JEmphatically
@jemphatically.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, photographer, environmentalist, introvert. Former oil & gas and government PR, semi-retired, grandma to Finn, and according to research, not cool. She/her. Stop the genocide. https://about.me/jodymacpherson Born: 319 ppm
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Continuing the story of Wonder Valley’s journey from a gleam in someone’s eye to a possible mirage, and the “boy band” assembling around the project in 2026.
So, many levels of Canadian governments didn't leave X even though it had become home base for a child porn image-generating machine.
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
So, many levels of Canadian governments didn't leave X even though it had become home base for a child porn image-generating machine.
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
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The exodus follows reports that the U.S. Department of Justice was scrutinizing the political activity of the woman killed last Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From @minnesotareformer.com
From @minnesotareformer.com
Top fraud investigator, five others quit U.S. Attorney’s office • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The career prosecutor overseeing the sprawling federal investigation into social program fraud in Minnesota resigned abruptly this week.
penncapital-star.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The exodus follows reports that the U.S. Department of Justice was scrutinizing the political activity of the woman killed last Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From @minnesotareformer.com
From @minnesotareformer.com
Continuing the story of Wonder Valley’s journey from a gleam in someone’s eye to a possible mirage, and the “boy band” assembling around the project in 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Continuing the story of Wonder Valley’s journey from a gleam in someone’s eye to a possible mirage, and the “boy band” assembling around the project in 2026.
Who needs AI when you have Noem's blank-eyed repeating of hallucinations, as if under hypnosis.
Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."
January 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Who needs AI when you have Noem's blank-eyed repeating of hallucinations, as if under hypnosis.
New Brunswickers say 3 projects - a tungsten mine, gas-fired power plant and sprawling data centres - serve US supply chains, weapons production, and corporate balance sheets while locals and Indigenous nations absorb environmental and social costs.
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
New Brunswick is rolling out the red carpet for U.S.-backed extractive projects ⋆ The Breach
A growing province-wide coalition is resisting American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects they say threaten public health and Indigenous land
breachmedia.ca
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
New Brunswickers say 3 projects - a tungsten mine, gas-fired power plant and sprawling data centres - serve US supply chains, weapons production, and corporate balance sheets while locals and Indigenous nations absorb environmental and social costs.
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
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Accelerating power-consuming AI through “creative” debt financing…what could go wrong?
New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
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New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
open.substack.com/pub/jodymacp...
Grid CEO Wants to ‘Check Engine’ as AI Power Demand Leads to ‘Frankenstein Financing’
Written for the Energy Mix - January 7, 2026, with historical images added.
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Accelerating power-consuming AI through “creative” debt financing…what could go wrong?
New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
open.substack.com/pub/jodymacp...
New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
open.substack.com/pub/jodymacp...
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Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions | The Tyee
Not long after Addiction Ministry representatives toured the building, Mraiche bought it. Now it’s a detox centre leased to Métis Nation of Alberta.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow
Physicians are raising alarms weeks after a man died at a local hospital after waiting hours for treatment
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
The Cost of Staying Human
Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
organizingmythoughts.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
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WOMEN are doing the vast majority of the front-line organizing against ICE, the vast majority of the front-line reporting, the vast majority of the legal observing, the vast majority of the care work, the vast majority of the corking and safety volunteering. It's so often women who are being killed.
Renee Good, who was murdered in cold blood today by ICE, was a queer woman. June "T-Rex" Knightly, who was murdered in Portland, was a queer woman. The ICE detainees who were sexually assaulted in Louisiana are queer women and trans men.
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
WOMEN are doing the vast majority of the front-line organizing against ICE, the vast majority of the front-line reporting, the vast majority of the legal observing, the vast majority of the care work, the vast majority of the corking and safety volunteering. It's so often women who are being killed.
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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/97434e9... Podcasters who were harassing Carrie Tait and former AHS board member Sandy Edmonstone were being paid by an Edmonton lawyer with close ties to Sam Mraiche. Probably just a coincidence.
Podcaster accused of harassing former AHS board member says he was hired by Edmonton lawyer, court records show
Legal documents identify Bryan Ward, who has acted for Sam Mraiche on multiple occasions, as the lawyer
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/97434e9... Podcasters who were harassing Carrie Tait and former AHS board member Sandy Edmonstone were being paid by an Edmonton lawyer with close ties to Sam Mraiche. Probably just a coincidence.
