Devon Black

Tumbler Ridge is a small planned resource community, a winding 90 minute drive from the nearest city of at least 10,000 people.

A massive number of people are going to descend there tomorrow.

May those that arrive have respect and grace for the unimaginable grief.

Oral contraceptives are taken safely by millions of Canadians. Advocates say the prescription requirement turns birth control into another bottleneck in a strained health system.

Why do Canadians need a prescription for birth control when most of the world doesn't? https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/canada-prescription-birth-control-9.7074160
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Court Ordered Social Media Site Blocking Coming to Canada?: Trojan Horse Online Harms Bill Clears Senate Committee Review - Michael Geist Critics of Senator Julie Miville-Dechêne’s successive bills that ostensibly target pornography sites have for years warned of the privacy and equity risks that arise from mandated age verification and...

After watching the clause-by-clause hearing, it is apparent that Bill S-209 is not a bill primarily focused on pornography sites. If it was, it could be drafted with those directly in mind. Rather, it is a trojan horse online harms bill targeting social media.
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Every American needs to watch this:

In 2024, Premier Susan Holt promised to make contraception free by signing onto national pharmacare, but more than a year later thousands are still paying for it.

Health advocates call for Holt government to sign onto pharmacare https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/pharmacare-free-contraceptives-9.7068501

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Human Rights Watch researchers resign after report on Palestinian right of return blocked The organization claims the report, which finds Israel’s denial of the right of return is a crime against humanity, is ‘paused pending further analysis and research’

Two HRW employees that make up the entirety of the organization's Israel and Palestine program are stepping down after the leadership blocked a report that deems Israel’s denial of Palestinian refugees the right of return a "crime against humanity." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Vancouver councillors push for World Cup to ban ICE agents Five months out from Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game — and as the presence of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency at the upcoming Olympics has stirred protests in Italy — two progr...

NEW: Five months out from Vancouver's first FIFA World Cup game, two progressive city councillors want the city to pre-emptively boot US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — ICE — off the pitch.

‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids Ottawa removed more than 22,000 people last year "in a compassionate and humane manner," said the public safety minister.

"Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won’t pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents."

The 🇨🇦 government is looking to amend & pass sweeping surveillance legislation. Minister, you might want to have an opinion.

Strong work from those who pressured them!!

Poilievre just told #CP26 "There's never been a referendum crisis or a national unity crisis when Conservatives have been in power It's an interesting coincidence isn't it" False. BQ was the product of Mulroney's time in office. Borden - WWI conscription crisis. Sir John - Louis Riel. C'mon man.

Genius

Justin Ling: Donald Trump is attacking a Canadian judge. Mark Carney has the power to stop him The U.S. president is out to destroy the crown jewel of our international legal system.

This is a great read from @justinling.ca about the impacts of US sanctions on ICC judges, including a Canadian judge. "the inter-connectedness of the global financial system means even non-U.S. companies may decide to heed them”

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if you read enough history you understand that the very best people, following their instincts, tend to make themselves targets in times like these.

It's the PTO moms and spreadsheet dads and other random-ass Minnesotans concerned for their neighbors. There is no one central organizing org, just a ton of people who give a shit. It's both beautiful that it's happening and laughable that anyone thinks there's some broader apparatus at work.

Calgary police "image recognition" software identifies individuals in photos & videos posted online Documents show that two years after being caught using Clearview AI facial recognition software, Calgary police signed contracts for AI software that scours photos and videos for individuals. Have pol...

With Hootsuite making rounds for its contracts with ICE, here’s a longstanding one it had with Calgary police that looked an awful lot like scraping social media for facial recognition.

They reeeeally didn’t want me to get these documents.
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But with no culpability. They will shortly reaffirm that the “excesses of the left” (eg. the mere existence of trans people) are what brought us to this bad place and get right back to business (and it is a business) as usual.

Justin Ling: On Greenland, Carney’s cautious approach to Trump is starting to look like appeasement If the U.S. cared about bolstering Arctic security, it would increase its military presence there — not seize territory.

Mark Carney may have delivered quite the speech, but neither he, the EU, or NATO have done a damn thing to make Trump's plans to acquire Greenland more costly or less likely. The longer we wait, the harder he will be to stop.
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Musk’s Grok Is Abusing Women and Children. Our Government Needs to Act | The Tyee Where are Canadian lawmakers? Oh, they’re on X.

Anon users flooded the replies of a woman who posted a selfie to X, demanding #Grok, Elon Musk’s proprietary #AI chatbot, take off Claire’s clothes.

Musk has barely lifted a finger to stop it and the majority of Canadian politicians remain active on X. @rachelgilmore.bsky.social writes.

Good luck! They had a bunch of models on display when I was in this weekend so hopefully you'll find something that works!

They sell them at Adventure Clothing on Yates, but you can find em on Poshmark too! They've got a few different widths depending on whether you just want a card case or want to carry cash, but mine is 2.5“ x 3.75" x 0.8", give or take, so it's pretty teeny.

This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.

Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”

Really listen to it.

The CBC has just posted a transcript of my recent As it Happens interview about X and Grok. I’m posting a couple of screen shots here - since they are a bit too long for alt text, I’ll post the link to the full transcript below. #cdnpoli #X #Grok #yeg #CSAM

I've had my Secrid wallet now for about three years and the mechanism is as good as when I got it. It's small, it's well-designed, you can get them with real leather exteriors, and there are options for carrying cash if you like to do that. It's my go-to rec for wallets these days.

Evan Solomon posts, quoting his post condemning deepfake sexual abuse, that “Contrary to media reports, Canada is not considering a ban of X.”

The concept of posting “Canada is not considering a ban of X” as a QUOTE of your post condemning deepfake sexual abuse happening **ON X** of women and kids………….

My MP's twitter posts average in the 100s of impressions. Instead of banning X, he would rather his posts reach 2% of his constituents even if it means the proliferation of sexual abuse of minors. Legitimately indefensible.

AI layoffs are looking more and more like corporate fiction that's masking a darker reality, Oxford Economics suggests | Fortune "Firms don't appear to be replacing workers with AI on a significant scale," the firm said. It suspects some are trying to "dress up layoffs" as good news.

well well well

First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family. This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her. Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine, Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole. Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever. We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns. Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way. We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

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In August, a clandestine team of C.I.A. officers slipped into Venezuela with a plan to collect information on Nicolás Maduro, the country's president, whom the Trump administration had labeled a narco-terrorist. The C.I.A. team moved about Caracas, remaining undetected for months while it was in the country. The intelligence gathered about the Venezuelan leader's daily movements — combined with a human source close to Mr. Maduro and a fleet of stealth drones flying secretly above - enabled the agency to map out minute details about his routines. It was a highly dangerous mission. With the U.S. embassy closed, the C.I.A. officers could not operate under the cloak of diplomatic cover. But it was highly successful. Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a news conference that because of the intelligence gathered by the team, the United States knew where Mr. Maduro moved, what he ate and even what pets he kept.

That information was critical to the ensuing military operation, a pre-dawn raid Saturday by elite Army Delta Force commandos, the riskiest U.S. military operation of its kind since members of the Navy's SEAL Team 6 killed Osama bin Laden in a safe house in Pakistan in 2011. The result was a tactically precise and swiftly executed operation that extracted Mr. Maduro from his country with no loss of American life, a result heralded by President Trump amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the U.S. actions in Venezuela. Mr. Trump has justified what was named Operation Absolute Resolve as a strike against drug trafficking. But Venezuela is hardly as big a player in the international drug trade as other countries. Officials had previously told congressional leaders that their objective in Venezuela was not regime change. And Mr. Trump has long said he opposes U.S. foreign occupations.

The most junior copy editor at the nation’s worst college paper could find a way to squeeze “which killed an estimated 40 people” somewhere into these top 6 grafs of the NYTimes story.

It was a conscious decision to bury it in the bottom half.

Imagine being the person brave enough to leak this in the hopes that media attention could stop it and then the media just……buries it.

For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines