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Karen Walton
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Screen and television writer. Human rights & clean water fan. Made in Canada.
Bias is at the root of AI. I think of it like, setting up a ‘safe ride’ system for your kids but licensing delusional pedos to drive all the vehicles. #humanrights
AI systems are making decisions about who gets a loan, receives a job offer, is eligible for parole, and more — and often in ways that have a disparate impact on protected groups.

To ensure safety, trustworthiness, and non-discrimination, Congress must pass the AI Civil Rights Act.
AI is Infringing on Your Civil Rights. Here’s How We Can Stop That | ACLU
By supporting the AI Civil Rights Act of 2025, Congress can take a monumental step to protect our civil rights in the digital age.
www.aclu.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
can't.
Trump has confirmed the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a major escalation in the tension between the two countries.
Trump Ramps Up Venezuela Stand-Off by Seizing Mega Oil Tanker
The escalation comes after U.S. attacks on alleged drug boats that have killed more than 80 people.
trib.al
December 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Our new zine; a very strange change at Instagram; and the creator of ICEBlock is suing the U.S. government.
Podcast: Zines Are Back
Our new zine; a very strange change at Instagram; and the creator of ICEBlock is suing the U.S. government.
www.404media.co
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The duality of Fed observing.
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Oh right
December 10, 2025 at 4:28 AM
⬇️ what if they are not a government at all
What if they constantly want culture war because policy war is complicated and hard and culture war is stupid and easy
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
December 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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BIPARTISAN ATTORNEYS GENERAL WARN “DELUSIONAL” AI CHATBOT OUTPUTS MAY VIOLATE STATE LAWS; 13 COMPANIES — INCLUDING META, APPLE, MICROSOFT, GOOGLE, OPENAI — RECEIVED LETTERS.
December 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Cons worldwide always historically, demonstrably bad for agricultural industries, small farms and sustainable farming/R&D.

So stop voting for Cons mebbe.
December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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The first paragraph of Judge Breyer‘s opinion granting an injunction in the California National Guard case is a banger.
December 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Welp, looks like we're teaching the LinkedIn grindset people what The Onion is the hard way.
December 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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This #HumanRightsDay I am proud to be supporting Amnesty International’s efforts to support asylum seekers, immigrants, and refugees, as well as stopping the spread of dangerous authoritarian practices. Join me! amnestyusa.org/act
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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"P.E.I. to sell remaining U.S. booze, donate profits to food banks. American products will not be re-ordered once the current stock is sold, the release said." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
P.E.I. to sell remaining U.S. booze, donate profits to food banks | CBC News
Prince Edward Islanders who have been missing their favourite American wines will soon have a chance to stock up. The provincial government has directed the P.E.I. Liquor Control Commission to put its...
www.cbc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It does. It also threatens by design all protection from digital transnational terror and abuse. Gonna need a microscope to discern any benefits to visiting, from the outside in. Commodification of organized crime.
Requiring temporary visitors to surrender five years of social media to the U.S. sends the message that the American commitment to free speech is pretense. This simply is not the behavior of a country confident in its freedoms.

It's a threat to free speech around the world and must be opposed.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I see patterns.
December 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
is it not strange, in this age of truly sketchy levels of foreign influence in Canadian private and public sectors, that government contracts are going to a 'data centre' that just is not comfortable telling the public subsidizing it... it's Owners Name. Note the pending 'US' energy asset combo
December 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
December 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There are many reasons why this is one of the most crucial assertions in what we now call Canada. If Reconciliation is not enough, try on Strategic Intelligence or Tactical Planning. You cannot North without the peoples of the North. We should (finally) act like it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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When a developer carved a path through a wetland, the extent caught neighbours and Severn Township by surprise — but there was little anyone could do. Wetlands are disappearing across Ontario, along with the rules meant to protect them. thenarwhal.ca/severn-ontar...
Ontario is losing wetlands: Severn's is an example | The Narwhal
A developer built a trail through a wetland near Orillia, catching neighbours and the township by surprise. Across Ontario, wetlands are getting harder and harder to protect
thenarwhal.ca
December 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
but why listen to Europe. what could they possibly know.
Russia’s assets in the West are not hiding their traitorous plans
December 10, 2025 at 12:53 AM
“It makes clear that, for the first time since Dec. 7, 1941, America no longer sees itself as the leader of the free world.”

Opinion | Trump is sending a clear message to the free world - The Washington Post

*free world agreed some years ago
December 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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Consumer Reports ranks Teslas as the least reliable used cars. "The best of the worst [ten] was Chevrolet at a score of 40. But Tesla makes that failing grade seem respectable with its absolute rock bottom rating of 31, trailing Jeep by just one point.” futurism.com/advanced-tra...
Old Teslas Are Falling Apart
On Consumer Reports' latest ranking of used car reliability, Tesla came in dead last with a rating not even half of the top placed brand.
futurism.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM