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Karensky

@karenwirsig.bsky.social
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Tkaronto cyclist, yikes. Environment, labour, liberation. Researcher, writer, toublemaker.

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Global Project Against Hate and Extremism @globalextremism.bsky.social · 15h
The Cornell sexual assault case has triggered a concerning wave of misogyny online. Far-right influencers, neo-Nazis, and manosphere figures have attacked Jane Doe and defended the alleged perpetrators. Mentions of the case surged 842% across platforms as she faced threats of violence. Read more:
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Online Misogynists Defend Rape After New Developments in Cornell Sexual Assault Case
New developments in the Cornell University sexual assault case have unleashed a wave of violent misogyny online. Far-right influencers, manosphere figures like neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, have defended the...
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Karensky @karenwirsig.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Dow...has planned layoffs for at least 6,000 workers over the last year, while raking in more profits selling plastics and chemicals this year than last." War profiteering, job shedding and ubiquitous pollution. Hard pass #BreakFreeFromPlastic
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IEEFA North America @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
According to IEEFA's Trey Cowan, the global petrochemical industry has been in a state of flux, mainly due to the "overbuild of facilities resulting in severely oversupplied conditions." via @oilandgaswatch.bsky.social buff.ly/MB5Vnu2
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In the wake of a petrochemical boom, companies now plan layoffs for thousands of workers
Chemical companies that are major U.S. plastics manufacturers – including Dow, Westlake, and Eastman – have said they are trimming their workforces by thousands of employees this year, according to…
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Reminder that in Canada upon becoming an engineer you get an iron ring made of a collapsed bridge, purposely designed to be uncomfortable, to remind you that your ethics demand you give a fuck even about the boring grudgework of such as double-checking your math. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ring
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Iron Ring - Wikipedia
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 21/09/2026
NEW: Internal documents reveal Suncor played a leadership role in fossil fuel industry groups that pushed “uncertainties” about mainstream climate science, @geoffdembicki.bsky.social reports. Suncor is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Boulder's climate deception case against the company.
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Suncor Helped Lead Climate Denial Group Spreading ‘Uncertainties’
With a U.S. Supreme Court decision looming on whether the company can be held liable for climate deception, internal documents show a campaign to question science.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 21/09/2026
New investigation: an Israeli app that allows political campaigns to feed supporters AI-generated arguments to use on social media has arrived in Canada. It's being used in the highest profile mayoral campaign in Canada, @rorywh.bsky.social reveals.
nationalobserver.com
Toronto mayoral candidate Bradford using Israeli app that feeds supporters AI-generated comments
The Victory App, a campaign tool built by the Israeli company LogiVote, prompted users to participate in a mission to post AI-written comments supportive of Toronto mayoral candidate Brad Bradford.
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The new LNG tax break announced at Carney's investment summit includes a break from pollution controls: www.canada.ca/en/departmen...
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Karensky @karenwirsig.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What a week for Brookfield
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Phil @philmarfisi.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Overjoyed that we'll soon be able to display our patriotism by paying $400 in junk fees on future flights out of Toronto's soon to be renamed Telus-Brookfield International Airport, sponsored by Bell.
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IEEFA North America @ieefa-northamerica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The TX cities hosting the petrochemical capacity expansion in the last 15 years were expecting prosperity, but are instead getting stagnation, health issues, and devalued property in return for the industrial development they support. Fact sheet: buff.ly/NZxjzki
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
CANADA CORPORATE TAX DEDUCTION TO COST C$36B OVER FIVE YEARS
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Ximena González @ximenaka.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Selling the house to buy the furniture.
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Canada's National Observer @nationalobserver.com · 11/09/2026
The Carney government's long-weekend release of a disturbing climate report betrays a cynical streak, @jcrann.bsky.social writes.
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Carney's government has mastered the political art of taking out the trash
It says a lot about the politics and priorities of the feds that they chose to release a damning report on the future of Canada's climate at the most politically expedient time.
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Fabien Deglise @fabiendeglise.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ce n'est pas juste l'extrême droite allemande qui a remporté les élections locale en Saxe-Anhalt ce dimanche. Poutine et Donald Trump aussi ont gagné... www.ledevoir.com/monde/europe...
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En Allemagne, une victoire pour l’extrême droite, Poutine et Trump
Le scrutin en Saxe-Anhalt a mis en lumière leur influence conjointe dans la montée des régimes radicaux dans le monde.
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
How about we thrown in climate action for good measure...
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John Woodside @woodsideful.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Same story, but CBC chooses a headline that actually misrepresents the study and frames climate change as a now irreversible problem. The actual study, as AP notes, describes going over 1.5C and how to get back under that threshold.
