Policy wonk, lawyer, fmr civil servant, recovering academic. Tweets mine. RTs + ♥ ≠ endorsements. "The important thing is not to stop questioning" (Einstein).
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“If you believe certain words, you believe their hidden arguments... Such assumptions are often full of holes, but remain most precious to the convinced.”
~ Children of Dune
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
It’s great so many people want to help @KamalaHarris become our next President.
First, make sure you’ve contributed what you can.
Want to volunteer your time and talent? Do so here. web.kamalaharris.com/forms/t…
Interested in working on the campaign full-time? Here are the open roles. kamalaharris.com/work-with-u…
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
TODAY - @POTUS calls for three bold reforms to restore trust and accountability when it comes to the Supreme Court and Democracy.
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
Old man wants to end American democracy
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
This is how you do it. Country over party🇺🇸
I’m committed to beating Donald Trump. The only vehicle left for me to do that with is the Democratic Party. If that requires me to vote for, speak for, or endorse @KamalaHarris then count me in! 🇺🇸
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen. wired.trib.al/SLWLk0E
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
So this is terrible news — for the reading public and her journalistic colleagues, though not I trust for Chantal. There's no shrewder observer of the political scene, anywhere, and coverage of Canadian politics will be immeasurably poorer for her (fortunately not total) absence.
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
I’m tired of the trolls, aren’t you? There are lots of alternatives to Twitter now, so which to go with? For my longer form, rich content, I like Post – where we can build a community that actually cares about each other. I’m really looking forward to seeing you all on the other side. You can sign up for free here: post.news/@/georgehtakei?utm…
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
Today we say goodbye to this great blue bird
This logo was designed in 2012 by a team of three. @toddwaterbury, @angyche and myself,
The logo was designed to be simple, balanced, and legible at very small sizes, almost like a lowercase "e", a 🧵
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
SCOOP: TekSavvy puts itself up for sale amid industry turmoil /via @globeandmail #telecom theglobeandmail.com/business…
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
When I look at this jet stream the word insane comes to mind. It's even more astonishing when you consider it's mid June! This configuration, likely enhanced by climate heating, is fueling a record heat dome so extreme that even experts are astonished!
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
Somebody simply has to write the ultimate catch-all essay on disruptive, libertarian, private-sector-touting entrepreneurs simply begging and demanding for state intervention at the end of their journeys. (This is the Titan sub company's adviser.)
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
It seems like there are three different kinds of people out there in the world these days. A world that’s melting down at astonishing speeds. Democracy’s on the brink. Ocean temperatures off the charts. Emissions, still rising. Economies, stagnating. 🧵(1/)
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
1. @FTC has taken action against @amazon for tricking users into signing up for Prime subscriptions—and then deliberately making it hard to cancel. We charge that these deceptive tactics violate the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act. ftc.gov/news-events/news/pre…
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
Indigo has been backing out of the bookselling business for a decade. That departure is now likely to accelerate @KenWhyte3 open.substack.com/pub/shush/…
Deborah Smith-Webber retweeted
If you are exiting Bell, CTV, Pushkin, Gimlet, or Parcast, I'm so sorry about these miserable circumstances.
But if you are taking a news story or a podcast series with you, please know that our growing company values what you make & wants to talk to you. canadaland.com/pitch-us-your…
