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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 05/10/2026
ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons buff.ly/YJ1mAiP
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ChatGPT is adding real cartoonists’ signatures to fake New Yorker cartoons
OpenAI's chatbot isn't just imitating the magazine's style. It's also falsely attributing AI-generated images to real artists.
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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:
Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads: 

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."
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The Independent @independentnl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Innu Nation Grand Chief Jodie Ashini says it’s disappointing to open the Innu Pakassiun exhibit without the provincial government’s participation, but #Innu know their history and who they are #nlpoli #Labrador theindependent.ca/news/as-innu...
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As Innu exhibit opens in Labrador, Grand Chief says truth must come before reconciliation – The Independent
Innu Nation Grand Chief Jodie Ashini says it’s disappointing to open the Innu Pakassiun exhibit without the provincial government’s participation, but Innu know their history and who they are
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The National Post attack on NDP Leader Avi Lewis crosses the line into threat. They invoke the same religious code words used by extremists who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. It is unacceptable to use religious intimidation to shut down debate on Gaza. charlieangus.substack.com/p/national-p...
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NATIONAL POST CROSSES LINE ON THREAT AGAINST LEWIS
A recent editorial on NDP leader Avi Lewis crossed the line into an extremist hate threat. It needs to be called out.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026
After we published “ChatGPT Helped Tumbler Ridge Shooter Focus on Guns, Tactics, and Terror,” Follman got a flood of media requests to discuss his investigation uncovering how OpenAI’s chatbot had fueled the Tumbler Ridge school shooter for months up to the attack.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Meta Muse appears to read your Apple messages and upload them to the cloud even if you explicitly tell it not to: appleinsider.com/articles/26/...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 27/09/2026
“Most LLMs (including those from OpenAI) are built on millions of scraped webpages and other large text datasets, and almost none of this content has been obtained with its owners’ knowledge or consent.” This is how tech executives talk when no one thinks they’re listening.
motherjones.com
AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 25/09/2026
Fun fact. Canada's arts & culture gdp is basically the same as oil & gas at about $70 billion. Direct funding for the arts & culture is about $700 million annually albertaviews.ca/arts-publicl... It's up to $30 billion for oil & gas depending on how you count www.theenergymix.com/canada-pours...
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 25/09/2026
An individual in Canada used ChatGPT for eight months to plan one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Yet, if you listen to politicians and media, the real threat of AI is a fantastical scenario where it might wipe out humans in ten years. They need to stop getting fooled by tech deceivers.
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The media has the AI threat all wrong
Generative AI is harming people today. We don’t need to waste time fantasizing about science fictional scenarios.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 17/09/2026
“A senior executive at Microsoft said A.I. systems built on the work of others will be seen as ‘an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions’ and possibly the greatest robbery of labor in human history, according to court documents unredacted Thursday in an ongoing Manhattan lawsuit.”
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Docs in A.I. copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
The admission appeared in a newly unredacted filing in the landmark copyright infringement legal battle playing out between newspapers like the Orlando Sentinel and tech companies Microsoft and OpenAI...
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molly conger @socialistdogmom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‘ed sheeran nuked from orbit by ms rachel,’ i mutter to myself, descending deeper into impenetrable madness
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 10/09/2026
I am serious that today’s journalism ecosystem would be fooled if they played war of the worlds on the radio. It would be on CNN within hours
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Courtney Theriault @ctheriault.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: Saddle Lake Cree Nation calls Alberta trans health-care laws a violation of Treaty rights, announces path to work around the legislation
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 09/09/2026
It's us, we're media report www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/n...
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 09/09/2026
2,400-year-old Iron Age timber structure found beside Germany’s Main River archaeologymag.com/2026/09/iron...
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2,400-year-old Iron Age timber structure found beside Germany’s Main River | Archaeology News Online Magazine
A 2,400-year-old Iron Age timber structure in Aschaffenburg reveals advanced building skills and may have guarded access from the Main River.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
“There is a tremendous amount of Al and endless garbage being posted everyday and it’s been challenging to absorb and or ignore.”
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Dolly Parton's Sister Asks People to Stop Posting AI Slop of the Legendary Singer
"I hope nobody can ever replicate me or what I do. AI is a scary thing," said Dolly Parton in 2023.
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 08/09/2026
this is so gross nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
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‘The theft is blatant’: Nunavut AI ‘correspondent’ regurgitates northern stories
Leah Qammaniq, an Inuk journalist raised in the North, understands first-hand the issues that she reports on in Nunavut. She covers Inuit self-governance, food security and, generally, daily life in t...
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I can't quote the post, but the thing by @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social (Tom Cox) just now ... I feel it. I sincerely HATE having to do marketing and self promotion on here. But this is the reality: my last publisher failed to pay me £38k in royalties, most books sold make me £1.20, and
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 05/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Knitters, unite. #elbowsup #needlestoo
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
When old SVU episodes don’t hold up in modern times.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
#ChapmansIceCream ⬇️🔥🇨🇦🍁💪🏻 #Canada He calls out the Trump administration as liars 🤣💪🏻
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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Dominion Society of Canada is building a political movement around white nationalism. An @antihate.ca report documents its campaign for racial mass deportations, connections to neo-Nazis and efforts to normalize extremist ideas and move them into mainstream Canadian politics. Read the report:
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Dominion Society of Canada: The White Nationalist Non-Profit with a Mass Deportations Agenda
The Dominion Society of Canada (DSC) is a white nationalist organization that uses propaganda and political campaigning to promote mass deportations on the basis of race, ethnicity, and religion.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/08/2026
“We found absolute, iron-clad evidence that short-term rental regulations put downward pressure on rent. Lots of things cause housing to be expensive, but this is low-hanging fruit to manage those costs.” Long past time for harsh restrictions on Airbnb.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 25/08/2026
The Main Street Canada directory is growing! ✅ Support small Canadian businesses hit by the American tariffs by visiting mainstreet.todmaffin.com Is YOUR store hit by the tariffs? Upload your video and get listed. We do NOT let our neighbours down in this country. LET'S DO THIS! #BuyCanadian
Directory page titled "Main Street Canada" listing small Canadian businesses in card format, grouped by shipping regions (Ships to Canada, USA, Worldwide) with province tags and brief descriptions.
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Hardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"They're talking about it with a polar bear on an iceberg... a fucking plastic straw? It just made no sense at all. Here's this picture of catastrophe & you've totally depoliticised it" I sat down with Friends of the Earth's Asad Rehman to explore why fighting climate crisis = fighting inequality 👇
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‘A Polar Bear on an Iceberg? Here’s This Picture of Catastrophe and You’ve Totally Depoliticised It’
The climate crisis can’t be solved without a commitment to fighting injustice at the same time – Asad Rehman, chief executive of Friends of the Earth, sat down with Byline Times' Editor in Chief to ex...
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Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is a deeply moving thread.
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is so bleak — struggling Hollywood creatives, unable to find regular work in the industry, are being paid hourly rates to train the AI that will surely replace them www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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‘Digging the grave of my profession’: the Hollywood creatives training AI to do their jobs
Amid a jobs slump, award-winning writers, directors and producers taking on sometimes lucrative temp work teaching AI skills such as screenwriting and production
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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Out of extra caution, I have been buying the Canadian wild blueberries at Costco instead of the American ones because of this recall.
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National Folklore Survey for England @nfsengland.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You can find the article here: www.nationalfolkloresurvey.co.uk/news/john-wi...
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John Widdowson and a lifetime of folklore — National Folklore Survey for England
Professor John Widdowson, now in his ninth decade, is well known for his contribution to Folklore Studies in the UK and North America. This is a reproduction of an article from the Sheffield Telegraph...
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Is he dead yet? 🇨🇦 @maximummeh.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Governance is the foundation of digital sovereignty. If Prime Minister Carney is trading away our ability to govern the digital realm, in the name of “alignment” with American standards, then we are locking in a permanent state of subordination."
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 19/08/2026
Four out of five Canadians back a U.S. booze ban in retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, a new poll suggests. The Pollara Strategic Insights survey also found 42 per cent of respondents would boycott American alcohol if they are returned to provincial liquor stores.
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U.S. booze ban backed by most Canadians, poll suggests
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So, we found a live bat in our galleries. 🦇 a thread🦇
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Students who get good grades on homework tend to get good grades on tests. But a recent study out of China shows a divergence. The old correlation holds for students who didn't use AI on homework, but it's the opposite for those who did. Using AI = best homework grades, worst test grades
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Steffani Cameron 🇨🇦 @snarkysteff.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This is amazing. High school students in Saskatoon build an entire home together during their year’s class project. THIS is how you address a trades shortage! What if Victoria kids could build a tiny home or two as housing for someone who needs it? #yyj www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/ar...
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Saskatoon high school program tackling trade labour shortage
A unique high school program is teaching students valuable lifelong skills while helping tackle an existing labour shortage.
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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‘Heated Rivalry’ author donates $300,000 to Nova Scotia libraries
Several Nova Scotia libraries that faced possible closures this summer are getting a major cash boost from one of the province’s most famous authors.
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Diego @diegodogdad.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“You guys should feel the same way about Toby (Lutke) that you do about Elon Musk if you give a single shit about Canada” What an amazing episode. Thank you @parismarx.com for having @rachelgilmore.bsky.social on the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. youtu.be/yMg0j7W7LP4?...
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Scream, Cultura, Scream! @culturalgutter.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Recent parliamentary candidate Count Binface joins Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins on their podcast, Instant Classics! culturalgutter.com/2026/08/15/c...
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Count Binface on Instant Classics
Recent Parliamentary candidate for Clacton-on-Sea Count Binface joins Mary Beard and Charlotte Higgins to discuss democracy, The Odyssey, and Latin on the Instant Classics podcast. “In this C…
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Dr Gillian Kenny @medievalgill.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
It’s Saturday and if you fancy reading about the restless undead in Ireland, including revenants, blood-fairies and immortal abbesses then…you have come to the right bit of Bluesky my friend. medievalgill.substack.com/p/the-unruly...
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What to do when the dead wont stay dead
A journey through Ireland’s restless dead, from medieval burials designed to keep corpses in their graves to blood-drinking spirits, revenants and an immortal abbess. What these strange stories reveal...
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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 14/08/2026
“Big Tech already has control of the White House, and the results aren’t encouraging: the U.S. now has concentration camps and secret police who murder people in the streets — not to mention an epidemic of explosive diarrhea. “We need this in Canada like we need a giant, gaping hole in our heads.”
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Beware of tech bros advocating for the destruction of our democracy
Beware of tech bros advocating for the destruction of our democracy.
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Short Stack Fella 🇨🇦🇺🇦 @shortstackfella.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Shopify’s CEO has some pretty crappy opinions about democracy, too. www.thestar.com/business/opi...
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David Olive: Shopify’s Tobias Lütke wants to deny seniors the vote. Maybe we should deny billionaires their soapboxes
Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke sparked outrage by suggesting seniors and poor Canadians shouldn’t be able to vote. David Olive argues this billionaire rubbish is dead wrong.
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The racist Canadian group Dominion Society has a merch story which is powered by Canadian e-commerce company Shopify. @rachelgilmore.bsky.social explains the company's long history of failing to respond to hatespeech merchants thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Shopify Powers a Racist Group’s Online Store. It’s Not the First Time | The Tyee
The company has repeatedly found itself in controversy over its support of ‘free speech.’
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Data centers
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
"The Moroccan police, who usually guard the border, essentially threw the gates open. This seems very much a political effort to undermine and embarrass Pedro Sanchez and to divide Europe." @bylinetimespod.bsky.social @szunes.bsky.social www.bylinesupplement.com/p/why-ceuta-...
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Why Ceuta Was Not Actually the 'Migrant Invasion' Widely Reported
Professor Stephen Zunes tells the Byline Times podcast what was really going on when more than 50,000 people descended on Spain's North African enclave
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Newfound News @newfoundnewsca.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Green light for the 208th Royal St. John’s Regatta
Photo: Leano Rockwood The oldest continuing organized sporting event in North America is a go today with the 208th running of the Royal St. John’s Regatta. It will be a jam-packed day of races with 20 races on the schedule for today. What's closed and what's open? All City offices and facilities are closed. All recreation facilities and community centres will be closed. The outdoor pool at Bannerman Park will be closed all day. Robin Hood Bay Waste Management Facility is open for commercial...
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
So Concacaf sides with Uefa. FIFA's financial power grab is done. What's funny is Infantino would probably have just about got away with this if it wasn't for the Balogun thing. As i said at the time, that scared the absolute shit out of the European FAs. So they instantly closed ranks on this.
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Statement on behalf of Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations  | Concacaf
Statement on behalf of Concacaf and its 41 Member Associations
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