Matti Aleve
@matti.aleve.me
Someone of little importance. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I’m a p.eng. and project manager. Interests in tech, infosec and photography.
Prefers the precautionary principle and clean air. I do post frequently on long covid and COVID safety.
I’m a p.eng. and project manager. Interests in tech, infosec and photography.
Prefers the precautionary principle and clean air. I do post frequently on long covid and COVID safety.
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Between this and previous rulings, U.S. corporations have effectively put a bullet in the head of labor protections, consumer protection, public safety, environmental law, and corporate oversight
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
Supreme Court appears likely to approve Trump’s firing of FTC Democrat
Conservative justices seem ready to back Trump control of independent agencies.
arstechnica.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Between this and previous rulings, U.S. corporations have effectively put a bullet in the head of labor protections, consumer protection, public safety, environmental law, and corporate oversight
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
I wish journalists would go a bit lighter on the legalese and a bit heavier on the real-world impact
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this is going to apply to so many things, like the concussive looming harms from lobotomizing federal labor and consumer protection regulators
One of the most disturbing things about the U.S. government getting themselves into the anti-vaccine game is that it is a time-release poison pill.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
It will take a few years before the worst of the harm is visible to enough people that they will truly understand what has been done to them.
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
this is going to apply to so many things, like the concussive looming harms from lobotomizing federal labor and consumer protection regulators
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You really, really shouldn't want writers who just pander to you and your pre-conceived preferences and expectations.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
You really, really shouldn't want writers who just pander to you and your pre-conceived preferences and expectations.
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Trickle down economics. Deregulation. Shifting public funds to the private sector. More police. These conservative policies have never worked and they won't work under Carney either.
Things that will reduce crime.
- Poverty reduction
- Better mental health supports
- Decriminalization/Legalization of drug
- Addiction support and safe supply
Things that will not reduce crime.
- More cops
- Poverty reduction
- Better mental health supports
- Decriminalization/Legalization of drug
- Addiction support and safe supply
Things that will not reduce crime.
- More cops
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trickle down economics. Deregulation. Shifting public funds to the private sector. More police. These conservative policies have never worked and they won't work under Carney either.
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Tough on crime. More police. Scare tactics. Pretty standard conservative stuff.
Canadians deserve to be safe in your communities.
That’s why we’re hiring 1,000 more RCMP personnel and strengthening the Criminal Code — to help keep violent and repeat offenders off your streets.
That’s why we’re hiring 1,000 more RCMP personnel and strengthening the Criminal Code — to help keep violent and repeat offenders off your streets.
December 4, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tough on crime. More police. Scare tactics. Pretty standard conservative stuff.
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Investors Won’t Back Northwest Pipeline with B.C., First Nations Opposed: CIBC www.theenergymix.com/investors-wo...
Investors Won’t Back Northwest Pipeline with B.C., First Nations Opposed: CIBC
Analysts at CIBC Capital Markets say they don't expect the private sector to take the lead on a new West Coast oil sands pipeline so long as the British Columbia government and First Nations are oppos...
www.theenergymix.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Investors Won’t Back Northwest Pipeline with B.C., First Nations Opposed: CIBC www.theenergymix.com/investors-wo...
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Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Say what you will about the Conservatives, but at least they would have stabbed you in the front.
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Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump
US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Vladimir Putin should raise it with Donald Trump.
bloom.bg
November 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
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DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
DOGE was always a very thinly disguised con to dress up data theft and extraction class destruction of federal corporate oversight as innovative, and it's important to remember that part of the reason it worked so well is that the press helped legitimize it
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hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
Musk’s DOGE Quietly Killed Off After Delivering Almost Nothing
The agency disbanded eight months ahead of schedule.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:16 PM
hey don't be so hard on yourselves; it delivered oceans of sensitive government and citizen data to billionaires
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Two fellas from Queens just vibing.
Q: would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani administration ?
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
TRUMP: I would. I really would.
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Two fellas from Queens just vibing.
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Notice how Loomer says “Trump admin” rather than Trump because even in this moment she can’t bring herself to criticize the man directly.
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Notice how Loomer says “Trump admin” rather than Trump because even in this moment she can’t bring herself to criticize the man directly.
