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Defender of truth.
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#TeamHumanRights
#AbortionIsAPrivacyIssue
#AbortionIsHealthcare
Intellectual Property Lawyer, L.L.B. ‘98,
B.A. ‘92 Political Science & Economics
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RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@ChrisMayLA6/117386580233786451
Not rogue, but malware.
Otherwise, yes.
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In the last week OpenAI's software has been revealed (confirmed might be better) as a rogue agent, hacking IT systems around the world, prompting legal cases for damages.
Might OpenAI's future not be one of growth but of decline under the growing weight of legal claims against it. The key issue will be Courts' view of the ability to assign responsibility to OpenAI.
Whichever jurisdiction *does* establish legal responsibility will quickly become the place to sue OpenAI!
#AI #RuleOfLaw
h/t FT
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Boosted by @gvenema@fairmove.net
Trump and MAGA are a global threat.
#Corruption #OrganizedCrime #Fascists
https://bsky.app/profile/robertscotthorton.bsky.social/post/3mwsxlxbecs2w
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“The US has struck a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, Donald Trump announced.”
Wait, the same Venezuela where the US attacked in the middle of the night, kidnapped the President and then installed someone else who said yes because they didn't want to also be kidnapped by the Americans? That person agreed, fully of their own decision making ability, to let the guy with the gun “control” its most valuable national resource?
Same guys who have been diverting the money from “controlling” Venezuela’s oil to an overseas account that is not in Venezuela?
So just straight up robbing a whole country at gunpoint? And now getting them to agree to formalize the arrangement? I have some questions.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/cx2zlwe7qj1o#Venezuela #USA #Trump #Rubio #Oil
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I want to emphasize this one point that I suspect many Americans do not appreciate:
“the US narrow merchandise trade deficit only exists because the US buys so much of its energy from Canada. Canada fuels American growth, supplying 99 percent of their natural gas imports, 85 percent of their electricity imports, 60 percent of their crude oil imports. I don’t think they want us to stop sending any of that energy.”
I don’t mean you, our highly informed FediFolk, but the bulk of Trump supports, I would hazard a guess, don’t have any idea. They should think very carefully about this.
https://thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-why-i-rejected-trumps-trade-deal/#Canada #USA #Energy #TradeWar #Trump #Tariffs #ElbowsUp
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The Cruelty Is The Point.
https://bsky.app/profile/cnn.com/post/3mwmju4z7nh25#Fascism #ICE #Republicans #Children #CrimesAgainstHumanity
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RE: https://apobangpo.space/@bich/117323394018107921
The fascists want to decide who gets to live.
They want to decree some people expendable.
It was always going to get here.
It will not end here.
#Vaccines are healthcare
#Abortion is healthcare.
#GenderAffirmingCare is healthcare.
#Trump #Republicans #Fascism #HumanRights
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"At least six major hospitals have agreed to refuse gender-affirming hormones and surgery for transgender young people and agreed to make payments to the federal government, according to deals with the Department of Justice."
https://apnews.com/article/transgender-genderaffirming-hospitals-trump-justice-agreement-34faeeab4575b81160ae6531254584cb
#healthcare #lgbtq #transgender #ChildrensHealth #USpol
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“Canada has stated Netanyahu would be arrested if he lands on Canadian soil. Same for Spain, Ireland, Austria, Slovenia, the Netherlands. Germany is hemming and hawing on the issue, stating they are looking at their legal options.
Netanyahu bragged to Fox that if he were arrested in any country, there would be a special military team ready to invade and free him.
It brings to mind when Hitler sent Otto Skorzeny to free Mussolini. Floating the notion of invading a European country to free an indicted war criminal shows how far Israel has gone in its defiance of law and sovereignty.“
#Netanyahu #WarCriminal #Genocide #CrimesAgainstHumanity #Israel #ICChttps://open.substack.com/pub/charlieangus/p/shot-across-the-bow?r=2m1hl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
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RE: https://hcommons.social/@fgraver/116928256648200353
“The transformation element and the poster design appear to reference the politically charged sci-fi film They Live (1988), in which the main character encounters a pair of sunglasses that not only expose the extractive messaging of advertisements but reveal that humanity is being controlled, subdued, and exploited by a secret population of aliens masquerading as people. In the film, it’s later revealed that some humans have accepted monetary bribes to collaborate with the aliens.“
Brilliant.
