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As usual, Chantal Hébert was brilliant yesterday evening.
Response to Andrew Coyne’s argument that it is possible to reach a deal with BC if there are only “enough pieces on the table”:
“I am feeling I am hearing a discussion on the Charlottetown Accord”.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Response to Andrew Coyne’s argument that it is possible to reach a deal with BC if there are only “enough pieces on the table”:
“I am feeling I am hearing a discussion on the Charlottetown Accord”.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
At Issue | Carney’s Alberta pipeline partnership
At Issue this week: Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith forge a partnership for a new pipeline out of Alberta, but it quickly sparked a resignation and pushback from B.C. And...
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
As usual, Chantal Hébert was brilliant yesterday evening.
Response to Andrew Coyne’s argument that it is possible to reach a deal with BC if there are only “enough pieces on the table”:
“I am feeling I am hearing a discussion on the Charlottetown Accord”.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Response to Andrew Coyne’s argument that it is possible to reach a deal with BC if there are only “enough pieces on the table”:
“I am feeling I am hearing a discussion on the Charlottetown Accord”.
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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The UK continues to demand the moon on a stick
🇬🇧🇪🇺 Negotiations for the UK to join the European Union's defense fund have failed due to disagreements on the financial contribution Britain would make, - Bloomberg
The EC had sought payments of up to €6.75 billion from the UK, while the UK offered €82 million, which was rejected by Brussels.
The EC had sought payments of up to €6.75 billion from the UK, while the UK offered €82 million, which was rejected by Brussels.
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The UK continues to demand the moon on a stick
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There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
November 26, 2025 at 2:53 AM
There's a pretty great Tumblr post about this:
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Time Magazine quoting a @thebeaverton.com article about the US shooting a "patriot missile" at Parliament Hill like it's something Pete Hoekstra actually said might be my favourite moment of the week. Congrats, @ianmmacintyre.bsky.social, you very serious reporter! www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...
'Made-up quote' in Canadian satire site The Beaverton fools Time Magazine | CBC News
In a recent article about the United States' strained relationships with other countries, Time Magazine included a made-up quote from Canadian satire site The Beaverton — seemingly as fact.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Time Magazine quoting a @thebeaverton.com article about the US shooting a "patriot missile" at Parliament Hill like it's something Pete Hoekstra actually said might be my favourite moment of the week. Congrats, @ianmmacintyre.bsky.social, you very serious reporter! www.cbc.ca/news/world/b...
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A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
MetLife Owes Disability Pay to Software Engineer With Long Covid
A Google LLC software engineer suffering from long Covid won his lawsuit seeking long-term disability benefits from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A Google software engineer won his battle against MetLife to receive disability benefits for Long Covid.
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
This is huge
Long Covid has a lot of stigma attached to it and it can be hard to get disability.
You’re told to “try harder”.
It’s “not that bad”.
You can “still work”.
Not everyone can
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Dudes rock
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Dudes rock
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Now i’ve heard there was a secret chord
The user prompts and it pleased the bots
But you don’t really care for guardrails, do you?
It goes like this “I’ve found a fluke,
Now teach me how to build a nuke”
The baffled Grok succumbs to Hallelujah
The user prompts and it pleased the bots
But you don’t really care for guardrails, do you?
It goes like this “I’ve found a fluke,
Now teach me how to build a nuke”
The baffled Grok succumbs to Hallelujah
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Now i’ve heard there was a secret chord
The user prompts and it pleased the bots
But you don’t really care for guardrails, do you?
It goes like this “I’ve found a fluke,
Now teach me how to build a nuke”
The baffled Grok succumbs to Hallelujah
The user prompts and it pleased the bots
But you don’t really care for guardrails, do you?
It goes like this “I’ve found a fluke,
Now teach me how to build a nuke”
The baffled Grok succumbs to Hallelujah
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Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Textbook war crime/extrajudicial killing
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
"Two survivors were clinging to the smoldering wreck. The Special Operations commander overseeing the Sept. 2 attack ... ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions."
Report by @alexhorton.bsky.social @ellenwapo.bsky.social o.bsky.social
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There is a certain kind of person who always does this:
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There is a certain kind of person who always does this:
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
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Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
Anvisa aprova vacina brasileira contra dengue, a 1ª do mundo em dose única.
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
Após 12 anos de pesquisa e cinco de testes, imunizante foi produzido pelo Instituto Butantan. Em 2024, a doença matou quase 6 mil brasileiros.
Confira a reportagem completa: glo.bo/4rf9Hvg #JN
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Brazil approves the first vaccine against dengue. The disease killed 6000 Brazilians in 2024.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
This is a really remarkable achievement. I got dengue in 2015, and even with the mild case I had, it was a really miserable experience.
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I recently wrote on the big opportunity that interprovincial transmission expansion is here: macleans.ca/economy/forg...
Forget America. Build an East-West Power Grid. - Macleans.ca
For decades, we've prioritized electrical trade with the United States. It's time to reduce our dependence on them.
macleans.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I recently wrote on the big opportunity that interprovincial transmission expansion is here: macleans.ca/economy/forg...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Right, we’ve never witnessed a Liberal PM coordinate with an Alberta premier to get an oil pipeline to the BC coast over the objections of its NDP premier.
The Alberta-Ottawa energy deal marks a major shift in Canadian politics, @acoyne writes www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The Alberta-Ottawa energy deal marks a major shift in Canadian politics
With this agreement, Mark Carney has captured the long-neglected centre ground of Canadian politics
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Right, we’ve never witnessed a Liberal PM coordinate with an Alberta premier to get an oil pipeline to the BC coast over the objections of its NDP premier.
