- and a retreat from public engagement as users withdraw from major platforms into smaller and more bounded spaces. “

Explainer: What’s happened to my social media?
“The erosion of the social media paradigm has been gradual and multi-causal
- an algorithmic shift that is redesigning the relationship between platforms and their users;

- the emergence of generative AI, which introduces synthetic content at scale;

Pirates

Fuck this country. Goddamn thieves.

Sometimes a person can wonder what 'digital sovereignty' amounts to--but this is it. And would be a great first step for Canada in getting serious about regulating Big Tech Platforms' harms to public health and well-being.

It is not outrageous for Canadian provinces to respond to a trade war (started in breach of our existing agreements) and threats of annexation with a targeted import limitation. Our government is run by bad people who are also bad at their jobs. Canadians are wholly right to retaliate as they did.

There’s little point trying to negotiate a new free trade agreement with Nazi 🇺🇸USA.
An ‘agreement’ occurs when each party trusts that the other will honour its commitments.
There can be no trust in, nor expectation of honour on the part of Nazi🇺🇸USA, nor will there be, for a very long time.
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁

Clearly you fire your top guy when you are winning the war. Lol

Clearly the US is winning. LOL

Canada and Republic of Korea sign modernized audiovisual coproduction treaty The Government of Canada and the Republic of Korea jointly sign a modernized audiovisual coproduction treaty that will deepen their strong audiovisual partnership

www.canada.ca/en/canadian-...

#Canada welcomes South Korea

South Korea is a high potential market for 🇨🇦 creative industries, with 🇨🇦 exports valued at $171.9M in 2023, of which audiovisual exports represented over 40%. 🇨🇦 is also a strong reciprocal market for South Korea’s creative industries.

Fascist humanitarian? An oxymoron for sure

After reading this piece by Lagasse I can’t help but think Canada will go with the Two Boat (Hanwha and TKMs) option. In essence a strategy to achieve the Canadian goal of strengthening sovereignty through linking like minded middle powers in Asia and Europe.

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Who are the good guys then?

Power and Politics is having a discussion around Carney’s use of the term weakness in terms of Canada’s relationship with the US. Weakness is a central notion in strategic planning. A Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threat (SWOT) analysis (is central to strategic planning). He used it correctly!

Who knew what I was already doing (once a week) was a “thing”-sardinemaxxing. Sardines in oil with a squeeze of added lime and sprinkle of Old Bay seasoning. An awesome appetite satisfying snack.

So much for interoperability issues with Gripen and US gear.

Canada’s boycott wasn’t organized. It was organic.

Reasons from friends, family, neighbours and Bluesky suggest it’s because Canada has a high literacy rate and over 60% of us have a college/university education; we listen, we read and quietly make up our minds. One Canadian at time.

#Canada

The attack = MAGA Coolaid
It's an attack on the 'Ivory Tower", expertise, science, experience all those things PP and his base lack.

Any agreement with the USA is not worth the used toilet paper it is written on until, the USA reforms its electoral, judicial and party finance, otherwise it is just rinse and repeat. If the Do Nothing Dems ever get back into power they will DO NOTHING

Iran to skip talks 2.0 in Pak, blames excessive US demands, Hormuz blockade Hopes of a breakthrough faded after Iran confirmed its absence from the second round of talks in Islamabad, which it said stemmed from Washington’s "excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, consta...

Iran to skip talks 2.0 in Pak, blames excessive US demands, Hormuz blockade app.indiatoday.link/d/9dNKgpNwIx

American MSM is losing their minds over PM Carney statement on YouTube where he said: “Canada's U.S. ties have become 'weaknesses' that must be corrected”

Only one problem: This isn’t the first time be has said exactly that. You’re just not paying attention. Get over yourselves and get real.

Palantir Posts Very Long X Post Denouncing ‘Vacant and Hollow Pluralism’ Best case scenario: maybe Palantir is super psyched about abundant and solid pluralism.

Palantir should not be allowed to have any government contracts at any level because it is fundamentally opposed to the basic concepts of liberal democracy.

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Carney says Canada's U.S. ties have become 'weaknesses' that must be corrected | CBC News Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's ties to the U.S. have become "weaknesses" that must be corrected as workers in Canada's auto, steel and lumber industries remain under threat due to U.S. Presi...

"Security can't be achieved by ignoring the obvious or downplaying the very real threats that we Canadians face"
PM Carney talked of the War of 1812: Maj-Gen Brock who saved us from an American invasion. Canada never has wanted to be part of the American mess. Never will.
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It's becsuse it's what they all call it while laughing behind closed doors and making bank.

Donald J. Trump • ® @realDonaldTrump Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them. The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom. Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody of the ship, and are seeing what's on board! President DONALD J. TRUMP Apr 19, 2026, 9:23 PM

Not going to end well.

Iranian drones have attacked US “military ships”, according to the state-run news agency Tasnim.