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Purple Bianchi

@purplebianchi.bsky.social
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Dad, community advocate, cyclist, runner, and environmentalist. Interests include bikes, ttrpgs, politics, security and intelligence, law, pseudolaw, courts/crime, and military issues.

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404 Media @404media.co · 14h
Iowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city."
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'It Is Done. Hail Satan:' City Immediately Regrets New Religious Liberty Law That Allows Prayer at City Council Meeting
Iowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city."
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 12h
The Victoria-Beacon Hill BC Conservatives candidate has been fired just over one hour after his social media posts were brought up by the BC NDP. cheknews.ca/no-excuse-bc-conservati…
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‘No excuse’: BC Conservatives fire Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate over social media posts
The Victoria-Beacon Hill BC Conservatives candidate has been fired just over one hour after his social media posts were brought up by the BC NDP.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h
Artificial Intelligence.
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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 12h
Tuesday will be a sad day for Ontario. Ford's government is taking us backwards, spending millions taking away bike lanes in Toronto when people across Ontario desperately need money for hospitals, housing, schools and infrastructure.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 9h
Shortly after learning about social media posts the BC NDP flagged as racist, BC Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson fired Joachim Agou, the party's candidate in Victoria-Beacon Hill. Andrew MacLeod reports. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/News/2026/10...
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‘No Excuse’: Doerkson Fires Conservative Candidate | The Tyee
Bigoted social media posts, some celebrating Trump, Musk and other right wing leaders, prompted the action.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 11h
Lorne Doerkson and the BC Conservatives made their first misstep of their campaign this week. They quietly told stakeholders that they would end B.C.'s no-fault car insurance. @pwillcocks.bsky.social writes. #BCPoli thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
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Doerkson Stumbles into First Campaign Crisis with Secret ICBC Promises | The Tyee
The NDP is quick to warn of a hidden agenda from BC Conservatives.
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 11h
“Why don’t more people want to come out amid an oppressively anti-LGBTQ administration and broader normalization of anti-LGBTQ bigotry?”
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 11h
"UK police said Thursday they had arrested two Latvians inside a military base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence hubs after the perimeter fence was breached." www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
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Two Latvian men arrested at UK base housing US and NATO intelligence hubs
British ​counter-terrorism police are investigating after two Latvian men were arrested Thursday near a Royal Air Force ​base in southeast England housing US and NATO intelligence operations, police…
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Mike Schreiner @mikeschreiner.bsky.social · 14h
According to a sworn statement to the OPP, Doug Ford was using taxpayer funding as leverage to get media coverage. Taxpayer money isn't Ford's personal bank account. He needs to answer to these serious allegations.
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Postmedia ex-CEO alleges Doug Ford’s office used ‘leverage’ over son’s company to get newspaper chain to publish pre-election letter
Premier Ford’s office calls the claims ‘categorically untrue and completely disconnected from reality’
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11h
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 21h
Not suprising that Canada appears to have withdrawn support for this conference at the behest of the US. On one hand, I appreciate that we are still trying to get a trade deal; on the other, this is pretty inconsistent with Carney's foreign policy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...
A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 08/10/2026
Is this The Onion? It must be The Onion.
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 21h
He wanted to travel to join the Islamic State, but travel was too expensive, so instead, he planned a mass shooting. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
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F.B.I. Arrests Teen Accused of Plotting Mass Shooting at Mall of America
A yearslong investigation led federal agents to arrest an 18-year-old in Minnesota this week after he purchased a rifle from an undercover officer.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Once again, for the politicians, business leaders, and journalists still actively posting on X/Twitter: why? You're using a platform that's owned by someone who's trying to break up your country. The juice isn't worth the squeeze.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
There it is. Elon Musk now advocating for Alberta separation. That should perhaps be one of the biggest reasons to vote to stay. #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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Steve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trump's refusal to hire a decent tailor means that we can all see the braces. If only he had some cash to pay for some tailoring.
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨🎙️Our latest from the Secure Line podcast: we are joined by @amaramarasingam.bsky.social and @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social to talk about their latest book on the far right in Canada. A must-read to understand Canada's history and present extremism.
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For Blood and Soil: The Far Right in Canada
YouTube video by Secure Line
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greg macdougall (613) @equitableeducation.ca · 07/10/2026
Radio-Canada then asked her point-blank if she was familiar with the Singh decision. [She asked them to repeat the name, and then replied:] "There are many Singhs and many decisions." After R-C specified the decision led to the creation of the Immigration and Refugee Board, she responded: "Ah, OK."
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Immigration minister appears unaware of court ruling that guarantees Charter rights for refugees | CBC News
Refugee rights advocates say they are shocked to hear that the federal immigration minister appeared in an interview with Radio-Canada to be unfamiliar with the landmark Supreme Court decision widely ...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
⚠️ RFK Jr = World Champion Liar❓ @newsguard.bsky.social: "...126 provably false health-related claims promoted by Kennedy..." "...a pattern of falsehoods that does not appear to be accidental, but, rather, strategic" garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/kennedy-wi... via @garyschw.bsky.social
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Kennedy wins another Pinocchio Award
It may be time to proclaim this a Lifetime Achievement Award
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/10/2026
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"This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers. It marks three years since the horrific war crimes of October 7. On that day, Hamas killed more than 1,100 Israelis and abducted 251 others. We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.
 
