Open Sources Guelph #502 - January 16, 2025

This week on Open Sources Guelph we're going to party with our friends. While the party doesn't stop at Mar-a-Lago, it's a very different story here in Canada and everywhere else as people await the return of You-Know-Who with something resembling dread, and all while online folks are feigning surprise again that tech billionaires are putting themselves first. Back here at home, we've got south end business to discuss with a city councillor!

This Thursday, January 16, at 5 pm, Scotty Hertz and Adam A. Donaldson will discuss:

It: Part Two. There's still a couple of days before Donald Trump assumes the Office of the U.S. President, and he's already become everyone's obsession. Here in Canada, premiers have been trying different tactics to get Trump to take back tariff threats and they don't seem to be working, and no one is 100 per cent sure how seriously to take all those "51st state" threats. Meanwhile, Trump's murderer's row of clowns and sycophants have begun their confirmation hearings, so are we ready for Trump 2.0?

Mark His Words. Last week, Facebook creator and boss Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was taking away content moderation on the forum because it was "too political". But everyone saw through Zuckerberg's talking points: He was capitulating to the popular right-wing theory that facts have a left-wing bias. And yet, Zuck's decision comes at the exact wrong moment as conspiracies and lies and feeding the misinformation flames around those devastating California wild fires. Can we fight back against the tech bros?

Something to Chew On. Guelph City Council was back to work this week, and they heard a report about advocacy to upper levels of government, both of which might be having an election this year sometime. It's going to be difficult to get help that cities need when political parties are jockying for power, but that's just one of the things on Ken Yee Chew's plate in 2025. The Ward 6 city councillor will join us to talk about what he's working in '25, dealing with all the politics and all the stuff going on in the city's south end.

Open Sources is live on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca at 5 pm on Thursday.