YegDowntown
Living the life a couple of crumbling (but friendly!) blocks off Jasper.
Stuck on the funicular only once!
Retired rheum/AS lab.
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- Reposted by YegDowntownI am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
- Reposted by YegDowntownThe limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. — Frederick Douglass
- Reposted by YegDowntownVerification (establishing truth), Deliberation (arguing about it), and Accountability (binding power to it). When these work, you have substance. When they break, you slide into performance, and eventually, simulation, and people recognise this, even if they don't use a shared terminology.
- Reposted by YegDowntownIn 2024, I rose in Senate QP to ask why the Govt of Canada was still using X for official communications. Today, they are still there. What exactly will it take to break the spell?
- A proliferation of sexual deepfakes on X has prompted other countries to investigate Grok, the platform’s AI software, but, so far, Ottawa remains silent. www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/0...
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- Reposted by YegDowntownCareful silence when the US started killing people in international waters. Careful silence when a Canadian ICC justice was sanctioned by the US. Now we mumble vague things about international law and Venezuela. We’re losing more than just our voice.
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- Reposted by YegDowntownPeople often ask: what can ordinary people do to stop populists like Trump and Smith from running roughshod over democratic norms? Populists rely on the widespread perception that their actions are supported by "the majority" and "common people." Anything that punctures that myth helps. +
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- Reposted by YegDowntownSome inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope. Yes, THAT Pope.
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- Reposted by YegDowntown‘Berta friends: don’t forget that today’s the day you can pre-order your COVID vaccine. bookvaccine.alberta.ca/vaccine/s/pr...
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- Reposted by YegDowntown“the kindest person in the room is often the smartest.” JB Pritzker is a mensch.
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- Reposted by YegDowntownElbows up, Canada.
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