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YES, EXACTLY

https://defector.com/how-hard-is-it-to-oppose-murder?giftLink=8720d81203074eea4cce3a2d9c9f1a41

#GiftLink #USpol #AmyKlobuchar #MinneapolisShooting #ReneeGood

#AIIsGoingGreat "The problem? Neither of those places exist. Nor do a handful of the other spots marked on the National Weather Service’s forecast graphic, riddled with spelling and geographical errors that the agency confirmed were linked to the use of generative AI"

Thing that boggles my mind about this is NWS has tools for generating forecast maps. It's one of their core products!

https://wapo.st/49r5tse

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V NYTimes
Live Updates: Trump Pulls Out of Global #Climate Agreement

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/07/us/trump-news?unlocked_article_code=1.C1A.wLw7.t1oLGgJFcBVO&smid=nytcore-android-share
the president signed a memorandum that pulled the United States from 66 international organizations and treaties that “no longer serve American interests.”
#ClimateChange
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@ai6yr I like the Defector headline

https://defector.com/ice-agent-kills-woman-dhs-tells-obvious-insane-lies-about-it?giftLink=6785596c138e100b1460a3d53c703f73&utm_campaign=defector&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

#GiftLink #GiftArticle

"Why does winter weather seem to throw the Finch West LRT off track?"

This demonstrates the problem with some privately-provided transit infrastructure: contracts prevent improvement because nobody is allowed to talk.

#GiftLink #TOPoli #ONPoli #Transit #TTC #Metrolinx

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/why-does-winter-weather-seem-to-throw-the-finch-west-lrt-off-track/article_f6798a57-2c1e-4c9b-bc1f-1598914188ae.html?gift=1&gift_token=3931d82b-fd81-4638-894c-c890d1067c04&token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InNpZ24tZ2lmdC1saW5rLWtleSJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVzdGFyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2d0YS93aHktZG9lcy13aW50ZXItd2VhdGhlci1zZWVtLXRvLXRocm93LXRoZS1maW5jaC13ZXN0LWxydC1vZmYtdHJhY2svYXJ0aWNsZV9mNjc5OGE1Ny0yYzFlLTRjOWItYmMxZi0xNTk4OTE0MTg4YWUuaHRtbD9naWZ0PTEmZ2lmdF90b2tlbj0zOTMxZDgyYi1mZDgxLTQ2MzgtODk0Yy1jODkwZDEwNjdjMDQiLCJpYXQiOjE3Njc4MTUwOTEsImV4cCI6MTc2ODA3NDI5MX0.vMLvGuWPNWXL05ZtXo8acyCK4w0WyrRmGYB17jCuE0BuTu6VF6NBQGYrqIL5xvO-NAUG0AbKjQXCqtO1xVx_JBUWPGP6eXf1qYIxI0iyESzZFWg_ZdwagRsRLv1goWG8NuiWMPr1iu7-DD3_umQnohipLymUruXIjfjaOUMkFdDdRtucaLp1HN4tN3ep-r8Cab4IV8pYXkcnvP9rdfqpz9iuRAVbPGEZvb8c6pI_0Z6n_CZegR2lLAz8pFC3iIC_kaPs7etSNo5H_Ijdpu-rKtVEUmrmYpmPYYWgNig_kzwSDHSUH85Y3Ris7KZevkm1OHKNUWRmiMGhj09pBwGaUg

Screenshot of linked article which reads:

No transit agency involved with the Finch West LRT answered when asked whether inclement weather was the problem or if the issues were more structural.

“All of Metrolinx’s projects are planned and constructed to run in adverse weather conditions, including snow,” a spokesperson for Metrolinx said, via the TTC. Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency, has overseen the construction of both the Finch West and the Eglinton Crosstown LRTs.

“We have no insights into the mechanics of the switches,” said Stuart Green, spokesperson for the TTC, about the Finch problems. The TTC manages switches on both its streetcar and subway tracks.

“Metrolinx built, owns and maintains the line,” Green added. “I can only offer what they have provided.”

Although the TTC operates the trains on the Finch West line, it is maintained by Mosaic Transit Group, a private company contracted by Metrolinx. Mosaic did not respond to requests for comment.

The quote in the excerpt below is from @rolandparis.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy who is here on Bluesky. #GiftLink 🎁 www.thestar.com/politics/pol...

