Reposted by Andrew DickLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 19hThe National Post is using language that seems wildly irresponsible and dangerous here Citing ancient “Jewish law,” it labels Avi Lewis as a “rodef” The ultranationalist extremist who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin rationalized his killing on the same basis: www.theguardian.com/world/2020/o... 22284122
Reposted by Andrew DickSenator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes! 2484249266166
Reposted by Andrew DickKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It’s really great that Eric Schmitt wasted everyone’s time because he can’t tell the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes, meanwhile people in Missouri are struggling to pay for utilities, gas, groceries, housing, and child care. 541311341
Reposted by Andrew DickRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026yes when i think of the people in my life I've watched weep in despair for lack of affordable childcare options i think "urban, affluent voters" 311281138
Reposted by Andrew DickAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 29/09/2026theyre just all so fucking stupid and lazy 1851745
Reposted by Andrew DickMichael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Eric Schmitt probably has around 45 staff members, give or take, at his beck and call, not to mention the entire Republican Senate apparatus, and they couldn't decipher the difference between the NBA Atlanta Hawks and University of Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team. 113
Reposted by Andrew DickJohn Karalis @johnkaralis.com · 29/09/2026Brad Stevens drops a BIG hint about why the Celtics moved on from Jaylen Brown—and it’s not just about the $$$. That and more from Celtics Media Day on the new Locked On Celtics podcast. Watch & Listen: linktr.ee/lockedonceltics 5201
Reposted by Andrew DickHoward Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026RTing in part for John's sharp analysis, but in truth mostly for John's t-shirt. 4536
Reposted by Andrew DickMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026No matter what happens in the 2026 midterms -- or even the 2028 presidential election -- Canadians will never trust the United States the way it used to. The north remembers. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...nationalobserver.comAmerica still doesn't understand how deep the rift goesMemo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you 31453158
Reposted by Andrew DickSantiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 29/09/2026Hey hot take but I actually don’t give a fuck if expelling a rapist from school “ruins his future” 385134962344
Reposted by Andrew DickMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In comms, when you don't have a good defence, you obfuscate, which is what Laryssa Waler is doing here. She wants to confuse voters. She doesn't want voters to understand that the Bradford campaign is using AI in a unique way from other campaigns & might be breaking privacy laws. #ToPoli 1124
Reposted by Andrew DickGlyn Bowerman @glynbowerman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not a great look, Brad! 1154
Reposted by Andrew DickCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026Here's the recording of Bradford's remarks, and the recording of the original campaign meeting in which a volunteer with ties to the Victory App itself explained how the rewards would work. 212735
Reposted by Andrew DickCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026In a news conference today, @thestar.com reporter Mahdis Habibinia asked Bradford about the app and the rewards system. Bradford said our reporting was inaccurate, and "I’m surprised they published it." 1528
Reposted by Andrew DickCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026Today, we published a second investigation looking at a separate aspect of this app and its implications for privacy. That story is now out from behind the paywall.nationalobserver.comToronto mayoral candidate Bradford’s campaign appears to have breached its own privacy policyIts campaign tool, called the Victory App, was the subject of a CNO investigation last week for its use of AI to locate online discussions about Bradford. But another aspect of the app also raises que... 310426
Reposted by Andrew DickCanada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 28/09/2026This morning — following two investigations into Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford's use of an app that rewards supporters for posting AI-generated comments and sharing contacts — Bradford called our reporting "inaccurate." We're now releasing the recording that proves our reporting.nationalobserver.comBradford calls CNO reporting of AI app rewards ‘inaccurate.’ Here’s the recording proving our reporting.Canada’s National Observer has decided to publish the segment of the Zoom call that corroborates its reporting. 4333166
Reposted by Andrew DickColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The humanities have been calling out genAI theft since the jump, while STEM has rallied around “discovery potential”. I am *ONCE AGAIN* reminding EVERYONE that science is not the sacred cow, STEM isn’t the exception. They are going to steal our IP, too. We aren’t special. 8370149
Reposted by Andrew DickGraeme Bayliss @gbayliss.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I wrote about Premier Doug Ford's apparent indifference to human life for @thestar.com: www.thestar.com/opinion/star...thestar.comGraeme Bayliss: His cyclist friend was killed. Why did Doug Ford’s response include ‘lmao’?No one is expecting the premier to mash out the Bixby letter on his iPhone. Yet we might expect more than this. 10196101
