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· Oct 13
Canada has a long history of being surprisingly provincial. However, relinquishing digital sovereignty without a fight represents a strategic misstep in the broader project of nation-building, as technological autonomy increasingly shapes economic security, cultural identity, & political legitimacy.
"ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds" ... Cue the price increase. techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/c...
ChatGPT's user growth has slowed, report finds | TechCrunch
ChatGPT's global monthly active users only grew by around 5% from August to November, while Gemini's users grew by about 30%.
techcrunch.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"ChatGPT’s user growth has slowed, report finds" ... Cue the price increase. techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/c...
"Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses" techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/w...
Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses | TechCrunch
The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases.
techcrunch.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses" techcrunch.com/2025/12/05/w...
Here are all 166k ‘manipulated media’ Community Notes on X. notetracker.socialmedialab.ca?start=2021-0...
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A Searchable Database of Community Notes on X
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December 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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"Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People. Grok is a stalker's best friend." futurism.com/artificial-i...
Elon Musk's Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People
Elon Musk's Grox chatbot will happily cough up real, current residential addresses of everyday Americans, with little to no prompting.
futurism.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
"Elon Musk’s Grok AI Is Doxxing Home Addresses of Everyday People. Grok is a stalker's best friend." futurism.com/artificial-i...
"The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution" apnews.com/article/supr...
The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution
The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship.
apnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump’s birthright citizenship order violates the Constitution" apnews.com/article/supr...
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Time will tell whether Canada can successfully join Fortress Europe or will it be forced to join Fortress America, willingly or not. Also, keep an eye on developments in S. Africa (sea route) & New Zealand (air route), they're key to China's plan to bypass the US & reach the resources of S. America.
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Time will tell whether Canada can successfully join Fortress Europe or will it be forced to join Fortress America, willingly or not. Also, keep an eye on developments in S. Africa (sea route) & New Zealand (air route), they're key to China's plan to bypass the US & reach the resources of S. America.
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Sounds like we are going back to a 19th-century "sphere of influence" world order. Everyone is beginning to mark their territory. The EU is the wild card. Both Russia & the US covet pieces of the EU. China, meanwhile, needs a rich, but not necessarily strong Europe, as a buyer for its goods.
The Trump admin announced a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. The original doctrine was a warning to Europe to stay out of the Americas. The new collary is a shot across the bow at China. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump reveals what he wants for the world
The National Security Strategy, which presidents usually release once each term, offers a formal statement of U.S. global priorities.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sounds like we are going back to a 19th-century "sphere of influence" world order. Everyone is beginning to mark their territory. The EU is the wild card. Both Russia & the US covet pieces of the EU. China, meanwhile, needs a rich, but not necessarily strong Europe, as a buyer for its goods.
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I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.
A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
December 5, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I'm going to keep saying this in my effort to speak it into reality: Supreme Court should have at least 100 Justices with rotating panels (and maybe an en banc option). No single Justice should have so much power and they shouldn't be names everyone knows.
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I'll never get used to sheer, unadulterated meanness of this administration. They're completely unconcerned about lifting people up and solely focused on tearing people down. It is a movement that is absolutely devoid of a moral center. We need to present a clear moral vision in opposition.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I'll never get used to sheer, unadulterated meanness of this administration. They're completely unconcerned about lifting people up and solely focused on tearing people down. It is a movement that is absolutely devoid of a moral center. We need to present a clear moral vision in opposition.
"‘Future of Europe’ at stake ... EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low
‘Future of Europe’ at stake with Von der Leyen and Merz desperate to persuade Belgian PM to allow use of frozen Russian assets
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"‘Future of Europe’ at stake ... EU leaders race to save Ukraine funding deal as Kyiv’s cash runs low" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
"Feds' backtracking on climate action is 'fuelling' Quebec separatism, ex-minister Guilbeault says" www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Feds' backtracking on climate action is 'fuelling' Quebec separatism, ex-minister Guilbeault says | CBC News
The federal government is stoking Quebec separatism by walking back its climate commitments — including in its recent deal with Alberta — Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Steven Guilbeault says.
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"Feds' backtracking on climate action is 'fuelling' Quebec separatism, ex-minister Guilbeault says" www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates Constitution" www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates Constitution | CBC News
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump's order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United State...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
"U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Trump's birthright citizenship order violates Constitution" www.cbc.ca/news/world/s...
"Bots, bias, and bunk: How can you tell what's real on the net?
You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks" www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/b...
You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks" www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/b...
Bots, bias, and bunk: How to tell what's real on the net
Opinion: You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks
www.theregister.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"Bots, bias, and bunk: How can you tell what's real on the net?
You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks" www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/b...
You can improve the odds by combining skepticism, verification habits, and a few technical checks" www.theregister.com/2025/12/05/b...
