Reposted by Mary Gillisletithappenalreadymama @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 47melect me president and i will fully fund and expand the USPS to include online social network where you can connect with people and business for free. i’ll pay human beings to moderate it. i will also give you free postal banking too, and i can do it because EVERYONE HAS A POST OFFICE 14910
Reposted by Mary GillisHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1h“The most basic notions of privacy — not to mention human decency — tell us that human beings have a right to not have their every interaction recorded and uploaded to a server…”source.washu.eduWashU Expert: Amazon’s smart glasses raise privacy concernsAmazon’s introduction of smart glasses for its delivery drivers raises significant questions about privacy, workplace surveillance and the normalization of continuously recording technology, says Wash... 27328
Reposted by Mary GillisArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 4harstechnica.comOpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with trafficThe reports of OpenAI agents harming 3rd party sites keep coming. 50606380
Reposted by Mary GillisAndrew Kurjata @akurjata.ca · 2hFirst past the post not beating the allegations www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... 45622
Reposted by Mary GillisConor Curtis @conorcurtis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Carney has never taken the U.S. threat seriously: "share of fed. contract dollars heading south went from one-fifth in the 16 months before Carney took office to nearly a third under his watch.... IBM & Microsoft charged Ottawa more than $1 billion each for software license fees & IT..." #CDNpoli 57234
Reposted by Mary GillisJessica Green @greenprofgreen.bsky.social · 3hStarbucks’ rollback of its climate commitments is just the latest example of why voluntary climate standards like net zero are only useful when coupled w/ credible threats of regulation or (gasp!) *actual* rules on climate action. Mini 🧵ft.comStarbucks retreats from green goals amid drive for $2bn in cost cutsEarly corporate champion of climate action scales back or reviews targets to halve emissions, waste and water use 816165
Reposted by Mary Gillistoilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 9hFound the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 8240481050
Reposted by Mary GillisReactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2hLooking for recommendations for books with the MOST DISTILLED AUTUMNAL VIBES POSSIBLE!!! 11163
Reposted by Mary GillisStewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 2hExperienced political hands tend to dismiss concern over things like snap elections as abstract and likely to fade during the campaign, but sometimes those concerns are well-founded. 5235
Reposted by Mary GillisAlex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 3hNEW: Canada's Department of National Defence has already more than doubled the value of its new contracts with American tech giants this year. Mark Carney pledged to cut back on contracts with American tech giants as part of a “Buy Canadian” strategy. www.readthemaple.com/national-def...readthemaple.comNational Defence Has Doubled New Contracts With U.S. Tech GiantsDND has signed new contracts worth a total of $67.7 million with Microsoft, Amazon, Google and their Canadian subsidiaries. 35830
Reposted by Mary GillisPenny Daflos @pennydaflos.bsky.social · 14hBack to work after a little time off Anything happen while I was gone?? LaughCry.gif Anyway, here’s my first story on BC’s provincial election Worth your read if you’re eligible to cast a ballot! www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...ctvnews.caBickering and students: Strategies and demographics behind B.C. election candidates 1195
Reposted by Mary GillisLucy Maloney @lucymaloney.bsky.social · 14hLast year I tried to make Vancouver’s streets car-free for Halloween, but ABC blocked it due to their "zero means zero" budget freeze. If I’m reelected, I’ll bring this back. Kids deserve a safe, fun Halloween! 29114
Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 14hIf we had a federal government that wasn't firmly up the ass of Big AI, they'd make it a crime for an AI to put people in mortal danger by sending them into wilderness areas with fictional instructions. If a human kept doing this, they'd probably go to jail, even under existing laws. 4502184
Reposted by Mary GillisDaniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.bsky.social · 15hThis is the whole ballgame. It’s ugly, mindless theft. 120676
Reposted by Mary GillisViktor Winetrout @viktorwinetrout.bsky.social · 05/10/2026You’re laughing? A coyote runs into a wall painted to look like a tunnel and you’re laughing 1138370
Reposted by Mary GillisHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 15hCan we fast forward to the eagle and liver part.gizmodo.comSam Altman Thinks He's the Prometheus of Silicon ValleyIn a new interview, Altman compares AI to fire and OpenAI to the Greek god that gifted the power to humanity. 25659124
Reposted by Mary GillisTim Ford @timfordwrites.bsky.social · 15hSomething's gotta change. In BC, we have a situation where the Greens are polling at 15% and they could end up with just 2 seats. Mixed Member Prop Rep - keep your MP but vote for Party as well, add List MP Seats, minimum threshold of 10% province/nationwide. #cdnpoli 1145
Reposted by Mary GillisTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 03/10/2026We can't do anything because right now, the only ones hurt are women, and we can't risk any harm befalling an actual human being. 158550
Reposted by Mary GillisTalia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 03/10/2026Why can't we love the rapist men? Forgive the rapist men? Don't you know that punishing rapist men won't fix the rape they committed? Don't you know we can't ever have a solitary single consequence for a man who committed rape? Haven't the rapist men who were slapped on the wrist suffered enough? 162157
