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When I write about technology, copyright, and artificial intelligence, it can sometimes sound heavy or even overwhelming. That isn’t my intention.
I think what many of us are feeling right now is not just fear of new technology, but exhaustion from how fast everything keeps changing.
I’ve lived through several major shifts in creative work—darkroom photography, the rise of digital imaging, the internet, social media, and now artificial intelligence. Each stage brought uncertainty. Each stage raised the same questions about control, ownership, and authenticity.
And yet, creativity didn’t disappear.
It adapted.
One thing I keep reminding myself is this: technology changes the tools, but it does not replace the human experience behind the work. A photograph is still a moment seen through someone’s eyes. A story is still shaped by lived experience. A piece of music still carries emotion that no machine fully understands in the human sense.
There is also something important that often gets lost in the noise: awareness itself is power.
The fact that people are questioning AI, copyright, and digital identity means we are not passive in this process. We are actively trying to understand it, shape it, and set boundaries around it.
That matters.
It’s easy to imagine worst-case scenarios, especially when headlines feel extreme. But in reality, most change happens gradually, through pushback, discussion, law, and everyday decisions about what we accept and what we refuse.
Creativity has survived every technological shift so far—not because it stayed the same, but because people kept creating anyway.
So instead of thinking of this moment as the end of control, I try to think of it as another turning point. A messy one, yes. But also one where more people than ever are talking about fairness, consent, and respect for creative work.
As a Canadian, I just want to say how incredibly proud I am to witness people across the United States standing up, speaking out, and showing up in the face of so much fear and uncertainty. From state to state, city to city — the courage, the creativity, the solidarity — it’s deeply moving.
But I’m also scared. I see the abuse. I see the intimidation, the threats, the manipulation of laws meant to protect twisted into tools of oppression. I see the fear in people’s eyes — but I also see the fire.
You’re standing up for truth, for democracy, for each other. You’re pushing back against cruelty with compassion, against corruption with clarity. And even though I’m across the border, I feel it. Many of us do. We’re watching. We care.
Your bravery reminds us all of what’s at stake and what’s worth fighting for. Please stay safe. Keep documenting. Keep organizing. Keep resisting. The world is watching, and many of us are with you — heart, mind, and soul.
With love and solidarity,
🇨🇦 Tina Winterlik (Zipolita)
🇬🇧🔥 BBC: This Isn’t Reporting — It’s Framing Dissent as Danger A Callout with Receipts
We need to talk about how the BBC is helping normalize militarized repression and undermine peaceful protest. Their headlines are not neutral. They’re loaded. Let’s break it down:
📰 BBC Headline #1:
“The Pentagon confirms it is activating 700 Marines in the Los Angeles area to help the federal response to protests against immigration raids.”
🔍 Why it's dangerous:
This headline blurs the line between protest and threat. Activating military troops on U.S. soil is not standard procedure — it's an extreme escalation. But the BBC frames it like routine support. It erases the constitutional crisis of using Marines against civilians.
📰 BBC Headline #2:
“Donald Trump has defended his decision to deploy the National Guard while California Governor Gavin Newsom sues the administration over the move.”
🔍 Why it misleads:
This headline makes it about a political feud, not a human rights issue. It distracts from the real question: Is this deployment legal or ethical?
📰 BBC Headline #3:
“In a possible sign of further escalation, Newsom claims he has been informed that Trump will be sending another 2,000 National Guard troops to LA.”
🔍 Why it stokes fear:
Instead of reporting the peaceful nature of many protests, the BBC focuses on "escalation," priming readers for conflict and fear. It echoes the government's framing — not the people’s.
📰 BBC Headline #4:
“Demonstrations began outside in downtown LA on Friday after it emerged Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were carrying out raids across the city.”
🔍 Why it minimizes impact:
“After it emerged” makes it sound casual or bureaucratic. No — ICE raids tear families apart. Say it like it is: people protested because their communities were under attack.
📰 BBC Headline #5:
“Our correspondent Carl Nasman is at a protest which has been declared to be an unlawful assembly – watch live from the scene.”
