James H McLaren @JamesHMcLaren@qoto.org

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.

BREAKING NEWS: Trump tells reporters: "I'll be tough with Putin. I'm a ruthless negotiator. He will think twice before ever crossing America." The president made the announcement from Putinland, the new Russian territory formerly known as Alaska.

Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.

#Truth

I'd hand over mine just to add some extra couch fucking memes.

But seriously, this is disgraceful. Y'know, JD, you'd finally have a vacation in peace if you weren't such a complete dick.

I won’t believe an AI is “Ph.D. level” until it starts complaining about how much debt it’s carrying

So imagine if we had food stores in Canada but the main point of them wasn't to pull over $2billion in profit per company for their investors every year.
#cdnpoli
https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/its-time-for-public-grocery-stores