Reposted by Lorigold🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 19hSo the return of the r- slur isn’t neutral . None of them are The rejection of “woke” is directly connected yo justifying harm It’s not funny, yall aren’t cute and these people are going after KIDS 07621 0
Reposted by LorigoldWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Also it’s time for the news to stop treating this administration’s racist war against Somalis as “Trump being Trump.” They targeted Minneapolis because they hate an ethnic group here, and now they’re targeting the most prominent political figure in that group with thinly rationalized state violence. 121385313 0
Reposted by LorigoldAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/10/2026After years of championing "free speech," Texas lawmakers have enabled a dramatic rise of censorship in Texas universities, banning concepts, canceling courses and closing departments seen as "woke," and even using AI bots as censors. All in the name of freedom. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 7233731169 0
Reposted by LorigoldVictor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 11/10/2026This eventual outcome has long been obvious to any good-faith observer of the right's supposed concerns about free speech. Me in 2017: www.insidehighered.com/advice/2017/... 6464142 0
Reposted by LorigoldDavid Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 11/10/2026No doubt this has occurred to other bystanders as well, but it would seem that a handful of billionaires dropping $150 million into a single state's election in an attempt to defeat a wealth-tax initiative just about makes the entire case for a wealth-tax initiative. 403108832 0
Reposted by LorigoldShannon Buchart 🇨🇦🍁 @sgbab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026"To watch the government present immigrants as the primary source of societal strain is both insulting and soul-crushing. More importantly, it is an empirical fraud designed to deflect from years of provincial underinvestment and poor planning." 03517 0
Reposted by LorigoldCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Mr. Rath is under a lot of pressure these day and perhaps he forgot that he touted Alberta as a 51st state on Fox News. ca.news.yahoo.com/alberta-lawy...ca.news.yahoo.comAlberta lawyer touting '51st state' support facing law society citation for allegedly threatening criminal charges 'to gain a benefit for a client'An Alberta lawyer who appeared on Fox News to discuss the province joining the United States is facing professional misconduct allegations in a separate case, with claims he “threatened criminal charg... 1620589 0
Reposted by LorigoldDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026New open-access paper: Direct File showed that govt could build its own user-centered platform without relying on contractors. But the product was killed after a DOGE lead spoke with the private tax preparation industry lobbying against a private option. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 11795278 0
Reposted by LorigoldParksy @pfparks.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Let's talk PROFITIZATION of healthcare Dual Billing is Step Three of the 3 step plan by govt 1 - Help pay to build private facilities 2 - Force more care in these private facilities 3 - Allow Dual Billing without any discussion - drives workforce to private facilities 10260143 0
Reposted by LorigoldAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The right wing crash out over asian students celebrating at a UT football game reveals that all along the true goal of reactionary colorblindness was never “meritocracy” but resegregation. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1... 312220551 0
Reposted by LorigoldAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I don't want to dunk-quote on this person, but actually, this is a perfect illustration of the problem. we can't become accustomed to or expect or concede constant monitoring from armed troops as we go about our business. it should always make us recoil. there's danger in it becoming unremarkable. 191345240 0
Reposted by LorigoldDeirdre Mitchell-MacLean @womenofabpoli.ca · 08/10/2026“…who among us hasn’t wondered how a bunch of nobodies from Alberta ended up getting meetings with officials from the U.S. Administration in the first place? Nobodies who have the gall to offer up access to things only the Alberta govt can offer?” #ableg #abpoli open.substack.com/pub/womenofa...open.substack.comWe’ve heard this story from Danielle beforeThey say the best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. That’s bad news for Alberta; again. 1020692 0
Reposted by LorigoldSam Da Bear @samdabear09.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Absolute must reading! Ms. Mitchell-MacLean lays out Dani's devious denials and how Dani stretches credibility until the elastic snaps. 112244 0
