tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 21/08/2026IMO the best phone deal in Canada: with Rogers cellular + a Rogers credit card, finance an iPhone, Android or tablet at 0% interest for 48 months. Spread the cost over 4 years, pay $0 in interest. Learn more 👇 www.rogersbank.com/en/equalpaym... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Beneath the ice shelf by Chris Costa via @dribbble.bsky.social dribbble.com/shots/273345... 020
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Brexit & Cameron: When you’re a little too accommodating to the extreme fringe of your base, but you think it’s all low risk, no chance it will pass, so whatever, let the vote happen. Albrexit & Smith? 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 28/04/2026The World's Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds via @visualcap.bsky.social www.visualcapitalist.com/largest-sove... 120
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Generative battery charging VFX by @glebich.bsky.social via @dribbble.bsky.social dribbble.com/shots/177248... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Via @economist.com's Espresso app, available free for students: www.economistgroup.com/press-centre... 100
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Boiled eggs by @miguelgarest.bsky.social via @dribbble.bsky.social dribbble.com/shots/452614... 020
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Boiled Eggs by @miguelgarest.bsky.social via @dribbble.bsky.social dribbble.com/shots/231726... 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Sea by Hunan via @dribbble.bsky.social dribbble.com/shots/339387... 120
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Fervo Energy is speeding things up for Geothermal - via @economist.com 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Thought provoking infographics have so far been a regular feature of @bloomberg.com's Canada Daily newsletter. The 16 Dec '25 edition was no exception: a very clear picture of icy trends. Sign up for the free business newsletter and read prior editions here: www.bloomberg.com/account/news... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 13/10/2025🎶 Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles (2019 Mix) youtu.be/KQetemT1sWc 031
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Brookfield Raises US$20 billion for green energy transition fund. bam.brookfield.com/press-releas... 030
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 26/09/2025If you argue media is broken in America because of concentrated ownership, the data tells a different story: America ranks at the bottom of the list for media concentration. There’s more to the story … www.economist.com/briefing/202... via @economist.com 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Magic Decoder Ring I’m loving my CN Tower widget on my iPhone Home Screen. Now I seem so well informed when it comes to what those colour combos mean. Download the free iOS app here: apps.apple.com/ca/app/toron... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 10/04/2025🎶 Wait & See (Kris Menace’s Vocal Re-Interpretation) by Holy Ghost!, Kris Menace youtu.be/ymBU4e2L4Mw 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 21/03/2025🅵🅻🅾🆆🅴🆁 🆃🅾🆆🅴🆁 🪻🌼🌷💐🌺🌱🌺💐🌷🌼🪻 Wouldn’t it be cool to do this for the World Cup or Summer Olympics? CN Tower wrapped temporarily in a vertical garden. It would definitely be beautifully memorable if done right. A couple years back, I made this image using Bing Chat (now called Microsoft Copilot). 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Finding secure bike parking in Toronto is challenging, especially in warmer months. The free bikespace.ca lets you find parking, report issues, and view open data. It helps City officials make data-driven decisions to improve cycling citywide and avoid situations like this AI image. 064
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 23/02/2025For some weird reason they don’t have a Bluesky profile yet, but there’s lots of other great info on their X page: x.com/civicsproj 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 23/02/2025For some weird reason they don’t have a Bluesky profile yet, but there’s lots of other great info on their X page: x.com/civicsproj 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Canadian Federal outsourcing spending: $6B → $17.8B (2009-2024) Interesting trend that's continued regardless of who's been in charge. In the most recents years reported, it has accelerated. Analysis in link 📈 via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 04/02/2025We often hear about Steve Job’s reality distortion field, but there’s another type of illusion that has had a much bigger impact, Mercador projection. It turns out Greenland is tiny. The Economist figured this all out way back in 2016. www.economist.com/graphic-deta... 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 23/01/2025The growth of Africa’s towns and small cities is transforming the continent via @economist.com www.economist.com/middle-east-... 194
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 10/01/2025The revolution Africa needs: less paternalism, less complacency and corruption—and more capitalism econ.st/4hrmXYf via @economist.com 220
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Beware the dangers of data: Numbers have an authority that disguises their flaws via @economist.com www.economist.com/business/202... 120
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Chart comparing Real GDP growth in 🇨🇦 and 🇺🇸 during Premierships of Pierre Trudeau (1968–79) and his son Justin (2015–24). Pierre: 🇨🇦’s GDP growth significantly outpaced 🇺🇸. Justin: 🇨🇦’s GDP growth lagged behind 🇺🇸, with slower recovery after Covid. via @theglobeandmail.com’s Jan 7th Business Brief 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 05/01/2025“Even in America, where the incoming president is a climate-change denier, investment in renewable energy is expected to continue rising in the years ahead thanks to the plummeting cost of solar and wind power.” ~via @economist.com 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 05/01/2025A new electricity supercycle is under way: Why spending on power infrastructure is surging around the world ~via @economist.com www.economist.com/business/202... 110
