Elliot
@instructobot5000.bsky.social
Professor of something IRL
The hot mess in postsecondary. Unless evaluations are conducted in-person, many students AI their way to high grades. The same student can score 90s in an online test and demonstrate they don’t understand a thing when evaluated in a classroom.
#onted #highered
lfpress.com/news/local-n...
#onted #highered
lfpress.com/news/local-n...
'Overwhelmingly clear' students cheated on exam: Western University prof
Jacob Shelley, an associate professor at Western University, is refusing to use results of the final exam in a health law course grade
lfpress.com
May 15, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The hot mess in postsecondary. Unless evaluations are conducted in-person, many students AI their way to high grades. The same student can score 90s in an online test and demonstrate they don’t understand a thing when evaluated in a classroom.
#onted #highered
lfpress.com/news/local-n...
#onted #highered
lfpress.com/news/local-n...
Reposted by Elliot
Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount reut.rs/4lsTRe5
Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers.
reut.rs
March 14, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount reut.rs/4lsTRe5
Reposted by Elliot
"Very focused on transparency" Ha, ha. #DougFord and his criming Conservatives are at it again. Call and tell them no! Ford government proposes FOI l...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
Ford government proposes FOI law change that would keep premier's records secret | CBC News
Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the politica...
www.cbc.ca
March 14, 2026 at 1:40 AM
"Very focused on transparency" Ha, ha. #DougFord and his criming Conservatives are at it again. Call and tell them no! Ford government proposes FOI l...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #cdnpoli
Reposted by Elliot
“A mannequin simulating a child crossing the street .. was crushed over and over again by a Tesla equipped with a self-driving feature on Thursday — safety advocates' latest warning .. as it prepares to launch robotaxis on Austin roads.”
@houstonchronicle.com $TSLA
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
@houstonchronicle.com $TSLA
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
June 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
“A mannequin simulating a child crossing the street .. was crushed over and over again by a Tesla equipped with a self-driving feature on Thursday — safety advocates' latest warning .. as it prepares to launch robotaxis on Austin roads.”
@houstonchronicle.com $TSLA
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
@houstonchronicle.com $TSLA
www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Reposted by Elliot
They want to throw a new generation of working-class people into the meat grinder of war for access to shipping lanes and rare earth minerals. Fuck these war pigs. apnews.com/article/hegs...
Hegseth says the Pentagon has contingency plans to invade Greenland if necessary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is appearing to acknowledge that the Pentagon has developed plans to take over Greenland and Panama by force if necessary.
apnews.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
They want to throw a new generation of working-class people into the meat grinder of war for access to shipping lanes and rare earth minerals. Fuck these war pigs. apnews.com/article/hegs...
Reposted by Elliot
Graduating and worried about finding a job? Got a job but worried you'll get axed? Got axed and worried you'll run out of savings before you find another?
So much worrying.
What will all the "working for workers" parties actually do for workers?
www.thestar.com/business/the...
So much worrying.
What will all the "working for workers" parties actually do for workers?
www.thestar.com/business/the...
Armine Yalnizyan: The parties all say they’re working for workers, but are they? Here’s what their platforms say
Conservatives are silent on EI. The Liberals say they’ll improve EI in the coming year. The NDP would fix EI right away.
www.thestar.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Graduating and worried about finding a job? Got a job but worried you'll get axed? Got axed and worried you'll run out of savings before you find another?
So much worrying.
What will all the "working for workers" parties actually do for workers?
www.thestar.com/business/the...
So much worrying.
What will all the "working for workers" parties actually do for workers?
www.thestar.com/business/the...
Reposted by Elliot
Silicon Valley is run by people who genuinely think the world as we know it is going to end in the next few decades. Many also WANT this to happen: they WANT the biological world to be replaced by a new digital world. They WANT "posthumans" to take the place of humans. A 🧵:
April 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Silicon Valley is run by people who genuinely think the world as we know it is going to end in the next few decades. Many also WANT this to happen: they WANT the biological world to be replaced by a new digital world. They WANT "posthumans" to take the place of humans. A 🧵:
Reposted by Elliot
"McLean’s allegiances can be difficult to peg down. After leaving the Alberta NDP, McLean became a donor supporting Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives in 2023 and decided only a month ago she would now be running for the Liberals in BC."
🤔 #bcpoli
🤔 #bcpoli
This Liberal candidate claims she supports ‘workers’. But labour leaders call her track record ‘disingenuous’.
BC labour unions say Liberal candidate Stephanie McLean worked for an ‘anti-union’ law firm that is ‘widely vilified in the BC labour movement’
BC labour unions say Liberal candidate Stephanie McLean worked for an ‘anti-union’ law firm that is ‘widely vilified in the BC labour movement’
This Liberal Candidate Claims She Supports ‘Workers’. Labour Leaders Call Her Track Record ‘Disingenuous’.
