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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 3h

ICE isn’t law enforcement.

They’re chaos agents. Trump’s personal goon squad, recruited specifically to stoke fear and unrest in our communities.

They are a catalyst for him to claim absolute power.

Likening them to the Gestapo is accurate…and warranted.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 20h

I know I've been glazing Denmark like crazy lately — and honestly I'm not sure how they're going to enforce this — but nevertheless I am 100% behind governments banning social media for children under the age of 15. ❤️🇩🇰

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Denmark plans social media ban for under-15s as PM warns phones ‘stealing childhood’

Mette Frederiksen links social media use to anxiety, depression and lack of concentration

www.theguardian.com

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Sara Hastings-Simon 🇨🇦 @shastingssimon.bsky.social · 20h

In case anyone local recognizes this van/person

(Terrible!)

Robson Fletcher @robsonfletcher.com · 21h

Police in Airdrie, Alberta (just north of Calgary) say this driver hit a 17-year-old girl in a marked crosswalk, got out of the vehicle, and appeared to get upset at the teenager before driving away.

They released this video and are now trying to identify the driver.

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 20h

David Eby will win this fight seven days a week and twice on Sundays.

He's not the one opening the door to separatist referendums and forever blaming Canada for everything that goes wrong in his province.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 21h

Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’ www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...

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Danielle Smith meets with PM Mark Carney, calls B.C. premier ‘un-Canadian’

Prime Minister Mark Carney has committed to reaching an agreement regarding Alberta’s pitch for a proposed bitumen pipeline to the West Coast by next month, according to Premier Danielle Smith.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 23h

Mourning those murdered by Hamas isn't incompatible with mourning those murdered by the Israeli state.

Demanding that the hostages return isn't incompatible with naming & demanding an end to genocide.

Naming the power imbalance & impact thereof doesn't desecrate those murdered two years ago today.

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Carl Meyer @meyer.bsky.social · 1d

A decade ago, Mark Carney gave a speech pointing out how biz and political leaders had no day-to-day incentive to address climate change, yet it was up to governments. Today, Carney is leading one, but finds himself consumed with responding to the many crises of the day thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...

How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal

From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules

thenarwhal.ca

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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 7d

I could keep throwing up receipts here, but I think you get the point: this is a global phenomenon, not a product of Ottawa's supposed antipathy towards Alberta's oil and gas industry.

It's as I wrote, and said, here:

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/08/28/o...

The ‘de-manning’ of Canada’s oilsands sector

Canada's oil and gas industry has been getting less labour-intensive for more than a decade now. When will our elected officials finally acknowledge that — and its obvious implications for the future?

www.nationalobserver.com

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Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 23h

I would totally forgive this if there was any chance it would work but it absolutely will not. As it is this just a bonfire of Carney and Canadian credibility.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

"You are a transformative president" -- I regret to inform you that Mark Carney is kissing Trump's ass

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 1d

An average of nearly 100 Palestinians per day have been confirmed killed since Israel’s genocide began two years ago. Its attacks on Gaza continue to this day.

At least 92 Palestinians killed every day in Gaza for 2 straight years; U.S. opens the door for war with Venezuela

Drop Site Daily: October 7, 2025

www.dropsitenews.com

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Burrito Justice @burritojustice.bsky.social · 1d

“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale,” said Stephen Lezak, a researcher at the University of Oxford’s Smith School and co-author of the study, in Annual Reviews. “We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed.”

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · 1d

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Canadian LNG may not make economic sense, experts warn, as Carney pushes terminal expansion | CBC News

Canada's move to double down on liquified natural gas on the West Coast not only puts B.C. and Canada’s climate goals into jeopardy, but according to energy analysts it's also financially risky in a g...

www.cbc.ca

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Montreal Mike🇨🇦 @mikemontreal.bsky.social · 1d

October 7, 2025

Daily reminder:

The Leader of the Official Opposition still does not have a security clearance to be able to view any information on foreign or domestic influence or terror.
#cdnpoli

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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 1d

Canada doesn't want your guns, your greed, your religious extremism, your pedophilia, your hate.

