Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 09/10/2026New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854 108112334809
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 20hScaling up capacity, for the old models, is fairly easy. But none of these companies are going to stop pushing for better / faster / bigger models, because then they'll be crushed by the competition. This is why they are *begging* for specific types of government intervention. 4244
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦CWA Canada, The Media Union @cwacanada1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026 023
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 08/10/2026FT Exclusive: The AI group's annualised revenue is about $20bn less than the company has previously signalled, according to financial documents shared with investors, a massive gap likely to damp optimism about the growth of AI demand. ft.trib.al/IC1ECgv 35249104
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Mark Carney: "In three weeks, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, António Costa, will be in Montreal. And that is when Canada will launch a new transformative alliance with the European Union." 412545
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Scott Robertson @sarobertson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Mark Carney: "Canada is now the best connected economy in the world, with access to a market of 1.5 billion consumers, tariff-free. Over the next six months, we intend to double that number." 823763
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Hazel B. 🇨🇦 @hab3261.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This is concerning. Canada Post recommends mailing ballots back by Oct 9th to have them arrive by October 16th. #abpoli 119879
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The current El Niño event is building up to an unprecedented strength: Corrected for the ongoing warming the sea water in the indicator region of the Pacific is extremely far above normal, and early in the buildup. 1175
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Jim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This contagious claim that under the NDP BC has become 'the highest taxed province' is nonsense. Provincial own-source revenue as share of GDP is 4th lowest among the provinces, and below the Canadian weighted average. #bcpoli /2 39446
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Trump talking gibberish at the White House: “Canada charged us a lot of tariffs that nobody knew about, except me.” 63622146
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Take note of the relentlessness of the Trump regime and its surrogates, setting Canada up as an enemy state, deserving of escalating aggression. PAY ATTENTION. #cdnpoli #CdnNatSec 45432
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Canada: "New data shows spike in COVID-19, cold symptoms as flu season arrives" - COVID-19 positivity: 3.8% - Influenza positivity: 3.7% - RSV positivity: 0.2% - Among 52 laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral outbreaks, 67.31% were associated with COVID-19 - Data through Sept. 26, 2026 211240
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 04/10/20261. Something that gets discussed in this conversation is something I keep bringing up ad nauseam when people hurl pipeline hysteria into debates about Carney’s policies. The environmental movement typically fails to disclose that there IS NO green energy transition without fossil fuels. #cdnpoli 74118
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Struward🇨🇦 @struward.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Conservative administrations always starve the Public System… …Then they point to it and say “See? It’s broken. Only Privatization can save us!” 2224
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Dunn House model combines housing with health care for those who need it most. It works and we’re expanding it — with a third location in Toronto. 27715159
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦The Little News Bot @thelittlenewsbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Why Canada is preparing for a (long shot) US invasion Prime Minister Mark Carney has said the military is running scenarios in the unlikely case the US invades Canada. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9m2mjj… 002
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Here’s a fairly decent rebuttal to some of the unhinged disinformation & propaganda being spun, especially by certain influencers who peddle in propaganda for clicks and profit, re the infamous pipeline in Canada. #cdnpoli #CdnEconyoutu.beCanada's New Pipeline, ExplainedYouTube video by Tod Maffin 34326
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It seems Meta and OpenAI are now in cuteness face off when it comes to AI agents. 8274
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Today before Senate. 476154884851
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"The sources added that Patel consistently kept Bailey at arm's length and cut him out of meetings the deputy FBI director should attend because Bailey was constantly flagging things that were unconstitutional." www.cbsnews.com/news/top-fbi...cbsnews.comTop FBI official Andrew Bailey, who was once widely seen as Patel successor, resignsBailey was originally brought in to help ease tensions between former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino. 331201451
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026🇺🇦 Ukrainians rallied in Brussels in support of Oleshky, calling for Russia to open a humanitarian corridor and allow civilians to evacuate. Around 6,000 people, including nearly 200 children, reportedly remain in the occupied city amid severe shortages of food, water, and medicine. 181633649
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Stan 🇨🇦🐻 @saltystan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...theglobeandmail.comElections Alberta pushes back against misleading online claims ahead of referendumOfficials are countering false claims about the Oct. 19 vote as hundreds of thousands of Albertans request mail-in ballots 033
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦joy-annemurphy.bsky.social @joy-annemurphy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026If you know people who struggle with how wordy and convoluted the referendum questions are, and what things mean (ie: what a yes vote could do, what a no vote, which ones are binding), a good site with plain language versions of the questions is: albertataxpayers.ca/referendumalbertataxpayers.caAlberta Referendum Questions 2026: All 10 ExplainedAll ten questions on the Oct 19, 2026 Alberta ballot: the exact wording, in plain English. 022
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · 26/09/2026What in the Marvel villain 1511417
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 25/09/2026With time running out, new poll suggests Alberta separatism support is slipping. Poll also suggests decline in people who say they feel mainly attached to Alberta www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... Find out more at nationalnewswatch.comcbc.caWith time running out, new poll suggests Alberta separatism support is slipping | CBC NewsWith a little more than three weeks to go until the Oct. 19 referendum, a new poll done for CBC News suggests support for separation has softened since spring. 264