Reposted by Andrew DickMelissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I am tired of having to pretend that the value of studying my discipline solely rests on the "marketable skills" we teach. Sometimes things are just worth knowing and doing because they make your life bigger and richer. 131218253
Reposted by Andrew DickMelissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We should let people dream of something besides labor 9612130
Reposted by Andrew DickHemant Mehta @friendlyatheist.com · 26/09/2026The Daily Mail implied Noah’s Ark has been "100% confirmed." The actual researchers don’t say that. The evidence doesn’t say that. Geologists don’t say that. But the Christian group behind the claim needs $600,000—so congratulations on that miracle. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/scientists...friendlyatheist.comScientists have not “100% confirmed” the resting place of Noah’s ArkThe Daily Mail turned a Christian company’s dubious claims about Turkey’s Durupınar Formation into a wildly misleading story 104740278
Reposted by Andrew DickThe Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 27/09/2026Trump vows to punish Canada for EU alliance as soon as he finishes losing Iran warthebeaverton.comTrump vows to punish Canada for EU alliance as soon as he finishes losing Iran warWASHINGTON D.C. - President Donald J. Trump has pledged to extract terrible, systematic revenge on all of Canada for daring to enter talks with the European Union, just as soon as he finishes losing the war he started in Iran. 1031977
Reposted by Andrew DickThe Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 27/09/2026Kevin O’Leary told millions of people on social media and Fox News that China was funding the opposition to his Stratos data center project. His attorneys are now arguing that nobody should have taken him seriously.sltrib.comKevin O’Leary argues no ‘reasonable viewer’ took his Chinese influence claims as fact in Utah data center fight Kevin O'Leary walked back claims that Stratos opponents were getting funding from China. His lawyers say that doesn't prove defamation. 6257
Reposted by Andrew DickMac McGill @maddmac.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The war on science is only ramping up. You should do your part. #AcademicSkyyoutu.beThe Plan To Destroy America's Oldest Natural History MuseumYouTube video by Miniminuteman 066
Reposted by Andrew DickHomestar Blade Runner 20X6 @checarina.bsky.social · 27/09/2026to say there's an "epidemic" of children cutting off their parents is like saying there's an epidemic of women abandoning their husbands as changing legal and social norms made it possible for them to leave shitty situations. which I'm sure the media did, too. 3436
Reposted by Andrew DickMark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Facebook really doesn't want you to see the new documentary exposing Elon Musk Neither do TikTok or Google or the eX social media site. Since they won't accept paid advertising, let's do some free advertising. Go see Musk in theaters October 9 www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 201140660
Reposted by Andrew DickLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 27/09/2026First poll in the wake of Pierre Poilievre's AI rap video shows NDP within 4 pts of displacing Conservatives as 2nd partycultmtl.comNew poll finds support for Conservatives and NDP just 4 points apartAccording to a new EKOS study, the Conservatives and the NDP are now polling at just four points apart, at 22% and 18%, respectively. 2227766
Reposted by Andrew DickMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is the trailer that all the major platforms refuse to run as a paid ad: 141215591
Reposted by Andrew DickZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We can win in Holborn & St Pancras But we need your help on the streets to help make history. 💚 18715212
Reposted by Andrew DickThe Onion @theonion.com · 24/09/2026Xi Jinping Impressed With How Much Trump’s English Has Improved Since Last Visit theonion.com/xi-jinping-impressed-w… 503941636
Reposted by Andrew DickLanrick Bennett @lanrickbennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026✅ DJ Martin Streek led retro 80s nights at the now-defunct Whiskey Saigon (if you know, you know) h/t @torontomike.com @tomflood.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/meli... #FridayFlex 272
Reposted by Andrew DickAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 25/09/2026They used the existence of kids with ADHD and autism to delay and dismantle care for trans youth. Now they're delaying and dismantling care for kids wtv ADHD and autism. 231583547
Reposted by Andrew DickButt teeth! Butt teeth! Butt teeth! @panic.gay · 25/09/2026THIS. AI isn't "going rogue" any more than those exploding Samsung galaxy phones from 2016 went rogue. Human engineers poorly deployed a technology and there were negative consequences. The responsibility falls entirely on humans. 6330107
Reposted by Andrew DickRob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good morning folks. Alan as asked me to cover today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, which is #Borbs, birds looking plump. The Alt theme is #Brown, birds with Brown in their plumage. #birds #photography #CanonR5mkii @rspb.bsky.social #ukbirding #ECK #ForJanet #birdphotography #BirdLife #NatureTherapy 4442868
