Elisabeth/リサ
@elisabethkaseda.bsky.social
Web developer (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP) and designer (Figma, Adobe Suite). Huge nerd (books, stage plays, music, Pokémon, NHL Jets). She/her. 🇺🇸➡️🇯🇵➡️🇨🇦
This card game (and company) was created by one of my classmates from Digital Media Design. Definitely check it out!
An Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe) card game created by an Indigenous designer right here in #Winnipeg.
Currently $4,110 pledged of $7,000 goal.
Currently $4,110 pledged of $7,000 goal.
Ataage Agindaasonan - An Ojibwe/Anishinaabemowin card game
A fun way to learn a language with access to audio translations and pronunciation breakdowns. Immerse yourself with the game phrases!
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This card game (and company) was created by one of my classmates from Digital Media Design. Definitely check it out!
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if ai was a cheat code for shit people would be shipping a shocking amount of new amazing stuff but they are NOT!!
February 10, 2026 at 3:28 AM
if ai was a cheat code for shit people would be shipping a shocking amount of new amazing stuff but they are NOT!!
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I think all the time about how every tech company desperately tried to get us on board with crypto/NFTs in 2022, including all those Super Bowl ads. They wasted a bunch of energy, spewed a bunch of emissions, got vulnerable people hooked on pyramid schemes, and then just pretended it didn't happen?
February 8, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I think all the time about how every tech company desperately tried to get us on board with crypto/NFTs in 2022, including all those Super Bowl ads. They wasted a bunch of energy, spewed a bunch of emissions, got vulnerable people hooked on pyramid schemes, and then just pretended it didn't happen?
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Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
Federal public servants called back to office 4 days a week starting this summer | CBC News
The federal government expects its employees to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
www.cbc.ca
February 8, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Two things I’m not sure is widely understood:
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
1. Many public servants no longer have their own desks and work in transient government co-working spaces
2. Many describe a Kafkaesque existence of going to physical offices only to spend their time on video calls with the people sitting next to them
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Warm, fall temperatures coupled with early rains are leading to a kind of “super bloom” of death caps in California this year, experts say. https://to.pbs.org/46ezJpR
Four dead and three receive liver transplants after eating death cap mushrooms in California
Four people have died and three others have required liver transplants after eating the aptly named death cap mushroom that is proliferating in California following a rainy winter.
www.pbs.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Warm, fall temperatures coupled with early rains are leading to a kind of “super bloom” of death caps in California this year, experts say. https://to.pbs.org/46ezJpR
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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With a number of Olympic athletes donning respirators, this is your reminder that COVID is not over.
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
Worldwide Mask Bloc Directory – Find your local Mask Bloc
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Free high-quality masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment for your community. Mutual Aid & We Keep Us Safe.
maskbloc.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 AM
With a number of Olympic athletes donning respirators, this is your reminder that COVID is not over.
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
It’s airborne, and a well fitted mask is a great way to protect yourself and those around you.
If you can’t afford one, check out your local mask bloc.
If you can afford it, consider donating!
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It's that time! After a two-year hiatus, CommuniTea Book Club is back and signups are open NOW!
- Digital meetings, club boxes ship domestically and internationally!
- Each month explores a different genre!
- Season pass = get one month free!
- Choose from season pass or a la carte!
- Digital meetings, club boxes ship domestically and internationally!
- Each month explores a different genre!
- Season pass = get one month free!
- Choose from season pass or a la carte!
February 7, 2026 at 1:19 AM
It's that time! After a two-year hiatus, CommuniTea Book Club is back and signups are open NOW!
- Digital meetings, club boxes ship domestically and internationally!
- Each month explores a different genre!
- Season pass = get one month free!
- Choose from season pass or a la carte!
- Digital meetings, club boxes ship domestically and internationally!
- Each month explores a different genre!
- Season pass = get one month free!
- Choose from season pass or a la carte!
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While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
Epstein had many known connections to Silicon Valley CEOs, but less known was how he made money from those relationships.
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
We did a deep dive into how he got dealflow in Silicon Valley, giving him shots to invest in Coinbase, Palantir, SpaceX and other companies.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
While reporting this, I had something happen that's never happened. A comms rep for one of the co's disputed my reporting and said what I was telling them was untrue because it was not in Grok, xAI's chatbot.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
I was looking directly at the files. And this person was using AI to challenge the truth.
