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Sean Fitzpatrick
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Mathematics instructor, open educational resources and technology enthusiast.
Fan of hockey, rugby, good beer, and active transportation. ∞
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mcsweeneys.net
All good things must come to an end. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/its...
It’s Rotting Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait to get these decorative gourds the fuck out of my house. The clock expired on these goofy goose-necked bas...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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klonick.bsky.social
This is why I support freedom of expression.

Appropriately, it is the chaos of a system that supports free speech that gives rise to the grand process of democratic self-governance and the ideally upward arc of human progress and flourishing.

Yesterday a Stoppard play, today a tweet.
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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markusoff.bsky.social
That petition drive for a non-binding referendum for Alberta to STAY in Canada is now verified.
One in 7 Alberta voters signed it.
Wow, did Lukaszuk's bid worked. Lessee how Danielle Smith gov handles it.
December 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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lukesteuber.com
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Offit told me that Kennedy is a "liar" and a "terrible human being." I asked him to explain. "It doesn't matter what I say," Offit said. "He thinks the medical journals are in the pocket of the industry, he thinks that the government is in the pocket of the industry, he thinks I'm in the pocket of industry, and he's wrong." Offit continued: "If he has data showing he's right, then fucking publish it. He can't, because he doesn't have those data." I asked Offit if he saw a way to reverse the public's rising distrust in science. "I don't think there is any way to regain that trust other than have the viruses do the education, and the bacteria do the education, and then people will realize they paid way too high a cost," he said.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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radicaldreamer.bsky.social
fun fact, being a trans person is very much like being a cyclist in that most people will go out of their way to avoid you but your very existence makes a small subset of people extremely angry and violent!
tomflood.bsky.social Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 1d
Was recently told to essentially “Shut up and stick to bike advocacy” after a post supporting the trans community.
1. GTFO
2. My voice is not some singular thing - bike advocacy is a small part of my makeup-you don’t like me or my position on things refer to point 1

Signed,
Me
December 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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shawnmicallef.bsky.social
Let’s talk about the size of trucks & SUVs in the city. My column on the virtue & status signalling of vehicle bloat.
Shawn Micallef: This truck ad shows why Toronto needs smaller vehicles — if only the carmakers wanted to sell them
A car comically overloaded with plywood? It’s a good ad for a pickup — but also a sign of the incredible amount of money, weight and energy being wasted on
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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kimsiever.bsky.social
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for 3 hours per day.

techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom | TechCrunch
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
techcrunch.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
sean-fitz.bsky.social
I would be more excited about this prospect if the @albertandp.ca weren't out there trying to prove they can cheer even harder for oil and gas.

At least they're not all in on suspending human rights, I guess.

I want to hear about getting renewables back on track, breathable air, drinkable water.
November 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
I worked with @stevenguilbeault.bsky.social starting when I was a new Minister working hard to tackle climate change & build an economy that positioned Canada to win the energy transition. He gets it. He has worked with integrity his entire career & will continue.
He is the best of politics. 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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djclimenhaga.bsky.social
Expect an Alberta election call shortly, before anyone realizes that pipeline to Prince Rupert is unlikely ever to be built. albertapolitics.ca/2025/11/expe...
Expect an Alberta election call shortly, before anyone realizes that pipeline to Prince Rupert is unlikely ever to be built - Alberta Politics
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must have experienced a strong feeling of déjà vu yesterday as she announced her grand pipeline bargain with Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney – after all, she’s switch...
albertapolitics.ca
November 28, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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brenttoderian.bsky.social
Banning street hockey in Canada?

This isn’t about protecting kids. It’s about protecting drivers from having to think about kids.
tomflood.bsky.social Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 5d
Get outside kids, enjoy the fresh air with your friends!
Just kidding, stay the F inside.
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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robertalexier.bsky.social
Our bank boss might’ve overplayed his hand
rachelgilmore.bsky.social Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 4d
Trudeau-era environment minister Steven Guilbeault has published a resignation letter detailing the reasons for his departure from Carney's cabinet.

