Stephanie MacLellan
@smaclellan.bsky.social
Writer + editor + policy wonk based in Toronto. Prone to nerding out over online disinformation, infosec, Slovakia and the French football team.
If Adolf Hitler flew in today, they’d send a limousine anyway.
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If Adolf Hitler flew in today, they’d send a limousine anyway.
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Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local
A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”
thelocal.to
November 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Since publishing our investigation into "Victoria Goldiee" at @thelocal.to, I've heard from editors from around the world who've had their own run-ins. A quick follow-up, plus a conversation with @cstarnino.bsky.social about journalism in a world of AI fakery. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
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Some of the U.S. booze pulled off Liquor Mart shelves last winter was offered to help people struggling with alcohol addiction.
American booze serving a purpose
Agencies use products to wean alcoholics and prevent binge drinking
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Some of the U.S. booze pulled off Liquor Mart shelves last winter was offered to help people struggling with alcohol addiction.
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Dan Levy openly says that Schitt's Creek would not have survived anywhere except the CBC because it was weird and took a season or so to find its feet... Just for reference if you wanna know the ROI on this approach to supporting creative things.
Canada made weird tv shows because it was all being done with government funded art grant money so they fell in this wacky middle ground between “shoestring budget” and “no expectation to generate shareholder value” which is really the best way to make art
November 27, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Dan Levy openly says that Schitt's Creek would not have survived anywhere except the CBC because it was weird and took a season or so to find its feet... Just for reference if you wanna know the ROI on this approach to supporting creative things.
Great idea from one of my favourite indie bookstores @anotherstoryto.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Great idea from one of my favourite indie bookstores @anotherstoryto.bsky.social
Really sad news. She was always such a delight to watch.
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
World champion curler, veteran broadcaster Colleen Jones dies at 65
Jones, a world champion curler whose effervescent personality made her a popular presence on the CBC over nearly four decades, has died.
www.thestar.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Really sad news. She was always such a delight to watch.
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Totally. I think about this article ALL the time:
November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Totally. I think about this article ALL the time:
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Today! ⬇️
Tomorrow (Nov 25) is the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and the start of #16Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
I'm offering 2 FREE bystander intervention webinars to mark the date: 1 in English et un en français
Learn community care with me. Sign up! ⬇️
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Come learn bystander intervention with me - It's free!
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November 25, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today! ⬇️
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"80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School" www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School" www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see | CBC Radio
Eighty years after prosecutors began trying the leaders of Nazi Germany for war crimes, the documents related to those trials are available in full online, and free of charge.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"80 years after the Nazis were tried for war crimes, the documents are online for all to see
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School" www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
The Nuremberg Trials Project is a free and searchable database from Harvard Law School" www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...
Wait, they do? What else am I missing in the Bad Place? (actually, don’t tell me)
How do we still see MPs asking Grok, "is this true?"
Canadian MPs should have better sense than to trust Elon Musk's Grok
Grok states that Elon Musk is in better physical shape than NBA superstar LeBron James and is a better role model than Jesus, among other lies that would be funny if they weren't so cringe-inducing. S...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Wait, they do? What else am I missing in the Bad Place? (actually, don’t tell me)
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🔔 Upcoming webinar! Join us for a timely conversation on how #digitalrepression and #surveillance are reshaping women’s participation in peacebuilding and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
Nov 26 | Women, Technology, and Peacemaking Webinar: 25 Years after UNSCR 1325 - The Citizen Lab
Join us for a timely conversation on how digital repression and surveillance are reshaping women’s participation in peacebuilding and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
citizenlab.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🔔 Upcoming webinar! Join us for a timely conversation on how #digitalrepression and #surveillance are reshaping women’s participation in peacebuilding and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
Nov 26 @ 9:30 am ET
More info: citizenlab.ca/2025/11/webi...
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He’s a real Nelson LeMandela. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail
Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next month
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
He’s a real Nelson LeMandela. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Attn: Toronto/GTA folks - please share. 🐶
This adorable retriever mix — this brave, good-natured glutton for love — entered our lives on the streets of Tbilisi, Georgia. We found him half dead from a broken hip and a mangled paw, but now look at him: full of life and ready to play at a moment's notice, still very much a pup at 2½ ... /1
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Attn: Toronto/GTA folks - please share. 🐶
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Since we in Alberta are hearing the phrase “elective surgery” bandied about so freely today, it doesn’t mean a nice to have surgery it means a surgery that can be scheduled. So say you have uterine cancer and you are not in the ER dying. Your surgery to remove your uterus is elective, scheduled
November 19, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Since we in Alberta are hearing the phrase “elective surgery” bandied about so freely today, it doesn’t mean a nice to have surgery it means a surgery that can be scheduled. So say you have uterine cancer and you are not in the ER dying. Your surgery to remove your uterus is elective, scheduled
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People talk about "cancel culture" or "witch hunts" but when you have hundreds of lives upended or destroyed for, effectively, wrongthink...
