Dave Hall
@dehall.bsky.social
Geriatric eco socialist dilettante? 🙄
Music, travel and art make me happy. 😎
Politics and climate science makes me despair 😬
Born - approximately 300 ppm 😢
Occasionally outraged grandfather of three 🤬
Music, travel and art make me happy. 😎
Politics and climate science makes me despair 😬
Born - approximately 300 ppm 😢
Occasionally outraged grandfather of three 🤬
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
January 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM
The US drew up a plan to invade Canada in 1930. Now Trump is reviving old fears
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Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor:
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
"Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so."
January 26, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Two weeks ago this guy announced he was providing legal help to the agent who shot Renee Good. That's how quickly the winds are shifting.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "I just saw a video of more than 6 masked agents pummeling one of our constituents and shooting him to death. How many more residents, how many more Americans need to die or get badly hurt for this operation to end?"
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Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
January 24, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Protesters flooded the intersection of Nicollet Avenue and W. 26th Street in south Minneapolis, near where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by federal agents Saturday morning.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky, Genevieve Ross, Kyeland Jackson and Louis Krauss.
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Protester: "It just feels like they're murdering the most peaceful people we have, the people who are out on the street, young, and trying to protect other people"
January 24, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Protester: "It just feels like they're murdering the most peaceful people we have, the people who are out on the street, young, and trying to protect other people"
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
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Message to fellow journalists (and anyone claiming to be one): do not “police-involved shooting” executions in broad daylight.
Obfuscating language like that is completely journalistically unnecessary and, even worse, sanitizes reality.
Words have meaning. Use the right ones.
Obfuscating language like that is completely journalistically unnecessary and, even worse, sanitizes reality.
Words have meaning. Use the right ones.
January 24, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Message to fellow journalists (and anyone claiming to be one): do not “police-involved shooting” executions in broad daylight.
Obfuscating language like that is completely journalistically unnecessary and, even worse, sanitizes reality.
Words have meaning. Use the right ones.
Obfuscating language like that is completely journalistically unnecessary and, even worse, sanitizes reality.
Words have meaning. Use the right ones.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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it's only going to get worse
UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
January 24, 2026 at 6:56 PM
it's only going to get worse
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UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
UPDATE: @dropsitenews.com has obtained the very graphic video from the lady in the pink coat, which shows ICE executing yet another person in broad daylight:
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Manitoba has doubled the number of U.S. doctors it has recruited since the fall, with 13 physicians practising in the province.
More U.S. doctors practising in Manitoba, province says
Manitoba has doubled the number of U.S. doctors it has recruited since the fall, with 13 physicians practising in the province.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 23, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Manitoba has doubled the number of U.S. doctors it has recruited since the fall, with 13 physicians practising in the province.
This is wrong.
The CPP Investment Board says it will be calling for child safety safeguards but doesn't seem embarrassed by the ongoing MechaHitler stuff or Grok's appalling owner. Wish my pension savings weren't going to build a fossil gas powered data centre to serve it!
Grok, the gas-powered deepfake-generating "anti-woke" chatbot that used to refer to itself as "MechaHitler," attracted a substantial investment from Canadians' pensions.
January 20, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This is wrong.
It is not as clear as it should be which side Canada's armed forces would be in any conflict with America.
www.economist.com/the-americas...
www.economist.com/the-americas...
Canadian soldiers have been carrying out Donald Trump’s orders
As the American president becomes more aggressive, this is becoming a problem
www.economist.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:01 PM
It is not as clear as it should be which side Canada's armed forces would be in any conflict with America.
www.economist.com/the-americas...
www.economist.com/the-americas...
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Amazing how accurate the West is at finding Iranian victims but have no idea how many Gazans have been killed since the "ceasefire"
January 18, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Amazing how accurate the West is at finding Iranian victims but have no idea how many Gazans have been killed since the "ceasefire"
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When putting solar panels on your roof or land saves your business money, you put up the solar panels. USA addition.
