Matt Lie-Paehlke
@mattliepaehlke.bsky.social
Dad. Climate Activist. PhD Dropout because we must reduce emissions ASAP. Engagement Manager at Environmental Defence. Host of Future Mending Radio Podcast. Views are my own. https://www.futuremending.com/podcast
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I wish my efforts to make things better went viral like my recent snark complaining about fascists did.
I have a podcast called Future Mending Radio about the people and organizations who are solving multiple problems at once. Clothing swaps, food co-ops, ethical chocolate, bike parties.
I have a podcast called Future Mending Radio about the people and organizations who are solving multiple problems at once. Clothing swaps, food co-ops, ethical chocolate, bike parties.
Hey look, politicians who actually believe in things and want to help people care about climate.
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Hey look, politicians who actually believe in things and want to help people care about climate.
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Fascinating that China now has a smaller percentage of people in extreme poverty than the US, and that in the US, extreme poverty has increased since 1990.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Fascinating that China now has a smaller percentage of people in extreme poverty than the US, and that in the US, extreme poverty has increased since 1990.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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1. This federal-Alberta pipeline MOU is even worse than I expected. Even before we get to the pipeline:
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1. This federal-Alberta pipeline MOU is even worse than I expected. Even before we get to the pipeline:
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
- exempts AB from net zero electricity reg (AB produces 44% of all electricity-related GHGs in Canada).
- delays methane reg by 5 years (75% redn by 2035 rather than 2030.
(cont'd)
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Steven Guilbeault, career environmentalist, resigns from Carney cabinet after announcement of energy deal with Alberta
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigns from cabinet after Carney, Smith sign energy deal
Mr. Guilbeault is a career environmentalist who has been serving as the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Steven Guilbeault, career environmentalist, resigns from Carney cabinet after announcement of energy deal with Alberta
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Trudeau bought a pipeline for Alberta and they absolutely hated him for it. I truly don't understand the Liberal desire to bend over backwards and destroy the planet for Alberta votes that they will never get.
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
rime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trudeau bought a pipeline for Alberta and they absolutely hated him for it. I truly don't understand the Liberal desire to bend over backwards and destroy the planet for Alberta votes that they will never get.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
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HOT SHOPPING TIP: save the most money this holiday shopping season by taking a lot of naps
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
HOT SHOPPING TIP: save the most money this holiday shopping season by taking a lot of naps
Let's invest EVEN MORE TAX MONEY INTO MORE PIPELINES!
Oilpatch drilling slows as oil and natural gas prices sink
Drilling activity plunges in Western Canada as oil prices sink | CBC News
Low oil and natural gas prices are taking a toll on the industry as drilling activity is falling in Western Canada and job losses are mounting.
www.cbc.ca
November 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Let's invest EVEN MORE TAX MONEY INTO MORE PIPELINES!
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I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
November 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I think if Canada wants to have a strong cultural identity we need to go back to doing what we're best at, making the weirdest fucking TV shows you've ever seen
Apparently Premier Ford actually IS bothered by protests.
NEW: Ontario Premier Doug Ford is threatening to audit all provincial spending to determine whether public-sector unions are “funnelling” money to “left-wing radical groups” that staged a protest inside the Ontario legislature. #OnPoli
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
globalnews.ca/news/1154280...
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Apparently Premier Ford actually IS bothered by protests.
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People are already doing what you say they *should be* doing. You could join them.
November 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
People are already doing what you say they *should be* doing. You could join them.
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I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I keep saying, Google intentionally making its search worse is a world-historical fumble, and it's a huge opportunity for so many others across the internet, if they'll just seize it..
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
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“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege - The Economic Times
Meta reportedly halted internal research into the mental health impacts of Facebook and Instagram after finding causal evidence of harm. Internal documents revealed users reported lower depression and...
m.economictimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health, according to unredacted filings in a lawsuit by U.S. school districts against Meta and other social media platforms.”
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Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Let’s see if one single pundit who said there was some great realignment of American sentiment with this last election, based on what they saw on the Nazi-owned platform overrun by foreign actors, offers any retractions or corrections for their gullibility.
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Saturday morning on Marlee and Lawrence Ave West. Cyclists need better protection from the raging traffic here. #onpoli #topoli #biketo #visionzero #toronto
November 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Saturday morning on Marlee and Lawrence Ave West. Cyclists need better protection from the raging traffic here. #onpoli #topoli #biketo #visionzero #toronto
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So, below is EU President von der Leyen saying that the EU is "not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions."
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
November 21, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So, below is EU President von der Leyen saying that the EU is "not fighting fossil fuels, only emissions."
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
And here is the Saudi envoy to COP30 saying exactly the same thing.
I'm telling you: climate politics are unified around the lie that we can keep fossil fuels & still deal w climate anyway.
This time next year, unshaven dudes in Patagonia vests are gonna come up to you at a stop light and try to sell you a fully-functional AI data-centre.
November 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This time next year, unshaven dudes in Patagonia vests are gonna come up to you at a stop light and try to sell you a fully-functional AI data-centre.
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Utterly obsessed with this. LLMs can be defeated by spells (poems) arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Utterly obsessed with this. LLMs can be defeated by spells (poems) arxiv.org/html/2511.15...
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
At this point, we should either get rid of the notwithstanding clause or the whole charter of rights and freedoms.
I'm on team charter, but these premiers abusing the notwithstanding clause should have to choose as well.
I'm on team charter, but these premiers abusing the notwithstanding clause should have to choose as well.
November 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
At this point, we should either get rid of the notwithstanding clause or the whole charter of rights and freedoms.
I'm on team charter, but these premiers abusing the notwithstanding clause should have to choose as well.
I'm on team charter, but these premiers abusing the notwithstanding clause should have to choose as well.
Wut?
SCOOP — A former staffer for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Natalie Green, 26, was charged today for falsely reporting she was attacked by 3 men who wrote "TRUMP WHORE" on her stomach bc of her job. It was staged by her + a friend.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Van Drew isn't named in the complaint but I've confirmed w/ his office.
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement
A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring and falsely reporting to law enforcement that she had been violently assaulted with a firearm due to her employment with a federal official.
www.justice.gov
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Wut?
Was reading about misinfo and saw this study that found people are better at choosing true and false stories if you pay them to do it right
Rathje, S., Roozenbeek, J., Van Bavel, J. J., & van der Linden, S. (2023).
Accuracy and social motivations shape judgements of (mis)information.
Rathje, S., Roozenbeek, J., Van Bavel, J. J., & van der Linden, S. (2023).
Accuracy and social motivations shape judgements of (mis)information.
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Was reading about misinfo and saw this study that found people are better at choosing true and false stories if you pay them to do it right
Rathje, S., Roozenbeek, J., Van Bavel, J. J., & van der Linden, S. (2023).
Accuracy and social motivations shape judgements of (mis)information.
Rathje, S., Roozenbeek, J., Van Bavel, J. J., & van der Linden, S. (2023).
Accuracy and social motivations shape judgements of (mis)information.
We are going to have dirt cheap electricity for the transition when the AI bubble pops.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We are going to have dirt cheap electricity for the transition when the AI bubble pops.