Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialPhillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2hThis is how you admit you are strategically screwed, with bluster. 4538475
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialBromptonymous 🇨🇦 @bromptonymous.ca · 3hIn addition to trying to break up the country, Danielle Smith is mandating housing for cars, and eliminating housing for people. 0175
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 6hMan, it's a good thing Jared Polis pardoned this woman. She has absolutely learned her lesson. 631751372
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialAnil Dash @anildash.com · 5hWhat I *really* want an interviewer to do with these desperate sweaty CEOs is say, "Now that Trump has said he wants you to call it 'Trump Intelligence' instead of 'Super Intelligence', are you planning to update your marketing?" and then don't reveal that you made it up until after they say yes. 96904155
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialThe Bugle @thebugle.bsky.social · 4hSign up for our mailing list (You can probably do that on our website, whatever that is) 3266
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 4hWe're maybe a week away from a Trump official shouting "White Power!" at one of these conferences. 1112272494
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 6hWhat a ridiculous answer. 4347167
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialJenn Hoegg @jhoegg.bsky.social · 8hI love that the need for this solution was only identified because of a very relatable mothering moment. 0212
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialElizabeth N. Saunders @profsaunders.bsky.social · 8h"Rubio’s speeches are dime-store rhetoric grasping at profundity and failing. Because Rubio is play-acting as an adult. A real adult would acknowledge after eighteen months that it’s insane for a single person to serve as secretary of state and national security advisor." 47520
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8hTrump forcibly shuts down an academic conference convened to study Russian disinformation. Extremely revealing. Note the curious way in which Axel Springer controlled Politico sane washes the whole thing. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...politico.comEU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressureThe Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat. 13528
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialMike Masnick @masnick.com · 07/10/2026Good job US gov't getting those “foreign information manipulation and interference” discussions quieted down by [checks notes] engaging in information manipulation and interference... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website 111341
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialAbu Aardvark @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 07/10/2026“to anyone watching the deployment of American power around the globe in the seven months since Mr. Trump decided to attack Iran, it was another glaring example of how..have been forced into retreat, pulling back military forces that had been deployed.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...nytimes.comFrom Iran to the U.K., Trump Is Being Forced Into Retreat (Gift Article)A war that was intended to demonstrate the reach of American power has now done the opposite. It is a lesson in unintended consequences. 11811
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialErica Ifill @wickdchiq.bsky.social · 22hWe in Canada really don’t understand the big fucking game that’s being played globally. We’re not just targets we’re pawns in a global play for fascism and white supremacist domestic terrorism sponsored by tech billionaires www.tni.org/en/mapping-f...tni.orgMapping Fascism | Transnational InstituteState of Power 2026 Infographics - Visual longreadA new wave of authoritarian and far-right movements and governments is reshaping politics across the world. These infographics developed with Reaction... 02915
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialPhil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 22hConservative parties in this country abandoned any semblance of policy coherence a long time ago, but it really is breathtaking how often they introduce directives or bills that completely contradict their ideological lineage. 02015
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialHal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 23hEvery time a story like this pops up, someone points out that only a small fraction of men are predators. This is entirely irrelevant. Imagine if, say, only, 10% of the people you encountered every day were secretly man-eating tigers in convincing people suits. How safe would you feel? 2142
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialAngry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 23hThe best part, for me, was the annex where they have “vignettes” for each element of land power. They include literal fictional “hypothetical” events. We’ve gotten to the point of just making shit up. 6596
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Reports of another Russian who’s fallen ill.apple.newsWHO demands answers from Russia about ‘second plague victim’ — The TelegraphPressure increases on Moscow to disclose information about lab worker’s death following reports of another employee contracting the disease 49486210
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialbryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 99138214596
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialKevin Wilson @kwilsonhfx.bsky.social · 07/10/2026static.klipy.comStarship Troopers: Carl Jenkins - It's AfraidALT: Starship Troopers: Carl Jenkins - It's Afraid 1122
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialAsh Ponders is looking for quick photo gigs @ashponders.bsky.social · 07/10/2026You know, I had always assumed, but it’s good to be sure. 0194