#Bravo #Advertising #Activism #Meta #MetaGlasses
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Guerrilla London Bus Ads Mock Kylie Jenner’s Meta Glasses Campaign https://hyperallergic.com/guerrilla-london-bus-ads-mock-kylie-jenners-meta-glasses-campaign/
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/117338693898076310
cannot repeat this enough:
#misogyny and the normalization of #rape is one of markers ―if not the most important marker― of #fascism.
indifference to rape, the most cruel act of violence, is a complete abdication of empathy.
without empathy, corruption is law. in a world led by indifference to suffering, fascists can use racism, ableism, xenophobia, pedophilia, bestiality, ecocide, hate to thrive.
that’s why fascists need corruption to survive.
and why cruelty is the point of fascism.
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This part of the piece is missing some facts:
“Last month, Trump announced tariffs of up to 50% on [NOTE: $20 BILLION WORTH OF] Canadian goods and Canada responded with retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of American products.”
And this:
“Though wine was not explicitly mentioned, American alcohol has been the target of boycotts imposed by several Canadian provinces since last March in response to earlier tariffs on Canadian goods by Trump.”
“IMPOSED”? Not really, though most provinces are refusing to buy or shelve US alcohol, the boycotts are grassroots organic, and most Canadians polled say they would not buy US alcoholic beverages if they were available. Trump and his disrespectful and rude lackeys have had to realize that they can't make us buy US products. Too bad, so sad.
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“Canada’s provincial governments control alcohol distribution, and most of them have blocked U.S. wine and spirits for more than a year in retaliation for Trump’s tariffs. For U.S. winemakers and distillers, it has been a disaster for export sales. The White House has demanded the booze go back on the shelves.”
“The White House has *demanded*…” that Canadians do as Trump *demands*.
Adorable.
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-08-21/how-canadas-boycott-of-u-s-alcohol-became-sticking-point-in-trumps-trade-fight
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“The Wine Institute, which represents California wineries, said in a report that U.S. wine exports totaled $805 million in 2025, down 35% from 2024.
Boycotts imposed by several Canadian provinces since last March have “erased” roughly $360 million in revenue that the U.S. wine industry would have otherwise earned, according to the report.
“It’s really serious because some companies had a third of their volume, some had over 50% of their volume that was going to Canada,” Stratton said.”
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An absolutely brilliant speech by Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of the Government of Spain.
This is leadership in action: values, direct, unreservedly, and unapologetically.
#MustWatch #MustListenhttps://youtu.be/Q7A7lAViy-8#Inspirational #LeadershipMatters #UN #UNGA #Spain #Sanchez #HumanRights #USA #Israel #SecurityCouncil
🇪🇸 Spain - President Addresses United Nations General Assembly 81st Session | #UNGA
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LOL
Nope, it’s slop. Built with tools built on stolen intellectual property and labour of others.
Unfollowed and blocked.
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Related #MustWatch #MustListenhttps://youtu.be/PnxePbsEBbs#Trump #USA #Netanyahu #Israel #Gaza #Iran #UN #ICC #ICJ #InternationalLaw #TheHague
Trump's America is dying for Israel: Max Blumenthal at RPI
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RE: https://zeroes.ca/@broadwaybabyto/116916166658870729
Once we accepted that undocumented people be referred to as “illegal aliens”, we were always going to get here.
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“The winery facility has the capacity to crush 50,000 tons of grapes each year and bottle up to 3 million cases of wine. The company’s wine sales have fallen drastically since last summer as exports to Canada fell by about 74,000 cases between July 2025 and July 2026, according to the Sacramento Bee.
Canadian exports used to make up 40% of the company’s export sales, but have fallen to 5%. The vineyard has also seen a drop in its bulk sales to larger U.S. wine brands, which usually make up about 90% of its business.”
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-09-23/canadas-boycott-forces-sale-of-california-winery#McManis #Wine #Trump #Tariffs #TradeWar #Canada #USA #Never51 #ElbowsUp
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FULL PRESSER: Carney Warns Unregulated AI Could Trigger Crises as He Challenges Trump | AC1G
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RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116918373916483342
“Something seems to be lost on my peers today: it’s still easy to not use AI. The food we eat, clothes we wear, and every electronic device we touch may embody innumerable injuries to the world, and all this is inescapable. Eschewing AI is one thing that we can actually do to live out ethics that affirm values of human and environmental rights. It’s almost a gift! Just use a computer the same way you did three years ago!”
This.
#Ethics
#NoAI#AISlop
#ClimateCollapse
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"I’ve struggled to write something that would persuade my colleagues and friends to ditch AI and affirm their avowed beliefs about climate change, the trustworthiness of megacorporations, and our right to live and work with dignity."
