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Johan Lidberg

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Australian/Swedish educator, researcher and journalist. Views are my own. Sharing does not equal endorsement. Love the great outdoors.

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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 12h
www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 13h
Nuts! Have they no shame?: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…
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Million-dollar public servants: 11 staff at Australia’s Future Fund paid significantly more than the PM
One executive received a $1.5m package last year, while 10 other staff received remuneration exceeding $1m each
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ho, ho, ho, into the El Nino season we go: www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/v...
crikey.com.au
The stock price of Vail Resorts looks like a ski slope. But their doom is our doom, too
They could build a chair lift on a slope like that.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Disgusting corporate vandals: www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/01/n...
crikey.com.au
News Corp celebrates more than a decade of paying zero tax in Australia
News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More secrecy by the Albanese government. Not good enough!: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/28/a...
crikey.com.au
The US could send Australian personal data to third countries under secret 'partnership'
While the Albanese government stays silent on plans to hand citizens' biometric data to the Trump administration, the Europeans have publicly released a framework that illuminates what the US is deman...
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Excellent. Now, let's take fossil fuel companies and governments to court using this tool: theconversation.com/we-can-final...
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We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
OpenAI keeps breaking the law with impunity. Not ok. They must be held to account: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
theguardian.com
Open AI attacked Australia’s health system – and then doubled down on its negligence. The time for ‘wait and see’ is over | Kate Crawford and Edward Santow
Human hackers face serious consequences, and so must AI companies. There is no excuse for what happened
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
...and many more of these to come: theconversation.com/grattan-on-f...
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Grattan on Friday: when rogue AI agent ‘scaled a fence’, it reinforced Albanese’s case for tough guardrails
The timing of the disclosure (and the incident itself) is fortuitous in a political sense, vindicating the government’s recent AI warnings.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Trump has banned more media and started his own TV channel. In the process, he risks further eroding American democracy
Amid the outrage over Trump’s latest ban, it’s important to remember why good journalism is vital to democracy.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hear! Hear!: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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Trump’s decision to ban journalists from the White House – and One Nation’s actions – shows why Australia urgently needs a media freedom bill | Peter Greste
Australians can’t afford to be complacent – Pauline Hanson also thinks it’s OK to shut out reporters she doesn’t like
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Bull-Shitter-In-Chief is at it again. This is NOT a free speech issue: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/…
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US warns Australia that imposing digital duty of care on big tech would be seen as censorship
Trump administration expresses ‘serious concerns’ that forcing firms to allow algorithm optout would infringe Americans’ free speech
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
👍: www.theguardian.com/environment/202…
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Labor MP covers up Woodside logo on Fremantle jumper ahead of AFL grand final
Josh Wilson, federal assistant minister for climate change and energy, joins peaceful campaign against fossil fuel company
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Vale Tim Read. Indeed a thoroughly decent, integrity strong and funny human being. We lost him way too early: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-19/brun…
abc.net.au
Victorian Greens MP Tim Read dies aged 64
Health promotion campaigner and Victorian Greens MP Tim Read has died after a high-profile battle with cancer.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
What a super weird appointment!: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…
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Who is Siobhan McKenna? The ‘irreplaceable’ former Murdoch aide given a top diplomatic posting
The next general consul to New York chairs Australia Post and is a former News Corp executive
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yep, there's definitely a case of false balance building on the reporting of One Nation's, especially in the ABC. Think again, ABC. You can do better: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/21/a...
crikey.com.au
How the ABC is helping One Nation become the 'real' opposition
Blame the broadcaster's attempts to skate through impartiality with mindless both-sides thinking.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Yep, a no brainer. Australia should absolutely seek to become an associate member of the EU, just like Canada. Stick it to Trump!: theconversation.com/after-the-eu...
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After the EU’s offer to Canada, could Australia also embrace a ‘Eurovision’?
