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• Post #4454500

  From the "What could possibly go wrong??" department: New Orleans will use AI to answer 911 calls instead of a human You see, we need AI to handle the increased volume of calls caused by the increased number of weather events caused by climate change caused by increased energy consumption caused by AI data centers... Anyway. I am sure that no AI will lose its life due to this policy. https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/local/louisiana/2026/07/28/is-new-orleans-using-ai-to-an...

• Post #4403111

  Well, one of my posts has been boosted 37 times, which for me counts as viral. I am so, so, so over the bean-counters, marketers and suits who natter on about "digital sovereignty" while using Salesforce for CRM, Microsoft for email, Slack for communication, and Facebook and Instagram for social media. For fuck's sake! Walk the walk. Don't just talk the talk. There's too much at stake. @cira@mstdn.ca https://mastodon.social/@dfs_comedy/117043484317341908

• Post #4395906

  CIRA is the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. Its CRM system is Salesforce. Its email is hosted by Microsoft. Its website is fronted by Cloudflare. So much for "digital sovereignty". When organizations such as CIRA don't even make the effort, how do they expect others to do so? Very shameful.

• Post #2319570

  Law Firm Sues The Planetary Society on Behalf of Roman Gods Pasadena, CA, 2026-05-07—The Planetary Society is being sued by a law firm claiming that certain planet names were used without permission of the Roman gods who originally bore those names. https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-05-07-roman.php

• Post #2319568

  Final Totally True News story for the week: First Extra-Terrestrial Message Decoded—and it is Spam Waterloo, ON, 2026-05-08—After decades of scanning the sky, scientists have finally decoded a message from aliens. And it turned out to be spam. https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-05-08-msg.php

• Post #2134367

  Happy Tuesday! Today's Totally True News story is out. Schrödinger's Cat Allegedly Behind Attacks on Pavlov's Dog https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-28-cat.php

• Post #2134366

  @grrlscientist That photo has been edited and/or is AI and/or is fake. The actual story is that a handful of Australian flags were put up by DC and were corrected before the visit.

• Post #2134365

  Oshawa Man Fails Rorschach Test Three Times in a Row https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-29-rorschach.php

• Post #2134364

  Please let's make this a meme.

• Post #2134363

  Time for another Totally True News Story! Backlash as Victoria Restaurant Sets Lowest Tip Amount at 35% https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-30-tip.php

• Post #2134362

  Today's Totally True News story: Secretive Defense Company Finds Missing Combat Robot Washington, D.C., 2026-05-01—The secretive defense company Autonomous Battlefield Systems, Inc. announced that a prototype combat robot, missing for over a year, has been located. https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-05-01-robot.php That's it for this week; back Monday!

• Post #2134361

  Today's Totally True News story: Millions Face Another Tedious May 4th Los Angeles, CA, 2026-05-04—Millions of partners of "Star Wars" fans face another tedious May 4th. https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-05-04-star-wars.php

• Post #2134360

  Today's Totally True News story: Spat Between Furniture, Brick Retailers Escalates Edmonton, AB, 2026-05-05—The spat between furniture retailer The Brick and brick retailer The Sofa has escalated as threats of lawsuits are exchanged. https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-05-05-brick.php

• Post #2134359

  Clickbait Researchers Make Amazing Discovery... and You Won't Believe what Happened Next Toronto, ON 2026-05-06—Researchers from the University of Toronto have made an amazing discovery about clickbait, and it will blow your mind. https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-05-06-click.php

• Post #1608614

  Today's Totally True News: Political Shocker as Chicken Crosses the Road to Join the Ducks https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-10-chicken.php

• Post #1608613

  The US Government is trying to force Reddit to doxx a user who was critical of ICE, and is trying to use the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 to justify this bullshit. Anyone think the US hasn't descended into fascism? https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/

• Post #1608612

  It's Monday, so time for another Totally True News Story: Canada Post to Halt Delivery Except to One Toronto Post Office https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-13-canada-post.php

• Post #1608611

  Moon On Track to Become Canada's 11th Province https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-14-moon.php

• Post #1608610

  Today's Totally True News: Study Shows Canadians Order "Double-Double" Only Because of Peer Pressure https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-16-double-double.php

• Post #1608609

  Today's Totally True News: Jesus Admits it Might Take Three or Four More Comings to Do the Job https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-17-jesus.php

• Post #1608608

  Today's Totally True News story: ICE Incarcerates Newborn Born on US-Bound Flight https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-20-ice.php

• Post #1608607

  Today's Totally True News: Mystery of Cat Domestication Solved https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-21-cats.php

• Post #1608606

  Hey, all. I have made an RSS feed of my Totally True News stories. Never miss a story! https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/rss.php

• Post #1608605

  Another day, another Totally True News story: Halifax Inventor Announces New VR Noise-Canceling Headphones for Vengeful Neighbours https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-22-noise.php #comedy

• Post #1608604

  Today's Totally True News story: Florida Passes "Don't Say G**" Law https://dianne.skoll.ca/writings/totally-true-news/2026-04-23-florida.php #comedy