James Andrew Smith

FFS.

Being associated with Epstein and his horrific crimes should be a career ending moment for anyone, whether they are billionaires, royalty, politicians or others. Yet here we are in extremely fucked up 2026 and very few of these monsters will face any consequences.

Remember that boss at work who always asked you to do unrealistic, maybe unethical or just stupid tasks at work when you were pretty new and it was always kind of weird and awkward to explain why not?

I think those guys probably love AI because it’s a free intern who never questions their ideas.

My guess is that resulted in Gary Bettman and the "National Ice Hockey League" giving the White House a call.

Say what you will about Bettman, but I he's not one to back down from a fight.

Andrew Wakefield is so proud.

This is the post-truth world that conservatives were dying to see. So much death will result.

So.

Much.

Death.

Quite extraordinary how little discussion of risks universities are engaging in before they sign all their staff and students up for new AI tools, at extraordinary cost, Given universities' known deficits and repeated claims of financial exigency, this is surely problematic.

Every single one of those men who were involved with Epstein needs to be held to account.

Augh.

I saw that a number of MIT robotics / CS people were part of a visit arrangement in 2013, including one known within my research circle... well after Epstein was known to be a pedophile.

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Reason #923 for Canadians to stay the f away from the US border.

#ElbowsUp

I grew up knowing that both pedophiles and Nazis are bad. No ifs, ands or buts.

It boggles my mind that people seek to defend or minimize either.

A guy on here once defended Chomsky's presence at Epstein Island because "maybe he was there to challenge him." And I thought that was the worst "woke" take.

But alas, we have ourselves a new King.

I don't think I'm special for refusing to schmooze with proud sex traffickers.

ouf.

Higher Ed Utopia! :-)

Let me guess... college administrators are paid reasonable wages, that they behaved reasonably over the past decade to ensure that student intake, costs and growth were sustainable for the long term? 😜

So much this.

These are public institutions using public money. No university administrator is worth half a million dollars (or more) in salary. None.

Doesn’t matter if they work in th President’s office or in the IT department.

If they want to make that much, they need to exit.

It does in Fascist America.

Started my day with that video too! But didn’t have time to finish it yet. No spoilers!

Credit to boom99.7 #Ottawa #Canada for this wonderful tribute to Catherine O’Hara, rest easy Queen, you will never be forgotten
#CatherineO’Hara #NationalTreasure

It makes you sound crazy to say this out loud, but it's becoming increasingly clear that the United States government has been effectively toppled by a group of overt pedophiles

Never Fight Alone Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform.

"Anyone who would denigrate the service of our NATO allies clearly never spent a day in uniform"
from Admiral Bill McRaven
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Catching Covid on a plane, Who knew cleaning the air cuts transmission, Phil Collins everything could go wrong, and more Bonus Long Covid and chronic absenteeism

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Catching Covid on a plane, Who knew cleaning the air cuts transmission, Phil Collins everything could go wrong, and more

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L’actrice canadienne Catherine O’Hara est morte à 71 ans

Connue notamment pour ses rôles dans «Schitt’s Creek» et «Home Alone», elle a perdu la vie «après une courte maladie».

Robots won’t save him.

People have become quite convinced that our public service is bloated and wasteful, and this translates to uncritical support for the gutting of the agencies we need most right now. It's always "we need to sacrifice" and not "tax the rich".

When you spent hours shoveling your car out and you REALLY don’t want anyone taking your spot

Thanks for the pointer!

"Airborne transmission dominated, ... whereas contact ... and direct deposition ... played minimal roles."

They use the words "dominance" and "dominated". Those are strong words. Leaves little room for doubt.

#COVIDisAirborne #COVID19 #COVID

In Canada as well. Including the vehicles which are all black.

this is the new Vancouver Police Boat - all black. zero safety.