Marcus Riedner 🇨🇦
@daraddishman.bsky.social
Artist (BFa, U.Calgary, Printmaking & Drawing), Pixel Pusher (Dip.Multimedia Comms, AMTC), Entrepreneur, Startup Junkie, Farmer, Theologian (Ma.Theolgical Studies, VST), Climate Change Mitigator, Chaos Companion.
YEG is a union town. Good luck.
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
YEG is a union town. Good luck.
Except they can't even get their ducks in a row to start a referendum, let alone succeeding at one.
It is truly a case of minorities controlling the narrative, and complicit bobble head voters.
Smith courted these people, now she is in yet more Find Out action.
It is truly a case of minorities controlling the narrative, and complicit bobble head voters.
Smith courted these people, now she is in yet more Find Out action.
November 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Except they can't even get their ducks in a row to start a referendum, let alone succeeding at one.
It is truly a case of minorities controlling the narrative, and complicit bobble head voters.
Smith courted these people, now she is in yet more Find Out action.
It is truly a case of minorities controlling the narrative, and complicit bobble head voters.
Smith courted these people, now she is in yet more Find Out action.
It's like watching someone try to bluff at the poker table with their cards face up.
What a tool.
What a tool.
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It's like watching someone try to bluff at the poker table with their cards face up.
What a tool.
What a tool.
Except BC doesn't need to send a damned thing through Alberta. What's Alberta going to "veto", hydropower transmission lines? BC uses it domestically or sells it to Washington and Idaho.
Is Alberta going to "veto" the cu, fe, ni, and rare earths mined in BC that are critical to the O&G sector?
Is Alberta going to "veto" the cu, fe, ni, and rare earths mined in BC that are critical to the O&G sector?
November 29, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Except BC doesn't need to send a damned thing through Alberta. What's Alberta going to "veto", hydropower transmission lines? BC uses it domestically or sells it to Washington and Idaho.
Is Alberta going to "veto" the cu, fe, ni, and rare earths mined in BC that are critical to the O&G sector?
Is Alberta going to "veto" the cu, fe, ni, and rare earths mined in BC that are critical to the O&G sector?
Do folks know that an MOU is, basically, a non-binding document where both sides share what their obligations are, and it has no legal or legislative power?
It's the IOU of contracts.
It's the IOU of contracts.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Do folks know that an MOU is, basically, a non-binding document where both sides share what their obligations are, and it has no legal or legislative power?
It's the IOU of contracts.
It's the IOU of contracts.
We are in a policrisis. Climate, authoritarianism, fascism, wealth disparity, late stage capitalism failing, mental & physical health, job market upheaval, and multiple empires in collapse.
It is impossible to cope with the full range of the policrisis, so people struggle to react.
It is impossible to cope with the full range of the policrisis, so people struggle to react.
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We are in a policrisis. Climate, authoritarianism, fascism, wealth disparity, late stage capitalism failing, mental & physical health, job market upheaval, and multiple empires in collapse.
It is impossible to cope with the full range of the policrisis, so people struggle to react.
It is impossible to cope with the full range of the policrisis, so people struggle to react.
It's not apathy.
It is, on one side, greed.
On the other side, it is overwhelm paralysis.
In the middle it is a mixture of sunk cost fallacy and pain aversion.
We are fighting very core neurological structures, and the green movement has been out played by fossil fuel propaganda.
It is, on one side, greed.
On the other side, it is overwhelm paralysis.
In the middle it is a mixture of sunk cost fallacy and pain aversion.
We are fighting very core neurological structures, and the green movement has been out played by fossil fuel propaganda.
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It's not apathy.
It is, on one side, greed.
On the other side, it is overwhelm paralysis.
In the middle it is a mixture of sunk cost fallacy and pain aversion.
We are fighting very core neurological structures, and the green movement has been out played by fossil fuel propaganda.
It is, on one side, greed.
On the other side, it is overwhelm paralysis.
In the middle it is a mixture of sunk cost fallacy and pain aversion.
We are fighting very core neurological structures, and the green movement has been out played by fossil fuel propaganda.
The BQ are anti pipeline.
The CPC are anti-Carney.
So I doubt he will push hard with the tools he has to override provincial and FN jurisdiction.
He has, for all intents and purposes, sold Alberta a pipe dream and given Smith enough of a smoke show win to survive the AGM this weekend.
The CPC are anti-Carney.
So I doubt he will push hard with the tools he has to override provincial and FN jurisdiction.
He has, for all intents and purposes, sold Alberta a pipe dream and given Smith enough of a smoke show win to survive the AGM this weekend.
November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The BQ are anti pipeline.
The CPC are anti-Carney.
So I doubt he will push hard with the tools he has to override provincial and FN jurisdiction.
He has, for all intents and purposes, sold Alberta a pipe dream and given Smith enough of a smoke show win to survive the AGM this weekend.
The CPC are anti-Carney.
So I doubt he will push hard with the tools he has to override provincial and FN jurisdiction.
He has, for all intents and purposes, sold Alberta a pipe dream and given Smith enough of a smoke show win to survive the AGM this weekend.
It is unlikely that Carney will boot stomp over BC or the FN. He can't, as he doesn't have a majority, and the bulk of the swing votes he needs to convince to pass something are in BC.
If he goes against BC then he loses the Greens and NDP. Then he has to get the BQ or CPC to side with him.
If he goes against BC then he loses the Greens and NDP. Then he has to get the BQ or CPC to side with him.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
It is unlikely that Carney will boot stomp over BC or the FN. He can't, as he doesn't have a majority, and the bulk of the swing votes he needs to convince to pass something are in BC.