He directly cites today's MOU:
Statement by Steven Guilbeault This afternoon, it is with great sadness that I submitted my resignation to the Prime Minister as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, Minister of Nature and Parks Canada, as well as his Lieutenant in Quebec. As you know, I chose to enter politics to champion the fight against climate change and the protection of the environment. Over the past ten years, our country has made historic progress in reducing climate pollution, protecting nature and the environment, while our economy continued to grow. I believe I have contributed to these advancements, and I remain deeply proud of the achievements I have helped bring forward: • Standing up to tech giants and major polluters • Implementing Canada's first emissions reduction plan, slowing their growth and placing them on a downward trajectory • Establishing the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation • Modernizing the Canadian Environmental Protection Act • Developing the country's first national climate adaptation strategy to protect our communities • Eliminating harmful single-use plastics • Implementing the most ambitious nature conservation plan in the country's history • Continuing the modernization of the Official Languages Act • Making historic investments in arts and culture, including during the COVID-19 crisis and in the most recent budget Changes in our relationship with the United States have led to profound disruptions affecting the global order, diplomatic relations, and the economy. I understand and share the Prime Minister's efforts to ensure our country First, there was no consultation with the Indigenous nations of the West Coast of British Columbia or with the provincial government, who would be greatly affected by this agreement. Furthermore, a pipeline to the West Coast would have major environmental impacts, particularly as it could cross the Great Bear Rainforest, contribute to a significant increase in climate pollution, and move Canada further away from its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Lifting the tanker ban on the West Coast would also significantly increase the risk of accidents in the region. This moratorium was established in 1972 following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons, notably because navigation in the Hecate Strait is highly dangerous. Its removal would also hinder the creation of a marine conservation area in the Great Bear Sea, a project our government has been actively developing with Indigenous partners and the government of British Columbia for several years, protecting more than 100,000 km of this ecologically sensitive region. We cannot hope to decarbonize our economy without decarbonizing the electricity sector. The proposal to exempt Alberta from the Clean Electricity Regulations in exchange for stricter industrial carbon pricing rules and the Pathways project is, in my view, a serious mistake. As shown in the analysis submitted to the House of Commons, without this regulation, the electricity sector-which has halved its pollution over the past 20 years-would return to an upward emissions trajectory. This regulation also saves lives by reducing air pollution, generates over $3 billion in healthcare savings, and ultimately reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 182 million tonnes. Finally, over the past few months, several elements of the climate action plan I worked on as Minister of the Environment have been, or are about to be, dismantled: the consumer carbon pricing, the Zero Emission Vehicle standard, the oil and gas sector emissions cap, the framework to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies, and the Clean Electricity Regulations. In my view, these measures remain essential to our climate action plan. I want to express my sincere gratitude to the citizens of Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the trust they have placed in me since 2019. I will continue to represent them as their Liberal Member of Parliament with dedication. I also thank the Prime Minister for the honor of serving in his cabinet and as his lieutenant in Quebec. When I entered politics, it was because I had a deep conviction that I could make a difference in fighting climate change and protecting our environment. My commitment to leaving a better world for the future of our children and our planet remains unchanged. Steven Guilbeault Member of Parliament for Laurier-Sainte-Marie
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
sean-fitz.bsky.social
Happy regular-ass Thursday, Canada
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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kimsiever.bsky.social
“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”

Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.

www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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kimsiever.bsky.social
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”

www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
sean-fitz.bsky.social
Today's entry in very easy meals originating from "I think that should work":

Mix gochujang, miso (or doenjang, if you can get it), brown sugar, rice vinegar, garlic, ground pork (in proportions that make sense to you). Fry, serve on rice.

Maybe sprinkle with green onion or something
November 27, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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miamidsa.org
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
Perfect.
thehardtimes.net/blog/a-chris...
Person and that flying through air "A Christmas Carol" Gives Kids Unrealistic Expectations That Rich Assholes Will Change Their Ways
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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feistywaters.com
I love that journey for them. calgaryjournal.ca/2025/11/25/f...
Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14
Elections Alberta has issued recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus, bringing the total to 14. The new total means t…
calgaryjournal.ca
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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theeagleist.bsky.social
BREAKING: Pipelines only bad when Conservatives do it
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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robertalexier.bsky.social
The genocide continues
jvp.bsky.social Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 6d
The Israeli military’s genocide isn’t over, it’s expanding.

The Israeli government has violated the truce nearly 500 times in 44 days, killing over 342 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office, including 28 Palestinians in the past three days.
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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cathmckenna.bsky.social
It’s an interesting approach to provide clarity on a tanker ban while failing to meet with the Coastal First Nations despite repeated requests - the community that would be directly affected by any spill - while having dozens or more meetings with fossil fuel lobbyists, AB, Sask.
November 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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antihate.ca
“The organized white nationalist movement in Canada is the biggest it's been in modern history. A big part of that is Second Sons Canada, the Dominion Society, Diagolon, the Active Club movement.”
Growing white nationalist group behind broad daylight demonstration in London on Sunday | CBC News
An apparent white nationalist demonstration on a busy overpass near London, Ont.'s downtown on Sunday afternoon is concerning for witnesses and experts who track extremist behaviour.
www.cbc.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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tomflood.bsky.social
Premeditated road violence.
rzaichkowski.bsky.social Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 7d
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 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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davelevitan.bsky.social
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM