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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 15/09/2026

Ontario is still writing its rules for datacentres. But Ford's pitchdeck for foreign investors explicitly markets Hamilton’s waterfront for deregulated AI datacentre development, including "sovereign" AI opportunities." Sovereign AI. Built for foreign investors. With no rules. #HamOnt

"Ontario — Your investment partner," reads the title of an investment prospectus circulated by the Ontario government at Mark Carney's private investment summit of 200 foreign CEOs

relevant section: "The Steelport site is undergoing
master planning following M5 Industrial zoning.
Commercial opportunities are expected
to be announced in Q4 2026, with Phase 1
construction anticipated to commence in 2027."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 04/09/2026

No AI datacentre proposed in your town? Good. That's the best time to get organized. Before it lands. Whatever you’d do if one shows up tomorrow, do that now. stopthedatacentre.ca Thank you Charlie Angus/@meidascanada.ca for the conversation

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 26/07/2026

This is absolutely going to have an effect on AI search results and bot-summaries. Looking closely at how the page is constructed, that seems to be the point.

A new CDC webpage, seemingly engineered for bot-ingestion, states "the claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim..."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 23/07/2026

Join us, with @nrindernann.bsky.social, @apasek.bsky.social and more friends for a tactical dive into what went down in Canada's first datacentre battleground. Monday July 27 | 7-8pm est Zoom: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Panelists include Hamilton city councillor Nrinder Nann, who championed Canada's first proposed moratorium on AI datacentres, journalist Nick Tsergas of stopthedatacentre.ca, and Anne Pasek, Canada Research Chair and expert on tech-policy.

The zoom link is in the post.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 23/07/2026

The datacentre debate is spreading across Canada. Are you a city councillor wondering what you can do to protect your community. Or maybe a very cool person who wants to stop one or more datacentres?

Image promoting webinar discussing Hamilton, Ontario’s datacentre pushback, the story and tactics.

July 27 at 7pm. Info in thread.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 26/06/2026

Word on the street is Mississauga will be the next Canadian city to move on a datacentre moratorium.

Instagram post from a packed city hall meeting. The caption suggests Mississauga will soon follow in Hamilton's footsteps and move towards a pause or moratorium on AI datacentre development.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 20/06/2026

This is why a one-year pause on datacentre builds in the city of Hamilton makes sense. Without loopholes or exceptions. A snippet from my comments to #HamOnt city council earlier this week.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 03/06/2026

AI datacentre builds are being proposed all over Canada with unprecedented speed.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 21/02/2026

I wonder if GA dems will take this as a cue to stop paying for accounts on x (dot) com.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 29/01/2026

A man waits nearly a year for regulated psilocybin therapy to ease end-of-life distress and is denied. He applies for MAiD and is approved in 3 weeks. Bureaucracy moves fast when it wants to.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 26/01/2026

And yes this is highly relevant to Canada.

The Fraser Institute, whose viewpoints are often laundered into news headlines as "according to a new poll" or "says new report" is listed among a global network of libertarian think tanks

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 26/01/2026

You wouldn't have imagined it a year ago. A year from now?

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 02/01/2026

Paying people for plasma feels unethical. But Canada already gets ~80% of its plasma from the U.S. where the system is far more exploitative. We can't pretend there’s a standard of Canadian moral purity that we haven’t already broken. from @torontotoday.ca 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/m...

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 02/12/2025

We often treat measles immunity as a solved problem: "Childhood vaccination = lifelong protection" Might be a lazy assumption. A new Lancet study shows a slow, steady decline in measles antibody levels over the years. Does our “once in childhood is enough” thinking still fit the evidence?

"Ten years after measles vaccination, vaccinated individuals displayed high seropositivity. The observed decrease in measles seropositivity in the years after vaccination may indicate waning humoral immunity. However, this systematic review and meta-analysis was unable to assess the relationship between seropositivity and measles infection rates, thus further investigation is needed."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 23/11/2025

Retrieved from production-like.nhsd.io/data-and-inf... @1goodtern.bsky.social

graphed data showing stark rise in mycoplasma pneumonia cases in children aged 5–9 last winter in England

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 20/11/2025

I know you don't write the headlines, André, but this one reads as quite credulous when halfway down the article, Jones says this:

"Mr. Jones told reporters on Wednesday that the scope of the hybrid model could actually be “broader than surgical activity.” He said it could include other doctors, such as family physicians, but did not provide specifics."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 10/11/2025

PHAC really doesn't like the word "epidemic" for some reason.

Snippet of the statement, which reads, "Canada is currently experiencing a large, multi-jurisdictional outbreak of measles that began in October 2024 with cases in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, and the Northwest Territories. While transmission has slowed recently, the outbreak has persisted for over 12 months, primarily within under-vaccinated communities."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 08/11/2025

omg. Meta clearly trying to polarize the issue of digital sovereignty by running this in the Hub.

Screenshot of an article in Canada's "centre-right" new-media outlet, with headline "AI sovereignty isn’t the answer for Canada’s economic future"

A line at the bottom of this very lengthy commentary reads, "This article is presented in partnership with Meta."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 21/10/2025

Yep. Those ethical conflicts, they sure are underscored. (Humans don't write like that)

NYT:

Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
Senior department officials who were defense lawyers for the president and those in his orbit are now in jobs that typically must approve any such payout, underscoring potential ethical conflicts.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 08/09/2025

And how, exactly (one wonders), is a statement such as this made with this level of certitude? That whole novel pathogen concept was just lost on so many people. As science communicators, we need to do a better job of clarifying it for people. Any ideas?

From the article: "COVID-19 was one obvious factor contributing to stalled longevity, but it only explains the dip in life expectancy in 2021 and 2022."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 04/09/2025

Imagining ebola ripping through the US a year from now

"A post on X from the Congolese Press Agency (ACP) dated 03 Sept 2025 reports that eight deaths have occurred in Bulape, Mweka territory, Kasaï province, in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with symptoms consistent with Ebola virus disease or other viral hemorrhagic fevers.
Symptoms Observed: Victims displayed high fever, vomiting, and hemorrhages from the anal, nasal, and oral regions."

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 30/07/2025

Loblaws still up to shenanigans.

Grapes at a loblaw-owned grocery store. The label says from mexico. The bag begs to differ...

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 10/07/2025

Hey, I built a desktop app that lets you download video and audio files from *most websites* with basically zero friction. No ads, spyware, or sketchy web-redirects. Sends stuff straight to your Downloads folder. Should work on Windows *and* Mac. Free to use. I need beta testers. Any takers?

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 27/06/2025

It's time we return to the old ways.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 31/05/2025

The thing I really want people to understand is that this doesn't stop at the U.S. border. 📎 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t... We're watching the public emergence of a global surveillance dragnet. And if you have a data fingerprint, you're in it. (See follow-up skeet)

New York Times article; Trump taps Ρаlаntіr to compile data on Americans

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 15/05/2025

fyi: x.com/Friesein/sta... There seems to be evidence of significant immune escape

Screenshot of the X tweet that's linked in this post.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 13/05/2025

Good to go! Oh yeah, and the rickroll link is just in case anyone from Meta comes sniffin' around

a screenshot of sharethenews.ca 's very simple interface

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 13/05/2025

Marjorie Michel is in as PM Carney's new Minister of Health. A veteran campaign strategist, her selection may signal a more confrontational dynamic with provinces on pharmacare and Canada Health Act enforcement — as promised in the Liberals' election platform. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Marjorie Michel was sworn in today as PM Carney's new Minister of Health.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 02/05/2025

Oh man I messed up. Our poor devs.. Back soon guys 🥲

Canadahealthwatch.ca is going through some growing pains. I guess I get a day or two off? 🤷‍♂️

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 14/04/2025

Canada is searching for a new Chief Public Health Officer. A month ago, an op-ed by a PR consultant ran in the Toronto Star. It's main thrust: "Hey isn't Bonnie Henry great?" See quoted skeet for an important perspective.

headline: "We’re in desperate need of calm, decisive leadership. Let’s follow the lead of this COVID-era icon"

A photo of Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s famous public health officer

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 13/04/2025

For those who didn't click, here's a fun nugget from the article

Google Trends shows a definitive spike in interest currently underway for people in the US who want to work as doctors in Canada

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 06/04/2025

If that's not a sign of the times I don't want to know what is

A protest sign with a drawing of Porco Rosso reads: "I'd rather be a pig than a fascist!"

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 01/04/2025

This week: Alberta privatizes air, promising improved breathing efficiency. In a bid to “optimize access to oxygen and streamline the respiratory experience,” the Alberta government announced today its plans to… Kidding. (Probably.) These stories are real: 🔗 canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

a fake news meme has a chyron which reads: "Alberta privatizes air: Smith promises improved breathing efficiency"

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 25/03/2025

Terrible place for a line break

Pierre Poilievre speaking at a lectern with people standing behind him. A sign on the lectern reads: "AXE THE SALES (line break) TAX ON HOMES"

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 18/03/2025

Yeah. Expecting this to scale up rapidly.

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Nick Tsergas @nicktsergas.ca · 18/03/2025

Nice to see JT is already normieposting. What's in that box though? ...🧵

post caption: "Gotta love a Monday morning at Canadian Tire.
—
Ça fait du bien un lundi matin au Canadian Tire."

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