Reposted by Mary GillisLola Sebastian @lola.nebula.tv · 19hI have a few thoughts. www.patreon.com/LolaSebastia...patreon.comWhat the fuck are we doing with Jacob Geller? | Lola SebastianOn September 30, 2026, just days after the 2024 Cornell University rape controversy dominated the news cycle, it was substantiated that vide 26895265
Reposted by Mary Gillisnormal erik @erik-real.bsky.social · 16hthis is a very thoughtful and nuanced piece. i think this paragraph is especially important to keep in mind. a lot of people are talking about geller as if he has spent the last ten years doing his best to atone for what he did, or asking if ten years of "good work" can outweigh one rape. 3645144
Reposted by Mary GillisJon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 16hand there's jon, first-year coach of the saints. he's lobbying the refs, let's see if we can lip-read what he's saying ... it ... it looks like "they practiced that." it seems he's accusing his opponent of practicing their plays beforehand. team practice is allowed by rule, but oh boy. he is furious 4107995
Reposted by Mary GillisBC Green Party @bcgreens.bsky.social · 18h⚡POLICY DROP: Protect our Forests! bcgreens.ca/announce-pla... 12715
Reposted by Mary GillisMary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Believing in it while contributing to it with new pipelines is sociopathic. 512341
Reposted by Mary GillisJames @james.tarnation.lol · 28/11/2025[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy 2375032503
Reposted by Mary GillisKathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 19h[youth pastor voice] I know one guy who thought his story was a limited series 3846
Reposted by Mary GillisUnofficial CBC News Mirror @cbcnews-mirror.bsky.social · 18hcbc.caThis couple was swatted 55 times in 2 years over a post about Norm Madconald | CBC RadioA Milwaukee couple was awarded a $575,000 US settlement from the city after armed police officers showed up at their homes 55 times in two years responding to bogus reports of violent crimes. 1123
Reposted by Mary GillisT. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 18hOh look, another Goldman Sachs guy. 65114
Reposted by Mary GillisKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 20h(pockets $550 Million Golden Parachute and $197 million in stock sales)thewrap.comDavid Zaslav Urges WB Staff to Move Forward as He Bids Farewell Ahead of Paramount Merger ClosingWarner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav said goodbye to staffers in a video message on the eve of the company's merger with Skydance. 2114340
Reposted by Mary GillisJason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · 21hall the pieces like "why a wealth tax doesnt work" miss the point. sometimes you just want to throw your drink in someone's face. 3276459
Reposted by Mary GillisIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 05/10/2026To expand on this: Bigotry isn't a result of an innocent misunderstanding, or not having all the facts. It's not a choice made rationally, defeated with a rational argument. Bigotry is a self-protective, foundational belief used to help make the world make sense to them. Debate won't change that. 31971569
Reposted by Mary GillisMarly @verbsrproudest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026My cats are looking at me with little sneers like, "Your algebra can't help you now." 215562
Reposted by Mary GillisNome @nome.bsky.social · 05/10/2026HOW CAN YOU MAKE DRACULA WITHOUT THE COWBOY THE COWBOY IS STRUCTURAL! 1528861
Reposted by Mary GillisJack Boot @jackboot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sometimes my wife catches me in the kitchen whispering a version of the argument we just had but with me winning. 1324841
Reposted by Mary GillisC. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 20hFor all the talk of Ai replacing creatives, the reason this "Tiffany Sloan" is stealing other comedians' jokes is because Ai can't write jokes. LLMs are built on anticipating what word or piece of information you're looking for and comedy is built on surprise. Also, Christ what a weird fetish... 2327256
Reposted by Mary GillisVancouver Is Awesome @viawesome.bsky.social · 22hHeavy fog in Metro Vancouver forecast this weekdlvr.itHeavy fog in Metro Vancouver forecast this weekThe fog could be thicker and moister than usual, meteorologist says. 121
Reposted by Mary GillisDavid Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 23hI always think of William Goldman’s great dialogue from CHINATOWN: “Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford?” 929351
Reposted by Mary Gillisceej @ceej.online · 22hwe don't have time for another plague apocalypse. we already did that. we're on to robot apocalypse now, try to catch up. next in line is fungal apocalypse. please consult the schedule 822510509
Reposted by Mary GillisJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026This is your occasional reminder that generative "AI" in particular could have been developed on public domain materials and/or licensed and compensated works but the major players intentionally, methodically and systemically chose to steal labor from working creative folks instead 10080302482
Reposted by Mary GillisStewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 05/10/2026New piece up at @thewalrus.ca, looking at the "T-word". What should Canada do about Canadians looking to America for help in trying to break up the country? thewalrus.ca/is-it-treaso...thewalrus.caIs It Treason to Ask America to Help Break Up Canada? | The WalrusThe growing relationship between Alberta separatists and US political actors demands a response 38937
Reposted by Mary Gillisjess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners. 1086723968
Reposted by Mary GillisAndrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“A preliminary count showed 21,824 people cast ballots at polling places around the city—an increase of almost 200 per cent from the first day of advance voting in 2022, a spokesperson for the City of Vancouver told CTV News” From @lisa-steacy.bsky.social: www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...ctvnews.caRecord turnout on first advance voting day in Vancouver municipal electionVancouver voters turned out in record numbers on the first day of advance voting in the municipal election Saturday, according to officials. 0174