@lexomatic.bsky.social
High and counter culture. Former public servant, translator, videographer, musician, editor, and intern everywhere I can make myself redundant by fixing systemic problems. TTRPG & audio drama He / Him
Where is the legal challenge to this? It makes prosecution of corruption impossible.
Ontario government Microsoft Teams messages set to automatically delete
Ontario government Microsoft Teams messages set to automatically delete | Globalnews.ca
In May civil servants in charge of processing freedom of information requests were told to put down their pens. The message was sent via Microsoft Teams.
globalnews.ca
September 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Where is the legal challenge to this? It makes prosecution of corruption impossible.
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There are NO downsides to improving the quality of air in the spaces in which our kids and their educators spend the most time.
Even the cost makes itself up in reducing replacement staffing costs, bettering education, decreasing healthcare burden, etc.
Even the cost makes itself up in reducing replacement staffing costs, bettering education, decreasing healthcare burden, etc.
Did you know that pregnant staff, aging educators, and asthmatic students suffer disproportionately in extreme classroom heat? 🌡️
Ontario must address IAQ comprehensively to ensure safe temperatures AND clean air for all.
Modernizing IAQ is basic health and safety.
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-peel...
Ontario must address IAQ comprehensively to ensure safe temperatures AND clean air for all.
Modernizing IAQ is basic health and safety.
thenarwhal.ca/ontario-peel...
For some Ontario students, there is no escape from the heat
As the school year begins, families and advocates worry children in Peel region exposed to extreme heat in classrooms
thenarwhal.ca
September 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
There are NO downsides to improving the quality of air in the spaces in which our kids and their educators spend the most time.
Even the cost makes itself up in reducing replacement staffing costs, bettering education, decreasing healthcare burden, etc.
Even the cost makes itself up in reducing replacement staffing costs, bettering education, decreasing healthcare burden, etc.
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The fact that he views public assets as belonging to the government is the problem. They don't belong to the government. They belong to the public. They belong to us.
Not the Liberals, not Parliament, not him. Us.
He's a caretaker, not an owner.
Not the Liberals, not Parliament, not him. Us.
He's a caretaker, not an owner.
PM Carney on the privatization of federal assets: "What we're looking to do with all the tools we have is to catalyze building of this economy. If there are some assets that the federal government has that can help with that process, we'll look at it as part of a comprehensive approach."
September 16, 2026 at 2:51 AM
The fact that he views public assets as belonging to the government is the problem. They don't belong to the government. They belong to the public. They belong to us.
Not the Liberals, not Parliament, not him. Us.
He's a caretaker, not an owner.
Not the Liberals, not Parliament, not him. Us.
He's a caretaker, not an owner.
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My latest -- what is Zionism doing in the Ontario Grade 10 civics curriculum? And of all the democracies in the world, who decided that comparing Canada to Israel made the most sense?
noraloreto.substack.com/p/zionism-is...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/zionism-is...
Zionism is part of civics ed now?
New images circulating from the Edwin platform compare Israel and Canada’s democracies
noraloreto.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
My latest -- what is Zionism doing in the Ontario Grade 10 civics curriculum? And of all the democracies in the world, who decided that comparing Canada to Israel made the most sense?
noraloreto.substack.com/p/zionism-is...
noraloreto.substack.com/p/zionism-is...
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Blacksky labeler that does a lot of important things—including labeling synthetic media (AI produced media)
September 7, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Blacksky labeler that does a lot of important things—including labeling synthetic media (AI produced media)
The story linked above involves LLM-assisted work in which the LLM presented an argument developed by someone else as its own. If a human researcher did that, it would be straightforward misconduct and there could be career consequences. We need a process for addressing this now; we don’t have one.
September 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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Because most media hardly talked about it before either.
Why Is No One Talking About Long COVID Anymore? Attention has waned but patients are still suffering, by Jeffrey D. Klausner, Lao-Tzu Allan-Blitz www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... via @medpagetoday.com @longcovidadvoc.com
Opinion | Why Is No One Talking About Long COVID?
Attention has waned but patients are still suffering
www.medpagetoday.com
September 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Because most media hardly talked about it before either.
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From the vaults: a piece I wrote for TVO @therundowntvo.bsky.social on the 1965 Auto Pact, which transformed trade between Canada and the US #cdnpoli #onpoli #cdnhistory
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
How the 1965 Auto Pact kicked off Canada-U.S. free trade | TVO Today
The deal spurred a struggling Canadian industry and transformed international trade. It almost didn’t happen.
www.tvo.org
August 22, 2026 at 1:20 PM
From the vaults: a piece I wrote for TVO @therundowntvo.bsky.social on the 1965 Auto Pact, which transformed trade between Canada and the US #cdnpoli #onpoli #cdnhistory
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
www.tvo.org/article/how-...
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New devastating insult just dropped lol
Meat proxy (noun): “A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.” [sfisms.org]
Meat proxy
A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.
sfisms.org
August 24, 2026 at 3:54 PM
New devastating insult just dropped lol
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I can’t be the only one who has noticed massive power outages happening much more often in only predominantly Black populated areas in red states at a time when those particular areas are having their power grids strained by data centers. PAY ATTENTION.
August 24, 2026 at 3:57 AM
I can’t be the only one who has noticed massive power outages happening much more often in only predominantly Black populated areas in red states at a time when those particular areas are having their power grids strained by data centers. PAY ATTENTION.
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We hit the stretch goal, so we'll be doing at least two of these babies 📚
Submissions are now open for speculative novelettes and/or tiny short story collection chapbooks.
Word limit: 7,500 to 12,000 words. Limited print run. Will pay $100 and 25 copies. Deadline: October 15th.
More info here:
neonhemlock.submittable.com/submit/36598...
Word limit: 7,500 to 12,000 words. Limited print run. Will pay $100 and 25 copies. Deadline: October 15th.
More info here:
neonhemlock.submittable.com/submit/36598...
Neon Hemlock - Speculative Chapbook/Novelette
Neon Hemlock Press is open to submissions of speculative chapbook manuscripts from August 20 to October 15, 2026.
We expect to publish at least one chapbook next year; if the stretch goal in our curre...
neonhemlock.submittable.com
August 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
We hit the stretch goal, so we'll be doing at least two of these babies 📚
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Dungeoneering tip: skeletons want to kill adventurers because they have PENIS ENVY.
August 24, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Dungeoneering tip: skeletons want to kill adventurers because they have PENIS ENVY.
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Why should New Jerseyan renters have all the fun?
This could be you, Canada renters.
Time push for plug-in solar in your province.
www.cnn.com/climate/new-...
This could be you, Canada renters.
Time push for plug-in solar in your province.
www.cnn.com/climate/new-...
Why New Jersey’s balcony solar bill is a huge deal for renters | CNN
The balcony solar revolution is coming to the US, but not everyone has been able to benefit. The nearly 35% of Americans who rent could stand to gain the most from solar, but there is a potential barr...
www.cnn.com
July 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Why should New Jerseyan renters have all the fun?
This could be you, Canada renters.
Time push for plug-in solar in your province.
www.cnn.com/climate/new-...
This could be you, Canada renters.
Time push for plug-in solar in your province.
www.cnn.com/climate/new-...
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New from me. Mark Carney’s Oprah giveaway day, and a vexing question: if a new pipeline is a money-printing machine, why does no private company want to build it so that taxpayers have to? #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
Opinion: Welcome to the Mark Carney major projects sweepstakes
You get a port! And you get a tunnel! And everybody gets a pipeline, whether or not they want one!
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 4, 2026 at 1:54 PM
New from me. Mark Carney’s Oprah giveaway day, and a vexing question: if a new pipeline is a money-printing machine, why does no private company want to build it so that taxpayers have to? #cdnpoli
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/opi...
#PublicHealthIsDead ex 6352728 applying #DropletTheory to smoke from a fire... www.canada.ca/en/health-ca... #canpoli
July 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
#PublicHealthIsDead ex 6352728 applying #DropletTheory to smoke from a fire... www.canada.ca/en/health-ca... #canpoli
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The government is tabling privacy reform today. That’s overdue, but its privacy track record is terrible: mandated age verification for millions, mandatory metadata retention, weaker privacy rules for political parties, and sidelining the Privacy Commissioner.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/priv...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/priv...
Privacy as a Fundamental Right? The Government's Terrible Privacy Track Record Suggests Virtue Signalling Over a Genuine Commitment - Michael Geist
The government is set to introduce its long-promised privacy reform legislation early this week, with the recognition of a fundamental right to privacy expected to serve as a foundational element of…
www.michaelgeist.ca
June 15, 2026 at 1:45 PM
The government is tabling privacy reform today. That’s overdue, but its privacy track record is terrible: mandated age verification for millions, mandatory metadata retention, weaker privacy rules for political parties, and sidelining the Privacy Commissioner.
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/priv...
www.michaelgeist.ca/2026/06/priv...
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PARENTS: Speak to your insurance broker. Ensure your children are NAMED in your policy, and purchase additional benefits--including, at a minimum, the maximum income replacement benefit. You do NOT want to end up on government assistance following an accident, esp if you have dependent children. 1/
This was an informative industry read: canadianunderwriter.ca/2026/02/12/o...
Opinion | Why Ontario pedestrians without auto insurance will need access to optional benefits
Ontario pedestrians, cyclists and others who don't have auto insurance may soon face having no benefits to recover from their injuries
canadianunderwriter.ca
June 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
PARENTS: Speak to your insurance broker. Ensure your children are NAMED in your policy, and purchase additional benefits--including, at a minimum, the maximum income replacement benefit. You do NOT want to end up on government assistance following an accident, esp if you have dependent children. 1/
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The idea that banning kids <16 from social media spaces will magically turn them into happier, playful, well-behaved contributors to society is both hilarious and depressing
Capitalism and corruption have actively killed off third spaces over the last few decades. Where else are they gonna go?
Capitalism and corruption have actively killed off third spaces over the last few decades. Where else are they gonna go?
June 15, 2026 at 1:41 PM
The idea that banning kids <16 from social media spaces will magically turn them into happier, playful, well-behaved contributors to society is both hilarious and depressing
Capitalism and corruption have actively killed off third spaces over the last few decades. Where else are they gonna go?
Capitalism and corruption have actively killed off third spaces over the last few decades. Where else are they gonna go?
@goingmedieval.bsky.social I recently learned that George Michael had much better politics than I was aware of, and thought I'd give you a chance to talk more about your fave - especially if you know more about that aspect.
June 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
@goingmedieval.bsky.social I recently learned that George Michael had much better politics than I was aware of, and thought I'd give you a chance to talk more about your fave - especially if you know more about that aspect.
Frustrating thing dating as a covid aware person is how many self-proclaimed leftists, with other good stated politics, are terrified of talking about masking & testing.
June 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Frustrating thing dating as a covid aware person is how many self-proclaimed leftists, with other good stated politics, are terrified of talking about masking & testing.
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Carney’s AI strategy mentions commercializing of our medical data TWICE.
June 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Carney’s AI strategy mentions commercializing of our medical data TWICE.
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Forgot about Weirdsville. Not Alan Moyle's best, but highly enjoyable of you like chaotic fuck-up comedy. On Tubi.
June 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Forgot about Weirdsville. Not Alan Moyle's best, but highly enjoyable of you like chaotic fuck-up comedy. On Tubi.