From @TheBreach

While he was on the campaign trail, #PrimeMinister #MarkCarney said he’d stand up to Donald Trump.

Instead, he’s using the U.S. president’s trade war as an excuse for a rapid-fire #rightwing agenda that would make Stephen Harper blush.

The latest video from The Breach independent media breaks down how Carney has unleashed a pro-corporate, Trump-friendly blitz—embracing #BigOil and #militarism , #SocialCuts & crackdowns on #refugees.

https://breachmedia.ca/carneys-first-100-days-trade-war-class/?vgo_ee=rBXdKi1IWAu4Y5PpBROqbzci0clhcYeBz4YWgHdCmDCqCDmxznXapA%3D%3D%3A7l%2FkZ0RuDDA2LREeOsrqHacrJOFcVwXn

#CDNpoli #USpoli #Geopolitics #Conservatives #Neoliberals #FascismAdjacent #Capitalist #Colonizers #BaitAndSwitch #PoliticalLies #CorporateGreed #BanCorporateLobbyists #StopCorporateWelfare #FuckYouCarney

See folks ya gotta do your research! 😪

#BaitAndSwitch #WolfInSheepsClothes
#Switcharoo #RunAmuck #Vamboozled

Pick a word lol.. 😪😪

They will text that they are one thing, asking for money, then ya look them up and oops, almost fooled ya… 😡😡😡

Not that I have any creative skills like a baker, musician, wedding planner, etc - but I guess I now know kind of what it is like to be asked to work for FREE 'for the exposure'

(At least it wasn't by an 'influencer' or the like... 🤣 🤪 )

To paraphrase the NewSpeak in the email: "Help us pitch to the possible client on your own time, we might get back to you if we get some work, and you MIGHT then be selected... but no promises of course..." 😁 😛

They would also seem to be inaccurately representing their technical expertise to their potential client as well, under the guise they would say - I am sure - of 'staffing up'...

[note that I am NOT currently looking for work, this just turned up in my In Box...]

#recruiting #baitandswitch #workforfree #getexposure #unsavoury #jobssearches #exploitive #takingadvantage

@sxa I’ve been actively challenging people’s position on Bluesky. It’s a bait and switch. When asked to engage critically with the network the goodness of the whole thing quickly falls to bits.

Yeah I encourage you to respectfully challenge each interaction where folks are estolling the virtues of Bluesky. Mostly this venture funded corporation is just extracting its messaging from the good work of the fediverse.

I have lots of examples of big red flags with Bluesky if you need me to share any.

#BlueSky #BaitAndSwitch #BigTech #enshitifcation

FYI Air Canada violated the provincial Consumer Protection Act!

Québec Court of Appeal is ordering Air Canada to pay passengers more than $10M in damages in a class-action lawsuit that alleged passengers were charged higher amounts than the ticket price advertised: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/air-canada-class-action-ruling-1.7516556 #baitandswitch #cdnpoli #polcan #polQC #QCpoli #assnat

If you're using #SpamAssassin, now is a good time to stop relying on Validity's Realtime DNS Block Lists ("Validity Zone File Access"). Free-tier users are being threatened with severe usage limits unless they arrange a call with Validity's sales team. #DNSBL #email #BaitAndSwitch 📩 💔

@surf I’m sure your work is well intentioned, but the more I hear about it the more that #BlueSky comes across as a VC funded alternative social media #baitAndSwitch.

I keep getting whiffs of that old Microsoft strategy at play; #EmbraceExtendExinguish
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extinguish

Internally have you done any deep reflection on if you’re possibly just jamming a corporate funded network into a community run network?

You obviously noticed pros to join the two, any cons considered?

Timothy Snyder: The "Fraud" #Fraud: How #DOGE destroys
1. The bait and switch
2. The linguistic inflation
3. The state of exception
4. The slander of civil servants
5. The delegitimation of government
6. The ennoblement of #oligarchy

#TimothySnyder #Newspeak #usgov #baitAndSwitch
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-fraud-fraud

Zelensky won't sign natural resource deal that 'will be paid by 10 generations of Ukrainians'

Aid given to #Ukraine is not a debt. It was given as grants.

