Jamie Kneen
@jkneen.bsky.social
Let's not panic until there is some evidence. Oh, crap...
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Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017
Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
gizmodo.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
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FYI I’m really giving it to the @bsky.app Twitter account right now about banning and deleting Palestinian accounts here. It’s starting to go viral and more people are starting to see. If they don’t want bad publicity they should change their policy to let them fundraiser here. @support.bsky.team
February 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
FYI I’m really giving it to the @bsky.app Twitter account right now about banning and deleting Palestinian accounts here. It’s starting to go viral and more people are starting to see. If they don’t want bad publicity they should change their policy to let them fundraiser here. @support.bsky.team
Worst of both worlds. And an example of where public ownership (SaskPower) can be a disaster for the public interest, making terrible (also corrupt and politically-motivated) decisions.
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
Saskatchewan court dismisses coal power challenge | The Narwhal
A Saskatchewan judge dismissed an application challenging the province’s decision to extend the use of coal power plants
thenarwhal.ca
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Worst of both worlds. And an example of where public ownership (SaskPower) can be a disaster for the public interest, making terrible (also corrupt and politically-motivated) decisions.
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
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This is so shocking - years after the EU put together conflict minerals legislation precisely because of the abuses and conflict associated with coltan mining in the DRC so little has changed
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This is so shocking - years after the EU put together conflict minerals legislation precisely because of the abuses and conflict associated with coltan mining in the DRC so little has changed
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
"With all this material, someone must be training an Epstein algo." - @adamtooze.bsky.social That is literally what the large language models are doing right now. Digesting a lot of new word associations. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Chartbook 432 "Writing column. Talking w peril" - polycrisis or stroke?
Why do people, more specifically, rich, famous and powerful men, do the things they do?
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"With all this material, someone must be training an Epstein algo." - @adamtooze.bsky.social That is literally what the large language models are doing right now. Digesting a lot of new word associations. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
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Concerned individuals trying to hold @fordnation accountable project an image at @OntarioPCParty asking when he will compensate #GrassyNarrows for the ongoing mercury crisis.
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Concerned individuals trying to hold @fordnation accountable project an image at @OntarioPCParty asking when he will compensate #GrassyNarrows for the ongoing mercury crisis.
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
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Grassy Narrows has had contaminated water for over 50 years, with over 90 percent of its population suffering with mercury poisoning....
This government is an embarrassment
This government is an embarrassment
BREAKING: @OntarioPCParty convention today @fordnation was asked:
“Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?”
Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters.
#FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026
“Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?”
Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters.
#FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Grassy Narrows has had contaminated water for over 50 years, with over 90 percent of its population suffering with mercury poisoning....
This government is an embarrassment
This government is an embarrassment
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... TBT '...mutual recognition policies by the provinces and federal government, and the removal of exceptions in the CFTA, risk a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety if not managed carefully.' @policyalternatives.ca
The premiers’ new clothes: A critical look at the race to remove interprovincial trade barriers - CCPA
The costs of interprovincial trade barriers have been vastly overstated, while the rush to remove them risks a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... TBT '...mutual recognition policies by the provinces and federal government, and the removal of exceptions in the CFTA, risk a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety if not managed carefully.' @policyalternatives.ca
Here are the receipts.
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca
Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws - CCPA
Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada—one that allows all cabinet ministers to exempt any indiv...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Here are the receipts.
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca
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“Never again” includes today, and it includes everyone. What has Mark Carney done to stop the carnage in Palestine? In Sudan? Sell arms to Israel and the UAE?
My placard says “Jews against genocide” and I find it disturbing that it even needs to be said.
My placard says “Jews against genocide” and I find it disturbing that it even needs to be said.
Elie Wiesel warned that, “to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.” Canada will remember – so that “Never Again” is always true.
January 28, 2026 at 1:10 AM
“Never again” includes today, and it includes everyone. What has Mark Carney done to stop the carnage in Palestine? In Sudan? Sell arms to Israel and the UAE?
My placard says “Jews against genocide” and I find it disturbing that it even needs to be said.
My placard says “Jews against genocide” and I find it disturbing that it even needs to be said.
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From the creator of Heated Rivalry
Can't believe this Letterkenny clip of a bunch of far right shitheels getting stomped isn't around more youtu.be/JObnr5e0TIg?...
