Ryan Hoffman

The Orchard | Jeremy Appel | Substack News and analysis from an unabashedly progressive perspective, focusing on the intersection of politics, media and corporate power. Click to read The Orchard, by Jeremy Appel, a Substack publication w...

Folks, I'm hoping to go to the NDP leadership convention in Winnipeg in March to cover it for The Orchard. In order to do so, I need 16 new paid subscribers by the end of the year.

Who's gonna help me?

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i think it's weird to refer to the Shoah as a sacrificial burnt offering... but apparently i'm the weird one! (English encodes Christian supremacy.)

like clockwork. ppmpb

Calgary police withhold evidence of brutality as final UofC protest charges fall New documents reveal Calgary Police Service suppressed evidence of brutality by officers at the University of Calgary on May 9, 2024. Among this was camera footage from senior officers that should hav...

UPDATE: CPS has released two bodyworn camera files.

The files cover before & after my assault by baton, shield & fist, alleged choking & arrest.

They are heavily redacted by blurring + audio cut, but one shows a shield strike.

CPS retained $125 for them. ⬇️
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

Hey, you're forgetting about the 20 workers employed by those shareholders. You must not care about their families.

Carney: 'Canadian police need to buy Canadian-made drones, and that's why my government is promissing $400 M to Bronc, an Alberta startup company'

oh thnx!

how do you get a FID with no probe!?

Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.

They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.

Fantastic read!

New Theory Suggests We’ve Been Wrong About Black Holes for 60 Years How confusing inevitability with reality built decades of paradox. What if general relativity never actually tells us that black holes already exist, but only that their formation is inevitable in an ...

I wrote this!

It argues that major parts of black hole physics rest on invalid deduction from general relativity — not disagreement in interpretation, but logical misinference.

🧪 🔭 ⚛️ #philsci #philsky

scitechdaily.com/new-theory-s...

my former synagogue had all the things, imcluding donation cards in all the seatbacks (where the siddurim and chumashim lived). over half of its savings are still in Israel bonds.

1. Citizen Cane
2. Poor Things

In June 2024, complaints were filed by anti-genocide protesters injured by Calgary police.

This July, CPS dismissed them all.

This fall, I learned CPS had ignored key evidence.

Last week, CPS refused to release it, saying it could influence complaint appeals.
drugdatadecoded.ca/calgary-poli...

love the botanical mic!

(1) anti-assimilation, rebranded as being about the Menorah miracle story to facilitate...assimilation (2) minor holiday, most traditions being under a few centuries old

There’s a Black Friday shopping-related nugget I hope you all find in this story.

Free unpaid subscription if you can name it

Gift link - Must-read!!

@mattlieb.bsky.social i can't find the donkey photo. pleeeease! 🦾AM YISRAEL A.I.🦿

sorry to hear it; that sounds terrible. right wing fragility is the worst. these are the same people that call us snowflakes!

So the guy selling COVID supplies to the government was hoping for more intense COVID waves, a direct outcome of policy decisions by a government he influenced through dozens of channels.

I learned today that our sun is a third generation star, having been formed from the remnants of at least two previous stars.

In other words, it’s a grandsun.

thanks for your service!

Responding to a shill for Mark Carney, who has faith in him based on his intellect, assuming he is making brilliant moves even though he doesn't understand them. The shill has blocked me for the comment, which is: "(faith in a leader, not by their acts but for their cunning. what could go wrong!?)"

i'm doing something right!

Peter in Vancouver"s profile, with "I do not suffer fools" circled for emphasis. is ironic!

lol

Chinese social media users hilariously mock AI video fails TikTok and Bilibili users transform nonsensical AI glitches into real-world performance art.

semi related...but i think so long as genAI has no sense of truth, it will not really be able to encroach on beauty or humour, and good art will be safe. (problem is, the market loves slop art)

arstechnica.com/information-...

This is how Israeli military occupation treats Jews who are working on behalf of Palestinians so think about how they treat us Palestinians in comparison

(faith in a leader, not by their acts but their cunning. what could go wrong!?)

fine specimen!

would could he do that would convince you he's conservative? is it like, one issue for you?