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Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products:

For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)

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YouTube video by Senator Paula Simons It's time to make an X-it: Senator Simons questions the Canadian government's continued use of X

I had the opportunity to rise during Senate Question Period this week, to ask about the Canadian government's continued commitment to using X for official communications - and about their failure to use sites such as Bluesky and Mastodon. What do you think? #cdnpoli #Canada #Grok #X #Bluesky

Melissa Martin column “reining in right to rally not a good look” with large map of charter free zones by Buck Doyle

Good day to be a subscriber to @winnipegfreepress.com

Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free

Toronto’s climate plan calls for transit to be free to use by 2040.

Public transit routes that are free have a whole slew of benefits, including reduced policing costs, faster vehicles due to reduced loading times, and reduced violence against transit workers.

Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!

"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

Pine marten

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women" The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.

I'm watching the Olympics skeleton race and because we live on a hill I should probably now build a downhill ice track.

Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.

Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Derek Neepinak, a middle-aged Indigenous man wearing a blue suit, addresses gathered protestors from a podium. Behind him, community members hold colorful signs reading "No Victory Nickel Deals, Consultation requires consent," photo from 2013

A line of drummers stand with their drums in hand and their heads bowed in front of a podium. Behind them protestors hold bright signs reading "Eric Robinson Resign" and "HudBay Rapes Mother Earth"

A younger Eric Reder (tall, blond and bearded) speaking into a microphone at a podium. Behind him, protestors hold colorful signs.

A young Indigenous woman stands holding a protest sign describing relationships between land and medicine. She looks unimpressed.

Winnipeg council is proposing a bylaw that would levy steep fines on protesters, including these ones from a 2013 mining protest.
#wpgpoli
You can still submit written comments and register to speak in person until noon tomorrow, Feb. 13th:
www.winnipeg.ca/city-governa...

right, so, some quite insane professional news from me: last month I went to Paris to interview Gisèle Pelicot about what happened to her, and what her life looks like now - out in print on Sunday

idk how to rebuild society for this but i don't think people should be allowed to talk like this without it going very poorly for them

A collection of six ominous bird valentines set against a background of pink hearts. In the first one, a Canada Goose looks angry and hisses and the text says "Baby, I'll make you fall head over heels if you approach within 10m of my nest." In the second, an American white pelican opens its mouth to eat the reader and the text says "There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I want this one." In the third valentine, a Black Vulture looks suspiciously at the reader and the text says "I will love you until you die. And after that, I'll love you even more." A Southern Cassowary stands proudly against the heart-covered background. The text says "My wattles are red. My head is blue. My deadly reputation has been somewhat overblown, but I'd kill for you." In the fifth valentine, a Northern Giant-Petrel stands open-billed next to a large brown furry object, and the text says "Let's seal the deal by sharing a 3000 kg elephant seal carcass." In panel 6, a happy-looking Bearded Vulture holds a bone in its beak, and the text says "I love every part of you, especially your bones."

Ominous bird valentines.

With headlines that the University of Alberta will "abandon race-based" admissions policies, remember that anti-EDI framing is designed to make it seem like the pre-EDI status quo is somehow 'neutral'. In reality, by abandoning sensible EDI policies, institutions are *doing* race-based admissions.

A black and white tuxedo cat is sprawled across writing on the table. Mark Carney's book Value(s) is sitting beside the paperwork.

Here's Darth Reder, smol evil genius.

a erratic looking poster board with squiggles and a circuit board glued to it that says "What conducts electricity" with random shit glued on the side like construction paper that says cheese and metal

Highlights from judging the elementary school science fair.

An investigation of which household objects conduct electricity.

Can cheese conduct electricity? Apparently so.

Me: You and cheese both conduct electricity. What do you two have in common?
Student: We are both thick
Me: Ah yes of course

Wtf.
This better be the end of Lifetouch in Canadian schools.

Grazalema, Spain, received over 2,000 mm (78 inches) of rain in just the last 20 days.

Over a year’s worth of rain — and it’s only early February. This is hydrologically absurd.

Olympic hockey a ‘dream come true’ for defender Tabin

It’s not every you day get a “good luck” greeting from Connor McDavid on the way to your hockey game.
 
Then again, these are not exactly ordinary days for Winnipegger Kati Tabin, who can now officially say she is an Olympian.

My story: www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/2026/...

I had to go find @shannonstirone.bsky.social feed as soon as I saw Musk's ignorant musings. 10/10

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Just FYI the moon is also a hellhole. Earth is the only place we can live. The dust on the moon is so fine it’s deadly and some Apollo astronauts were allergic to it. Also no air, just a total bummer for beings that need air.

Oh and before anyone says but the soil has components to make water…

Imm just be over here throwing beers at you 🍺 🍻
until the joke soaks in

In honour of Drafts day I'm going to the brewery. 🍺
Kilter? @kilterbrewing.bsky.social
Soookrams?
Little Brown Jug?
Devil May Care? @devilmaybeer.bsky.social
Torque?
Trans Canada?
Low Life?
Also why are none of Winnipeg's brewers actually on Bluesky?

Bruce Fanjoy: Statement Regarding the Return to Office Policy February 9*, 2026 On February 5th, 2026, the federal government announced an updated Return-to-Office (RTO) policy for federal public servants. Today, I am calling upon the government to reconsider this policy for the following reasons: 1. The new RTO policy makes it harder to achieve the government's priorities of reducing the operating cost of government, improving affordability, and respecting the environment. Instead, it will cost both the government and citizens more and increase pollution. 2. There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians. 3. The RTO policy makes it harder for public servants to balance work with other responsibilities. I believe Canada is better served by a hybrid model that balances a mix of in-office and remote work. The right balance is flexible and depends on circumstances. Done well, a hybrid model reduces the cost of government and benefits workers and all Canadians. To my constituents in Carleton, I hear you. I will continue to press for solutions that work for you and all Canadians. Sincerely, Bruce Fanjoy Member of Parliament for Carleton

Liberal MP Bruce Fanjoy from the Ottawa-area riding or Carleton is breaking ranks with the Carney government on its Return to Office policy for public servants:

“There is little to no evidence that a one-size-fits-all RTO policy will improve productivity or service to Canadians”

As US block of oil supply deepens energy crisis, Cubans ask: What more can we sacrifice? Cubans on Friday are facing a worsening crisis as U.S. efforts to block oil supplies take a toll. On Thursday, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned of further hardships, leaving many anxious about...

Good article on the misery that the US is inflicting on everyday people in Cuba. What Trump is doing is just an intensification of six decades of US economic warfare. apnews.com/article/cuba...

Then one day in February it became too much so she released the writing and became
Memoir Morty

Hey @mark-carney.bsky.social please sell some plane fuel to Cuba asap.

Fun fact: The divorce scene in the Kid Rock show was an actual divorce showing a wife leaving her conservative husband.