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Jeff Samsonow

@jeffsamsonow.bsky.social
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Your friendly neighbourhood mediocre-man and pandemic buzzkill.😷 he/him in #yeg on Treaty 6. same @ on🦣

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Niigaan Sinclair @niigaanwewidam.bsky.social · 7h
On this day I’m thinking of all residential school survivors - my aunties and uncles and grandparents and in particular but also Phyllis Webstad, the founder of the Orange Shirt Society whose memoir I wrote the foreword for - check it out!
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 3h
Still looking for a way to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation? We settlers can consider giving one day’s pay (or what you can afford) to an Indigenous-led organization today.
onedayspay.ca
One Day's Pay | Take Action Today: Support Indigenous Causes
Support Indigenous-led initiatives through donations on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Join us in honoring culture, history, and community resilience.
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Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com · 5h
A beautiful day in Amiskwaciwâskahikan.
Photo of trees at the Alberta legislature with yellow leaves and blue sky. Photo of orange marigolds and pink and red geraniums at the Alberta legislature. Photo ot metal sculpture/ polish centennial monument at the Alberta legislature. Photo of the high level bridge and river valley in Edmonton  with bright blue sky and a few clouds.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 6h
What a small, yet meaningful, act of truth and reconciliation it would be for the federal government to recognize there is nothing but hate behind residential school denialism.
ctvnews.ca
Minister won't commit to criminalizing residential school denialism
The Indigenous services minister was noncommittal when asked about criminalizing residential school denialism after a group linked to white nationalism reportedly staged a demonstration in the B.C. interior over the weekend.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 10h
This isn’t the 1950s, when the Ku Klux Klan marched openly in broad daylight. And yet, in a way, it is. We can scroll past this, or we can come together and denounce it, loudly, all of us, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike.
indigenousinsider.substack.com
“Got Bones?” Masked White Supremacists Descend on Tk’emlúps, Three Days Before Truth and Reconciliation Day
They hid their faces but wanted to be seen. Residential school denialism is out of control, and it’s time Canada called it what it is: hate.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 13h
Here are some of the events happening in Edmonton for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
edmonton.ca
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | City of Edmonton
September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which honours residential school survivors and the children who were never returned home, as well as their families and communities.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 13h
It should not be controversial to say: it is not okay that 3,200 children died in residential schools.
orlaghokelly.substack.com
Reclaiming Truth before Reconciliation
Truth means zero tolerance for Residential School Denialism
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 30/09/2026
The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association has published an analysis of Premier Smith's nine referendum questions. They find that most of these proposals would invite immediate court challenges, and several of them are not legally clear at all.
cbaalberta-referendum-analysis.com
CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
And imagine if the media turned this kind of scrutiny and skepticism against police, politicians, and powerful interests instead of vulnerable victims of gang rape? What a world we could have
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brightshadow (regular) @cuil.world · 29/09/2026
*handing a chatbot my drivers license, bank account and routing numbers, and social security number* I trust you because you are represented as a talking plushie
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Potentially big change here for at least one part of Canada's drug laws.
thetyee.ca
DULF Wins Constitutional Challenge, Judge Applauds Their Work | The Tyee
Compassion club co-founders Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum will avoid prison and Canada told to update its drug laws.
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Eric Wickham @ericwickham.ca · 29/09/2026
If youre playing a video on your phone at full blast, the rest of the bus should be allowed to watch it
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hot take: If health, housing and environment aren't our most important issues, we're never really solving "economy".
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wake up babe, new AI data centre application dropped.
engaged.edmonton.ca
LDA26-0225 Edmonton Energy & Technology Park AI Data Centre Amendment
You are invited to learn more about the application and share feedback online.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Ontario is cutting healthcare jobs, so things must be going so well in your hospitals to not need those extra nurses and healthcare aides. Send those folks out west, please! www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
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alexis simpson @amutepiggy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
i love robots, such as C3PeeAss and R2DeezNutz
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just gonna say in 24 hours I have not seen a single apology at any level by anyone who used the article as an excuse to bash Covid cautious people or queer people as a whole. I have not seen a word from people who gleefully referred to disabled people as “wreckers”. Not one single oops.
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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just helping with editing here. These bots aren’t sentient. They’re doing what they’re programmed to do. OpenAI, a private company supposedly bound by laws, committed federal crimes.
Screenshot of BBC article: OpenAI bots (struck through) meddled with multiple US government agency sites
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
theintercept.com
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Alberta Rat Patrol is on the case!
dailyhive.com
Dead rat found at a home in a small central Alberta town | Daily Hive | News
A dead Norway rat has been found at a residence in a small central Alberta town, sparking an investigation by the Rat Control Program.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Disabled people make society uncomfortable. Left or right…. It doesn’t matter. People want to believe it can’t happen to them. That if they become disabled there will be a magic “fix”. We challenge their denial, so they deny us solidarity and support. That’s ableism.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I voted. Mailed my ballots. Hated all of it. This referendum could have been 3 questions: 1. Do you wrongly believe Alberta can separate from Canada just because you're a grumpy little guy? 2. Do you misunderstand the constitution and division of powers? 3. Do you want to be racist?
My referendum voting package envelope inside a Canada Post mailbox.
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Blue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What. The. Fuck.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
AI chatbots can fuel delusions, supply tactical ideas to shooters far more efficiently than traditional Internet searches, and accelerate violent thinking and planning. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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Maria Bustillos @mariabustillos.com · 24/09/2026
Aaron Swartz is no longer here to tell us what he saw like twenty years ago. futurism.com/artificial-i...
Swartz had been batchmates with Altman in the inaugural class of 2005 at the Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator, and warned his friends about Altman shortly before his passing.

“You need to understand that Sam can never be trusted,” he told one confidante. “He is a sociopath. He would do anything.”
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
“You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” How ChatGPT fueled the violent fantasies of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter, according to our new investigation:
motherjones.com
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So many more people would be getting arrested if they couldn't just blame the AI for hacking government databases. champ.ly/4hm2clD9
cnbc.com
OpenAI says agent hacked Australian government website without being told to do so
An OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website while attempting to gather health data.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Nobody is going to want to hear this, but a real risk we face, no matter who is president next, is that they will see no need to restore the rights lost or the executive power stolen in the last 10 years.
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Barney Panofsky's Best Intentions @mynamesnotgordy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just logged off Linkedin and I’m here to share with everyone how thrilled I am about all the new growth and personal development opportunities this exciting new chapter will bring.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Oilers talked with the team. They reviewed NHL and Hockey Canada decisions. They talked with the HC5 player. They do not mention talking with women.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"We don't want your money. We support survivors."
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The lack of infill housing in suburb cities (aka exburbs) was only a matter of time, not a deliberate decision. www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
FOLKS! InfoWars' HogWater is now REAL. It was created by the master swine sommeliers at Marz Brewing Company in Chicago. It makes your bones feel big and hot! Also, if you sign up for a membership at Riotfest this weekend (or are already a member), you get HogWater for free at The Onion tent!
Ice cold HogWater!
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Erin Keane @erinkeane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Rumpelstiltskin is backed by the same venture capital firm responsible for sports betting, artificial intelligence startups, and tech-forward fast-casual restaurants, so you can trust that we have the best interests of your family at heart."
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eminemerald fennell @fireh9lly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Alberta has the lowest Covid vaccine rates in Canada, with only 8% of Albertans getting a booster last year. The $100 fee clearly keeps people away. www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wake up babe, new Alberta corruption allegations just dropped.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Strange, all the local social media replies this summer led me to believe it was only infill housing that caused flood and rain damage.
ctvnews.ca
Strathcona County cites ‘historic’ rainfall for agricultural state of disaster
Strathcona County says heavy rainfall over the summer has reduced annual crop yields, leading officials to declare an agricultural state of emergency.
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is genuinely disinformation. Vaccines are great are reducing severity, they do not greatly reduce your risk of getting sick, and even that effect wanes within a few months. Masking with n95s or kn95s and cleaning the air are the best protections against getting sick.
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Last month, I wrote that Safeway workers could strike on Thanksgiving. Yesterday, workers served strike notice to their employer, and they could be on strike as early as 7 October. albertaworker.ca/news/safeway...
albertaworker.ca
Safeway workers could strike on Thanksgiving
Over 7,000 Alberta workers have been waiting for over a year for a new contract and are tired of rollbacks, frozen wages, wage reversals, and unionbusting.
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Jay Pitter @jaypitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If we’re going to talk about the #WARonWALKING (great framing), social conditions deserve way more attention: inadequate street-level social supports; race-based police profiling; gender-based street harassment; social hostility & polarization; and lack of belonging & healthy spatial entitlement.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 16/09/2026
tfw you're so unpopular that people are disgusted by your attempt to bribe them
Screenshot of a tweet by the "Political Polls" account, dated 15 September 2026. It reads: "New - $5,000 Trump dividend. Oppose 63%. Approve 17%. Ipsos - A - 9/14"
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Can't imagine the week Ed Sheeran is having. His world tour is imploding and he's just now learned there is a genocide in Palestine.
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Macklemore is dumped from Sheeran's tour and in solidarity (with Palestine), Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham, and Finneas are all quitting the tour. 🍉✊🏻
ctvnews.ca
4 supporting acts quit Ed Sheeran’s tour after Macklemore is dropped over pro-Palestinian comments
Four supporting acts, including all scheduled opening acts, quit Ed Sheeran’s tour on Tuesday after the rapper Macklemore was removed for pro-Palestinian comments onstage during a recent show.
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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Sometimes the WAR ON WALKING results in no sidewalks at all. Sometimes they put “something” in — but does that really make things walkable for anyone except those without any other choices? The #WARonWALKING takes many forms, but it’s always about making things comfortable for vehicles, not people.
Image of a wide concrete overpass with a huge truck travelling dangerously close to a thin, uncomfortable looking concrete “sidewalk.” The text says “Don’t buy the lie that there’s a war on cars. They’ve been waging a war on walking for a century.” Tagline at the bottom says the Urban Truth Collective. #UrbanTruth #WarOnCars
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Death Panel @deathpanel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In our latest, we’re joined by Da’Shaun L. Harrison to discuss how we became an object of right wing ridicule over the last week and how the media dogpile from Joe Rogan to Ben Shapiro to Fox News proved our point www.patreon.com/deathpanelpo...
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The Death Panel vs Fox News w/ Da’Shaun L. Harrison (09/14/26) | The Death Panel
Beatrice, Artie and Da’Shaun L. Harrison discuss how we became an object of right wing ridicule over the last week, and how the media dogpil
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Jeff Samsonow @jeffsamsonow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Holy shit the NDP just won Calgary-Shaw!
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