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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Science Museum ends Big Oil giant BP's sponsorship "after years of campaigning and growing pressure from educators and schools pledging to boycott trips to the museum while it defended its polluting partnerships,” said Culture Unstained. www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...
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Science Museum ends BP sponsorship after 25 years - Museums Association
Environmental groups welcome decision after summer of extreme weather
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Jim Swift @jimswift.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The cruelty is the point. Shame on this administration and shame on the people who voted for this. www.springfieldnewssun.com/local/spring...
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Springfield Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor, advocates say
A 20-year-old Wright State student took his own life on Interstate 70 out of anguish over a required ICE ankle monitor, according to local community advocates.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/08/2026
If you think we've fucked up climate mitigation, just wait until you see how bad we fuck up climate adaptation.
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Why do so many Texans live in flood zones? What we found.
A Tribune-ProPublica investigation found Texas lawmakers repeatedly failed to take action that could have protected residents in flood-prone areas.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Let's get real. 1.3 million bottles in a day sounds like a lot. But that's just 78 seconds of global production! 630,000 people turned out to do it. If even a fraction of them spent the day lobbying for single-use plastic regulation, we might actually get somewhere.
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1.3m plastic bottles collected in a day in global volunteer ocean cleanup
Ocean Conservancy says last year’s cleanup collected 13.9m pieces of rubbish from beaches and rivers worldwide
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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In a letter sent to Trump and several other members of the administration last week, a group of nearly 200 MAHA activists said they were concerned that the data center boom was leading to an increase in the burning of coal. MAHA Moms Take On Data Centers and Coal. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/c...
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MAHA Moms Take On Coal
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Keith Stewart @climatekeith.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
You know the AI-boosting O&G bros are nervous when Energy United, a fossil fuel front group set up by former CAPP President Tim McMillan, comes to the defence of AI data centres. I'd love to see the evidence for the claim that in Canada, cold air provides "nearly all the actual cooling they need."
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Unifor @unifor.org · 25/08/2026
Unifor Local 433 members reject concessions and take to the picket line: www.unifor.org/news/all-new...
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Metro Vancouver waste-to-energy facility workers begin strike action
BURNABY, B.C.—Contract concessions demanded by one of Metro Vancouver’s key waste treatment providers have pushed Unifor Local 433 to initiate strike action starting at 6 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday,…
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Euan Thomson @drugdatadecoded.ca · 22/08/2026
Kick out the ambassador, cut ties with Israel, end special operating rights for US tech firms, end all Palantir contracts, cancel all US military procurement, halt military component exports to US, seize up the military industrial complex and isolate the US as a pariah genocide factory.
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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
interesting to note the gradual ramping up petrochemical / oil industry campaigns in the run up to another round of UN plastic treaty negotiations
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Cate Blanchett left the National Theatre in London after her performance in Electra/Persona on a Brompton Electric C Line. 😍
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...
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Washington Post Ordered to Rehire Fired Columnist Karen Attiah
An arbitrator ordered the newspaper to reinstate Karen Attiah, who was fired after posting about “white men who espouse hatred and violence” following Charlie Kirk’s killing.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 22/08/2026
it would be a good day for mark carney to finally cancel the f-35 fighter jet contract
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Karensky @karenwirsig.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
But are the New York vulture funds still coming to Carney's September investment summit* in Toronto? *fire sale of assets in so-called Canada to capitalists bloated with oil profits
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/08/2026
The Trump administration has granted Clean Air Act exemptions to ~200 polluting facilities across the country that fall disproportionately in majority-nonwhite communities. On Aug. 25 at 4 pm ET, join us to discuss what this means for public health 👇 w/ @chicagotribune.com @deepsouthtoday.org
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Clean Air Act: Dismantling One of the Country’s Bedrock Environmental Laws
Join us for a discussion about the rollback of the Clean Air Act and what it means for public health in communities across America.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 22/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: DSA policies like universal healthcare would help millions of Americans.

FACT: Israel has the right to defend itself.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This made me return to the extraordinary video comparing burn speeds in a room with all natural-materials furnishings versus a petroleum-products room. The petro-room practically explodes in a few minutes, while the natural room slowly slowly burns w/out the black smoke. Thanks, OPEC.
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Natural and Synthetic Home furnishing-Impact on Home fire
Evaluate the impact of natural and synthetic home furnishing on time to flashover in a residential fire, and which one burns faster?
