Reposted by Laura MacLeodElsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart 168145094802
Reposted by Laura MacLeodK.V. Johansen @kvjohansen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Canadians: As part of a global effort to demand regulation for artificial intelligence developers, The Writers’ Union of Canada has launched a Parliamentary Petition calling for radical transparency for AI training processes & the works they subsequently produce. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...ourcommons.caPetition e-7774 - Petitions 01211
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 21/09/2026An autistic writer has reportedly been left “frustrated” that they are unable to submit the second draft of the very stupid thing they just said in casual conversation.thedailytism.comAutistic writer upset they can’t submit second draft of conversationAn autistic writer has reportedly been left “frustrated” that they are unable to submit the second draft of the very stupid thing they just said in casual conversation. Jay Chester, 48, who regularly… 213022
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 05/09/2026A friend who invited you over for dinner now wishes they’d never asked for your dietary requirements, met you, or been born, it has been rumoured.thedailytism.comDinner host wishing they’d never asked for your dietary requirementsA friend who invited you over for dinner now wishes they’d never asked for your dietary requirements, met you, or been born, it has been rumoured. Olivia Buckingham, 32, who just thought it would be… 08115
Reposted by Laura MacLeodElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 254116943321
Laura MacLeod @lalaurabunny.bsky.social · 29/08/2026I really (really really) love Pokopia, but it’s definitely drawing my attention to my unmet need for a sense of community. 110
Reposted by Laura MacLeodAnn Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I love this, by Pete Wharmby, who gives an analogy that may help us understand Uta Frith's apparent argument that it's not autism if it's not 'severe', because we only identified the 'severe' people a long time ago when she first trained. Therefore that's autism and nothing else is. 🤔 25624
Reposted by Laura MacLeodFergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 22/08/2026I'm so, so tired of people thinking 'social construct' implies 'not real'. This underlies so much of the backlash against the whole idea of neurodivergence, as well as anti-trans propaganda, and it's just a really basic misunderstanding of what social construction means. 🤦🏼♀️🫣 rtie.org/resources/tr...rtie.orgTrans FactsPreamble: the “debate” is toxic.Sex is not binary.Gender is (at least partly) a social construct, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.This is not a dispute between scientist… 45118
Reposted by Laura MacLeodRo Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I always use YouTube autocaptions as an example when I'm explaining the error rate of AI to people. Do you want that same error rate when it comes to stuff like your medical records? This has been very illuminating for a lot of folks. 015771
Reposted by Laura MacLeodFergus Murray @oolong.co.uk · 03/08/2026I was hoping Dean Burnett had had more to say about the Cass Review, but this is absolutely right and I share his deep, deep irritation at this myth being frequently repeated. I expect you will too, once you learn the background to it. 1264
Reposted by Laura MacLeodQueer and Pleasant Danger @monsterologist.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I just... 9638325
Reposted by Laura MacLeodLady Jessica @ladyjessica.northsky.social · 30/07/2026It would be such a shame if headlines like the below were plastered across mainstream media. A shame. 053
Reposted by Laura MacLeodMarit Stiles @maritstilesndp.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Northern Ontario is burning. Today, I’m calling for immediate action: ✅ Declare a provincial state of emergency ✅ Remove barriers between jurisdictions so emergency assistance can be provided quickly ✅ Show up: house every evacuee, resource every fire crew, and rebuild every affected community 1118567
Reposted by Laura MacLeodCommander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Haha, that’s one of the dumbest AI Guy arguments I’ve heard. I was among the earliest adopters of the Internet. A lot of us who hate Regurgitative AI actually remember when the Internet was *good*, before the very companies poisoning it with AI carved it up into algorithm-controlled fiefdoms. 211281278
Reposted by Laura MacLeodRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Carney is totally flooding the zone right now by the way. A look at the last week or so: 24 Sussex reno, years overdue. Huge nuclear energy announcement. Missing climate targets (!!). Canada-BC MOU. PIPELINE PLAN WITH ALBERTA (!!). WORRYING SENATE REFORMS (!!). Massive submarine decision. NATO. 1823480
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 30/06/2026The Ford government just deleted every long-term care inspection report from before 2023 from their website, obfuscating a vital public record, especially from the devastating pandemic era. But we have 10,000 of those reports, and we're making them publicly available. thelocal.to/long-term-ca...thelocal.toThe Ford Government Just Deleted Thousands of Long-Term Care Reports. Here They Are. | The LocalThe provincial government has eliminated access to long-term care home inspection reports from before 2023. We have over 10,000 of those reports, and are restoring access to the public. 8183116
Reposted by Laura MacLeodLex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com · 24/06/2026Liz Soto and Savanna Batten are 2 of those sentenced to 50 years in prison for Prairieland. I visited them in a north Texas jail—11 months into their incarceration over a July 4 noise demo—to meet the Trump admin’s “Antifa terrorists”. from behind glass, Soto said, “They didn’t like my book club.”theguardian.com‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prisonAdvocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility 4024821348
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 15/06/2026Two former advisors to the federal government called out Prime Minister Mark Carney for slashing environmental rules and ignoring experts in climate science and policy. thenarwhal.ca/carney-canad...thenarwhal.caCarney is ‘shredding’ environmental rules, ‘misleading’ the public: experts | The NarwhalThe government shut out its own climate science and policy advisors, they say, while gutting Canada’s environmental protections in favour of oil and gas 12201126
