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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 6h

Honest question: why does anyone care who Geddy Lee votes for? He's allowed to vote for anyone he likes and endorse them too. Isn't there some Venn diagram about democracy, free speech etc. where this all works?

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 8h

The biggest users of #AI are one person start ups usually a hobby that is using it for admin instead of hiring someone. They pay about $20 a month for it. (Patrick Boyle) Will this fund a trillion dollar investment?

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 8h

"The average CEO of every major company uses #AI for about an hour and half a week" Patrick Boyle And yet the industry is being supported by the biggest investment in history.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 10h

I just took a long look at the research Mitacs funds, who they are (just provinces & feds) and all the AI stuff they promote. I think more people should take a look before writing all this off as "Carney helping his buddies" or "pushing AI over human resources"

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Justin Beach 🇨🇦🇪🇺 @justinbeach.ca · 29/09/2026

The worse climate change gets the less insurable everything is going to be. By the end of the century I doubt any property insurance will be available unless it's nationalized.

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Aviva boss warns more homes will be uninsurable due to flood risk

Aviva boss Amanda Blanc said England was "for sure" building homes that might be uninsurable at some point in the future.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It is always amazing to me that current contemporary art culture that derides landscape work and ignores artists like George Bellows or Munch continues to fall all over this dude. His impact has made the public hate us. www.artnews.com/feature/marc...

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What Made Marcel Duchamp’s Readymades So Revolutionary?

When does something become a work of art? For Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), anything—indeed, everything—could be art if an artist deemed it so.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hope that woman suing Cornell university bankrupts every single person involved including the university. She obviously can't get justice so hopefully financial revenge wins the day.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Note to Canadian voters who want Carney to fix everything.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"terror is a manifestation of virtue" series on the French Revolution totally 🤯. open.spotify.com/episode/59DM...

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708. The Terror: The Reign of Robespierre (Part 2)

The Rest Is History · Episode

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am not sure I am in love with all this scare mongering however I do agree with Rae & others that in fact our world is working on a completely different axis now. But for me it's billionaires vs. everyone else & the US gov't loves the billionaires. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUBT...

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Why Canada's former UN ambassador says Trump has crossed the line | Power & Politics

YouTube video by CBC News

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

@tcmtv.bsky.social celebrating the absolute genius of Chuck Jones reminds me of how outraged I was when he did not get a ten minute atanding ovation when he got his honourary #Oscar.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This closes on Wednesday. I have to say that I found it difficult because the questions are geared toward people who have a pretty sophisticated understanding of Canadian policies surrounding regulation and standards. I do not. ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en...

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Have your say on advancing AI transparency in Canada

From: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Artists might as well give up in this climate. No one seems to care anymore.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Boycotting #EdSheeran seems to be becoming a cult.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Woops, our bad, sorry but we need to get back to our diamond crusted private jet that is taking us to our private zoo full of endangered species we plan to eat later says every AI billionaire.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trying to think about which segment of our society right now has an investment in promoting AI and who also think democracy is overrated and most non-billionaires are just cud chewing dolts who’d prefer for a great big strongman to govern them.

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kawarthaNOW @kawarthanow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

33rd annual #Apsley Autumn Studio Tour returns to #NorthKawartha this weekend. During the free self-guided tour, visitors can meet 27 juried local and visiting artists at nine studio locations, explore their creative spaces, and see demonstrations. kawarthanow.com/2026/08/29/3...

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33rd annual Apsley Autumn Studio Tour returns to North Kawartha on September 19 and 20 | kawarthaNOW

By Megan Gallant. During the free self-guided tour, visitors can meet 27 juried local and visiting artists at nine studio locations, explore their creative spaces, and see demonstrations.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thinking of leaving this platform because I am really sick of scolds on here. Twitter is nicer - and that is saying something.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My friend's dying daughter wanted to see #EdSheeran before she passed. He wrote to Ed who not only gave them free tix to his show but also had them come back stage, hang out all evening & he sang her favourite song on his guitar just to her. What a horrible person.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sitting in dentist office watching @theresthistory.bsky.social on phone. Roman slaughter & the vague sound of drilling....

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Two articles in @torontostar-rss.bsky.social today, one about climate change and another about private jets. Rhianna used hers to fly to Brussels for a Smurfs film premiere. How can we fight climate change when someone thinks using a private plan for stuff like that is important?

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

If you watch one financial video it needs to be this one. The reason we are now seeing so many "whistleblowers" & posts about #AI is because the industry has over leveraged to such an extent it is trying anything and has no way to pay its lenders back. Unprecedented. youtu.be/HXlcMbxzz0U?...

