@consbegone.bsky.social
ABC since Harper... Covid-aware... Trying to survive the climate wars...Nature lover...Prof
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Respirator masks for the win.
Experts Warn Surgical Masks Insufficient: Call for Respirators to Protect Healthcare Workers
YouTube video by NEWS9 Live
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Respirator masks for the win.
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some truly stunning graphs in this piece.
The TLDR is that Canada is truly sucking at this "save the planet" game.
Here's hoping the new trade MOU with China improves Canada's EV uptake.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/a...
The TLDR is that Canada is truly sucking at this "save the planet" game.
Here's hoping the new trade MOU with China improves Canada's EV uptake.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/a...
Dramatic policy U-turns put Canada far behind in the global EV race
Canada’s rapidly accelerating EV adoption crashed and burned in 2025 while the world raced ahead. From Norway to Vietnam to Ethiopia, a diverse and growing mix of nations is leaving us in their dust.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:15 PM
some truly stunning graphs in this piece.
The TLDR is that Canada is truly sucking at this "save the planet" game.
Here's hoping the new trade MOU with China improves Canada's EV uptake.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/a...
The TLDR is that Canada is truly sucking at this "save the planet" game.
Here's hoping the new trade MOU with China improves Canada's EV uptake.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/06/a...
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Scanning faces. Building databases. Fascism is here. 🇺🇸
And all the “tyranny” “don’t tread on me folks” are silent. Turns out they meant “tread on them” 🤷🏼
And all the “tyranny” “don’t tread on me folks” are silent. Turns out they meant “tread on them” 🤷🏼
January 17, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Scanning faces. Building databases. Fascism is here. 🇺🇸
And all the “tyranny” “don’t tread on me folks” are silent. Turns out they meant “tread on them” 🤷🏼
And all the “tyranny” “don’t tread on me folks” are silent. Turns out they meant “tread on them” 🤷🏼
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My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 PM
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Area man who refuses to get appropriate national security clearance says roving gangs of electric cars pose risk to national security.
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Area man who refuses to get appropriate national security clearance says roving gangs of electric cars pose risk to national security.
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8/8 Small towns are pouring limited resources into policing and bush trucks, but they are totally unequipped for a crisis of this magnitude.
As Jan Marie Graham notes of the rural homeless: "Where are they supposed to go?"
Molly Hayes et al. / Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
As Jan Marie Graham notes of the rural homeless: "Where are they supposed to go?"
Molly Hayes et al. / Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Small and remote towns across Canada are struggling with a surge in homelessness
Unsheltered population has doubled or tripled in remote or rural regions ill-equipped to help
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:07 PM
8/8 Small towns are pouring limited resources into policing and bush trucks, but they are totally unequipped for a crisis of this magnitude.
As Jan Marie Graham notes of the rural homeless: "Where are they supposed to go?"
Molly Hayes et al. / Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
As Jan Marie Graham notes of the rural homeless: "Where are they supposed to go?"
Molly Hayes et al. / Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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4/8 The numbers confirm the visibility.
In Ontario alone, rural homelessness jumped 31% last year; northern communities saw a 37% spike.
Nationally, the number of unsheltered people—those in tents or abandoned buildings—has skyrocketed by 107% since the previous count.
In Ontario alone, rural homelessness jumped 31% last year; northern communities saw a 37% spike.
Nationally, the number of unsheltered people—those in tents or abandoned buildings—has skyrocketed by 107% since the previous count.
January 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
4/8 The numbers confirm the visibility.
In Ontario alone, rural homelessness jumped 31% last year; northern communities saw a 37% spike.
Nationally, the number of unsheltered people—those in tents or abandoned buildings—has skyrocketed by 107% since the previous count.
In Ontario alone, rural homelessness jumped 31% last year; northern communities saw a 37% spike.
Nationally, the number of unsheltered people—those in tents or abandoned buildings—has skyrocketed by 107% since the previous count.
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"California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes" techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/c...
California AG sends Musk's xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes | TechCrunch
The flood of AI-generated sexual imagery has spurred concern from state and congressional officials alike.
techcrunch.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes" techcrunch.com/2026/01/16/c...
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Jason Kenney yesterday: Why don't we take away the Charter Rights of the accused to the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial?
Jason Kenney today: As premier, only I defended Charter Rights from the Emergencies Act.
He doesn't have any self-awareness of his own hypocrisy.
Jason Kenney today: As premier, only I defended Charter Rights from the Emergencies Act.
He doesn't have any self-awareness of his own hypocrisy.
January 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Jason Kenney yesterday: Why don't we take away the Charter Rights of the accused to the presumption of innocence and the right to a fair trial?
Jason Kenney today: As premier, only I defended Charter Rights from the Emergencies Act.
He doesn't have any self-awareness of his own hypocrisy.
Jason Kenney today: As premier, only I defended Charter Rights from the Emergencies Act.
He doesn't have any self-awareness of his own hypocrisy.