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The Trump administration is weaponizing the DOJ and DHS to generate propaganda to push its “rigged election" narrative. The timing and promotion of arrests of non-citizens for alleged voter fraud suggests a strategic effort to push their false narrative. Thread: 610158
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialSenator Paula Simons 🇨🇦 @senatorpaulasimons.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I didn't mince my words. Alberta's anti-immigration referendum questions are racist. They are also a potential disaster for Alberta's economy. Last night, I rose in the Senate to denounce them - and to thank all the thousands of Albertans fighting against them. Please share. #notothenine #cdnpoliyoutu.beWatch: Senator Paula Simons denounces Alberta's anti-immigrant referendum questionsYouTube video by Senator Paula Simons 32718342
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialBloody Disgusting @bloody-disgusting.com · 07/10/2026Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST: MARTYRS. In theaters March 12, 2027. 316436
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Same with a pandemic. Same with the current war. Same, sadly, for everything 1466
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My man looks like he lost his virginity to a Roomba 72168
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026wikipedia has been ANNIHILATED with AI bot traffic for a while now (because LLMs can't get enough of it) which puts a huge burden on its tech and server costs. and now it looks like bots are making unauthorized edits to pages and trying to hack community tools diff.wikimedia.org/2026/10/05/o... 10949273
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialThe Citizen Lab @citizenlab.ca · 06/10/2026Psiphon, a software company spun out of the Citizen Lab that helps internet users living under oppressive regimes evade censorship, says it will leave Canada if Bill C-22 passes in its current form.theglobeandmail.comToronto-based VPN provider plans to quit Canada over lawful-access billPsiphon, which helps people living in oppressive regimes evade online censorship, says Bill C-22 would compel it to help build a surveillance system in this country 15026
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialBruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"Other potential resolutions include banning Indigenous land acknowledgements from public events, creating a Vaccine Injury Support Program and restricting municipalities from imposing “permanent water or utility restrictions.” The UCP closes in on declaring the sun revolves around the earth 712960
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialDavid the Trifecta: Fatty, Beardo, Weirdo @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 06/10/2026😂😂😂😂😂 001
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialCatsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026From Seung Eun Kim's 2026 Demoreel. His storyboards/animatics are insane (The Boondocks, Arcane, Invincible, The Batman, Legend of Korra, Thundercats, Spider-Man...). www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nPT... 226763
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️ 9559723416
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 06/10/2026On this day in 1992, The Tragically Hip released their third studio album Fully Completely. One of the greatest Canadian albums ever made, it sold 200,000 copies within three months. It reached #1 in Canada, eventually selling over one million copies for Diamond Status. 618534
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialDonovan Schaefer @feelingtheory.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Musician Charles Manson, who led a religious revival in Los Angeles during the counterculture era of the 1960s and later became embroiled in controversy, has died. 501502233
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It always has and will strike me that Hastert's crimes were so terrible that the blackmailer apparently never faced consequences, at least not public ones, and his name has never come out. 417729
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Happy birthday to Patrick Roy, born on this day in 1965 in Quebec City! A legendary NHL goalie, he won 4 Stanley Cups, 3 Conn Smythe, 5 William M. Jennings and 3 Vezinas. An 11-time All-Star, he won 551 games. As a coach, he led the Quebec Remparts to two Memorial Cups. 📸 NHL 18119
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out. 852063489
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialKori Schake 🎃 @kschake.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“Russia sees us as a major adversary because we do not accept Russia’s revisionist, expansionist policies and the war of aggression against Ukraine — because we oppose Russian intimidation of our allies in the Baltic states and elsewhere in Europe,” well and bravely said by Germany's spy chief.bloomberg.comGerman Spy Chief Sees ‘New, More Dangerous’ Threat From RussiaGermany’s foreign intelligence chief said the country has become a prime adversary in a “shadow war” with Russia and risks being drawn into conflict as the Kremlin’s military ambitions grow. 07519
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them 973724438
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialMicah @rincewind.run · 04/10/2026man I would like one fucking electorate - one! - to remember that fascism is bad for more than five minutes at a time 312706445
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialae @aelkus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026unsurprisingly the "truth" one discovers from this Sigma Male Mindset is that of the opium-addicted aristocrat degenerate: * I should be allowed to rape my servants * Human life has a naturally enforced hierarchy * The people cannot decide their fate * I shouldn't be bound by even capitalism .. 323637
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque. 361377498
Reposted by @stcwhite.bsky.socialJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy. 661204293