It's just the old Trump #BaitAndSwitch.

Plus he says #security guarantees must be included in any deal.

💯 👍

Stay strong, sir!

https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-wont-sign-a-natural-resource-deal-that-will-be-paid-by-10-generations-of-ukrainians/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/bassinet-backlash-reflects-debate-over-adding-fees-to-connected-devices/ar-AA1xsAn9

“This new technology is actually allowing manufacturers to change the way the status quo has been for decades, which is that once you buy something, you own it and you can do whatever you want,” he said. “Right now, consumers have no trust that what they’re buying is actually going to keep working.”

Well, just don't buy "smart" stuff that requires account and internet connectivity to fully function?
#SmartHome #internetofshit #baitandswitch #ConsumerProtection #consumerrights

PEOPLE: Tyler Perry Calls Out Insurance Companies in Heartfelt Post amid L.A. Fires as He Aims to ‘Do All I Can to Help’

https://people.com/tyler-perry-calls-out-insurance-companies-in-heartfelt-post-amid-la-fires-as-he-aims-to-do-all-i-can-to-help-8773234
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#WhereIsTheGovernment?
#SneakyBusiness
#Corruption
#BaitAndSwitch
#TakingYourMoneyAndRunning
#StopTheif

#ElectricityProviders are cunce. Ready to change, I was offered, and accepted a 22% discount off the reference price (a local thing). This offer was in writing. I even tooted how pleased I was, after years of rip offs.

Imagine my surprise to discover (after accepting) it's really only 21% off. SFA in dollar terms, but #BaitAndSwitch really shits me. An hour on the phone, "no, we said 21%, the quote says 21%" 🤔 (see image)

Looks like I *will* be switching providers 🤬

Hey, Author! Do NOT, in the third #book of your trilogy, tell me that everything I've been #reading so far is unimportant, mere Trivia compared to the secret preparations that have been going on in the background for Something Big that is about to happen.

Even more importantly, after outlining what that is, do NOT then END the trilogy before the Something Big actually happens. #SciFi #BaitAndSwitch

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#USpol #ElectoralFraud #deception #disinformation #corruption #SelfInterest #opportunists
#PoliticalCorruption #PartyDefections #PartySwitching #BaitAndSwitch
#GOP #RepublicanParty #Trump2 #fascism

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#PoliticalCorruption #PartyDefections #PartySwitching #BaitAndSwitch
#GOP #RepublicanParty #Trump2 #fascism

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#GOP #RepublicanParty #Trump2 #fascism

"For example, I’m developing a device for newborn care that monitors infants’ body temperature, skin colour, eye colour, weight and heart rate, among other factors, to track their health, particularly during those critical first few weeks of life. It could save lives. Think of how many other students have ideas and skills we can’t even imagine yet.

That’s why it’s so disheartening to hear some Canadians talk about international students like we’re parasites. I pay about $12,000 per semester in tuition—far more than Quebec residents do. I have a campus job as a kitchen supervisor to cover my expenses, and I live in a small two-bedroom apartment with a roommate. People like me are not responsible for Canada’s problems. But we can help solve them, contributing to the country’s cultural diversity, its economy, its innovation and its growth. And by bridging gaps between nations, we help build a more inclusive society for everyone."

#CDNpoli #InternationalStudents #BaitAndSwitch #PostSecondaryEducation

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09RQ9G6FC

#BaitAndSwitch #ScAmazon #SeaMonkeyFightClub

Trying out #genAI for #video #content. I tried #invideoAI only to end up quite annoyed with them. I provided a prompt to gen a short vid for TT, & after it supposedly generated it, I was told to use Chrome or Edge. That wouldn't have been a dealbreaker, if they had told me from the start. Doing it this way looks like a #darkpattern, a #baitandswitch if you like. I don't know & don't care why, delete my account following their prompt to first delete my workspace.

Me: Well pumpkin, it's time to get up!

Alea the Black Cat: *jumps off the bed, does a biiiiig stretch*

Me: *crawls out, agile as a fridge*

Alea tBC: *walks back and settles down on the bed's comfiest, warmest spot*

#AleaTheBlackCat #BaitAndSwitch #CatsOfMastodon #cats