Tom from Canada 🍁

Tom from Canada 🍁

@3xthetom.bsky.social

Policy nerd turned future Fentanyl Czar Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 History, Film, Video Games, indie music, Progressive Politics, Toronto Raptors and Blue Jays, #CdnPoli, #OnPoli

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Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

I realize the hypocrisy of saying this on this platform but I am honestly coming around on the idea that all social media is a social evil now. My use of this platform itself is based on an addiction and I'd love to get off it. We are openly inviting tech oligarchs to manipulate our beliefs.

Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social

Real saying the quiet part loud here

Tom from Canada 🍁
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Julia Carrie Wong@joolia.bsky.social

Microsoft will no longer allow Israel to use its cloud services to enable its mass surveillance of occupied Palestinians – "the first known case of a US technology company withdrawing services provided to the Israeli military since the beginning of its war on Gaza"

theguardian.comMicrosoft blocks Israel’s use of its technology in mass surveillance of PalestiniansExclusive: Tech firm ends military unit’s access to AI and data services after Guardian reveals secret spy project
Tom from Canada 🍁
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What is a parent to do? Maybe listen to science and not an anti-science wacko.

NPR@npr.org

The science on Tylenol and autism isn't clear, despite President Trump's claims. Here's what parents need to know to make their own decisions about acetaminophen.

n.prWhen it comes to Tylenol, what are parents to do?The science on Tylenol and autism isn't clear, despite President Trump's claims. Here's what parents need to know to make their own decisions about acetaminophen.
Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

Saying it in comments is one thing, doing it is another. I really hope they do, but I just have zero faith when it comes to people choosing inconvenience over what is morally right. Disney is a cult, and one that is hard to break from once you are in it.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social

I'll just note that the Gizmodo comments section right now is filled with people who say they're cancelling Disney+/Hulu. One commenter said they had a Disney parks pass they weren't going to use just because they didn't want to spend money in the parks.

Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

It's almost laughable to want anything of strength from Jimmy Fallon, the guy who ran his hand through Donald Trump's hair. The man is a wet noodle personified. Don't look to leadership from him. He would gladly let you drown for a truck full of money.

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Tom from Canada 🍁
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I didn't say that my killing a man in cold blood was a hoax. Your calling it 'murder' is the hoax.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Q: You said the Epstein docs are a hoax that Dems are perpetrating against Trump. You said he didn't sign that check or card. What's the theory since these docs came from Epstein estate? LEAVITT: I did not say the documents are a hoax. I said the entire narrative surrounding Epstein right now is

Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

Remind me again why she is the arbiter of morality and propriety?

Middle Age Riot@middleageriot.bsky.social

"I never witnessed [Donald Trump] in any inappropriate setting in any way. [He] was never inappropriate with anybody. He was a gentleman in all respects." - Ghislaine Maxwell, lying child rapist trying to avoid the fate of her last business partner

Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

I can watch a 30 second tiktok of it, but god help them if they think I want to watch a full game.

The Athletic@theathletic.com

To MLB, the Bananas are an entertainment product, a complement rather than competition. But Bananas owner Jesse Cole sees what he’s creating as much more than just baseball vaudeville. http://dlvr.it/TMkssn

Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

Maybe it is just an absence of brand socials on Bluesky but I love love love the fact that I haven't seen a single brand reference to this at all today. Living without X, FB, and Insta sure has its bonuses.

NPR@npr.org

Companies from Pillsbury to Invisalign to Olipop are cheering — and trying to cash in on — the couple's engagement. Experts spoke to NPR about how brands can strike a better balance.

n.prBrands are loving Taylor Swift's engagement. Do they need to calm down?Companies from Pillsbury to Invisalign to Olipop are cheering — and trying to cash in on — the couple's engagement. Experts spoke to NPR about how brands can strike a better balance.
Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

Using Sec 107 after only hours of striking felt evil. This is the right move. Striking is the only worker-led initiative to fight for change in the workplace. Stripping workers of that right gives employers all the power. Back to work legislation at least has to go through the rigor of parliament.

cbc.caAir Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike: union | CBC NewsAir Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Emplo...
Tom from Canada 🍁
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"Workers have one tool at their disposal, which is the power to withdraw their labour...If you undermine that power, that tilts the playing field, and makes it much harder to reach an agreement at the bargaining table because it removes the incentive of the employer to actually come to the table."

cbc.caFlight attendants ordered back to work say labour law violates right to strike | CBC NewsThe federal government has once again used a contentious section of Canadian law to stop a strike in Canada — a move unions and legal experts say sets a dangerous precedent for labour relations in thi...
Tom from Canada 🍁
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Honestly a half step away from Robocop...

Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social

Yet again conservatives are melting down about the foreseeable consequences of conservative policies. We’re in a death spiral now where they tank the economy and cut welfare, then fearmonger about the resulting increase in visible poverty and addiction.

Tom from Canada 🍁
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This is like Doug Ford wanting to get rid of the Toronto bike lanes on the streets he uses most often.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

"For the president, this is something that hits home, because he is a visual person and the visuals of him driving to his golf course and seeing those homeless encampments" -- Politico's Dasha Burns puts on a masterclass in Trump sanewashing on Fox News

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Devin Heroux
@devinheroux.bsky.social

Here we go folks. Showtime in Montreal. The National Bank Open championship starts now. Canada's 18-year-old rising star Victoria Mboko vs Japan's Naomi Osaka. You watching? Buckle up!

Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

Pitch for The New York Times: the sun is hot.

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The Coast Guard’s final report on the Titan submersible that imploded during a dive to the Titanic concluded that the fatal disaster resulted from a series of safety and design failures.

nyti.msTitan Submersible Deaths Were Preventable, Coast Guard Report SaysThe 2023 implosion killed five people on a dive to the wreckage of the Titanic, prompting a sprawling search of the north Atlantic Ocean.

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Justin Ling
@justinling.ca

Prime Minister Mark Carney announces that Canada will recognize the state of Palestine at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September. Carney says this move comes amid Israeli settlement building in the West Bank and its relentless war on Gaza.

Tom from Canada 🍁
@3xthetom.bsky.social

I really don't look forward to the discourse around this movie.

GameSpot@gamespot.com

dlvr.itHorror Game The Medium Being Adapted Into A Movie From Until Dawn WriterHorror movie veteran Gary Dauberman has announced that his company has bought the movie rights to the 2021 horror game The Medium, which was developed by Polish studio Bloober Team. Specifically, Dauberman's Coin Operated production company acquired the rights, and he will produce the movie. It's still very early days, but The Hollywood Reporter said a search is now underway for a writer and a director. Casting announcements could follow if the movie progresses through development. Dauberman previously worked on Sony's Until Dawn movie, along with Stephen King's It, Annabelle, and The Nun.Continue Reading at GameSpot