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Trump envisions a world of great powers that plunder and vassal states that are plundered, rather than alliances. Where do you think Canada might fit there? Yes, there are a disturbing number of Conservative voters who approve of Trump, but again, at some point embracing Trump at this moment in Canadian history becomes disloyalty to one’s own country.

“There’s long been a discussion, particularly since Trump’s re-election, that we need to be focusing on our interests and less on our values,” says Paris. “I’ve long been of the mind that that distinction is overdrawn, because they’re married in many respects, and we’re seeing why. Now, if we speak up, we put our economic security at risk, but if we retreat into silence, we risk losing the very international norms that protect our sovereignty, along with a sense of who we are.”

That’s the dilemma, right there. Whatever happens, Canada’s values can’t be Trumpian. If we lose that, we lose it all.

I feel that this is not good. #GiftLink

https://wapo.st/4sspUOp

So many millions of babies and young children who died before we developed vaccines, and now RFK Jr. is doing his best to push us backwards in time:

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/01/childhood-vaccine-schedule-rotavirus-paul-offit/685513/?gift=jDw299G8PAYpd8-JGed7URCp6czqA9Oh2_1kdrFuVrA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

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I'm incredibly proud to work at the KP Washington research institute, who did one of the studies cited here.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/well/self-swab-tests-cervical-cancer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVA.jcYD.AiOOKbVzmUuG&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#PublicHealth #CervicalCancer

/nosanitize

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New York Times Editorial Board: "5 Years After Jan. 6, Lawlessness Has Triumphed"

#GiftLink #USpol #USpolitics #January6th #Trump #Accountability #RuleofLaw

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/opinion/jan-6-anniversary-trump-politics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVA.Nnsi.UKsmCRNC4Mas&smid=url-share

Jan. 6 “heralded a culture of political unaccountability, in which people who violently attacked Congress and beat police officers escaped without lasting consequence. The politicians and pundits who had egged on the attack with their lies escaped, as well.”
#giftlink

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/opinion/jan-6-anniversary-trump-politics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVA.r1a2.DjB96x-4FO-L&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Here is an article by Maggie Astor and others on today’s changes to the CDC childhood immunization recommendations. #GiftLink

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/well/childhood-vaccine-schedule-cdc-changes.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CVA.L-yj.WiEQEB5Tw7VG&smid=url-share

One view of where Trump is leading us:

#GiftLink from the Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trumps-american-dominance-may-leave-us-with-nothing/685503/?gift=jDw299G8PAYpd8-JGed7UcomhVDR2Sqq6dOHWpBVI50&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Was reminded of this #headline today & just had to smdh at it again...

📷 / gift link :https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/science/female-spacewalk-canceled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFA.gfXS.RqArU8BTfUSC&smid=url-share

#astronomy #astrodon #WomenInSTEM #Science #news #GiftLink #NASA #SpaceWalk #space

Screenshot of a NY Times headline. Black text on a white background. At the top center is the stylized "The New York Times" header. Below the headline "First All-Female Spacewalk Canceled Because NASA Doesn't Have Two Suits That Fit."

"whatever surprises are in store, one fact is certain: our neighbour’s autocratic and avaricious leader is demonstrably eager to use his country’s massive military power to advance his interests. We must get ready." #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/90e3098...

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Connecting these dots, a plausible scenario for U.S. application of military force against Canada to seize our oil resources goes something like this. An independence referendum in Alberta – during which separatists receive a huge infusion of grey MAGA money – sees a majority vote to remain part of Canada, but with 30 per cent or more voting for separation. Mr. Trump declares the result is “fake” and that actual support for separation was “well over” 50 per cent. Alberta separatists then appeal to the U.S. for help, claiming various kinds of oppression. The U.S. moves troops to the northern Montana border and tells the rest of Canada that Alberta must be allowed to join America as the “51st state.”

V NYTimes opinion:
Maduro’s Ouster Plays Right Into Putin’s Hands

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/opinion/putin-maduro-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFA.p1Af.k1cARnP4Y18D&smid=nytcore-android-share by Masha Gessen
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Good article in the Atlantic about the potential loss of the American southern accent.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/southern-accent-linguistics-speech/685350/?gift=jDw299G8PAYpd8-JGed7Ud5kknuMLOkaPTCcV2QK1N8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

A serious threat to Venezuela's new leader and a totally unhinged, “We do need Greenland, absolutely.” Trump continues to decompensate and is so dangerous. Canadian and European leaders must understand that nothing is off the table for Trump now. #GiftLink 🎁 www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

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