The suffering did not begin nor end that day. It instead continued through the Israeli government’s devastating, ongoing genocide in Gaza, in which it has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians—including more than 21,000 children. Even since the so-called ceasefire, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed. That suffering has intensified with every Israeli bomb dropped on ambulances waiting outside hospitals, every drone strike targeting a residential building or journalist, and every shipment of food aid turned away at a border crossing. Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them – all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war crimes.
 
Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment.
 
To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity."
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Three years ago, the terrorist organisation Hamas perpetrated the worst attack against Jewish people since the Holocaust. My statement:
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 07/10/2026
I've reached a point where I'm seriously considering declaring To Be Read Pile bankruptcy, deleting my list, and starting anew. I think having hundreds of books you want to read and adding twice as many each year as you can read is...unsustainable.
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What is phubbing? The tech habit quietly damaging relationships www.euronews.com/2026/08/25/w... 👉 86% "used their phone every day while around their partner." 👉 "...phone use around one's partner could predict lower relationship satisfaction..." Sum: Put down the phone‼️
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What is phubbing? The tech habit quietly damaging relationships
As our digital footprints grow, questions about digital privacy and tech habits are becoming more common between couples.
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Stephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On the surface, this looks very bad. We need a clear explanation from @anitaoakvilleeast.bsky.social.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) over the past year investigated hundreds of nonprofits across the U.S. that help people register to vote, according to new records analyzed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE  probed hundreds of voter registration groups across the U.S.
The agency also contemplated deploying undercover agents to "initiate prosecutions" against the groups and "dismantle" them.
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 06/10/2026
Yet more signs of the fabric of nationhood unravelling: For weeks, posters & stickers across Ottawa advertising the anti-immigration group Dominion Society of Canada — which is calling for mass deportations of millions of people..." #cdnploi www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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'Only the beginning': Anti-immigration group says Ottawans should 'brace themselves' | CBC News
For weeks, posters and stickers across Ottawa advertising the anti-immigration group Dominion Society of Canada — which is calling for mass deportations of millions of people — have been generating co...
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J.M. Berger PRE-ORDER THE POPE'S HITMAN @jmberger.com · 06/10/2026
You know what to do! bookshop.org/a/125012/979...
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The Pope's Hitman: A Novel
John Wick meets Conclave in this fast-paced international thriller about a priest with a deadly secret who must stop a plot to kill the Pope on Christmas Eve.Everybody loves Father Francis Loyola, the...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Lio🌿@MCM Londong AA H-02 @kroovv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The gangs are all here~
An illustration of the cast of Vox Machina. Vax at the top a half elf with dark hair, then below him is Scanlan and Pike two gnomes sitting on the shoulder of Grog the Goliath. Below them is Keylith and Vex both half elves, and Percy a human man.An illustration of the bells hells minus Chetney or Braius. We have Fearne a Satyr, Laudna a spooky lady with dark hair. Imogen a human with purple hair, Ashton an Earth Genasai with crystals for hair. Fresh Cut Grass a little yellow Automaton. Then to FCGs left we have Dorian an Air Gensai, beside him is Orym a halfling and then Bertrand an older human manAn illustration of the M9, at the top is Matt Mercer wearing a cloak and eye covering. To his bottom left is Yasha an assimar woman with dark hair and a large sword. To her right is Mollymauk a purple tiefling with tattoos and an intricate jacket. Between then is Frumpkin an orange tabby cat. below Yasha is Beau a human monk wielding a staff. Then to her right is Caduceus a furbolg with pink hair holding a cup of tea. The his right is Nott the goblin drinking from a large flask. Below Nott is Fjord a half orc, to Fjords left is Caleb a scruffy human man with red hair and a beard holding a book and and flames coming from each side of him. Beside him is Jester a blue tiefling writing in a book with a naughty expression.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Trump says 'threat' led US to pull bombers from RAF Fairford www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Donald Trump says a 'threat' led US to move bombers from RAF Fairford
The Pentagon confirmed on Sunday it had removed the B1 bombers from the base in England back to their home stations in America.
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is wild. The former head of Germany's BND ('98-'05) was arrested on espionage charges and is alleged to have passed on information informally to a foreign intelligence official for years (no evidence that this was to Russia): www.ft.com/content/4c56...
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Former German spy chief arrested for treason
Former intelligence head August Hanning suspected of selling state secrets to a foreign power
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Niall Harbison @niallharbison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Rod Stewart was all alone tied up eating from the bins and covered in wounds. He also had heart worm. Hard to believe how well he looks now ❤️
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David Eby @davidebybc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In tough times, British Columbians look after each other. That's why we're asking people who have a little bit more to give a little bit more, so seniors and families get the care they need, when they need it. That's how we build B.C. strong, together.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The chief of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, also known as Collins, Ontario, has met with Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty to discuss rebuilding community after it was destroyed by wildfires over the summer.
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Ottawa, Namaygoosisagagun First Nation meet to discuss rebuild
Indigenous Services Minister and the chief of Namaygoosisagagun First Nation met on Sept. 29 to discuss rebuilding the community.
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 06/10/2026
Would be funny if all these people put the money behind opposing candidates.
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 05/10/2026
Good lord, can someone please stage an intervention with @jessebrown.bsky.social already
Jesse Brown @ @JesseBrown • 18m

EXCLUSIVE ••: Postmedia, The Walrus, The Canadian Association of Journalists and dozens of independent journalists all decided the David Pugliese KGB files are forgeries, case closed.

