NEW: buried in anthropic's hefty ipo documents released yesterday is an interesting admission: the company's increasing reliance on dirty gas to power its data centers is actually exposing it to financial risk wrote about it for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/anthro...

Anthropic Flags Gas Supply as One of Its Biggest Near-Term Risks

The data center buildout could cause a massive increase in gas prices as companies scramble for limited supplies and infrastructure fails to meet demand.

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Here's what **Environment and Climate Change Canada** is posting as ads.

It was a full house for the Power Play: Data Centres and Press Freedom talk organized by University of Kings College journalism school. From left, David Coles, Jennifer Henderson, @timbousquet.bsky.social, @joanbaxter.bsky.social, and Gillian Cormer from allNovaScotia.

Carney “rebuilding” Canada, until nothing remains but billionaires and bankers in bunkers. But they’ll be wearing fucking hockey sweaters with maple leafs on them.

Andrew Longhurst 🇨🇦 🍉@alonghurst.bsky.social · 5d ago

So this is Build Canada Strong? Yet another sign that Canada is being hollowed out from within

100% Trump is a gift to Carney's Shock Doctrine.

EllenA + Orcas@eamcur25.bsky.social · 5d ago

In her opus “The Shock Doctrine” Naomi Klein noted that à catastrophe is the perfect opportunity to sell off public assets to private companies , and make the “reforms” PERMANENT. At a town hall people clapped like seals when someone stood up to thank god for Carney. Because Trump

It's bleak that Serious News Outlets will tie themselves into knots writing headlines that obscure the horrors of a story while @people.com just waltzes in and calls it like it is.

Amy Acton’s Stepfather Was Charged with Raping Her When She Was a Child. Now Her Ohio Election Opponent Is Using That Against Her

Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for governor in Ohio, has previously publicly discussed being sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of 9 and 12. Her opponent Vivek Ramaswamy recently ...

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I see a direct line from roughing up the 80-year-old man in Wolfville to evicting Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson from the EverWind announcement to vilifying Paul Wonzey. It's all about delegitimizing dissent.

Halifax Examiner@halifaxexaminer.ca · 7d ago

Nova Scotia NDP MLA Paul Wozney chastised for social media post Reported by @dartjenhen.bsky.social

The Nova Scotia NDP scolding MLA Paul Wozney just seems like a perfect example of the "be kind" tropes we see all the time. I always say when people say "be kind" what they really mean is "be quiet." The Nova Scotia NDP want us to "be kind/quiet." Taking to the streets is not violence.

First, NS Premier Tim Houston signed a “one project, one review” agreement with Ottawa, claiming provincial environmental assessments were “world class,” so federal impact assessments were not needed. Which is garbage and a giant leap backwards. And now … www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-...

OUCH. Bloc Québécois MP @patbonin.bsky.social absolutely clears the environment minister in this clip on Bill C-39. My translation: “It’s sad to see the minister who is giving the impression of wanting to convince herself that the bill that’s directly under her purview isn’t a disaster.

Jared and Ivanka Trump didn’t seem to realize they’re not dealing with Americans or Canadians who see every real estate development as an economic additive no matters who or what it destroys

BladeoftheSun@bladeofthes.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Supreme Court burns to the ground in Albania, Parliament and the Department of Education has been stormed, the Prime Minister is in hiding and the country is effectively in the hands of the rebels. Albania rejects blatant corruption and their country being sold.

This is NOT normal. I cannot think of anything like it in the 40 years I reported. (Including 30 covering NS politics). No Nova Scotia should be ok with this.

Tim Bousquet@timbousquet.bsky.social · 2w ago

Update: Both Joan Baxter and Jennifer Henderson were escorted out of the EverWind press conference by security. Both are older women who present no physical threat to anyone. Both behave as reporters do. But we (the Halifax Examiner) write critically about EverWind.

You can read the text of the Mark Carney's bill C-39 online at www.parl.ca/DocumentView... Anyone doing so will notice, even if digging no deeper than the summary, that the bill gives specific officials unilateral power over project approvals instead of a credible impact assessment process. 🧵1/

Government Bill (House of Commons) C-39 (45-1) - First Reading - Building Canada Strong Act - Parliament of Canada

Government Bill (House of Commons) C-39 (45-1) - First Reading - Building Canada Strong Act - Parliament of Canada

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. @nsnewsh0und.bsky.social has things to say about Halifax Examiner reporters being kicked out of the EverWind announcement www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

“We are not in a position to litigate competing claims” let’s be real, not taking a stand is taking a stand. Disappointed in the reaction from my MP.

Tim Bousquet@timbousquet.bsky.social · 2w ago

MPs Kody Blois and Mike Kelloway have responded to my open letter to them, attached. I've asked Jennifer Henderson and Joan Baxter to respond, and they will later today. In the meanwhile, here are my thoughts.