(Original title: Hating AI in 2026)
https://www.eamoncaddigan.net/posts/ai-in-2026/
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Actual terrorists. (Not Doctors Without Borders)
https://mastodon.neometropolis.net/@QudsNen/117288745765628097
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We always knew this was coming.
https://mas.to/@fsinn/114096387983049657
#Trump #Elections #ElectionInterference #ElectionIntegrity #USA #Constitution #Fascism #Democracy
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RE: https://mas.to/@fsinn/114158823212297631
An important reminder as Trump tries to scare and threaten Americans into silence and compliance.
The power is with the people.
You are the people.
You are the power.
You will not be silenced by him.
He is afraid of you because he knows that you can and will remove him.
✌🏻
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Lawrence ODonnell is doing a good job framing it right now.
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“Another prominent justification for US tariffs has been their claim that since the [US] runs a “trade deficit” with Canada, we were “ripping them off.” But the US narrow merchandise trade deficit only exists because the US buys so much of its energy from Canada. Canada fuels American growth, supplying 99 percent of their natural gas imports, 85 percent of their electricity imports, 60 percent of their crude oil imports. I don’t think they want us to stop sending any of that energy.
And if you look more broadly at the comprehensive US–Canada trade balance… that shows a persistent American trade surplus. Most fundamentally, trade is about building mutual strength, creating a relationship that benefits both countries. For example, #Canada is the largest customer for US cars. In fact, we buy more American-built cars and trucks than the United Kingdom, Japan, and China combined. It’s the same for American steel products. Canada is also the largest customer for twenty-six US states…”
#USA
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RE: https://mas.to/@fsinn/114147587439044056
#ICE will kill more people because #Trump wants more violence.
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@su_liam@mas.to Well this is embarrassing for them. So much money, and so little self-respect. Sad.
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Smart move, Donnie. This will definitely help consumer prices and the affordability crisis being faces by families in the US. Perfect timing too, get it in there right before the election, and I’m sure the courts and the media will be supportive while we mock you openly. You couldn’t have planned it better.
You still can’t make us buy your booze or BS. #ElbowsUp
“U.S. President Donald Trump is escalating his trade war with Canada, imposing 50-per-cent tariffs on a range of goods to hit back at Ottawa for retaliating against his previous tariffs.
In three proclamations signed Monday, Mr. Trump invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose tariffs on wine, hockey sticks, cement and a wide variety of other goods. The tariffs take effect on Aug. 19 and will not include an exemption for goods trading under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.“
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f3d6096fceb1ffaea4f7c251d5656078f7a4e8a4d6ae6b777aa0c542a4568ade/Q7QIMX3HCJFAHBYIEXPDSPG56M/#Canada #USA #Trump #StableGenius #Tariffs
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Why would it need to? Doesn't the original framework apply?
“Meanwhile the foundational 2012 agreement with Michigan, the one that says Canada collects toll revenue until the full 6.4 billion is recouped, remains unchanged. Carney said it flat out on Thursday: no sharing of tolls until all of the debt, all of the debt, is repaid.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/ifloz/p/the-shakedown-that-wasnt-how-mark?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/116946814476000527
“In a way, we have never been closer to finally realizing the promise of egalitarian democracy that is entailed in the idea that “all men are created equal.”“
Aim for the light beyond the dark turns.
This is a minority government, and the power is with the people.
#USA #Democracy
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This week’s piece: The glass is half-full. Or at least this is my attempt to argue it might be.
We are confronted with a world-historic chance.
I am taking down the paywall for this one, as I believe it remains relevant as a potential antidote to cynicism and declinism.
https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/812a42b1-dc13-4e26-b659-736ce7c146b9
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“There’s a reason we keep coming back to Carney at IFLA, and it’s not because we’ve gone soft on bankers … It’s because he’s running a live, free-to-air demonstration of the only strategy that actually works on this bloke, and every other world leader …should be taking bloody notes.
You don’t grovel. Grovelling gets you a second shakedown, because bullies always come back to soft targets, same as seagulls come back to the dickhead who fed them a chip. You don’t chest-beat either, because Trump feeds on conflict theatre like Mitzy feeds on dropped snags, and he’s got roughly the same table manners. You do what #Carney does. You let him win the announcement and lose the arithmetic. You structure the deal so his “victory” is a hollow chocolate Easter bunny: looks magnificent on the shelf, and the second you bite in, fuck-all but air and disappointment.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/ifloz/p/the-shakedown-that-wasnt-how-mark?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
HT @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social
#Canada #GordieHoweBridge #Ontario #Trump #Michigan #USA
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RE: https://mas.to/@fsinn/116882024227836240
Again.
