Paulina (they/them)
@wheelimm.bsky.social
Immunology PhD and multidisciplinary artist.
Queer, non-binary, multiply disabled person living in unceded Treaty 13 territory (Tkaronto).
Queer, non-binary, multiply disabled person living in unceded Treaty 13 territory (Tkaronto).
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
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mine, pipeline, port, power generation, and a datacentre, 'cuz Canada exists to generate profit for big oil, big tech, big banks, and big assholes
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney to announce next tranche of major projects on Thursday | CBC News
The federal government will unveil the next round of major projects that will get fast-tracked approvals later this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, as Canada tries to stimulate economic ...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
mine, pipeline, port, power generation, and a datacentre, 'cuz Canada exists to generate profit for big oil, big tech, big banks, and big assholes
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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I don’t care who you are, the one thing that links all of the -isms and bigotries together and sets them on fire is eugenics and ableism.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
November 11, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I don’t care who you are, the one thing that links all of the -isms and bigotries together and sets them on fire is eugenics and ableism.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
They’ve been playing you all the entire time. There is no progress in this country for ANYTHING without equity for disabled people.
If only the NDP had run on this type of a platform like the Netherland's D66. Because PC lite sucks.
The results of the Dutch experiments were that dropping work requirements and instead trusting people to find work didn't decrease work and also led to increased trust in return, plus better health. Not clawing back benefits as income increased led to more employment.
Combine those, and that's UBI.
Combine those, and that's UBI.
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If only the NDP had run on this type of a platform like the Netherland's D66. Because PC lite sucks.
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... Or little to no consultation with the Indigenous Peoples whose lands these steal from
#AI #data centres coming to #Canada, with little thought to the huge implications for #water consumption...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
www.cbc.ca/news/ai-data...
Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
www.cbc.ca
October 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
... Or little to no consultation with the Indigenous Peoples whose lands these steal from
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So everybody knows the if one person has dinner with ten Nazis, there are eleven Nazis at the table parable, but a lesser known axiom:
If you buy a car from a Nazi, you’re a fucking Nazi collaborator.
You literally just gave that Nazi hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s not neutral.
If you buy a car from a Nazi, you’re a fucking Nazi collaborator.
You literally just gave that Nazi hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s not neutral.
October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
So everybody knows the if one person has dinner with ten Nazis, there are eleven Nazis at the table parable, but a lesser known axiom:
If you buy a car from a Nazi, you’re a fucking Nazi collaborator.
You literally just gave that Nazi hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s not neutral.
If you buy a car from a Nazi, you’re a fucking Nazi collaborator.
You literally just gave that Nazi hundreds of thousands of dollars. That’s not neutral.
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I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News
OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...
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October 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I am once again asking Canadian journalists to ask the most basic-ass question of "on whose land will these be built?" How is it that every other major industry must consider Indigenous rights but with tech it's like "meh".
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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Wow, an article FINALLY mentions wearing masks!
Respiratory virus season is here. Here's what experts say you should do
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
Respiratory virus season is here. Here's what experts say you should do
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
Respiratory virus season is here. Here's what experts say you should do | CBC Radio
Infectious disease experts say it's too soon to precisely predict how severe this year's major respiratory infections will be, but nonetheless recommend vaccines and physical distancing measures.
www.cbc.ca
October 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Wow, an article FINALLY mentions wearing masks!
Respiratory virus season is here. Here's what experts say you should do
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
Respiratory virus season is here. Here's what experts say you should do
www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec...
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Seriously.
Even if you occasionally unmask for family dinners and such (I hate social obligations), they make a HUGE difference.
I've been masking fairly consistently and I get sick so rarely now. Plus, my allergies are better.
They're not just good against COVID, but anything airborne.
Even if you occasionally unmask for family dinners and such (I hate social obligations), they make a HUGE difference.
I've been masking fairly consistently and I get sick so rarely now. Plus, my allergies are better.
They're not just good against COVID, but anything airborne.
It’s not too late to wear a mask.
It’s not too late to protect your health.
It’s not too late to show you care about the health of those around you.
It’s not too late to do your part to make public spaces inclusive & accessible.
It’s radical kindness & community care.
It’s not too late to protect your health.
It’s not too late to show you care about the health of those around you.
It’s not too late to do your part to make public spaces inclusive & accessible.
It’s radical kindness & community care.
October 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Seriously.
Even if you occasionally unmask for family dinners and such (I hate social obligations), they make a HUGE difference.
I've been masking fairly consistently and I get sick so rarely now. Plus, my allergies are better.
They're not just good against COVID, but anything airborne.
Even if you occasionally unmask for family dinners and such (I hate social obligations), they make a HUGE difference.
I've been masking fairly consistently and I get sick so rarely now. Plus, my allergies are better.
They're not just good against COVID, but anything airborne.
