Sacrifice your job for the glorious AI future How tech CEOs use the threat of job loss to distract from how AI is really used against workers

Perplexity’s CEO is just the latest tech leader to tell the public their jobs will be sacrificed on the altar of the glorious AI future.

It’s a compelling narrative, but it distracts us from the real impact of AI: not to take the human out of the loop, but to take away their power and cut their pay

Ending tuberculosis – the world's DEADLIEST infectious disease – needs sustained political will and investment, from research to treatment to prevention. Thank you @pressprogress.ca for shining the light on this urgent issue 👇

Tuberculosis Outbreaks Worsening in Nunavik While Quebec Government Ignores Calls to Declare Public Health Emergency New research finds lack of resources, language barriers persist in this Inuit region, where Red Cross has been called to help with TB.

“Nunavik, with a population of 14,000, has seen as many cases of tuberculosis in the first three months of 2026 — around 40 — as were diagnosed in the first six months of 2025. According to a statement from the NRBHSS, eight out of the 14 communities in the region have active outbreaks currently”

The Mixed Signals That Canada Post Workers Are Getting from Their Union As voting gets under way on new collective agreements, CUPW's leadership is divided on whether members should accept the terms

Canada Post workers start voting on tentative agreements today amidst major changes to the postal service and mixed signals from their union.

For @pressprogress.ca I broke down what’s in the agreements and why some CUPW leaders are encouraging workers to vote 'no'

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Tuberculosis Outbreaks in Nunavik, Quebec Worsening While Province Ignores Calls to Declare Public Health Emergency New research finds lack of resources, language barriers persist in this Inuit region, where Red Cross has been called to help with TB.

Tuberculosis Outbreaks in Nunavik, Quebec Worsening While Province Ignores Calls to Declare Public Health Emergency

New research finds lack of resources, language barriers persist in this Inuit region, where Red Cross has been called to help with TB

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60 Years of Migrant Resistance YouTube video by Migrant Workers Alliance for Change

Add your name to the petition for permanent resident status for all!
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The UCP Tried to Kill a Health Story with Claims That Didn’t Stand Up | The Tyee The government cited numbers that its own data contradicted.

After the @theijf.org found Edmonton paramedics’ overtime jumped 81% in three years, staff from Premier Danielle Smith’s office messaged reporters and editors, claiming data was omitted and asking the story be rewritten or deleted.

At least one news outlet complied. @brettmckay.bsky.social reports.

Polish man arrested following undercover CNN investigation into online rape networks | CNN Polish authorities have arrested a man in connection with the alleged rape of an “unknowing victim” that was recorded and shared online, the District Prosecutor’s Office in Lublin said Thursday.

It's interesting to me that a story about online rape networks doesn't seem to have broken through?

The story's inception was instigated in part by Gisèle Pelicot's rapes. Her husband drugged and and raped her and then invited dozens of other men to rape her while she was drugged.

“As of Wednesday afternoon, the Premier has yet to make a statement about the 10-year-anniversary of this public health emergency.”

saying nothing says it all

maybe someone can ask him about THAT

#bcpoli

Thursday afternoon and still nothing.

“I absolutely believe there was political pressure, and it disturbs me immensely to see some of the political rhetoric that was used to demonize people who are most marginalized in our community.”
Dr. Bonnie Henry

Screenshot of a Twitter/X thread in which The Tyee's official account denounces Vancouver PD for its false allegation against my reporting.

(The article in question was for @thetyee.ca.

Forever grateful to my editor at the time @pwillcocks.bsky.social for having my back when this crazy shit went down on the other app...)

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Journalists champion Wayback Machine after news publishers limit article archiving In January, Hanaa’ Tameez and I broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles. Our reporting showed th...

I'm quoted in this for signing & sharing a testimonial about an incident in which Vancouver Police edited their press release after I'd published an article about it to make it look like I had lied.

Anyway, long live the Wayback Machine!

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Journalists champion Wayback Machine after news publishers limit article archiving In January, Hanaa’ Tameez and I broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles. Our reporting showed…

Earlier this year, Lab broke the story that The New York Times, The Guardian, and USA Today Co. had begun limiting the Wayback Machine’s access to their news articles.

Now, journalists are pushing for news publishers to lift the restrictions. www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/jour...

The Internet's Most Powerful Archiving Tool Is in Peril As major news outlets cut off the Wayback Machine, journalists and advocacy groups are rallying to protect the Internet Archive’s vast collection of web pages.

Journalists know that losing the Wayback Machine would be a nightmare: www.wired.com/story/the-in...

