dion
@runsamok.bsky.social
Leftist, autistic, adhd, vegetarian, secular humanist Canadian into cats, plants, gunpla, linux, photography, home automation, & design.
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I'm not convinced that PM Goldman Sachs is an abstract, long-term thinker. And this hasn't just damaged his relationship with May; now other parties have reason not to trust him.
“I don’t know if the prime minister lied but I think he needs to consider what his word means when his word was given"
“I don’t know if the prime minister lied but I think he needs to consider what his word means when his word was given"
December 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I'm not convinced that PM Goldman Sachs is an abstract, long-term thinker. And this hasn't just damaged his relationship with May; now other parties have reason not to trust him.
“I don’t know if the prime minister lied but I think he needs to consider what his word means when his word was given"
“I don’t know if the prime minister lied but I think he needs to consider what his word means when his word was given"
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I think people really do not have enough disdain for politicians.
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I think people really do not have enough disdain for politicians.
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I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news
October 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news
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The deep efficiency of the invisible hand.
the number of unsold condos in metro Vancouver is approximately the same as the metro Vancouver homeless population
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Metro Vancouver's glut of empty condos: What's unsold and why?
No amount of incentives seems to be able to reverse the glut. How did we get here? And how bad could it get? Read more.
vancouversun.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The deep efficiency of the invisible hand.
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Mark Carney shows contempt for all Canadians by excluding the press from foreign trips. He needs to apologize and make amends for this, and be shown he’s a democratic head of government not the chief executive of Canada Inc.
Statement from the president of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Egypt:
“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”
“It is unprecedented that Canadian media be entirely excluded from a Canadian prime minister’s foreign trip.”
October 15, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Mark Carney shows contempt for all Canadians by excluding the press from foreign trips. He needs to apologize and make amends for this, and be shown he’s a democratic head of government not the chief executive of Canada Inc.
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Great news! We have built the Blackmail Machine from the classic sci-fi short story, "Help, The Blackmail Machine Is Selling My Sex Dreams to Stephen Miller"
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults
ChatGPT is about to get flirty.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Great news! We have built the Blackmail Machine from the classic sci-fi short story, "Help, The Blackmail Machine Is Selling My Sex Dreams to Stephen Miller"
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The widespread media decision to frame international affairs as "will Donnie get the prize he wants?" is pathetic.
He's not the protagonist of human events. And to the extent he's a significant character in world affairs, whether or not he gets a prize is one of the least important things about it.
He's not the protagonist of human events. And to the extent he's a significant character in world affairs, whether or not he gets a prize is one of the least important things about it.
October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The widespread media decision to frame international affairs as "will Donnie get the prize he wants?" is pathetic.
He's not the protagonist of human events. And to the extent he's a significant character in world affairs, whether or not he gets a prize is one of the least important things about it.
He's not the protagonist of human events. And to the extent he's a significant character in world affairs, whether or not he gets a prize is one of the least important things about it.
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Socialism doesn't mean one can't be wealthy it just means that the greater one's wealth, the greater their responsibility to contribute to the welfare of society is
September 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Socialism doesn't mean one can't be wealthy it just means that the greater one's wealth, the greater their responsibility to contribute to the welfare of society is
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Canada Post is uniquely positioned to be the vector for both high speed rail, and taking couriered delivery service out of the hands of companies like Amazon. But instead the capitalist cowards in charge are cutting it and screwing us all.
September 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Canada Post is uniquely positioned to be the vector for both high speed rail, and taking couriered delivery service out of the hands of companies like Amazon. But instead the capitalist cowards in charge are cutting it and screwing us all.
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Gavin Newsom is a demon. Truly. Just a vile excuse for a human being,
Gavin Newsom suggesting that 25 years of age is too young to transition and agreeing to right-wing entryism of concern trolling about trans people in sports. This is your opposition leader?
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
I will never vote for Gavin Newsom anyone who thinks trans people are actual humans will follow suit.
August 23, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Gavin Newsom is a demon. Truly. Just a vile excuse for a human being,
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"You don't understand. If Carney didn't do exactly what Trump wants then Trump would win. Do you want Poilievre to do exactly what Trump wants? I thought not."
August 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"You don't understand. If Carney didn't do exactly what Trump wants then Trump would win. Do you want Poilievre to do exactly what Trump wants? I thought not."
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Air Canada is using its app to push out anti-union messaging to passengers:
August 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Air Canada is using its app to push out anti-union messaging to passengers:
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I think @pattyhajdu.bsky.social fucked up. Big time. Read the room, @mark-carney.bsky.social cause I don’t think people will be happy that you ordered mostly women back to do unpaid work. You’d better have some dynamic speaking points before the milk turns sour
August 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I think @pattyhajdu.bsky.social fucked up. Big time. Read the room, @mark-carney.bsky.social cause I don’t think people will be happy that you ordered mostly women back to do unpaid work. You’d better have some dynamic speaking points before the milk turns sour
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“These cuts to WAGE demonstrate that Carney doesn’t care enough about the actual people on the ground, and he’s asking for worse outcomes for marginalized communities and vulnerable people as a result.”
^hard to argue with that
^hard to argue with that
For the late/west coast crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column on what the planned 80 percent cuts at WAGE signal when it comes to Carney's priorities, and the lessons he hasn't learned about austerity #canqueer #cdnpoli
Carney’s focus on resource economy over people will hurt everyone | Xtra Magazine
Women and Gender Equality Canada is facing cuts up to 80 percent of its budget
xtramagazine.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:07 AM
“These cuts to WAGE demonstrate that Carney doesn’t care enough about the actual people on the ground, and he’s asking for worse outcomes for marginalized communities and vulnerable people as a result.”
