Michael Hughes

Gander: The Social Media You Want, Built for Canada Fun, private, and ethical. We're changing the way social media is done around here, all without your personal data taking an unexpected trip down south.

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Gander. I fly with Gander. Because rage-bait isn't very Canadian. gandersocial.ca

Should US mega-corporations of whatever stripe control the social media of the world? Hmm... here's a Canadian alternative getting going: Gander.

gandersocial.ca/blog/the-goo...

From today's thestar.com: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

At Its Beginnings, Only a Handful of People Spoke This Language. It’s the Origin of Every Word You Say. This revelatory new book will open your eyes to the source of everything you say.

slate.com/culture/2025...

Fascinating!

lofi Archive radio 🎞️ beats to scan/read microfiche to Off Hours? Watch a 2hr stream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gibUecoF1bEEver wonder how government documents, locked away on tiny sheets of microfiche, b...

Not scanning? Still streaming! 📡

Our #livestream runs around the clock. After microfiche scanning hours (Mon–Fri, 7:30 AM–midnight PT / GMT+8), enjoy a curated mix of vintage footage, films, and more from the #InternetArchive.

Tune in ➡️ www.youtube.com/live/aPg2V5R...

Please share this information with parents you know who are worried. The MMR vaccine is approved for 6-12 mos. You just have to ask and then you have to get back on the traditional cycle when they hit 12 mos.

...facts and truth matter. And schools and classrooms are places where they matter most. #edchat #edusky

Still booting after all these years: The people stuck using ancient Windows computers As technology marches on, some people get trapped using decades-old software and devices. Here's a look inside the strange, stubborn world of obsolete Windows machines.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Remarkable!

Great to be here for @ReadSpeaker supporting the Moodle community this week at Moodle Moot Canada in Montréal! Please do drop by and say hello!
It's so, so easy to give your learners gighlighted audio of content, documents, quizzes & more right in @Moodle! Let's chat!
#a11y #elearning #Moodle

Great to be here at #D2LConnection in downtown Toronto for @readspeaker.com
Built-in beautifully right inside and across #D2LBrightSpace. Just license and switch it on! #UDL #a11y #learning

Easy access, very professionally done. And the GiveBlood app is well done and makes it easier. Try it out!

Shellene Drakes-Tull: When it comes to unifying Canada, one institution is my go-to choice It’s simple: Canada needs a strong public broadcaster — one that provides independent, reliable journalism from around the country that isn't driven by profit or political agendas.

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Right on!

Advocate of Trump tariff playbook to speak at Canadian conservative think tank taking place during election campaign Media banned from covering event with ex-U.S. trade chief Robert Lighthizer

Lighthizer will be interviewed by Mark Mulroney, Scotiabank vice-chair, & son of the late former PM Mulroney. Mr. Mulroney & his sister, Caroline Mulroney, are backing Mr. Poilievre’s Conservatives. The session, however, will be closed to the media.
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Bruce Arthur: Trump administration is Canada’s enemy, even if Alberta’s premier sees it as a friend Danielle Smith might argue that the United States is not the biggest threat to Canada’s existence in its recent history, but the rest of us must have a clearer view

Danielle Smith asked the Trump administration to influence our elections to help elect Pierre Poilievre, because he would be better aligned with a country trying to destroy us. It's dumb politics, but it's more than that: It's a genuinely dangerous moment for Canada. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

One is Not Like the other 🐑🐕

#dogs #puppy

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YouTube video by TVO Today What Does AI Say About Misinformation on Ukraine? | The Agenda

How is misinformation about the Russia-Ukraine war making its way to the White House and social media feeds? @spaikin.bsky.social talks to Erin Kelly (Advanced Symbolics) about how information flows.

Full interview:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILVk...

Opinion | Covid’s Deadliest Effect Took Five Years to Appear (Gift Article) What once belonged to all of us now belongs to corporations.

Tangential idea: what about Carney and Premiers flipping history of the Avro Arrow brain drain by dramatically building public health infrastructure in Canada by finding and hiring the & the willing of those U.S. CDC and NIH people being fired by Trump et al?

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/o...

Quick and easy and professional here in York Region this morning.

She worked at Subway for more than a decade—then found out her boss had been breaking labor laws the whole time - Fast Company

Does "Polly" want an election? @spaikin.bsky.social asks @erinkelly.bsky.social (Advanced Symbolics ) what sentiment her AI pollster is gathering from the public in response to Premier Ford’s snap election call, tonight at 8/11pm #onpoli

A casualty of the #usaid funding freeze: my role as Deputy Director, Centre for Humanitarian Leadership has just been made redundant.

Shitty times for many ... most profoundly, those in need of humanitarian assistance.

If anyone feels I could add value on any work initiatives, please reach out.

Excellent coverage last night, thanks! What do you think of the mandatory vote rule like Australia for here in Ontario?

"Our memories are so warped by denial, suppression and sublimation that Covid revisionism no longer even qualifies as news." 100 damned per cent. So many started forgetting immediately, but more, rejecting the pandemic and what was needed. A lot of people are still trying to bury it.

When students know HOW to think rather than WHAT to think, then they have capacity to deal with misinformation, propaganda and more. Focus on the thinking… #edchat @tomwhitby.bsky.social @aggieashley.bsky.social

Assessing the credibility of online information can be DIFFICULT, COMPLICATED and TIME CONSUMING… plus, algorithms of some software often exacerbate things. What to do? #edchat @tomwhitby.bsky.social @aggieashley.bsky.social

Ban X/Twitter in Canada I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ban-x-twitter-in-canada/?source=f...

I just signed a petition asking the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry block X/Twitter in Canada before the federal election. The threats & misinformation of X’s owner amplified on X should not be influencing Canadians’ voting!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...

Save the FASD Ontario Website We learned in December that MCCSS will be cutting all the funding for the Health Nexus FASD Ontario website https://fasdinfotsaf.ca/. This bilingual website, launched in 2018, has become a trusted sou...

In 2025 Ontario with hundreds of millions of $$$ for alcohol in convenience stores early, in time for an early election, why is Ontario govt cutting vital fetal alcohol syndrome (FASD) info? Please consider signing this petition as I did to help keep this available!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/sa...

Infuriating!

Privacy commissioner probing massive breach of student information | CBC News The federal privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into a cybersecurity breach at a company that stores the personal information of K-12 students across Canada.

FYI on this one. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Opinion | Look Past Elon Musk’s Chaos. There’s Something More Sinister at Work. (Gift Article) Everything is content.

Republican voters signed up for “The Trump Show: Politics Edition.” Musk is producing & distributing the show, 1 chaotic bite at a time. In Musk, Trump has a muckraker who can create content for our media environment…chaos-as-content. (This piece via NY Times is free) www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...