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Isn’t this the only reason to be rich? To fund zany projects that are just cool for their own sake but completely unprofitable/frivolous?
If I had even a fraction of Bezos's money I would fund so much unprofitable shit and let it absolutely rip.
February 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Isn’t this the only reason to be rich? To fund zany projects that are just cool for their own sake but completely unprofitable/frivolous?
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Yes!
The process is always the point and if the process is pointless then so is the result. This also goes way beyond art I think.
To create is to be changed.
I wrote a whole long diatribe on it once so it's nice to see the sentiment echoed by bigger voices
The process is always the point and if the process is pointless then so is the result. This also goes way beyond art I think.
To create is to be changed.
I wrote a whole long diatribe on it once so it's nice to see the sentiment echoed by bigger voices
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Yes!
The process is always the point and if the process is pointless then so is the result. This also goes way beyond art I think.
To create is to be changed.
I wrote a whole long diatribe on it once so it's nice to see the sentiment echoed by bigger voices
The process is always the point and if the process is pointless then so is the result. This also goes way beyond art I think.
To create is to be changed.
I wrote a whole long diatribe on it once so it's nice to see the sentiment echoed by bigger voices
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I'm not sure you are a Luddite or a curmudgeon Mick Friesen, but you are definitely a Kindred Spirit.
Shout out to the
@winnipegfreepress.com, for providing a community sounding board.
Shout out to the
@winnipegfreepress.com, for providing a community sounding board.
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I'm not sure you are a Luddite or a curmudgeon Mick Friesen, but you are definitely a Kindred Spirit.
Shout out to the
@winnipegfreepress.com, for providing a community sounding board.
Shout out to the
@winnipegfreepress.com, for providing a community sounding board.
This is a little bit ridiculous… (I planned to be 15 minutes early to my class, and I’m now going to be 10+ minutes late—five minutes have gone by and those times haven’t budged.)
February 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This is a little bit ridiculous… (I planned to be 15 minutes early to my class, and I’m now going to be 10+ minutes late—five minutes have gone by and those times haven’t budged.)
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And not to put too fine a point on it, but a president who ran on eliminating “illegal” immigrants created a ton more “illegal” immigrants by canceling a bunch of actual real legal statuses. He took people off the path that everyone says they want people on.
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 AM
And not to put too fine a point on it, but a president who ran on eliminating “illegal” immigrants created a ton more “illegal” immigrants by canceling a bunch of actual real legal statuses. He took people off the path that everyone says they want people on.
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Some PSAs for things I am glad to have found over the last couple of years:
refuseuline.com/Alternative-... - uline sucks, there's other options!
ellipsus.com - a free, full-featured collaborative writing option that isn't Google Docs!
www.freetaxusa.com - USA, you do not need to pay TurboTax!
refuseuline.com/Alternative-... - uline sucks, there's other options!
ellipsus.com - a free, full-featured collaborative writing option that isn't Google Docs!
www.freetaxusa.com - USA, you do not need to pay TurboTax!
Ellipsus | Collaborative writing software
Write, edit, and collaborate on any device. Ellipsus is a principled alternative to Google Docs—built for writers, by writers. Sign up for free.
ellipsus.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Some PSAs for things I am glad to have found over the last couple of years:
refuseuline.com/Alternative-... - uline sucks, there's other options!
ellipsus.com - a free, full-featured collaborative writing option that isn't Google Docs!
www.freetaxusa.com - USA, you do not need to pay TurboTax!
refuseuline.com/Alternative-... - uline sucks, there's other options!
ellipsus.com - a free, full-featured collaborative writing option that isn't Google Docs!
www.freetaxusa.com - USA, you do not need to pay TurboTax!
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The Cherry Tree Circle Skirt is still available — complete with stretchy comfort, maximum twirl, and pockets big enough to cause chaos.
Don’t sleep on it. #store
Shop: store.mayakern.com/collections/...
Don’t sleep on it. #store
Shop: store.mayakern.com/collections/...
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The Cherry Tree Circle Skirt is still available — complete with stretchy comfort, maximum twirl, and pockets big enough to cause chaos.
Don’t sleep on it. #store
Shop: store.mayakern.com/collections/...
Don’t sleep on it. #store
Shop: store.mayakern.com/collections/...
