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David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 16h

Is there any confirmation on the kid from a news outlet? cant find anything online

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

This still matters, too.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3d

Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November https://aje.news/1ryphy

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

Follow Senators Pate and Simons!

Senator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve decided to leave X/Twitter.

Thank you to @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social for her leadership and for continuing to educate the public about the harms enabled by the platform.

You can still find me on Instagram @kimpateonthehill and on Bluesky @kpateonthehill.bsky.social

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

Only Grok not X. Malaysia too.

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

Are there any conservatives left in America? I can only see Trump worshippers.

Senator Kim Pate @kpateonthehill.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve decided to leave X/Twitter.

Thank you to @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social for her leadership and for continuing to educate the public about the harms enabled by the platform.

You can still find me on Instagram @kimpateonthehill and on Bluesky @kpateonthehill.bsky.social

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

Malaysia "issued notices to X and xAI this month to demand the implementation of effective ... safeguards. However, the responses it received relied mostly on user-initiated reporting mechanisms and failed to address the inherent risks posed by Grok..." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Malaysia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI over fake, sexualised images

Country follows Indonesia in restricting access after global outcry over X’s AI tool

www.theguardian.com

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

"The government sees non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity and the safety of citizens in the digital space," Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said.

www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

Malaysia, Indonesia block Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized AI images | CBC News

Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, as concerns grew among global authorities that it was be...

www.cbc.ca

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesia's communications minister Meutya Hafid is, like Canada's Elon Solomon, a former journalist. But a much more courageous one.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meutya_...

Meutya Hafid - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesia leads the way, Malaysia follows, as Canada refuses to act to block child sexual abuse materials #BlokGrok

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Indonesia blocks Musk’s Grok chatbot due to risk of pornographic content

Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised content

www.theguardian.com

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 2d

Tenured faculty generally use it to ignore precarious faculty tho

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 2d

Stewart knows this, too. Sad to see a once decent historian become a propagandist.

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 2d

Thoughts with the people of Iran

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 2d

Sadly, universities can easily fire tenured profs on shadowy accusations of misdeeds, any time they like. Effective tenure depends also on an admin of goodwill and collegiate governance, too.

Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 2d

Early in his term, Trump declared himself king, ignoring laws passed by Congress and the Constitution. That is not enough for him.

He has now declared himself to be God, with absolute power of life and death over everyone, American and foreigner, with a divine power to dictate reality.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3d

Fourth Palestinian baby freezes to death in Gaza since November https://aje.news/1ryphy

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 3d

Love is all around...

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 4d

Colonial Land Legacies in the Portuguese-Speaking World, edited by Susanna Barnes and Laura S. Meitzner Yoder - wonderful new book entirely FREE in open access from @ucalgarypress.bsky.social series on Global Indigenous Issues.

ucp.manifoldapp.org/read/colonia...

Contents | Colonial Land Legacies in the Portuguese-Speaking World | Manifold at UCalgary Press

to be added

ucp.manifoldapp.org

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 5d

Npt only are w forgetting our history, we are even forgetting the history of the last election.

Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 5d

“The idea that the U.S. President would wish to take a bite out of Canada, or seek our demise, is almost incomprehensible. Or was.”
This is factually wrong: Mark Carney won an election making this exact argument. And his policies were supposed to address this exact problem.

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 5d

Blayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 5d

“The idea that the U.S. President would wish to take a bite out of Canada, or seek our demise, is almost incomprehensible. Or was.”
This is factually wrong: Mark Carney won an election making this exact argument. And his policies were supposed to address this exact problem.

The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 5d

Wake up, Canada. The Trump Doctrine is aimed at us

Do not take our country’s existence for granted. We are in the sights. Believe it

www.theglobeandmail.com

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 5d

Explained in the article that I quoted :)

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 5d

"How can we archive against genocide in Gaza and its extension elsewhere in Palestine and surrounding countries like Lebanon in this urgent moment while avoiding the pitfalls of white guilt and paternalistic benevolence?" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Client Challenge

link.springer.com

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 5d

Brilliant

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 6d

One of my favourite books of 2025: Alvin Finkel's HUMANS, a story about the fight for equality. As some try to tear us into atomized individuals in constant conflict, Finkel tells a vital story about cooperation.

formaclorimerbooks.ca/product/huma...

Humans: The 300,000-Year Struggle for Equality

This is a history of humanity like it’s never been told before. Historian Alvin Finkel builds on the work of archaeologists, anthropologists and historians to present the very long view of the history...

formaclorimerbooks.ca

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 7d

He specifically campaigned on the promise to stand up to the USA, not make them Canada's "closest partner."

Trudeau was better than this guy.

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 8d

Arrange?

Brendan Greeley @bhgreeley.bsky.social · 8d

Historians: how do you arrange your books on shelves? I have stacks on the floor from a book edit and still some piles from general exams. They all need a home. Thematically, then by author? Just by author, because the themes all bleed together? Is there a masochist out there who uses ISBN?

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 8d

My son was refused a covid vaccination despite having a RAMQ card so it sadly is not free for all any longer.

Brendan Greeley @bhgreeley.bsky.social · 8d

Historians: how do you arrange your books on shelves? I have stacks on the floor from a book edit and still some piles from general exams. They all need a home. Thematically, then by author? Just by author, because the themes all bleed together? Is there a masochist out there who uses ISBN?

David Webster @dwebster.bsky.social · 9d

In case you haven't seen it yet, MAGA influences are already threatening to invade Canada.

No, this is not yet the US government, but it is making thoughts like invading Canada more thinkable.

Is our own govt up to the challenge?

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