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Maritimer in Montréal (bilingue) any pronouns monsters abound, whence the new world?

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AL @seriouscynic.bsky.social · 6d

This is a superb resource for learning about climate solutions.

E.g., PM Carney could learn that direct air capture is "Not Recommended" because it works badly and costs too much, so spending billions on it as proposed by Big Oil as a major project would be foolhardy.
drawdown.org/explorer/dep...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 19h

Since we're on the subject, the Mexican cartels get their guns from the US

The US is a shitty neighbor

Hacked data reveals which US gun sellers are behind Mexican cartel violence

Another headache for the gun industry just emerged. Names on thousands of gun traces in Mexico leaked in a massive data hack.

www.usatoday.com

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 18h

Fascinating report just released by DropSite which reveals that David Frum, while working on a profile of an Israeli ambassador to the United Nations for the Atlantic, was also shadow-writing speeches for that same ambassador.

David Frum, Douglas Murray Secretly Drafted Speeches for Israeli Ambassador

Leaked emails from former Israeli UN Ambassador Ron Prosor show David Frum, Douglas Murray offering to write his speeches and a CNN producer fundraising for Israel’s Iron Dome during Israel’s 2014 war

www.dropsitenews.com

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 16h

war, war never changes.

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 19h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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AL @seriouscynic.bsky.social · 21h

Look, the reason Canada has never hit an emissions target!

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 23h

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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AL @seriouscynic.bsky.social · 22h

CBC's David Cochrane said, in reference to the Carney-Trump meeting and tariffs, "Does Trumpism survive Trump in the White House? Probably. This seems to be a feature of Republican politics now."
Biden charged more tariffs than Trump 1. Protectionism is a feature of American politics now.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Emmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 1d

"reading the room properly"? In terms of public opinion, perhaps. In terms of the planet being on fire, no, he did not read anything 'properly'. The current moment absolutely does demand a full court press, and anyone saying otherwise is wrong.

🇨🇦 Citizen Keen 🇺🇦 @citizenkeen.bsky.social · 1d

He’s not a career politician so why did he want to get elected? He doesn’t need the job, right?

Perhaps he realizes that the current moment does not demand a full court press on climate change. I’m not saying he’s right to ignore it, but he definitely was reading the room properly.

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you guys happen to notice how everything is finance and landlords now and many things are both

flipinidaho @flipinidaho.bsky.social · 1d

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

The building is in a 27 million dollar foreclosure filed by Wells Fargo. The next day, Wells Fargo filed an emergency motion for receivership. The fascist regime kindly emptied the building for donor Wells Fargo.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Ozma @rowyourbot.bsky.social · 1d

Under fascism, it’s can’t work to make everyone believe the official story. Nobody in authoritarian societies believes the official story about ANYTHING. A side effect of authoritarianism. Generally what people do is not become crackpots like the US rightwing but speculate for fun without believing.

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 1d

I know this is literally not true, but it feels like 50% of Ontario provincial politics is about alcohol.

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FuzzyWuzzy in Toronto🇨🇦 @fuzzywuzzyto.bsky.social · 1d

What the fuck is wrong with people? This motorcyclist shoved a 78-year old cyclist off a road in B.C. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 1d

"A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their probable climate impact often by a factor of five to ten or more. "
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

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AL @seriouscynic.bsky.social · 1d

"Bari Weiss," like "groyper," is something I should have heard about once or twice before it became totally irrelevant forever, but big tech's internet turns vice to virtue.

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

i really do think the existence of a idiot like Bari Weiss is a sign of decadence

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a lot in Bari Weiss’ 2023 FedSoc speech that merits scrutiny but I think the Times did a disservice by closing with this quote — given what she says immediately after. fedsoc.org/commentary/f...

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year worldwide, report says #Solar #Wind #RenewableEnergy

halifax.citynews.ca/2025/10/06/s...

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

Worldwide solar and wind power generation has outpaced electricity demand this year, and for the first time on record, renewable energies combined generated more power than coal, according to a new an...

halifax.citynews.ca

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Tara Deschamps @taradeschamps.bsky.social · 1d

"We're watching, and you could get caught, and we will take you to court."

Cineplex is headed to court to fight a decision — and record $38.9-million penalty — that experts say should serve as a warning for other companies.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/cin...

Cineplex drip pricing case headed for appeal could serve as warning

TORONTO - Cineplex Inc. is headed to court Wednesday to fight a decision — and record $38.9-million penalty — that experts say should serve as a warning for other companies.

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Aaron Wherry @aaronwherry.bsky.social · 1d

Well, there's a jarring sequence of words to read.

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 1d

California has now banned algorithmic price fixing.

The state has outlawed the practice of landlords colluding to raise prices using rental software and AI.

This is a huge victory for renters in the biggest state in the country.

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Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @leahgazan.bsky.social · 1d

Today I’m joining union leaders, workers and Don Davies at the
@cupescfp.bsky.social National Convention presenting my Bill C-247 to remove Section 107 from the Canada Labour Code and end union busting.

It’s time to give power back to workers. #UnionStrong

Hill Times article announcing a press conference of Leah Gazan, Don Davies and Bea Bruske presenting MP Gazan's private member's bill.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 1d

At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

At $4.5bn each year, extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say

‘The trajectory is only up, in terms of insured costs,’ professor of climate risk warns

www.theguardian.com

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 1d

When I say MAGA is post-truth, one of the things I mean is the movement—along with its fellow travelers and apologists—approaches the world insisting that there’s no such thing as factual reality, there are only words and images that are good or bad for one’s team.

Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 1d

I am following this debut, and I don’t know anyone who can explain why an opinion journalist has been chosen as Editor-in-Chief. Did we need more opinion at CBS?

Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 1d

Not an expert on this stuff but I have the sense that no one backing Weiss understands that what she has done her whole career, opinion-based news-flavored content, is distinct from news reporting.

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Brett "Solidarity 2025" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 2d

The bad news is that there's an overcast and even though there are dozens of pelicans they're not feeding in focus distance. The good news is the overcast gives the IN FLIGHT BELTED KINGFISHER a really solid reflection on the water.

Cell edit. Better later. 😇 🪶

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socdoneleft @socdoneleft.bsky.social · 1d

The Democratic Socialists of America are now the largest socialist organization in US history since 1919:

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

nice

Electrek @electrek.co · 1d

In a first, renewables generate more power than coal globally

Solar and wind power aren’t just keeping up with global electricity demand anymore – they’re pulling ahead. According to a new analysis from energy think tank Ember, solar and wind combined outpaced global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025. That shift led to a drop in both coal and gas generation compared to the same period last year. For the first time ever, renewables generated more power than coal globally. more…

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