BC labour unions say Liberal candidate Stephanie McLean worked for an ‘anti-union’ law firm that is ‘widely vilified in the BC labour movement’
pressprogress.ca
April 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
"McLean’s allegiances can be difficult to peg down. After leaving the Alberta NDP, McLean became a donor supporting Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives in 2023 and decided only a month ago she would now be running for the Liberals in BC."
🤔 #bcpoli
🤔 #bcpoli
Reposted by Elliot
Oh, turnips...
When Ford's in the PMO, you can't say you weren't warned.
On our last three Twitter accounts, and this one... 😵💫😆
When Ford's in the PMO, you can't say you weren't warned.
On our last three Twitter accounts, and this one... 😵💫😆
April 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Oh, turnips...
When Ford's in the PMO, you can't say you weren't warned.
On our last three Twitter accounts, and this one... 😵💫😆
When Ford's in the PMO, you can't say you weren't warned.
On our last three Twitter accounts, and this one... 😵💫😆
@officialjackwhite.bsky.social did Canada's right-wing Conservative party pay you to use "Ball and Biscuit" in their cringey commercial? Btw, their leader appeals to a base, often called Maple MAGA, due to their fondness for, well.... you know.
April 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
@officialjackwhite.bsky.social did Canada's right-wing Conservative party pay you to use "Ball and Biscuit" in their cringey commercial? Btw, their leader appeals to a base, often called Maple MAGA, due to their fondness for, well.... you know.
Reposted by Elliot
This sounded even more ridiculous in the original North Korean.
REPORTER: President Trump looks healthier than ever before. I'm sure everybody in this room could agree. Is he working out with Bobby Kennedy and is he eating less McDonald's?
LEAVITT: I can confirm the president is in very good shape
LEAVITT: I can confirm the president is in very good shape
April 11, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This sounded even more ridiculous in the original North Korean.
Reposted by Elliot
"A 9-foot-tall sculpture of Elon Musk's head located near SpaceX's launch facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, was busted up in recent days." www.chron.com/culture/arti...
April 11, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"A 9-foot-tall sculpture of Elon Musk's head located near SpaceX's launch facilities in Boca Chica, Texas, was busted up in recent days." www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Reposted by Elliot
And Canada Proud is #IDUPlaybook
Here's Jeff giving a lecture to the IDU Executive (including Mike Roman 😉) back in 2018.
Chairman Harper invited Jeff to lecture to the senior executives of IDU, hot off his success helping to install Ford in Ontario.
Here's Jeff giving a lecture to the IDU Executive (including Mike Roman 😉) back in 2018.
Chairman Harper invited Jeff to lecture to the senior executives of IDU, hot off his success helping to install Ford in Ontario.
April 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
And Canada Proud is #IDUPlaybook
Here's Jeff giving a lecture to the IDU Executive (including Mike Roman 😉) back in 2018.
Chairman Harper invited Jeff to lecture to the senior executives of IDU, hot off his success helping to install Ford in Ontario.
Here's Jeff giving a lecture to the IDU Executive (including Mike Roman 😉) back in 2018.
Chairman Harper invited Jeff to lecture to the senior executives of IDU, hot off his success helping to install Ford in Ontario.
Reposted by Elliot
Ron DeSantis is pushing to let employers schedule children as young as 14 for an unlimited number of hours, including overnight shifts.
At the same time, Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers pay kids below minimum wage.
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
At the same time, Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers pay kids below minimum wage.
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed for child labor rollbacks behind the scenes, records show
Email communications first obtained by Orlando Weekly through a public records request show that staffers from DeSantis's office emailed draft legislation for Republican lawmakers to file.
www.orlandoweekly.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Ron DeSantis is pushing to let employers schedule children as young as 14 for an unlimited number of hours, including overnight shifts.
At the same time, Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers pay kids below minimum wage.
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
At the same time, Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers pay kids below minimum wage.
www.orlandoweekly.com/news/florida...
Reposted by Elliot
I first started reporting on the Republican-Russian-Musk plan to crash the US economy back in early 2021. Here's my piece from summer 2024. No one can say no one knew this was coming.
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
Peter Thiel and the American Apocalypse | Washington Spectator
Between the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race, and the rapid coalescence around Kamala Harris as the presumptive Democratic nominee, everyone’s rushing to…
washingtonspectator.org
April 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I first started reporting on the Republican-Russian-Musk plan to crash the US economy back in early 2021. Here's my piece from summer 2024. No one can say no one knew this was coming.
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
washingtonspectator.org/peter-thiel-...
