C.Apr 3

Another day, another local small business automatically "opting" me into their marketing mailing list using an email address provided only for specific purposes.

FFS. This time it was the veterinarian. This ain't allowed in Canada.

#spam #UCE #OptIn #OptOut #Canada #privacy

C Z Doval SantosMar 28
YES ‼️ ICE needs guardrails , ICE can’t kill citizens, detain immigrants with valid documentation 👉🏻” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned that a House bill that funds ICE and CBP without guardrails would go nowhere in the Senate, where it would require 60 votes. “ https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-johnson-dhs-house-rebels-senate-bill-ice-cbp-rcna265507 #UCE
House Republicans pass DHS funding bill that Democrats call 'dead on arrival' in the Senate

The vote came hours after President Donald Trump signed an order directing DHS to pay TSA workers, who haven't received paychecks despite working during the funding lapse.

NBC News
C.Feb 26

Days since I had to report a major Canadian retailer to their marketing mail host for not honouring marketing communications preferences, sending non-working links for "manage your preferences" or "unsubscribe", having a non-working link in the List-Help: header of an unsolicited marketing email, and having a website that errors out when trying to use the "contact us" function:

0 (zero)

#ShoppersDrugMart #Shoppers #PCid #Loblaw #privacy #security #PIPEDA #spam #marketing #UCE

Andy NapperFeb 9
Oh noes - the “System Adminiistrator” is warning me I might be in trouble. What should I do? 😱
#Spam #UCE #Spelling
C.Feb 3

> You're receiving this email because you've indicated in the past that you'd like
> to receive marketing emails from Princess Auto.

Oh, no I f*cking well haven't!

Shame on you, Princess Auto!

#PrincessAuto #spam #UCE #Canada

Show threadknizerDec 27

We're at the point culturally where we have to accept that, much like #uce / #spam, #AISlop will remain widespread.

How might we have a scoring system ala #spamhaus implemented by a trusted third party/nonprofit to recognize sites that've succumbed to #enshittification via #llm / #generativeAI so we can blacklist domains and warn the user before they visit a site?

Matthew MalthouseDec 13

The Lies Americans Tell Themselves to Justify State Violence Against Migrants

https://open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/ice-migrants-violent-arrests-brutality

#politics #USA #UCE #DHS #GOP #Trump #LawEnforcement #Impunity

The Lies Americans Tell Themselves to Justify State Violence Against Migrants

I posted a photo of Border Patrol agents pinning a man to the ground in a headlock – and the internet made up every excuse in the book to defend the assault.

Zeteo
C.Nov 13

Well, "AI" services are now being marketed via spam, so that tracks.

> At [SpammerCompany] we focus on helping technical consultancies and service providers
> streamline client communication without adding extra resources. Our AI agents
> handle lead engagement, scheduling, and ongoing customer interactions so you can
> dedicate more attention to high value consulting work.

#bubble #AI #LLM #spam #UCE #mail #email #marketing #NobodyWants

fiscrabbleAug 20, 2025
Som a la Universitat Catalana d'Estiu!
Farem tallers de #Scrabble en #català les darreres tardes de la #UCE. Dimecres 20, dijous 21 i divendres 22 d'agost, de 3 a 5 de la tarda, a l'aula 202.
Taller obert a tots els nivells i edats.
#UCEstiu
TimApr 4, 2025

For some reason, my work email spams have taken a sudden switch to the theme of recipes this past week.

"Creamy scrambled eggs with ham".
"Tuna and chickpea salad".
"Pumpkin pancakes".
"Steak and kidney pie".
"Crusted salmon".

As distractions go, it's ... not unpleasant, I'll say that for it ;)

#email #spam #UCE