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Have you seen this petition yet? HOMELESSNESS EMERGENCY - TELL TORONTO CITY COUNCIL TO CHOOSE COMPASSION OVER HOSTILITY

Please sign to support tiny tiny homes initiative to house folks in Toronto and stop the city from evicting those who are benefiting from these lifesaving structures. chng.it/snPR8vHh7w

I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library

I'm writing this with a heavy heart and no small amount of fear. As a former X (formerly Twitter) employee on an H1B visa, I can't reveal my identity without risking everything, but I can't stay silent any longer about what I saw and was made to do. When Elon Musk took over, everything changed. What started as a social media company became something much darker. I was part of a team that was directly ordered to manipulate Twitter's systems to influence the 2024 US presidential election. It wasn't subtle, and it wasn't ethical. We completely changed how the algorithm worked, pushing pro-Trump and right-wing posts to the top of people's feeds. To make it look balanced, we also boosted some left-wing critics of Democrats, but it was all carefully calculated. These changes didn't just affect Americans - they impacted users worldwide. One of the most disturbing things we did was create thousands of fake accounts using advanced AI systems called Grok and Eliza. These accounts looked completely real and pushed political messages that spread like wildfire. Havn't you noticed they all disappeared? Like magic. We also knowingly allowed foreign governments to manipulate the platform. State-backed groups from Israel, Iran, and Russia were running their own influence campaigns, and because their goals aligned with ours, we looked the other way. Even when they clearly broke the rules, we didn't stop them.

Perhaps the most unethical part was how we manufactured news stories. One team would write completely fake articles, while another team would artificially boost their engagement metrics to make them go viral. We specifically targeted certain groups of people, knowing exactly how to manipulate their views and emotions. The moderation team became a tool for our agenda. We systematically silenced anyone who got in our way, enforcing the rules when it suited us and ignoring them when it didn't. Elon Musk himself was deeply involved in these decisions, often joking about being "Black Hat MAGA." What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations. The damage we've done is immeasurable, and I don't know if it can ever be fixed. People don't know what's real anymore, and that's exactly what we wanted. The pilot program for the Eliza AI Agent, was election interference. Eliza was release officially in October of 2024, but we had access to it before then thanks to Marc Andreessen. I'm terrified to be writing this, but I had to speak up. I just hope that someone with the power to do something about this sees this letter. You'll know what i’m saying is the truth by Elon's actions to the news someone spoke out. For more evidence look at the docs of Eliza AI Agent software. We left bread crumbs. Yours sincerely, A former employee who can't sleep at night.

Elon Musk's and X's Role in 2024 Election Interference, a letter from an alleged X whistleblower.

"What started as US election interference has now spread to other countries. We're currently doing the same thing in Germany and other European nations."

theconcernedbird.substack.com/p/elon-musks...

This is awkward for Tesla stock owners @annawrock2.bsky.social

NBC, Trump’s long time partner, censored Elon Musk’s Nazi salute.

Top is the censored NBC version and the bottom is the live version.

Censored version: youtu.be/Q04JXqpYYsE

DELETE IT and pass it on !!

You are here:

Nothing to see here.

Literally.

Download the Constitution because it no longer appears on whitehouse.gov.

When you search for it, a lot of other bullet point shit appears (ending birthright citizenship, etc).

🚨 WE IGNORE THIS AT OUR OWN PERIL 🚨

My Grandmother's Cocoa and How We Overcome Fascism Canadian contemporary artist, social practice, installation and performance art. Neurodiverse, feminist, humanist, ecologist. Changemaker.

We all have the power to stop this thing.

Today, honor a King, not a Felon. #mlkday2025

I’ve heard it said that we’re supposed to pretend to be “fine” but I refuse.

A book cover that is titled “well that didn’t work: An Autobiography

I can be summed up in one image.

Gotta love ppl who work in book shops

I redact my previous post bc apparently Emily St John Mandel is a Zionist. Fuck. I’m not buying her books ever again. Free Palestine.

Generally agree, but would add that wearing symbols like this might help potential comrades recognize each other. I’d prefer something less commercial & more discreet but no re evolution is perfect.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 8/20
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I feel seen

Ooos… no I copy pasted from my Parable of the Sower post. My Bad. That said all of St. mandell’s books have some character overlap. Miranda shows up in at least one other book.

Yes! Earthseed 1&2. The second is Parable of the Talents & is largely from the perspective of Lauren’s daughter.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 6/20
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 6/20
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! *And in this case a note that this is a duology!*
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The 1981 CUPW Strike and the Fight for Parental Rights – Defining Moments Canada Note on Terminology The terms “maternity leave” and “women” are used in this article and reflect the historical context of language used at the time of the 1981 CUPW strike

Did you know the 1981 Canada Post worker strike is why access to longer parental leave became standard across Canada?

definingmomentscanada.ca/all-for-9/hi...

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