Steve Burtch
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Hockey. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS. In whatever order occurs to me at the time.
Just sharing my opinions.
Hockey. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS. In whatever order occurs to me at the time.
Just sharing my opinions.
I really don't get why the Leafs wouldn't play Maccelli more in the top 6.
Literally the only skaters Maccelli has shared the ice with at 5v5 where the Leafs have had more GA than GF so far are:
Benoit, Myers, Mermis, McMann and Knies.
Myers (-4) and Knies (-2) are the only ones worse than -1.
Literally the only skaters Maccelli has shared the ice with at 5v5 where the Leafs have had more GA than GF so far are:
Benoit, Myers, Mermis, McMann and Knies.
Myers (-4) and Knies (-2) are the only ones worse than -1.
November 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I really don't get why the Leafs wouldn't play Maccelli more in the top 6.
Literally the only skaters Maccelli has shared the ice with at 5v5 where the Leafs have had more GA than GF so far are:
Benoit, Myers, Mermis, McMann and Knies.
Myers (-4) and Knies (-2) are the only ones worse than -1.
Literally the only skaters Maccelli has shared the ice with at 5v5 where the Leafs have had more GA than GF so far are:
Benoit, Myers, Mermis, McMann and Knies.
Myers (-4) and Knies (-2) are the only ones worse than -1.
This is literally the story of human history.
We have yet to create a large scale political system that doesn't aggregate wealth/power in the hands of the few.
Maybe next time!
We have yet to create a large scale political system that doesn't aggregate wealth/power in the hands of the few.
Maybe next time!
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians to office
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in the donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics.
It is the root of our dysfunction.
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is literally the story of human history.
We have yet to create a large scale political system that doesn't aggregate wealth/power in the hands of the few.
Maybe next time!
We have yet to create a large scale political system that doesn't aggregate wealth/power in the hands of the few.
Maybe next time!
These sorts of stories tend to imply this will have a huge negative impact on everyone.
Estimates for this year indicate only 5.3% of the UK population will pay a dividend tax in this fiscal year... 2.5% of the population will pay the basic rate.
Estimates for this year indicate only 5.3% of the UK population will pay a dividend tax in this fiscal year... 2.5% of the population will pay the basic rate.
UK savers and investors hit by Budget tax raid on.ft.com/4pxuXLa
UK savers and investors hit by Budget tax raid
Tax on dividends and savings will rise in unexpected move
on.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
These sorts of stories tend to imply this will have a huge negative impact on everyone.
Estimates for this year indicate only 5.3% of the UK population will pay a dividend tax in this fiscal year... 2.5% of the population will pay the basic rate.
Estimates for this year indicate only 5.3% of the UK population will pay a dividend tax in this fiscal year... 2.5% of the population will pay the basic rate.
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Sounds less revolutionary than the fax machine
Anyway, tech-wise, AI will have a "positive effect on productivity growth", the OBR say, with a 0.2 percentage point impact in five years
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sounds less revolutionary than the fax machine
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Absolutely terrifying, but very much worth the read if you can!
In addition to being a fascinating (if horrific) insight into a mostly-unknown period of European prehistory, this includes a BANGER of a quote: "I can see why all these people without heads wouldn’t be good for a community, and might be a cause for abandonment."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Headless bodies hint at why Europe’s first farmers vanished
Wave of mass brutality accompanied the collapse of the first pan-European culture
www.science.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Absolutely terrifying, but very much worth the read if you can!
Sounds like TOR will be icing a similar lineup to last game on Wednesday when they face CBJ.
Curious if any of the guys who have been making minimal impacts are healthy scratched (I doubt it).
Curious if any of the guys who have been making minimal impacts are healthy scratched (I doubt it).
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sounds like TOR will be icing a similar lineup to last game on Wednesday when they face CBJ.
Curious if any of the guys who have been making minimal impacts are healthy scratched (I doubt it).
Curious if any of the guys who have been making minimal impacts are healthy scratched (I doubt it).
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The Labubu trend really is over huh.
Oh this is a chart of SoftBank:
Oh this is a chart of SoftBank:
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Labubu trend really is over huh.
Oh this is a chart of SoftBank:
Oh this is a chart of SoftBank:
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New lows for the CoreWeave 5-year bonds, yield up to almost 12%:
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New lows for the CoreWeave 5-year bonds, yield up to almost 12%:
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Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
Watching Kyper go down "the Leafs need to be tougher" road *AGAIN* for the millionth time is beyond me.
The Leafs lost because they didn't punch enough faces.
LoL.
Ok dude.
