Eternal migrant seeking opera, ruthless yet humane criticism, Jamesian ambivalence, vestigial Kantianisms. All the public health, politics, cultural, social & global policy interests.https://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mwt6ohc5u22lJust because you/I don't understand AI doesn't mean that no one does. So many people buy into this 'poorly understood' line that lets commercially-motivated tech companies off the hook for harms & near-catastrophes. Kudos to @emilymbender.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.blacksky.app for this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt6ohc5u22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mwonyqnmzc2mBehold, Big Social Media putting up billboards in Ottawa trying to finesse the prospect of federal regulation via Bill C-34. (photo credit to my son 🚑)29 Sep 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwonyqnmzc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mwnvo3sdls2kThis is the most surprising geopolitical thing to happen to the eminently 'worthwhile Canadian initiative' policywonkery of @policyoptions.irpp.org (of which I'm very fond, and fully share its steep AI learning curve). [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 13:10 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwnvo3sdls2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mwelyrcchs2uProps to the Goodbot policy wonks for this important series of briefs on how Canada's broken lobbying rules enable Big Tech to circumvent public interest governance. Essential to reform if there's any hope of online safety and privacy regulation to succeed. https://www.goodbot.ca/submissions/incognito-mode-how-big-techs-hidden-influence-machine-exploits-canadas-lobbying-loopholes25 Sep 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwelyrcchs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mwbyusupuk2m🔥Today's moment of sweet sanity and public interest governance [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbyusupuk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mw7tg33v3s2eWell, now how does the Canadian military feel about F-35s? [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw7tg33v3s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mw6zhilwbs2tCannot stress enough how much learning from Agnes Callard plus the tech bros should not be a thing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6zhilwbs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mw55xhsv2223Kudos to UOttawa prof Jason Millar for this excellently put summary of the 'existential AI' warnings and their larger context: https://profjasonmillar.substack.com/p/we-have-failed-our-first-collective22 Sep 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw55xhsv2223https://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mw4vkbsvos23This is a big deal!! Good for both of them. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4vkbsvos23https://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mw4lsfbjjc2nWoe to the academic journal indexers and all US academics preparing grant proposals. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4lsfbjjc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mvxwokf6dk2xIt's true that GoC announcement framing can get silly--but it's also true that these health technologies are ones we really don't want to be relying on the US to supply or lead on these days. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxwokf6dk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mvxnqkouh22xNew theological comms genre just dropped 🔥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxnqkouh22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mvxfusmuak2xA very good analysis. 🔥 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxfusmuak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataliebrender.bsky.social/post/3mvtmh5heuk27Ah, it appears that this deal might just preserve the status quo re Greenland and US military access. [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Sep 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:4kil5rtaf3dnc57drqcddcu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvtmh5heuk27