Reposted by LorigoldAlberta's Voice @albertasvoice.ca · 08/10/2026Danielle Smith's referendum is bad for business. The Calgary Chamber's own survey shows members expect more harm than good from her immigration questions. Alberta needs workers, not more barriers. Stay in Canada. No to the Nine. #alberta #abreferendum #abpoli #ableg #daniellesmith 27731 0
Reposted by LorigoldAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026Troy Jackson: "As late as 2024, the FBI was circling around Sen. Collins ... then when President Trump came back, his administration dismantled the investigation. Now she votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time. Look, I don't owe Donald Trump nothing." 13683872218 0
Reposted by LorigoldGhouly Hoye 👻🇨🇦 @hollyhoye.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Jen Gerson with more truth bombs: “Voting to leave is not sending a message to Ottawa. It’s sending a message to Washington.” “The message is this: Canada is weak, regionally divided, and can be turned on itself for America’s benefit. Ultimately, that message hurts all of us, including Albertans.”readtheline.caJen Gerson: Oh, so you want to send Ottawa a message, eh?Vote to stay and send Washington the right message. Namely, don’t fuck with us. 616671 0
Reposted by LorigoldSara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🎀 if you live in alberta and are 45 or older and you haven’t already - call tomorrow to make a self referral to have a mammogram. If you are 40-44 ask your family doctor to refer you to have it done (starting next April you can self refer) - it just might save your life like it did mine 23610 0
Reposted by LorigoldDave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026So much about what is happening in Alberta right now, days ahead of the October 19 separation referendum, can be traced back to the Free Alberta Strategy that Danielle Smith promoted before and during her campaign for the United Conservative Party leadership in 2022.daveberta.substack.comA classic: Danielle Smith’s Alberta Sovereignty Act is all about creating a political crisisSo much about what is happening in Alberta right now can be traced back to the Free Alberta Strategy 35627 0
Reposted by LorigoldCanadian In Alberta @canadianinalberta.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Never forget that Alberta is in this mess because Smith was determined that we would have a referendum on separation Remember the UCP announced the question while an #ableg committee were still debating the Forever Canadian petition This is all down to Smith #abpoli www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...ctvnews.caEarly press release from UCP caucus stalls Forever Canadian review committeeThe Alberta government’s move to add a potential separation question to a fall referendum was stalled by an apparent UCP media release error that announced a decision before it was actually approved. 314152 0
Reposted by LorigoldCorey Hogan 🇨🇦 @coreyhogan.ca · 03/10/2026Today the Globe and Mail reports about American political operatives involving themselves in Alberta's referendum. This is, of course, wholly inappropriate. I want to provide some context to any American who sees an "opportunity": (🧵) 1011756 0
Reposted by LorigoldDominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"The current level of political animosity is exactly what one would expect to see if an extremist faction attempted to rescind the hard-earned rights of the vast majority of the country’s citizens." There are not enough exclamation points to convey how I felt reading this paragraph 31225491 0
Reposted by LorigoldHunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026They love these biological one liners or prejudiced implications LGBTQ people are predators. They never want to talk in concrete terms like, is it reasonable to have gender neutral bathrooms with private stalls? Should people get to make their own medical decisions? 3183 0
Reposted by LorigoldJeremy Appel 🍉 @readtheorchard.org · 30/09/2026NEW: In the @thestar.com, I wrote about how the most dangerous aspect of Alberta’s October referendum is the scapegoating of migrants for the province’s overcrowded schools and hospitals. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...thestar.comThe most worrying part of the Alberta referendum isn’t separatismNine questions are about immigration and immigrants. 511844 0
Reposted by LorigoldThe Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 30/09/2026The 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.comCBA Alberta Referendum AnalysisCBA Alberta Referendum Analysis 4157107 0
Reposted by LorigoldJen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My story about Second Sons showing up in Kamloops and how experts say this is a wake up call to law enforcement, and to political parties who have been making space for residential school denialists. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caMasked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’ 1411853 0
