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Michael Burjack 🇨🇦
@michael.burjack.com
· Nov 10
“I'm very concerned that our society is much more interested in information, than wonder. And noise, rather than silence. … How do we encourage reflection? … Oh my, this is a noisy world.”
— Mr. (Fred) Rogers
— Mr. (Fred) Rogers
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Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas
markhamhislop.substack.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Danielle Smith’s Superpower: Making Radical Policies Sound Sane and Safe
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
A field guide to persuading smart people to believe utterly unhinged ideas.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/danielle-s...
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Sounds silly, does’t it?!
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Sounds silly, does’t it?!
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Bold climate action works.
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/new-york-congestion-pricing-pollution
#GoodClimateNews #CongestionPricing
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/new-york-congestion-pricing-pollution
#GoodClimateNews #CongestionPricing
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Bold climate action works.
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/new-york-congestion-pricing-pollution
#GoodClimateNews #CongestionPricing
https://e360.yale.edu/digest/new-york-congestion-pricing-pollution
#GoodClimateNews #CongestionPricing
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This is incredible (good news too): “After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025…The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, & the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm”
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
Batteries now cheap enough to make dispatchable solar economically feasible
Energy think tank Ember says utility-scale battery costs have fallen to $65/MWh outside China and the United States, enabling solar power to be delivered when needed.
www.pv-magazine.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is incredible (good news too): “After a 40% fall in 2024 in battery equipment costs, it’s clear we’re on track for another major fall in 2025…The economics for batteries are unrecognizable, & the industry is only just getting to grips with this new paradigm”
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/12/12/b...
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can you think of a single time you read the words “private equity” in a headline for a story about making the world better? no? me neither
Private equity has found a new source of profit: volunteer fire departments.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/u...
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
can you think of a single time you read the words “private equity” in a headline for a story about making the world better? no? me neither
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ICE is thug scum
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ICE is thug scum
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The hero who disarmed one of the terrorists in Sydney turned out to be 43-year-old Ahmed al-Ahmed — a fruit shop owner and father of two.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
December 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The hero who disarmed one of the terrorists in Sydney turned out to be 43-year-old Ahmed al-Ahmed — a fruit shop owner and father of two.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
He was shot twice and is currently in hospital. He is scheduled to undergo surgery.
He had no experience with weapons of any kind.
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Runner beats riders on #Toronto 's new $2.6-billion light-rail Finch West line
Bauer, a sub-2:50 marathoner, said he completed the run in 46 minutes through ice and snow. The LRT took 64 minutes.
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/ru...
Bauer, a sub-2:50 marathoner, said he completed the run in 46 minutes through ice and snow. The LRT took 64 minutes.
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/ru...
Runner laps Toronto's new $2.6-billion LRT train - Canadian Running Magazine
Toronto's first new transit line in 23 years took 64 minutes to travel 10.27 kilometres
runningmagazine.ca
December 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Runner beats riders on #Toronto 's new $2.6-billion light-rail Finch West line
Bauer, a sub-2:50 marathoner, said he completed the run in 46 minutes through ice and snow. The LRT took 64 minutes.
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/ru...
Bauer, a sub-2:50 marathoner, said he completed the run in 46 minutes through ice and snow. The LRT took 64 minutes.
runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/ru...
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Liberal insiders report Andy Scheer in talks with party about potential floor crossing. Sources says Scheer has indicated he will consider joining the Liberals if they give him a new mini van, pay for his kids' private schooling, and Carney grants him an Insurance Brokers licence.
December 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Liberal insiders report Andy Scheer in talks with party about potential floor crossing. Sources says Scheer has indicated he will consider joining the Liberals if they give him a new mini van, pay for his kids' private schooling, and Carney grants him an Insurance Brokers licence.
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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"Rachel Friedberg, a Brown economics professor, said the mass shooting happened in a review session for the final exam of her Principles of Economics course. She said she learned what happened from a teaching assistant who led the session. Friedberg herself was not present."
2 dead, 9 wounded in shooting at Brown University; suspect still at large
Brown professor says shooting happened in a study session for her economics class
www.oceanstatemedia.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
"Rachel Friedberg, a Brown economics professor, said the mass shooting happened in a review session for the final exam of her Principles of Economics course. She said she learned what happened from a teaching assistant who led the session. Friedberg herself was not present."
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just. brutal.
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
just. brutal.
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Jesus fucking Christ, America. We are a shithole country with a shithole president and a shithole congress that does nothing to stop this entirely preventable violence. Fuck your guns and fuck you.
so far tonight msnbc has interviewed two students from brown university that are also survivors of separate high school shootings.
insanity.
insanity.
December 14, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Jesus fucking Christ, America. We are a shithole country with a shithole president and a shithole congress that does nothing to stop this entirely preventable violence. Fuck your guns and fuck you.
