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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 1h
The US is literally being avoided like the plague.
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 4h
remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 2h
Well worth your time.
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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 7h
To recap: three GOP-led states that wanted the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in order to "send abortion back to the states" are now asking the Court to strike down abortion protections in blue states
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Laurence Thompson @thompsonlg.bsky.social · 6h
“In 2019, Shell…paid the BC government not one dollar in royalty payments despite producing 175B cf of natural gas….the primary reason for declining royalty revenues is ‘generous loopholes, credits & cost allowances’ that allow companies…’to largely avoid royalties.’”.
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BC’s Big, and Now Secret, Natural Gas Giveaway | The Tyee
Tax credits let companies pay little for resources. What do the parties say?
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Glen @gergyl.bsky.social · 5h
How appropriate, for environmental regulation 'compliance'. The ultimate tool.
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DT Cochrane @dtcochrane.bsky.social · 12h
Very thankful for Canada’s socialized health care system. But it can be better. We should cover more ✅ medications 💊 ✅ dental procedures 🦷 ✅ mental health treatments 🧠 ✅ preventative care We can do these things 💪 We can afford these things💰 Our governments choose not to 😤
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 6h
"We are crying out for a thorough overhaul of our entire financial system. And there are few ways to make that easier than by taking the Silicon Valley oligarch class down a peg or three." prospect.org/2026/09/30/h...
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Here’s a Way to Stop Silicon Valley Megalomania - The American Prospect
‘Dual class’ shares are a fraud on the public market.
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Conor Browne @brownecfm.bsky.social · 7h
A friend has Covid right now. They have lost their sense of smell and they're having cognitive problems. This hit me today, as it often does: we made, and continue to make, a huge collective mistake in allowing a virus that impacts the brain to transmit unmitigated globally.
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Kate Aronoff @katearonoff.bsky.social · 6h
If you are for some reason interested in the perils of industries being allowed to self-regulate then please enjoy this ~3,000 word story I just wrote about a case where that is actively going really, really bad newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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Did the Forestry Industry Just Get to Write Its Own Emissions Rules?
Accusations of industry capture, allegedly secret working groups, and the resignations of two researchers—a scandal is rocking the world of carbon emissions accounting.
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 15h
The other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Dr. Brittany J. Carr @drbjcarr.bsky.social · 7h
If anyone wants to know how stupid our provincial government is, the question "Should Alberta hold a referendum on separation from Canada?" is being asked at the same time as the question "Should Alberta elections should require proof of Canadian citizenship to vote?" 💩
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This column by @althiaraj.bsky.social is a good summation of the red flags around this bill. And I say that as someone who has been raising alarms about our particular moment in history for a while. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Althia Raj: Whatever good is in Mark Carney’s Building Canada Strong Act is poisoned by the toxic rest
The Mark Carney government frames this law as part of its “Canada Strong” plan — and frankly, some parts are good — but toxic with good is still bad.
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Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉 @alonghurst.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
When it comes to public health care, the cupbaord is bare But there are bilions for a pipeline that will employ fewer than a smalll hospital long-term www.thestar.com/politics/pro...
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Doug Ford says Ontario taxpayers will invest in proposed pipeline from Alberta to Sarnia
A Liberal MPP on Tuesday compared the project to the Ontario premier's proposal for a tunnel under Highway 401.
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Kim Siever @kimsiever.bsky.social · 7h
It has been over 11 years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada released its 93 calls to action. Since then, 14 of them have been completed. That is just 15%. In over a decade. www.indigenouswatchdog.org/2026/09/01/t...
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TRC Calls To Action Status: September 1, 2026 - Indigenous Watchdog
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 8h
Even hotter take: the fact that ebikes let teens in the suburbs suddenly have freedom to move around the public realm unsupervised is precisely why many older people are trying to ban them (using safety as a pretext)
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TheTruthHurts @dsky8888.bsky.social · 9h
"Of course it does, as I was researching exactly how much I could run thru such a tax scheme without getting caught" - Zuckerberg
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
Four-byline alert: “.. Meta claimed that $4.1 billion of stock options exercised by Mr. Zuckerberg counted as a research expense ..” @nytimes.com $META www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 8h
This is foul. A reader reached out and told me the first google result when you search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" is residential school denial. I did the search myself, and I found the same thing. The first non-sponsored result is the Fraser Institute's residential school denial.
Google search result for "kamloops unmarked graves discovery" has, as its first non-sponsored post, a publication from the Fraser Institute.

It reads: "No evidence of 'mass graves' or 'genocide' in residential ..."