Reposted by Andrew DickNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Greatest trick AI leaders have pulled is convincing many people—especially influential people in govt, media, and business—that their software is intelligent, independent, yet never culpable. Humans build it, humans deploy it, but no one bears responsibility for the things that happen when they do. 421662463
Reposted by Andrew DickDavid Coletto @davidcoletto.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New Ontario polling we did finds a pretty clear preference for local decision-making. 64% say municipalities should decide where bike lanes are located on local roads. That’s the majority view in every region of Ontario. sharetheroad.ca/news/64-of-... 25219
Reposted by Andrew DickLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026This is absolutely deranged: Months before murdering 6 people and injuring 27 more, ChatGPT told the teen school shooter in Tumbler Ridge, BC that using a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is “brutal” in a “hallway, indoors or a crowded classroom” because “close quarters” is that gun’s “playground” 20689310
Reposted by Andrew DickWIRED @wired.com · 24/09/2026The country's prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law. www.wired.com/story/openai...wired.comAn OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later.The country's prime minister expressed disappointment at being informed of the hack only via email. Now Australia is investigating whether OpenAI broke the law. 511639
Reposted by Andrew DickNiko Stratis @nikostratis.com · 24/09/2026okay tech/office supply people, I need some help with something. My favourite headphones are corded, and I'm looking for an audio interface I can plug into my macbook and/or iPad that I can plug my headphones into and control the audio levels with a dial or whatever. Does such a beast exist? 153
Reposted by Andrew Dickthe beggars out of here getter @milesklee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026malpractice story packaging in that the more pertinent details are: this guy is a bodybuilder promoter who killed his own son with a $100K divorce on wheels but is crowdfunding his funeral on a page that just says he was “accidentally struck by a moving vehicle” and they’re close to half that amountlatimes.comYoung boy killed after father backs Cybertruck into him, police sayA California man accidentally hit and killed his 6-year-old son while backing out of the family’s driveway near Temecula in a Tesla Cybertruck, according to police reports. 381368347
Reposted by Andrew DickMichael Grange @michaelgrangenba.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Boardman was always going to get paid, but how the Raptors have decided to pay Kawhi Leonard says a lot about their rekindled relationship with their once and future star: www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/...sportsnet.caDevil in the details, but everyone wins with Raptors-Kawhi Leonard extensionThere are plenty of details worth noting in Kawhi Leonard's two-year contract extension with the Raptors. In the end, though, Sportsnet's Michael Grange writes that it's indicative of both sides' dete... 2163
Reposted by Andrew DickNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/09/2026My kids have measles, I can't afford gas, my country has been humiliated by Iran, and our senile rapist president is going to allow unregulated AI to destroy our civilization. But a lesbian bar in a town I've never heard of still has a mask mandate. I have never felt more politically homeless. 352566394
Reposted by Andrew DickLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 23/09/2026New reporting from @globalnews.ca: “The gunman accused of opening fire at police outside an Ontario synagogue left the army after expressing conspiracy theories about COVID-19”globalnews.caBelleville gunman spouted COVID-19 conspiracies while in army, say sources | Globalnews.caThe Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Sean Ward served in the military until 2022. 1924096
Reposted by Andrew DickNational Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 23/09/2026Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives can’t wait to buy Trump’s bullshit, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/23/o... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.comnationalobserver.comPierre Poilievre’s Conservatives can’t wait to buy Trump’s bullshitDonald Trump's latest economic threat involves replacing Canada's potash with imports from Belarus. The official opposition decided to blame ... the carbon tax? 0124
Reposted by Andrew DickKeith Dunne @keithdunne.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Can't strike. Can't protest climate change on public property. Public airports being sold off. Public services being gutted. Environmental regulations being whittled away. Military spending through the roof. All in the name of 'Canada Strong'. Here we are. 14014
Reposted by Andrew DickHeather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Selling control of our airports to foreign investors means more costs for Canadians and could compromise safety. So why won't Parliament be allowed to debate this? Yesterday, the Speaker denied my request for debate on this critical issue. @canadianlabour.bsky.social 716359
Reposted by Andrew DickAlan Cross🇨🇦 @alancross.bsky.social · 22/09/2026America gets its first look at our documentary, CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary tonight on PBS (WNED/Buffalo) at 7:30 EDT.ajournalofmusicalthings.comOur CFNY: The Spirit of Radio documentary debuts in America tonight | Alan CrossCFNY: The Spirit of Radio, which tells the story of the rise of the Toronto radio station in the late 70s and through the 80s, debuted in January with a 1163