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦consbegone.bsky.social @consbegone.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Long-awaited plans to protect Alberta’s caribou ranges reflect a decade of lobbying efforts from the oil and gas industry, rather than the best available science for recovery of the threatened woodland caribou. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/24/n...nationalobserver.comOil and gas ambitions outshone caribou protection in Alberta land-use planning: expertsScientists, conservationists and legal experts say the plans, which were first mandated by the federal government in 2012 to protect woodland caribou, lack the modelling, recovery goals and science-ba... 21711
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Findlay Quits as Upheaval Brings BC to Brink of Election via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...thetyee.caFindlay Quits as Upheaval Brings BC to Brink of Election | The TyeeHow Conservative disarray and speculation of a snap vote have quickly reshaped the province’s political landscape. 023
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026it's actually insane how terrible AI executives like Alex Karp here are marketing their products. he sounds like a complete lunatic on CNBC right now. 3762019473
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Your input can help shape Canada’s future official languages strategy. 🇨🇦 Share your views as part of the 2026 Cross-Canada Official Languages Consultations. 🗓️ Participate by November 2026 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3R2mrIl 76030
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wow... big story in the battle between news companies and AI model scraping... check out these quotes - from unsealed court docs. The action is against Microsoft and OpenAI. 😮 287
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...404media.co‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." 401524708
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦North Shore News @northshorenews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026'Beyond inspirational': North Shore resident celebrates 90th birthday by doing Grouse Grinddlvr.it'Beyond inspirational': North Shore resident celebrates 90th birthday by doing Grouse GrindRoger Sauvain estimates he's done the Grind more than 10,000 times in the 30 years since he retired. 031
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge orders Kennedy Center to provide 30 days' notice before major physical changes to building, including demolition. 49877681782
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦True Blue 🇦🇺🐨 @spbmckenna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚨 CBS News 📍 www.cbsnews.com/live-updates... .. 1131126355
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Brennan Center @brennancenter.org · 16/09/2026Is U.S. democracy ready for AI? We tested how chatbots respond to election disinformation — and whether they would help create it. Here are the results: bit.ly/3TSPbV6 21712
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Canada is developing its first National Water Security Strategy to help protect freshwater, build resilient communities, and support a strong, sustainable economy. Canadians are invited to share their views and help shape the strategy. 🗓️ Participate by October 25, 2026. 🔗 bit.ly/4igFzOd 23234102
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk all agree that we have to slow down - and now - something serious clearly happened with a frontier AI model. Journalists should be digging in to this. We aren’t getting the whole story here. 47982322682
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Three-byline alert: 🚨 “.. Carney has even suggested Canada take on a new title: ‘Associate Member of the European Union.’ .. The EU, not known for its flexible enforcement of membership rules, is open to the idea ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/europe... 1342847705
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026“.. With Saudi oil now blockaded, Americans are about to discover why maintaining stability in the Middle East and not handing it to a consortium of Russia and Iran was always important.” @jayinkyiv.bsky.social 57398463287
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Zelenskyy: The first drone deal with a country in the Americas will be with Canada. We looked at the drones that will be used under this agreement. Canada is ready to place large orders, and 30% of production will be transferred to Ukraine. Thank you, Canada, for a true partnership. 783513906
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦lurkerbluesky.bsky.social @lurkerbluesky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Here's a quick map - red circles are transit choke points - blue line is the Saudi EW pipeline (built above ground - easy drone target) We spend trillions and yet didn't anticipate the Houthis in Yemen advancing on the Red Sea Choke point. This is really really bad. 73717
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If a hit on the E-W pipeline is confirmed, stuff is about to get really, really stupid. Stupid…er.* 34858062072
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026More evidence that pretty much whatever way you cut it EVs are now cheaper than petrol and diesel cars. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535381...businessgreen.comStudy: Electric vehicles 33 per cent cheaper to run than petrol and diesel carsNew report shows falling battery costs and high fuel prices are widening the economic advantage of EVs for drivers in Europe 60818241
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Wonder Why🦆Ducky🦆 @duck-flying.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Australians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislation If tech firms such as Meta, Google and TikTok did not give the option to turn off algorithms, they should face "substantial" penalties www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAustralians will be able to switch off social media algorithms under planned legislationFirms like Meta, Google and TikTok should face "substantial" penalties if they don't give the option, minister says. 20775322100
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Disappearing island? 🧐 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42cbc.caAn island mysteriously appeared — then disappeared — on B.C.'s largest reservoir | CBC NewsB.C. Hydro says it's monitoring for the reappearance of a mysterious island first spotted by boaters 100 kilometres from the W.A.C. Bennett Dam in northeastern B.C. 041
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Canada is taking action to help workers and businesses navigate the impact of U.S. tariffs. 🇨🇦 The new $7.5 billion package includes support for small and medium-sized businesses, tariff-affected companies, workers and employers. ➡️ Swipe through to see what’s included. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/4zSc8bE 14391112
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Not Dolly :( 2766431334
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Krista D Ball is Canada's Spooky Potato @kristadb1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Americans on Bluesky demanding Canada "turn off the power" to "teach America a lesson" are basically asking Canada to give the USA an excuse to bomb us and then invade us. You are asking us to suffer the consequences of war because you don't know any other way to deal with your internal problems. 1111411
Reposted by Hopeful but irritated 🇨🇦Mark Gerretsen @markgerretsen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Have your say on the future of AI. 🤖 The Government of Canada is looking for your input on AI transparency, accountability, and public understanding. 🗓️ Share your views by September 23, 2026. 🔗 Take the survey: bit.ly/4xaepfZ 146046