Patrick Canning 🇨🇦
@patrickcanning.bsky.social
Climate law & litigation. Lawyer, husband, girl dad.
Every inch of the Earth is worth fighting for. No Xers. No AI.
Work: https://patrickccanning.com/
Climate law blog: https://feeltheheat.blog/
LLM (Lewis & Clark). Never legal advice
Every inch of the Earth is worth fighting for. No Xers. No AI.
Work: https://patrickccanning.com/
Climate law blog: https://feeltheheat.blog/
LLM (Lewis & Clark). Never legal advice
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Remember what matters. Our lives are short, but the future stretches out forever.
Everyone says "take care of yourself" but in my view, frankly, that is a juvenile approach to life. Take care of your children, of all children, of the future. Deprioritise your "self."
Their future is in our hands.
Everyone says "take care of yourself" but in my view, frankly, that is a juvenile approach to life. Take care of your children, of all children, of the future. Deprioritise your "self."
Their future is in our hands.
It's just so gross. I will continue to unfollow anyone I discover to be on X.
Our politicians were able to get off TikTok -- so why not from Twitter?
The platform is letting its users create non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women and kids. That can't be the price of public participation in our digital down square.
Our government MUST act.
For @thetyee.ca, here’s how:
The platform is letting its users create non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women and kids. That can't be the price of public participation in our digital down square.
Our government MUST act.
For @thetyee.ca, here’s how:
January 14, 2026 at 5:42 AM
It's just so gross. I will continue to unfollow anyone I discover to be on X.
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Might this be a factor?
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Wow, has this post ever triggered some people. Below I will post some corrections and clarifications about the Brookfield-Twitter purchase.
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
For some reason Brookfield Asset Management always gets left out of this - they gave $250 million USD to the purchase of X/Twitter.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
January 13, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Might this be a factor?
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Wow, has this post ever triggered some people. Below I will post some corrections and clarifications about the Brookfield-Twitter purchase.
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
For some reason Brookfield Asset Management always gets left out of this - they gave $250 million USD to the purchase of X/Twitter.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Please sign!
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here:
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here:
January 13, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Please sign!
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here:
I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here:
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Oh Canada! What a mess!
Wow, has this post ever triggered some people. Below I will post some corrections and clarifications about the Brookfield-Twitter purchase.
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
For some reason Brookfield Asset Management always gets left out of this - they gave $250 million USD to the purchase of X/Twitter.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
January 13, 2026 at 3:27 AM
Oh Canada! What a mess!
Wow, has this post ever triggered some people. Below I will post some corrections and clarifications about the Brookfield-Twitter purchase.
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
For some reason Brookfield Asset Management always gets left out of this - they gave $250 million USD to the purchase of X/Twitter.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
Brookfield's venture capital arm cuts biggest check yet for Elon Musk's Twitter buyout
Brookfield Growth division piled US$250 million into Musk's US$7.1 billion equity raise for the deal
financialpost.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Wow, has this post ever triggered some people. Below I will post some corrections and clarifications about the Brookfield-Twitter purchase.
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
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The PM has another conflict of interest.
Carney, as Chairman of the Board of Brookfield Asset Management, gave $250 million to Musk to turn Twitter into X.
Any questions?
Any questions?
For some reason Brookfield Asset Management always gets left out of this - they gave $250 million USD to the purchase of X/Twitter.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
January 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The PM has another conflict of interest.
This thread is quite enjoyable..
Will focusing his endless font of energy when it comes to being annoying towards ICE totally rules and I tip my cap. Someone buy that man a tank of gas
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This thread is quite enjoyable..
Carney, as Chairman of the Board of Brookfield Asset Management, gave $250 million to Musk to turn Twitter into X.
Any questions?
Any questions?
For some reason Brookfield Asset Management always gets left out of this - they gave $250 million USD to the purchase of X/Twitter.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
Brookfield's venture capital arm cuts biggest check yet for Elon Musk's Twitter buyout
Brookfield Growth division piled US$250 million into Musk's US$7.1 billion equity raise for the deal
financialpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Carney, as Chairman of the Board of Brookfield Asset Management, gave $250 million to Musk to turn Twitter into X.
Any questions?
Any questions?
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Trump: more ICE! less immigrants! less protesters!
Steven Miller: *fewer
Trump: shh. let's stick with "President" for now
Steven Miller: *fewer
Trump: shh. let's stick with "President" for now
January 11, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Trump: more ICE! less immigrants! less protesters!
Steven Miller: *fewer
Trump: shh. let's stick with "President" for now
Steven Miller: *fewer
Trump: shh. let's stick with "President" for now
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Greenland is Indigenous land!
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Q of "Q's Greenland" is a real treasure and represents the smiling hearts of the people there. 😊
Q of "Q's Greenland" is a real treasure and represents the smiling hearts of the people there. 😊
Inuit of the Arctic share the same values. Episode 3 of 2025.
YouTube video by Q's Greenland
youtube.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Greenland is Indigenous land!
Great video, just one correction: "might end up putting the United States in a NUCLEAR war with France."
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Great video, just one correction: "might end up putting the United States in a NUCLEAR war with France."
The moment invites consideration of life's deepest questions, the meaning of life, and should we live as long as we can, "to be there for our kids," or should we show them how to truly live?
I am humbled by those who put their bodies on the line for others.
I am humbled by those who put their bodies on the line for others.
This doesn’t come out of thin air. The Episcopal Church of New Hampshire remembers the martyrdom of Jonathan Daniels during the civil rights movement and is preparing those in ministry now for what is to come.
www.pbs.org/video/here-a...
www.pbs.org/video/here-a...
