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The Canadian Labour Congress Internal animated short film produced for the Canadian Labour Congress (2024).  Producer / Director: Luc Latulippe Art Director: Karla Monterrosa Animators:…

More of our history: In 2024 the original team was approached again, this time to make 6 short #animation videos for the @canadianlabour.bsky.social. This is when Luc Latulippe joined as Producer/Director. Here's the first of these (Luc also did the #storyboards for all six). vimeo.com/1039457391

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💀🎃 It’s finally time to queue up our favourite spooky animated delights ~ 🎃💀 animation by Chayadol Lomtong

Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job US president’s 19-year-old son could be appointed to the app’s board

Hey wow, shocking

photo of Google News search results for Amazon Prime Day (the second this year)

twice a year the entire U.S. press becomes a marketing extension of a single billionaire-owned retailer, and nobody in any position of editorial power thinks it's weird or gross

US doctors in Gaza find evidence that kids are being targeted by the Israeli military American doctors volunteering in Gaza report a disturbing pattern of children shot by Israeli forces. Now they’re pushing for accountability.

Evidence collected by the medical community shows Israeli soldiers are *systematically* shooting and killing children in Gaza. revealnews.org/podcast/gaza...

The reason people are confusing AI algorithms for sentience is because it's wrong constantly and so are people.

In all seriousness, the "LLMs are people and you're racist if you don't like them" shit is the natural endpoint of a consumerist society in which consuming and fandom are the only modes of identity-building many people understand. Finally, a product no one can tell you not to love.

Seven charities have withdrawn their patronage or ambassador roles from Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York following the publication of a 2011 email in which she called Jeffrey Epstein her “supreme friend” and apologized for having publicly criticized him. #OpDeathEaters

Texas Gateway Church pastor, Trump / MAGA spiritual advisor, and sponsor, Robert Morris, has plead guilty for raping a 12 year old girl. Morris sponsored one of Trump’s Inaugural Balls in 2017 and partook in other MAGA & GOP events. #OpDeathEaters #EndImpunity

Canada Hasn’t Done Anything about Unmarked Graves Report, Interlocutor Says | The Tyee Families need support to bring the remains of loved ones home, according to Kimberly Murray. A Tyee Q&A.

"I had a mandate."

"Kimberly Murray presented her final report on burial sites and missing children associated with Indian residential schools."

"[T]hey've had my report now for almost a year, and they still haven't done anything."
#BritishColumbia #Manitoba #Ontario #Canada #Genocide

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’ Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

UK Labour Party conference overwhelmingly overrides the genocide-enabling party leadership, declaring Israel is committing genocide and calling for sanctions.

#SanctionsNow

Tens of thousands in 70+ communities across Canada took to the streets in an unprecedented & historic cross-movement mobilisation to #DrawtheLine and demand Mark Carney & the federal government pick a side: injustice, violence, and climate destruction — or a just and safe future for all of us.✊

How thousands of ‘overworked, underpaid’ humans train Google’s AI to seem smart Contracted AI raters describe grueling deadlines, poor pay and opacity around work to make chatbots intelligent

"“AI isn’t magic; it’s a pyramid scheme of human labor,” said @adiod.bsky.social , a researcher at the Distributed AI Research Institute based in Bremen, Germany. “These raters are the middle rung: invisible, essential and expendable.”

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Spanish government passes Royal Decree-Law implementing military trade-related sanctions against genocidal Israel.

Spoiler alert: it falls well short of what the Spanish state should do to meet its legal obligations to end complicity in Israel’s genocide & apartheid.

#MilitaryEmbargo
#SanctionsNow

Microsoft has terminated unit 8200’s access to select cloud storage and AI services, making it the first giant tech company to terminate any services to apartheid Israel at least since the beginning of its Gaza genocide.

Read more: loom.ly/aS6eYUQ

#NoTechForApartheid
#NoTechForGenocide

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians Exclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

Italy was on strike in solidarity with Palestinians last Monday.
Hundreds of thousands demonstrated blocking roads, ports & railway stations. In Rome, many drivers found themselves stuck in traffic — & were happy about it, saluting demonstrators & condemning Israel’s genocide against Palestinians.

Victory!

People power stops Italy’s energy giant and genocide-profiteer Eni from exporting oil to Israel!

Historic: Italy is on strike, disrupting business as usual & protesting complicity in Israel’s genocide & apartheid against Palestinians, bringing major cities to a halt.

Hundreds of thousands are demonstrating across 80 cities & towns, from south to north, blocking roads, ports & railway stations.

Just 2 gun rights advocates sitting behind a wall of bulletproof glass while enjoying a memorial for a gun rights advocate who got murdered by a gun.

Free Palestine rally in downtown Vancouver (also featured climate change, Free Sudan, Free the Congo, LGBTQ+ rights, recognize the Tamil genocide, Land Back, end wealth inequality, BLM, unions and worker co-op members, all merged into a mega rally of solidarity)

An illustration decorated with smiling pansies and leaves that says "Trans rights are human rights. We will love and protect each other "

Everything is really scary and chaotic for Trans individuals right now. Regardless of whatever lies and fear that is spread, we know that the world is better with Trans people in it. You are all worth fighting for, and we will continue to advocate for your rights and your safety.

Just In | War-crimes fugitive Netanyahu threatens retaliation after UK, Australia, and Canada recognize Palestine:

“There will be no Palestinian state west of the Jordan,” Israeli PM Netanyahu declared, accusing the three governments of “granting a huge reward to terrorism” by recognizing...

Israel has bombed a car today in south Lebanon, killing four members of a family.

Israel has bombed Lebanon nearly every day since the “ceasefire” almost one year ago.

U.S.-facilitated terrorism.

Quote graphic featuring the following quote from Prime Minister Carney’s statement on Canada’s recognition of Palestine: “Canada recognises the State of Palestine and offers our partnership in building the promise of a peaceful future for both the State of Palestine and the State of Israel.”

Today, Canada recognises the State of Palestine.
 
My statement: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/stat...

The Dangerous Targeting of a Canadian Journalist | The Tyee After the murder of Charlie Kirk, conservatives piled on Rachel Gilmore for expressing a well-founded fear. Then came violent threats.

What happened after Canadian journalist @rachelgilmore.bsky.social posted about the potential repercussions of Kirk’s murder: doxxing and violent threats thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

Jesus Christ.

A standing ovation — from Liberals too — for Charlie Kirk in the Canadian House of Commons.

You can (and should) oppose political violence without doing all this, you know.