I can't decide if this is comically disingenuous or comically stupid.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Fox News pundit believes Trump tariffs will reverse ‘crisis in masculinity’
‘Donald Trump is actually saying ‘no more’ to this and to the crisis in masculinity,’ political pundit Batya Ungar-Sargon said
www.independent.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I can't decide if this is comically disingenuous or comically stupid.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said in a February earnings call. “Disruption at the end of the day exposes things that aren't working. There will be ups and downs. This is a revolution, some people are going to get their heads cut off.”
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
DOGE Is Planning a Hackathon at the IRS. It Wants Easier Access to Taxpayer Data
DOGE operatives have repeatedly referred to the software company Palantir as a possible partner in creating a “mega API” at the IRS, sources tell WIRED.
www.wired.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Palantir CEO Alex Karp said in a February earnings call. “Disruption at the end of the day exposes things that aren't working. There will be ups and downs. This is a revolution, some people are going to get their heads cut off.”
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
www.wired.com/story/doge-h...
Just Trump and his cronies manipulating markets for profit. Again.
White House calls reports of 90-day tariff pause 'fake news.' CNBC reported Kevin Hassett said Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China, sending stocks up briefly. Then CNBC reported White House officials are not aware of such a pause reut.rs/3XNwDEU
Trump Tariffs Live: Wall Street opens sharply lower, S&P 500 nears bear market territory
President Trump's sweeping tariffs package and China's retaliation have triggered fears of a global recession and spiraling trade war.
reut.rs
April 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Just Trump and his cronies manipulating markets for profit. Again.
Reposted by Elliot
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with Mar 23 data
- London data updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, NS, QC
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
- London data updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, NS, QC
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
April 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with Mar 23 data
- London data updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, NS, QC
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
- London data updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, NS, QC
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
Reposted by Elliot
Replace the word “mask” with “bicycle helmet” in this piece to see how political it is
We all want Covid to go away
The reality is the science can prevent it, & shaming can’t
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
We all want Covid to go away
The reality is the science can prevent it, & shaming can’t
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
The Evermaskers
The isolation of people who take precautions against COVID has only gotten more intense.
www.theatlantic.com
April 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Replace the word “mask” with “bicycle helmet” in this piece to see how political it is
We all want Covid to go away
The reality is the science can prevent it, & shaming can’t
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
We all want Covid to go away
The reality is the science can prevent it, & shaming can’t
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Reposted by Elliot
Planned tariffs shared by the White House included a 10% duty on imports from the barren Heard and McDonald Islands.
"Trade war with penguins": Trump places 10% tariff on uninhabited Antarctic islands
Planned tariffs shared by the White House included a 10% duty on imports from the barren Heard and McDonald Islands
www.salon.com
April 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Planned tariffs shared by the White House included a 10% duty on imports from the barren Heard and McDonald Islands.
Fanshawe College announces huge program closures.
One correction: College prez's didn't ask for the review by StrategyCorp. Doug Ford paid the colleges to agree to it.
And 1 note absent in the article: the root of the problem is that #Onted is being STARVED by Ford.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
One correction: College prez's didn't ask for the review by StrategyCorp. Doug Ford paid the colleges to agree to it.
And 1 note absent in the article: the root of the problem is that #Onted is being STARVED by Ford.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Fanshawe College program suspensions announced to staff as major cuts begin | CBC News
Fanshawe College has begun telling staff and faculty which programs will be cut as it faces a dramatic drop in enrolment.
www.cbc.ca
April 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Fanshawe College announces huge program closures.
One correction: College prez's didn't ask for the review by StrategyCorp. Doug Ford paid the colleges to agree to it.
And 1 note absent in the article: the root of the problem is that #Onted is being STARVED by Ford.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
One correction: College prez's didn't ask for the review by StrategyCorp. Doug Ford paid the colleges to agree to it.
And 1 note absent in the article: the root of the problem is that #Onted is being STARVED by Ford.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The 84 candidates:
50 - Conservative Party of Canada
24 - PPC
7 - Christian Heritage
2 - United Party of Canada
1 - Libertarian Party.
29 of them responded “No” to the question: “Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion?”
50 - Conservative Party of Canada
24 - PPC
7 - Christian Heritage
2 - United Party of Canada
1 - Libertarian Party.
29 of them responded “No” to the question: “Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion?”
Also to supplement this news released this week, which CPC candidates support an abortion ban. www.antihate.ca/federal_cand...
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The 84 candidates:
50 - Conservative Party of Canada
24 - PPC
7 - Christian Heritage
2 - United Party of Canada
1 - Libertarian Party.
29 of them responded “No” to the question: “Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion?”
50 - Conservative Party of Canada
24 - PPC
7 - Christian Heritage
2 - United Party of Canada
1 - Libertarian Party.
29 of them responded “No” to the question: “Are there any circumstances under which you believe a woman should have access to abortion?”