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 21/08/2026
This is the funniest shit. Florida allows religious exemptions for vaccines. Catholic schools in Florida: we require vaccines. Florida's attorney general, who is Catholic, is threatening to pull vouchers if they don't allow for religious exemptions The Bishops: separation of church & state
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Catholic bishops remind attorney general about separation of church and state
“The government may not decide that Church teaching is insufficiently religious,” wrote the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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The Local Magazine @thelocal.to · 19/08/2026
“It’s a sacrifice zone.” With the province’s approval of the Emerald EFW expansion, bringing Canada’s largest waste incinerator to Brampton, locals are wondering if anyone’s looking out for their health. thelocal.to/brampton-eme...
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The Biggest Incinerator in Canada | The Local
As the Emerald Energy from Waste incinerator moves towards a major expansion, locals are worried about their health, and asking if their working-class, immigrant community is seen as a “sacrifice zone...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
There is no "war on the motorist". But there is a war, waged one-sidedly by the motoring lobby, against public health, the safety of pedestrians and liveable cities. Against us, in other words.
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Toronto Star @thestar.com · 13/08/2026
Four out of five renter communities near transit developments examined in a new study faced eviction application rates higher than Toronto’s average, including two that had rates double the city figures. Read more:
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In two Toronto communities near new transit, nearly 1 in 10 face eviction. How can we protect more tenants?
A study of five communities near new UP, Finch West or Eglinton LRT stops found four saw higher eviction rates between 2010 and 2023 than the citywide figure.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Israeli settlers have re-established the Ganim settlement on privately owned Palestinian land east of Jenin, 21 years after it was evacuated under Israel's 2005 disengagement plan. - REPORTS
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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Global warning: Trump's coming for your oil. Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill. Greenland's government says no approval has been given for company to proceed. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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Karensky @karenwirsig.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New "negotiation aid" for global plastics treaty is bad. Synthetic, non-recyclable, non-reusable garbage. Like plastic itself. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
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New plastic treaty document criticised for weaker ambition
A new document attempting to resuscitate a floundering global plastics treaty suggests that negotiations are trending in a less ambitious direction, a leading scientific expert told AFP on Tuesday.Tho...
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the Juice Media @thejuicemedia.com · 11/08/2026
There's been a lot of coverage of the "Data Centre boom" but not enough has been said about the unholy marriage being formed between the Ai and Gas industries. Which concerns not just Australia, but also the US, UK, Canada, Europe and many other countries.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
“AI-driven productivity gains in the oil and gas industry will substantially increase global emissions, according to a report led by two former Microsoft employees, outweighing any potential gains from clean energy.” www.ft.com/content/8f16...
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AI will boost oil and gas production more than green energy, report finds
Debate over tech impact on greenhouse gas emissions stoked by latest study
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Ingmar Rentzhog @ingmar.wsocial.eu · 01/08/2026
Economists have a name for what's coming to your grocery bill: #climateflation. This summer's heatwave will push European food prices harder than the war that closed Hormuz. Bread first. Then meat. Then your mortgage rate. I dug deep. Worth your time. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
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Why Climateflation Will Drive Food Prices More Than War
Economists expect this summer's heatwaves to drive 2027 food prices more than the Iran war. Climateflation, explained: from your grocery bill to your mortgage rate.
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Harrison Carpenter-Neuhaus 🪚🏠 @harrison-cn.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Over the last few years the anti-renewables disinformation movement has been evolving dramatically, and this by @alexhannaford.com is a masterful look at the cutting edge of these trends. So much more to say, but if you care about the energy transition, READ THIS! heated.world/p/the-influe...
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The influencer teaching millions to fear solar
Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. Her campaign is becoming a blueprint for the fossil fuel right.
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Alex Cosh @alex.readthemaple.com · 29/07/2026
Please step up and support The Grind. They do fantastic work 👇
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 27/07/2026
Must read: @markgongloff.bsky.social explains why our investigation exposing how Big Oil & Gas pushed the fraud of "clean" natural gas "is more relevant than ever as lawsuits proliferate." “This is the most consequential deception campaign in the history of mankind,” CCI's Richard Wiles said.
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Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
great reporting on the litigation brought by Big Food companies against public health policies in battleground jurisdictions while the majority of these legal challenges fail, they should be understood as part of a political economy of delay www.lighthousereports.com/investigatio...
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Big Food vs. The People
We expose Big Food’s 239 lawsuits against life-saving policies
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/07/2026
uh...yes?
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Al Jazeera Investigates @ajiunit.com · 16/07/2026
Our latest undercover investigation reveals how Western donors evade charity law to provide aid to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Watch in full: aje.news/complicit
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Complicit: Bankrolling the Occupation | Al Jazeera Investigates
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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