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Mark Szpakowski
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Sanity seeker at the tech-society-earth commons — Msit No’kmaq: All My Relations.
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There's a truly amazing paradigm shift happening in biology:
- purposeful agency at all levels of organisms: it ain't just us!
- patterns shaping growth & behavior may also be themselves purposeful.
All this within actual experimental science.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH7t...
Memories and ideas are living organisms | Michael Levin and Lex Fridman
YouTube video by Lex Clips
www.youtube.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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bodhidrop.bsky.social
So, is this a sign of trade policy changing? #America #Canada #ICE #MilitaryIndustrialComplex www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
ICE ordering fleet of 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian firm | CBC News
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earmarked millions of dollars for a bulk order for 20 armoured vehicles from Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel that are built to resist bullets and bomb bla...
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
Canadian ICC Judge Kimberly Prost has told Al Jazeera that US sanctions have had a ‘crippling effect’ on her life. She’s one of nine officials sanctioned by the US for trying to prosecute American and Israeli nationals.
December 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
Detailed dismantling of Global News article on "Canadians in Hamas" which manufactures evidence-free Israeli-shaped perceptions of Palestinians. www.cjpmemap.ca/2025_11_26_j...
Serious concern regarding "The Canadians in Hamas"
The Canadian Association of Journalists’ ethics guidelines state that “Any vested interest or potential bias on the part of a source” should be divulged. Nothing is said of potential bias of the unnam...
www.cjpmemap.ca
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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dropsitenews.com
Leaked emails show how Act for Israel, U.S.-based pro-Israel advocacy outfit founded by Israeli-American actor Noa Tishby secretly coordinated with Israel’s government to shape U.S. media coverage, likely violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, Connor Echols (X: @connor_echols) reports...
Leaked emails show how Act for Israel, U.S.-based pro-Israel advocacy outfit founded by Israeli-American actor Noa Tishby secretly coordinated with Israel’s government to shape U.S. media coverage, likely violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act, @connor_echols reports. The documents show the group arranged interviews for IDF delegations, placed pro-Israel content in major American outlets, and ran media junkets that required participants to publish pro-Israel articles. Advisers like Joshua Trevino also appear to have done undeclared PR work. The leak offers a closer look at how pro-Israel activists quietly advanced Israeli government narratives in the U.S. while publicly posing as independent advocates, raising new questions about undisclosed foreign influence. Full story in @RStatecraft is linked below. Connor Echols @connor_echols Actress and influencer Noa Tishby portrays herself as an independent advocate for Israel. Leaked emails show that's not the whole story. My investigation in @RStatecraft (link below)
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 AM
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harmscommitted.com
"30 new laws entrenching apartheid and Jewish supremacy — joining Adalah's existing list of now more than 100 Israeli laws that discriminate against Palestinian citizens."
#Israel #Gaza #Palestine #Apartheid #Censorship #Education #Protest #Deportation #Incarceration #Genocide
How Israel entrenched apartheid rule during Gaza war
In a two-year blitz, Israeli lawmakers passed over 30 laws curtailing Palestinians' rights and punishing dissent, a new report shows.
www.972mag.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
Ethnic Cleansing continues...
Eretz Israel project continues...
dropsitenews.com Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d
⭕️ Israel To Open Rafah Crossing For Exits Only

Israel announced on Wed. that the Rafah border crossing w/ Egypt will open in coming days but “exclusively for the exit of residents from the Gaza Strip to Egypt.” In a statement on X, Israel’s Coordination of Gov. Activities in the Territories...
⭕️ Israel To Open Rafah Crossing For Exits Only Israel announced on Wednesday that the Rafah border crossing with Egypt will open in the coming days but “exclusively for the exit of residents from the Gaza Strip to Egypt.” In a statement on X, Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) posted that “The residents’ exit through the Rafah Crossing will be facilitated through coordination with Egypt, following security approval by Israel and under the supervision of the European Union mission, similar to the mechanism that operated in January 2025.” However, Egypt rejected the announcement, with the official State Information Service quoting an official source saying that “should an agreement be reached to open the crossing, movement would take place in both directions—into and out of the Strip—in accordance with what stated in the plan put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump.” COGAT @cogatonline 📍UPDATE: In accordance with the ceasefire agreement and a directive of the political echelon, the Rafah Crossing will open in the coming days exclusively for the exit of residents from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. The residents' exit through the Rafah Crossing will be facilitated through coordination with Egypt, following security approval by Israel and under the supervision of the European Union mission, similar to the mechanism that operated in January 2025.
December 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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archive.org
Mosaic made the early web simple & exciting. Text, images, data, audio, & video all in one window. Suddenly, the internet was something anyone could explore. Traffic soared & the web began its rapid growth.
NCSA Mosaic for X Screenshot. Date 2013. Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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🧵 The first popular web browser was Mosaic, released in 1993 by NCSA at the University of Illinois. 🌐