If he goes against BC then he loses the Greens and NDP. Then he has to get the BQ or CPC to side with him.
If he goes against BC then he loses the Greens and NDP. Then he has to get the BQ or CPC to side with him.
The long and short of it is the root causes of the problem were hyperinflation in conjunction with a shift to austerity capitalism in the US and UK. This caused huge economic hardships for most of the population, but also huge wealth jumps for the rich.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The long and short of it is the root causes of the problem were hyperinflation in conjunction with a shift to austerity capitalism in the US and UK. This caused huge economic hardships for most of the population, but also huge wealth jumps for the rich.
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Or they blame a Trudeau.
It is a complex origin story on how this came to be, and it is rooted in the 1970's oil and development boom that took Alberta from a rural farming province to global fossil fuel province and the first (and worst) bust cycle to hit Alberta.
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It is a complex origin story on how this came to be, and it is rooted in the 1970's oil and development boom that took Alberta from a rural farming province to global fossil fuel province and the first (and worst) bust cycle to hit Alberta.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Or they blame a Trudeau.
It is a complex origin story on how this came to be, and it is rooted in the 1970's oil and development boom that took Alberta from a rural farming province to global fossil fuel province and the first (and worst) bust cycle to hit Alberta.
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It is a complex origin story on how this came to be, and it is rooted in the 1970's oil and development boom that took Alberta from a rural farming province to global fossil fuel province and the first (and worst) bust cycle to hit Alberta.
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The "people who are nostalgic" are these fossil fuel huffing dinosaurs.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The "people who are nostalgic" are these fossil fuel huffing dinosaurs.
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By year 10 of the solar install it will have generated savings directly to Canadian households of DOUBLE the install cost ($85 billion). Imagine an extra $85 billion in spending by consumers over 10 years, and what that means to Canadian businesses.
November 28, 2025 at 2:47 AM
By year 10 of the solar install it will have generated savings directly to Canadian households of DOUBLE the install cost ($85 billion). Imagine an extra $85 billion in spending by consumers over 10 years, and what that means to Canadian businesses.
These guys don't give a flying fuck about doing the hard work. They just want the easy buck and the fastest fix for investors.
Fuck this pipeline. Put solar on every house in Canada.
Fuck this pipeline. Put solar on every house in Canada.
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 AM
These guys don't give a flying fuck about doing the hard work. They just want the easy buck and the fastest fix for investors.
Fuck this pipeline. Put solar on every house in Canada.
Fuck this pipeline. Put solar on every house in Canada.
$40 billion in pipelines will generate $5.8 billion per year in res. rev.
$40 billion in household solar installs would put a 1700 kw solar system on EVERY SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE IN CANADA!
13.6 Gw of energy, zero emissions. That is 1/3 of ALL household electricity in Canada. Saving $1100+ per home
$40 billion in household solar installs would put a 1700 kw solar system on EVERY SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE IN CANADA!
13.6 Gw of energy, zero emissions. That is 1/3 of ALL household electricity in Canada. Saving $1100+ per home
November 28, 2025 at 2:44 AM
$40 billion in pipelines will generate $5.8 billion per year in res. rev.
$40 billion in household solar installs would put a 1700 kw solar system on EVERY SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE IN CANADA!
13.6 Gw of energy, zero emissions. That is 1/3 of ALL household electricity in Canada. Saving $1100+ per home
$40 billion in household solar installs would put a 1700 kw solar system on EVERY SINGLE DETACHED HOUSE IN CANADA!
13.6 Gw of energy, zero emissions. That is 1/3 of ALL household electricity in Canada. Saving $1100+ per home
Not for a pipeline. The last few years have been pretty solid for pipelines they only saw a paltry 1.8% upside. Building a new megaprojects pipeline like this is a $40-60 billion dollar investment.
A grid scale solar has a 14-19% upside.
Tis a reason why TC is shifting to grid storage & nuclear.
A grid scale solar has a 14-19% upside.
Tis a reason why TC is shifting to grid storage & nuclear.
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Not for a pipeline. The last few years have been pretty solid for pipelines they only saw a paltry 1.8% upside. Building a new megaprojects pipeline like this is a $40-60 billion dollar investment.
A grid scale solar has a 14-19% upside.
Tis a reason why TC is shifting to grid storage & nuclear.
A grid scale solar has a 14-19% upside.
Tis a reason why TC is shifting to grid storage & nuclear.
Ungh, Postmedia Paywall.
Does the article cover the fact that the First Nations have said "No" and that BC has said "No" and that private equity has said "Meh"?
Does the article cover the fact that the First Nations have said "No" and that BC has said "No" and that private equity has said "Meh"?
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ungh, Postmedia Paywall.
Does the article cover the fact that the First Nations have said "No" and that BC has said "No" and that private equity has said "Meh"?
Does the article cover the fact that the First Nations have said "No" and that BC has said "No" and that private equity has said "Meh"?
Should be at 19 recalls by next week. 40% of UCP seats. Albertans are less prone to bend over and take it than you seem to think.
November 27, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Should be at 19 recalls by next week. 40% of UCP seats. Albertans are less prone to bend over and take it than you seem to think.
CCSA is my favorite IP license. Most of my drawings and prints were done under that. Loads of digital stuff. It's all lurking in the dregs of the internet, likely scooped into AIs as they hoovered up Wayback and Internet Archive.
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
CCSA is my favorite IP license. Most of my drawings and prints were done under that. Loads of digital stuff. It's all lurking in the dregs of the internet, likely scooped into AIs as they hoovered up Wayback and Internet Archive.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
You can even start on your phone in the comments thread!
November 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
You can even start on your phone in the comments thread!