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She/Her Writer, podcaster, educator, & mom. Ed developer at USask. Host of Better Me Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-me/id1504135456 VIEWS ALL MINE AND DO NOT REFLECT MY EMPLOYER

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Kolanovic.

09.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 3807 πŸ” 973 πŸ’¬ 121 πŸ“Œ 70
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Family of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim suing OpenAI | CBC News The mother of Maya Gebala, a 12-year-old who remains in hospital after the shooting on Feb. 10, alleges the tech company failed to alert authorities to prompts from the shooter related to violence.

Here is the Notice of Civil Claim: drive.google.com/file/d/1iNun...

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

10.03.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
A dramatic image with bold text about Idaho House Committee's passage of a social transition ban, set against a grayscale domed ceiling background.

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BREAKING
Idaho House Committee Passes Extreme Social Transition Ban
HB 822 is alarming government overreach that would allow Idaho politicians to decide how youth dress and act.

A dramatic image with bold text about Idaho House Committee's passage of a social transition ban, set against a grayscale domed ceiling background. Transcribed Text: BREAKING Idaho House Committee Passes Extreme Social Transition Ban HB 822 is alarming government overreach that would allow Idaho politicians to decide how youth dress and act.

BREAKING: An Idaho House Committee passed HB 822. This dangerous and unconstitutional bill would require trusted adults, such as teachers and counselors, to monitor children for signs that they are not conforming to gender stereotypes. Learn more about the bill: buff.ly/7kw0CXu

09.03.2026 23:26 πŸ‘ 981 πŸ” 512 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 276

Why don't they include Maj. Davius?

09.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And, no you don't NEED my email address or phone number for me to buy this shirt. When I say no, don't try to change my mind.

09.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#WomensDay
#WomensHistoryMonth

Good morning & Happy International Womens Day to all of you AMAZING WOMEN in these SKIES of BLUE
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SO THANKFUL FOR YOU
So PROUD of YOU
So INSPIRED by YOU
Your Unwavering Spirit
and your love of freedom and justice
Always building each other up
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08.03.2026 14:34 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 59 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 1
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So now we get the cowardly cracker Moonbeam McBigot to help keep us safe?
Just when you thought it couldn't get any ickier.

08.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 379 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 5

Whats worse... even with all of this, it's nowhere near as good as it could have been if I had access to care when I was young.

I knew who I was back then. So many of us do.

They deserve the chance I never got to have.

08.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 1047 πŸ” 56 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

This one goes out to all those who oppose a housing development in favour of a parking lot.

08.03.2026 00:13 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Don’t those hoping for Armageddon need Israel to be destroyed as part of it?

07.03.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI Is Opening the Door to Government Spying Whether it means to or not

New: @matteowong.bsky.social talked to a number of legal experts about OpenAI's contract with the Pentagon. It sure does look like mass surveillance of Americans through GPT and autonomous weapons are on the table... and it isn't really up to OpenAI, anyway.

07.03.2026 01:46 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

OpenAI’s push to become crucial infrastructure in education should not and cannot be separated from its broader entanglements with the US military and mass surveillance that includes students and teachers.

07.03.2026 01:57 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Evangelicals love Donald Trump for many reasons, but one of them is especially terrifying End Times.

β€œIf it brings the end of the world, it brings the end of the world. They’re ready. They can’t wait for the Rapture to happen."

If you want to understand the nuances of Trump's self-created crisis in Iran, revisit @smencimer.bsky.social's deep-dive into our End Times president.

06.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 172 πŸ” 73 πŸ’¬ 36 πŸ“Œ 13

Setting aside many things here, this doc is also full of arguable claims presented without evidence. Perhaps, for example, the best way for educators to help students "harness AI" is to make sure we teach them first to think/write/analyze/have ideas themselves. Then they can harness away.

06.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A young boy sits at a small table, eating from a bowl with a spoon. There is a potted plant on the table next to him. The room has a simple decor.

A young boy sits at a small table, eating from a bowl with a spoon. There is a potted plant on the table next to him. The room has a simple decor.

6 March 1939 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Willem Philip van Naarden, was born in Amsterdam.

In March 1944 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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🎧/πŸ“– The development of the mass murder infrastructure at Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/46ryjrT

06.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 336 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

You lovely BlueSky lot, eldest has spent the day HUGELY enjoying taking pictures at the British Museum and wants to start editing them on a computer/trying out a proper camera. Any advice for getting started? He’s 12, but very good at computers and etc & has immense focus when interested in things.

06.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

The reason we have β€œstupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

05.03.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 22667 πŸ” 5564 πŸ’¬ 607 πŸ“Œ 171
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Was AI used for the targeting that likely resulted in the bombing of the girls school?

We must have answers to that question and there is ZERO reason for delay because the Pentagon damn well already knows the answer.

06.03.2026 00:44 πŸ‘ 3808 πŸ” 1265 πŸ’¬ 167 πŸ“Œ 54
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How is this not regime change?

05.03.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 173 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 4

Oh, I laughed too hard. This is too real.

05.03.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Correction. Orwell never said this. He did however, warn that: "political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” (That's Politics and the English Language, one of my favorite essays)

05.03.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 3645 πŸ” 977 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 11

In the supposedly dumb, politically correct era we coordinated with our allies so they wouldn't get caught flat footed and warned American citizens abroad to evacuate BEFORE the country we attacked had a chance to bomb all of our foreign embassies.

05.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 235 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 0

Clip two from today for the trials.

05.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 1141 πŸ” 194 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 10
OpenAI diagram about its educational research workflow.

OpenAI diagram about its educational research workflow.

Here is how OpenAI is reimagining educational research. It's basically GPT accesses all student records and "over-time signals" for constant tracking. It's total student surveillance for its model improvement.

05.03.2026 22:52 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 12
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New tools for understanding AI and learning outcomes OpenAI introduces the Learning Outcomes Measurement Suite to assess AI’s impact on student learning across diverse educational environments over time.

Under no circumstances should we allow OpenAI to become the self-authorized educational research evidenve source that it is trying to be. Vendors must not be research authorities. openai.com/index/unders...

05.03.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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Opening Up Education: A Conversation for Open Education Week - News As Open Education Week begins (March 2–6, 2026), Heather M. Ross from the Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning (GMCTL) and DeDe Dawson from the University (USask) Library discuss what Open Edu...

It would have been nice if this had come out prior to the start of Open Week, but still ...

#oer #openeducationweek

news.usask.ca/articles/gen...

05.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump says he must be involved in selecting Iran’s new leader, calls Khamenei's son "unacceptable" UK to send more jets to Qatar as Greece and Italy bolster Cyprus defenses and evacuation flights for Americans get underway. Follow for live updates.

"His comments came just one day after the White House suggested that regime change in Iran was not the primary objective of the president’s military campaign."

www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

05.03.2026 18:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One hundred accounts are behind the majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of conspiratorial claims come from influencers, with just 100 users responsible for near...

β€œConspiracy theories about globalist cabals, climate hoaxes and election fraud may seem ubiquitous on social media. But a report has found that they come from a tiny minority of users…
just 100 users were responsible for almost 70% of online conspiracy posts…”

Via @nationalobserver.com #UrbanTruth

04.03.2026 15:40 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Trump helps MAGA influencers flee Middle East war zone on private jet Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz, dogwalker Sarah Daither, former lobbyist Jay Footlik, and others managed to escape on a private plane thanks to the White House.

The White House has helped MAGA influencers escape the Middle East on a private jet while more than a million ordinary Americans are still trapped with no way out.

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