"Feb 12, 2024 — ... Kamloops narrative are either false or highly exaggerated. No unmarked graves have been discovered at Kamloops or elsewhere-not one. As of ... Read more"Another screenshot shows the only result before the Fraser Institute result is a sponsored post from Angus Reid, affirming that the Fraser Institute result is the first non-sponsored one.Screenshot shows the intial response Google provides to the search "kamloops unmarked graves discovery"

All you can see on this first screenshot is the AI overview (barf) and the sponsored result from Angus Reid. However, as the other screenshots show, that Angus Reid result is followed by the first non-sponsored result: residential school denial from the Fraser Institute.
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David Moscrop @davidmoscrop.com · 12h
The case against billionaires — a corrosive, anti-democratic force. You can have billionaires or you can have democracy. But you can’t have both. www.davidmoscrop.com/p/the-case-a...
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The Case Against Billionaires
You can have an ultra-wealthy class or you can have democracy. You can’t have both. Choose...wisely.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10h
The concentration of wealth in the hands of a few isn't just bad for our economy. It's corrosive to our democracy. When the wealthy and well-connected control our political system, regular people don't have a voice. The result? The demagoguery and corruption we're seeing now.
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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 10h
It sounds obvious when you say it, but it's absolutely an industry norm to offload clean up costs because Alberta's regulator will just let them. It's been going on for decades, and no level of government is interested in enforcing the rules.
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 12h
I keep seeing Carney stans saying building fossil fuel infrastructure is a way to deal with Trump's threats. Really? Canada has to build infrastructure that'll last decades and won't even be finished for years to deal with a threat that'll be gone within 3 years? Your fear has made you very stupid.
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Columbia Journalism Review @columjournreview.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be at the forefront.” www.cjr.org/feature/how-...
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How should we cover the climate story?
Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be ...
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 10h
I keep hearing from sources about these but had no idea it was THIS many. of course these are also the orgs that squawk about the importance of "academic freedom" www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 14h
‘Trust us’: Stelco union says Cleveland-Cliffs broke its word on jobs Keeping workers employed was a legal condition of the 2024 sale /1 thread www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
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Unions accuse Stelco owner of breaking 'no layoffs' promise
Ottawa’s 2024 approval required the U.S. owner to keep unionized staffing steady for five years. Up to 500 layoffs now test that promise.
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Emma Howard @emmahoward.bsky.social · 13h
After a poultry plant shut down in July's heatwave, the UK's meat industry trade body called for processing sites to have "continuous access to water, irrespective of wider pressures on local supplies". When those sites use more water than Brighton, that matters. www.grilled.media/data-meat-in...
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Data: Meat plants use more water than the population of Brighton
As meat processors demand priority access to water during drought, exclusive data reveals the industry's water use
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Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Seriously just enforce normal liability for AI on the owners and so much of this shit goes away AI companies want to be treated like the hired expert when it comes to pocketing any financial flows, but like a cursory Google Search whenever it comes to liability
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The Progress Report @theprogressreport.ca · 30/09/2026
The Alberta chapter of the Canadian Bar Association has published an analysis of Premier Smith's nine referendum questions. They find that most of these proposals would invite immediate court challenges, and several of them are not legally clear at all.
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CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
CBA Alberta Referendum Analysis
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lissa @unraveledlissa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He’s using “in the national interest” the same way premiers have used the notwithstanding clause to violate rights. He legislated a bill specifically to do this.
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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why the Globe and Mail looked past rising right-wing violence, the shooting at the Quebec City mosque, the connection between antivaxxers and white supremacy, to blame Canada's highest profile Jewish politician for the synagogue shooting in Belleville ... noraloreto.substack.com/p/turning-a-...
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Turning a peaceful movement violent
Canadian elites blame Palestinian solidarity for Belleville synagogue shooting
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Rachel Gilmore @rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I’m reaching out to environmental groups and advocates now to get the expert read on all this, but as I understand things now, I’m appalled.
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Jessica Valenti @jessicavalenti.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is why more women don't come forward, and why more rapists aren't jailed. Because mostly-male cops and prosecutors find it more believable that a 20-yr-old would want to have sex with a room full of fraternity brothers than accept she was raped. What ever happened to common fucking sense?