Louder for those in the back.
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RE: https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/116880975629003849
It bears repeating that federal agents are not allowed to kill people for attempting to evade arrest. Or for evading arrest. Or for being an undocumented immigrant. Or for being Mexican. Or for being a man. Or for being.
#Homicide #ExtraJudicialKilling #Criminal #ICEAgents #Fascism #StateSponsored #Terrorism #RuleOfLaw
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@Doppelganger75@mastodon.world @realTuckFrumper@mastodon.social It takes a special kind of manchild to announce so publicly that he’s an enormous loser.
“DO WHAT I WANT OR I’M CALLING MY DADDY!” 🤣🤣🤣
#Laughingstock
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@richardinsandy@c.im They are indeed magnificent, and they are ridiculously adorable with their eyes and whole faces lit up with those smiles. Gorgeous x 2.
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This isn’t good. The air and sky in Toronto right now are foggy, heavy, and… orange. Like the haze from wildfires.
#Ontario #AirQualityWarning #SevereHeatWarning
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Trump’s handling, inaction, and deliberate obstruction of aid during the COVID pandemic was an early showing of his intention. His cuts to medical services and access are all aligned.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:htdsafwakqmzvuk2oivijzn6/post/3mqmuwrjxqk2l
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@barabasz@mstdn.social Amazing! Thank you for sharing this. It’s very helpful information. 🙏🏻✌🏻
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RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116919731083092893
This. Read the whole thing.
#ICE#USA#Trump#Fascism
#DomesticTerrorism#StateViolence
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This — THIS — what Berlatsky said, read it, read the whole thing
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the ICE murders are •supposed• to provoke a violent backlash from the population that will be a pretext for full domestic militarization — not the tentative NG deployments we've seen and the violence of local police force, but honest-to-god martial law in the US.
Murder is both a goal in itself and a means to other goals. Both.
I am quite certain that Stephen Miller et al •wanted• and •expected• an ICE agent to get killed in Minneapolis, assumed based on their misunderstanding of our response to the murder of George Floyd that that's what would happen, were baffled when it didn't, and finally cut back the invasion not because they were shamed out of town but because when 2–3 days passed after they killed Alex Pretti and •still• nobody killed any ICE agents in retaliation, they decided it just wasn't going to happen and they needed to try a different approach. Doesn't mean the goal has changed, just the strategy.
https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/ices-mission-is-murder
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RE: https://mas.to/@fsinn/117329238456620784
I know I’ve been busy, but how did I only just learn that Susan Wiles, Trump’s Chief of Staff, worked for Netanyahu and his re-election campaign in 2020, after he had been indicted for corruption including fraud and taking bribes? Wow.
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@sundogplanets/116893541666491703
ICYMI
Read and share widely.
#Earth #Space #Astronomy #HumanRights #Ethics #ClimateChange
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FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK NOOOOO
https://ca.pcmag.com/news/16760/fcc-approves-reflect-orbitals-giant-mirror-satellite-that-astronomers-hate
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RE: https://universeodon.com/@jaykuo/117061545102795113
Republicans believe the 5th Amendment only applies to Republicans, but the rest of the Constitution doesn’t apply at all.
1/3 of the country still supports them and will still vote Republican in November.
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Every Republican who signed this letter, and every single person who endorsed it, is a terrorist. This is nothing less than US government sponsored terrorism intended to intimidate and coerce people investigating war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide.
When Rubio and Trump are trying to gut the #UN and shut down the #ICC, that tells us everything we need to know about their understanding of their criminal actions and complicity, and of their intentions.
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5o6k7jvowuyaquloafzn3cfw/post/3msazih2zrc2e#Israel #Gaza #USA #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #UN
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@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai It’s so unimaginably grotesque and reprehensible that I have a hard time wrapping my head around how arrogant, self-absorbed and stupid all of these people are. As a group. Fck.
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This is gross.
Consent is everything, that's why we allow our community to set custom licenses per post and much more.
People love Pixelfed because it's authentic and not driven by metrics and influencers.
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-now-lets-anyone-use-your-instagram-photos-in-ai-images-unless-you-opt-out/
#StopTheSlop #JoinPixelfed #pixelfed
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