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 04/01/2025“In 2025, some 80 gigawatts (gw) of new grid-scale energy storage will be added globally, an eight-fold increase from 2021.” Battery / storage costs also continue to decline. Another reason to be optimistic about solar. ~ via @economist.com’s Vijay Vaitheeswaran: www.economist.com/the-world-ah... 130
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 31/12/2024An optimist may say there’s “an opportunity,” or “there is the least light before the dawn,” when reviewing these two charts on Africa from @wsj.com . Could humanitarian tech like solar, desalination and farming help end war, and make the US visit more (business opps)? www.wsj.com/world/africa... 110
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 29/12/2024It’s not some 1970s far off vision anymore, the technology is finally here. Also, did you know who really need to tear down these cells? They did free water heating, I thought he liked saving money. I get the wall thing, but not the cells. www.scientificamerican.com/article/cart... 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Of all the charts in the @economist.com this past year, this one gave me and many lots of hope: Imagine the impacts on farming and famine, a global south awash in fresh water made possible by desalination plants fueled by low cost and unlimited solar power. www.economist.com/leaders/2024... 120
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Complainers about how awful Pearsons is should look at this image, that airport has way more to deal with than the others in Canada, like way more. via @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob... 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Will Canadian Tech’s private stars opt for an IPO or continue to stand-alone when the market recovers? Check out @theglobeandmail.com’s list and @seansilcoff.bsky.social’s analysis: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art... 010
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 11/12/2024#Flat (ish) Percentage change in Canadian non-farm weekly wages (YoY) over the past five years. - Chart via Trading Economics tradingeconomics.com/canada/wage-... 120
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 09/12/2024What’s making housing even less affordable these days? In the @thewalrus.ca, @solarina.ca explores how past policies echo into today's housing crisis: From the 1986 Income Tax Act to Canada’s present day affordability challenges. thewalrus.ca/real-estate-... 100
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 06/12/2024In December 2023, @economist.com asked if Mark Carney might be the one. In September 2024, he became special advisor and chair to the Canadian Liberal party. But his career has shown his strength working with both sides. www.economist.com/the-americas... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 06/12/2024With Liberal polling numbers at their lowest in years could the party be ready for a new leader? Could it be her? @nytimes.com’s @ianausten.bsky.social takes a closer look at Mélanie Joly, Canada’s top diplomat: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/w... 100
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 06/12/2024With stuff like this bsky.app/profile/eric... And this bsky.app/profile/cana... Will he make room for someone new? 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 04/12/2024#YearInReview 🎵 🇨🇦 YouTube dropped the data on their top Canadian trends, creators and tunes of 2024. Follow the link for more: blog.google/intl/en-ca/c... 140
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 29/11/2024If you’re Canadian, here’s another visual that will make it clear why, “The Art of the Deal” should be on everyone’s minds. Hopefully Ottawa manages to find a way to help keep these numbers going up. - via @theglobeandmail.com 300
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 26/11/2024#Dataviz The folks over at @antennacreative.bsky.social understand the power of images. Their infographics and maps in Netflix’s “The Bomb and The Cold War” make at least one dark chapter of history a bit easier to comprehend. antennacreative.com/projects/tur... 100
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 25/11/2024US imports from Canada, China and Mexico, 2014 to 2023 - via @wsj.com Follow the link for more trade #dataviz: www.wsj.com/economy/trad... 110
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Energy use per person, 2023 via @ourworldindata.org ourworldindata.org/explorers/en... 020
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 20/11/2024China has replaced the United States as the dominant extraregional trading partner in Latin America. via @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/china-... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Continuing with the theme of dramatically plummeting data visualized in a red hue, check out these stats from @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social: angusreid.org/vote-intenti... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Walmart’s holiday import numbers keep going down, like Santa down the chimney but with significantly fewer and fewer gifts. 🎶 Dashing through the snow, in a three-year downward fray … www.reuters.com/business/ret... 000
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 16/11/2024*Up to 25 new journalists to join CBC following start of Google’s $100 million a year reimbursements to Canadian news publishers. - via @mobilesyrup.bsky.social mobilesyrup.com/2024/11/12/c... 020
tom @thomasefleming.bsky.social · 15/11/2024The winds prompting increasing Poilievreistic popularity in Canada? The @theglobeandmail.com’s @salfarooqui.bsky.social reports: www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe... 011