Letterkenny - Natives and Hicks vs The Hard Right
YouTube video by ColdDayInHell
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 9:12 PM
From the creator of Heated Rivalry
Excellent analysis from @breachmedia.ca. breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
Mark Carney’s speech in Davos was an exercise in hollow defiance ⋆ The Breach
Breaking down the Prime Minister’s headline-making Davos speech
breachmedia.ca
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Excellent analysis from @breachmedia.ca. breachmedia.ca/mark-carneys...
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“A toddler on LSD.” @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on Donald Trump. 😂
January 23, 2026 at 12:32 AM
“A toddler on LSD.” @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social on Donald Trump. 😂
Lovely and helpful review of "More and More and More" here: thebaffler.com/latest/gimme...
January 21, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Lovely and helpful review of "More and More and More" here: thebaffler.com/latest/gimme...
I just want to say that Trump's "Board of Peace" is one of the funniest things he's come up with so far. I mean, he's the Chairman of the Board of Peace — and holds a total veto? And he's invited Netanyahu? How are journalists able to report on this with a straight face?
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I just want to say that Trump's "Board of Peace" is one of the funniest things he's come up with so far. I mean, he's the Chairman of the Board of Peace — and holds a total veto? And he's invited Netanyahu? How are journalists able to report on this with a straight face?
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Grok, the gas-powered deepfake-generating "anti-woke" chatbot that used to refer to itself as "MechaHitler," attracted a substantial investment from Canadians' pensions.
Canada's pension plan invested $416 million in Musk's deepfake porn-generating AI
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ploughed about $416 million last year into xAI, Elon Musk's AI company. The money helped fund the billionaire's push to build three of the world's larg...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Grok, the gas-powered deepfake-generating "anti-woke" chatbot that used to refer to itself as "MechaHitler," attracted a substantial investment from Canadians' pensions.
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So not in the mood for sanitized Dr. King quotes today. Here are some solid ones.
Beyond the Dream: MLK’s 7 Most Radical Quotes
A look at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s less-cited messages on capitalism, war and justice, and what they reveal about his true legacy.
www.bet.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
So not in the mood for sanitized Dr. King quotes today. Here are some solid ones.
WTAF
Canada must not do this. It is a mockery of international political governance, legitimizing the idea that Trump can simply push aside other countries' sovereignty.
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Carney mulling $1B membership to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’
The Canadian PM said the POTUS invite came "a few weeks ago."
www.politico.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
WTAF
This is the way. Or at least a good start.
fwiw these are unionized hotels and their local sent a formal request to employers not to accept ICE bookings or allow ICE to use their facilities www.facebook.com/share/p/1aV9...
ICE agents at a hotel in St. Paul woke up this morning to news that they’re getting kicked out of their hotel today at noon.
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
This is the way. Or at least a good start.
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This is objectively reckless and insane.
While the U.S. is actively weakening the FDA, Canada is preparing to stop doing its own drug reviews and defer to foreign regulators.
“Public service savings targets” in action.
“Public service savings targets” in action.
The Carney government is about to give up a vital bit of sovereignty. Worse, it could harm Canadians’ health www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @thestar.com
News and analysis → canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁
News and analysis → canadahealthwatch.ca 🍁
January 18, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This is objectively reckless and insane.
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www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Thaioronióhte David David launched dozens of careers for Indigenous journalists and changed the way the media tells #Indigenous stories #cdnmedia #cdnpoli
Dan David 'Father of APTN News' passed into the spirit world
Dan David, an icon for hundreds of journalists, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, in Canada and South Africa, and changed how stories are told.
www.aptnnews.ca
January 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
www.aptnnews.ca/national-new... Thaioronióhte David David launched dozens of careers for Indigenous journalists and changed the way the media tells #Indigenous stories #cdnmedia #cdnpoli
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In case AI data centers seem inevitable, @lelanargi.bsky.social looked at the farmers and farm communities all over the country that are pushing back — and succeeding:
ambrook.com/offrange/lan...
ambrook.com/offrange/lan...
This Land Is Their Land - Offrange
Farmers are fighting AI companies offering fortunes to build data centers on their land. Can they withstand the pressure — and live to farm another day?
ambrook.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
In case AI data centers seem inevitable, @lelanargi.bsky.social looked at the farmers and farm communities all over the country that are pushing back — and succeeding:
ambrook.com/offrange/lan...
ambrook.com/offrange/lan...
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As a Canadian I often disagree with government, but I've seldom been so embarrassed by it at the national level. Angry yes, but embarrassed by its cowardice...no
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 PM
As a Canadian I often disagree with government, but I've seldom been so embarrassed by it at the national level. Angry yes, but embarrassed by its cowardice...no