Lorigold @lorigold.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“If the NDP was spending $130 million because they wanted a “mandate from Albertans,” without doing what every governing party should do if they want a mandate— that’s ‘call an election,’ Lauretta— I don’t think Conservative Albertans would be thrilled.” www.womenofabpoli.ca/p/albertas-r...womenofabpoli.caAlberta’s referendum is an affront to our values; as Canadians, and AlbertansThe ask is insulting, the cost is offensive, and there’s no logic to be found. 100 0
Reposted by Lorigold🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hi. Listen please 615051 0
Reposted by LorigoldTimothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Dear Alberta, VOTE! 🗳️ NO to the 9. 👎 YES to Canada. 🇨🇦 1025273 0
Reposted by LorigoldChris Nagano @charliesaito22.bsky.social · 25/09/2026SpaceX is going to kill imperiled animals & destroy rare habitat in TX’s Rio Grande Valley, some of the very same species & habitats the GOV, env NGOs, & private individuals have invested $$$$, many decades & much sweat restoring & protecting dustyrhoads.substack.com/p/elon-musks...dustyrhoads.substack.comElon Musk’s SpaceX to Destroy Texas Horned LizardsTexas Horned Lizards were in the news at least twice this past week. But you were probably only aware of one instance, if at all. 12823 0
Reposted by LorigoldAsh Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 22/09/20264/23 The distinction matters. A person does not stop being a person in distress because somebody believes they entered the sea illegally. Search and rescue is not an immigration hearing conducted offshore. The legal status of the person can be dealt with afterwards. First, you stop them dying. 338461 0
Reposted by Lorigoldjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/09/2026again, i am begging people to actually look at the circumstances where this stuff is successful versus getting caught up in the fantasies they have generated in their minds 1231515 0
Reposted by LorigoldThe Baffler @thebaffler.com · 22/09/2026For decades, Border Patrol has quietly sent illegal “cover-up” teams to crime scenes involving their agents. Activists have spent years trying to confirm their existence. The shooting of Marisol García Alcántara offered a smoking gun. thebaffler.com/salvos/the-r...thebaffler.comShot by the Border Patrol, One Woman Pursues JusticeCan a Mexican woman shot by the Border Patrol while migrating into the United States exact justice from the legal system? 0136 0
Reposted by LorigoldOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026imagine trying to write innocently about Your Struggle in the midst of today's cancel culture 946017 0
Reposted by Lorigold🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026I just honestly can't get over that Save Women Sports, an anti-trans group could only find five trans athletes competing K through 12. Five. The NCAA president testified a year and a half ago or so that there were less than 10 college level trans athletes. What the fuck are we doing, people 16886262300 0
Reposted by LorigoldAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Trump banning media outlets from the WH over their coverage is unlikely to affect their reporting much, but it is yet another example of how the right wing definition of “free speech” is that they can say what they want and you can say what they want. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comSpeak at Your Own RiskDonald Trump’s attacks on the First Amendment 471715467 0
Reposted by LorigoldSeth Masket @smotus.bsky.social · 18/09/2026My hot take: We are not arguing about SSRIs. Some of us are using them as prescribed by our doctors to treat mental health difficulties. This administration has decided that's a problem based on no actual research. 552155347 0
Reposted by LorigoldAlberta's Voice @albertasvoice.ca · 18/09/202610 referendum questions, one clear choice. Vote to Stay in Canada and say No to the Nine. On October 19, vote with Alberta’s Voice. 🇨🇦🔗 albertasvoice.ca #alberta #abpoli #ableg #referendum 07041 0
Reposted by LorigoldThe Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 17/09/2026A leaked document has made a big splash in Alberta, but the full details have not been made public — until now. The document lays out plans to overhaul Alberta’s natural gas pipelines in an effort boost oil and gas and support new AI data centres, via @drewanderson.bsky.social.thenarwhal.caRead the leaked plan to boost data centres, oil and gas in Alberta | The NarwhalThe document proposes dramatic changes to Alberta’s natural gas pipelines as part of a plan to boost oil and gas production and support new AI data centres 27049 0