Reposted by Laura MacLeodUna McCormack @unamccormack.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Author of this thinks nobody reads Pratchett any more because most of his readers have blocked her. 181613213
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 08/05/2026The Mark Carney government has made “deploying AI at scale” a cornerstone of its attempt to make government more productive and slash costs by cutting 28,000 jobs by 2029. There are so many reasons to be skeptical, write Natasha Tusikov and Blayne Haggart. #canpolithetyee.caMark Carney Thinks AI Will Save Money. It Will Also Cost Lives | The TyeeThe rush to embrace flawed tech could bring disaster. 1713268
Reposted by Laura MacLeodFatima Syed @fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The Doug Ford gov't has passed its 2026 budget bill, which officially removes Ontario's right to know. How he governs, why decisions get made—we'll never know. The same bill consolidates conservation authorities. That's your democracy & your drinking water being impacted #onpoli 4244161
Reposted by Laura MacLeodRachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I don't think it's ethical to build a majority government through floor crossings and I think democracy works better when we have minority governments with opposition MPs working together to best reflect the interests of Canadians who voted them in and scrutinizing legislation 130698119
Reposted by Laura MacLeodLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 12/04/2026Would love to know how the Liberals that want to ban teenagers from using social media feel about Mark Carney calling for AI in the classroom? “AI in education can meet every child where they are” 1918871
Reposted by Laura MacLeodHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 11/04/2026My hottest “I have no data to back this up” take is that phones aren’t making young people less happy. What’s making them less happy is living in a world where everyone is having their reality defined by recommendation algorithms that can only care about whether something keeps you watching. 482106841543
Reposted by Laura MacLeodRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 07/04/2026We know they are indecent and power hungry and fine with being complicit. But to see them all shrug while the president does some kind of weird, war crime riddled social media negotiations, is a horror. No one’s going to stop him? Not enough self-preservation to step in? 161007105
Reposted by Laura MacLeodMicah @rincewind.run · 04/04/2026Discworld QOTD, from Going Postal 181675551
Reposted by Laura MacLeodRedruM @dorsalstream.bsky.social · 03/04/2026The horse op-ed is an instant classic. I can't tell you how much joy this piece gives me. It should be taught in every introductory writing class in no small part because the horse arguments are so compelling. "I have noticed that human children get to eat cake. But I am bigger than the children." 266176796051
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Tyee @thetyee.ca · 02/04/2026It turns out that simple accommodations, such as quiet spaces, flexible scheduling and written instructions, aren’t special privileges. They often make the workplace better for everyone, writes Julie Green.thetyee.caAutism Is No Tragedy | The TyeeWhen autistic people are understood and supported, we have tremendous potential. Here are reasons to be hopeful for the next generation. 09931
Reposted by Laura MacLeodMicah @rincewind.run · 28/03/2026Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay 202983965
Reposted by Laura MacLeodFae Johnstone @faejohnstone.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Women across Canada are speaking up in solidarity with transgender people. Speak up with us at www.womenfortransrights.ca 25523
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Terry Pratchett Estate @terrypratchett.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Remembering Terry – in our hearts and on our bookshelves. #TerryPratchett 321123309
Reposted by Laura MacLeodKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 26/02/2026It really is either you support trans rights or you support Hitler 2.0 4464031737
Laura MacLeod @lalaurabunny.bsky.social · 10/12/2025There are so many good reasons to cancel/avoid Spotify. You can pick the one that resonates most with you. 120
Laura MacLeod @lalaurabunny.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Kicking people out of their homes at lease expiry does not “unlock” more capacity, it “unlocks” higher rent prices. Which I guess is the point. 030
Reposted by Laura MacLeodThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 08/10/2025Water-hungry data centres are planned for drought-stricken regions across Canada. What will the AI data centre boom mean for communities? By @savannahridley.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/ai-data-cent...thenarwhal.caWhat will the AI data centre boom mean for Canada? | The NarwhalSprawling AI data centres — hungry for land, water and power — are coming. Plans the world’s largest, called Wonder Valley, are underway in Alberta 106252
Reposted by Laura MacLeodErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 07/10/2025Actually, I think the far-right is accurately identifying an existential issue. So many of the most vehement far-right were either heavily bullied or did the bullying. Teaching empathy to the next generation is fundamentally at odds with conservative political philosophy. That's why they hate it. 361341267
Reposted by Laura MacLeodSophie Labelle @assignedmale.bsky.social · 18/08/2025THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER 329863
Reposted by Laura MacLeodClaire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 16/08/2025it appears that @bsky.app have suspended the account of @jessiegender because a trans person saying "I wish ill on JK Rowling" is against the rules, so let me say with my loud cis voice that I too wish ill on all perpetrators of hate speech against trans people reinstate Jessie, this is ridiculous 254167266065
Reposted by Laura MacLeodDaniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 06/08/2025If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages 147177486411
Reposted by Laura MacLeodRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Tom Lehrer died today. He was one of the great comedians our culture ever produced. Without Tom, there's no Weird Al, probably no that entire branch of comedy. He went alone and beat the odds. youtu.be/frAEmhqdLFs?...youtu.beTom Lehrer - We Will All Go Together When We GoYouTube video by The Tom Lehrer Wisdom Channel 974165785
Reposted by Laura MacLeodRhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Happy Glorious 25th of May! GNU Sir Terry Pratchett. How do they rise up? #Glorious25th #Discworld #TruthJusticeFreedomReasonablyPricedLove #Speakhisname 441466409
