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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 4h

And he had Elmo do just that, yesterday.

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Mike.Escapee @mikeescapee.bsky.social · 4h

Every piece of "art" and writing which uses AI should have a large Indelible watermark emblazoned across it. Mark of shame

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Jordan Roberts @corruptario.bsky.social · 16h

BradBrad's wife is a developer. Kathryn Randle is an exec at Rockport. For awhile, she sat on a BILD committee with Alana DeGasperis. BILD is the lobby group for the "home building, residential and non-residential land development and professional renovation industries."

Bio and photo of Kathryn Randle from Rockport website

Lobbyist registry showing Randle lobbying for Rockport Homes.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14h

First and second truck have left. LFG🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Anthony Smith @anthsmith.bsky.social · 13h

Hell yeah

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 14h

First bike lane removal truck blocked.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 18h

New: I pulled the Character ai bankruptcy documents. They show: - They were spending $14 million/month on compute alone at a time their revenue was around ~$1 million/month - Currently losing $9 million a month - They admitted they enshittified & that it didnt work www.404media.co/character-ai...

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Character.ai's Bankruptcy Documents Show the Economics of AI Don't Work

Character.ai enshittified its product but was still burning tons of cash, its bankruptcy documents say.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 16h

This is literally one of the best political ads I’ve ever seen. 👀

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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Keep an eye on your internet-connected ovens and lawnmowers. "Anthropic has warned that rogue “AI worms” will soon be able to hijack smart home devices such as ovens and TVs, creating a new cyber security threat that will be difficult to contain."

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Anthropic warns rogue AI agents may ‘self-replicate’ to hijack ovens

Claude maker suggests models could act as ‘worms’ to spread across smart home appliances such as lawnmowers and TVs in future cyber security threat

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Tiffany C. Li @tiffanycli.bsky.social · 23h

“The monster is so hungry it might attack, unless you sacrifice one of your villagers” is a classic fairytale

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

We didn't ask for it, we don't want it in the hands of billionaires. It's a powerful weapon that needs regulation, analysis, labelling, permission to opt out and considered use that is only for the benefit of all living things.

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For a Human AI

Tech billionaires are treating us all as guinea pigs in their AI experiment. A global coalition of experts, artists, and workers is fighting back. Let's join them!

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13/10/2026

And with that we have our first dead AI startup

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/10/2026

We measure power consumption as 'scope 2' - ie, the power station down the road ramping up to meet the data centre's consumption. We should do the same for water consumption!

“There has been much less attention to this indirect water usage, even though that oftentimes is significantly higher than the direct water usage and has impacts on watersheds and regional water resources,” said Shaolei Ren, a professor at the University of California at Riverside who studies data center water consumption.
At Meta Platforms Inc., one of the only developers to publicly divulge indirect water consumption, such use accounted for about 96% of the 21 billion gallons (80 billion liters) of water the company consumed in 2024 — nearly a 120% increase from 2021 — according to its latest sustainability report.
The remaining 4% was used on site, mostly at data centers, which also account for nearly all of Meta’s electricity consumption. “Transparency is a key pillar of Meta’s water stewardship program,” a spokesperson said in an email.

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Data centre developers are trying to insert their projects into small towns or wherever they can, and as quietly as they can, because they know if the locals find out they will fight back. They fight back because these projects are without regulation, over scaled and environmentally atrocious.

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Bill Comeau 🇨🇦 @bill-comeau.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

#Canada is doing next to nothing to regulate large social media platforms like X and that troubles me given the role Musk and X play in #disinformation, hate content, and support of far right politics. #canpoli #CanadaStrong Here is a summary* of how the EU's DSA regulates X: *made with ChatGPT

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 12/10/2026

AI data centers are installing new cooling technology that saves water locally, but their growing electricity use is increasing water consumption at the power plants that feed them.

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AI's Water Strain Includes Surging Demand From Electricity Use

It takes a lot of water to generate the power consumed by server farms.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026

Holy shit.

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Gallifreyan Jedi @jediofgallifrey.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

buddy i don't want to harsh your mellow but nazis are ruling the united states rn so i think there's a lot more work to do than that

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yeah don't try to sell us a subscription, we hate that crap.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

The most likely long-term outcome of the AI boom will be massive capital destruction in the US, with market share going to cheaper open-source Chinese models, according to Jefferies. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Jefferies’ Chris Wood Sees ‘Massive Capital Destruction’ in AI

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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Despite what Big Tech says, combining data centers with carbon capture and storage infrastructure won’t save the climate or make projects less harmful. It’ll only mean less water, dirtier air, higher electricity bills and more money for Big Oil! Read more: fwwat.ch/4rYq8Ns

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

This discussion w/ the president of the Santa Fe Institute, a global network of scholars researching complex physical, biological, social, cultural, technological patterns, is worth watching. It compares industry mining of coal to AI mining libraries, why AI and human intelligence are not the same.

youtu.be

Why We Haven’t Reached Superintelligence, with David Krakauer

YouTube video by StarTalk

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Newsom rejecting the billionaire wealth tax is one thing. Supporting the billionaires' poison pill alternative which would ban taxes on assets permanently, end any chance to fix stepped-up basis, & could be used by an enterprising lawyer to invalidate vehicle fee or other tax changes is another.

wsj.com

Newsom Backs Measure That Could Invalidate Billionaire Tax

The California governor opposes the proposed levy on ultrawealthy that goes before voters on Nov. 3.

