Greg Pyle
@pikewrangler.bsky.social
Writer of words, pedaler of bikes, paddler of canoes, and walker of overgrown trails. Part-time fish whisperer. Full-time opinionist. Recovering academic scientist. 🇨🇦
It's very sad to learn that Canadian icon, Colleen Jones, has died. She was a celebrated curling legend, a charismatic broadcaster on CBC, and an order of Canada recipient. #RIP
Colleen Jones, champion curler and CBC reporter, dies at 65 | CBC News
Jones’s celebrated career paved the way for other women in sport and broadcasting
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
It's very sad to learn that Canadian icon, Colleen Jones, has died. She was a celebrated curling legend, a charismatic broadcaster on CBC, and an order of Canada recipient. #RIP
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“Canada has been named the second most attractive country for foreign direct investment.
The United States and the United Kingdom round out the top three countries on the Index, followed by Japan and Germany. Canada was also named among the countries with the most optimistic economic outlook.”
The United States and the United Kingdom round out the top three countries on the Index, followed by Japan and Germany. Canada was also named among the countries with the most optimistic economic outlook.”
Canada named 2nd most attractive country for foreign direct investment
According to the 2025 Kearney FDI Confidence Index, Canada has been named the second most attractive country for foreign direct investment.
cultmtl.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Canada has been named the second most attractive country for foreign direct investment.
The United States and the United Kingdom round out the top three countries on the Index, followed by Japan and Germany. Canada was also named among the countries with the most optimistic economic outlook.”
The United States and the United Kingdom round out the top three countries on the Index, followed by Japan and Germany. Canada was also named among the countries with the most optimistic economic outlook.”
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We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
We saw it with big tobacco, we saw it with the fossil fuels industry. When their own internal research showed the harm from their product, the defunded the research and attacked independent researchers coming to the very same conclusions.
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
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🔊ON & UP
😍👇🏾'Teen boys #traditional. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#TeenBoysTraditional #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
😍👇🏾'Teen boys #traditional. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#TeenBoysTraditional #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
November 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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😍👇🏾'Teen boys #traditional. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#TeenBoysTraditional #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
😍👇🏾'Teen boys #traditional. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#TeenBoysTraditional #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
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🔊ON & UP
😍👇🏾'Sr womens #traditional #buckskin. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#WomensTraditional #WomensBuckskin #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
😍👇🏾'Sr womens #traditional #buckskin. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#WomensTraditional #WomensBuckskin #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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😍👇🏾'Sr womens #traditional #buckskin. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#WomensTraditional #WomensBuckskin #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
😍👇🏾'Sr womens #traditional #buckskin. Lethbridge #PowWow 🇨🇦 #Canada'
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#WomensTraditional #WomensBuckskin #Indigenous #FirstNations #NativeAmericans
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So apparently this is fine but Canadian governments using advertising to share views with Americans about trade is completely inappropriate.
Got it.
Got it.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
So apparently this is fine but Canadian governments using advertising to share views with Americans about trade is completely inappropriate.
Got it.
Got it.
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BREAKING: US Ambassador to Canada accuses Canada of meddling in US elections, states “Only we're allowed to do that shit.”
US Ambassador "accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks 'not going to be easy.' ... says Canada needs to 'seriously consider' its approach. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Hoekstra accuses Canada of meddling in U.S. politics, says restarting trade talks 'not going to be easy' | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra continued to lash out against the ad campaign that infuriated his president and abruptly ended trade negotiations while on stage in Ottawa Wednesday, accusing C...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
BREAKING: US Ambassador to Canada accuses Canada of meddling in US elections, states “Only we're allowed to do that shit.”
A bacterium hiding in body fluids of live individuals was missed by studying dead ones, sending scientists on a long wild goose chase after the wrong culprit.
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars
Scientists have solved the mystery of what killed over 5 billion sea stars — also known as starfish — off the Pacific coast of North America.
apnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A bacterium hiding in body fluids of live individuals was missed by studying dead ones, sending scientists on a long wild goose chase after the wrong culprit.
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Around the world, growing quantities of unmetabolized drugs are excreted by human bodies and slip, along with wastewater, into lakes and rivers. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
How human medicines are disrupting aquatic ecosystems
Researchers are exploring the far-flung effects of pharmaceutical pollution on fish
cen.acs.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Around the world, growing quantities of unmetabolized drugs are excreted by human bodies and slip, along with wastewater, into lakes and rivers. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪
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Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
November 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Keith Boykin solves the Trump Problem in under 2 minutes.
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So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
It’s amazing how this story has gone from 0 to 60 in UK press. There’s been no mainstream coverage to date but this morning the story is leading BBC News site & bulletins.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Google boss Sundar Pichai warns 'no company immune' if AI bubble bursts
Speaking exclusively to BBC News, CEO Sundar Pichai said the artificial intelligence boom had been an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
So if AI succeeds loads of people lose their jobs as they're replaced by AI, and if AI fails, loads of people lose their jobs as the economy crashes?