Monthly land crossings into the US from Aldergrove and other B.C. border communities have fallen 35 -40% compared to an average drop of 22% at the top three busiest regions, Detroit, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Monthly land crossings into the US from Aldergrove and other B.C. border communities have fallen 35 -40% compared to an average drop of 22% at the top three busiest regions, Detroit, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.
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Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
A consequential trial dealing with Canada's treatment of the media is starting this month. It's about press freedom and democracy and the whether police should be able to arrest and detain reporters for doing their jobs.
#cdnpoli #canpoli
#cdnpoli #canpoli
We're suing the RCMP and it's finally going to trial this month. Here's a great video explaining why we're doing it. #cdnpoli www.youtube.com/watch?v=stDm...
The Narwhal’s court case against the RCMP, explained
YouTube video by The Narwhal
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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The US “openly flaunting international law sends a signal to all of us that every president and every prime minister is potentially a target of US military action. There doesn’t seem to be any constraints on what the Trump administration would consider.” — former Canadian ambassador to Venezuela
January 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The US “openly flaunting international law sends a signal to all of us that every president and every prime minister is potentially a target of US military action. There doesn’t seem to be any constraints on what the Trump administration would consider.” — former Canadian ambassador to Venezuela
Trump threatened Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia.
...Sheinbaum rejected offers of US military aid to take action against the cartels, claiming she has told him, “No, no, no, Mr. President. No, no, no, please.”
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hints-...
...Sheinbaum rejected offers of US military aid to take action against the cartels, claiming she has told him, “No, no, no, Mr. President. No, no, no, please.”
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hints-...
Trump Hints at Next Targets After Shocking Invasion
The president warned the Colombian president that he needs to “watch his a--.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Trump threatened Mexico, Cuba, and Colombia.
...Sheinbaum rejected offers of US military aid to take action against the cartels, claiming she has told him, “No, no, no, Mr. President. No, no, no, please.”
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hints-...
...Sheinbaum rejected offers of US military aid to take action against the cartels, claiming she has told him, “No, no, no, Mr. President. No, no, no, please.”
www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hints-...
Remember when Trump said they would only be kidnapping and deporting "the worst of the worst," and then it wasn't long before they were abducting a screaming day care worker while the children watched?
It has to start somewhere, but that's not where it ends.
It has to start somewhere, but that's not where it ends.
January 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Remember when Trump said they would only be kidnapping and deporting "the worst of the worst," and then it wasn't long before they were abducting a screaming day care worker while the children watched?
It has to start somewhere, but that's not where it ends.
It has to start somewhere, but that's not where it ends.
Here's an expert saying the oil play doesn't make sense.
Could Trump be this dumb? 🤔🫣
youtu.be/hxZmlUXSAEs?...
Could Trump be this dumb? 🤔🫣
youtu.be/hxZmlUXSAEs?...
Venezuela's Oil Sector in Tatters. Why Trump Isn't After Oil
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
January 3, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Here's an expert saying the oil play doesn't make sense.
Could Trump be this dumb? 🤔🫣
youtu.be/hxZmlUXSAEs?...
Could Trump be this dumb? 🤔🫣
youtu.be/hxZmlUXSAEs?...
Heather Cox Richardson explains the seriousness of this moment. For the US, for Canada, for Latin America...it's bad.
www.youtube.com/live/7JXQhff...
www.youtube.com/live/7JXQhff...
Today's News, January 3, 2025
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Heather Cox Richardson explains the seriousness of this moment. For the US, for Canada, for Latin America...it's bad.
www.youtube.com/live/7JXQhff...
www.youtube.com/live/7JXQhff...
Just sitting here wondering if Mark Carney and his wife have an escape plan.
And definitely don't share it with Danielle Smith.
And definitely don't share it with Danielle Smith.
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Just sitting here wondering if Mark Carney and his wife have an escape plan.
And definitely don't share it with Danielle Smith.
And definitely don't share it with Danielle Smith.
Media has totally lost the plot.
This is a thread of major media outlets falsely anthropomorphising the "Grok" chatbot program and in doing so, actively and directly removing responsibility and accountability from individual people working at X who created a child pornography generator (Elon Musk, Nikita Bier etc)
#1: Reuters
#1: Reuters
January 3, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Media has totally lost the plot.
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