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“When Satan offers to give him all the kingdoms of the earth, Jesus refuses, but the church accepts.”

Jacques Ellul

Traffic deaths rising in Edmonton The number of people dying on Edmonton roads is rising, reaching its highest point since 2015.  New data from the Edmonton Police Service shows 29 traffic fatalities in 2025 as of Nov. 6, higher than ...

The number of people dying on Edmonton roads is rising, reaching its highest point since 2015. edmonton.citynews.ca/2025/11/13/t...

this! thank you!

Should Canada hit ctrl+alt+delete on its AI vision? Podcast Episode · The Sunday Magazine · 2025-10-22 · 28m

Should Canada hit ctrl+alt+delete on its AI vision? The Sunday Magazine
Oct 22/25
Cory Doctorow writer, activist talks about the online landscape, why it’s so bad & how we might fix it. #Enshitification, Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It.
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New article in @usatoday.com published today about universal basic income that I was interviewed for by its author.

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OK, regardless of source, credit where due: That's a great headline.

🌱 "We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." —Aldo Leopold

U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News

Looks like it’s time to expel an Ambassador.

🧸 Toys “R” Us Canada confirms a dark web data leak
Hackers posted customer records online - including names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers.
While passwords and credit data weren’t affected, the breach shows how retail networks remain easy targets.

#ToysRUs #CyberSecurity #DataBreach #InfoSec

Mexico has told the USA that it will not stop supplying Cuba with oil after Trump demanded it.

¡Viva México!

Stand up to Fascists, don't lie down for them.

Updated the handle and name slightly so that it’s easier to find me again 😊

I am a reformed “I hate small talk” person. I no longer hate small talk. It’s now more important than ever. Ask a stranger if they put up Halloween decorations yet. Talk about the weather. Commiserate about the potholes. Go out and touch grass. Help fuck up this isolation we’re all living in.

YouTube video by Scott Santens People need Universal Basic Income *and* better public services. Both are needed. Cash fills gaps.

Universal Basic Services is no alternative to Universal Basic Income. Both are needed. UBI reduces the strain on public services. Resources put into education goes further. Healthier people need less medical care. Cash also fills gaps and shows trust in people, empowering them with freedom of choice

RFK Jr to urge Americans to eat more saturated fats, alarming health experts Guidance from health and human services secretary contradicts decades of dietary recommendations

How long before this mfer recommends adding asbestos to cigarette filters and smoking more?

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Billionaires only exist because workers are underpaid.

Billionaires couldn't exist if workers were paid properly.

Workers should be paid properly. Billionaires shouldn't exist.

Abolish billionaires.

Maryland woman killed in hit-and-run; police release suspect vehicle details Officials are seeking the public's help in a hit-and-run which left one woman dead.

I am posting this in the hope my followers in Maryland and the surrounding area have knowledge of this car and its driver.

Maryland woman killed in hit-and-run; police release suspect vehicle details

Oh sweetheart, if you have to tell me you're an Alpha male.......you are definitely not one.

Lying cat from Saga saying "[Citation Needed]" with "me, every time y'all post some face news item or AI glurge" above the image.

Stolen from Facebook 😂

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Universal Basic Income is the power for everyone to say NO. It is fuck you money. It means that if you refuse an evil job, sure you'll miss out on potentially much more money than your UBI, you won't starve. You won't go unhoused. So many people are saying yes to terrible things thanks to zero UBI.

Add your name: Standing up to ICE is a Christ-like action Once again, Christian clergy and lay leaders are showing moral leadership by resisting Trump's cruel attacks on immigrants and people of color. ICE and its allies are attacking them for it.

Standing up to ICE is a Christ-like action. Christian clergy and lay leaders are showing moral leadership by resisting Trump's cruel attacks on immigrants and people of color. ICE and its allies are attacking them for it. act.faithfulamerica.org/sign/clergy-... @faithfulamerica.bsky.social

Kelowna, Victoria airport screens, PA system hacked with pro-Hamas, anti-Trump messages: officials | CBC News Kelowna International Airport says it is investigating after its public announcement and flight information display systems were hacked by a third party on Tuesday. Victoria International Airport repo...

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