January 11, 2026 at 5:49 AM
The moment invites consideration of life's deepest questions, the meaning of life, and should we live as long as we can, "to be there for our kids," or should we show them how to truly live?
I am humbled by those who put their bodies on the line for others.
I am humbled by those who put their bodies on the line for others.
Article 51 of UN Charter allows collective self defense - France needs to be there.
France is a nuclear power, and Macron is not bullied by Trump.
France is a nuclear power, and Macron is not bullied by Trump.
Jarlov: “The only ones threatening Greenland are the Americans. We are not worried about China or Russia in Greenland. Only the USA.”
January 11, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Article 51 of UN Charter allows collective self defense - France needs to be there.
France is a nuclear power, and Macron is not bullied by Trump.
France is a nuclear power, and Macron is not bullied by Trump.
I'll go one step further, let them on UK soil (or Canadian, or whoever) but charge them with war crimes if they took part in war crimes.
"MILLER's idea of strength, & TRUMP's, are unhinged", says UK's Ed Davey. If Greenland is attacked, we should immediately sanction the trump Administration, place a ban on any US operations in the UK, including decide if US Forces should cease to be hosted on UK soil.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:54 AM
I'll go one step further, let them on UK soil (or Canadian, or whoever) but charge them with war crimes if they took part in war crimes.
Any country wanting trump to f off just needs to threaten to release the full Epstein files
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Any country wanting trump to f off just needs to threaten to release the full Epstein files
How much do you want to bet French subs are underwater there too?
January 11, 2026 at 1:54 AM
How much do you want to bet French subs are underwater there too?
The aXe X movement. Sign me up
Please Canada Boycott and Ban X
I will not follow anyone still on X, I will unfollow anyone that stays on X
I will not support or endorse your brand if you’re on X
Believe children, protect children
I will not follow anyone still on X, I will unfollow anyone that stays on X
I will not support or endorse your brand if you’re on X
Believe children, protect children
January 10, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The aXe X movement. Sign me up
Finally, proof of reincarnation
Sound familiar?
"Caligula would be restrained only by his own sense of discretion, which became in lamentably short supply as his reign progressed ... he was a _princeps legibus solutus_ (‘a princeps not bound by the laws’)." A.A. Barrett, _Caligula: The Abuse of Power_ (Routledge, 2015), p. 79.
"Caligula would be restrained only by his own sense of discretion, which became in lamentably short supply as his reign progressed ... he was a _princeps legibus solutus_ (‘a princeps not bound by the laws’)." A.A. Barrett, _Caligula: The Abuse of Power_ (Routledge, 2015), p. 79.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Finally, proof of reincarnation
Here's a reminder of farmers charging at cops in the EU and actually trying to run them over. Feb 2024.
Can you imagine if one of these cops had shot one of them? They'd still be rioting today
Can you imagine if one of these cops had shot one of them? They'd still be rioting today
In February 2024, farmers surrounded the European Union's (EU)
YouTube video by Associates Times
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January 10, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Here's a reminder of farmers charging at cops in the EU and actually trying to run them over. Feb 2024.
Can you imagine if one of these cops had shot one of them? They'd still be rioting today
Can you imagine if one of these cops had shot one of them? They'd still be rioting today
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In light of what happened to Renee Good, I thought it important to reiterate my grandmother's advice.
My grandmother’s family was murdered in the chambers of Auschwitz. She survived and told me never let it get that far. Make them shoot you in public before they murder you in hiding. Stand up for others. Never cave in fear of the Nazis or the holocaust will happen again.
January 10, 2026 at 7:16 PM
In light of what happened to Renee Good, I thought it important to reiterate my grandmother's advice.
First step in maintaining the rule of law is being honest about what the law is: he is saying that yes, cops can arrest ICE agents who are breaking the law.
"The question that you're basically asking is, can our cops arrest them? From a legal perspective, yes. From a practical perspective...they have bigger guns than we do." That's where we're at.
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
Look out for @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast with @timmiller.bsky.social!
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
First step in maintaining the rule of law is being honest about what the law is: he is saying that yes, cops can arrest ICE agents who are breaking the law.
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Local police, sheriffs and state police need to be protecting the public from these ICE gangs of marauding thugs. Governors could look into activating the state’s National Guard to confront ICE when they attempt to enter an area and demand that ICE has the proper warrants before they can deploy.
January 9, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Local police, sheriffs and state police need to be protecting the public from these ICE gangs of marauding thugs. Governors could look into activating the state’s National Guard to confront ICE when they attempt to enter an area and demand that ICE has the proper warrants before they can deploy.
If the invasion, deposing, and killing of 80 people was a crime by the trump regime, could this oil be seized in other countries where the oil ends up, through proceeds of crime legislation?
Chevron Is Loading Venezuela Oil Onto Tankers at the Fastest Pace in Months
Chevron Corp., the sole Western supermajor permitted to pump Venezuelan oil, is loading tankers at the fastest pace in seven months as the US government moves to control the Latin American nation’s cr...
www.bloomberg.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
If the invasion, deposing, and killing of 80 people was a crime by the trump regime, could this oil be seized in other countries where the oil ends up, through proceeds of crime legislation?
When law enforcement agencies start shooting it out you're pretty much cooked, and the USA is almost there..
I think we won’t really free up the space to imagine a way out of American fascism until people grasp this: most of what the “opposition party” has to offer them is their preferred actors for state violence
January 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
When law enforcement agencies start shooting it out you're pretty much cooked, and the USA is almost there..