Most people today have never heard of it, but its original site is preserved on the #WaybackMachine ⤵️ web.archive.org/web/19961220...

#Wayback1T #InternetHistory
Image with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine Then and Gone" and "NCSA.UIUC.EDU/SDG/SOFTWARE/MOSAIC". Below is a Wayback Machine capture of the NCSA website for the Mosaic browser from December 20, 1996, alongside a stylized computer window featuring a pixel art frowning face representing that the website is gone labeled "Now".
December 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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dropsitenews.com
⭕️ Gaza Tribes & Clans: Israel is flooding the Strip w/ narcotics while blocking basic aid

The Palestinian Tribal & Clan Council says the past several weeks have seen “large quantities of narcotics” smuggled into Gaza in what it described as “the occupation’s malicious and repeated attempts to...
⭕️ Gaza Tribes & Clans: Israel is flooding the Strip with narcotics while blocking basic aid The Palestinian Tribal and Clan Council says the past several weeks have seen “large quantities of narcotics” smuggled into Gaza in what it described as “the occupation’s malicious and repeated attempts to target the home front.” The Council said Israeli-backed militias were running gangs dedicated to pushing drugs from “Rafah to the north.” While Israel facilitates the flow of drugs, the Council says it “prevents the entry of a sufficient number of aid trucks” and continues a policy of starving the population. The Council believes these operations are not incidental but part of “multiple methods aimed at drowning society, destroying its fabric, and striking its moral and social foundations, in a systematic war targeting Palestinian youth, the backbone of the future.” It calls the fight against this wave of narcotics a “national and moral obligation” that demands unified action and vigilance across families, institutions, and authorities. Anyone involved in smuggling or distribution, it says, is committing “a national betrayal that harms the security and values of society.” Previous reports by various Arabic outlets, including Ultra Palestine in June, documented Israel’s introduction of “massive amounts of the most dangerous drugs through various new methods,” as it deprived civilians of food, medicine, and essentials. Earlier, during the ongoing genocide, authorities in Gaza said they found Oxycodone pills inside flour sacks distributed at U.S.-run aid centers - see linked post.
December 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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1 TON has ~907K grams. ~1 gram of cocaine can be fatal.

Over 20 yrs, former Honduran Pres Juan Orlando Hernández brought over 500 TONS of cocaine to the U.S. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison.

Trump has pardoned & released him from prison.

While mass murdering fisherman as "narcoterrorists."
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
The Y caved in to "a concerted and orchestrated personal campaign against Rana Zaman by the Atlantic Jewish Council and several local rabbis" because of her opposition to and criticism of the Genocide in Gaza. In 2019 the same group denied her the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission award.
December 2, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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dropsitenews.com
🚨 Marwan Barghouti’s son has released a new video from the West Bank village of Kobar, his father’s birthplace, launching an int'l push to free his father — the most popular Palestinian political leader who has languished for over 2 decades in prison — & to free all Palestinian political prisoners.
🚨 Marwan Barghouti’s son has released a new video from the West Bank village of Kobar, his father’s birthplace, launching an international push to free his father — the most popular Palestinian political leader who has languished for over two decades in prison — and to free all Palestinian political prisoners. The effort seeks to build a global movement behind Barghouti’s case, directing supporters to join through a website listed below. FreeMarwanNow @FreeMarwanNow 🚨 BREAKING: we are launching an international call to #FreeMarwan ✌️and all Palestinian political prisoners. This is the beginning. We build from here and we won’t stop until this is a global movement 🌍. Tag everyone you know. Join the Campaign: http://FreeMarwan.org Location: Kobar, West Bank. Marwan’s birthplace.
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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mattduss.bsky.social
If you want to know why Pete Hegseth is confident he'll face no consequences for blatant war crimes, just look at the list of people who attended Dick Cheney's funeral.
November 29, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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timbousquet.bsky.social
Good point.