In a hostile trading world, mid-sized nations are forging new relationships. Canada has the right idea.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It feels surreal that we are seriously discussing Russia attack the EU and NATO in 2026: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/…
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European spy chiefs warn Moscow is planning more decisive action against Nato
Exclusive: Intelligence officers say Russian campaign could intensify ‘in months, not years’ – but that panic risks playing into Kremlin psy-ops
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hanson’s political mentor continues his unconstitutional attacks on media. Further proof that Hanson is a Trump stooge: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se…
theguardian.com
Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House
US president has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major traditional news media since start of second term
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/…
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Australia claims it is a global pioneer in preventing online harm - should other countries follow suit?
As Anthony Albanese heads to the US to discuss social media reform, he has shown a level of leadership not always expected from a smaller country
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"Vibes based policy making". What horror!: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/18/m...
crikey.com.au
What Australians want: their country talking itself into a truly dumb position
While modest in detail, the government has effectively declared an end to demand-driven migration based on the vibe among voters — rather than evidence.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hyper scraping in the pipeline: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…
theguardian.com
Everything Australians put online could be scraped for AI under proposed new rules. How will you be affected?
The Albanese government is considering reforms that give US big tech unrestricted access to Australian content
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Hear! Hear! and Hear!: www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria…
theage.com.au
Scott Morrison’s heartless legacy lives on – and it’s Victoria that will hurt most
We saw during the pandemic what Melbourne was like without international students. One Nation’s immigration policies would take us back to that moribund place again.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is a major discovery. Sad but super important: theconversation.com/more-than-2-...
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More than 2 million Indigenous people lived in Australia in 1788: new research
Genetic, archaeological and environmental evidence suggest the Indigenous population fell by more than 90% in the 70 years after the British invaded.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Yes!: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
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The right is wrong about digital duty of care. It promises Australians more freedom, not less | Peter Lewis
Labor’s law would allow choice for social media users and build accountability into the internet rather than allow the tech industry to operate with impunity
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Spot on!: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/14/i...
crikey.com.au
One of legacy media’s big problems? How it frames migration is, statistically, un-Australian
The second episode of the ABC's National Forum will look at "Australia's migration challenge". It's proof, yet again, that the media is asking the wrong questions.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphere theconversation.com/we-may-be-ab...
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We may be able to turn off the algorithm, but we can’t escape the misogyny of the manosphere
Important as it is, no amount of social media regulation will meaningfully address the manosphere unless we also dismantle the misogyny that underpins it.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.theage.com.au/national/tail-fil…
theage.com.au
‘Tail, film, heckle’: Inside the Brethren’s secret election influence plot with the far-right
Leaked messages reveal the full story of how the Exclusive Brethren secretly recruited far-right agitators and neo-Nazi associates to harass MPs at the election.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/se…
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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor: the future according to end times fascism – video
In a new video, Klein and Taylor outline a ominous evolution taking shape on the far right – and how to stay loyal to this planet and each other
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Klein strikes again. Agreed, billionaires loose their humanity: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/sep/…
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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’
She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursuit of power
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Hallelujah and Amen to this. Let’s hope it will be done: www.theguardian.com/technology/2026…
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‘We must slow the pace’: CEO of Anthropic calls for an AI slowdown
In a social media post, Dario Amodei proposed a plan including third-party evaluations of AI systems
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/11/a...
crikey.com.au
Hanson brought a knife to a gunfight with Hastie — the only one who could kill One Nation
Andrew Hastie's fight with One Nation and Gina Rinehart is revealing his cut-through capabilities. Is he the one major party figure who could turn the tables on Hanson and co?
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Clearly Hanson and One Nation crossed a red line with the disgraceful ’traitor’ cartoon: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…
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Jacqui Lambie calls Pauline Hanson an ‘angry little woman’ after One Nation cartoon calling Andrew Hastie a traitor
Lambie, a veteran and Tasmanian senator, says One Nation leader is a ‘coward’ who is showing her ‘true colours’
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/09/w...
crikey.com.au
Tough on crime, gentle on Warren: One Nation’s criminal bind
Warren Pickering wants our sympathy because he’s a 'real person'. Will that sympathy extend to the 'real people' One Nation wants to throw the book at?