Reposted by LorigoldKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 17/09/2026have I mentioned lately that oligarch-owned media consolidation is badhollywoodreporter.comUniversal Is Getting Cold Feet on Releasing the Elon Musk Documentary (Exclusive)The Comcast-owned studio is not yet committing to rolling out Alex Gibney's movie that it paid millions to acquire for non-North American release before the political winds shifted. 382369675 0
Reposted by LorigoldJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 17/09/2026"You never once saw a serious Quebec separatist begging for federalists to lend them their votes for “leverage” against Ottawa to accomplish their agenda." My latest on why the separatists' push for "leverage" is ill-conceived and ill-fated. calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...calgaryherald.comWhen 'leverage' isn’t leverage: Why the separatists’ push for bargaining power is an empty bluffWhy the separatists’ push for bargaining power is an empty bluff. 35616 0
Reposted by LorigoldRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers. 1052352687 0
Reposted by LorigoldMy IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A compelling case from @picardonhealth.bsky.social for better shingles vaccine coverage across Canada. 05214 0
Reposted by LorigoldDave Cournoyer 🇨🇦 @daveberta.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Wow. Just wow. The Calgary-Shaw by-election was supposed to be a sleepy race and an easy win for the United Conservative Party but it ended up being a nail-biter with a surprise NDP win. daveberta.substack.com/p/wow-just-w...daveberta.substack.comWow! Just wow. NDP’s Kyle Campbell wins Calgary-Shaw by-election.South Calgary voters backlash against Danielle Smith’s separation referendum 514643 0
Reposted by LorigoldCharles Prepolec @sherlockeditor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It was considered one of Canada's most Conservative ridings. It appears that attacking healthcare and education while putting Canadian sovereignty at risk with a wasteful, self-serving and pointless referendum is not a vote winner, even in Alberta. 033 0
Reposted by LorigoldAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/09/2026reporters werent “barred” from recording, the powerful people they are covering asked them not to record and they immediately complied and hid whats happening from their audience 14765761366 0
Reposted by LorigoldAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 15/09/2026People will say “oh you’re SHOCKED the trump administration LIES, where have you been?” Yes. Yes, I am still shocked a supposedly democratically accountable govt in the nominally free world has evolved into this in a ridiculously short period of time 325120 0
Reposted by LorigoldCharles Rusnell @charlesrusnell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026 Every time any media outlet interviews Keith Wilson or Tanya Clemens, they must be asked to explain the Let Alberta Decide's link to this campaign. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/i... 08539 0
Reposted by LorigoldTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026The only person in public service who has consistently made 100% sense on issues of "AI," which is why they hate her so much. 192025658 0
Reposted by LorigoldKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 12/09/2026JUST IN: A federal judge concludes that DHS leaders arbitrarily decided to cut FEMA staff by 50% even though it damaged the agency's ability to fulfill its mission — and leaders hid their comms about it on auto-delete Signal chains. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 335119595001 0
![As the Supreme Court has noted: “A method of competition which casts upon one's competitors the burden of the loss of business unless they will descend to a practice which they are under a powerful moral compulsion not to adopt, even though it is not criminal, was thought to involve the kind of unfairness at which the [unfair methods of competition] statute was aimed."
3. The highly concentrated and interconnected structure of these markets could be creating major risks and conflicts of interest. We had started investigating these partnerships and cross-investments across the stack (and released a preliminarily overview of some findings: https://ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-issues-staff-report-ai-partnerships-investments-study).
Both federal and state enforcers should be scrutinizing these opaque relationships and inter-dependencies. We are already seeing how these relationships could undermine accountability. For example, OpenAI could face liability given the Hugging Face incident, but Hugging Face being bought up by Nvidia means that we’re unlikely to see it file a lawsuit over this — given Nvidia’s strong incentive to see OpenAI continue full speed ahead.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:azpq3hfq3llpowyqpjkqwgxs/bafkreibpynfdssvr5aehvgzmcuerbo3romumydje4qsdhog7a3tnazrh2u)
