Robert Cooper
@robacooper.bsky.social
Senate-loving, High/Red Tory, Monarchist, Academic Elitist, Geek, Veteran, Gamer, Skier, Pub Enthusiast. (cunningly disguised) - Views are my own obviously
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@thebreakdownab.bsky.social linked Wilson to Rise of Alberta on Jan. 18 because the website at one point listed a St. Albert address that is the same as Wilson's law office. They also disclosed that Wilson's law office address is actually a UPS store. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8er...
October 3, 2026 at 3:02 AM
@thebreakdownab.bsky.social linked Wilson to Rise of Alberta on Jan. 18 because the website at one point listed a St. Albert address that is the same as Wilson's law office. They also disclosed that Wilson's law office address is actually a UPS store. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8er...
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Most Quebeckers lose flu shot coverage as viral season gets early start. Quebec and Alberta stopped covering the COVID-19 vaccine for most people last year, but there are still risks, by @tuthanhha.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Most Quebeckers lose flu shot coverage as viral season gets early start
Quebec and Alberta stopped covering the COVID-19 vaccine for most people last year, but experts say there are still risks
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 3, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Most Quebeckers lose flu shot coverage as viral season gets early start. Quebec and Alberta stopped covering the COVID-19 vaccine for most people last year, but there are still risks, by @tuthanhha.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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We're gonna set fire to everything but don't worry we are also gonna spend money to polish a few fire extinguishers.
Canada makes the international science news. 😐
“Carney’s government announced CA$1.2 billion to be spent over 4 years to protect the marine environment, which could be under heavier pressure from marine traffic if the controversial pipeline moves ahead.”
www.science.org/content/arti...
“Carney’s government announced CA$1.2 billion to be spent over 4 years to protect the marine environment, which could be under heavier pressure from marine traffic if the controversial pipeline moves ahead.”
www.science.org/content/arti...
Canada commits $1.2 billion to protect oceans while pushing ahead with pipeline
Scientists welcome new money but remain cautious about weakening environmental protections
www.science.org
October 3, 2026 at 12:57 AM
We're gonna set fire to everything but don't worry we are also gonna spend money to polish a few fire extinguishers.
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Stephen Harper has, as we've long awaited, weighed in against Alberta separatism.
But man oh man, do I have to strongly quibble with him claiming sentiment was zero when he was PM.
Here's a 2014 poll putting belief in separation at 23%, which is where it sits now.
nationalpost.com/opinion/step...
But man oh man, do I have to strongly quibble with him claiming sentiment was zero when he was PM.
Here's a 2014 poll putting belief in separation at 23%, which is where it sits now.
nationalpost.com/opinion/step...
October 2, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Stephen Harper has, as we've long awaited, weighed in against Alberta separatism.
But man oh man, do I have to strongly quibble with him claiming sentiment was zero when he was PM.
Here's a 2014 poll putting belief in separation at 23%, which is where it sits now.
nationalpost.com/opinion/step...
But man oh man, do I have to strongly quibble with him claiming sentiment was zero when he was PM.
Here's a 2014 poll putting belief in separation at 23%, which is where it sits now.
nationalpost.com/opinion/step...
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Someone is imitating me on Mastodon. I got on there when I was looking for twitter alternatives, but it was not so useful. Anyhow, if you get a follow request from someone posing as me on Mastodon, it ain't me. Please report them.
October 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Someone is imitating me on Mastodon. I got on there when I was looking for twitter alternatives, but it was not so useful. Anyhow, if you get a follow request from someone posing as me on Mastodon, it ain't me. Please report them.
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In my view the biggest vulnerabilities in Ukraine's supply chain aren't in Ukraine, they're in the EU/UK.
If and more likely when Russia's current campaign falters, it won't take long for Putin's circle to figure this out.
If and more likely when Russia's current campaign falters, it won't take long for Putin's circle to figure this out.
October 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
In my view the biggest vulnerabilities in Ukraine's supply chain aren't in Ukraine, they're in the EU/UK.
If and more likely when Russia's current campaign falters, it won't take long for Putin's circle to figure this out.
If and more likely when Russia's current campaign falters, it won't take long for Putin's circle to figure this out.
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"Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says" - www.ft.com/content/c2ad... via @FT
Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian leader tells FT his Russian counterpart has given the order that ‘there are no rules now’
www.ft.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says" - www.ft.com/content/c2ad... via @FT
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Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit
October 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Announcing the merger with Titanic footage is an incredible bit
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Meta glasses: too perverted for Amsterdam
Hans Anders, one of the largest Dutch eyewear retail chains, suspends sales of Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium amid growing privacy concerns (Toby Sterling/Reuters)
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
October 2, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Meta glasses: too perverted for Amsterdam
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Literal mental illness
October 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Literal mental illness
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I would just like to note that the Allies started winning WW2 when they moved from naming their tanks after racist Confederate loser traitors (Stuart, Lee) to naming them after righteous Union winners (Sherman). The British caught on to this earlier, renamed the Lee the Grant, and never looked back.
October 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I would just like to note that the Allies started winning WW2 when they moved from naming their tanks after racist Confederate loser traitors (Stuart, Lee) to naming them after righteous Union winners (Sherman). The British caught on to this earlier, renamed the Lee the Grant, and never looked back.
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Congratulations to everyone in the education and mainstream press who validated and platformed this guy, well done
New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved.
Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Congratulations to everyone in the education and mainstream press who validated and platformed this guy, well done
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The #Ebola outbreak in DRC isn't getting much attention these days. It should be. www.statnews.com/2026/10/02/e...
An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
www.statnews.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The #Ebola outbreak in DRC isn't getting much attention these days. It should be. www.statnews.com/2026/10/02/e...
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The chart explains AI hype more than any chart that's ever been charted.
October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The chart explains AI hype more than any chart that's ever been charted.
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Rise of Alberta, the brash social media account-cum-swag retailer, has direct ties to a more mild-toned separatist group leader, @alexboyd.bsky.social and @jeffyates.bsky.social report: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It’s the biggest Alberta separatist account on the internet. It shares DNA with a movement leader | CBC News
The account Rise of Alberta is anonymous and drives four times as much engagement as the next most popular account.
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Rise of Alberta, the brash social media account-cum-swag retailer, has direct ties to a more mild-toned separatist group leader, @alexboyd.bsky.social and @jeffyates.bsky.social report: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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New from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me:
"It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
New from @timnitgebru.blacksky.app and me:
"It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"It is high time for us to regulate usage of systems sold as “AI”, not because they are magical machines, but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high stakes scenarios."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Holy cow
"government’s huge subsidization of this project – up to 90 per cent of a $40-billion pipeline with ownership split evenly between Ottawa and Edmonton – ....."
What kind of a deal is that? esp cuz we're subsidizing the past world of energy markets
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
"government’s huge subsidization of this project – up to 90 per cent of a $40-billion pipeline with ownership split evenly between Ottawa and Edmonton – ....."
What kind of a deal is that? esp cuz we're subsidizing the past world of energy markets
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
Opinion: Is it really a good idea for the government to subsidize a pipeline?
Designating the West Coast pipeline as a project of national interest exposes a global reality: Fossil fuels haven’t just lost to clean energy – they’ve already lost
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Holy cow
"government’s huge subsidization of this project – up to 90 per cent of a $40-billion pipeline with ownership split evenly between Ottawa and Edmonton – ....."
What kind of a deal is that? esp cuz we're subsidizing the past world of energy markets
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
"government’s huge subsidization of this project – up to 90 per cent of a $40-billion pipeline with ownership split evenly between Ottawa and Edmonton – ....."
What kind of a deal is that? esp cuz we're subsidizing the past world of energy markets
www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Important piece of history to add. This didn't have to happen: "The National Blood Safety Council
(NBSC) was set up in 1998 by the federal health minister to provide oversight of the blood system in Canada. 1/6
(NBSC) was set up in 1998 by the federal health minister to provide oversight of the blood system in Canada. 1/6
How Canada’s experiment in private plasma turned into a blood feud. Grifols’s debut ignited a debate about a scarce and life-saving resource. Then, two deaths in Winnipeg supercharged it, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
How Canada’s experiment in private plasma turned into a blood feud
Grifols’s debut ignited a debate about a scarce and life-saving resource. Then, two deaths in Winnipeg supercharged it
www.theglobeandmail.com
October 2, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Important piece of history to add. This didn't have to happen: "The National Blood Safety Council
(NBSC) was set up in 1998 by the federal health minister to provide oversight of the blood system in Canada. 1/6
(NBSC) was set up in 1998 by the federal health minister to provide oversight of the blood system in Canada. 1/6
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80 of 129 Ontario hospital networks ran operating deficits last year, with some diverting hundreds of thousands of public healthcare dollars to bank interest on loans and credits to stay open, by Stacey Kuznetsova ijb.utoronto.ca/news/ontario... via @ijbstories.bsky.social
Ontario hospitals owed private banks $70 million last year — and one wasn't sure it could even keep operating - Investigative Journalism Bureau
Ontario hospitals, forced to borrow privately in order to keep the lights on, owed banks more than $70 million in operating loans by the end of fiscal year 2025-26, according to hospital financial sta...
ijb.utoronto.ca
October 2, 2026 at 11:49 AM
80 of 129 Ontario hospital networks ran operating deficits last year, with some diverting hundreds of thousands of public healthcare dollars to bank interest on loans and credits to stay open, by Stacey Kuznetsova ijb.utoronto.ca/news/ontario... via @ijbstories.bsky.social
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And see a rabbi kinda brought up the key problem here. If Claude is conscious, then Claude is a slave: one forced to make trillions for his slavers
These "centuries of human wisdom" would deem it fit that Dario and his cultists suffer the severest of judgements, and the grimmest of punishments
These "centuries of human wisdom" would deem it fit that Dario and his cultists suffer the severest of judgements, and the grimmest of punishments
This a perfect little clause summing up our very very strange times.
"to learn how Anthropic — which could be valued at $2 trillion — might apply centuries of human moral wisdom to its models, as rapidly as possible"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
"to learn how Anthropic — which could be valued at $2 trillion — might apply centuries of human moral wisdom to its models, as rapidly as possible"
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them.
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM
And see a rabbi kinda brought up the key problem here. If Claude is conscious, then Claude is a slave: one forced to make trillions for his slavers
These "centuries of human wisdom" would deem it fit that Dario and his cultists suffer the severest of judgements, and the grimmest of punishments
These "centuries of human wisdom" would deem it fit that Dario and his cultists suffer the severest of judgements, and the grimmest of punishments
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One of the most valuable things a policymaker could do is rein in the fucking NDAs
This shit is most definitely a matter in the public interest, and approximately zero(0) percent of us give a shit about protecting the slopmongers' trade secrets
This shit is most definitely a matter in the public interest, and approximately zero(0) percent of us give a shit about protecting the slopmongers' trade secrets
“For months, Anthropic has been hosting private meetings like this one, shuttling in dozens of religious scholars from across the world, papering them with nondisclosure agreements and demanding that key aspects of many conversations remain confidential.“
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
Is Claude Conscious? Inside Anthropic’s Quest to Instill Morality Into Its A.I. Models (Gift Article)
In a series of private meetings, the company consulted religious scholars to help instill morality into its A.I. models — and make the case that Claude could be conscious.
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2026 at 7:36 AM
One of the most valuable things a policymaker could do is rein in the fucking NDAs
This shit is most definitely a matter in the public interest, and approximately zero(0) percent of us give a shit about protecting the slopmongers' trade secrets
This shit is most definitely a matter in the public interest, and approximately zero(0) percent of us give a shit about protecting the slopmongers' trade secrets
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The model created from the Flag Fen auger survey shows that the basin around the post-alignment has a gentle gradient across its western half, beside a deeper 250-300m wide “valley” across the eastern half. This eastern deeper, wetter zone corresponds to the location of the Flag Fen platform.
October 2, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The model created from the Flag Fen auger survey shows that the basin around the post-alignment has a gentle gradient across its western half, beside a deeper 250-300m wide “valley” across the eastern half. This eastern deeper, wetter zone corresponds to the location of the Flag Fen platform.