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go fuck yourself dave. I have never been at the threshold to qualify for section 8 and am unable to rent a 1BR apartment on a 16 dollar minimum wage. I don’t give a fuck about ‘lived experience’ bullshit. I am living in my parents house at 24 and i’m sick of it. Build the fucking houses. Fuck you.
While @resnikoff.bsky.social's article has some valid criticism, part of the challenge underscored here is that the YIMBY movement needs to continue to engage with justice orgs and listen to the lived experiences in dialogue. Swooping in and telling communities what to think is the wrong approach.
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 AM
go fuck yourself dave. I have never been at the threshold to qualify for section 8 and am unable to rent a 1BR apartment on a 16 dollar minimum wage. I don’t give a fuck about ‘lived experience’ bullshit. I am living in my parents house at 24 and i’m sick of it. Build the fucking houses. Fuck you.
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Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reading letters from the Princess Liselotte of Palantine, the German sister-in-law of Louis XIV, and it's wild because she had this super informal writing style that almost sounds like modern texts
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
Like at one point she goes "wish to god my son didn't love holding chunks of bread like a peasant"
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in 1st century Judea, the corners of every field had to be left for the poor to pick crops for themselves, every seventh year *all* of the crops from fields and vineyards and orchards belonged to the poor, and all debts of all types were cancelled every 50th year.
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 AM
in 1st century Judea, the corners of every field had to be left for the poor to pick crops for themselves, every seventh year *all* of the crops from fields and vineyards and orchards belonged to the poor, and all debts of all types were cancelled every 50th year.
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Bluesky doesn’t have a central algorithm that’s forced on everybody, and allows users to create their own feeds.
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Algorithms do widen the divide: Social media feeds shape political polarization
A study shows that the order in which platforms like X display content to their users affects their animosity towards other ideological groups
english.elpais.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Bluesky doesn’t have a central algorithm that’s forced on everybody, and allows users to create their own feeds.
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
I think that is the *only* ethical model for social media going forward:
english.elpais.com/technology/2...
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I have volumes of ugly tracts about how Jews, Germans, Finns, Hungarians, Poles, and "Papists" can't possibly acclimate to American life because they are hereditary degenerates.
What I always find fascinating about comments like this is that they have been made about literally every immigrant group throughout American history: Germans, Irish, Miller's Jewish ancestors, etc.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I have volumes of ugly tracts about how Jews, Germans, Finns, Hungarians, Poles, and "Papists" can't possibly acclimate to American life because they are hereditary degenerates.
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“At the end of the day, most people do not give a shit about Ned Kelly’s rotating three-dimensional helmet,”
“Most people come into the library to use a computer, to use wifi, to look something up, to ask a librarian for help.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“Most people come into the library to use a computer, to use wifi, to look something up, to ask a librarian for help.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
State Library of Victoria faces job cuts as staff accuse management of pursuing ‘digital vanity projects’
Under the plan, 39 jobs would be lost and the public-facing workforce of reference librarians would be cut from 25 staff to 10
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“At the end of the day, most people do not give a shit about Ned Kelly’s rotating three-dimensional helmet,”
“Most people come into the library to use a computer, to use wifi, to look something up, to ask a librarian for help.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“Most people come into the library to use a computer, to use wifi, to look something up, to ask a librarian for help.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Canadians! You can now vote for the Canadian Word of the Year!
(If we had the option to choose a Canadian WOTY in French as well, I'd suggest the gender-neutral pronoun "iel" which has been in the news a lot in Quebec this year, but probably not applicable since this is an English dictionary)
(If we had the option to choose a Canadian WOTY in French as well, I'd suggest the gender-neutral pronoun "iel" which has been in the news a lot in Quebec this year, but probably not applicable since this is an English dictionary)
2025 has been an eventful year for Canada's identity. To commemorate the year, The Society for Canadian English is choosing a 2025 word of the year (CWOTY), based on the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles.
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Have your say: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Canadians! You can now vote for the Canadian Word of the Year!
(If we had the option to choose a Canadian WOTY in French as well, I'd suggest the gender-neutral pronoun "iel" which has been in the news a lot in Quebec this year, but probably not applicable since this is an English dictionary)
(If we had the option to choose a Canadian WOTY in French as well, I'd suggest the gender-neutral pronoun "iel" which has been in the news a lot in Quebec this year, but probably not applicable since this is an English dictionary)
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The thing is we've known that housing the homeless is cheaper than neglect, we've known that Ubi is effective at eliminating poverty, we've known that heavily subsidized housing and education leads people into the middle class, we've known all of these things in some cases for 70 years.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The thing is we've known that housing the homeless is cheaper than neglect, we've known that Ubi is effective at eliminating poverty, we've known that heavily subsidized housing and education leads people into the middle class, we've known all of these things in some cases for 70 years.
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I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.
Sadly the current right-wing coalition government in Finland has cut the funding for the nation’s “Housing First” success story, & homelessness is now on the rise again. That just reinforces the fact that such programs work, if political ideology doesn’t stand in the way.
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
ysaatio.fi/en/news/home...
Homelessness on the Rise in Finland - Y-Säätiö
Asunnottomien ihmisten määrä on kääntynyt kasvuun. Nyt asunnottomien määrä kasvoi Helsingissä, vaikka asunnottomia asutettiin vuoden aikana vaikuttava määrä.
ysaatio.fi
November 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I absolutely hate this. Cutting funding for this program actually costs more because people are homeless again and have to access other programs. But while right-wing parties bang on about saving money they’re actually just being cruel to those less fortunate than themselves.