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Greg Blee

@gregblee.ca
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Retired engineer & writer. Charting baffled, bemused middle course to make sense of the world. Cyclist, punctuation lover, former adventurer. Minimizing importance of politics in my life. Gulf Island dweller, treatied Snuneymuxw FN land, BC, Canada

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Naheed Nenshi @naheednenshi.bsky.social · 23h
Danielle Smith’s referendum is an evil plot to keep the separatist fire burning. On referendum day: Vote Option 1 on Question 10. Vote NO on Questions 1–9. It’s the only way to save Canada.  To find referendum information and get involved with the campaign, visit savecanada.albertandp.ca.
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Elizabeth May @elizabethemay.bsky.social · 23h
What happened at Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc is beyond disturbing. A masked group arrived on the Nation’s land displaying hateful signs targeting the children who never came home from residential schools. There must be a full investigation to hold those responsible accountable.
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
No matter what happens in the 2026 midterms -- or even the 2028 presidential election -- Canadians will never trust the United States the way it used to. The north remembers. #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/o...
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America still doesn't understand how deep the rift goes
Memo to our friends (and yes, our enemies) to the south: the problem isn’t just Donald Trump. It’s you
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Team Fossil Fuels (Ford, Smith, Carney) hard at work using taxpayer money to enrich oil companies while ruining the planet. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Doug Ford says he'll spend public money on east-west oil pipeline
Ontario’s premier sees no reason why it should take more than four years to build a 3,300 kilometre pipeline between Alberta and his province. “We just believe that it can get done,” he said.
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Kikki Planet @kikkiplanet.bsky.social · 23h
Poilievre’s approval rating is now 2 points behind Trudeau’s approval rating at the time of his resignation. CPC is polling at sub-30%, with most polls at 28%. I’ve now accepted that the CPC has a humiliation kink. #cdnpoli
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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 23h
Manitoba has issued a state of emergency due to wildfires, prompting the evacuation of approximately 17,000 residents, the largest in recent history. Repeat after me: We must act on climate We must act on climate We must act on climate We must act on climate We must act on climate
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Greg Blee @gregblee.ca · 28/09/2026
Israel’s shame. Try those politicians for war crimes!
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Patrick Canning 🇨🇦 @patrickcanning.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Vote for David Eby and the BCLNG Party to incinerate your children's future.
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Eby Puts LNG and Major Projects at Centre of B.C. Election Campaign - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow
Energy investment could help British Columbia diversify its exports and strengthen public finances. Voters will be looking for evidence that the benefits reach their communities. ENERGYNOW MEDIA - VIC...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 23/09/2026
The Pentagon Papers case rejected a prior restraint aimed at specific documents claimed to pose national security risks. Anyone who argues "national security" are magic words justifying banning three news outlets should be laughed out of court and sanctioned.
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Trump tells judge media ban is necessary to protect national security
Ahead of a court hearing, the administration cited reports about the White House ballroom and the Iran war to defend its ban against CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"Take a closer look at the label on “Canadian” oil. The companies that dominate oil sands production are predominantly foreign owned, largely by American investors. Tens of billions of dollars flow out of the country through dividends and share buybacks." thetyee.ca/Analysis/202... #cdnpoli
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Why Patriotic Calls to Support ‘Canada’s’ Oil Ring Hollow | The Tyee
As Trump’s US rakes in oilsands profits, we’re sold a clouded narrative of energy sovereignty.
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The stench of this fossil fueled corruption of justice can be smelled from sea to shining sea. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org @ucs.org
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Judges overseeing Louisiana's landmark oil cases have financial stakes in defendants
Federal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast.
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wake up, Canada. Just four companies control 80% of oilsands production. 60% of those companies' stock is owned by Americans. How is being an American petro colony in the "national interest", @mark-carney.bsky.social?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/09/2026
Are global stock markets heading for a crash?
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Are global stock markets heading for a crash?
Economies thrown into renewed turmoil as AI debt, Iran war and soaring government bond yields fuel alarm
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Stephen Leahy @stephenleahy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why no hurricanes? Wind shear has been the strongest in over 40 years leahy.substack.com/p/el-nino-hu...
