Kent W
@kentjw.bsky.social
Lawyer. Human rights, employment and housing. “…spectacular…” -Mark Bourrie. Libertine Expressive Conduct Absolutist. He/Him. Tweets aren't legal advice (as if).
I had *no* idea that’s what he looked like. With a head like that, I can see why he’s so pro-bullet
NEWS: Postmedia suspends Toronto Sun parliamentary bureau chief after tweet applauding ICE killing of Minneapolis woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
Postmedia Suspends Toronto Sun Parliamentary Bureau Chief After Tweet Applauding ICE Killing Minneapolis Woman
Postmedia says Bryan Passifiume’s tweet about ICE killing of Renee Good was ‘regrettable and insensitive’
pressprogress.ca
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I had *no* idea that’s what he looked like. With a head like that, I can see why he’s so pro-bullet
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This is part of the way that Canada loses its sovereignty — Canadian business elites will cheer it on
Scotiabank CEO says Trump doctrine to dominate hemisphere will be good for business
Financial data suggests Canadian banks are poised to profit if Donald Trump’s plan to takeover Venezuela’s oil industry comes to fruition.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:55 PM
This is part of the way that Canada loses its sovereignty — Canadian business elites will cheer it on
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If my fav bar got bought by a Nazi who ran CSAM on a screen over the bar, screamed about trans people from behind it and hosted revenge porn nights, I’d stop going and I’d be surprised if my local reps and Prime Minister kept leaving messages I need to read on the stall door of the backed up toilet.
In case you've seen the story about “grok now only generates images for paid users”, it's untrue. Apparently everyone just reported it because… it was what grok told them 🤦🏼
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
www.theverge.com/news/859309/...
No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature
X’s sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
www.theverge.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
If my fav bar got bought by a Nazi who ran CSAM on a screen over the bar, screamed about trans people from behind it and hosted revenge porn nights, I’d stop going and I’d be surprised if my local reps and Prime Minister kept leaving messages I need to read on the stall door of the backed up toilet.
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We need to build more non-market housing if we want to get out of this crisis. Much more than any governments are promising to build ⬇️
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
We need to build more non-market housing if we want to get out of this crisis. Much more than any governments are promising to build ⬇️
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Canada, like other western states, is worried about alienating Trump. But that just invites isolation next time, when it's your turn over the barrel, and everyone else stays silent for fear of alienating Trump.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Canada, like other western states, is worried about alienating Trump. But that just invites isolation next time, when it's your turn over the barrel, and everyone else stays silent for fear of alienating Trump.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
Democracies worthy of the name must stand together for the rule of law, or fall apart.
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per binding SCOTUS precedent the U.S. has jurisdiction to try foreign defendants on federal charges after intentionally kidnapping, drugging, and TORTURING them so long as their country does not have a treaty with us which specifically prohibits us from doing those things.
Very legal, very cool!
Very legal, very cool!
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
per binding SCOTUS precedent the U.S. has jurisdiction to try foreign defendants on federal charges after intentionally kidnapping, drugging, and TORTURING them so long as their country does not have a treaty with us which specifically prohibits us from doing those things.
Very legal, very cool!
Very legal, very cool!
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One of the most important tools in the lawyer’s persuasive toolbox is framing. Take this excellent example, from my toddler, earlier today;
“Please don’t take away my toys!”
…
“Please don’t take away…the toys…that *Santa* gave me.”
“Please don’t take away my toys!”
…
“Please don’t take away…the toys…that *Santa* gave me.”
January 2, 2026 at 5:10 AM
One of the most important tools in the lawyer’s persuasive toolbox is framing. Take this excellent example, from my toddler, earlier today;
“Please don’t take away my toys!”
…
“Please don’t take away…the toys…that *Santa* gave me.”
“Please don’t take away my toys!”
…
“Please don’t take away…the toys…that *Santa* gave me.”
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Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Per @chicagotribune.com, the pajama-pants-guy is a former county prosecutor.
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
And he had some things to say. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/25/c...
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An excellent colleague and person, @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social, is being repeatedly and frivolously sued by a guy who is also trying to get New York's anti-SLAPP law ruled unconstitutional. Support her efforts to protect the freedom to post funny things about weird right wing legal infighting.
So um. This is what's been up with me for the last year. I hate hate hate asking but very much appreciate your support. www.gofundme.com/f/fund-me-if...
Donate to GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting, organized by Detective Pikajew
Two years ago, I made a Twitter thread about a lawsuit I’d come acr… Detective Pikajew needs your support for GoFundMe If You Like Me: I Got Sued for Tweeting
www.gofundme.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:52 AM
An excellent colleague and person, @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social, is being repeatedly and frivolously sued by a guy who is also trying to get New York's anti-SLAPP law ruled unconstitutional. Support her efforts to protect the freedom to post funny things about weird right wing legal infighting.
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There have been some very scathing dissents over the years, but I can't think of one where the accusation is so bluntly made that the majority is a bunch of partisan hacks who are politically subservient to a president.
