It took almost 2 days following the attack on the US Capital by GOP terrorists, but Twitter banned the ring leader Trump from their platform, after first only giving a 12 hour suspension. After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have
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Dead Wild Roses: Bad TRA Arguments – Inclusive Feminism.
Being on Twitter is something of a mixed blessing, as being able to network and share with other feminists is a good thing, but the downside is that one gets to see the staggering amount of righteous misogyny and stupidity that is being arrayed against females on social media. The
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of June 1, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of June 1, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Going to work sick was a sign of loyalty. Now that it’s ‘reckless,’ companies need to rethink their policies Spain’s Courts, Already Strained, Face Crisis as Lockdown Lifts Federal extension of Canadian limitation
Continue readingWise Law Blog: 140Law: Legal Headlines for the week of May 19, 2020
Here are our leading legal headlines for the week of May 19, 2020 from Wise Law on Twitter: Air Canada temperature checks raise privacy concerns, experts say Top Roger Stone prosecutor slams A.G. Barr for influencing cases against Trump allies Very sobering assessment on how COVID actually spreads and the risks
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Alberta War Room finally lets loose a salvo … then hastily retreats
For a moment yesterday, it almost seemed as if Alberta’s $30-million-a-year Energy War Room was finally going to live up to its pugnacious nickname and make war on the “enemies of Alberta” and their campaign of “lies and disinformation” about the cleanest, most rule-of-law-abiding, most democratic oil in the whole
Continue readingThings Are Good: Good Conversations Might Need Some Regulation
You’ve probably already seen this pop up in your filter bubble a couple weeks ago but I want to make sure it’s not forgotten. Facebook (and likely other platforms) are being manipulated by powerful interests to edit what can be said and shared on their sites. They are self-regulating to
Continue readingAkaash Maharaj - Practical Idealism: Testifying at Parliament on Social Media Oversight
My address to the House of Commons Committee on Justice and Human Rights, on how government can or should combat the spread of hatred on social media platforms. Democracy’s most sacrosanct principles collide in this debate.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Who Is Really Running The Show In Ontario?
There is little question in my mind that in the depths of his shallow soul, Doug Ford, like his philosophical father Mike Harris, believes that government ‘interference’ is what makes the lives of people difficult. Indeed, that could help explain the following remarkable exchange, posted by Daniel Enright on Twitter.
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Meet The Neil Before Zodcast
I am so happy to announce the Neil Before Zodcast, Episode One – The One Where Neil Gets His Own Podcast (With Guest Lindsay Stamhuis). I talk about why I started the podcast, talk about Doug Ford’s non austerity – austerity budget, and have a conversation with Lindsay Stamhuis. Lindsay
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Alberta Election – What It All Means To Me (Plus Podcasting)
With an increased following on social media, I’ve been given the opportunity to guest host a number of different podcasts lately. Today I was able to have an extended conversation with a fellow podcaster and a longtime Politico regarding the Alberta election on air. We discussed the obvious topics regarding
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Alberta Election – What It All Means To Me (Plus Podcasting)
With an increased following on social media, I’ve been given the opportunity to guest host a number of different podcasts lately. Today I was able to have an extended conversation with a fellow podcaster and a longtime Politico regarding the Alberta election on air. We discussed the obvious topics regarding
Continue readingThings Are Good: Yellowknife Twitter Bot Spreads Global Warming Knowledge
Yesterday in Yellowknife, the temperature was 7 °C warmer than the historic average.warmer/colder/total days : 57/42/105#ClimateChangeRightNow #ClimateAction — YK Climate Watch (@ykclimatewatch) April 15, 2019 Climate change is occurring at a faster pace with every passing year. The rate of change is hard for us to comprehend and think rationally
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: On Anonymity and Neil Before Zod Sells Out!
This is the type of post that I usually criticize others for. The self congratulatory and self promoting media round up has now come to Political Potshots. It reminds me of that joke; I was approached by woman in Walmart the other day who told me that if I promoted
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: My Social Media Journey (And What Happens Next)
10,000 followers? What the heck? I volunteered for my first political campaign in 1997 for Liberal Diane Marleau in Sudbury, I knocked on doors, and delivered lawn signs. That started a love of politics and political campaigns for me. In the years after I became a member of a Liberal
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: To My Fellow Liberals
Fellow liberals. I have a few questions for you. Are you worried about the 2019 election? Are you worried about what Andrew Scheer and the Conservative Party of Canada have planned? Are you scared? If any of the answers are yes? Good. We see the polls, we all see the
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: The Leak Came From The PMO (And Other Lies Coming From Canadian Media)
This feels way too convenient to me. Every instinct in my body tells me that the Glenn Joyal leak came from either someone close to Jody Wilson-Raybould – either a former staffer, or from someone inside of her circle. The issues surrounding the Glenn Joyal appointment to the SCC were
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: The Court Of Public Opinion
Was there ever a question that Chicago PD was not good? Smollett, the actor, has had charges dropped. This is following when he was attacked by 2 men. Later the Twitterverse claimed that he’d paid the men to attack him for being gay, to raise his profile as an actor.
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: My Political Epiphany (Well Sort Of…)
Is it just me, or has Canadian politics become a perpetual outrage machine? It is one that I play into often, but for some reason it was started to weigh on me the last few days. I am so tired of this petty bickering with those who are irrelevant. The
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: When Saying Nothing Is Worse Than Saying The Wrong Thing
I have often wondered what is worse, failing while leading or failing to lead. In many ways it describes our current Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the man who wants to be Prime Minister, Andrew Scheer. I don’t fault Justin Trudeau when he makes mistakes while leading – saying the
Continue readingPolitical Potshots: Podcasting With Canadia Cast (And Overcoming Sound Issues And A Level 5 Man Cold)
This was me today, a level 5 man cold – and I still made it on to co-host Canadia Cast with Kevin, only to be foiled by a few audio issues. It was a fun and freewheeling conversation about trolls, the dangers of social media, arguing on Twitter, bullies, SNC-Lavalin.
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