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@mark-carney.bsky.social, services are nation-building, services for disabled people are nation-building, women and gender services are nation-building, the PO is nation-building. My gawd, man, get your head out of gas, LNG, oil and fracking and into looking after your people.
October 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@mark-carney.bsky.social, services are nation-building, services for disabled people are nation-building, women and gender services are nation-building, the PO is nation-building. My gawd, man, get your head out of gas, LNG, oil and fracking and into looking after your people.
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meanwhile Canada is trying to push through age verification (again) through Bill S-209 and hardly anyone has reported on it
New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
meanwhile Canada is trying to push through age verification (again) through Bill S-209 and hardly anyone has reported on it
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There's articles linked in the responses to this this post - a quote from the article is "According to activists working with the family of Trey Reed ... a second, independent autopsy revealed the DSU student had blunt force trauma to the back of the head ...." This was the "suicide" a few weeks ago
Here’s what we know about the lynching Trey Reed:
1) he was hit on the back of the head, and had multiple contusions.
2) he was strangled manually and then hung from the tree
3) he had an altercation with 4 white students in defense of his sister, who had posted something about Charlie Kirk
1) he was hit on the back of the head, and had multiple contusions.
2) he was strangled manually and then hung from the tree
3) he had an altercation with 4 white students in defense of his sister, who had posted something about Charlie Kirk
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
There's articles linked in the responses to this this post - a quote from the article is "According to activists working with the family of Trey Reed ... a second, independent autopsy revealed the DSU student had blunt force trauma to the back of the head ...." This was the "suicide" a few weeks ago
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Canadian friends! This is a small thing we can do to keep reminding the federal government that we care about these issues. They can't claim it's not important if the petition gets a lot of signatures. They are OUR government and we need to hold them to account!
Sign the new House of Commons e-petition calling on the Government of Canada to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ people worldwide and reaffirm Canada’s role as a safe haven.
Thank you to MP Rob Oliphant for sponsoring this important petition.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Thank you to MP Rob Oliphant for sponsoring this important petition.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
October 8, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Canadian friends! This is a small thing we can do to keep reminding the federal government that we care about these issues. They can't claim it's not important if the petition gets a lot of signatures. They are OUR government and we need to hold them to account!
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"Karrandjas said it feels like a "waste" not to use Canada Post's nationwide community network to expand its services, rather than reduce them, at a time when the country's population is aging."
As @cataranea.bsky.social pointed out, the mail is a service that costs us each $25/year. That's cheap.
As @cataranea.bsky.social pointed out, the mail is a service that costs us each $25/year. That's cheap.
"In response to the government's attack on our postal service and workers, effective immediately, all CUPW members at Canada Post are on a nationwide strike," CUPW said in a statement.
Canada Post workers on nationwide strike after government demands reforms | CBC News
The union representing Canada's postal workers has called for a cross-country strike in the wake of the federal government clearing the way for major reforms to Canada Post.
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"Karrandjas said it feels like a "waste" not to use Canada Post's nationwide community network to expand its services, rather than reduce them, at a time when the country's population is aging."
As @cataranea.bsky.social pointed out, the mail is a service that costs us each $25/year. That's cheap.
As @cataranea.bsky.social pointed out, the mail is a service that costs us each $25/year. That's cheap.
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Canada, like all settler colonial projects, is very careful about who it "recognizes" and who it doesn't. Always read the fine print, the conditions mean everything. Remember, this is the country that still has an "Indian Act" which demonstrates how this process works in practice.
Canada, Australia, the U.K. and France have finally -- conditionally -- joined the many other nations who recognize the State of Palestine.
But today, Prime Minister Mark Carney also once again called for a “Zionist Palestine.”
Here's what's going on:
But today, Prime Minister Mark Carney also once again called for a “Zionist Palestine.”
Here's what's going on:
September 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Canada, like all settler colonial projects, is very careful about who it "recognizes" and who it doesn't. Always read the fine print, the conditions mean everything. Remember, this is the country that still has an "Indian Act" which demonstrates how this process works in practice.
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“They can’t trust the treaties they made with the United States, and they worry about their land and resources. That’s how we feel about Canada, because they want to take our land and natural resources.” - Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada is targeting Indigenous rights under the banner of the U.S. trade war - CCPA
The same party might be in power, but it’s a new era for federal politics in Canada—particularly when it comes to Canada’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. The halls of power no longer echo with ...
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September 20, 2025 at 11:57 PM
“They can’t trust the treaties they made with the United States, and they worry about their land and resources. That’s how we feel about Canada, because they want to take our land and natural resources.” - Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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This happened the same day Canada announces a new law, Bill C-9 "the Combatting Hate Act", so it's pretty obvious who they are threatening here. I wonder how long until we're all jailed for pointing out the basic fact that all settler colonial projects are genocidal
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
September 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This happened the same day Canada announces a new law, Bill C-9 "the Combatting Hate Act", so it's pretty obvious who they are threatening here. I wonder how long until we're all jailed for pointing out the basic fact that all settler colonial projects are genocidal
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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You may not have noticed but Canada is trying to increase its ability to criminalize any direct action that threatens capitalism. Fundraising, advocacy, organizing, etc. all under threat via these bills Canada is desperately trying to ram through. And for what? So Rich people can build more bunkers?