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 1d

Trump’s obsession with Canada started in 2016. ⬇️

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Thimbleberry @robber-fly.bsky.social · 1d

BINGO: "In the Klein world, moral clarity about abuse is polarizing, and polarization, not abuse, is the problem to solve."

A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3d

I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.

On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...

Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something

On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.

www.the-reframe.com

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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 1d

The final row in the count up to 350,000 riders on Calgary’s 5 St SW Cycle track is complete as of today Oct 6, 2025.

There are 86 days left this year, meaning the cycle track has had an average of 1,255 riders/day.

That sounds like a successful and well used cycle track! 😀
#yycbike #Calgary

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · 1d

Yes, very difficult to remember the extremely common name of "Ghislaine Maxwell," a person you might only from their association with one of the most famous criminals in history, who was also your best friend. I could see how you'd need a little refresher.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump on pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell: Haven't heard the name in so long. I’ll take a look at it. I’ll speak to the DOJ. A lot of people have asked me for pardons.

Reporter: But she’s convicted of sex trafficking

Trump: I’ll have to take a look at it.

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Cool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 1d

The first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus featured a bicycle race of modernist painters who were painting while riding

October 5, 1969

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research. A report by the climate thinktank Ember found that in the first six months of 2025, renewable energy outpaced the world’s growing appetite for electricity, leading to a small decline in coal and gas use. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Bentley @bigclimate.bsky.social · 1d

For your attention, Messrs @naheednenshi.bsky.social & @mark-carney.bsky.social:

#Pipelines are a BAD DEAL, stop pretending they're not. Show some courage. Tell the truth. Build for Canada's future not the already wealthy foreign Oil Bosses.

#abpoli #cdnpoli #ClimateChange #EnergyTransition #yyc

Pembina Institute @pembina.org · 1d

“If a new pipeline promised to be really profitable and had a really strong business case, there would be a private sector proposal in development and this point.”

Janetta McKenzie tells BNN Bloomberg why a new pipeline is bad for taxpayers and the climate.

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Druh Farrell @druhfarrell.bsky.social · 1d

Me, looking for a turnip truck to fall out of.

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EV Curve Futurist @evcurvefuturist.com · 2d

Fossil fuels are losing on three fronts: rising extraction costs, renewables’ rapid cost declines via scale (Wright’s Law), and mounting social-political resistance. Renewables win on price, scalability, and efficiency, while fossil projects face economic, regulatory, and public headwinds. ⚡🌍 #SWB

Why Fossil Fuels Are Having Such A Hard Time Competing With Renewables - CleanTechnica

Fossil fuels struggle to compete with renewables due to: 1) Rising costs from depleting easy reserves; 2) Slower cost declines vs. Wright's Law-fueled renewable tech; 3) Global backlash against pollut...

cleantechnica.com

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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 1d

DEEP Earth Energy Taps Saskatchewan’s Hidden Heat

Hot water from 3 kms below the surface can be turned into electricity or provide heat for Estevan, SK greenhouses.

Interview w/CEO Kirsten Marcia.
#geothermal #canada
youtu.be/Y125rp7wiCU

DEEP Earth Energy Taps Saskatchewan’s Hidden Heat

YouTube video by Energi Media

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: "House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze." The judge had received death threats in the weeks leading up to the fire after she ruled against Trump regime. Trump and Stephen Miller have been demonizing judges non-stop. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze

Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.

www.yahoo.com

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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 1d

Cheap Solar Proves Trump Doesn’t Matter

Jorge Vargas, CEO of Aspen Power, explains why distributed solar + batteries is booming in the USA.
#solarenergy #Solar
youtu.be/GkXj7fSyXjc

Cheap Solar Proves Trump Doesn’t Matter

YouTube video by Energi Media

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