🔍 Why it's biased:
Labeling a protest “unlawful” without questioning the legitimacy of the declaration sides with authority. It sets up viewers to view protestors as dangerous, rather than defending rights.
📰 BBC Headline #6:
“Trump’s earlier deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops triggered a political row – Newsom and LA mayor Karen Bass insisted local police could handle the protests.”
🔍 Why it distracts:
Another “political row.” No mention of community leaders, legal experts, protestors, or civil rights orgs. The BBC reduces mass mobilization to a spat between elites.
📰 BBC Headline #7:
“It is highly unusual for US military troops to be involved in domestic law enforcement.”
🔍 Why this one almost tells the truth:
Yes — it is highly unusual. But this fact is buried deep, rather than emphasized from the start. Why isn’t this the lead story?
📰 BBC Headline #8:
“One thing about the battle over immigration and law and order is clear: escalation feels almost inevitable,” writes chief North America correspondent Gary O'Donoghue.
🔍 Why this is harmful:
“Escalation feels almost inevitable.” Not because of protestors — but because the media keeps repeating it. This headline doesn’t report facts. It predicts violence, creating the atmosphere for repression.
🎯 Final Word:
BBC, you had a choice:
To center the families torn apart by ICE…
To amplify the voices of peaceful protestors…
To question military use against civilians…
But instead, you chose fear, framing, and fluffing the state’s narrative.
We see through it.
🛑 We will call it out.
🛑 We won’t let you normalize this.
Do better. Journalism should speak truth to power — not protect it.
Do Canadians Really Like Divisive, Fear-Driven Tactics?
It’s hard to look at the current political landscape in Canada and not feel deeply concerned. More and more, we’re seeing politicians like Pierre Poilievre aligning themselves with figures like Donald Trump, whose politics are grounded in fear, division, and distrust. Poilievre’s rhetoric may promise ‘change,’ but it’s the kind of change that breeds fear and undermines the values Canadians have always held dear.
The recent rally in Port Kells, where thousands gathered to hear Poilievre speak, is a stark reminder of how divisive and polarizing politics are being embraced by more and more Canadians. And it’s not just his words—it's the very tactics he employs: fearmongering, scapegoating, and the sowing of distrust. When people show up just to hear a man who thrives on fear and division, what does that say about us as a nation? What does it say about the state of empathy, compassion, and critical thinking in our society?
But it’s not just Poilievre. Take Brent Chapman, the new MLA in Surrey South. Despite a history of deeply troubling social media posts and remarks that align with hateful ideologies, Chapman managed to win the seat. In the face of calls for his removal, he’s remained silent, and the media, for the most part, has let this slide. How is it that someone with such a dark and divisive history can continue to hold public office without scrutiny? And why is this behavior being ignored?
The support for these figures—Poilievre with his Trump-like politics and Chapman with his offensive rhetoric—should not be seen as just a political disagreement. It’s a warning. It’s a sign of something much deeper. Is this the Canada we want? Do we really want to align ourselves with policies that echo the cruelty we’ve seen in the U.S. under Trump? Do we want to follow in the footsteps of a nation that turned a blind eye to the suffering of its own people, to the rounding up of students and immigrants, to the complete erosion of basic human rights?
We need to ask ourselves: Is this where we’re headed? Is this the future we want to create for ourselves and for future generations?
It’s terrifying to think that so many Canadians are willing to overlook the damage that these leaders and their divisive tactics could do to our country. The support for these figures is not just about a difference in policy—it’s a difference in morals, in values, and in the direction we want our country to go.
I’m calling on all Canadians to take a stand. We need to push back against this rise of fear-driven politics and demand accountability from our leaders. We need to ask hard questions and seek the truth—because if we don’t, we risk losing the very fabric of what it means to be Canadian. We cannot allow our country to be dragged down by divisiveness and hate.
Canadians need to decide: Do we want to be a nation of compassion, inclusion, and unity, or will we allow fear to tear us apart?
