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@quioui

Many interests... politics - communication - education - writer and reader - NZer in Canada - she/her/they/them

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Yes! Talk about nailing it in 2 sentences!

07.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I just saw this and your post also reminded me of it - bsky.app/profile/kend...

07.03.2026 15:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a post: 
β€œChallenge for those who are very confident that Claude isn't conscious: Explain how human consciousness works.”

Screenshot of a post: β€œChallenge for those who are very confident that Claude isn't conscious: Explain how human consciousness works.”

Challenge for those who think Claude is conscious:

Why are you so invested in the consciousness of inanimate objects?

We have billions of humans on this planet who we collectively need to treat better. Can we do that before running to give tin cans agency?

07.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2

Tech bro oligarch: The AI is... real... sentient.... it's feeling real feelings... we must do everything we can to protect it and give it rights
Also tech bro oligarch: Human females are basically cattle made to push out as many babies as possible, all of which I will neglect

06.03.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 1206 πŸ” 392 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 9

"Promising Young Woman"

07.03.2026 05:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jamie Sarkonak: Chief justice says existence of Canada's border is discrimination
NP COMMENT

Jamie Sarkonak: Chief justice says existence of Canada's border is discrimination NP COMMENT

*siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh*
No, that is not at all what he said, but far be it for the grifting assholes on the Post's editorial page to actually read something in anything other than bad faith.

07.03.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Happy weekend πŸ˜€

07.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The weirdly muscular Jabba from the new Star Wars movie

The weirdly muscular Jabba from the new Star Wars movie

When I order a quarter pounder and 20 McNuggets but ask for water instead of a coke

06.03.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 2037 πŸ” 232 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 25

Creepy thing is that GPT didn’t invent this modelβ€”this is essentially the apotheosis of neoliberal ed reformists’ vision for schooling

06.03.2026 23:59 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œI think you mean…”

Homie let me stop you right there for this block.

06.03.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 327 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

Right up there with "You forgot about..."

06.03.2026 20:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing will ever top that original picture but I need people to understand that this is probably one of the most unreal guys alive. A totally impossible guy. Like by all rights he should not exist but at the same time he could of course only exist in the dimension we’re all trapped in.

06.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 719 πŸ” 125 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 81

Top notch replies on here, I feel proud to be a Blueskyer today 🫑

06.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Did... did Jordan Peterson write this? πŸ€”

06.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Rich guys in a limo pass by homeless folks. "Strange how some people choose to live like that instead of choosing to be rich like us."

Rich guys in a limo pass by homeless folks. "Strange how some people choose to live like that instead of choosing to be rich like us."

Herbert Block, from 1984.

06.03.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 277 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

Some thoughts on what the Gorton and Denton byelection means for pursuing climate action in the contemporary UK political landscape. www.just.ac.uk/news/2026/03...

06.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also having worked in communications, my opinion is that these people are out of control and they do not seem to care, and that is a culture issue; hiring a comms person isn't going to fix it.

06.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This appalling fat cat wants to shut the door on all my mature students, many of whom left school after GCSE and give up a lot to go to university. I can tell him that they’re the hungriest for education and far from being unable to graduate, they regularly get the highest grades. Hateful man.

06.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 350 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10

Personally I find that double standard makes their behaviour even more obnoxious and annoying.

06.03.2026 12:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's kind of weird because the rest of us, at whatever job we're doing, are expected to be "professional" to some degree but these dudes are out there literally shitting where they eat.

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A receptionist holding up a small curly-haires black puppy.

A receptionist holding up a small curly-haires black puppy.

A closeup of the receptionist holding up the puppy.

A closeup of the receptionist holding up the puppy.

A zoom in on just the puppy, who is giving the camera a LOOK.

A zoom in on just the puppy, who is giving the camera a LOOK.

Nine Years Ago Today: Me too, anonymous dog at the vet. Me too.

06.03.2026 03:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

06.03.2026 03:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Blog post by Kara Dansky titled "FFS Friday: Developmental Biologist Dr. Emma Hilton"

Blog post by Kara Dansky titled "FFS Friday: Developmental Biologist Dr. Emma Hilton"

Because it's not like "FFS" has any other meaning, lol -

06.03.2026 00:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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There are 72 school boards in Ontario, and the government is now in control of eight of them. They're also some of the biggest, meaning some 750,000 students are at school boards under supervision. #Onpoli
globalnews.ca/news/1171790...

05.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands Global survey shows young men and boys hold more traditional views about gender roles than older generations

and here's the chaser

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

05.03.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not to be THAT feminist, but I knew this was the case before opening the article. Men see fatherhood as an abstract milestone that's a proof of their virility, women see the associated costs.

Not to mention that women not being locked into domesticity is the core of the antifeminist backlash today.

05.03.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 1611 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 31

"We hired a head of communications, but they're not onboarded yet"

05.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I find this man so uniquely and utterly unattractive . I don’t GET men’s worship of him.

He’s so obvious a bunch over overcompensation’s in stuffed in a β€œtragic biracial” housecoat .

Powered by coke, self loathing and lack of therapy.

I’d respect it more if he was honest about the grift

05.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1

The whole style is just this aggressive, self-aggrandising, ludicrously over-confident schtick - as you say... uniquely repellent

05.03.2026 13:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0