September 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
You may not have noticed but Canada is trying to increase its ability to criminalize any direct action that threatens capitalism. Fundraising, advocacy, organizing, etc. all under threat via these bills Canada is desperately trying to ram through. And for what? So Rich people can build more bunkers?
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Let me report live from the ground that academia is also very much not a meritocracy.
It has been extremely liberating for me to simply accept that there is no meritocracy and there never was.
Outside the brief bubble of academia, my previous big moments of "success" were more about my ability to compromise my values to please elites than my actual moral/intellectual capacity.
Outside the brief bubble of academia, my previous big moments of "success" were more about my ability to compromise my values to please elites than my actual moral/intellectual capacity.
September 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Let me report live from the ground that academia is also very much not a meritocracy.
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“If we wanted to think about a digital sovereignty strategy, we should have thought about it decades ago when we started building out major infrastructure. It’s hard to play catch-up. Because building this is like building railroads— it can’t be done in a day.”
ON WHOSE LAND EH
ON WHOSE LAND EH
American companies own 30 per cent of Canada’s data centres, according to an IJF analysis. Could this leave data safeguards vulnerable to foreign control? Read the implications in our latest story.
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#cdnpoli #data
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#cdnpoli #data
American firms own nearly a third of Canada’s data centres
Experts warn that reliance on foreign-owned data centres poses risks for sovereignty.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“If we wanted to think about a digital sovereignty strategy, we should have thought about it decades ago when we started building out major infrastructure. It’s hard to play catch-up. Because building this is like building railroads— it can’t be done in a day.”
ON WHOSE LAND EH
ON WHOSE LAND EH
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In 2025, Canada has reported over 4,200 cases of measles. We are 1/10 the US population so multiply our caseload by ten to see what our comparable rates are, so 42,000 if we had US population.
US measles cases near 1,500 as new case confirmed in Chicago area
Eighty-six percent of cases have been linked to one of 38 reported outbreaks.
Eighty-six percent of cases have been linked to one of 38 reported outbreaks.
US measles cases near 1,500 as new case confirmed in Chicago area
Eighty-six percent of cases have been linked to one of 38 reported outbreaks.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
September 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In 2025, Canada has reported over 4,200 cases of measles. We are 1/10 the US population so multiply our caseload by ten to see what our comparable rates are, so 42,000 if we had US population.
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So the thing is that once they “roll back” rights in one area, it becomes a permission structure for more. This transcends countries, both in terms of things like infections and carelessness. It’s why we all have to insist on public health and human dignity.
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So the thing is that once they “roll back” rights in one area, it becomes a permission structure for more. This transcends countries, both in terms of things like infections and carelessness. It’s why we all have to insist on public health and human dignity.
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Ditto for Canada, though we seem hell bent on appeasing them inside our own parties.
"Oh but the UK government can't just tell Trump to fuck off, you can't do that kind of thing in politics".
If we have constructed a system in which it is deemed impossible to reject fascism, then that is a system which must be dismantled. Not 'should be dismantled', *must*.
If we have constructed a system in which it is deemed impossible to reject fascism, then that is a system which must be dismantled. Not 'should be dismantled', *must*.
September 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ditto for Canada, though we seem hell bent on appeasing them inside our own parties.
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Govts always release the news they are most proud of Friday before the Labour Day weekend. For instance Mark Carney is owned by fossil fuel interests. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Chair of board for Trans Mountain to lead new federal Major Projects Office | CBC News
The chair of the board of directors of the Trans Mountain Corporation will be the CEO of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Major Projects Office, according to a senior government source.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Govts always release the news they are most proud of Friday before the Labour Day weekend. For instance Mark Carney is owned by fossil fuel interests. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
"Elbows Up" has very much turned into "Link Elbows with the Baddies" in so many ways, and the strong AI focus is just one way this is playing out in Carney's gov't. Palantir is very imbedded in ICE, which inevitably leads to making our immigration even more restrictive than it already is.
From the CBSA 2023-2024 departmental plan: "CBSA is also pursuing a predictive analytics approach... a Traveller Compliance Indicator for travellers entering Canada... introduce a risk-based compliance model to support decision-making by frontline officers" www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency-agenc...
August 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
"Elbows Up" has very much turned into "Link Elbows with the Baddies" in so many ways, and the strong AI focus is just one way this is playing out in Carney's gov't. Palantir is very imbedded in ICE, which inevitably leads to making our immigration even more restrictive than it already is.