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settler Canadian / neuroqueer / gender-improvised (she/him)
pfp: photo of stoat standing on a rock
banner: two eyes staring from a sad, blue void, from Dan Sneberger’s cover for The Left Hand of Darkness
pfp: photo of stoat standing on a rock
banner: two eyes staring from a sad, blue void, from Dan Sneberger’s cover for The Left Hand of Darkness
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The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
The Nerd Reich
A fearless and urgent chronicle of the tech-authoritarian movement from its early days in San Francisco politics to its current moment on the inter...
www.simonandschuster.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The radicalization of Silicon Valley is the subject of my forthcoming book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and The War on Democracy."
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
It exposes a decades-long campaign to use tech power to overthrow democracy and destroy nations. Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
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Stopgenai.com we raise funds for people negatively impacted by this tech.
December 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Stopgenai.com we raise funds for people negatively impacted by this tech.
Being depressed for long periods can really wreck yer brain huh
December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Being depressed for long periods can really wreck yer brain huh
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ME: [using my Trying Extremely Hard To Get Employed voice] You know, you could even say that applying for a job is a job, these days
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
ME: [using my Trying Extremely Hard To Get Employed voice] You know, you could even say that applying for a job is a job, these days
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"The Canadian government has also been accused of ... allowing weapons to be sent to Israel amid the country's genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite a promise to halt such transfers."
“We’re talking about significant volumes of Canadian weapons fueled into contexts of genocide,” a rights activist said.
As Canadian Weapons Enter Sudan, Activists Decry Canada’s Deepening UAE Ties
“We’re talking about significant volumes of Canadian weapons fueled into contexts of genocide,” a rights activist said.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"The Canadian government has also been accused of ... allowing weapons to be sent to Israel amid the country's genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, despite a promise to halt such transfers."
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"We are unearthing the echo of loneliness. We are unfolding the brushstrokes of regret. We are saying the words that mean meaning." A great, clarifying, skin-crawling piece on A.I. writing 'style' by Sam Kriss. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"We are unearthing the echo of loneliness. We are unfolding the brushstrokes of regret. We are saying the words that mean meaning." A great, clarifying, skin-crawling piece on A.I. writing 'style' by Sam Kriss. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/m...
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Opinion: AI is eminently capable of political persuasion and could automate it at a mass scale. We are not prepared.
The era of AI persuasion in elections is about to begin
AI is eminently capable of political persuasion and could automate it at a mass scale. We are not prepared.
www.technologyreview.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Opinion: AI is eminently capable of political persuasion and could automate it at a mass scale. We are not prepared.
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good (terrible) time for the public to learn about v-coding and what happens to trans women in men's prisons.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
good (terrible) time for the public to learn about v-coding and what happens to trans women in men's prisons.
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"Apparently, the border agents indicated that they had detained Professor Falk in order to determine whether he was a threat to Canada’s national security and should be allowed to enter the country."
Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy
Protesting Canada’s Detention of Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk over Palestine Rights Advocacy
Outrage at the unjustified harassment that Richard Falk, former UN Special Rapporteur was subjected to by agents of the Canada Border Services
dlvr.it
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Apparently, the border agents indicated that they had detained Professor Falk in order to determine whether he was a threat to Canada’s national security and should be allowed to enter the country."
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“I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a landlord pursue quite such a campaign against its own tenants.”
A Vancouver Landlord Keeps Being Allowed to Evict Tenants. Why? | The Tyee
Residents want to know why BC’s Residential Tenancy Branch keeps siding with Plan A.
thetyee.ca
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“I don’t think that I’ve ever seen a landlord pursue quite such a campaign against its own tenants.”
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lets get silly with it, the world is falling apart!
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
lets get silly with it, the world is falling apart!
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The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The thing to understand about "age verification" laws is that they are not just for kids
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
The only way to "stop kids from doing xyz online" using age-gating is to demand a government ID (or invasive biometric face scan) from EVERYONE.
This means associating your gov ID with EVERYTHING YOU DO ONLINE
CTV News reports Canadian company Roshel is producing armoured vehicles for ICE
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Nation states increasingly function not even as unequal guaranteers of citizen rights but as sites for managing populations for an immense transnational empire of finance fascism. Canada is a resource colony for corporations first, and country second. Canadians’ rights are being sold.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
Elbows up was a huge con perpetrated against Canadians:
‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
ricochet.media/internationa...
‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
ricochet.media/internationa...
‘Unprecedented’: Canada’s new border bills pave the way for American law enforcement overreach
Human rights advocates warn that new legislation could erode constitutional protections and expose Canadian marginalized communities and dissidents to U.S. investigations, surveillance and political r...
ricochet.media
December 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Nation states increasingly function not even as unequal guaranteers of citizen rights but as sites for managing populations for an immense transnational empire of finance fascism. Canada is a resource colony for corporations first, and country second. Canadians’ rights are being sold.
#cdnpoli
#cdnpoli
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This is the time now where the word “ally” has to either start meaning something or evaporate from all tongues
December 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This is the time now where the word “ally” has to either start meaning something or evaporate from all tongues
More than 5,000 measles cases have been confirmed in 2025 compared to 147 in 2024, with infections reported in nine provinces and the Northwest Territories. Two deaths have been recorded, both infants exposed to the virus in utero.
Canada officially loses its measles elimination status amid sustained assault on public health
More than 5,000 measles cases have been confirmed in 2025 compared to 147 in 2024, with infections reported in nine provinces and the Northwest Territories. Two deaths have been recorded, both infants...
www.wsws.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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I feel there is something indies can become to stave off stagnation, focus and diversify the audiences, speak to the era, and create an environment where an ordinary title like Horses is understood in its context rather than being rendered unintelligible, tainted, and forbidden. like we're adults.
December 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
I feel there is something indies can become to stave off stagnation, focus and diversify the audiences, speak to the era, and create an environment where an ordinary title like Horses is understood in its context rather than being rendered unintelligible, tainted, and forbidden. like we're adults.
“What’s good for business” being the only single thing that’s allowed to ever happen is destroying all our lives
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Palantir CEO Says Making War Crimes Constitutional Would Be Good for Business
Alex Karp vows to use his "whole influence" on immigration and defense policy.
gizmodo.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:53 AM
“What’s good for business” being the only single thing that’s allowed to ever happen is destroying all our lives
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Ok, I have to ask. What's a movie that if someone doesn't like you'll hate them?
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Ok, I have to ask. What's a movie that if someone doesn't like you'll hate them?
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Tired of various in-Groups with influence holding everyone's human rights and hierarchy of needs hostage for political control.
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Tired of various in-Groups with influence holding everyone's human rights and hierarchy of needs hostage for political control.
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"That AI has not yet proven able to increase productivity or produce any measurable added value has not stopped the hype around it from driving the biggest securities bubble since the late 1990s. The AI ... comes with a gargantuan environmental cost. [AI] data centers are water and energy hogs."
The high-tech world’s abrupt turn to a rabid anti-science stance is likely the result of the emergence of artificial intelligence and a consequent new romance with the burning of fossil fuels.
Why Is Bill Gates Attacking Climate Science?
Silicon Valley has a financial reason for wanting to slow down the global movement to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 4:30 AM
"That AI has not yet proven able to increase productivity or produce any measurable added value has not stopped the hype around it from driving the biggest securities bubble since the late 1990s. The AI ... comes with a gargantuan environmental cost. [AI] data centers are water and energy hogs."
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Kirby Air Riders would be doing bigger numbers outside of Japan if they'd given it a proper western release imo
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Kirby Air Riders would be doing bigger numbers outside of Japan if they'd given it a proper western release imo
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hey swifties, explain this, hmm?
December 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
hey swifties, explain this, hmm?