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@chrystalchandelier.bsky.social
Alarmed by this global political shift. Danger alert for #canpoli so trying to raise my voice. Climate.
Small business owner. Pluviophile. #BC #bcpoli #canadasky
Small business owner. Pluviophile. #BC #bcpoli #canadasky
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🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨NO national coverage🚨
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
🚨🚨🚨NO FEMA🚨🚨🚨
We are the “news,” so spread it and let’s see how we can help.
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#Ontario influenza ICU admissions up 127% in past week, hospital association warns
globalnews.ca/news/1157983...
globalnews.ca/news/1157983...
Ontario influenza ICU admissions up 127% in past week, hospital association warns | Globalnews.ca
Ontario hospitals saw a 127 per cent spike in intensive care unit admissions stemming from influenza in just a week, the Ontario Hospital Association says.
globalnews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#Ontario influenza ICU admissions up 127% in past week, hospital association warns
globalnews.ca/news/1157983...
globalnews.ca/news/1157983...
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I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
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There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
December 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it."
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵
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It Only Takes a Handful of Samples To Poison Any Size LLM, Anthropic Finds
It Only Takes a Handful of Samples To Poison Any Size LLM, Anthropic Finds
Hackaday Article
hackaday.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It Only Takes a Handful of Samples To Poison Any Size LLM, Anthropic Finds
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BREAKING
I was hoping this wasn’t true when I heard it two hours ago….
But now People Magazine has confirmed with multiple sources that Nick Reiner, Rob and Michele’s son, is the suspect in their murder.
I was hoping this wasn’t true when I heard it two hours ago….
But now People Magazine has confirmed with multiple sources that Nick Reiner, Rob and Michele’s son, is the suspect in their murder.
BREAKING
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead in their Los Angeles home.
TMZ reports their bodies were found with knife wounds.
Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead in their Los Angeles home.
TMZ reports their bodies were found with knife wounds.
BREAKING: Rob Reiner and Wife Michele Found Dead
Rob Reiner, the legendary actor, director, and political activist, along with his wife Michele, the photographer and activist, were found dead in their home in Los Angeles.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
BREAKING
I was hoping this wasn’t true when I heard it two hours ago….
But now People Magazine has confirmed with multiple sources that Nick Reiner, Rob and Michele’s son, is the suspect in their murder.
I was hoping this wasn’t true when I heard it two hours ago….
But now People Magazine has confirmed with multiple sources that Nick Reiner, Rob and Michele’s son, is the suspect in their murder.
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As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis stated in 1933; “We can have democracy in this country or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of the few, but we cannot have both.”
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
Today, at a time of unprecedented income & wealth inequality, his words ring truer than ever.
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I really hope this isn’t what it appears to be. Gut-wrenching.
I met Rob Reiner last year on a Democrats Abroad call and in addition to being an all-around hero, he is just so nice.
Prayers up.
I met Rob Reiner last year on a Democrats Abroad call and in addition to being an all-around hero, he is just so nice.
Prayers up.
“The LA Fire Department said a man and a woman were found deceased inside, approximately 78 and 68 years old.”
December 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I really hope this isn’t what it appears to be. Gut-wrenching.
I met Rob Reiner last year on a Democrats Abroad call and in addition to being an all-around hero, he is just so nice.
Prayers up.
I met Rob Reiner last year on a Democrats Abroad call and in addition to being an all-around hero, he is just so nice.
Prayers up.
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Two people were found dead Sunday at a West L.A. home owned by Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele.
The victims were reportedly 78 and 68 years old, the same ages as Reiner and his wife.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
The victims were reportedly 78 and 68 years old, the same ages as Reiner and his wife.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
2 found dead at Brentwood mansion that belongs to director Rob Reiner
A man and woman were found dead inside a home in Brentwood that records and neighbors tie to director Rob Reiner.
www.nbclosangeles.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Two people were found dead Sunday at a West L.A. home owned by Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele.
The victims were reportedly 78 and 68 years old, the same ages as Reiner and his wife.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
The victims were reportedly 78 and 68 years old, the same ages as Reiner and his wife.
www.nbclosangeles.com/investigatio...
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65 bucks a MWh, god damn www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
65 bucks a MWh, god damn www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
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6/6 Dennis Sandgathe of Simon Fraser University suggests the tech might have been discovered and forgotten many times over millennia.
"We’d all love to find a piece of pyrite... We’d pounce on it if it showed up."
Meghan Bartels for Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/anci...
"We’d all love to find a piece of pyrite... We’d pounce on it if it showed up."
Meghan Bartels for Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/anci...
Ancient Humans Were Making Fire 350,000 Years Earlier Than Scientists Realized
Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose has been difficult for scientists to pin down
www.scientificamerican.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
6/6 Dennis Sandgathe of Simon Fraser University suggests the tech might have been discovered and forgotten many times over millennia.
"We’d all love to find a piece of pyrite... We’d pounce on it if it showed up."
Meghan Bartels for Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/anci...
"We’d all love to find a piece of pyrite... We’d pounce on it if it showed up."
Meghan Bartels for Scientific American
www.scientificamerican.com/article/anci...
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Since fish farms were closed on most of the inside pass of Vancouver Island, look at the amazing coho fishery recovery. Amazing to see!
December 13, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Since fish farms were closed on most of the inside pass of Vancouver Island, look at the amazing coho fishery recovery. Amazing to see!
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A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
December 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A tiny trial in New York has shown that personalized mRNA vaccines can provoke massive, lasting immune responses against pancreatic cancer, even as sweeping federal cuts now threaten the fragile labs required to produce them.