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B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Smart.
#Wolves #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Smart.
#Wolves #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the an...
www.ctvnews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
Smart.
#Wolves #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Smart.
#Wolves #Canada
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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There is a big push at Cop30 to reframe AI as a way to cut, rather than add to, planet-heating emissions.
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
AI is guzzling energy for slop content – could it be reimagined to help the climate?
Some experts think AI could be used to lower, rather than raise, planet-heating emissions – others aren’t so convinced
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
There is a big push at Cop30 to reframe AI as a way to cut, rather than add to, planet-heating emissions.
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But is 'AI for good' really a force that will help confront the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it replacing fossil fuels faster?
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it replacing fossil fuels faster?
Politics is just one challenge. The cost of borrowing to build wind and solar farms is another, especially in fast-growing developing countries. There are solutions.
theconversation.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it replacing fossil fuels faster?
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
theconversation.com/renewable-en...
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🚨 My new piece: increasingly, vaccine hesitancy tied to political identity www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
On measles and vaccines, Canada can’t keep ignoring the elephant in the room
Study after study has shown that political affiliation is one of the single strongest predictors of vaccination status.
www.thestar.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨 My new piece: increasingly, vaccine hesitancy tied to political identity www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... via @thestar.com
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
Vaccines are a wedge issue, exploited by politicians to garner votes, by political commentators to build brands and by online influencers to get clicks.
#VaccinesWork
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Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action.
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
“It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”
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Poilievre spent his entire time as MAGA Conservative leader feeding vaccine hesitancy instead of challenging it.
Now we’re living with the consequences. #cdnpoli
Now we’re living with the consequences. #cdnpoli
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Poilievre spent his entire time as MAGA Conservative leader feeding vaccine hesitancy instead of challenging it.
Now we’re living with the consequences. #cdnpoli
Now we’re living with the consequences. #cdnpoli
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Global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are likely to increase this year, while those from land-use change will fall
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Global CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels are likely to increase this year, while those from land-use change will fall
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15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
November 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
15+ years old, but still VERY relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we’d be creating would be a LOT better & easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner.
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
Even worse if we don’t heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
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You know what? There's actually a tested solution to this! it is brilliantly simple, and it WORKS.
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
November 7, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You know what? There's actually a tested solution to this! it is brilliantly simple, and it WORKS.
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
I would love to see @bsky.app and @support.bsky.team test this out.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/ju...
It's worth looking up to see these amazing animals in action.
#BirdMigration #PhysiologicalAdaptation
#BirdMigration #PhysiologicalAdaptation
These mind-bending biological superpowers let birds fly for 11 days without food | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Tiny birds can cross continents, but where do they find the energy? Scientists are beginning to probe the engine rooms of these small wonders to find answers… Answers that could one day help us superc...
www.sciencefocus.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It's worth looking up to see these amazing animals in action.
#BirdMigration #PhysiologicalAdaptation
#BirdMigration #PhysiologicalAdaptation
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"Economy also added 67,000 jobs, beating economists' expectations"
How often have the economists been correct since the Liberals took office in 2015?
We are bombarded with doom and gloom projection headlines daily and they are almost never correct.
Why???
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
How often have the economists been correct since the Liberals took office in 2015?
We are bombarded with doom and gloom projection headlines daily and they are almost never correct.
Why???
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
Canada's economy gained 67,000 jobs in October | CBC News
The Canadian economy added 67,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate ticked down to 6.9 per cent, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
www.cbc.ca
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"Economy also added 67,000 jobs, beating economists' expectations"
How often have the economists been correct since the Liberals took office in 2015?
We are bombarded with doom and gloom projection headlines daily and they are almost never correct.
Why???
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
How often have the economists been correct since the Liberals took office in 2015?
We are bombarded with doom and gloom projection headlines daily and they are almost never correct.
Why???
www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
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After months of rollbacks, climate experts cautious relief at emissions policies in PM Carney's first budget #Canada #cdnpoli
Liberals hold the line on industrial carbon pricing, the most important emissions-reduction tool
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Liberals hold the line on industrial carbon pricing, the most important emissions-reduction tool
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Cautious relief as Carney's first budget maintains some climate focus | CBC News
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget has brought some qualified relief for climate policy experts, who were growing increasingly nervous that lowering carbon emissions was taking a backseat to sh...
www.cbc.ca
November 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
After months of rollbacks, climate experts cautious relief at emissions policies in PM Carney's first budget #Canada #cdnpoli
Liberals hold the line on industrial carbon pricing, the most important emissions-reduction tool
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Liberals hold the line on industrial carbon pricing, the most important emissions-reduction tool
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics 🧵
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
November 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics 🧵
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience