EricInTheDark
@onemooncircles.bsky.social
Teacher. Likes unions, a free Palestine, and people who can accept diversity. Expert Dunning-Krugerist. A nerd, jock, and a cat in a trenchcoat. He/him. Down to two cats, miss you Kanaeda.
Mark Carney has: -scrapped consumer carbon tax -scrapped oil/gas emissions cap -cut $1.3B from environment Canada -weakened industrial carbon pricing -axed 2 billion trees program -approved 1M barrels/day pipeline -weakened greenwashing laws While this is happening:
Gaza Health Ministry warns medical system nearing collapse after Israel destroys drug warehouse www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...
Gaza Health Ministry warns medical system nearing collapse after Israel destroys drug warehouse
Destruction of warehouse to deepen humanitarian crisis, accelerate collapse of healthcare system, official tells Anadolu | Anadolu
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But only in the original Japanese with English subtitles. The story is better.
Akira Kaneda
Alt: The classic shot of Kaneda skidding his motorcycle in the animated movie Akira.
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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d agoName a film you always come back to.
there’s, like, a lot of yall who think I’m talking about one specific guy here and it’s like no. this is a general problem. the guy you’re thinking of, that is just one guy among many guys
the Mountain Goats@themountaingoats.bsky.social · 5d agocan we sometimes be asking "what qualifies this guy to speak on this subject?" or has that ship sailed
Qadeyah: 2,276 families were wiped out and completely erased from the civil registry in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli aggression on October 7. #Gaza
Local man says democracy best when purchased.
Shopify CEO endorses idea to give more votes to wealthy Canadians | CBC News
The billionaire CEO of one of Canada's largest companies has come under fire for endorsing stripping voting rights from some and giving more votes to the ultra wealthy. Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke replied ...
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Bibi's jet overflew Canadian airspace en route to the US of Russia. Israel said it asked for permission but didn't say if they got it. The Carnage gov't cowered & also wouldn't answer. Maybe someday we'll find some courage. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Israel says it asked Canada for permission for Netanyahu to use Canadian airspace | CBC News
The Israeli government has told CBC News that it requested permission for wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to overfly Newfoundland and Nova Scotia on Monday en route to a meeting with ...
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There are three possible conclusions here: 1. Israel is lying. 2. Permission was given and the Carney government won't admit it. 3. Permission was not given, Israel did it anyway, and the Carney government did nothing. My guess is number 2, but that is just my opinion.
Mike Vlasic@mikevlasic.bsky.social · last wk.Bibi's jet overflew Canadian airspace en route to the US of Russia. Israel said it asked for permission but didn't say if they got it. The Carnage gov't cowered & also wouldn't answer. Maybe someday we'll find some courage. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
We been saying. Mass surveillance will capture more citizens going about their business than criminals. With all the mass surveillance why hasn’t the recovery rate of missing persons increased greatly? Because it’s not for crime reduction www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...
A Texas Cop Searched License Plate Cameras Nationwide for a Woman Who Got an Abortion
The sheriff said the woman self-administered the abortion and her family were concerned for her safety, so authorities searched through Flock cameras. Experts are still concerned that a cop in a state...
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Politicians from Brad Bradford to Josh Matlow are talking about more policing but none of them are talking about the widespread corruption we’re seeing in the Toronto force (or across Canada). I think this is a big problem.
Mexico is solving its housing crisis. Why aren’t we? Claudia Sheinbaum’s reversal of decades of market-driven housing policy offers an important lesson for Canada canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Mexico is solving its housing crisis. Why aren’t we?
The parallel housing journeys Mexico and Canada have been on since the 1990s are now diverging. Claudia Sheinbaum’s government has shown that another path is possible. Canada’s misguided strategies, b...
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Post-carbon energy solutions already exist. Why do we continue to invest public funds in a dying O&G industry? Carbon Capture and Storage is an especially indefensible technology.
Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 2w agoPornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...
Me and my friends would've killed the humanoid robot high school teacher with hammers I can tell you that much.
Michael Sainato@msainato.bsky.social · 2w agoThe teachers' union at the New York high school set to have a humanoid robot this fall speaks out for the first time here I also talked to locals and @nysut.bsky.social president Melinda Pearson www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
We're financing the burning of gas... for a U.S. tech giant... to benefit U.S. owned/aligned oil and gas corporations... When we could be financing sovereign renewables. And the country is on fire. #CDNpoli #ABpoli #Wildfires #DataCentre #Carney
Canada's National Observer@nationalobserver.com · 2w agoNEW: Export Development Canada provided between $100 million and $200 million in project financing for the gas-fired plant that will power Meta's data centre in Sturgeon County, Alta., Canada's National Observer has discovered.
Who does Carney work for?
Conor Curtis@conorcurtis.bsky.social · 2w agoWe're financing the burning of gas... for a U.S. tech giant... to benefit U.S. owned/aligned oil and gas corporations... When we could be financing sovereign renewables. And the country is on fire. #CDNpoli #ABpoli #Wildfires #DataCentre #Carney
Pornainen, Finland (pop 5,000) is now heated by a silo of crushed soapstone. I spoke to CNBC about it. 100 MWh, charged when power is cheap, emissions down ~70%. Days to weeks of storage, no critical minerals. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/25/f...
Finland’s radical answer to renewable energy’s biggest headache: The world’s largest sand battery
A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.
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He was voted in for a second term, 144-10 (13 abstention). As the opposition included the US and Israel, I’d love to know how Canada voted. Anyone know how I can find out? The UN website doesn’t make it easy. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/...
UN rights chief Turk wins second term despite US and Israeli opposition
Austrian lawyer Volker Turk set to become first UN rights chief to complete two four-year terms since post was created.
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"If we are going to build the next generation of infrastructure, we should also ask: Who benefits from it? Who owns it? And do the systems we create leave communities and ecosystems healthier and more resilient than before?" Arti Freeman www.sasktoday.ca/opinion/opin...
Opinion: Who will own Canada’s energy future?
Energy infrastructure doesn’t have to be centralized and one-directional. Communities can become active participants in energy ownership, shared decision-making and long-term accountability.
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he’s gutting the public sector, he’s holding back on pharmacare deals, he tried to pull money out of daycare, he’s letting two-tier healthcare gain a foothold in alberta, and now he’s coming for public healthcare funding too
Canada Healthwatch 🍁@canadahealthwatch.ca · 2w agoPlanned changes to Ottawa’s Canada Health Transfer could slash more than $50B from public health care over a decade, David J. Climenhaga reports. This article and more at canadahealthwatch.ca #CdnHealth
The greatest global threat to both peace and a habitable planet is the government of the USA. It has been so for a long time, but Trump has nixed the deniability. We should stop treating it as an ally that has mysteriously gone astray and start treating it as a hazard to be avoided and contained.
once again I am asking for a democratic party that actually does what republicans claim they will do
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoTrump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."
The fascists complaining about the communists has a real 1930s vibe and is just missing some actual communists
Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 2w agoJust pointing out that amidst all the ludicrous screaming and yelling by Trumpists about communism, the Trump administration had and has in senior positions individuals who are genuine and unabashed fascists.
Sorry to be Uncle Marxism but employer-based healthcare is a tool of social control for the ruling class
NPR@npr.org · 2w agoAbout 24% of U.S. employees stay in unwanted jobs just for health insurance, a report out Wednesday finds. Up significantly since 2021, the uptick in "job lock" is a concerning sign for the U.S. economy. n.pr/4gQIY5E
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But at least our high cost of living gets us a well run, liveable, walkable city with good transit and top notch health care, right? Right?
Safe Kjipuktuk@safehrm.bsky.social · 2w ago"Halifax’s cost of living has been ranked as “extreme” in an index ranking cities’ typical monthly income, rent prices, and costs of essential food" www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
"Halifax’s cost of living has been ranked as “extreme” in an index ranking cities’ typical monthly income, rent prices, and costs of essential food" www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
Halifax ranked ‘extreme’ for unaffordability, worst of Canadian cities scored: index report
Halifax’s cost of living has been ranked as “extreme” in an index ranking cities’ typical monthly income, rent prices, and costs of essential food.
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It is 2006. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2016. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. It is 2026. The government wants to cut emissions with carbon capture. thenarwhal.ca/canada-carbo...
Carbon capture promises by politicians span almost 20 years | The Narwhal
It’s expensive and unproven at scale. From Stephen Harper to Mark Carney, Canadian politicians have made promises on carbon capture — yet to be delivered
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