Dear Canadians:

Please, please, from the bottom of my heart, please vote in today's election. Take it from a USian. Polls can get it *very* wrong, high turnout does *not* mean your side is winning. You can lose an election you thought you had in the bag. Your vote is more needed than you know.

The above plea goes triple for anyone who may happen to be in Ontario's Carleton riding. ( https://globalnews.ca/news/11149672/poilievre-rallies-carleton-reports-could-lose-seat/ )

I am not allowed to vote. I hope in the next election, I will be able to.

Via Kyle Griffin:

This passage from Michelle Obama:

"I hope you'll forgive me if I'm a little frustrated that some of us are choosing to ignore #Trump's gross incompetence while asking Kamala to dazzle us at every turn. I hope that you'll forgive me if I'm a little angry that we are indif to his erratic behavior. His obvious mental decline. His history as a convicted felon . All of this while we pick apart Kamala's answers from interviews that he doesn't even have the courage to do, y'all."

A judge has forced Elon Musk to disclose who helped him buy Twitter.

And to no one's surprise: Two rich Russians from Putin's inner circle were part of the deal. Their names are Petr Aven and Vadim Moshkovich, and allegedly they are related to companies on the list.

And clearly, EU parliamentarian Guy Verhofstadt is not having it.

https://fortune.com/2024/08/22/elon-musk-x-twitter-owner-list/

Obviously, indirect Russian relations in itself is not proof of Russian influence.

I will do some more digging.

"we can not in good conscience run any of this leaked #Trump campaign data" - the same fucking media that showed you Hunter Biden's dick

gobsmacked

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/8/13/2262698/-Media-kept-Trump-s-hack-under-wraps-but-couldn-t-get-enough-of-Clinton-s-emails

So you're thinking about getting #ChatGPT to write something for you...

(Adapted from https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tyulkanov_a-simple-algorithm-to-decide-whether-to-use-activity-7021766139605078016-x8Q9)

Wow. Scientific American blasts SCOTUS rulings:

"Science is dismissed and disdained in this war on reality."

"technically incompetent, in some cases corrupt, politicos in robes with power over matters that hinge on vital facts about pollution, medicine, employment and much else."

"In rejecting facts to please their political party—and their patrons—the justices of the Court’s majority have broken their oath, made to both the Constitution and the American people."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-supreme-courts-contempt-for-facts-is-a-betrayal-of-justice/

#TrumpCampaign boosting #America #PAC whom Melon Husk is reportedly pledging with over $100m this #election cycle has many other #SiliconValley backers including bullish #VC allies of #GOP platform from #AndreesenHorowitz, #KhoslaVentures etc . VP candidate #JDVance has long been linked to his mentor #PeterThiel and dabbled in #Crypto #RightWingSocialMedia & even #PrayerApp #tech investments

https://on.ft.com/4faxMxd via #FT #GiftLink

🇷🇺 Putin’s Hybrid War Opens a Second Front on NATO’s Eastern Border

Destabilizing operations have intensified across the Baltic Sea region. However much they prepare, governments concede they remain one step behind.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-20/putin-s-hybrid-war-opens-second-front-on-russia-s-border-with-nato

Archive: https://archive.is/zFQSb

#russia

🇷🇺 Despite sanctions, #Russian companies are building more than a third of the new reactors around the world, which is gaining Moscow new friends

https://www.ft.com/content/7110fc18-5a31-4387-9f4c-0cc5753d050a

Archive: https://archive.is/Qmq3h

#russia #nuclear

They say “follow the money.” That’s a multi-faceted journey, to be sure. @ProPublica makes it easy to see how money is flowing into/out-of 527s.

“…hundreds of millions of dollars flow through political organizations known as 527s. These organizations are not regulated by the Federal Election Commission and are not subject to FEC-style restrictions on who can contribute or how much they can give.”

https://projects.propublica.org/527-explorer/

#FollowTheMoney #Politics #NonProfit

A look at how Elon Musk uses X to support right-wing world leaders like Narendra Modi that could help secure advantages for his businesses (New York Times)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/12/technology/elon-musk-world-leaders.html
http://www.techmeme.com/240512/p9#a240512p9

Giorgia Meloni and Ursula von der Leyen, the double act that is steering the EU ever rightwards https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/04/giorgia-meloni-ursula-von-der-leyen-double-act-steering-eu-rightwards?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #europe #climate #eu

https://www.reddit.com/r/portugal/s/0EjQs4Qak3

If you're still using Substack for your newsletter and want to migrate to Ghost, which has announced that it will join the fediverse this year, here's a step-by-step guide by @wes. It covers costs, what you'll need, setting up Mailgun and Cloudflare, how to move over your posts and subscribers and numerous other helpful details.

https://flip.it/udKkAr

#Fediverse #Ghost #Substack #ActivityPub #Newsletter #SubstackMigration

Lego is a mirror for society.

This photo was sent my way by someone who knows I work in #food security. I don’t know where it was taken or who deserves credit. (The tickets appear to name a pub).

But I’d sure love to see this kindness replicated. Widely. It’s critically needed & warms my heart. ❤️

Portugal's government rejects paying reparations for colonial, slavery legacy https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/portugals-president-suggests-debt-cancellation-repair-colonial-slavery-legacy-2024-04-27/ #colonialism #colonization #slaverylegacy

When he’s right he’s right #Politics #ukraine

Jacob Flickinger was killed when the World Central Kitchen convoy was attacked while bringing food to starving people in #Gaza. He has a partner and infant child here in #Canada. They need your support.

https://gofund.me/fdf40bac