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Media is reporting that #COP30 delegates are appropriately questioning Canada’s commitments to #ClimateAction.

To be clear, we can’t do nation-building, we can’t grow and diversify the Canadian economy and global relationships, and we can’t make Canada strong, if we don’t lead on #ClimateChange.

The Great AI Bubble Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.

NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.

It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.

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The Ford Government is working towards taking over and selling off parts of the TDSB. #ontario #onpoli #toronto #tdsb #frankdomenic🍁

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

My office just uncovered that, buried in their Fall Economic Statement, Ford’s Conservatives are quietly seizing control of Exhibition Place.

#ONpoli

Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data Why do we need urgent action to protect our data? The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...

Yes! Contact them and sign this petition here —it’s not just about EDI data! So much personally identifying information for applicants and reviewers will not be protected!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, Canada is jumping into the AI construction race with few mechanisms to protect its water supply."

Canada, the global water table is dropping (NASA report), and we need water for life. AI silliness is not any future @evansolomon.bsky.social

This story from St Catherines about the mothballed GM plant isn't encouraging. thepointer.com/article/2025...

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

A festive Thanksgiving dinner table featuring a roasted turkey as the centerpiece, surrounded by an array of dishes including green beans, stuffing, sliced ham, and a pumpkin pie. The table is decorated with pumpkins, sunflowers, candles, and autumnal flowers, with wine glasses and plates set for a meal.

Did you know the first thanksgiving celebrated by Europeans in North America happened in Canada?
Or that the Indigenous celebrated autumn harvests long before Europeans arrived?
Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving a month earlier than the United States?
This is the story.

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Why the GE demolition plan could hurt Peterborough's tax base | Peterborough Currents With fewer buildings on it, the GE property will likely be taxed less. That would mean higher bills for everyone else.

New from me! The GE property at 107 Park Street generates more than $500,000 in property taxes for the city each year. That number stands to decrease if a proposal to demolish many of the buildings on the 50-acre site goes ahead.

peterboroughcurrents.ca/analysis/ge-...

Stop Carney’s Surveillance Plan: Stop Bill C–2! Bill C-2 threatens our privacy, erodes our freedoms, and grants the government unchecked surveillance powers. Tell Mark Carney: surrendering to U.S. data demands isn’t leadership — it’s a betrayal of ...

The government calls it the "Strong Borders Act." That's a lie.

Bill C-2 is shameful appeasement of US pressure, NOT a good faith effort to protect our country. It trades away the rights of people in Canada to soothe the Trump administration. 2/7

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Thanks for hosting. Lovely to finally meet you!

'WHAT WILL JESUS SAY?' TONY BLAIR, BIG TECH AND THE ISRAEL CONNECTION As Trump announces the former British PM as his choice to help govern Gaza, Carole Cadwalladr investigates the opaque workings of Blair's institute, its funding from friends of Israel – including bill...

REVEALED: Donald Trump has picked Tony Blair for central role in Gaza ‘peace plan’…

…but in our inaugural investigation for @thenerve_news, we reveal extensive previously unreported links to Israeli defence, media & tech. 🧵
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Interesting article. Such careful and detailed work.

Built a reversed pinball game showing how Long COVID destroys your body. You try to let the virus OUT but your immune system keeps attacking, causing organ damage.
50% of healthcare workers affected. 38% globally.
Play it. Share it. Learn what millions face daily.
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Housing, no matter the size, is the solution. Study after study proves that when people have a stable place to live, they can do so many great things.

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”

Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

Fundamentally, the reason I avoid Covid is because all - all - of the elements of my life that bring me joy and fulfillment rest on my cardiovascular fitness and / or my cognition. I'm not going to risk a virus wrecking that, as I've seen happen to way too many people I know.

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.

It’s important to take breaks.

To find joy.

To rest & recover.

To check on the vulnerable people in your life who may not be coping well.

To show up for one another.

Refuse to normalize violence, hatred, eugenics, genocide and threats to human rights.

Refuse to leave people by the wayside

I saw a young couple
out for a walk,
on his face
a mask,
and on her arm
a tote bag
the side of which read:
“the world is a better place
with you in it,”
and as this half-masked couple
passed by, it occurred to me
that one of them
carried a sentiment
and the other embodied it.

So while @cupescfp.bsky.social Air Canada Flight Attendants are set to vote on the proposed deal, Air Canada has delayed their pay due to “human error,” which looks a lot like flexing more power over a workforce that can afford it the least and they have been told not to talk about it?
#NDP #union

I sat there a few months ago...

This is indeed News That Sucks.

How Parents Can Reduce Back-to-School Health Risks | The Tyee BC is strongly encouraging vaccination as measles and whooping cough cases rise.

How Parents Can Reduce Back-to-School Health Risks via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/08...

Tern! How have you been? We have missedyou over here.

And aren't 4 of those floors parking?

Generative AI relies on big data centres. Those machines need cooling down by using water (a lot of it!)