BC Health Experts Say the Province Has Solutions to the Toxic Drug Crisis. 10 Years In, Policies Still Ignore The Evidence. “We have this bizarre dichotomy where everybody agrees that this is a health issue, but the majority of the resources…goes to law enforcement.”

Two events this week in Victoria marked the 10 year anniversary of the public health emergency of the #toxicdrugcrisis in BC — one inside the Legislature building and one outside.

I went to both, and found experts on either side of the wall saying the same things:

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BC Health Experts Say the Province Has Solutions to the Toxic Drug Crisis. 10 Years In, Policies Still Ignore The Evidence. “We have this bizarre dichotomy where everybody agrees that this is a health issue, but the majority of the resources…goes to law enforcement.”

BC Health Experts Say the Province Has Solutions to the Toxic Drug Crisis. 10 Years In, Policies Still Ignore The Evidence.

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This first line in this article "It was 2014 when I first heard of fentanyl entering the unregulated drug supply." feels like a stab in my heart.

It was in 2014 that I learned about the contaminated supply by losing my youngest son Danny to it.
The day that made me an accidental advocate.

I teach on the mythologizing of American journalism's supposed noble origins in my Race, Media & International Affairs class.

For a good chunk of American newspaper history, stretching to colonial papers-- there was sensationalizing, unverified news, and papers that actively called for violence!

Global Affairs Met With Israeli-Arms Subsidiary Before Parliament Vote GAC redacted details about what was discussed during the meetings.

Global Affairs Met With Israeli-Arms Subsidiary Before Parliament Vote

GAC redacted details about what was discussed during the meetings. www.readthemaple.com/global-affai...

200+ people are gathered at Victoria legislature today to mark a dark anniversary: 10 years of the toxic drug crisis as a public health emergency this year.

18,000+ deaths. Lots of frustration w/ provincial government.

Article to come for @pressprogress.ca. #bcnews #toxicdrugcrisis

The Culture-War Talking Points Popular with the BC Conservative Leadership Candidates With policies that range from rolling back supports for 2SLGBTQ+ students to putting restrictions on land acknowledgments, contestants have been jockeying for a particular kind of right-wing cred

From rolling back supports for 2SLGBTQ+ students to putting restrictions on land acknowledgments, these are the culture-war talking points popular with BC Conservative leadership candidates:

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I saw this documentary a few days before speakers from the public came to Council last night to address the toxic drug crisis and city enforcement.

Every time someone had to interrupt themselves to say to Council, "our friends are dying," I felt that. I thought about those friends I've lost too. 💜

Exhibition, April 7-26 About the show The Naming a Crisis multimedia installation will debut as part of a community art show April 7-26, 2026 at the Victoria Arts Council space in the Bay Centre in Victoria, BC. The gall…

Next week, April 14th will mark 10 years of the declaration of toxic drug crisis as a public health emergency in British Columbia. 10 years, 18,000+ killed.

In #yyj, I plan to spend some time at this art exhibit + other events happening throughout April:

namingacrisis.ca/april-exhibit/

Article re: NYC data in @cidrap.bsky.social cites 134 overdose deaths last year related to medetomidine, a sedative that spiked in NYC drug supply in winter 2025

Some news + context of it showing up in Canada's street drug supply this year and causing more overdoses - January edition of Pulse Check

A file photo of The Ottawa Hospital's president and CEO, Cameron Love, who sent a memo about the job cuts to employees on Thursday, April 9.

The Ottawa Hospital is cutting 400 jobs in bid to address financial challenges ottawacitizen.com/news/the-ottawa-hospital... ⦸
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Ontario’s Recent Policy Changes Are Part of a Larger Pattern to Centralize Power and Silence Dissent, Critics Say Ford’s attempts to

Ontario’s Recent Policy Changes Are Part of a Larger Pattern to Centralize Power and Silence Dissent, Critics Say

Ford’s attempts to "streamline" the province are infringing on local democracy.
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The alert is no longer active!

News article still relevant: cheknews.ca/incident-clo...

City of Victoria alert showing the red zone area where the chlorine leak happened: https://alertable.ca/#/incidents/1d9ad297-ea99-40d8-8818-2246501cd80b

8 people taken to hospital in Victoria after a chemical mix resulted in a chlorine gas leak.

City of Victoria issued this alert today for people in the Crystal Pool/North Park area to go indoors, close windows, monitor symptoms.

Article by @laurabrougham.bsky.social: cheknews.ca/incident-clo...

In the latest episode of Sources, Ontario reporter @ericwickham.ca speaks to @jackhauen.bsky.social about what changes to Freedom of Information laws mean for Ontario.

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