even NPR reports "tens of thousands" of protesters when we know that it is hundreds of thousands or even millions. Where is the Fourth Estate when we need them?
Hmm, did you mean fiftyfifty.one ?
50501 — 50 protests, 50 states, 1 movement
Join the movement to uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach. 50 protests, 50 states, 1 day: #50501.
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Annie@anniemcg.bsky.social · last yr.SHOW UP! We have power. Our democracy is worth fighting for. 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏾
The U.S is the wealthiest country in the history of the world. We should not have the highest rate of child poverty of nearly every major country on earth. We should have the lowest. It's time to end this international embarrassment & create an economy that works for all.
Conservatives confident attacking female journalist will distract from Poilievre’s comments about women’s “biological clocks”
PressProgress@pressprogress.ca · last yr.NEW: CTV cancelled a fact-checking segment in response to political pressure from Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives An audio recording obtained by PressProgress shows CTV cancelled an ‘election misinformation’ segment with journalist Rachel Gilmore after online backlash from conservatives