"Commercial projects sized between 2 MW and 20 MW are positioned for growth as corporate offtakers seek to hedge against volatile retail power markets"
"Commercial projects sized between 2 MW and 20 MW are positioned for growth as corporate offtakers seek to hedge against volatile retail power markets"
Electricity rate hikes slash commercial solar payback periods by 33%, says Wood Mackenzie
Soaring utility costs and rising power demand are recalibrating the financial outlook for the United States non-residential solar market.
pv-magazine-usa.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:39 PM
When putting solar panels on your roof or land saves your business money, you put up the solar panels. USA addition.
"Commercial projects sized between 2 MW and 20 MW are positioned for growth as corporate offtakers seek to hedge against volatile retail power markets"
"Commercial projects sized between 2 MW and 20 MW are positioned for growth as corporate offtakers seek to hedge against volatile retail power markets"
This argument is brilliant in its clarity and simplicity. The Group 1 and Group 2 comparison at the end is the best single framing of these issues I have seen. Not new, but admirably clear and understandable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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 17, 2026 at 2:34 PM
This argument is brilliant in its clarity and simplicity. The Group 1 and Group 2 comparison at the end is the best single framing of these issues I have seen. Not new, but admirably clear and understandable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
www.ms.now
January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
How can I not have seen this in the media before today? I haven't followed Iran that closely, but I have never seen this even mentioned in the coverage I have read,
Is our media this venal or this incompetent?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Is our media this venal or this incompetent?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How ‘day zero’ water shortages in Iran are fuelling protests
Supply failures are dramatic example of way climate crisis threatens basic human needs – and with it political stability
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:04 PM
How can I not have seen this in the media before today? I haven't followed Iran that closely, but I have never seen this even mentioned in the coverage I have read,
Is our media this venal or this incompetent?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Is our media this venal or this incompetent?
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
January 14, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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We ignore Louise Adler's warnings about #ZionistMcCarthyism at our peril. #auspol
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
We ignore Louise Adler's warnings about #ZionistMcCarthyism at our peril. #auspol
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"'Can I check a pulse?' yelled the bystander, standing across Portland Avenue from Good’s lifeless body inside her crashed SUV, video footage of the exchange shows.
"'No,' an agent replies. 'Back up.'
"'I’m a physician!'
"'I don’t care.'"
apple.news/Ab6SscT80QIW...
"'No,' an agent replies. 'Back up.'
"'I’m a physician!'
"'I don’t care.'"
apple.news/Ab6SscT80QIW...
‘I’m a physician,’ he said. ‘Don’t care’ was the reply. — The Minnesota Star Tribune
Bystander medical assistance was declined to George Floyd and Renee Good. Medical experts say ICE agents and a physician observer likely acting within their training after recent shooting.
apple.news
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
"'Can I check a pulse?' yelled the bystander, standing across Portland Avenue from Good’s lifeless body inside her crashed SUV, video footage of the exchange shows.
"'No,' an agent replies. 'Back up.'
"'I’m a physician!'
"'I don’t care.'"
apple.news/Ab6SscT80QIW...
"'No,' an agent replies. 'Back up.'
"'I’m a physician!'
"'I don’t care.'"
apple.news/Ab6SscT80QIW...
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Today, our trial against the RCMP kicks off in a Vancouver courtroom. We’re fighting to clear a path for all journalists in Canada to do their work without risk of police interference. Want to follow the case, or even attend in person? Here’s what you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
The Narwhal’s press freedom case against the RCMP, explained
Stay informed about The Narwhal and Amber Bracken’s lawsuit against the RCMP as we fight for press freedom in B.C. Supreme Court
thenarwhal.ca
January 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Today, our trial against the RCMP kicks off in a Vancouver courtroom. We’re fighting to clear a path for all journalists in Canada to do their work without risk of police interference. Want to follow the case, or even attend in person? Here’s what you need to know: thenarwhal.ca/press-freedom/
"Just possibly it's the oil?" Bill Mckibben
January 4, 2026 at 11:54 AM
"Just possibly it's the oil?" Bill Mckibben