Brian Pincott
@bpincott.bsky.social
Winnipegger, Calgarian, Maritimer, Quebecois. Canadian. Territory of Treaty 1 Nations & Homeland of the Red River Métis. Cis. he/him/lui/il 319.48ppm https://brianpincott.substack.com
This is genuinely astonishing: a piece by the Globe and Mail’s editorial board lamenting the “new normal” of wildfires and summer smoke and no mention whatsoever of a) climate change, or b) the burning of fossil fuels that causes it. #cdnpoli www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/edit...
Globe editorial: A summer season of fire, smoke, ashes and fear
The carefree feeling of summers past has been incinerated as wildfires rage across the country
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When the House Hippo first appeared on Canadian televisions, it seemed that everyone wanted one to appear in their homes. This commercial became a part of the Canadian cultural landscape and even today, the House Hippo is beloved by Canadians. 🧵 1/10
I don't think people are ready for this kind of joke yet.
"The separatist movement is a bit like Mr. Kenney’s big blue truck: a powerful machine, but he didn’t know how to handle it." Great piece from @daniparadis.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Jason Kenney is trying to stop the separatists. But he deserves some blame for their rise in the first place
As premier, he gave vent to some of the grievances that now animate the movement
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🧵 NEW POST: Edmonton’s $15M infill property tax dividend Matching permits to assessment data shows that small-scale infill from just 2024-26 will grow the tax base by $1.8B, and revenues by $15M. That's equivalent to a 0.7% property tax rate increase! #yegcc www.jacobdawang.com/blog/2026/pr...
Edmonton’s $15M infill property tax dividend – Jacob Dawang
Every single-detached home that becomes a rowhome, plex, or backyard home multiplies its assessed value. Matching 2024–2026 building permits to City assessment data, I measure that uplift directly, al...
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Another reason why I try to avoid retailers that use Shopify.
David Moscrop@davidmoscrop.com · yesterdayOne person, one vote. We should be strengthening democratic equality, not killing it. If rich people don’t like it, they can go start their own Ayn Rand utopia on Neptune. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Fire Weather is in solid company here: Four books that explain why the world is burning en.majalla.com/node/332302/... #wildfire
Four books that explain why the world is burning
Our ancestors managed the land with controlled fires that reduced the accumulation of dry wood and vegetation. Not doing so means we now have giant fuel stores. Sometimes, the old ways are the best
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When visitors keep asking me how Paris is always so clean, the answer is simple; the city wants it to be. Twice a week our sidewalks are power washed & every day our sidewalks are swept by hand. The streets are also power scrubbed & vacuumed twice a week. #paris #urbanism #15minutecity
Est-ce que Duhaime aurait défendu un congrès qui enlèverait des droits aux homosexuels? Parce que c'est juste des opinions
Antagoniste 🏴@antagonisteqc.bsky.social · 4d agopour duhaime, l'accès à l'avortement n'est pas un droit, mais une opinion parmi tant d'autres si un droit devient une question d'opinion, on ne parle plus de droit mais de privilège qui peut être retiré à n'importe quel moment duhaime présente des candidats masculinistes opposés à l'avortement
I wrote another long article in that series, after spending a month in the Mekong Delta, showing that the climate crisis consistently *reduces* the ability of people to migrate internationally — even if they should. So there won’t be climate migrants at our borders unless we create and pay for them
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
I think @dougsaunders.bsky.social is one of the better thinkers about migration. This is a topic that is going to become more heated and relevant as we have more and more environmental refugees from the climate crisis.
Doug Saunders@dougsaunders.bsky.social · 5d agoI recently wrote a profile of a West African kid who tried to storm Cueta, right before the last big massacre of migrants there. As I observed, much of this could be prevented (and has been before) with a return to pre-2000s visa policies www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Tonight’s sunset stopped me in my tracks. An incredible summer evening on Lake Winnipeg.
I love this kind of forensic dismantling of dickwads by @parkermolloy.com.
Imagining a Guy: Names Edition
The Post found a progressive who doesn’t exist and caught her betraying a belief she doesn’t hold.
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Great to see Tom Phillips tonight at the Blues Can. He and the D.T.s are going to be in #winnipeg August 18th at Blue Note Park.
Office Space: We Fixed The Glitch
ALT: Office Space: We Fixed The Glitch
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Shannon Phillips 🇨🇦@sphillipsab.bsky.social · last wk.When there’s a natural disaster, the Govt of AB can issue pre-loaded debit cards within about 72 hours. They should fix the disability payment system with the same alacrity. #cdnpoli
It’s Joe Ceci’s birthday week! 🎉 Join us in celebrating Joe and showing some love for the Alberta New Democrats. Donate here: act.albertandp.ca/donate/cbuf
a great post-folk fest exhaustion has settled in. Just in time to get tickets for the Harvest Moon Festival. It has been a really really good summer of music so far! @calgaryfolkfest.bsky.social @winnipegfolkfest.bsky.social
