Of course there are many factors shaping this shift, most unique to the US. But there is an underlying feeling that we share in Canada, and its importance cannot be overstated.
Trump doesn't care about evidence or justice, so I assume this means she will soon be fired www.cbsnews.com/news/pirro-b...
Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
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“What's called #PlugInSolar or #BalconySolar is a relatively quiet energy revolution that has begun in countries around the world, in a number of US states across the partisan divide and maybe, just MAYBE if we put our backs into it, right here in Calgary, Alberta (or whichever town you call home).”
Calgary Climate Hub@calgaryclimatehub.ca · 5d agoQuiet energy revolutions are happening every day with new, post-fossil technologies gaining huge popularity & uptake far faster than our pokey governments can hinder them. Plug-In or Balcony Solar makes it easier for ANYBODY to harness the power of the sun. www.podcastics.com/episode/4282...
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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Another GOP incumbent not seeking re-election. They’re all panicking about the midterms.
#MusicHistory On this day 1966, The Beatles released their groundbreaking 7th album, Revolver, one of the most inventive, influential & endlessly fascinating albums ever recorded. The unforgettable cover was created by Klaus Voormann, who combined line drawings with photographic images of the band.
Huh you can just do that???? Financial Times: "China has launched a global hunt for hundreds of billions of dollars in unpaid taxes going back decades as Beijing seeks to fill a deepening fiscal hole by targeting the ultra rich." www.ft.com/content/e179...
China launches global tax hunt going back decades
Fiscal pressure sparks retroactive campaign and tougher controls on future offshore capital flows
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A wave of progressive populism is defying political gravity (ie big money) and upending primary season in the US. It’s exhilarating to witness. 🧵
Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 11h agoMoney out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
One of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. A phenomenal script by Rod Serling & Michael Wilson, helmed by Franklin J. Schaffner & a superb score by Jerry Goldsmith. PLANET OF THE APES (1968) #CharltonHeston #MauriceEvans #KimHunter #RoddyMcDowall
Roddy McDowall chilling on the set of PLANET OF THE APES (1968)
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
#SolarForAll #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #PlugInSolar #BalconySolar #yyc #cdnpoli #abpoli #SolarPower #Solar
Calgary Climate Hub@calgaryclimatehub.ca · yesterday“With so much energy dialogue in Canada lazer-focussed on pipelines & the energy systems of yesterday (you know, the ones cresating all the heat, smoke & fire) many are looking to what they can do in their own homes & for the first time ever in apartments they don't even own.” #EnergyTransition
As I received this news today here in British Columbia, the wildfire smoke blankets the sky, our eyes are burning and our kid is complaining of a sore throat from it. And we’re the lucky ones. 🧵 www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney government moves toward listing West Coast pipeline as national interest project | CBC News
Canada’s federal government is advancing the process to designate the Alberta government’s proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a project of national interest. A notice published in the Canada G...
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Your regular reminder that there ISN’T a “war on cars.” Any objective observation in most cities however, would conclude that for 60+ years there’s been a war on every mobility choice EXCEPT cars. And that’s been bad for EVERYONE, including drivers. Poster via @urbantruth.bsky.social. #UrbanTruth
Remember, if you see someone stealing copper from a data center, no you didn't. youtu.be/xCzkSyAAf4M?...
Suspects steal $100K in copper from data center site
YouTube video by FOX 5 Washington DC
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Just uh... just one more thing... Everyone should watch Columbo.
More than a third of PTSD patients who took a cannabis-derived drug stopped having nightmares altogether, a new study from researchers in Germany found.
Cannabis Drug Ended Nightmares In Some PTSD Patients, New Study Finds
More than a third of PTSD patients who took a cannabis-derived drug stopped having nightmares altogether, a new study from researchers in Germany found.
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Rare credit where it’s due. This is the correct headline.
Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic - from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him. He knew he was right and didn't give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.
In the 1950s we had 700 different chemicals in our food Today we have over 10,000 in our food In Europe, they only have 700 still today. Kelloggs makes the safer Canadian version and the American version. Two different options, same manufacturer. Americans have been sold out sadly.
“Nowhere is the US [AI] data center boom bigger than in Texas. But less than a year after declaring Texas the “epicenter of AI development,” Governor Greg Abbott has declared a moratorium on all new power grid connections for data centers” #txpoli #abpoli #OOTT #FAFO arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/t...
Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
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"Boucher said, come September, Albertans are likely to see influencers begin testing messages to sway referendum voters, likely in the form of videos and podcast episodes, to push a pro-separatist message." #abpoli #cdnpoli
Alberta referendum could be target for foreign interference, CSIS says in new letter to NDP | CBC News
Alberta’s referendum on national unity could be a target for foreign interference, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is monitoring the risks, the agency says in a letter to the leader of ...
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Things are about to get a lot worse under Carney's Bill C-5. "Spray Lakes Sawmills built a bridge over the Highwood River and at eight other creek locations without Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s approval. The federal agency launched a two-year investigation that resulted in no charges or fines."
Conservation group contesting Kananaskis logging project in court | CBC News
A conservation group is asking for a judicial review in federal court after permits were provided for a logging operation in Kananaskis Country in an area with threatened bull trout.
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First, you tell me to get a hobby; now it's an “appropriate hobby”.
Congrats! 🎉 I’m pleased to see a progressive take a toe-hold in MI. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left
The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.
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