Shawn in Montreal

Comms writer in #Montreal working in film and digital media.

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I like to share news content, with interests that include arts and culture, politics and society, climate change -- often with a Canadian/Québec/Montréal angle.

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2024-08-31 15:20:29

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/31/x-offline-brazil-elon-musk

2023-11-16 20:20:21

Murderer of Muslim family found guilty in Ontario
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/london-attack-guilty-verdict-1.7029754
#Islamophobia #Canada #justice

2023-11-01 14:27:34

But no Rachel McAdams 😔
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mean-girls-reunion-lindsay-lohan-cast-wallmart-black-friday-ads-1235774827/

2023-10-13 18:48:06

Hubert Reeves - you can think of him as the Carl Sagan of French Canada - has died.
(in French)
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sciences/2023-10-13/hubert-reeves-1932-2023/de-la-science-a-la-vulgarisation.php
#science #Quebec

2023-09-15 20:14:49

Canada's Metroland Media Group has sought bankruptcy protection and will cease print publication of more than 70 weekly community newspapers, a move that will mean a loss of 605 jobs
The Globe and Mail says separately in a paywalled article that almost 70 journalists will lose their jobs.
https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-media-chain-stop-printing-195242807.html
#Canada #Ontario #newspapers #journalism #layoffs

2023-09-11 13:35:04

Canadian government issues new rules for public servants using AI
Anand says government will monitor to ensure AI tools aren't biased and don't discriminate
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/generative-ai-chatgpt-government-1.6961323
#AI #Canada #CDNpoli

2023-09-08 18:10:16

Mila Kunis: "I wholeheartedly vouch for Danny Masterson’s exceptional character"
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-letters-danny-masterson-support-rape-trial-1235717746/
#rape #MeToo #Hollywood #Scientology

2023-09-01 22:11:50

Opinion: Learning cursive might not be a waste of time after all
(gift link!)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1dda01131f4a49b8b69490d42f979fedcc57bcbd0a1e3f8f16462de69a0c1127/7ELR3X6BKZFUJLPM5YCJUULZWY/
#Canada #handwriting

2023-08-26 19:40:08

He was scammed $16K from his BMO line of credit. The bank is charging him interest anyway
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/bmo-scam-line-of-credit-two-factor-1.6947461
#BMO #banking #scam #fraud #Canada

2023-08-26 19:31:25

Josh Freed: I loved Montreal in the 'good old days,' but I love it more now
https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/josh-freed-i-loved-montreal-in-the-good-old-days-but-i-love-it-more-now
#Montréal #nostalgia

2023-08-19 15:32:53

Legal scholars increasingly raise constitutional argument that Trump should be barred from presidency
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/politics/donald-trump-fourteenth-amendment-2024-race/index.html
#MAGA #GOP #uspol

2023-08-16 15:55:55

Original cast of "Scott Pilgrim" return for anime series
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/scott-pilgrim-takes-off-teaser-netflix-michael-cera-original-cast-1235697436/
#anime #TV #Toronto

2023-08-15 15:12:55

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@npub1vmk…407a I didn't even get an echo! I tried it out and stuff just vanishes into the void, unless you have thousands of followers.

2023-08-15 14:45:18

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@npub1nxg…lkra Don't we have more active user accounts than that here?

2023-08-15 14:20:38

#Threads continues to slump. Just 576,000 active users as of 7 August.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/aug/14/threads-app-slump-daily-active-users-twitter-competition

2023-08-06 23:24:15

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@npub19qm…sn8k The shot of her with Paris Hilton is something. Yes, Paris will save X.
https://www.ft.com/content/a3ec6975-72af-489a-9c77-c8a77e383ea8
I keep thinking that Yaccarino has to be a profoundly stupid person, and yet I know at the same time that she can't be.

2023-08-06 19:50:54

Analysis: China's Ukraine peace-talks gambit shows shift in approach
#China #Russia #Ukraine
https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-ukraine-peace-talks-gambit-shows-shifts-amid-hard-realities-2023-08-06/

2023-08-06 14:44:33

‘It’s just not for me’: linebacker Darnell Sankey found less ‘satisfaction’ in XFL compared to CFL
(yay!)
https://3downnation.com/2023/08/06/its-just-not-for-me-linebacker-darnell-sankey-found-less-satisfaction-in-xfl-compared-to-cfl/
#CFL #XFL #NFL #Saskatchewan

2023-08-06 13:30:13

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@npub1plc…rxqa I wonder if there's something happening in the world that makes a post like this from Russia so tone-deaf and stupid?

2023-08-06 12:47:07

Vermont’s flood-wracked capital city ponders a rebuild with one eye on climate change
https://apnews.com/article/vermont-flooding-businesses-rebuilding-climate-change-5f93b8e799f9ddd005e505df2865ed9a
#Vermont #Montpelier #VermontFlood #ClimateChange

2023-08-05 18:29:44

‘Something’s changed’: Summer 2023 is screaming climate change, scientists say
#climatechange #Canada
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/sci-tech/2023/08/05/somethings-changed-summer-2023-is-screaming-climate-change-scientists-say

2023-07-31 15:42:48

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/30/florida-universities-colleges-faculty-leaving-desantis
‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee
#Flordia #DeSantis #rightwing #GOP #academics

2023-05-14 00:33:30

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@npub1e4s…35mt Yes I was interested to see your endorsement. But here in the east high heat is almost always associated with high humidity and this would not help, I believe.