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El Niño: Hurricane Destroyer and Typhoon Maker
The Pacific in midst of record typhoon season
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Paul Simon pays tribute to the victims of 9/11 by performing “The Sound of Silence.”
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Seeing shitty art way more inspiring than seeing good art. Why be demoralized by the prodigious talent of another when you can be buoyed by the feeling that you can outcompete abject mediocrity?
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Memo to MPs: "Welcome back to Ottawa. I hope you had a lovely summer & that you weren’t one of the 60% of Canadians who were deeply affected by climate impacts over the past three months." ♥️ this cheeky yet informative essay by @alexcoolfergus.bsky.social: climatememes.substack.com/p/good-morni...
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Good morning, Liberal Caucus
Fodder for reception small talk
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Canada pitched itself as a climate leader. Its investment prospectus tells a different story, climate groups say www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/15/n...
nationalobserver.com
Canada pitched itself as a climate leader. Its investment prospectus tells a different story, climate groups say
The fossil fuel projects Canada is pitching to global investors could produce an estimated 180 megatonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions every year when their oil and gas are burned — more tha...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Important new report here from @stand.earth: Ksi Lisims LNG: Making Canada Weaker Dangled before Canadians as a nation-building project, Ksi Lisims LNG - a floating methane gas export facility on BC’s north coast - is a risky project with few benefits for Canadians. stand.earth/ksi-lisims-l...
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Ksi Lisims LNG: Making Canada Weaker - Stand.earth
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Corporations are not people. Their money is not speech. They should not be able to buy politicians. End Citizens United.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No shit, 100% agree here.
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Dave The Artist @coloradofaux.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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At this point, Americans are no longer taxpayers.
We are fraud victims.
And we want our money back.
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Greg Blee @gregblee.ca · 15/09/2026
Replace that car with an ebike or two and you’ve got a great “free” vacation every year.
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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Great piece by @petermacleod.bsky.social in today’s @thestar.com about how Alberta separatism is a sign of a bigger problem in Canadian politics. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 12/09/2026
I need y'all to get a grip.
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Your deadbeat president is never giving you $5,000
But the pledge reveals an increasingly frantic midterms strategy.
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 12/09/2026
Let’s make sure we frame AI companies and their leaders as culprits. They’re active agents creating the conditions for AI risks. They’re not helpless. They’re lighting matches for the arsonists because they want rich people to get richer.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 11/09/2026
Pretending the days after Sept. 11, 2001 were some kind of gauzy Hallmark special when we came together as a country is nauseating and ahistorical. The country went completely insane and has not recovered
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Important new report yesterday from SFU's Clean Energy Research Group: Alternatives to Fossil Fuels in Canada. Among the findings: 🧵... www.sfu.ca/politics/CER...
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Alternatives to Fossil Fuels in Canada
We find Canada has made little progress diversifying its economy under the Carney government despite mounting US trade war threats, remaining reliant on commodity exports, as reflected in public inves...
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Greg Blee @gregblee.ca · 10/09/2026
Remember the good old days of “I am not a crook”?
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Greg Blee @gregblee.ca · 10/09/2026
Remember the good old days of “I am not a crook”?
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Alberta's referendum is exposing Canada's vulnerability to disinformation attacks. "We can’t expect Canadians to take this seriously if our own governments seem to be asleep at the switch," writes @supriya.bsky.social: www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/08/o...
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Alberta's referendum is exposing Canada's vulnerability to disinformation attacks
Both the Alberta and federal governments seem much more interested in how we’re going to build out data centres than they are in figuring out how to keep Canadians safe from some of the more nefarious...
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"I read the new UN climate report so you don’t have to." Highly recommend this summary of last week's UN climate report by @ayanaeliza.bsky.social: ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/i-read-the...
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I read the new UN climate report so you don't have to.
TL;DR they are calling for radical transformation of our society.
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Mark Carney’s climate rollbacks are an attack on parents and children www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/09/o...
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Mark Carney’s climate rollbacks are an attack on parents and children
We urge the Prime Minister to listen to the parents, grandparents and caregivers leading the fight for a prosperous future for our children and grandchildren while respecting Indigenous rights and sov...
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M. A. Phillips @ditzydruid.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The beautiful Lake Ontario.
Sun setting over a lake through greenery and under clouds.
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Herne @herne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If the US wants to sell their booze in Canada then they should make it in Canada. Not the US beer though… we already have lots of water.
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#RestoreTheSnyderVerse 🇸🇪🖖 @kaossverige.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
KDE is firing on all cylinders, Brave says they're the best browser, CERN moves to Debian #linux #FOSS #CachyOS #Nobara #PikaOS #EndeavourOS www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmDv...
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KDE is firing on all cylinders, Brave says they're the best browser, CERN moves to Debian
YouTube video by The Linux Experiment
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you privatise the profits from fossil fuels, you can’t keep socialising the costs of the damage. Those who’ve profited should pay their fair share of the impacts. That’s why Spain’s push for an EU oil and gas tax to help fund climate adaptation is worth supporting. www.ft.com/content/86da...
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Spain pushes for EU oil and gas tax to pay for climate change response
Rising extreme weather costs fuel campaign ahead of new resilience strategy
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Jay Fitzsimmons @jayfitz.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Remember all the coverage about the trucker convoy in Ottawa? There are WAAAAAY more people in this Toronto bike protest. And their reason for protest is core: they might die because of provincial decisions. This isn't going away. Photo by Richard Seck: www.richardseck.com/criticalmass...
Aerial shot of a never-ending crowd of people on bikes along the Bloor Street viaduct.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 21/08/2026
Stop calling them anti-vaxxers. Call them plague-supporters.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 01/09/2026
The public didn’t spend decades lying to policymakers about the catastrophic climate harms of fossil fuels. Big Oil did. Why, then, is the public absorbing all the costs of climate change, while Big Oil pays nothing?
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Greg Blee @gregblee.ca · 01/09/2026
Oh right, flu/COVD season is just around the corner.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 31/08/2026
NEW: MapQuest is currently the number one navigation app on the Apple App Store, overtaking Google Maps thanks to Google's decision to follow Trump's lead in renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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MapQuest finds its way back to prominence thanks to uproar over Google Maps decision
MapQuest is currently the number one navigation app — and among the most popular apps overall — after Google renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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Greg Blee @gregblee.ca · 31/08/2026
Good ol’ @debian.bsky.social, acting responsibly again. #solid
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Greg Blee @gregblee.ca · 31/08/2026
Best thing about pop culture sometimes is that it’s totally ignorable.
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Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
if I was a young person being told that the best our economic system can ever offer me is working longer and longer hours to live with more and more roommates and eat worse and worse food, I might start getting this crazy idea that we need a new economic system
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Keith Muise @keithmuise80.bsky.social "Covid is mild".... Zero publications to prove it. "Covid is dangerous".... 492,027 publications to prove it. There is no debate. Source: x.com/keetmuise/st...
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LitCovid
LitCovid is a curated literature hub for tracking up-to-date scientific information about the 2019 novel Coronavirus.
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Genuinely encouraged by this ambition. A 2040 net-zero target sends a powerful signal that Wales is serious about climate action and building a cleaner, more resilient future. Now we need action backed by science, investment and a just transition. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
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Wales sets target of hitting net zero 10 years before UK
The plan sets a target of net zero by 2040 and 'substantive nature recovery' by 2050
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Standing up to Trump: More on the case for an export tax on oil & gas to the US. I've argued 🇨🇦 should impose an export tax on oil & gas to the US. A number of folks have sent thoughtful concerns & questions. In today's newsletter I offer some points in reply. sethdklein.substack.com/p/standing-u...
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Standing up to Trump: More on the case for an export tax on oil and gas to the US
Plus: seniors take action to say “enough is enough” on new fossil fuel projects, and the call grows for an excess profits tax on oil and gas corporations
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 27/08/2026
REMINDER: Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in now 73 days. Yet he still: •Has his job •Gets paid, and •Gets free world-class healthcare The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, & against guaranteed paid leave—gets all three as he needs it most.😐
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My grocery store is doing its part to cut prices. They have one aisle now labeled “infectious meat,” another with recalled products, and an “explosive diarrhea” discount vegetable area. #MAHA
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