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I remain comfortable with my choice to have absolutely nothing to do with this technology. When the algorithms feeding on each other's outputs start disrupting stuff in the real world, I'm just going to sit back and say I told you so.
January 31, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I remain comfortable with my choice to have absolutely nothing to do with this technology. When the algorithms feeding on each other's outputs start disrupting stuff in the real world, I'm just going to sit back and say I told you so.
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WINNIPEG – Perhaps one of the best embodiments of Canadians’ ability to embrace winter, rather than hide from it, pops up every December at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
Frozen rivers, skating trails and funky huts make for winter whimsy in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Perhaps one of the best embodiments of Canadians’ ability to embrace winter, rather than hide from it, pops up every December at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:48 PM
WINNIPEG – Perhaps one of the best embodiments of Canadians’ ability to embrace winter, rather than hide from it, pops up every December at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers.
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Controversial opinions:
1) Creating good-paying public sector jobs is good, actually.
2) Cutting taxes on the wealthy and subsidizing corporations so they will create low-paying jobs* is not so good, actually.
(* Mostly they just reinvest in the market, hide funds offshore, or buy another yacht)
1) Creating good-paying public sector jobs is good, actually.
2) Cutting taxes on the wealthy and subsidizing corporations so they will create low-paying jobs* is not so good, actually.
(* Mostly they just reinvest in the market, hide funds offshore, or buy another yacht)
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Controversial opinions:
1) Creating good-paying public sector jobs is good, actually.
2) Cutting taxes on the wealthy and subsidizing corporations so they will create low-paying jobs* is not so good, actually.
(* Mostly they just reinvest in the market, hide funds offshore, or buy another yacht)
1) Creating good-paying public sector jobs is good, actually.
2) Cutting taxes on the wealthy and subsidizing corporations so they will create low-paying jobs* is not so good, actually.
(* Mostly they just reinvest in the market, hide funds offshore, or buy another yacht)
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The idea among even centrist liberals that this tough moment is “the right time” to treat marginalized people even worse than we do already neatly underscores the callousness and inhumanity of the political and media class in this country.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The idea among even centrist liberals that this tough moment is “the right time” to treat marginalized people even worse than we do already neatly underscores the callousness and inhumanity of the political and media class in this country.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
Status for all. Full rights for all.
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A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 PM
A new study from Anthropic finds that gains in coding efficiency when relying on AI assistance did did not meet statistical significance; AI use noticeably degraded programmers’ understanding of what they were doing. Incredible.
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With another blast of cold air expected Friday through Sunday (Jan. 30 - Feb. 1) across the southeast U.S., be sure to check in on those in your community who might need extra help weathering these temperatures. weather.gov/safety
January 29, 2026 at 8:11 PM
With another blast of cold air expected Friday through Sunday (Jan. 30 - Feb. 1) across the southeast U.S., be sure to check in on those in your community who might need extra help weathering these temperatures. weather.gov/safety
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The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba cancelled a nurse’s registration for “shocking” misconduct that nearly killed a patient and will ask the province to reconsider an order to license applicants from outside the province without recent experience.
Nursing regulator cancels Manitoba licence for ‘shocking,’ nearly fatal misconduct
The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba cancelled a nurse’s registration for “shocking” misconduct that nearly killed a patient and will ask the province to reconsider an order to license applicants from outside the province without recent experience.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 29, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba cancelled a nurse’s registration for “shocking” misconduct that nearly killed a patient and will ask the province to reconsider an order to license applicants from outside the province without recent experience.
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JUST IN: Microsoft delivered a marginal beat on quarterly revenue expectations for its crucial cloud-computing business, amplifying investor doubts about the payoff from its hefty artificial intelligence spending and highlighting growing competition in the industry reut.rs/4rlL5QR
Microsoft's rising spending, slight cloud beat fan AI payoff worries
Microsoft only edged past estimates for quarterly revenue in its crucial cloud-computing business on Wednesday and ramped up spending on artificial intelligence, disappointing investors looking for b...
reut.rs
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
JUST IN: Microsoft delivered a marginal beat on quarterly revenue expectations for its crucial cloud-computing business, amplifying investor doubts about the payoff from its hefty artificial intelligence spending and highlighting growing competition in the industry reut.rs/4rlL5QR