May this portion of the dissent by Ketanji Brown Jackson haunt John Roberts forever and be the final word on his tenure as Chief Justice.
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
There have been some very scathing dissents over the years, but I can't think of one where the accusation is so bluntly made that the majority is a bunch of partisan hacks who are politically subservient to a president.
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I am shocked—shocked!—that Doug Ford of all people would lie about this.
When the Ford government announced that it was forcing the Somerset West Community Health Centre to close its supervised consumption site, they quoted unsourced stats about local crime rates. They lied. Crime actually went down significantly when the CTS was open.
Crime rate around Somerset supervised consumption site lower than government suggested when announcing closure
The crime rate around the Somerset West Community Health Centre did not rise to the figures put forward by the provincial government last year when announcing the closure of its supervised consumption...
www.ctvnews.ca
August 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I am shocked—shocked!—that Doug Ford of all people would lie about this.
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During the 1970s, an arson wave ravaged poor communities across the US. Some lost 80% of their housing. Residents were blamed.
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
When the Bronx Burned, Tenants Died and Landlords Got Rich
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
During the 1970s, an arson wave ravaged poor communities across the US. Some lost 80% of their housing. Residents were blamed.
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
In reality, landlords—paid by insurers and enabled by the state—drove this arson-for-profit epidemic.
I reviewed @benchansfield.bsky.social's revelatory BORN IN FLAMES:
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ok I have a sitcom pitch here, the main character is antifa who can't find a place to live because techies keep beating them out
August 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
ok I have a sitcom pitch here, the main character is antifa who can't find a place to live because techies keep beating them out
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This presents a hard needle to thread re: a future where machines and humans produce something greater than the sum of their parts. Complacency is the mind/skills killer.
So I’ve been thinking a lot about AI use by students re: the importance of learning how to do a thing before you let AI help you with that thing. And then I came across this new paper about de-skilling in a medical context. :-/
August 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This presents a hard needle to thread re: a future where machines and humans produce something greater than the sum of their parts. Complacency is the mind/skills killer.
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CHIEF: I’ll need your badge and your service weapon.
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
August 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
CHIEF: I’ll need your badge and your service weapon.
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
ME: [puts a badge and a Quiznos Turkey Ranch Swiss on the desk]
CHIEF: Both of ‘em.
ME: [hesitates then bends over and unstraps a McRib from my ankle]
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Maybe not news to folks. Winston Smith, collage artist supreme, has suffered a recent heart attack, is recovering and looking to pay for rescheduling a gallery show.
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
Donate to Emergency Fund for Winston’s Heart & Art Show Revival, organized by Theo Cincotta
Hi everyone, San Francisco punk surrealist artist Winston Smith, k… Theo Cincotta needs your support for Emergency Fund for Winston’s Heart & Art Show Revival
www.gofundme.com
August 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Maybe not news to folks. Winston Smith, collage artist supreme, has suffered a recent heart attack, is recovering and looking to pay for rescheduling a gallery show.
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
www.gofundme.com/f/winstons-h...
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The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances, records obtained by the Star show.
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances
The warning is included in previously unreported audits. Therme says it doesn't reflect the strong financial footing of the global business.
www.thestar.com
August 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Ford government touted Therme as a ‘world-class’ partner for Ontario Place. In Europe, ‘significant’ concerns have emerged over finances, records obtained by the Star show.
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
From the front page of today's paper, by Ana Pereira
and me:
www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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forbidding my child from becoming a journalist because it involves transcription
March 24, 2024 at 3:41 PM
forbidding my child from becoming a journalist because it involves transcription
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Tell Congress: Instead of passing an overreaching and unconstitutional TikTok ban, they should solve the real problem of out-of-control privacy invasions by enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation.
Congress Should Give Up on Unconstitutional TikTok Bans
Congress’ unfounded plan to ban TikTok under the guise of protecting our data is back, this time in the form of a new bill—the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications
www.eff.org
March 13, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Tell Congress: Instead of passing an overreaching and unconstitutional TikTok ban, they should solve the real problem of out-of-control privacy invasions by enacting comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation.
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There’s so much to be said right now about independent journalism. If not for dedicated reporters working outside mainstream outlets, three major recent stories—Nex Benedict death, Aaron Bushnell’s protest, Katie Britt’s lies—would be fundamentally different. And yet we have to strain for respect.
March 9, 2024 at 11:22 PM
There’s so much to be said right now about independent journalism. If not for dedicated reporters working outside mainstream outlets, three major recent stories—Nex Benedict death, Aaron Bushnell’s protest, Katie Britt’s lies—would be fundamentally different. And yet we have to strain for respect.
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When the edible hits
February 26, 2024 at 11:56 PM
When the edible hits
Boy, good thing there aren’t any sensitive bird species there
February 26, 2024 at 12:48 AM
Boy, good thing there aren’t any sensitive bird species there