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/a-breakthr...
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The Federal govt sends transfers to the Provinces for Public Healthcare and Public Education, but the Premiers are dispersing it to Private facilities lately and this is a huge problem. The Premiers do not spend the taxpayers money wisely. #Alberta
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
Many Albertans want private school funding scrapped, survey finds
A recent survey found a majority of Albertans would want the government to remove public funding of independent/private schools.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Federal govt sends transfers to the Provinces for Public Healthcare and Public Education, but the Premiers are dispersing it to Private facilities lately and this is a huge problem. The Premiers do not spend the taxpayers money wisely. #Alberta
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti...
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It's the new link-farming. These sitea are being used to 'organically' influence new LLM's and impacr search results. They're not actually meant to be used, just to be seen by search engines and AI
December 12, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It's the new link-farming. These sitea are being used to 'organically' influence new LLM's and impacr search results. They're not actually meant to be used, just to be seen by search engines and AI
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7/7 Leadership won't be secured by weakening guardrails. It requires rules built to withstand real adversaries.
"The United States should not be lobbied out of protecting its own future."
Chuck Hagel for The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
"The United States should not be lobbied out of protecting its own future."
Chuck Hagel for The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Banning AI Regulation Would Be a Disaster
The United States should not be lobbied out of protecting its own future.
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
7/7 Leadership won't be secured by weakening guardrails. It requires rules built to withstand real adversaries.
"The United States should not be lobbied out of protecting its own future."
Chuck Hagel for The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
"The United States should not be lobbied out of protecting its own future."
Chuck Hagel for The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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3/7 Adversaries know unregulated algorithms are attractive targets.
A single manipulated output can shut down power or destabilize markets.
The Pentagon warns of "data poisoning," while intelligence shows China, Russia, and Iran investing heavily in model theft and insider recruitment.
A single manipulated output can shut down power or destabilize markets.
The Pentagon warns of "data poisoning," while intelligence shows China, Russia, and Iran investing heavily in model theft and insider recruitment.
December 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
3/7 Adversaries know unregulated algorithms are attractive targets.
A single manipulated output can shut down power or destabilize markets.
The Pentagon warns of "data poisoning," while intelligence shows China, Russia, and Iran investing heavily in model theft and insider recruitment.
A single manipulated output can shut down power or destabilize markets.
The Pentagon warns of "data poisoning," while intelligence shows China, Russia, and Iran investing heavily in model theft and insider recruitment.
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“The world’s 7 richest individuals are all now powerful media barons, controlling what 🌎 sees, reads, and hears, marking a new chapter in oligarchical control over society and striking another blow at a free, independent press and diversity of opinion.” www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-ri...
December 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“The world’s 7 richest individuals are all now powerful media barons, controlling what 🌎 sees, reads, and hears, marking a new chapter in oligarchical control over society and striking another blow at a free, independent press and diversity of opinion.” www.mintpressnews.com/the-seven-ri...
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1/8
🇨🇦 🚨 THE FRASER VALLEY IS FLOODING AGAIN. ARE WE READY? 🚨 🇨🇦
Just four years after the 2021 disaster, the Nooksack River is spilling north.
Officials are watching the water barrel down on the border.
Tyler Olsen reports...
#BCFlood #Abbotsford #ClimateCrisis
🇨🇦 🚨 THE FRASER VALLEY IS FLOODING AGAIN. ARE WE READY? 🚨 🇨🇦
Just four years after the 2021 disaster, the Nooksack River is spilling north.
Officials are watching the water barrel down on the border.
Tyler Olsen reports...
#BCFlood #Abbotsford #ClimateCrisis
December 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
1/8
🇨🇦 🚨 THE FRASER VALLEY IS FLOODING AGAIN. ARE WE READY? 🚨 🇨🇦
Just four years after the 2021 disaster, the Nooksack River is spilling north.
Officials are watching the water barrel down on the border.
Tyler Olsen reports...
#BCFlood #Abbotsford #ClimateCrisis
🇨🇦 🚨 THE FRASER VALLEY IS FLOODING AGAIN. ARE WE READY? 🚨 🇨🇦
Just four years after the 2021 disaster, the Nooksack River is spilling north.
Officials are watching the water barrel down on the border.
Tyler Olsen reports...
#BCFlood #Abbotsford #ClimateCrisis
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So your energy bill is skyrocketing because of AI data centers and now you'll have rolling blackouts like a developing country. At what point do we arrest the criminal billionaires???
December 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
So your energy bill is skyrocketing because of AI data centers and now you'll have rolling blackouts like a developing country. At what point do we arrest the criminal billionaires???
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Indiana failed to pass their map to help the GOP cheat, and another grand jury refused to indict Letitia James.
Womp womp.
Womp womp.
December 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Indiana failed to pass their map to help the GOP cheat, and another grand jury refused to indict Letitia James.
Womp womp.
Womp womp.
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Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
December 12, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Buttigieg on Indiana: "The big part of how Trumpism works is to make you feel totally disempowered. To make him feel inevitable. And yet the clear takeaway from this is he is not unstoppable and you are not without power."
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Important to also know that Trump was threatening to withhold all federal funding from Indiana if Republicans voted NO on this.
Indiana’s Senate has voted AGAINST the GOP gerrymander that’d have locked in a 9-0 map.
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
This keeps the 7-2 map in place, saving two Democratic seats heading into 2026.
The vote failed big, 19/31.
The MAJORITY of the GOP senators opposed it!
December 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Important to also know that Trump was threatening to withhold all federal funding from Indiana if Republicans voted NO on this.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea