Natalie Brender

Why is it not called, more majestically, a sea boa

Or an apocalyptically short-term planning horizon 💀

Every woman I know double- and triple-checks every public pronouncement, worrying about the tiniest hit to credibility.

And this nepo baby has one of the rare prestige journalism posts in this country.

This anti-time change plot is driven by parents of babies and toddlers (who have a point).

Truly they shot the Melania documentary too soon

And this, my friends, is why Press Progress is invaluable in Canada’s media ecosystem. Keeps folks honest. Good job @lukelebrun.ca

Stay safe

This statement from the Israeli left is so much better than most of what American Jewish organizations can manage.

Alas for all your important content and stuff

As @jhmustapha.bsky.social said today, that Davos speech has turned out to be one of the great Rorschach tests of all time; most anything can be back-read or forward-read into it depending on which part you're drawn to.

Turn it into a trolley problem

a painting of a butterfly with red and green spots Alt: a GIF of a Rorschach test image

When people ask me what Carney's Davos speech *means* for Canada's place in the world, my standard reply is something along the lines of "the brilliance of the speech is that it can mean whatever you want it to mean."

Impulse and Consequence Many years ago when I was Interim Leader of the Liberal Party I had discussions a couple of weeks apart with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres of Israel.

The 2nd-last para of Bob Rae's comment suggests he thinks it's at odds with the Davos theme of countries needing to work together seriously toward shared interests. It's not a subtle subtweet.

And here we have @bobbyrae48.bsky.social caustically subtweeting @mark-carney.bsky.social's dismal statement on Iran this morning.
bobrae48.substack.com/p/impulse-an...

ההחלטה לתקוף באיראן שהתקבלה בביקור נתניהו בארה"ב וחלוקת התפקידים בישראל ובארה"ב נערכו לכמה ימים של תקיפות אינטנסיביות באיראן • בכיר ישראלי טוען כי ההחלטה לצאת לתקיפה התקבלה בביקור נתניהו בוושינגטון: "האיראנים קיבלו הזדמנות אחרונה - והרסו אותה"

Channel 12 reported that Trump and Netanyahu settled on this course of action during the Israeli PM's visit to Washington on February 11. That suggests weeks of negotiations have all been for show. www.mako.co.il/news-militar...

Normal healthy adaptation to these times.

Opinion: What is Europe even for? Decline and tragedy at the heart of the West Europe has been pushed to the brink – unstable, broke and impotent. The continent needs to get its act together so we can all have a better tomorrow

Deeply worried about the state of Canada's major paper when the opinion editor of their report on business writes this ideological dreck.

Kantians vs utilitarians could go to WWIII over this example.

The argument for AI regulation after Tumbler Ridge

And furthermore, everything @taylorowen.bsky.social says here.

Attention Govt of Canada: in addition to requiring regulation of (US based) AI companies instead of taking their hopes and promises as good enough, we also need to prioritize digital sovereignty asap.

!!!! Biggest thing I learned today

Has @kenwhite.bsky.social yet changed his handle to Enemy's Wicked Ideology Popehat?

Here on Bluesky there are no separate school boards in Ontario

Also in honour of Black History Month, and in echo of
@kevinmkruse.bsky.social's recommendation below, this is a remarkably interesting, readable and important book by Kira Thurman.

things can’t be this evil and this stupid at the same time

Add another compliment-giver to the tally here. Your piece examines, for a Jewish audience in a Jewish publication something significant about a group of similar men that wasn't brought together *only* by misogyny. 💐

Yep--at @cpha-acsp.bsky.social we capture this by saying public health practice should be grounded in best evidence of 'what works or shows promise of working'.

OpenAI says it would've flagged Tumbler Ridge shooter's account to police under new protocol | CBC News OpenAI says it would've referred the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter's ChatGPT account to police under new safety policies the company has implemented in recent months.

Leaving it up to AI companies to design their own threat reporting protocols which they're unaccountable for is insanity. Every reason to think Minister Solomon will announce it's fine.

This guy could convince the devil to volunteer at a soup kitchen

Exactly. The dense network of middle-aged Jewish men had to be talked about at some point; also the taint on wider Jewish institutions via Epstein/Wexner ties (eg this piece: jewishcurrents.org/a-new-focus-...)