I'm re-opening it.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“A judge has ordered the Alberta government and Alberta Health Services (AHS) to disclose records they had sought to keep private, or claimed did not exist, to the agency’s former chief executive officer Athana Mentzelopoulos” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...
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'Gaps and deficiencies': Government and AHS ordered to disclose records in Mentzelopoulos lawsuit
Alberta gvernment and AHS records including meeting minutes and email attachments must be disclosed to the former AHS CEO, a judge ruled
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
NEW: During a rally just now, Trump invited Iran to “take out Los Angeles and San Diego,” saying it would be a “small price to pay.”
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Andrea Woo @andreawoo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Statement from Connor Bildfell, president of the Canadian Bar Association's B.C. branch, on personal attacks on judges following last week's ruling re: the Drug User Liberation Front
Some recent media commentary on the Supreme Court of British Columbia’s decision in R. v. Kalicum has moved beyond criticism of the decision to attacks on the character and fitness of the judge who made it.

 

Court decisions can and should be subject to careful scrutiny and vigorous debate. People who disagree with a decision may speak out and challenge its reasoning, and our justice system gives parties an appeal process for challenging decisions where appropriate.

 

But attacking a judge’s character or fitness—even calling for their removal—goes too far. These kinds of personal attacks risk eroding public confidence in our justice system and collapsing the important distinction between criticizing a decision and attacking the judge who made it. Judges speak only through their decisions and are unable to respond publicly to such personal attacks, making them particularly inappropriate.

 

Judges must make their decisions based on the law and the evidence before them, after lawyers present arguments to them. While a healthy debate about the merits of those judicial decisions promotes democracy and the rule of law, personal attacks do not.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/10/2026
At a Nebraska rally, Trump called higher prices a “small price to pay” before suggesting allowing Iran to "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego
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Trump Says to Let Iran ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles, San Diego in Nebraska Speech
At a Nebraska rally, Trump called higher prices a “small price to pay” before suggesting allowing Iran to "take out" Los Angeles and San Diego
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Canadian armed forces reserves having a real one (again): “Two Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members based in Toronto have been removed from their military duties after being arrested on charges relating to kidnapping, organized crime and the theft of firearms and weapons”
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Canadian Armed Forces members in Toronto removed from duty after arrest on organized crime, kidnapping charges — CTV News
Two Toronto Canadian Armed Forces members have been removed from their military duties after being arrested on charges relating to kidnapping, organized crime, and the theft of firearms and weapons.
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Brigitte Pellerin @brigittepellerin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
More dance videos! press.liaisonstrategies.ca/federal-trac...
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Federal Tracker: Conservatives Hit Tracking Low of 28%
Liberals lead 46% to 28% as Conservative support reaches its lowest level in Liaison tracking since March 2025. Carney approval returns to 66%.
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Secrets & Spies Podcast: Global Affairs | Intelligence @secretsandspies.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
US had concerns about 'multiple drone attack' on RAF Fairford, ITV News understands www.itv.com/news/2026-10...
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 04/10/2026
"Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked. For years these billionaires gushed obsessively about AI. But they meekly went along when Trump canceled the term." www.wired.com/story/trumps...
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Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It Worked
For years these billionaires gushed obsessively about AI. But they meekly went along when Trump canceled the term.
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
"when separatist leaders went to Washington...they offered up key assets from the province’s resource portfolio, including access to fresh water and royalties on crude oil, in exchange for help transitioning to independence" www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The elephant in the room
Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province
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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 03/10/2026
Payment processors connect merchants, banks, and credit card companies, moving around information about who we are, what we buy, and where we go. “That’s deeply personal information that we wouldn’t want to see going into the wrong hands,” says Douglas Sarro. thewalrus.ca/selling-moneris
On the left: Photo of a person tapping a credit card on a card reader. On the right: text that reads “What does the sale of Moneris mean for data sovereignty? Moneris manages one in three Canadian payments. US private equity is buying it.”
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PSAC-AFPC @psac-afpc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Today, we honour the National Day of Action and Sisters in Spirit Vigils. We stand with families and survivors and reaffirm our commitment to ending the systemic violence behind the MMIWG2S+ crisis. #SistersInSpirit #MMIWG2S+
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Jess Davis @jessmarindavis.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I guess it's as good a time as any to remind folks that some of the orgs pushing Alberta separatism are educational initiatives and are not subject to foreign funding prohibitions. 🤔 thewalrus.ca/the-russian-...
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The Russian Money Behind Alberta’s Separatist Movement | The Walrus
The Kremlin has perfected covert influence. I’ve seen how poorly equipped Canada is to stop it
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