Reposted by Peter SchamerhornStephanie Carvin @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social · 7hWhat is still not clear is the sudden reversal. Was there US pressure involved. And what kind of precedent does this set for other organizations that Canada funds? You can’t criticize the US as a condition of support? 44319
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornNatalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 5hThis really does make it extra egregious that Canada, the EU and Lithuania just chickened out from sponsoring a policy wonk conference after the US government objected to a session describing attempted US foreign interference in the Arctic. 0128
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornBlayne Haggart @bhaggart.bsky.social · 7hFighting foreign interference should be a core Canadian national security priority. But if even being at a conference where the United States is named -- accurately -- as a foreign interference actor is a bridge too far for this government, then they've already conceded the game. 27441
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15hLook at this, a nation state, nationing and stating. 81569271
Reposted by Peter Schamerhorn Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 12hSo in GitHub we have a workflow where Copilot does PR reviews. I took a peek into Copilot session, and apparently this mf searches the Web, and consults Stack Overflow. 139010
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 13hIndeed - just wrote a paper that explores this very issue. 2154
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 16hThis might have been the sort of sessions that resulted in Canada and Lithuania pulling out of #Disinfo2026 at the last minute, question is, whether it's from direct US pressure. I think we all deserve an answer, is US foreign interference the acceptable face of FIMI now? 420096
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 13hDo we know if Canada, Lithuania and EEAS actually pulled funding, or just asked not to be advertised/listed as sponsors? 010
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026To the person noting there is not enough money in the world to license every piece of intellectual property stolen for "AI" training: you're sooooo close to the point, friend, keep going, you'll get there if you try 414007656
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The best part is when Rateliff takes the mic at 0:55. Watch Bruce watching him. 281006150
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Let alone the long distance bills looking for WOPR. Well before we got our phreak on that is… 130
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornJeannie Prinsen @jeannieprinsen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The best thing you'll read today. ❤️🧵 073
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 04/10/2026New today in the old tale of externalizing costs while privatizing profits: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells Politico, “We believe the world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this technology.”politico.comSam Altman to Decoded: ‘The world should accept some bad things happening’ for the benefits of AIThe OpenAI CEO sought to distinguish his policy stance from rival developer Anthropic. 2020996
Reposted by Peter Schamerhorn☀️ Starshine @starshine.bsky.social · 31/12/2023One of the reasons i love tolkien is the theme that despair is an enemy and it makes clear you don’t need to have constant hope, you can get by with grim determination or spite but never despair 463284760
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornJonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"All their accounts differed, frequently contradicted each other and generally ran counter to the statements given by the woman to the Cornell police in 2024." What happens when they are lying. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...nytimes.comChi Phi Members Accused in Cornell Sex Assault Lawsuit Give Varying Accounts of NightTheir accounts, detailed in hundreds of pages of investigative files obtained by The New York Times, were disjointed and sometimes contradictory. All the men denied any wrongdoing. 839872
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Nicole is a leading expert on the issue of campus sexual violence. I am floored that USA Today would do this to her. I find this kind of journalistic behavior unethical and morally reprehensible, twisting an interview with a renowned advocate for survivors into a hit piece against a survivor. 131670461
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Sharing interview recordings without interviewee permission is some shady journalistic shit. 010
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Pompeo supported a man who tried to overturn an election and destroy American democracy. This shows what the real threat it. It's not Trump and his authoritarianism; it's the acceptance of it. 36542175
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 03/10/2026I was wondering when someone would figure out who is behind “Rise of Alberta”: “…the same email address was used to set up the Rise of Alberta website … and the website for one of [Freedom Convoy lawyer and spokesperson Keith] Wilson’s companies and the site for the Alberta Transition Council”cbc.caIt’s the biggest Alberta separatist account on the internet. It shares DNA with a movement leader | CBC NewsThe account Rise of Alberta is anonymous and drives four times as much engagement as the next most popular account. 1012561
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Cannonball Run!static.klipy.comBurt Reynolds & Dom DeLuise: Cannonball SlapALT: Burt Reynolds & Dom DeLuise: Cannonball Slap 010