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Carrying That Weight—Again
I can’t stop thinking about the Cornell rape case
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Marc Kodack @ridden6570.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Second-hand EVs retain their value better than industry claims, study
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Second-hand EVs retain their value better than industry claims, study
Depreciation estimates impact leasing and financing deals, leaving EVs often overpriced. Accurate estimates should make leasing companies, carmakers and…
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SaskAttitude @saskattitude3.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The cost, enviro impacts and timeline for nuclear power make no sense for Saskatchewan. Solar, wind, and geothermal power are proven, ready to build today, far cheaper, and can be built all around the province as needed. Battery storage cost is getting cheaper too. #skpoli ##NoDataCenters
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Heather M. Ross 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 @mctoonish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fewer than 1.3 million people in Sask. It's not about power for homes, but power for data centres & money for donors. We need the money to go to solar and wind power. "2,600 megawatts could power the equivalent of 2.6 million homes."
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One, this hilariously outs who all got the talking points in advance and how blatantly they parrot those. Two, Schmitt really thought today he'd launch himself to the VP nomination and with that a decent shot at the presidency down the line. Instead this is the only thing he'll be remembered for.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 29/09/2026
“Does it make sense to be giving that electricity over to data centres when there might be better ways that it can be used?” I spoke to CBC News to explain why data centres likely won’t be a good fit for Newfoundland and Labrador.
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AI data centres in N.L.? The door is ‘open for business,’ says energy minister | CBC News
The provincial government has been approached by companies looking to develop AI data centres. Energy Minister Lloyd Parrott says the province is open for business, though some experts urge caution.
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Lady Levain @breadbae.blacksky.app · 29/09/2026
This is actually quite common. In a lot of municipalities the CPS will consider this “neglect.” Not that the state failed bc housing isn’t affordable or the only jobs available don’t provide for cost of living. But it’s the parents fault. It’s another prison pipeline.
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atomicker.bsky.social @atomicker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'With a new tar sands pipeline being advanced, and the mask off Carney’s abandonment of Canada’s climate commitments, it’s more important than ever to ensure that we protect the regulations that keep communities and ecosystems safe.' Tell your MP to reject #BillC39: #Canada #CDNPoli #ClimateCrisis
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Tell Carney: Don't Fast-Track Destruction
Prime Minister Carney is proposing major legislative changes that would make it easier to ignore critical environmental protections when building mega-projects such as new tar sands pipelines. Use ou...
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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My story about Second Sons showing up in Kamloops and how experts say this is a wake up call to law enforcement, and to political parties who have been making space for residential school denialists. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Masked Group in Kamloops Sparks Alarm and Racism Fears | The Tyee
‘I don’t want these people in my neighbourhood, in my city, in my country.’
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A Dave you know you know @notjustdave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
'Just one major oil spill would jeopardize livelihoods on both sides of the border, “pose irreversible harm to the ecosystems we have worked hard to protect” and threaten tribal treaty- protected resources in the United States.'
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Pump the Brakes on the West Coast Oil Pipeline, Washington Says | The Tyee
A letter obtained by The Tyee shows the state’s Ecology Department has serious concerns about spill risks and tanker traffic.
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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
None of these conditions hold in the private rented sector. Shelter is non-substitutable. Few renters can 'exit the market' without becoming homeless. And decades of record-high rents & house prices haven't sparked the building boom neoclassical theory predicts.
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Beth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 28/09/2026
“This tragedy occurred in a political environment that prioritized economic growth over the health and safety of a vulnerable group of workers. The result was a large-scale, tragic outbreak, the scope of which was preventable,” reads a new Parkland Institute report. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Alberta’s Deadly Betrayal of Meat Plant Workers During COVID | The Tyee
A shocking report finds the UCP ignored evidence of high risk.
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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Top analysts expect a flood of online propaganda and misinformation to begin even as the votes are counted. The purpose is to convince people the referendum was crooked.” #abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Braid: A social media bombardment will tell the world the referendum is rigged
The referendum will hand an easy victory to the federalists, but bad social media actors will try to convince the world it was rigged.
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The Slim Dude 🇨🇦 @slimdude.ca · 29/09/2026
Why are big oil companies ditching their investments in Canadian methane production? Could it be the same reason that Mark Carney wants AI data centers powered by fossil fuels? A dying market?
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Maybe the reason the economic vibes are so off isn't that things are *worse* than the great recession but because back then we all thought the pain was temporary, whereas the things that are wrong with the economy today have all been getting worse for a long time and show no signs of improving
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The Onion @theonion.com · 29/09/2026
Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’ theonion.com/creatively-tapped-out-…
Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’
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Martha Smith @mostlymartha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is the most important thing men can do, and they must be doing it immediately. People create culture. People can change it. If you can't remember the last time you created some social awkwardness by telling another man to stop with that shit, you probably aren't pulling your weight.
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