For you youngs who weren't alive for this: Understand that the Chicks were an early rollout of the far right intimidation that we see targeting judges, members of Congress, and ICE protestors now.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 2w ago

omg The Chicks just brought out James Talarico on stage 👀

Reminder that Anthropic is on the hook for $1.5 billion in a class action lawsuit for training Claude on the stolen works of authors like me, and they’re also being sued by music publishers for copyright theft.

Suzanne Rent@suzannerent.bsky.social · 2w ago

By Taryn Grant at CBC: Nova Scotia to host massive data centre to power Anthropic's AI assistant Claude www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nova Scotia’s new licence plate should not read ‘Canada’s’ but ‘Claude’s Ocean Playground.’ Trent Vichie, Trump-supporting New York resident and CEO of EverWind, says it’s good to build a data centre complex for Anthropic in NS and ‘not across the border.’ Loony times. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Nova Scotia to host massive data centre to power Anthropic's AI assistant Claude | CBC News

A massive data centre to provide computing power for artificial intelligence is under pre-construction just outside a town on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

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An open letter to Premier Tim Houston and MPs Kody Blois and Mike Kelloway From me, publisher of the Halifax Examiner

An open letter to Premier Tim Houston and MPs Kody Blois and Mike Kelloway - Halifax Examiner

The treatment of Ms. Henderson and Ms. Baxter is outrageous.

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"The ejection of reporters from a major public policy announcement is an assault on journalism and undermines the independence of a free press, a Charter right."

Tim Bousquet@timbousquet.bsky.social · 2w ago

An open letter to Premier Tim Houston and MPs Kody Blois and Mike Kelloway From me, publisher of the Halifax Examiner

Reporters @joanbaxter.bsky.social and @dartjenhen.bsky.social on being thrown out of today's EverWind data centre announcement. "You are trespassing, and if I have to call the police right now, I will.” (Jennifer) Henderson quietly responded, “That’s pretty heavy.” No paywall on this one.

Halifax Examiner@halifaxexaminer.ca · 2w ago

Halifax Examiner reporters thrown out of EverWind data centre announcement in Point Tupper By @joanbaxter.bsky.social and @dartjenhen.bsky.social

Halifax Examiner reporters thrown out of EverWind data centre announcement in Point Tupper By Jennifer Henderson @dartjenhen.bsky.social and Joan Baxter @joanbaxter.bsky.social

Halifax Examiner reporters thrown out of EverWind data centre announcement in Point Tupper - Halifax Examiner

Jennifer Henderson and Joan Baxter were quietly seated to report on the event when EverWind accused them of ‘trespassing’ and ‘lying.’

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Claire Parsons of EverWind to @joanbaxter.bsky.social at the AI data centre announcement today: “You are trespassing. You are trespassing,” she said. “Please get off our property. You are trespassing.” “You’re breaking Transport Canada regulations.”

Halifax Examiner@halifaxexaminer.ca · 2w ago

Halifax Examiner reporters thrown out of EverWind data centre announcement in Point Tupper By @joanbaxter.bsky.social and @dartjenhen.bsky.social

It’s hard enough for cities in Canada to do smarter things given how often bad city leaders hurt their own cities. But it’s extra infuriating watching awful provincial premiers sabotaging cities by ripping out good things they FINALLY managed to achieve. Premiers should not have that power, period.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Ripping out these protected bike lanes against the will of Toronto city council is a colossal waste of $48 million. The province’s own experts know it will not ease traffic congestion, it will put people’s lives at risk…” One of the stupidest things I’ve ever seen any politician do to any city.

“…Donald Trump isn’t the only Western leader who signs agreements in pencil.”

The Narwhal@thenarwhal.ca · 3w ago

The Pacific Link pipeline moved another step forward last week, marking an expensive truce between Canada and Alberta, @drewanderson.bsky.social writes. Despite the two governments agreeing it would be financed by the private sector, taxpayers were always going to foot the bill.

today's essential read for all Canadians. “Human rights and respect for constitutionally protected Aboriginal rights and title, in addition to Indigenous Peoples’ right to self-determination, must not be spun as inconveniences to Canada’s economic aspirations,”

Whose Nation Is Being Built?

Carney’s first “national interest” project is an oil pipeline through Indigenous territories. Consent was not part of the announcement.

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Jesse Brown apparently has time to criticize everyone except the unhinged lunatic in the National Post invoking the same rhetoric as violent religious extremists against Avi Lewis

Subhead: Then appoints his wife as ocean czar, to oversee the end of the southern resident orcas.

The Beaverton@thebeaverton.com · 4w ago

Carney announces $1.2B investment to protect oceans from his own climate policy

Carney's first-ever project designated as being in the “national interest" is...a crude oil pipeline. That means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation. It can also kill all of Vancouver's orcas. Here's what you need to know:

Well worth watching. rachelgilmore.substack.com/p/canadas-fi...

Canada’s first ‘national interest’ project is an oil pipeline, which means bye bye orcas and hello climate dystopia. And for what?

Listen now | This designation means the oil pipeline can bulldoze past environmental laws, impact assessments, and Indigenous consultation.

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