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And you can wear an n95 (or better) respirator. l
as we (should have) learned since the start of the COVID pandemic, multiple layers of protection work better than relying on just one layer.
as we (should have) learned since the start of the COVID pandemic, multiple layers of protection work better than relying on just one layer.
There is a lot of influenza circulating in Canada right now.
The flu can be especially rough on older adults & young kids...see below for current flu hospitalization rates.
It’s not too late to get your flu shot if you haven’t already.
The flu can be especially rough on older adults & young kids...see below for current flu hospitalization rates.
It’s not too late to get your flu shot if you haven’t already.
December 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
And you can wear an n95 (or better) respirator. l
as we (should have) learned since the start of the COVID pandemic, multiple layers of protection work better than relying on just one layer.
as we (should have) learned since the start of the COVID pandemic, multiple layers of protection work better than relying on just one layer.
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The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy.
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The UCP has made 2025 one of the darkest years for Alberta’s democracy.
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Albertans can turn on the lights in 2026.
By simply being Albertan.
Let me explain. 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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This holiday season, don’t just reflect. Talk. Organize. Show up. Act.
The illusion that “everyone” backs illiberal backsliding only survives if most of us stay quiet
We don’t have to. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
The illusion that “everyone” backs illiberal backsliding only survives if most of us stay quiet
We don’t have to. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
What Can We Do?
A Holiday Plan for Restoring Alberta’s Democracy
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This holiday season, don’t just reflect. Talk. Organize. Show up. Act.
The illusion that “everyone” backs illiberal backsliding only survives if most of us stay quiet
We don’t have to. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
The illusion that “everyone” backs illiberal backsliding only survives if most of us stay quiet
We don’t have to. open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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The province-level Conservative Party (UPC) in Alberta is using the “Notwithstanding Clause” a STAGGERING 4TH TIME IN UNDER 2 MONTHS to ignore the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms. In this Alberta Govt, extremist ideology is clearly a lot more important than human rights and the rule of law.
Premier’s use of the Charter of Rights & Freedoms “Notwithstanding Clause” is supposed to be VERY RARE, to address blatant Judicial overreach.
Smith in Alberta would use it to blatantly erase human rights, the CORE OF THE CHARTER.
Ford in Ontario would use it to backstop his own BLATANT OVERREACH.
Smith in Alberta would use it to blatantly erase human rights, the CORE OF THE CHARTER.
Ford in Ontario would use it to backstop his own BLATANT OVERREACH.
Just in case you weren’t sure how awful Doug ford is. The courts ruled against him based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because PEOPLE WILL DIE IF HE REMOVES SAFE BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE. So he’s considering ABUSING the Notwithstanding Clause just for ego and some cheap suburban votes.
December 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The province-level Conservative Party (UPC) in Alberta is using the “Notwithstanding Clause” a STAGGERING 4TH TIME IN UNDER 2 MONTHS to ignore the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms. In this Alberta Govt, extremist ideology is clearly a lot more important than human rights and the rule of law.
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The woman the media is desperate to cast as a kinder, gentler Nazi, is spending her last month in Congress trying to imprison those who support trans kids.
Marjorie Taylor Greene horse traded her vote on the NDAA for a floor vote for a felony ban on gender affirming care for trans youth that would criminalize parents and doctors for providing evidence based lifesaving care for their children.
December 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The woman the media is desperate to cast as a kinder, gentler Nazi, is spending her last month in Congress trying to imprison those who support trans kids.
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Similar thing for me and the NICU.
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Reminds me of that time I needed emergency appendectomy & I was on morphine & the hospital billing guy came to my room to ask me to pay the copay upfront
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
I was like dude I’m going next door to check the other hospital‘s price also what’s my name again
Ps I’m an economist, ok w/markets generally
Roger Marshall: "We want patients to become consumers again. We want patients to see what the actual prices are. We believe that if we would add the price tags to this bill, that it would save the country a trillion dollars a year."
December 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Similar thing for me and the NICU.
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
Oh, my kid needs to be transferred within three hours to stay alive? Hold on, let me call around on Christmas Eve for the best price on a condition we haven’t even ID’d yet.
These people are deeply unserious.
Signed, another economist who generally likes markets
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Hail to the thief
Days after FIFA awarded Trump a fake peace prize, DOJ moves to drop charges in FIFA corruption case www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
U.S. Moves to Drop Charges in International Soccer Corruption Case
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Hail to the thief
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
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CCLA condemns the Alberta government’s passage of Bill 9, a sweeping and discriminatory law that directly targets trans and gender-diverse people and denies them fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
CCLA Sounds the Alarm as Alberta Government Entrenches Discrimination Into Law - CCLA
Bill 9 strips people of fundamental rights guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
ccla.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
CCLA condemns the Alberta government’s passage of Bill 9, a sweeping and discriminatory law that directly targets trans and gender-diverse people and denies them fundamental rights guaranteed by the Charter.
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...
Read more here.
ccla.org/press-releas...