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Aleksander M. Janicki

@aleksandermj.bsky.social

English editing and French⁠–English translation for social sciences and humanities researchers. Trained historian, practicing language professional carrying the torch for nonAI language services (fingers beginning to burn). https://aleksandermj.ca/

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Canadians In ICE? Neither Canada Nor U.S. Keeps Track “It’s in our interest to know what citizens are doing, but it’s also in our interest in terms of national security and public security.”

Canadians In ICE? Neither Canada Nor U.S. Keeps Track
www.readthemaple.com/canadians-in...

29.01.2026 13:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Graphic element with text:
JOINT LETTER
CEATL & European Writers' Council 
WE 
STAND UP FOR HUMAN TRANSLATORS 
OUR RIGHTS
our Work
Our Minds
The background is filled with the word SOLIDARITY  and the picture of the joint letter of the 2 organisations

Graphic element with text: JOINT LETTER CEATL & European Writers' Council WE STAND UP FOR HUMAN TRANSLATORS OUR RIGHTS our Work Our Minds The background is filled with the word SOLIDARITY and the picture of the joint letter of the 2 organisations

graphic with text: 
 Let's keep fostering an industry
that nurtures A LOVE OF READING OF WORKS WRITTEN,
TRANS AILO. ILLUSTRATED' &
PUBLISHED
by HUMAN beings!

in the header is the logo of the European Writers' Council: 
European Writers'
Council
Doing the Rights thing since 1977

graphic with text: Let's keep fostering an industry that nurtures A LOVE OF READING OF WORKS WRITTEN, TRANS AILO. ILLUSTRATED' & PUBLISHED by HUMAN beings! in the header is the logo of the European Writers' Council: European Writers' Council Doing the Rights thing since 1977

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 Amazon's recent announcement to
launch Kindle translate,, a new Al-powered translation "service", should be a wake-up call for all players in the
global book sector.

in the header is the EWC logo: EWC
Doing the Rights thing since 1977

graphic with text: Amazon's recent announcement to launch Kindle translate,, a new Al-powered translation "service", should be a wake-up call for all players in the global book sector. in the header is the EWC logo: EWC Doing the Rights thing since 1977

Due to Kindle's latest offer @ceatl.bsky.social & EWC call on the global book sector to stand in solidarity with human literary translators.
As Amazon announced to launch Kindle Translate, a new AI-powered translation “service”, for selected Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) authors for free.

24.11.2025 18:39 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

French publishing house Harlequin decided to use AI translation instead of human translations.

All their freelance translators (some of whom had been working with Harlequin for +30y!!!) were told they would no longer receive work from Harlequin

18.12.2025 20:01 — 👍 1579    🔁 780    💬 54    📌 172
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

05.01.2026 16:12 — 👍 28581    🔁 14084    💬 1521    📌 1956

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