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
More Handmaid’s Tale policies by Trump and Vance playing into the ’tradwife’ narrative: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/us/polit…
nytimes.com
Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones
The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
www.theage.com.au/national/how-murd…
theage.com.au
How Murdoch the Sun King sold out the planet
Telling his audience the truth has not suited the media titan’s business model.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is a must watch doco: www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/03/s...
crikey.com.au
'Silenced' chronicles the legal threats faced by women who speak up. It faced several of its own
"What we've experienced is a fraction of what the women in the film have been through."
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Here's another peak stupid moment. Teaching respect and consent isn't woke, it's just common sense and decency, like most things that are labeled 'woke'. I'm exhausted by the stupid woke culture wars. Can the warring parties please STOP: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
abc.net.au
Teachers hit back at Nationals claim about 'anti-boy' ideology in schools
A teacher's union has fired back, labelling the remarks a "malevolent mischaracterisation" that is "fundamentally incorrect".
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A very powerful and super important speech. Please watch: Source: ABC iview share.google/E0wwGaJBvwoAj94RR
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National Press Club Address: Chanel Contos - CEO of Teach Us Consent
Chanel Contos, CEO of Teach Us Consent, addresses the National Press Club on the topic "Algorithmic funnels and division: the systematic promotion of outrage, misogyny, and radicalisation online".
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/climate/…
nytimes.com
In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters
Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region’s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
theconversation.com/a-landmark-u...
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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now?
It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5°C. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We feel u SU, we feel u: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…
theguardian.com
‘We have had enough’: thousands of University of Sydney staff walk off the job over AI and job security
Hundreds of university staff were stationed at picket lines, calling for stronger protections around the use of AI
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
People used to yawn when privacy laws were mentioned, now there is a great sense of urgency: www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2…
theguardian.com
Tech giants are trying to obliterate privacy. Australia has a rare chance to take back part of their power | Lizzie O'Shea
‘Pervert glasses’ are selling out, tick-a-box consent is broken and the spectre of surveillance is invading all aspects of our lives
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is so bad. The question is, why does AI do this?: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…
theguardian.com
‘Scary’: how misinformation and AI hallucinations are infiltrating Australia’s parliament
Exclusive: Guardian analysis reveals that dozens of policy submissions from across the political spectrum incorrectly summarise real research and invent or wrongly cite sources
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I already avoid Coles and Woolies as much as I can. #leavemyfacealone: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/supe…
abc.net.au
Facial recognition technology 'scope creep' is upon us, experts warn
Industry groups say the move to facial scans in supermarkets is about safety, but analysts say that once the technology is installed, its "scope creep" paves the way for options like discriminatory pricing.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Yep, the fossil fuel dinosaurs won’t lead the way to sustainable energy. It’s up to governments to lead the way: www.theage.com.au/business/companie…
theage.com.au
Oil giant’s retreat on clean energy shows limits of investor pressure
Corporate pledges to pursue environment, social and governance goals are no substitute for policy action by governments.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
No brainer 2: www.theguardian.com/australia-news/…
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Australia could make social media algorithms optional and follow UK ban on pornography depicting strangulation
Social services minister says social media was playing a role in the increase of sexual violence among teenagers
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
No brainer 1: www.theguardian.com/technology/2026…
theguardian.com
Smartglasses should automatically blur people’s faces while filming, Australia’s online safety regulator says
Smartglasses with cameras can benefit the vision impaired but companies might pit ‘accessibility benefits against safety and privacy’, eSafety says
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/world/am…
nytimes.com
‘A New Form of U.S. Colonialism’: Venezuelans Bristle at U.S. Oil Takeover
A deal giving the U.S. majority control of vast Venezuelan reserves strikes at the heart of national identity.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
www.theage.com.au/national/do-you-k…
theage.com.au
‘Do you know that is wrong?’ The question the attorney-general had to ask her son
Schools, sports clubs, experts and parents are struggling to understand what lies behind the spate of headlines about harm or alleged harm done to young women by young men.
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Johan Lidberg @johanlidberg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Amazing. Dumb Trump is Making The Great Lakes Even Greater, MTGLEG. Lake Ontario is now Lake of America. Hallelujah!: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/us/polit…
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