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The AI Bubble Survives on $1.65 Trillion in Hidden Debt

YouTube video by Casual Finance

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Grinding on thru #TheGentlemen season two. Guz Kahn for like ten minutes. Wtf?? Still not enough Freddy. Just not enjoyable. So far all seems to be is watching rich people wearing great outfits & guns. Boring.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Continuing my Economics 101 with bro. Aced bond market quiz. Today and tomorrow. Bubbles. #AI is biggest and the worst. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J2F...

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The AI Bubble… We Need to Talk

YouTube video by Casual Finance

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Totally disappointed in the new season of #TheGentlemen. So far four episodes, no Guz, no Freddy, hardly any family stuff, mostly Eddie who is frankly the boring center. Also no Wards. Why leave out the Wards????

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A mayoral candidate came to my house today at our invitation. We had a two hour conversation about everything #HighlandsEast. #rural #municipal #elections

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

So, I think I kind of understand the basics of the bond market. Biggest thing I learned is that if the AI industry can't pay back their loans we will relive 2008 without a competent US administration. youtu.be/HprbhEwxuT0?...

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The Simple Economics Behind the Global Bond Sell-Off

YouTube video by Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers

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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 08/09/2026

‘A relative of mine, whose son barely survived a school rescue in Nuwakot, compared it to a hail of bullets: no matter what you did, or what direction you ran in, there seemed no escape.’ Shubhanga Pandey on Nepal’s floods, new on the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...

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Shubhanga Pandey | After the Bishyari

Not long after 8.30 a.m. on 26 August, a mass of rock and ice, more than six hundred metres wide, broke off the face of...

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Currently taking a short course on Economics 101 with my older brother. Today it's the bond market.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"Deals privilege the few, agreements benefit the many" @mark-carney.bsky.social

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Just read an article in the @nytimes.com & once again, there seemed to be a real sense of disrespect & defensiveness about Canada. A growing pattern? The US media seems fatigued & needs to bolster itself by demeaning others. Yet, another ex. of how US exceptionalism is/was bs. Sad & infuriating.

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Most of the freedoms, financial independence and social choices I enjoy today I owe to Steinem and the women who fought for women's rights in the 60s. I am furious that there are still those who would take those rights away again.

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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Feminist Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Watching @tcmtv.bsky.social #CompletelyKubrick w The Killing. Why aren't there Chess & Checker Academies anymore?

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

OMG can we please stop the hot takes on the #BayeuxTapestry? If you think it's mediocre, sexist, not a tapestry just move on. Your take will not last as long as it has. 🙄

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Canada has a tiny art market so a lot of artists turn to the US for potential clients. Hoping that soon the Liberals will realize they will need to protect culture too. ottawacitizen.com/news/ottawa-...

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Ottawa artist cancels Boston exhibit after 50 per cent tariff hits Canadian art

An Ottawa artist was forced to cancel an exhibit in Boston after the latest round of tariffs expanded to include Canadian artwork.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"Finance for its own sake is fundamentally different from finance aimed at development, creation and evolution of work." #MagnificaHumanitas

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Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sept. 2, 1666: The Great Fire of London starts. It burns for 4 days, & destroys much of the city. In it's wake, starving Londoners were saved by the Dutch, who gave out free eels. A grateful king granted them free mooring & a monopoly on eels sales. A lovely story. Except it didn't happen. 1/5 🧪🗃️

Etching of the Great Fire of London. You're looking at the city from the Southwark side of river, looking out over Cheapside and the London Bridge towards the beating, burning heart of the city. There is smoke and flames and the works. Ms. O'Leary's cow would be proud.

This is an epic fire. Not just a great fire, but THE Great Fire. And you without your hotdogs and marshmallows.

There are numbers on the map which correspond to a key which I've cut off here, so you can't see it. But this is a reworking of the city view map in tweet #4 (just with flames), so you can see it better there. For now, know that the numbers mark out important places in the city.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

"...what saves humanity is not enhanced self-sufficiency, but a relationship that liberates, a communion that transforms." #MagnificaHumanitas

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Noticing a trend by great American writers who seem to have adopted a defensive stance & try to make us remember how great the US still is, could be. I think perhaps time spent on fixing what has gone terribly wrong there might be a better idea. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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The U.S. Helped Make Europe. Can It Break It?

During the Cold War, U.S. policymakers pushed for a unified Europe. Their MAGA successors are trying to undo all that.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This isn't terrifying or anything.

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Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It took me all summer but I finally saw #TheOdyssey in IMAX and I f***ing LOVED it.

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