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornAmanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It was hard, especially as a survivor, but I dug through the court documents and the right-wing reaction to the Cornell case. What I've learned is the backlash to #MeToo did its job, reinscribing hatred of survivors. We need more #MeToo, not less. www.salon.com/2026/10/02/c...salon.comCornell assault case shows #MeToo didn’t go far enoughThe backlash against the woman suing Chi Phi fraternity members is turning into a witch hunt 7533147
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornToon Dreessen @toondreessen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026OttCity: re-elect the guy who’s had 4y to address problems and is endorsed by folks who have had power for 12-16y or longer and caused the very issues now claiming to know how to fix. 1245
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornBuddha Ferret @buddhaferret.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Spoiler: Nixon did not get a raw deal. 132
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornSylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In light of today's WSJ article about the regime's interest in rehabilitating Nixon, here's a clip of Vance discussing this a few months ago. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/... 121
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I suspect it depends on whether the forecasted oil consumption decline is slower than the decline in US shale oil (which is predicted to decline) where it’s possible that future Canadian oil replaces US shale oil. 000
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you live in New York State, time to call or email your state representative. House speakers are elected every two years and representatives can make their vote for Speaker contingent on candidates willing to put the bill to a vote. 020
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/10/2026“If your concern for women disappears the moment accountability becomes socially inconvenient, then protection was never the principle to begin with. Performance was.” 902605864
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornNatalie Brender @nataliebrender.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just because you/I don't understand AI doesn't mean that no one does. So many people buy into this 'poorly understood' line that lets commercially-motivated tech companies off the hook for harms & near-catastrophes. Kudos to @emilymbender.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.blacksky.app for this. 28926
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornPlayboy @playboy.com · 01/10/2026"Men shouldn’t require a daughter, wife, girlfriend or sister before sexual violence against women becomes important to them. Women are enough. And condemning sexual assault shouldn’t qualify anyone for a medal. The bar is on the floor. Step over it." A Playboy interview:playboy.comMeet The "South Park" Writer Behind the Viral "Cornell 7" WebsiteCornell University has been the subject of innumerable headlines this week, as an anonymous woman’s lawsuit against the university over her alleged 2024 rape prompted New York prosecutors to reopen th... 213443
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 30/09/2026<defense lobbyist taking notes> New phrase to guarantee sales: high-end kill chain Words to season proposals with: lightning, decisive, testosterone 000
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I bet ‘hardening’ will involve a lot of expensive tunnels and space rockets. 000
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s an industry and VC thing. For about a decade they have promised imminent AGI (artificial general intelligence). They pitch things as 10 years away to maximize funding for things. Like nuclear fusion and flying cars. So they came up with the new term ‘superintelligence’ to squeeze another 10. 000
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 30/09/2026All chatbots are meant to benefit their creators. 000
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence: 2638210035726
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 30/09/2026"We can do that to any country we want. We can do that here." Kimberly Guilfoyle (Here = Greece) www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comDonald Trump’s ambassador to Greece causes stir in RomaniaKimberly Guilfoyle told embassy dinner in Athens ‘we can do that to any country’, in reference to Romanian government’s fall 1169
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/12/2024We can’t have DEI but Kim Guilfoyle is Ambassador to Greece. 968156002226
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Who would have known that the Trump administration’s clown car had room for one more senator. 000
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornJoel Mendelson @jpmendelson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Senate can pass a bill to regulate college sports, but they can't pass bills to lower the price of gas, groceries, or healthcare. They can't rein in Trump's thirst for war in Iran or trade wars with Canada, but they can tell college athletes how often they're allowed to transfer. Cool. 216367
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“About half of Oklahomans live within 1 mile of oil and gas wells.” Wowser. 000
Reposted by Peter SchamerhornErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder of a young, Black man, Laquan MacDonald, by the Chicago Police. He belongs in prison 923166
Peter Schamerhorn @randchange.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Wait, weren’t most of the meat plant workers immigrants? Clearly the UCP has been caught living up to their ideals… 000
