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Canadian Curmudgeon 4h ago

Kim Crawley 😷 (she/her)1d ago

Wow, just layers of Silicon Valley snakeoil scams exploited here. @davidgerard

https://youtu.be/Ue9BrKeHnuA?si=Y67qVu9YixPgYEMT

Grok AI crypto hacked with NFT and prompt injection

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Canadian Curmudgeon 4h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-sb1smuAGQ
The cognitively-declining Trump appears to doze off again, appears confused, makes childish mistakes in basic math, and polls say the majority don't think the addled Dictator has the mental capacity to be president.

The Briefing With Jen Psaki 5/7/2026 | MSNBC Breaking News Today May 7, 2026

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Canadian Curmudgeon 7h ago

https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/quiz-plants-and-shakespeare/
Test your knowledge of Shakespeare’s plentiful use of plants with our quiz.

Quiz: Plants and Shakespeare | Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library is the world's largest Shakespeare collection, the ultimate resource for exploring Shakespeare and his world. Shakespeare belongs to you. His world is vast. Come explore. Join us online, on the road, or in Washington, DC.

Canadian Curmudgeon 7h ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbihZzZd190
They Hired Actors And Built 12 Fake Alberta Separation Channels And Got 40 Million Views
Twenty YouTube channels pushing Alberta separation and Canada joining the US, all coordinated together, all running the same scripts and the same talking points. Forty million views. And when CBC followed the digital trail to find out who was actually behind these channels, the answer was not who anyone expected.

The people running these channels were not Albertans. Not Canadians.

Fake Political Channels Got 40 Million Views Using Paid Actors And Nobody Stopped Them

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Canadian Curmudgeon 8h ago

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/04/reports-to-police-of-online-violence-against-women-journalists-double-since-2020-with-one-in-four-experiencing-related-anxiety-andor-depression
Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression
Nearly half of women journalists report self-censorship on social media, and 22 per cent in their work due to online violence, according to a new UN Women analysis.

Reports to police of online violence against women journalists double since 2020, with one in four experiencing related anxiety and/or depression | UN Women – Headquarters

Ahead of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May, UN Women, The Nerve, and partners share a new report about the growing and increasingly sophisticated forms of online violence faced by women in public life.

UN Women – Headquarters

Canadian Curmudgeon 8h ago

https://disinfowatch.org/foreign-interference-targeting-canada-and-alberta/
Canada’s cognitive sovereignty — the ability of Canadians to make political decisions freely, without foreign coercion or manipulation — is not simply under threat; it is being actively contested by foreign actors seeking to shape Canada’s democratic future. Three distinct actor types exploiting the Alberta separatist debate are in focus: Russia, the United States, and economic opportunists using AI.

Decision Making and National Unity Under Threat - DisinfoWatch

Download the PDF version of the report HERE. Marcus Kolga, Jennie Phillips, Brian McQuinn, Bartel Van de Walle EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Foreign adversaries are exploiting the Alberta separatist debate...

DisinfoWatch

Canadian Curmudgeon 8h ago

I took this image from a FB page (For Reading Addicts). It's from a book titled Works Well with Others: Shaking Hands, Shutting Up, and Other Crucial Skills in Business That No One Ever Teaches You, by Ross McCammon. I think it's a somewhat simplified "test" of how you feel about your relationship with someone, but it's worth discussing, methinks:

Canadian Curmudgeon 20h ago

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/russia-and-u-s-amplifying-alberta-separatist-narratives-to-stoke-division-distrust-report-9.7189604
Russia and U.S. amplifying Alberta separatist narratives to stoke division, distrust: report
Moscow's influence scheme is covert, while Trump-aligned meddling is overt and public.

Russia and U.S. amplifying Alberta separatist narratives to stoke division, distrust: report | CBC News

Moscow has long tried to meddle in foreign elections. What's newer is Canada's neighbour overtly trying to influence and fan flames of referendum bid, warns a new report on foreign interference.

CBC

Canadian Curmudgeon 21h ago

https://yougovamerica.substack.com/p/whats-your-favorite-dinosaur-many
The problem with adults: What's your favorite dinosaur? Many Americans don't have one.
What kind of psychopath doesn't have a favourite dinosaur? It's almost like no one over the age of 18 saw all those Jurassic Park films.