Carl Juneau

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Former lawyer and executive in the Canadian government. Now retired from both. Toots are my own.
Probably the funniest part of Fox News sacking #TuckerCarlson is that Fox News is about to enjoy the routine fusillade of death- and bomb-threats from the cadres of Dogpatch fascist yayhoos they and Tucker Carlson created and nurtured for many years and have insisted do not exist.
Twitter has ceased to be an independent company after merging with a newly formed shell firm called X Corp., driving speculation about what Elon Musk intends for the social media platform. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/12/business/tech/twitter-not-independent-company/?utm_content=buffere8def&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bufferapp.com&utm_campaign=buffer #socialmedia #Twitter #ElonMusk
Twitter company ‘no longer exists’ and is now part of Elon Musk’s X Corp.

It’s unclear what the change means. In the past, Musk suggested that buying Twitter would be an "accelerant” for creating X — which he dubbed an "everything app.”

The Japan Times
Seems that the #timeline and #reply function is broken on #Twitter

Across right-wing media, the hateful word of choice these days is “groomer”—which wrongfully implies children are the targets of not just the LGBTQ+ community but of anyone seeking to educate around questions of gender identity and sexual orientation.

Today on #TheBigPicture, we tackle the critical task of unpacking this recent trend and propose a way to fight against this harmful rhetoric: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/groomer-lgbtq-slur-fighting-back

Fighting Back Against New LGBTQ+ Slur 'Groomer'

The new rhetoric from the right targets LGBTQ+ people with an insidious, inaccurate accusation.

The Big Picture
Just how big is the Always Trump component of the Republican Party? - POLITICO https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/trump-voters-republican-primary-00084652
Just how big is the Always Trump component of the Republican Party?

The former president’s hold on a portion of voters is already having a deep impact on the race.

POLITICO

I do not see anything positive out of Tucker Carlson getting his junk-tanned paws on the #Jan6 security videos.

I cannot imagine the agitprop his creative editing could make.

Fox News is lying to its viewers and we are shocked. Shocked! #voteblue #foxlies #stopthegpq #politics #gop #fox
Canadian military found Chinese monitoring buoys in the Arctic

Former lieutenant-general says devices likely used to monitor U.S. nuclear submarine traffic

The Globe and Mail
Dauphin éventré dans le Golfe de Gascogne : "Des pêcheurs tentent de faire disparaître les preuves de capture", dénonce Sea Sheperd https://www.francetvinfo.fr/animaux/bien-etre-animal/dauphin-eventre-dans-le-golfe-de-gascogne-des-pecheurs-tentent-de-faire-disparaitre-les-preuves-de-capture-denonce-sea-sheperd_5671295.html
Dauphin éventré dans le Golfe de Gascogne : "Des pêcheurs tentent de faire disparaître les preuves de capture"

"On est à un peu plus de 410 cadavres retrouvés sur les plages depuis le 1ᵉʳ décembre 2022", regrette l'ONG qui craint d'en compter des milliers au fond du Golfe de Gascogne, éventrés par les pêcheurs qui veulent "éviter la fermeture des zones de pêche."

Franceinfo
Guerre en Ukraine : la Russie se dote du système "Okulus", un outil pour censurer les contenus en ligne

Officiellement, l'objectif est de combattre les violations à la loi russe, mais cet instrument marque surtout une nouvelle étape dans la surveillance du web.

Franceinfo