He speaks some very wise words. Please Listen! Everyone needs to listen, be kind and unite. Choose love not fear...do not fall prey to the "Weapons of Mass Distraction"
So bizarre, as if holding a sign that says, "no racism, no hate" is a bad thing. Well if you support Trump it obviously is. Did you see the video of Hitler's rise to power. I beg of you all to have a conversation, we are at a serious crossroads here...you must remember what Bernie says, how growing up in a basically a migrant neighbourhood in the US and going to the market and people had serial numbers tattooed on their arms. Have a conversation about hate and racism, educate yourself and your children. Do NOT be apathetic at this time in history because you may NOT have the opportunity in the future.
CHOOSE LOVE NOT FEAR!!!
I do not think some people realize the SERIOUSNESS of this situation. Please for those of you who are older and remember the the World Wars and all the suffering, speak up, DON'T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN...because it's brewing. People, older people I find are apathetic, they don't really care, they are not in touch or they think they can't do anything...but YOU MUST!
Speak with your children, your family and friends, SPEAK OUT AGAINST HATRED!!
Did you read the story of Anne Frank? It has been many years since I read it but it affected me deeply. Share this story, this could be your child? Do you want this to happen to them? Is this the life you want for your family, your country, the world?
During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, Anne Frank received a blank diary as one of her presents on June 12, 1942, her 13th birthday.[8][9] According to The Anne Frank House, the red, checkered autograph book
which Anne used as her diary was actually not a surprise, since she had
chosen it the day before with her father when browsing a bookstore near
her home.[9] She began to write in it on June 14, 1942, two days later.[10][11] On July 5, 1942, Anne's older sister Margot received an official summons to report to a Nazi work camp in Germany, and on July 6, Margot and Anne went into hiding with their father Otto and mother Edith. They were joined by Hermann van Pels, Otto's business partner, including his wife Auguste and their teenage son Peter.[12] Their hiding place was in the sealed-off upper rooms of the annex at the back of Otto's company building in Amsterdam.[12][13] Otto Frank started his business, named Opekta, in 1933. He was licensed to manufacture and sell pectin,
a substance used to make jam. He stopped running his business while
everybody was in hiding. But once he returned, he found his employees
running it. The rooms that everybody hid in were concealed behind a movable bookcase in the same building as Opekta. Mrs. van Pels's dentist, Fritz Pfeffer,
joined them four months later. In the published version, names were
changed: the van Pelses are known as the Van Daans, and Fritz Pfeffer as
Mr Dussel. With the assistance of a group of Otto Frank's trusted
colleagues, they remained hidden for two years and one month.
They were betrayed in August 1944, which resulted in their
deportation to Nazi concentration camps. Of the eight people, only Otto
Frank survived the war. Anne died when she was 15 years old in Bergen-Belsen, from typhus.
The exact date of her death is unknown and has long been believed to be
in early March, a few weeks before the prisoners were liberated by
British troops in April 1945. However, new research in 2015 indicated
that Anne may have died as early as February.[14]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Wall Read about the wall. Do you know about the wall. HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS!!
The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.[1] Constructed by the German Democratic Republic (GDR, East Germany), starting on 13 August 1961, the Wall completely cut off (by land) West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin until government officials opened it in November 1989.[2] Its demolition officially began on 13 June 1990 and was completed in 1992.[3] The barrier included guard towers placed along large concrete walls,[4] which circumscribed a wide area (later known as the "death strip") that contained anti-vehicle trenches, "fakir beds" and other defenses. The Eastern Bloc
claimed that the Wall was erected to protect its population from
fascist elements conspiring to prevent the "will of the people" in
building a socialist state in East Germany. In practice, the Wall served to prevent the massive emigration and defection that had marked East Germany and the communist Eastern Bloc during the post-World War II period.
Do you want to go backwards? Do you want your children, neighbours, friends and family to suffer the things these poor souls went through.
Don't be apathetic, speak up for #HUMANRIGHTS, #SOCIALJUSTICE #LOVE
To Canadian and Worldwide #MEDIA, I implore you to do the ETHICAL THING, RAISE AWARENESS about the wall, about Hitler, about CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY but do it in away to encourage people to #LOVE one another so that #LOVE GROWS AND hatred dies NOT vice versa. For the sake of ALL OUR #CHILDREN, NOW IS THE TIME!!!
WE MUST UNITE FOR #LOVE!
Listen to what David Bowie says here...he was referencing "the wall" and YOU CAN BE HEROES, even if it's just for ONE DAY!! That one day is the VOTE!!! I beg you America, you are being tested now...don't fail...
"I, I can remember (I remember) Standing, by the wall (by the wall) And the guns, shot above our heads (over our heads) And we kissed, as though nothing could fall (nothing could fall) And the shame, was on the other side Oh, we can beat them, forever and ever Then we could be heroes, just for one day" "Then we could be heroes, just for one day"
So I just watched a little music video that made me sad and truthfully it disturbed me. Whether or not the creators of the video actually meant it to be positive was hard to tell because it was all about hate.
Hate is powerful as we all know, sadly. But LOVE IS MORE POWERFUL!
During this election time, as the days are counting down it can get scary, we see and hear things and we are not sure what is happening.
People do get afraid, mad and words are said. Words are POWERFUL! Many of you have seen this video but it's message is simple.
So I thought about things for a bit and googled the word Fear Mongering and this is what I found.
As we go into the election we are going to hear crazy things that will try to pit us against one another.
Please I implore you to keep an open mind. KEEP LOVE IN YOUR HEART!!
Please vote but do not let fear created by the politically parties turn you against your neighbours. It is their agenda.
Probably the best-known example in American politics,pre-9/11, is the Daisy
television commercial, a famous campaign television advertisement
beginning with a barefoot little girl standing in a meadow with chirping
birds, picking the petals of a daisy while counting each petal slowly.
When she reaches "9", an ominous-sounding male voice is then heard
counting down a missile launch, and as the girl's eyes turn toward
something she sees in the sky, the camera zooms in until her pupil fills
the screen, blacking it out. When the countdown reaches zero, the
blackness is replaced by the flash and mushroom cloud of a nuclear
explosion.
As the firestorm rages, a voice-over from President Johnson
states, "These are the stakes! To make a world in which all of God's
children can live, or to go into the dark. We must either love each
other, or we must die". Another voice-over then says, "Vote for
President Johnson on November 3. The stakes are too high for you to stay
home".[1]
Please, I implore you, do not fall into the hate and fear trap.
Vote because YOU CAN!! Vote for Change! Vote because you love your children, family and friends and this beautiful country we live in. Vote to for climate justice, social justice, gender justice and racial justice. We ARE ALL ONE! We are all indigenous. WE MUST WORK TOWARDS LOVE and not hate. Hate is what people who are hurt and challenged want to feel so you will react and hurt others. Please do not go that path.
Choose Love! Vote for a party that is about love and fairness and cares about this planet and all the people and creatures that inhabit it. Chose Love because you want your children to follow your example and not fall into rage because someone is pushing you. Be strong. Look to leaders like Martin Luther King Jr, Ghandi and people who have peacefully brought change.
You can peacefully bring change too! Easily! With a vote. My heart tells me to vote Green. You must vote who you think will achieve that, it is your conscience that you will have to live with after election day. Vote with your heart. But make an educated vote.
If this is fake I find this interesting???? Very interesting....
Interested parties may attend an open house, to be held at 7pm on
Sunday, October 25th, 2015 at the Pan Pacific Hotel. Please contact
info@canvasatgeorgia.ca to RSVP. Refreshments will be served.
So my friend on FB pointed this out after I shared the petition. And
I shared it because the previous day I saw this. And I had found this disturbing. And I thought maybe it was fake! I shared this!"I LOVE HERITAGE BUILDINGS! and in 1999 I created some beautiful photos of Heritage Buildings and had a show. Here is a video of it. And you have to wonder why they made a fake site and the real question is who. Was it a student, was it a warning, does someone know something we don't? Was it Adbusters or someone similar...who's the joker and whose being pranked or warned?"
Now this gets even more interesting! Check out this info and video from Wikipedia about a movement from the 1930's that was trying to end poverty but interestingly it didn't succeed, NOT because the people didn't want it but they were manipulated by propaganda. It was the big movie theatres playing these clips in the theatres before all the movies. Read below. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Isn't that interesting how all those political ads show up before we can watch a video on a news site. (brainwashing) (advertising)
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From Wikipedia The End Poverty in California movement (EPIC) was a political campaign started in 1934 by famed socialist writer Upton Sinclair.
The movement formed the basis for Sinclair’s campaign for Governor of
California in 1934. The plan called for a massive public works program,
sweeping tax reform, and guaranteed pensions. The plan gained major
support, with thousands joining End Poverty Leagues across the state.
EPIC never came to fruition due to Sinclair’s defeat in the 1934
election, but is seen as an influence on New Deal programs enacted by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
EPIC faced major opposition by the Republican Party
and major media figures. Opponents of EPIC “organized the most lavish
and creative dirty-tricks campaign ever seen—one that was to become a
landmark in American politics” involving “turning over a major campaign
to outside advertising, publicity, media and fundraising consultants for
the first time.” Notable among these opponents were the heads of the
major movie studios in Hollywood. This was largely due to Sinclair’s
proposal to hand over idle movie studio lots to unemployed film workers
to make movies of their own.
In reaction, the studio heads threatened to
move film operations to Florida, and deducted money from employee’s
paychecks to give directly to the campaign of Sinclair’s Republican
opponent for Governor, Frank Merriam. In addition, two of the state’s most influential media moguls, William Randolph Hearst and Harry Chandler
used their papers to solely cover Merriam’s campaign and to attack
Sinclair. In the face of this coordinated opposition, and without the
backing of Roosevelt, Sinclair began trailing Merriam in the polls. On
November 6, 1934, Merriam defeated Sinclair with 1,138,629 (48.9%) to
Sinclair’s 879,537 (37.8%). Despite his defeat, Sinclair’s vote total
was the twice as large as the vote total of any Democratic candidate in
California history to that point. In addition, two dozen candidates
running on the EPIC platform were elected to the state legislature. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End_Poverty_in_California_movement
Now Occupy Wall Street doesn't just happen because someone posts a picture obviously there are many variables that play a role. But consider this?
It was recently suggested to me by my friend that, that is perhaps why we have so many homeless in Stanley Park, and now suddenly we actually have real crime, like a child almost abducted...perhaps and maybe it was all co-incidence but perhaps some evil person is trying to instill fear into people so they could fill Stanley Park with Condos.
Sounds Crazy Right? But I am sure Occupy Wall Street just sounded like a silly crazy idea to start too! But isn't it amazing how these things get started.
Can we step back and take a look at the bigger picture...who is doing the manipulating and who is being manipulated. What is the truth?
Canada is at a crossroads. We as a nation have really been damaged by things our government has done. This is not the Canada I was raised in. We are bombarded with ads fake and real every second of the day.
Our Government has lied to us repeatedly and if there is just one thing to take a way from it all...always keep an open mind and question everything. We can easily be distracted from the truth and can even get caught up in fear.
We must Chose Love Not Fear!!
I wanted to share this other great video but it's blocked for me because it has some BBC stuff in it! So sad because it was great. It was called "A Message of Hope" this is the second, it's nice but the other was amazing.
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Jeezz, it's pretty freaky the stuff that has been happening. It sure doesn't feel like Canada and with the way Harper secretly passes these things....When is it going to stop?
Have you ever seen the movie Animal Farm. You should watch. It is so representative of all the insanity that's happening in Canada right now.
I keep thinking of the poor chickens in the movie...and the old horse...watch..very carefully....everyone, please. Then think carefully because if we do not elect someone other than Harper we will have hardship and regrets for generations to come.
Please act, vote Green, or NDP or Liberal if you have to ...make it a Green/ Liberal/NDP split. Please vote.
Otherwise innocent people who love the environment and care about the future of our children may face arrest and other serious consequences and we ALL know that is wrong. STOP HARPER FROM DESTROYING CANADA!
"Most importantly, Parliament must not allow Mr. Harper to turn CSIS, an
intelligence agency, into a secret police force. Intelligence-gathering
was deliberately separated from police work 30 years ago, after the
RCMP’s repeated breaches of the law and civil rights. A wise decision
was made to keep police out of the spy business, and spies out of
policing. CSIS was the outcome, but successive governments, including
Mr. Harper’s, have not demonstrated enough seriousness about overseeing
the agency’s activities and protecting Canadians’ privacy." http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/editorials/parliament-must-reject-harpers-secret-policeman-bill/article22729037/
Wow that saying "There is nothing to Fear except Fear itself!" is so true!! Check out Rick Mercer and if you haven't seen the video Revolution 2012 has begun please watch it and the Message of Hope that comes after.
Please take the time to watch these powerful and moving videos. Your future depends on it. Take advantage of the opportunity to enlighten yourself to the obvious. Choose LOVE NOT FEAR!
My dear American Friends, I hear there's some scary shit happening right now with your debt and it is going to affect everyone but one thing I would like to say is "STAY POSITIVE!" and the next thing is "Be Grateful!" What I mean is and I mean this for everyone...
For a couple of days now, I have been trying not to stress. I have been down this road many times before, but lately I have been trying something different. In the mornings as I awoke, it was not that happy, Yay! What a gorgeous day...instead it has been gray and I have felt a little sad, and listless and worried...for a moment, then I remember and say to myself...It is a Beautiful Day! Thank you for...(and I begin to list all the things I am thankful for.) As I said I have done this for a few days now...and today I really had confirmation or you could call it a sign that my Positive Thoughts had been answered!.
Obviously the reason I am telling you this is that I have been worrying about money, the lack of and how to get more, worrying about the price of groceries, how everything is going up and how so many people need help and just lots of things...but I did my best to push those worries way way down and on top I piled Thank Yous!
It worked, I received something today that helped me, it was not really what I had prayed for or wished for or thought about but in an indirect way it addressed my problems and dissolved my worries for the moment.
It was not HUGE, but it was ENOUGH!
At the same time proved to me how powerful this method is. So in this time of restlessness and stress, do not do it, as much as the worries are nagging you...instead take a few moments in the morning as soon as you open your eyes and say...
It is a Beautiful Day. I am going to have the best day ever.Thank you God for my life, for my child, for my family,for my friends, for all the people who love me,for having food to eat, for having shelter,for having water to drink,for clean air...and on and on...then ask for guidance and say I will have enough for everything, I will have enough food, enough to pay the bills, enough to do the things I need to do. Everything is going to be fine.
In my prayer I said money is coming, everything is going to be okay and it did. Not alot but enough to help out for the moment. And that is what it is all about right. Living in this moment...because that is all we can do right.
Worrying and stressing will solve nothing, in fact it will only create more negative energy. Imagine the big black clouds of bad energy coming from all the stressed out people in the US right now. What if we could all think positive thoughts, and would that ever be aweome if we COULD channel it into something fabulous and wonderful.
So could you do me a favor, could you please try my little exercise. Teach it to your kids and BELIEVE! Believe in the Power of Positive Thought! Believe that there are higher powers that will help if you ask and are open and Believe.
It sure can not hurt now can it.
I have posted this video many times, but I am going to post it again. The power of positive thinking is SO POWERFUL! Check these videos out.
I just have to post these videos. They are really incredible and I hope you'll take the time to watch them both.
Really positive powerful information and it's stuff we know is true! This guy is incredible and he's asked us to share this info, so I hope you all will.
There is no time left to be complacent. The world is changing now. Not tomorrow. Be part of the change for good. The love. Not the fear. Let go your attachment to the old world and embrace the new.
The Love of Power or The Power of Love.You Choose.
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