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Laura Loomer is not taking it well
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Laura Loomer is not taking it well
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Cue the "progressive" Carney loyalists to rationalize Canada moving backwards on climate.
At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Cue the "progressive" Carney loyalists to rationalize Canada moving backwards on climate.
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At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
At COP30 Canada just got awarded the fossil of the day — first time since 2014 (the harper years). Clear sign of how Carney’s pro fossil fuel agenda and backsliding on climate policy is being noticed internationally.
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Canada is retreating from its international assistance commitments in Budget 2025. Details are vague except for cutting $2.7 Billion in aid spending between 2026 and 2030.
A missed opportunity for Canada to redouble efforts in face of American abandonment of aid.
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
A missed opportunity for Canada to redouble efforts in face of American abandonment of aid.
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
Chapter 5: Creating a more efficient and effective government | Budget 2025
Chapter 5: Creating a more efficient and effective government — Part of Budget 2025.
budget.canada.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Canada is retreating from its international assistance commitments in Budget 2025. Details are vague except for cutting $2.7 Billion in aid spending between 2026 and 2030.
A missed opportunity for Canada to redouble efforts in face of American abandonment of aid.
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
A missed opportunity for Canada to redouble efforts in face of American abandonment of aid.
budget.canada.ca/2025/report-...
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And, really, there's nothing misrepresented in the ad. If anything Reagan goes even harder in favor of free trade. Yes, the context is the retaliatory tariffs he's issuing on certain Japanese products, but he's explaining why and why he hopes to get rid of them soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
And, really, there's nothing misrepresented in the ad. If anything Reagan goes even harder in favor of free trade. Yes, the context is the retaliatory tariffs he's issuing on certain Japanese products, but he's explaining why and why he hopes to get rid of them soon. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t5Q...
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So much to say here, but the idea that they would sue over this is beyond ridiculous. There is no legitimate claim here. I'm guessing they're thinking about a publicity rights claim, but that won't fly. California's law exempts political/news usage.
Here's the statement from the Reagan Foundation.
"The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks."
"The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address, and the Government of Ontario did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks."
October 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
So much to say here, but the idea that they would sue over this is beyond ridiculous. There is no legitimate claim here. I'm guessing they're thinking about a publicity rights claim, but that won't fly. California's law exempts political/news usage.
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OK everyone with Trump Derangement Syndrome saying “wah wah wah why does she need two,” EVERYONE knows it’s bad luck to fly in a plane after you’ve killed a German Shepard in it
October 19, 2025 at 1:50 AM
OK everyone with Trump Derangement Syndrome saying “wah wah wah why does she need two,” EVERYONE knows it’s bad luck to fly in a plane after you’ve killed a German Shepard in it
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/3 Worry that we're descending into totalitarianism, that we're shedding the rule of law, and that we're abandoning every American value and norm. Worry that America is showing its ass.
Worry that it's your moral obligation to stand up, even in a small way, to be counted.
Worry that it's your moral obligation to stand up, even in a small way, to be counted.
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
/3 Worry that we're descending into totalitarianism, that we're shedding the rule of law, and that we're abandoning every American value and norm. Worry that America is showing its ass.
Worry that it's your moral obligation to stand up, even in a small way, to be counted.
Worry that it's your moral obligation to stand up, even in a small way, to be counted.
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Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
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Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
October 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Find a No Kings protest Saturday and go!
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
Don't worry that you've never been to a protest before. Don't worry about being dressed wrong or looking out of place. Don't worry that you don't agree about everything -- or even about much -- with lots of people at the protest.
/1
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I'm sorry but if you can't calculate this discount, you shouldn't have any role in the government.
Dr Oz: "You'll notice, President Trump, these are discounted from $242 to $10. I don't know what the math is on that. We can't even calculate it. It's too high to calculate."
October 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I'm sorry but if you can't calculate this discount, you shouldn't have any role in the government.
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Genuinely crazy how much we went from debates about body cams to "is the camera rolling? good. now watch me assault this dude."
October 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Genuinely crazy how much we went from debates about body cams to "is the camera rolling? good. now watch me assault this dude."
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Again, why are there no general strikes in the USA as their democracy is being dismantled in real time?
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Again, why are there no general strikes in the USA as their democracy is being dismantled in real time?