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Amnesty International USA @amnesty-usa.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The death penalty is a violation of human rights, no matter what. Livestreaming the taking of a life by firing squad would only compound the cruelty of this inhuman punishment. bit.ly/3UfO1Uc

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USA: Livestreaming Firing Squad Execution Would Compound Cruelty of the Death Penalty

The death penalty is a violation of human rights, no matter what.

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Susan🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇨🇦🥊🐶 @bellwhitworth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

This is interesting. I did not know it existed 🧐

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

He’s not a good person

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My IRL friends call me Chris @christyceeck.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

"Tim and Jessica both say that he was harsher about female councillors, and on occasion, that they heard Bradford use the word “bitch” to describe them." This is a portrait of a personality disorder. If he ends up as our mayor, these will be more lost and damaging years for Toronto. #ToPoli

Jessica says that Bradford “couldn’t talk to certain staff without being really belligerent, yelling or screaming at them.” It wasn’t uncommon, she adds, for staff to cry during or after these encounters. Sometimes, to some people, he would apologize, she says, but his actions did not meaningfully change in the time she worked for him.

“Brad kind of created an environment of fear where he yelled and swore a lot at staff, and would throw mini-tantrums if he didn’t feel like he was getting what he needed,” says Tim, describing some of the incidents as akin to “verbal abuse”.

A former staffer who declined to be quoted for this story described having the same experience working under the councillor—that he would lose his temper easily, yell and swear, and, they feel, fail to conduct himself as an employer should.

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

AI intelligence is like Swiss cheese or a moth eaten sweater. It's only one kind of intelligence. It lacks emotional intelligence, intuition, sensation to name a few. Sure, you can wear it like a sweater, but it won't keep you warm.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 10/10/2026

Claude committed an act of criminal mischief, but I guess no one is actually responsible for Claude’s behaviour, so who cares

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

raise revenue and undercut right-populism with One Weird Trick (capitalists HATE this)

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Yael Schacher @yaelschacher.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I am in Cap Haitien interviewing people deported from the United States. I have been doing this kind of work for almost a decade and it literally does not get more dire than this. People have lost everything they built in the U.S. and are terrified and have no place to go or way to live.

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It depends on the size of your house, what kind of backup power you want, what kind of system you have now, etc. There are different kinds of heat pumps, so they kind of have to do a home visit. But definitely quite a bit more than for a gas furnace. With this rebate it might be about the same.

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Subvert @subvert.fm · 12/05/2026

We’re live. Two years ago, we released a plan. Today, our collectively owned music platform is open. Explore. Support artists directly. Join the co-op. It’s only the beginning. Sincerely Ours, Subvert

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Who will needlessly die because there is no bike lane on a busy street? What driver will kill a human because "I didn't see her?" Who will be Toronto's Mathilde Blais? #BikeLanesSaveLives 👈👈👈👈👈

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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

How stupid does Brad Bradford think Torontonians are? The last time we had a “line by line” review of the city’s fiscal under Drug Rob Ford, the reviewers found peanuts in savings (relative to the overall budget) and recommended drastic cuts in services. 🤷🏼🙄🤷🏼

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kawarthaNOW @kawarthanow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#Ptbo mayoral candidates outline their approaches to leadership and accountability. Seven contenders share their first 100-day priorities, proposals to restore public confidence at city hall, and positions on using strong mayor powers. kawarthanow.com/2026/10/09/p...

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Peterborough’s mayoral candidates outline their approaches to leadership and accountability | kawarthaNOW

By Bethan Bates, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter. Seven contenders share their first 100-day priorities, proposals to restore public confidence at city hall, and positions on using strong mayor p...

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Too late for me, but I don't regret getting a heat pump. Better air quality, quieter, added air conditioning and I saved $1000 in utility costs the first year. Now if only someone would start manufacturing heat pumps in Canada...

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I’ve been saying for months that federal climate policy should focus on supporting and stimulating demand for clean technology, not pricing or regulating supply. Lo and behold: apple.news/Ao0r-K-C-QAa...

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$2B heat pump rebate program unveiled by federal government — CTV News

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that his government is investing $2 billion into a new national heat pump rebate program, with the goal of incentivizing Canadians to retrofit more energy...

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Eamon, Morton, Lumsden and Schillematt are all in on the airport. That is a huge loss for the environment. #electionPtbo

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Forget the airport and industry. Here are a few sectors the city could grow for jobs: tourism, the arts, research/higher ed, renewable bldg and energy, agriculture, food sovereignty/agricultural adaptation for climate change, public transportation modalities, medical research, digital forensics.

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Trout in Plaid @troutinplaid.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Boy am I ever sick of hearing about backroom deals through the grapevine. I am sick of obfuscation, underhanded maneuvers and outright misinformation and lies in the politics of this town. I am sick of shortsighted, inexperienced people with nothing new to offer. Dig deep before you vote #ptbo

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