New: Reuters has tallied job losses, suspensions and investigations stemming from the reaction to Charlie Kirk's Sept. 10 assassination. Its findings: More than 600 Americans have been punished, and the figure is likely to be an under-count.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
People talk about "cancel culture" or "witch hunts" but when you have hundreds of lives upended or destroyed for, effectively, wrongthink...
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
November 19, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy
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Call-out: Are YOU Ryan Wedding? If so, please reach out.
November 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Call-out: Are YOU Ryan Wedding? If so, please reach out.
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No idea how Canada's Supreme Court will handle the notwithstanding question before it. But at the very least, politicians should be legally required to stand in front of mics and declare, "I, [politician name], think it necessary to override the rights of [group]." And then take questions.
November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
No idea how Canada's Supreme Court will handle the notwithstanding question before it. But at the very least, politicians should be legally required to stand in front of mics and declare, "I, [politician name], think it necessary to override the rights of [group]." And then take questions.
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JUST IN: US judge rules Meta purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp did not stifle competition reut.rs/4pC2cx5
November 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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I feel if you’re able to orchestrate an elaborate scheme involving spiriting a 15-man death squad into a country to kill then chop up one of your critics, you can probably cope with a little light embarrassment when asked about said murder
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I feel if you’re able to orchestrate an elaborate scheme involving spiriting a 15-man death squad into a country to kill then chop up one of your critics, you can probably cope with a little light embarrassment when asked about said murder
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When you thought you were leopards gnawing people’s faces off together, but then the leopard licks his chops in your direction.
MTG: “.. “I am now being contacted by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world. .. The man I supported and helped get elected.”
@mediaite.com #GA14
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@mediaite.com #GA14
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November 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
When you thought you were leopards gnawing people’s faces off together, but then the leopard licks his chops in your direction.
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I dunno, man. Seems pretty wild to write an extensive piece like this and only give a cursory mention of why so many people "declined to be interviewed."
The man has sued so many people for even just TWEETING about the case. But I still gotta listen to CanLit elites play the victim? C'mon.
The man has sued so many people for even just TWEETING about the case. But I still gotta listen to CanLit elites play the victim? C'mon.
Opinion: A decade ago, writer Steven Galloway’s cancellation tore CanLit apart. The effects linger to this day
The bestselling novelist faced sexual-assault allegations, costing him his job. Marsha Lederman asks, would this case be handled differently today?
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I dunno, man. Seems pretty wild to write an extensive piece like this and only give a cursory mention of why so many people "declined to be interviewed."
The man has sued so many people for even just TWEETING about the case. But I still gotta listen to CanLit elites play the victim? C'mon.
The man has sued so many people for even just TWEETING about the case. But I still gotta listen to CanLit elites play the victim? C'mon.
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This argument that we need to adopt fascism-lite to prevent electing fascists is a big ahistorical lie, and it has a lot of currency in Canada too. This will not solve any problems fascists blame on refugees, while it concedes the idea that they're correct to blame them. This is how you get ICE.
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This argument that we need to adopt fascism-lite to prevent electing fascists is a big ahistorical lie, and it has a lot of currency in Canada too. This will not solve any problems fascists blame on refugees, while it concedes the idea that they're correct to blame them. This is how you get ICE.
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It’s really fun to spend years working with residents and city staff to move important projects along and then have the provincial government just cancel everything due to toxic populism.
If u care about better cities for people in Ontario Canada, please pay attention to what Premier Ford is doing. Not only would his new bill block cities from building bike-lanes if they touch car lanes, he’s talking about imposing his own street standards & standardized official plans in EVERY city.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
It’s really fun to spend years working with residents and city staff to move important projects along and then have the provincial government just cancel everything due to toxic populism.
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For orgs & indivs who wanted to sign the original joint civil society & human rights letter protesting Min. Solomon's "national sprint" pseudo-consultation on AI strategy, but didn't get a chance or otherwise missed the deadline, we've re-opened it for signing here: tinyurl.com/AIcivsochuma...
So many harms have already emerged from reckless and oppressive uses of AI, with such wide-ranging & far-reaching consequences, to so many groups of people, that it seems almost impossible to document them all. But we tried, in this open letter to Minister Solomon: bccla.org/policy-submi... (1/x)
OPEN LETTER to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing "National Sprint" consultation on AI strategy - BC Civil Liberti...
The Honourable Mélanie JolyMinister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6 The Honourable Evan SolomonMinister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital InnovationHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontar...
bccla.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
For orgs & indivs who wanted to sign the original joint civil society & human rights letter protesting Min. Solomon's "national sprint" pseudo-consultation on AI strategy, but didn't get a chance or otherwise missed the deadline, we've re-opened it for signing here: tinyurl.com/AIcivsochuma...