The Leafs lost because they didn't punch enough faces.
LoL.
Ok dude.
November 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Watching Kyper go down "the Leafs need to be tougher" road *AGAIN* for the millionth time is beyond me.
The Leafs lost because they didn't punch enough faces.
LoL.
Ok dude.
The Leafs lost because they didn't punch enough faces.
LoL.
Ok dude.
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In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
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November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In the memo, “Nvidia also responds to claims that the ‘current situation is analogous to historical accounting frauds (Enron, WorldCom, Lucent) that featured vendor financing and SPVs [special purpose vehicles.)’”
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www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
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www.barrons.com/articles/nvi...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
November 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed.
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FFS 😡
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
November 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
FFS 😡
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
FINLAND IS NOT RE-GAUGING ITS RAILWAYS
Just because an urbanist influencer has posted a 6 months old piece (that was anyway inaccurate) about it does not mean it is happening!
Finland *might* lay some additional standard gauge track from Sweden to Oulu
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“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
Doug Ford's government claims the province isn’t privatizing water.
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Experts aren't convinced.
pressprogress.ca/ontario-clai...
Ontario’s Government Claims the Province Isn’t Privatizing Water. Experts Are Not Convinced.
“The way that this act is written creates this slippery slope towards privatization”
pressprogress.ca
November 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“We see the risks, and we’re calling out this gaslighting for what it is — an attempt to weaken public oversight and hand critical services to private interests.”
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
My latest for PressProgress is on Ontario's Bill 60 and why some are concerned that it is paving the way towards water privatization.
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A sad day for cyclists. Bill 60 - which prohibits the conversion of motor vehicle lanes to bike lanes (or any other prescribed purpose) - has passed Third Reading this morning which will kill various cycling projects in Toronto & across Ontario. #shame #BikeTO #BikeSky #TOpoli #ONpoli #VisionZero
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The reason England got to the Magna Carta was because a bunch of Barons were sick of King John treating them like garbage.
They revolted and forced him to sign it.
And then both sides reneged on their agreement and they fought a war over it, with the English barons inviting France over to help.
They revolted and forced him to sign it.
And then both sides reneged on their agreement and they fought a war over it, with the English barons inviting France over to help.
PUNCHBOWL: “.. GOP members messaged us over the weekend saying that they, too, are considering retiring in the middle of the term. Here’s one particularly exercised senior House Republican:
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November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The reason England got to the Magna Carta was because a bunch of Barons were sick of King John treating them like garbage.
They revolted and forced him to sign it.
And then both sides reneged on their agreement and they fought a war over it, with the English barons inviting France over to help.
They revolted and forced him to sign it.
And then both sides reneged on their agreement and they fought a war over it, with the English barons inviting France over to help.
US tariff implementation delays pulled purchasing forward, and import flows to the US are slowing pretty rapidly.
As tariffs make a stronger impact that should drive the trade deficit down due to reduced imports.
As tariffs make a stronger impact that should drive the trade deficit down due to reduced imports.
November 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
US tariff implementation delays pulled purchasing forward, and import flows to the US are slowing pretty rapidly.
As tariffs make a stronger impact that should drive the trade deficit down due to reduced imports.
As tariffs make a stronger impact that should drive the trade deficit down due to reduced imports.
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Trump appears to be telling Americans that prices are about to skyrocket.
November 24, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Trump appears to be telling Americans that prices are about to skyrocket.
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While you do not want the WSJ generally writing that about you, you specifically do not want Jonathan Weil writing that about you.
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
While you do not want the WSJ generally writing that about you, you specifically do not want Jonathan Weil writing that about you.
You mean they don't want to be left holding the liability bag because AI keeps causing harm and they can't/won't prevent it.
Surprise.
Surprise.
Insurers AIG, Great American, and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots and to retreat from coverage of AI risk as multibillion-dollar claims mount
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
www.ft.com/content/abfe...
Insurers retreat from AI cover as risk of multibillion-dollar claims mounts
AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
www.ft.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
You mean they don't want to be left holding the liability bag because AI keeps causing harm and they can't/won't prevent it.
Surprise.
Surprise.
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Don't agree with everything here but good discussion about how poverty in the US is much, much higher than outdated measures suggest. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Don't agree with everything here but good discussion about how poverty in the US is much, much higher than outdated measures suggest. www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Misery loves company.
Please god just end this fucking nightmare of an era of Canucks hockey. Get rid of everyone. Move the team and give us an expansion franchise. If you have any sort of attachment to anyone on this team outside of Hughes you are fucking insane.
November 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Misery loves company.
