Reposted by Kathleen BurtAda Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It’s happening again. LLMs reporting someone’s in progress research as if it’s own discovery. 1234796
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My husband says you could put nine squirrels with ball gloves in the Rogers Center in Toronto and there would be 42,000 fans in the stands cheering them on. 000
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Help @openmedia.org fight for the open Internet. Donate today! openmedia.org/supercharge-... #technology #nptechopenmedia.org 111
Reposted by Kathleen BurtJim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Think your phone is listening to you? You might be right! Vancouver MP @jennykwan.bsky.social hosts a town hall meeting on surveillance pricing, Oct 5 630 pm at Heritage Hall. I will join others to discuss what it means and how to stop it. More info here: www.jennykwanndp.ca/town_hall_me.... #canlabjennykwanndp.caTOWN HALL MEETING: Surveillance Pricing 0155
Reposted by Kathleen BurtCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Danielle Smith has brought a chaos strategy to Alberta's health care and education system. It is the MAGA agenda of making jurisdictions "ungovernable." She is using this strategy to undermine Canada at a crucial time. Check out this interview with@energimedia.bsky.social youtu.be/0stRFmmnsaI?...youtu.bePLAYING WITH FIRE - THE DANIELLE SMITH THREAT !!!YouTube video by Charlie Angus 915961
Reposted by Kathleen BurtErika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... ‘Health Canada said Wednesday it had suspended the licence of the Taylor Avenue location, further complicating Grifols’ plans to reopen it.’ @alonghurst.bsky.socialtheglobeandmail.comHealth Canada suspends licence of Grifols site in WinnipegA 22-year-old donor experienced heart problems at the site and later died 053
Reposted by Kathleen BurtTrade and Investment Research Project @ccpa-tirp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Disappointing new report from Canada‘s Nafta renegotiator Steve Verheul, calling for tax cuts and regulatory competitiveness (ie more neoliberalism) as necessary response to US market uncertainty. ppforum.ca/publications...ppforum.caFrom Reliance to Resilience - Public Policy ForumPPF thanks its Mission Canada partner organizations, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Export Development Canada and Deloitte, for their support of this project. INTRODUCTION Canada’s R... 011
Reposted by Kathleen BurtDelaney King (She/Her/Whomst) @delaneyking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's weird, the one bit of my personal data that databrokers never seem to sell advertisers, is that I do not have any money to buy their crap. 412240
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026noraloreto.substack.com/p/st-johns-c...noraloreto.substack.comSt. John’s! Come see me tonightCCPA x St. John’s x Corporate Control 000
Reposted by Kathleen BurtHeather McPherson MP @heathermcpherson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Today, the House of Commons is back. Here are a few things that I'm focusing on during this sitting - healthcare, workers' rights, and public control of our infrastructure. 25310
Reposted by Kathleen BurtRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NDP Leader Avi Lewis says Carney’s government is “flooding the zone.” “We are in a crisis moment. We’re under economic attack from the United States and we need a crisis response,” Lewis said. 1/2 9384109
Reposted by Kathleen BurtThe Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026OpenAI being sued over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting cheknews.ca/b-c-sues-ope...cheknews.caB.C. sues OpenAI over deadly Tumbler Ridge mass shootingBritish Columbia Attorney General Niki Sharma says the government has filed a lawsuit against artificial intelligence company OpenAI in California over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. 718228
Reposted by Kathleen BurtKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Once again, and despite court orders & the federal law, Todd Blanche is trying to delay production in the Epstein Files; specifically, he doesn’t want to have to review & produce the foreign-language documents. My latest filing exposes Blanche for his legal hackery. youtu.be/72FTfVLdUS8?...youtu.beAG Blanche SCRAMBLES To DELAY Court ORDERS In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!YouTube video by Katie Phang 602119194272
Reposted by Kathleen BurtDon Davies @donvdavies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Liberals’ new bill allows the Minister to violate workers’ right to strike based solely on her opinion after taking into account any consideration she wants. That’s not guardrails at all - it’s pure discretion. 1417299
Reposted by Kathleen BurtCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A shout out to the seniors climate caravan who are descending on Ottawa for the opening of Parliament. Canada cannot ignore our obligation to respond to the climate catastrophe that is being handed to our children. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comSENIORS DESCEND ON OTTAWA TO DEMAND ACTIONThe Seniors Climate Caravan is gathering to fight for the future generations of Canada. They need your help! 536096
Reposted by Kathleen BurtBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Bilal Haq is, personally, the reason we understand sea level change over geologic time. 1305
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/carney-ret...rachelgilmore.substack.comCarney returns to Parliament with a massive bill blunting the right to strike and ‘bulldozing nature’Listen now | The first order of business? An omnibus bill that labour leaders warn will weaken Canadian workers’ right to strike, and that environmental groups warn will bulldoze nature. 000
Reposted by Kathleen BurtJeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 17/09/2026NEW: Fossil fuel executives making their way into this year’s Carbon Capture Canada conference were greeted by a group of protestors with No CO2 Pipelines Alberta. open.substack.com/pub/theorcha...open.substack.comFossil fuel execs met by protestors at carbon capture conferenceNo CO2 Pipelines Alberta warns of the risk of carbon pipeline rupture while executives inside describe geopolitical instability as a “great opportunity.” 0135
Reposted by Kathleen Burtreckoningmuse.bsky.social @reckoningmuse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Amazon Prime days coming. Amazon exploits its customers, vendors & our tax system. You can't slay the dragons you feed. Yes- your purchase matters. If your unwilling to give up consuming w a predatory company. Maybe you deserve a corrupted govt. Your choice impacts all of us PLEASE STOP 011
Reposted by Kathleen BurtNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 180140426452
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.orgFor a Human AITech billionaires are treating us all as guinea pigs in their AI experiment. A global coalition of experts, artists, and workers is fighting back. Let's join them! 000
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.orgdonate.wikimedia.orgMake your donation now - Wikimedia FoundationDonate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac... 000
Reposted by Kathleen BurtShefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...19thnews.orgTierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken PaxtonThe case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.” 731277208064
Reposted by Kathleen BurtMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated. 840119052845
Reposted by Kathleen BurtBeth Ryan 🇨🇦 (she/her) @beryan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026No we didn't vote for this - and Carney didn't campaign on it. 😡 Are NDPers who voted Liberal feeling any buyer's remorse yet? 121
Reposted by Kathleen BurtCCPA — Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives @policyalternatives.ca · 15/09/2026Airport privatization is bad policy that will make travel more expensive for Canadians, say @policyalternatives.ca's @davidmaccdn.bsky.social, @simonenoch.bsky.social. For the Star, too, it "raises plausible fears of making Canadians’ lives worse, rather than better." www.thestar.com/business/opi...thestar.comAdam Radwanski: Mark Carney’s airport privatization pitch was a misstep, at an otherwise successful summitMaking the airport privatization announcement at his signature gathering distracted from the main message of the summit, argues Adam Radwanski. 13822
Reposted by Kathleen BurtMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026JUST IN: The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously to recommend that billionaire financier Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with subpoenas issued as part of the committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.meidasnews.comHouse Oversight Unanimously Votes to Hold Epstein Associate Leon Black in ContemptHouse Oversight voted 41-0 to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with Epstein subpoenas. 1403019869
Reposted by Kathleen BurtMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 15/09/2026NEWS: The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs and 20,000 penetrator warheads to Israel, with the weapons to be purchased using U.S. taxpayer dollars through the Foreign Military Financing program 52620741246
Reposted by Kathleen BurtJim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Please also see our full paper describing a Democratic Vision for North American Trade (and a short 2-page policy brief) here: peri.umass.edu/publication/... @gamechangerspolicy.bsky.socialperi.umass.eduDemocratizing North American TradeThe Problem Corporate-dominated trade deals Corporate-driven free trade agreements have distorted global trade and investment relationships over the past 40 years – including in North America. The… 075
Reposted by Kathleen BurtJim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Register for the webinar here: events.zoom.us/ev/ApCr_SWeb.... It will feature @theameilee.bsky.social, Hector de la Cueva & Luis Rangel from CILAS in Mexico, myself, and Will Milberg from @thenewschool.bsky.social. /3events.zoom.usGame Changers Webinar Series 153
Reposted by Kathleen BurtJim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Through the 'Game Changers' project based at UMass Amherst, I joined progressive economists from the US and Mexico to debunk Trump's trade war, and map out a genuine alternative vision for North American trade. We'll have a webinar Thur Sept 17 4pmET to describe our findings. /2 1145
Reposted by Kathleen BurtNora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As Jeffrey Simpson wrote in The Friendly Dictatorship, they are the most ideological of all the parties, with an ideology that drives them to do anything to get elected. That makes them Canada's natural governing party. 25113
Reposted by Kathleen BurtKatie @littlelistmaker.bsky.social · 16/09/2026sorry to come back to this but they've excluded not just every teacher and nurse, but also the lower threshold excludes nearly every child care, home care, elder care, retail, hospitality, and food service worker. so working class is defined as "not women, and especially not Black women and Latinas" 1154
Reposted by Kathleen BurtGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There were many ways in which the US and its allies could have responded to the horror of 9/11. But by building extreme security states, launching pointless forever wars and restricting domestic dissent, successive governments inflicted more harm on their nations than the terrorists could have done. 671571377
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026albertapolitics.substack.com/p/the-lies-a...albertapolitics.substack.comThe lies Alberta separatists tell: A Top Ten ListThe dark reality of separation: A small, landlocked country struggling to pay for national institutions amid bitter division, uncertainty, and capital and human flight 000
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Together we demand the CRA end the Canada to Israel charity pipeline. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/toge...actionnetwork.orgTogether we demand the CRA end the Canada to Israel charity pipelineFor decades, Canadian charities have funnelled taxpayer-subsidized funds to Israel. Some send money directly to support State activities, including illegal settlements and military operations. Others ... 000
Reposted by Kathleen BurtMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Brown bear floating along in Bristol Bay Alaska: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu... 265105051574
Reposted by Kathleen BurtErika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-... ‘Scientists who contributed to the paper shared their concern that a report of this magnitude was quietly released by the federal government.’ctvnews.ca‘Effectively irreversible’: Changes to Canada’s climate permanent, federal report saysThe effects of climate change are impacting Canadians even more than scientists predicted less than a decade ago, according to a new report released this week. 147
Reposted by Kathleen BurtSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water 415186823901
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026c.org/cRC7fhwQ6cc.orgSign the PetitionRestore Lake Ontario on Google Maps 000
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Stop the sacrifice of orcas for a pipeline - Ecojustice | Ecojustice ecojustice.ca/take-action/...ecojustice.caStop the sacrifice of orcas for a pipelineNo pipeline is worth extinction. The Southern Resident Killer Whales are already struggling to survive. There are only 74 of these endangered whales left, and they face a combination of threats… 000
Reposted by Kathleen BurtGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Thank you for bearing with me. Here's the thread on one page: skywriter.blue/@georgemonbi...skywriter.bluePage by George Monbiot | @georgemonbiot.bsky.socialThe government must know full well that many people have neither the space nor the money to store extra food in their homes. It is individuating responsibility for a collective problem. As usual, it i... 414030
Reposted by Kathleen BurtAnthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A slight (level 2 of 4) risk of flash flooding is forecast across much of Arizona on Sunday and Monday, per @nws.noaa.gov. 62 people were evacuated via air in the Grand Canyon yesterday, and footbridges were destroyed. More of these kinds of impacts are possible the next two days. 14117
Reposted by Kathleen BurtBrandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I don't even know if reposting this counts as a subtweet after this week. But anyway, we do in fact have ways of knowing the past. 041
Reposted by Kathleen BurtPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 27/08/2026To anyone who does not live in Paris but visits the city at regular intervals (as I do), the transformation has been staggering: Paris has been reclaimed from cars. It can be done, and could be done in London too. It is all about political will and taking the risk of being unpopular - for a while. 451883482
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026NEW: TIFF must ban Israeli films. www.readthemaple.com/tiff-must-ba...readthemaple.comTIFF Must Ban Israeli FilmsBy effectively banning Russian films, TIFF established a precedent it’s refusing to uphold. 000
Kathleen Burt @keburt.bsky.social · 27/08/2026www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... Master Listpolicyalternatives.caNew poll shows strong opposition to Alberta’s two-tier health care reforms | CCPA 000