^hard to argue with that
^hard to argue with that
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“The Liberals are violating our Charter rights to take job action and give Air Canada exactly what they want — hours and hours of unpaid labour from underpaid flight attendants, while the company pulls in sky-high profits and extraordinary executive compensation”
August 16, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“The Liberals are violating our Charter rights to take job action and give Air Canada exactly what they want — hours and hours of unpaid labour from underpaid flight attendants, while the company pulls in sky-high profits and extraordinary executive compensation”
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The Liberals are profoundly, unabashedly anti-worker.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
BREAKING: Jobs minister orders Air Canada flight attendants back to work
Air Canada flight attendants have officially begun their strike after failing to reach a deal with the airline, the Canadian Union of Public Employees announced Saturday morning.
www.ctvnews.ca
August 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Liberals are profoundly, unabashedly anti-worker.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
They always force binding arbitration... unless it's what the workers want, like with Canada Post, then for some reason it's off the table.
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I’m calling it. Canadaland is now fully right-wing. This is the guy they have on to talk about how Canadians are lazy.
August 12, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I’m calling it. Canadaland is now fully right-wing. This is the guy they have on to talk about how Canadians are lazy.
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Remember, a government’s deficit is when they tax less than they spend.
In other words, they are spending more money into the economy than they are taking out of the economy through taxation.
A public sector deficit is a private sector surplus.
In other words, they are spending more money into the economy than they are taking out of the economy through taxation.
A public sector deficit is a private sector surplus.
August 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Remember, a government’s deficit is when they tax less than they spend.
In other words, they are spending more money into the economy than they are taking out of the economy through taxation.
A public sector deficit is a private sector surplus.
In other words, they are spending more money into the economy than they are taking out of the economy through taxation.
A public sector deficit is a private sector surplus.
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Keep being extremely vocal everywhere about how much you hate generative slop. It does actually work. Every plagiarist machine apologist who said its inevitable and we just have to accept it is a fool.
Keep putting pressure, keep boycotting, keep abandoning services that use it, and keep yelling
Keep putting pressure, keep boycotting, keep abandoning services that use it, and keep yelling
Being seen as too risky due to social fallout for Disney's investors really is the writing on the wall for AI in creative spaces
I don't like praising Disney but this is a genuinely a good call for reasons the investors probably cannot comprehend
I don't like praising Disney but this is a genuinely a good call for reasons the investors probably cannot comprehend
Disney Scrapped Dwayne Johnson Deepfake For ‘Moana’ & AI-Generated Soldier For ‘Tron: Ares’: “Company Couldn’t Risk The Bad Publicity”
Disney scrapped a couple of AI ideas for 'Moana' and 'Tron: Ares' due to the controversy over use of the technology.
deadline.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Keep being extremely vocal everywhere about how much you hate generative slop. It does actually work. Every plagiarist machine apologist who said its inevitable and we just have to accept it is a fool.
Keep putting pressure, keep boycotting, keep abandoning services that use it, and keep yelling
Keep putting pressure, keep boycotting, keep abandoning services that use it, and keep yelling
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everywhere in the world it’s the same: the state is a machine that produces borders, death and starvation, while the people reject it all to feed and support each other.
Distraught Egyptians Desperately Throw Bottles With Aid Into Sea, To Reach Starving Gazans | TimelineDaily
Videos that went viral on social media show Egyptians fill the bottle with grains, rice, lentils, and other dry food supplies and throw them into the Mediterranean Sea.
timelinedaily.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
everywhere in the world it’s the same: the state is a machine that produces borders, death and starvation, while the people reject it all to feed and support each other.
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And I call on Carney to stop being a genocide enabler and actually do something concrete to back up these words.
But just like Carney, me simply calling for something to happen is utterly meaningless.
This is theatre so people will thank him for taking a stand without noticing he actually didn't.
But just like Carney, me simply calling for something to happen is utterly meaningless.
This is theatre so people will thank him for taking a stand without noticing he actually didn't.
Carney calls Israel denying humanitarian aid in Gaza 'violation of international law' | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for Israel’s control of aid distribution to be replaced amid reports of mass starvation in Gaza.
www.cbc.ca
July 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
And I call on Carney to stop being a genocide enabler and actually do something concrete to back up these words.
But just like Carney, me simply calling for something to happen is utterly meaningless.
This is theatre so people will thank him for taking a stand without noticing he actually didn't.
But just like Carney, me simply calling for something to happen is utterly meaningless.
This is theatre so people will thank him for taking a stand without noticing he actually didn't.
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The liberals and conservatives are identical parties, but one learned that first past the post and lies is a winning strategy in Canada.
July 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The liberals and conservatives are identical parties, but one learned that first past the post and lies is a winning strategy in Canada.
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🤔 “…free tickets for the event were released to UCP members before the general public, a source who holds a UCP membership confirmed to the Progress Report.”
Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel series kicked off Tuesday night in friendly territory—Red Deer, where her musings about confederation, cops and carbon got a warm reception, writes @readtheorchard.org
Danielle Smith's roadshow of resentment kicks off in Red Deer
www.theprogressreport.ca
July 17, 2025 at 4:55 AM
🤔 “…free tickets for the event were released to UCP members before the general public, a source who holds a UCP membership confirmed to the Progress Report.”