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@averagerando.bsky.social
Left/Green politics, partially recovering tech worker, feminist, father of adult 🏳️🌈, 🏳️⚧️, cis, straight children. Thinks nobody should kill anyone, actually.
“Mandatory philanthropic involvement” is a terribly misguided idea. Why would we trust people completely detached from reality about what is valuable to society? Just tax them.
December 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Mandatory philanthropic involvement” is a terribly misguided idea. Why would we trust people completely detached from reality about what is valuable to society? Just tax them.
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So much fiction about robots rebelling, when we really should have been worried about robots complying.
December 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
So much fiction about robots rebelling, when we really should have been worried about robots complying.
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21. And before team Yglesias responds by saying "yeah, but it's bad politics to run on climate and energy"... I'd point out that I've won 4 elections in a very purple district running on climate and energy. Pro-tip: leadership is possible! You don't have to be stupid to win!
December 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
21. And before team Yglesias responds by saying "yeah, but it's bad politics to run on climate and energy"... I'd point out that I've won 4 elections in a very purple district running on climate and energy. Pro-tip: leadership is possible! You don't have to be stupid to win!
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Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
A low point
Things will get better....I think
billmckibben.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
“With [current policy] set to reduce emissions 21%…well short of the national target of a 40 to 45% reduction. Even when [ECCC] includes measures that have been announced but not yet implemented, the modelling only yields a 28 per cent reduction by 2030.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/17/n...
Ottawa confirms it will miss emission targets unless major policy shifts are made
The federal government will need to make policy adjustments immediately if it is intent on hitting its 2026 and 2030 emission reduction targets, experts say.
www.nationalobserver.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 AM
“With [current policy] set to reduce emissions 21%…well short of the national target of a 40 to 45% reduction. Even when [ECCC] includes measures that have been announced but not yet implemented, the modelling only yields a 28 per cent reduction by 2030.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/12/17/n...
After the “AI” crash-out, can we repurpose all of the excess data centers into grid connected battery storage for cheap solar? That should be quite cheap to do. Grid interconnects already there.
December 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
After the “AI” crash-out, can we repurpose all of the excess data centers into grid connected battery storage for cheap solar? That should be quite cheap to do. Grid interconnects already there.
A lot of big money people will be surprised by this. Oops!
"As the glut gathers steam, the economics of US LNG are deteriorating at an alarming rate."
"As the glut gathers steam, the economics of US LNG are deteriorating at an alarming rate."
Bears tighten grip on TTF
EU gas bear market spells trouble for LNG exporters | Chart Deck — 4 Dec 2025
www.energyflux.news
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Both @arieltroster.com and I believe we need a budget that puts people first, that delivers reliable transit, safe communities and a city where everyone can afford to live and thrive.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Both @arieltroster.com and I believe we need a budget that puts people first, that delivers reliable transit, safe communities and a city where everyone can afford to live and thrive.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
Add your name to tell City Council that we need a budget built for people: www.arieltroster.com/budget.
Boo CBC! A whole story on the national about adding facial recognition to police body cams and you never once mentioned the proven racial bias in the facial rec? If these start being used for real, this will be another unequal policing method. Do better.
December 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Boo CBC! A whole story on the national about adding facial recognition to police body cams and you never once mentioned the proven racial bias in the facial rec? If these start being used for real, this will be another unequal policing method. Do better.
I have to admit that this result surprised me. I’d assumed people are more fooled by growth capitalism www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Assessing public support for degrowth: survey-based experimental and predictive studies
Contrary to concerns from politicians and commentators that degrowth is broadly unpopular,
the core degrowth proposal received substantial support from UK and US participants
in this study, regardless...
www.thelancet.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I have to admit that this result surprised me. I’d assumed people are more fooled by growth capitalism www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The real question is not "Why is Bluesky so left-coded," the real question is "Why can't the right exist in a social media environment without algorithmic assistance, where people can ignore them"
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When *checks notes* Franklin The Turtle has to put out a statement condemning your literal war crimes 😅😅
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
When *checks notes* Franklin The Turtle has to put out a statement condemning your literal war crimes 😅😅
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9/ This is reckless climate and economic policy. And magical thinking. Net zero doesn’t happen without reducing fossil fuel supply. At least the US has the cojones to say it doesn’t give a shit about climate. @mark-carney.bsky.social is still pretending that Canada does. FIN
November 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
9/ This is reckless climate and economic policy. And magical thinking. Net zero doesn’t happen without reducing fossil fuel supply. At least the US has the cojones to say it doesn’t give a shit about climate. @mark-carney.bsky.social is still pretending that Canada does. FIN
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You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
You have to keep giving money to avoid collapse and if there’s collapse you have to give more money. It’s called the free market.
Just saw this scary sentence in a story regarding Warner sale: “Larry Ellisons’s good relationship with President Trump is also a serious competitive edge considering the administration’s fraught relationship with the media industry overall”
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Just saw this scary sentence in a story regarding Warner sale: “Larry Ellisons’s good relationship with President Trump is also a serious competitive edge considering the administration’s fraught relationship with the media industry overall”
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Polls show increasing support (over 70 percent) for immigration restriction.These racist policies have been justified under the false austerity logic of "not enough resources". As billionaires & banks & bosses make record profits - largely on the backs of migrant labour!!!
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Polls show increasing support (over 70 percent) for immigration restriction.These racist policies have been justified under the false austerity logic of "not enough resources". As billionaires & banks & bosses make record profits - largely on the backs of migrant labour!!!
The irony
They stole nine of my books. Nine! But why not Doppelganger? Not good enough for these mass doppelganger machines?
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
The irony
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One of the strategic failures of #OttCity Road Safety Action Plan is the lack of communications about where speed camera revenues are spent.
I got the list via #ATIP. Here are some projects that were only made possible because of these revenues. Full data at tinyurl.com/4brrmh9j
#Rideau-Jock
I got the list via #ATIP. Here are some projects that were only made possible because of these revenues. Full data at tinyurl.com/4brrmh9j
#Rideau-Jock
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
One of the strategic failures of #OttCity Road Safety Action Plan is the lack of communications about where speed camera revenues are spent.
I got the list via #ATIP. Here are some projects that were only made possible because of these revenues. Full data at tinyurl.com/4brrmh9j
#Rideau-Jock
I got the list via #ATIP. Here are some projects that were only made possible because of these revenues. Full data at tinyurl.com/4brrmh9j
#Rideau-Jock
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You should build bike lanes for people who are not currently biking and build housing for people who don't currently live in your neighborhood.
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You should build bike lanes for people who are not currently biking and build housing for people who don't currently live in your neighborhood.
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My first blog post in a while. Carney and Canada have abandoned the 1.5 and 2 degree targets.
I'm going to try to get a few out in the run up to COP 30.
I'm going to try to get a few out in the run up to COP 30.
Canada has abandoned the 1.5 and 2 degree targets
What does it mean to abandon something? It means to “cease to support or look after (someone); desert,” to “give up completely (a course of action, a practice, or a way of thinking)” or to “discont…
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November 6, 2025 at 6:55 AM
My first blog post in a while. Carney and Canada have abandoned the 1.5 and 2 degree targets.
I'm going to try to get a few out in the run up to COP 30.
I'm going to try to get a few out in the run up to COP 30.
Even funnier that this is peak Streisand Syndrome. I doubt this would have caused nearly the splash of he hadn’t spent the last two days desperately trying to prove her wrong. Which of course is proving her right.
incredibly funny that Joyce Carol Oates owned Musk so hard he's started trying to post like a regular person with normal interests
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Even funnier that this is peak Streisand Syndrome. I doubt this would have caused nearly the splash of he hadn’t spent the last two days desperately trying to prove her wrong. Which of course is proving her right.
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ridiculous. Bill Gates getting cold feet is not a shift in the scientific concensus.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
ridiculous. Bill Gates getting cold feet is not a shift in the scientific concensus.
This. Corporations are a fiction that we allow to exist for reasons (whether good or bad is irrelevant). If one harms society, society should not hesitate to remove it.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This. Corporations are a fiction that we allow to exist for reasons (whether good or bad is irrelevant). If one harms society, society should not hesitate to remove it.
For reasons of self-flagellation I was just watching the Tesla shareholder meeting. Can confirm that it’s a cult.
November 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
For reasons of self-flagellation I was just watching the Tesla shareholder meeting. Can confirm that it’s a cult.
Not only NYT of course, but this x100
There's been a real erosion of local news, but at the same time while NYT doesn't publish lies, they do publish things fully decontextualized leading you to come to false conclusions. A whole story can be made up of nothing but true statements and still lead you to believe a lie.
November 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Not only NYT of course, but this x100