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Iran’s regime has survived war, sanctions, and uprising. Environmental crises may bring it down. #Climate
Iran’s regime has survived war, sanctions, and uprising. Environmental crises may bring it down.
Decades of water depletion, dam building, and repression of scientists have driven Iran toward ecological crises that are fueling protests.
grist.org
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Iran’s regime has survived war, sanctions, and uprising. Environmental crises may bring it down. #Climate
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JAPAN RECORD WARMTH
This historic January warm spell goes on with avalanches of records every day.
Today 17 broke their January highest Temperature records (see list below) and many more are expected tomorrow.
Map and data by JMA
This historic January warm spell goes on with avalanches of records every day.
Today 17 broke their January highest Temperature records (see list below) and many more are expected tomorrow.
Map and data by JMA
January 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM
JAPAN RECORD WARMTH
This historic January warm spell goes on with avalanches of records every day.
Today 17 broke their January highest Temperature records (see list below) and many more are expected tomorrow.
Map and data by JMA
This historic January warm spell goes on with avalanches of records every day.
Today 17 broke their January highest Temperature records (see list below) and many more are expected tomorrow.
Map and data by JMA
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Russia loves Trump’s message on Greenland, as Putin has openly said. It is worth asking whether this was a Russian idea. It certainly divides and could destroy NATO, and it distracts from Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
January 17, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Russia loves Trump’s message on Greenland, as Putin has openly said. It is worth asking whether this was a Russian idea. It certainly divides and could destroy NATO, and it distracts from Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
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In a new commentary in Science that I think I'll be referencing a lot on Tech Policy Press, Alondra Nelson (@alondra.bsky.social) says while the Trump's approach to AI is widely understood as "deregulation," when you zoom out, that's not really what's going on. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
January 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
In a new commentary in Science that I think I'll be referencing a lot on Tech Policy Press, Alondra Nelson (@alondra.bsky.social) says while the Trump's approach to AI is widely understood as "deregulation," when you zoom out, that's not really what's going on. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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“ICE, their secret police, is their tool," a former DHS oversight official told us. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
www.propublica.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
“ICE, their secret police, is their tool," a former DHS oversight official told us. “Once they have that power, which they have now, there’s nothing stopping them from using it against citizens.”
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Alberta, which has the most sunny hours in the country, was on its way to becoming a huge solar power provider. Danielle Smith, puppet of Big Oil, sabotaged that. Carney could restore that industry in Alberta and force Smith to relent. Smith's decision was rejected by a majority in AB.
January 17, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Alberta, which has the most sunny hours in the country, was on its way to becoming a huge solar power provider. Danielle Smith, puppet of Big Oil, sabotaged that. Carney could restore that industry in Alberta and force Smith to relent. Smith's decision was rejected by a majority in AB.
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Out of touch.
January 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Out of touch.
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If @mark-carney.bsky.social really wants to make a huge impact on Canadian energy independence and the green economy he'd offer to remove tariffs on Chinese solar panels as part of the negotiations. Imagine how transformative cheap solar would be, oh wait, we don't have to, just look at Australia.
January 16, 2026 at 7:59 PM
If @mark-carney.bsky.social really wants to make a huge impact on Canadian energy independence and the green economy he'd offer to remove tariffs on Chinese solar panels as part of the negotiations. Imagine how transformative cheap solar would be, oh wait, we don't have to, just look at Australia.
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It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:18 PM
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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thanks @pfparks.bsky.social for continuing to speak truth to power about our broken Alberta health care system.
‘Pleading for the government to do its job’: AMA on emergency department issues
The Alberta Medical Association's Dr. Paul Parks joined CTV Your Morning Edmonton's Kent Morrison to discuss the state of the province's emergency departments and hospitals.
www.ctvnews.ca
January 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM
thanks @pfparks.bsky.social for continuing to speak truth to power about our broken Alberta health care system.
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Since taking office, Trump has canceled or halted enforcement actions against 166 corporations accused of illegal conduct.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
January 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Since taking office, Trump has canceled or halted enforcement actions against 166 corporations accused of illegal conduct.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
At least a third of those companies have close ties to his administration, including over 30 that have donated to Trump's ballroom.
The "law and order" president.
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REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
January 16, 2026 at 10:02 PM
REPORTER: Do you commit to not militarily engaging NATO partners?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
TRUMP: I don't talk about that
REPORTER: You're not willing to commit to not attacking a NATO partner?
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2/2 Trump clarifies in private that he wants to be the President who has enlarged US territory. They state that he will attempt to do so unless he is stopped externally.
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
2/2 Trump clarifies in private that he wants to be the President who has enlarged US territory. They state that he will attempt to do so unless he is stopped externally.
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1/2 On a Zoom call with experts on Greenland - they essentially agree that US will focus on offering economic opportunities to Greenland as an independent state as a step to US allegiance until late Spring - if this doesn't work, military operation would proceed.
January 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
1/2 On a Zoom call with experts on Greenland - they essentially agree that US will focus on offering economic opportunities to Greenland as an independent state as a step to US allegiance until late Spring - if this doesn't work, military operation would proceed.