Mastodawn

A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.

We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers

No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.

There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses

Unkhool ebykr 2d ago

Luddite rebel since forever

AI has come for your kids’ brains — and your kids are fighting back - thestar.com
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/ai-has-come-for-your-kids-brains--and-your-kids-are-fighting-back/article_e970edf1-b380-43be-8735-d05ee5fb7cef.html

Elizabeth Renzetti: AI has come for your kids’ brains — and your kids are fighting back

Recently, while helping my daughter with her research, I learned how resistant she is to using AI for school.

Toronto Star

Unkhool ebykr 2d ago

💯💯💯

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-iran-war-trump-carney-trade-usmca-negotiation/

What Iran has taught Canada about negotiating with Trump

The only thing Trump disrespects more than a country that doesn’t give in to his demands is a country that does

The Globe and Mail

Unkhool ebykr 2d ago

👇👇👇

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-has-the-information-to-help-prevent-the-next-mass-shooting/

Canada has the information to help prevent the next mass shooting

As calls intensify for a public inquiry into the Tumbler Ridge killings, we can look to the Mass Casualty Commission for policy direction

The Globe and Mail

Unkhool ebykr 3d ago

I'm not opposed to giving student 10% for showing up. But classrooms can't spaces where it's impossible to learn

Ontario’s new school attendance ‘fix’ hides the crisis and punishes kids who need help - thestar.com
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/ontarios-new-school-attendance-fix-hides-the-crisis-and-punishes-kids-who-need-help/article_e21645d9-c1d0-4045-8b90-a553d964d162.html

Iris Gorfinkel: Ontario’s new school attendance ‘fix’ hides the crisis and punishes kids who need help

Bill 101 is a political gesture — a shortcut that ignores evidence, weaponizes report cards and harms the most vulnerable students.

Toronto Star

Unkhool ebykr 3d ago

Yup we're onto him

Insults and fake outrage won't help Donald Trump win his trade war - thestar.com
https://www.thestar.com/politics/political-opinion/insults-and-fake-outrage-wont-help-donald-trump-win-his-trade-war/article_41d7bb6c-16ab-4852-b4ff-a20eafc6cd05.html

Susan Delacourt: Insults and fake outrage won’t help Donald Trump win his trade war

Some markers are being laid down on who started this and who’s doing the insulting here, Susan Delacourt writes.

Toronto Star

Unkhool ebykr 3d ago

👀👀👀

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/personal-finance/article-canada-big-banks-mortgage-writeoffs-real-estate-markets/

How Canada’s big banks turned mortgages into a nearly risk-free cash machine

There have been concerns for years about painful mortgage losses at Canada’s banks. The figures tell a strikingly different story

The Globe and Mail

Unkhool ebykr 3d ago

🤷🤷🤷

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/article-as-reality-sets-in-some-world-cup-host-cities-are-feeling-buyers/

As reality sets in, some World Cup host cities are feeling buyer’s remorse

Many large sporting events sound better in the abstract, and few sell that promise better than FIFA

The Globe and Mail

Unkhool ebykr 3d ago

💯

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-usmca-ottawa-carney-trump-trade-us/

Ottawa needs to keep its trade-talk chips

The federal government is right to reject the Trump administration’s demands for preemptive concessions

The Globe and Mail

Unkhool ebykr 3d ago

Good

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-usmca-trade-talks-trump-conditions/

U.S. not dictating terms of USMCA talks, Carney says

Prime Minister pushes back on the suggestion the U.S. is setting conditions before renegotiations can start

The Globe and Mail