James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org

Hi Mastodon, Greg here. I just joined the fediverse and I'm excited to learn how everything works.

I'm a scientist studying wildlife interactions with energy infrastructure. I run a blog highlighting current research on this topic. https://www.gregforcey.com

Looking forward to connecting with folks here.

#Introduction #Introductions #NewHere

This poll made me laugh. Isn’t it amazing that not a single person (out of 1,386) clicked yes. Even in error.

“In Poilievre’s framing, this [Electric Vehicle Availability Standard] is akin to Armageddon. The Conservative leader has warned that the standard amounts to ‘banning the rural way of life’ and that it will ‘kill jobs’ and ‘literally erase many small towns from the map.’

Of course, the real Armageddon is climate change.”

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2025/08/21/Poilievre-New-Gaslighting-Campaign/

Worse than Chicken Little’s “the sky is falling…”

#PierrePoiLIEvre #ConservativeLies #NeverVoteConservative #ClimateChange

I am sick and tired of the nonstop political content on here, so today's Low Quality Ad is for this "Is He Dead Yet?" mug. It's a good apolitical mug that could be referring to anyone. We all didn't immediately think of one specific person when we saw this.
https://collabs.shop/hi0k4r

Google's AI Overviews Led Users Astray, Reports Say Some Phone Numbers Are Scams - Google's AI Overviews has returned fraudulent customer service phone numbers in mu... - https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/08/19/1849240/googles-ai-overviews-led-users-astray-reports-say-some-phone-numbers-are-scams?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed #it

Trump is upset about discussions at museums of how bad slavery was

https://journa.host/@samlitzinger/115057393619965184

Air Canada consoles stranded passengers with pictures of their executive bonuses
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/08/air-canada-consoles-stranded-passengers-with-pictures-of-their-executive-bonuses/
#AirCanada

To kind of summarize some of the recent #Bluesky drama. Yesterday Bluesky changed their Terms of Service to require binding arbitration. Users are unhappy, but there's nothing they can do about it because Bluesky is not decentralized and there is no place they can go. Today, Bluesky banned a user for wishing ill of J.K. Rowling for her anti-trans hate. Users are very unhappy, but there's nothing they can do about it because Bluesky is not decentralized and there is no place they can go.

Get it?

The 23 year old advisor to #Farage who thinks:

1) We shouldn’t have fought in WW2 against Nazi Germany
2) The Falklands War was the only war in the past century that was worth fighting (a few sheep are apparently more important than democracy and human rights)
3) El Salvador is to be admired and copied…’State power when used effectively is basically omnipotent’

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/16/nigel-farage-adviser-uk-would-be-better-off-if-it-had-not-fought-nazi-germany

Oops!

“Documents with sensitive details about the meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin were left behind on a public hotel printer.” - Chiara Eisner
https://apple.news/AUS7RXIWyRXuZdOxhzVhr0w

I’m probably laughing harder at this than it deserves. But, still… 😂

#Caturday

I think we would be less mad at AI if it meant that we could work less hours for the same salary. And if it wasn't pushed on us to use *daily*.

But no. It's only used to make us work faster. And more. To make CEOs more money.

Consider the welcome Trump gave Zelensky at the White House compared to the red carpet and military flyover welcome of Putin. Trump. Works. For. Russia.