Chris Schroer
@chrisschroer.bsky.social
Loves: gardening, reading, exercise, ideas, arts, meditation, cooking.
Hates: doing dishes, bigots.
Work: Community development, organising, events, fundraising, NFPs.
Life: Stratford/Toronto, eccentric, gay, queer, fun.
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Hates: doing dishes, bigots.
Work: Community development, organising, events, fundraising, NFPs.
Life: Stratford/Toronto, eccentric, gay, queer, fun.
🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️⚧️♓🔊
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Happy International Women's Day!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
March 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Happy International Women's Day!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
May every woman find their way into the room where their voice is most needed—whether that's a board room, a legislature, or a PTA meeting.
When we stand up and speak our values, women change the world!
Reposted by Chris Schroer
Translation: "We are containing the geopolitical damage done by President Manbaby and the eyeliner wearing sofasexual."
March 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Translation: "We are containing the geopolitical damage done by President Manbaby and the eyeliner wearing sofasexual."
Reposted by Chris Schroer
False balance emerges mostly with polarized topics, like vacccines.
Usually, we embrace body of evidence.
Would you rather fly with an airline that uses planes designed using the scientific consensus or on All Knowledge Is Relative Airline?
My take: healthydebate.ca/2023/08/topi...
Usually, we embrace body of evidence.
Would you rather fly with an airline that uses planes designed using the scientific consensus or on All Knowledge Is Relative Airline?
My take: healthydebate.ca/2023/08/topi...
Is bothsidesism killing us? (And why scientific consensus matters) - Healthy Debate
Our information ecosystem has become a massive false-balance machine. We need to correct bothsideism and misinformation.
healthydebate.ca
January 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
False balance emerges mostly with polarized topics, like vacccines.
Usually, we embrace body of evidence.
Would you rather fly with an airline that uses planes designed using the scientific consensus or on All Knowledge Is Relative Airline?
My take: healthydebate.ca/2023/08/topi...
Usually, we embrace body of evidence.
Would you rather fly with an airline that uses planes designed using the scientific consensus or on All Knowledge Is Relative Airline?
My take: healthydebate.ca/2023/08/topi...
Reposted by Chris Schroer
There's been a lot of talk of why Doug Ford is calling an early election. Here's my response:
January 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
There's been a lot of talk of why Doug Ford is calling an early election. Here's my response:
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Excellent.👇
Myth of Meta’s free speech places democracy at risk www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
"Meta’s approach, which is framed as a 'commitment to free expression', ultimately undermines the very principles it claims to protect."
Meta = a lack of transparency & algorithms amplify misinformation
Myth of Meta’s free speech places democracy at risk www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
"Meta’s approach, which is framed as a 'commitment to free expression', ultimately undermines the very principles it claims to protect."
Meta = a lack of transparency & algorithms amplify misinformation
The myth of Meta’s free speech places democracy at risk - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
With algorithms working to trigger reaction, not discern the truth, misinformation – including on climate change – is flourishing and harming democracy, this commentary contends, calling for a systemi...
www.lse.ac.uk
January 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Excellent.👇
Myth of Meta’s free speech places democracy at risk www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
"Meta’s approach, which is framed as a 'commitment to free expression', ultimately undermines the very principles it claims to protect."
Meta = a lack of transparency & algorithms amplify misinformation
Myth of Meta’s free speech places democracy at risk www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
"Meta’s approach, which is framed as a 'commitment to free expression', ultimately undermines the very principles it claims to protect."
Meta = a lack of transparency & algorithms amplify misinformation
Last night we did the thing and walked the #StMarysOn #SantaClauseParade to support United Way Perth Huron and #CNOY2025. My waving hand hurts today and my voice is strained but my ❤️ is full.
November 16, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Last night we did the thing and walked the #StMarysOn #SantaClauseParade to support United Way Perth Huron and #CNOY2025. My waving hand hurts today and my voice is strained but my ❤️ is full.