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  Prime Minister Mark Carney says he studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada, saying it would be irresponsible not to prepare for what he called "extreme tail risk." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/carney-nyt-interview-9.7356284 #Carney #Canada #tradewar

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  Fun headline https://kotaku.com/the-odysseys-critical-and-box-office-success-has-completely-broken-online-chuds-who-forgot-twitter-isnt-real-life-2000718025

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  @Sheril@mastodon.social Pluribus is much more ambitious than the usual science fiction tv show, for sure. It's interesting how the collective expresses itself, how it tries to appeal to Carol, and what it hides from her, while also being transparent about its ultimate objective. If you want to read a perspective from way out in left (or maybe middle-left) field, Howard Chaykin mentions Pluribus in a recent essay/vitriolic attack on millennials: https://howardchaykin.substack.com/p/tomorrow-b...

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  Down in Texas there’s a place called Proto-Town that is a newly established community built along the lines of a business incubator. It’s a bit stranger than that though. The people who set out to do this want to create a new society. Instead of a “back to the land” movement, they’re a “back to hardware” movement. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/the-texas-town-backed-by-ivanka-trump-s-billionaire-brother-in-law-at-the-frontier-of-tech-elite/ar-AA21H5Gc?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds #tech #socie...

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  RE: https://mastodon.hongkongers.net/@cbcsk_mirror/116466045955880573 Dumped wet and momentary on a dull ground that’s been clear but clearly sleeping, for days. Last snow melts as it falls, piles up slush, runs in first light making a music in the streets we wish we could keep. Last snow. That’s what we’ll think for weeks to come.

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@EricAlper/116467728486926078 Today in history… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyuw6t07_ok

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  Antonia Hitchens (The New Yorker) wrote a very good account of what she saw at the White House Correspondents Dinner last night during the assassination attempt. #Trump #AssassinationAttempt

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  The latest ‘Machines Like Us’ asks whether our political system is capable of ensuring that AI benefits everyone. The answer, according to the guests, is “no.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/machines-like-us/article-does-21st-century-politics-still-need-politicians/ #artificialintelligence #democraticreform #democracy

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  TikTok users are listening to Anita Ward’s 1979 Disco hit ‘Ring My Bell’ in the belief that it will bring them good fortune. In an article today, Elias Leight commented that since most of GenX have heard the song, the belief must be misplaced… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eRBRL27rCQ #magic #disco

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  Kacey Musgraves, who has been penalized by country radio for her “steadfast support of the queer and trans communities” and unwillingness “do the promotional things radio expects” is finally getting airplay from country stations with her new single: https://www.dontrocktheinbox.com/country-radio-is-actually-playing-kacey-musgraves/?ref=dont-rock-the-inbox-newsletter #music #countrymusic #kaceymusgraves

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  RE: https://mastodon.social/@EricAlper/116364469895189032 Generations of Canadians are familiar with Nazareth despite rarely hearing them while sober. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9uvpr_gm64

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  I came across a comic book artist on Instagram (pacorodriguez_art), who I’d never heard of, who draws Disney comics. Really good stuff, all drawn the traditional way on paper. Turns out he’s been drawing Donald Duck for over 30 years for comics published in Scandinavia, Netherlands, and Germany. There’s a recent interview where he discusses, among other things, what isn’t allowed by Disney (no socialism, no toilets): https://arsnotoria.com/2025/09/01/a-conversation-with-paco-rodriguez/ #comicboo...