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"Identifying Far-Right Fashion" with Bellingcat Researchers | Podcast Episode on RSS.com This week, we were discussing what role fashion plays for far-right movements. We spoke to Bellingcat's resident experts on the subject. Michael Colborne has been investigating far-right networks for ...

What role does fashion play in far-right movements?
Bellingcat researchers joined our Stage Talk series this week to explore how far-right movements utilise style and symbols to convey their message.
Listen back by searching "Stage Talks with Bellingcat" rss.com/podcasts/bel...

@bellingcat.com Hi there, is a recording of the talk with the visuals available?

If you’re a democrat and your response to snap getting cut is laughter or saying things like “they voted for Trump so they deserve it” etc congratulations you’re a fascist and a threat at the same level as maga.

YouTube video by XL Recordings Gil Scott-Heron - 'Me And The Devil' (Official HD Video)

Today's tune www.youtube.com/watch?v=OET8...

Really not going to get into it, but in 2025 it should be obvious that giving creepy-ass companies more data on you, even data you consider *innocuous*, is a very bad idea. The aggregation of said data, the assumptions made about you, and how that will be used to your detriment are well documented

Blue mountain bike in the woods against a backdrop of yellow fall leaves.

It makes the blood in my veins want to keep moving… best planet ever.

This is a really nice phrasing of what I've been trying to put into words about the idea of 'using LLMs to learn to program'.

Doug Ford Moves to End Rent Control Doug Ford announced proposed changes to the LTB that would strip away key tenant protections, fast-track evictions, and open the door to ending rent control as we know it in Ontario.

If you're a renter in Ontario, you should know Doug Ford is trying to make it easier for your landlord to raise your rent or end your tenancy. #HamOnt #OnPoli

acorncanada.org/news/doug-fo...

map showing number of data centres per country

List of number of data centres by country.

US vs THE WORLD: Data Centres. Seems like maybe they kinda do own the internet.

www.datacentermap.com/datacenters/

Calling TeaOnHer’s content 'seemingly illegal,' lawmakers demand info from company House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer wants the developer of the controversial dating-safety app TeaOnHer to explain if its privacy and content moderation practices adhere to federal law.

Good

Dataset used to train AI models contains child sex abuse images, new Canadian analysis finds A new analysis has found the presence of such images in a dataset used to train AI models.

We've gotten used to this environment of no oversight or regulation or ethic. I honestly think people don't really care all that much any more cuz "PROGRESS" and "NEW TECHNOLOGY".

We're being bamboozled so billionaires can get even richer on dangerous nonsense.

YAY BIKES

Like I've been saying: YAY BIKES!

woman on blue mountain bike wearing blue pants and black t-shirt--a very coordinated look

As Heidi Klum used to always say on Project Runway, “matchy matchy!”

Why Canada needs public grocery stores ⋆ The Breach Food analyst Aaron Vansintjan explains how a public food network could transform Canada

"We too could set fair prices so farmers could stay debt free, sustainable Canadian producers are prioritized, and workers are protected."

breachmedia.ca/why-canada-n...

Owning a Ring camera is deeply anti-social behavior. You’re spying on your neighbors and you should be shunned for it.

A comic book panel in which Batman is breaking a shotgun in half. The shotgun is labeled "quote dunks," and Batman is saying "THIS is the weapon of the ENEMY. We do not NEED it. We will not USE it."

And Remember: spreading fascist bullshit around to dunk on it is still spreading fascist bullshit around.

Trying on the wedding dresses is the most boring part of Love is Blind 🥱 Just the worst.

Is AI really trying to escape human control and blackmail people? Opinion: Theatrical testing scenarios explain why AI models produce alarming outputs—and why we fall for it.

Two months ago Anthropic was *claiming* models armed with sensitive info would extort you. 🤷🏿‍♂️

This is disturbing and creepy for so many reasons, but it’s also bizarre how much of a push there is for people to ignore listening to their own bodies and instead outsource those decisions to flawed technology.

Blue mountain bike in the woods next to a chunky rock.

New rock unlocked. Geez, I love bikes.

24h into the ‘ceasefire’, Israel bombed a residential building in Gaza.

bsky.app/profile/just...

Questions I would ask if I was in a Love is Blind pod:

1. There’s a spider or moth in the house, what do you?

2. Do you know how to change a flat on a bike (because I would greatly prefer not to change my own 😆)?

3. What would you cook me for breakfast?

Season 9 is pretty brutal so far.

AI Data Centers Are Skyrocketing Regular People's Energy Bills AI data centers in the US are spiking nearby customers' electricity bills, and bringing other unexpected costs.

Wholesale electricity costs have increased as much as 267 percent since 2020 in areas near data centers, and consumers are emptying their pockets for the power companies.

What will the AI data centre boom mean for Canada? | The Narwhal Sprawling AI data centres — hungry for land, water and power — are coming. Plans the world’s largest, called Wonder Valley, are underway in Alberta

Water-hungry data centres are planned for drought-stricken regions across Canada. What will the AI data centre boom mean for communities? By @savannahridley.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/ai-data-cent...

Holy SHIT they've identified an actual biomarker!!!

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, I would like you to sit with the fact that Canada has effectively abandoned its promises to residential school survivors and their families.

Eternal September 29th in Canada

Instead of taxing the rich to feed his Military Industrial Complex, Carney has decided to literally take food out of the mouths of babes.

Kneecap is not the story.
Genocide in Gaza is.