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And the Chinese century begins. "Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
And the Chinese century begins. "Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The US's new National Security Strategy explicitly spells out Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right parties, and officially embraces the "great replacement" conspiracy theory. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The US's new National Security Strategy explicitly spells out Washington’s support for Europe’s nationalist far-right parties, and officially embraces the "great replacement" conspiracy theory. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Cloudflare blames Friday outage on borked fix for React2shell vuln
Cloudflare blames Friday outage on borked fix for React2shell vuln
Security community needs to rally and share more info faster, one researcher says
Amid new reports of attackers pummeling a maximum security hole (CVE-2025-55182) in the React JavaScript library, Cloudflare's technology chief said his company took down its own network, forcing a widespread outage early Friday, to patch React2Shell.…
dlvr.it
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Cloudflare blames Friday outage on borked fix for React2shell vuln
"Two Months After Trump Signs TikTok Executive Order, Senator Markey Demands Answers on Details of the Supposed TikTok Deal" #ICYMI www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
Two Months After Trump Signs TikTok Executive Order, Senator Markey Demands Answers on Details of the Supposed TikTok Deal | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts
Letter Text (PDF)
Washington (November 24, 2025) - Ahead of the two-month anniversary of President...
www.markey.senate.gov
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"Two Months After Trump Signs TikTok Executive Order, Senator Markey Demands Answers on Details of the Supposed TikTok Deal" #ICYMI www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
"TikTok says new 'wellness' features can help build healthy habits. Should we be using apps for that?
'Just another data collection mechanism,' says researcher" www.cbc.ca/news/apps/ti...
'Just another data collection mechanism,' says researcher" www.cbc.ca/news/apps/ti...
TikTok says its 'wellness' features can help teens. Others aren't so sure | CBC
TikTok has introduced new features to build healthy habits for teens, including breathing exercises, soothing sounds and an affirmation journal. But while TikTok is pitching its new wellness features ...
www.cbc.ca
December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"TikTok says new 'wellness' features can help build healthy habits. Should we be using apps for that?
'Just another data collection mechanism,' says researcher" www.cbc.ca/news/apps/ti...
'Just another data collection mechanism,' says researcher" www.cbc.ca/news/apps/ti...
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Sounds like we are going back to a 19th-century "sphere of influence" world order. Everyone is beginning to mark their territory. The EU is the wild card. Both Russia & the US covet pieces of the EU. China, meanwhile, needs a rich, but not necessarily strong Europe, as a buyer for its goods.
The Trump admin announced a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. The original doctrine was a warning to Europe to stay out of the Americas. The new collary is a shot across the bow at China. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump reveals what he wants for the world
The National Security Strategy, which presidents usually release once each term, offers a formal statement of U.S. global priorities.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sounds like we are going back to a 19th-century "sphere of influence" world order. Everyone is beginning to mark their territory. The EU is the wild card. Both Russia & the US covet pieces of the EU. China, meanwhile, needs a rich, but not necessarily strong Europe, as a buyer for its goods.
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The new “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine also has a lot to say about immigration and mass migration.
December 5, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The new “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine also has a lot to say about immigration and mass migration.
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This new doctrine is also a formal announcement to Europe that the old transatlantic relationship is now officially at an end. A withdrawal from NATO can't be far behind.
December 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This new doctrine is also a formal announcement to Europe that the old transatlantic relationship is now officially at an end. A withdrawal from NATO can't be far behind.
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Enforcing this will require boots on the ground in South America for the remainder of this decade and beyond, as well as economic coercion against countries such as Canada and Mexico. #cdnpoli
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Enforcing this will require boots on the ground in South America for the remainder of this decade and beyond, as well as economic coercion against countries such as Canada and Mexico. #cdnpoli
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The Trump admin announced a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. The original doctrine was a warning to Europe to stay out of the Americas. The new collary is a shot across the bow at China. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump reveals what he wants for the world
The National Security Strategy, which presidents usually release once each term, offers a formal statement of U.S. global priorities.
www.politico.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The Trump admin announced a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine. The original doctrine was a warning to Europe to stay out of the Americas. The new collary is a shot across the bow at China. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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The Western Hemisphere is the United States top regional priority under the new National
Security Strategy.
Canada has long avoided being a top national security concern for the United States, and rightly so.
It's generally bad news to be at the top of that list.
Security Strategy.
Canada has long avoided being a top national security concern for the United States, and rightly so.
It's generally bad news to be at the top of that list.
December 5, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Western Hemisphere is the United States top regional priority under the new National
Security Strategy.
Canada has long avoided being a top national security concern for the United States, and rightly so.
It's generally bad news to be at the top of that list.
Security Strategy.
Canada has long avoided being a top national security concern for the United States, and rightly so.
It's generally bad news to be at the top of that list.