Thought experiment: If YOU were the victim of a cyberattack, could you tell Nova Scotia Power you're just going to estimate your power bill for the next 8 months and settle accounts, interest-free, after?
bevpr.bsky.social Bev Pausche, APR @bevpr.bsky.social · 6d
This is an incompetent company. They have a huge responsibility that they’re just dumping on citizens. Not one of their ‘customers’ would be excused by a corporation if they experienced major life disruptions and expected financial leniency.

Time for public ownership.
November 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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brucearthur.bsky.social
The man has principles
rachelgilmore.bsky.social Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 8d
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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🚨NEWS: Exxon is now petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to grant corporations a new First Amendment right to avoid disclosing how much toxic pollution they are spewing and how much they are incinerating the atmosphere that supports all life on the planet.
Corporations Say It’s Their First Amendment Right To Hide
Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to help them dismantle a groundbreaking California transparency law requiring emissions disclosure.
www.levernews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
mszpak.bsky.social
“The U.S. poverty line is calculated as 3X the cost of a minimum food diet in 1963, adjusted for inflation.” Today food 5-7%, with housing 35-45%, healthcare 15-25%, + childcare (u need 2 incomes!). Poverty line multiplier is not 3, but 16! Poverty line: $140K. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable and privacy-preserving voting system. arstechnica.com/security/202...
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
Voting system required three keys. One of them has been “irretrievably lost.”…
arstechnica.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
Top militaries, by number, in Europe:
Ukraine 900,000
Turkey 355,200
Poland 202,100
France 200,000
United Kingdom 184,860

Allowing a military of 600,000 for Ukraine makes it by far the largest military in Europe.
Reminder: Ukraine is an undemocratic, fascist, apartheid state.
aaronl1968.bsky.social AAron Leckinger @aaronl1968.bsky.social · 13d
The draft US-Russia peace plan proposes to hand over those areas of Ukraine's industrial eastern Donbas region still under Ukrainian control to Russia. Latest versions of the text also call for Ukraine to cut the size of its armed forces to 600,000 people.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war - BBC News
There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
"We are the victims, but the mountain of dead children we are creating is preventing people from seeing our victimhood."
johncke.bsky.social John Clarke @johncke.bsky.social · 13d
A champion of genocide (and an Obama speechwriter) reluctantly acknowledges that many Jewish students may not share her readiness to dehumanize the #Palestinians. The only option, in her view, is to insulate them from the horror that is being inflicted on #Gaza.
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
Canadian Museum for Human Rights to present exhibit on expulsion (ethnic cleansing) of 750K Palestinians from their homes in Palestine in 1948, with focus on Canadian Palestinians. Jewish organization sees this as attack on human rights of Jews. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Palestinian group praises Nakba exhibit coming to Canadian Human Rights while Jewish organization pans move | CBC News
A new exhibit on the Nakba, recounting the personal experiences of Canadian Palestinians who fled or were forced from their homes in 1948, is coming to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. However, a...
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Reposted by Mark Szpakowski
booksofm.com
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
mszpak.bsky.social
Why on earth would Russophones (38% of Ukraine's population) in the Donbas want to return to control by an Apartheid state that denies them language, religion, cultural & political rights? Ukraine wants the land, not the people, whom it treats as second-class & subjugated. www.cbc.ca/news/world/u...
Trump's plan to end Ukraine war would cede territory to Russia | CBC News
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for ending the war in Ukraine would cede land to Russia and limit the size of Kyiv's military, according to a draft obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Reposted by Mark Szpakowski
davidcorn.bsky.social
The press corps sure could do a better job of challenging Trump when he lies, when he refuses to answer questions, when he attacks colleagues. The first reporter who says to him, "Why are you being such a jerk?" will become a folk hero. And i hope he or she keeps their job.
brandyzadrozny.bsky.social Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 17d
I’ve been thinking and it’s kind of exceptional that not a single person said “Hey now” after the piggy comment.
November 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM