Martin Grasdal [email protected]

Hey, folks. I am grateful for all the people with whom I have had positive and engaging interactions with on this site. I am moving to a place with bluer skies. I hope to see you there. @mgrasdal.bsky.social I also have a Mastodon account at @mgrasdal@mstdn.social

Well done Alberta UCP voters.

White people cutting the cord with the MAGA in our lives is just the beginning. You’re on your own. *Watch full clip @ autumnwithbeck on TikTok #maga #trump #elections2024

@ABDanielSmith @ShelbyHappy He may have accepted the role pro bono but that is not to say he won't profit from the position. The opportunities for quid pro quo and kickbacks for making investments in specific entities important to the IDU are many, I'm sure.

Former conservative PM, Stephen Harper, will become chair of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). He accepted the role without any compensation (pro-bono). Now seems to be a good time to remind Albertans of all the great things he did for Canada! #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

Hope my followers find me. I WILL miss you if you don't show up. bsky.app/profile/maribl…

@MgtmMoisan Thank you for the link. Found and followed.

Show of hands: Who else prefers not having their tweets swarmed by asshole bots and trolls all day, and not having their content throttled? 🤚

🟥 American networks are calling TRUDEAU an “MVP", and a model for toughness, LEADERSHIP and democracy... 🫴🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼 🔳📽️ MSNBC: “Trudeau was very early in, when he first came into office, one of the TOUGHEST on the Russians for the 2014 invasion of Ukraine. He’s been TOUGH on the Saudis, TOUGH on the Chinese, and now he’s been TOUGH on the Indians. I think he’s a bit of a MODEL for the West to look to, when you talk about liberal Democracy.” #LeadershipMatters ✅ #MVP 🦁🦁

Why all the crackpots? Here’s the explanation, from Hanna Arendt

@AntigoneJournal I love your content. Can you please join Bluesky and start posting there as well?

It's two and a half years since the Antigone project began, and we're thrilled with how the last 30 months of mirth have played out. We launched with a simple mission: to publish pieces about the Ancient Greeks, Romans, and their worlds, that would enthuse and inspire the public.

Musk is moving faster than democracies can sense-make. And if you think something else is happening you’re delusional. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OODA_loop

@picardonhealth @Newsweek Truth Social is already advertising on this hellsite, probably for free. I have tried to suppress the ads multiple times, but they keep coming back.

If you were wondering if it's time to migrate to Bluesky... Will Donald Trump's Truth Social Merge With Elon Musk's X? Rumors Swirl. newsweek.com/will-truth-soc… via @Newsweek

Trump’s incoming SECRETARY OF DEFENSE who doesn’t wash his hands and doesn’t believe in germs.

1. A few days ago, I wrote a thread about the pros and cons of staying on this platform and asked for your views. They were very helpful. As a result, I’ve decided to stop using X from January 20. Already I’m mostly posting now on BlueSky (@georgemonbiot.bsky.social) instead.🧵

The Difference Between 𝑑, 𝛿, Δ and ∂ in Physics and Mathematics ✍️ - 𝑑 (d): Represents an infinitesimal change or derivative, introduced by Leibniz in calculus. - ∂ (partial derivative): Used for rates of change with respect to one variable, introduced by Jacobi. - Δ (Delta): Represents a finite change or difference, first used by Johann Bernoulli. - 𝛿 (delta): Used for small changes or the Dirac delta function, popularized by Lord Kelvin.

Just another reminder that the groups worrying about the dreaded scourge of chatbots and working to strangle AI with suffocating legislation are intensely focused on crushing the private sector with 95% of their effort, while the real evils of AI (war machines and surveillance) go totally unchecked. They're focused on the wrong thing and we will all pay for it if they win.

Chinese company DEEP Robotics announced their new quadruped model with wheels, demonstrating extraordinary rough terrain traversability and robustness under high speed

Imagine being bereaved by the loss of your spouse and having a coworker invade your cubicle the next day in order to hawk some tacky Amway product after mumbling a few sleazily insincere words of condolence with a faint smirk. Classic Poilievre. Soulless, devoid of character.

@Dred_Tory @ScottHaggett He would attend the funeral only if a free luncheon was provided and an uncritical press was present to amplify his shallow, self-serving slogans along with his fake and insincere condolences.

One of the things I occasionally get paid to do by companies/execs is to tell them why everything seemed to SUDDENLY go wrong, and subs/readers dropped like a stone. So, with everything going on at Twitter rn, time for a thread about the Trust Thermocline /1