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Sam

@samipeck.bsky.social

Hamiltonian. Cat mama. Nerd. Runner. House people, build bike lanes, end racism, dismantle the patriarchy.

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Avi Lewis@avilewis.ca · yesterday

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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The Associated Press@apnews.com · yesterday

Irish musicians and entertainers were among mourners who packed into a Dublin cathedral for the funeral of Glen Hansard, the Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter killed last week in a motorcycle crash, aged 56.

Bono, Eddie Vedder among mourners at the funeral of Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard

Irish musicians and entertainers were among mourners who packed into a Dublin cathedral for the funeral of Glen Hansard, the Academy Award-winning singer-songwriter killed last week in a motorcycle crash, aged 56.

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The Bearded Giant@stewfromhamont.bsky.social · last wk.

To any leftist, progressive, or even left-leaning voters in #HamOnt who've strategically voted; how'd that work out for you? Did you 'hold your nose' to vote Liberal in the last election? How happy are you with Carney? What if instead we all voted for the candidate who best represents our beliefs?

Screenshot an article in The Hamilton Spectator. text inside of * denotes highlighted in yellow, not part of the article "At his event, Loomis also released the results of a robocall poll commissioned by his campaign showing he was the preferred choice for 38 per cent of decided respondents, followed by Horwath at 24 per cent, Cooper at 22 per cent *and Scarlett Gillespie at nine per cent.* The poll also noted 35 per cent of the 921 respondents answered "unsure" when asked to choose a preferred candidate and so were excluded from the results. The top issues — which respondents selected from a list — included homelessness, keeping taxes low and housing affordability, as well as the cost of living, and city roads and infrastructure."
APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social · 2w ago

Seven First Nations leaders along with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Anishinabek Nation are calling for a public inquiry into the Ontario government over their response to the wildfires in the province.

Several First Nation leaders call for public inquiry into Ontario government | APTN News

Seven First Nations leaders along with the Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Anishinabek Nation are calling for a public inquiry into the Ontario government over their response to the wildfires in the…

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Sam@samipeck.bsky.social · 2w ago

"By 2030, the energy required for data centers is expected to double to 945 terawatt-hours — enough to meet the needs of all 1.3 billion residents of Sub-Saharan Africa for 5.5 years." A great article about #AI and Indigenous perspectives by @aimeegabay.bsky.social indiginews.com/news/un-emri...

AI data centers are booming. Indigenous People want help protecting their lands and knowledge

Indigenous leaders warn the UN that the rapid growth of artificial intelligence facilities threatens their rights

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How-Sen Chong@how-sen.com · 3w ago

I was interviewed in @thestar.com about the wildfire smoke today. “The unfortunate reality is that this extreme weather and wildfire smoke is not natural. It is man-made. It is a result of decades of burning natural gas, gasoline, coal, burning garbage… …we need to stop burning things for energy.”

Toronto turns orange under a sky choked by Ontario wildfire smoke: ‘Is this the apocalypse?’

The city had the worst air quality in the world on Wednesday, prompting health warnings and event cancellations. About 200 wildfires are burning in northwestern Ontario where First Nations communities...

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Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · 3w ago

Carbon capture is expensive and largely ineffective at making a real difference on emissions. Especially when the captured carbon can be used for enhanced oil recovery, which lets companies access oil that would have otherwise stayed in the ground!!!

Mark Carney@mark-carney.bsky.social · 3w ago

Cutting emissions. Catalysing massive private investments in clean tech. Creating thousands of good jobs.   The Pathways Project will be the world’s largest carbon capture, utilisation, and storage project — built right here in Alberta.

Screenshot of an article from CBC News. The headline reads: Agreement reached on multibillion-dollar Pathways carbon capture and storage project.
Sai On Blue Sky@saifiles.bsky.social · 4w ago

👇Must-read 👇 "Since 2016, Postmedia has been majority owned by Chatham Asset Management, a New Jersey-based hedge fund owned by Republican megadonor Anthony Melchiorre, who dined with President Donald Trump shortly after his initial election that year" ricochet.media/media/dumpst...

‘Dumpster fire’: Postmedia’s decade of pushing Canada’s politics to the right

Canada’s largest newspaper chain has amplified conservative grievance politics — creating fertile ground for MAGA-style ideas, Alberta separatism, and an increasingly polarized political landscape

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Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last mo.

Canada Day extreme weather brought to you by climate change, which Carney announced yesterday we can’t afford to properly fight 🤗

CBC headline reads: Canada Day activities in Ottawa cancelled due to 'extreme weather,' including fireworks Torrential rain falls on the capital By: Gabrielle Huston Published July 1 at 3:21pmET
Rachel Gilmore@rachelgilmore.bsky.social · last mo.

It’s a national holiday, but I’m working — because Prime Minister Mark Carney made what I’d argue will be one of the most consequential announcements of his time in office yesterday. Canada, under Carney, is abandoning major goals in our fight against the climate crisis. Here's what's going on:

Aster Vérité@aster-verite.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Sound familiar Ontario? Ford has a reason, and if you knew why he was doing this with school boards and regional councils, you'd be worried. But #ONpoli

ProPublica@propublica.org · 2mo ago

NEW: No state has taken over as many public school districts as Texas. Since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts. Four of those came just this spring. At least another 10 are at risk of takeover. w/ @texasobserver.org

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2mo ago

WATCH: Seriously, if you’re following ANY bike-lane debate, you really should watch & share this news story. It’s pretty much perfect. Ford claims wrongly that bike-lanes are bad for small business, and THE ACTUAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION obliterates him with data. toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/1...

Annex businesses tell Ford to back off Bloor bike lanes

Stores in the Annex say the Bloor bike lanes have been a big boost to business. As Michelle Mackey reports, the neighborhood's BIA wants the province to back off its new bill that could see the lanes ...

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It's Jamie@sjamieit.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The City of Ottawa posted the raw speed data from before and after Doug Ford banned speed cameras and the effect is so obvious it's not even necessary put a line marking when that happened. This chart shows the percentage of drivers going 15km/h or more over the posted limit.

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Charlie Angus@charlieangus104.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Hate is on the move and yet groups like B'nai Brith diminish the seriousness of the threat by smearing progressive leaders like Premier Wab Kinew. It is about about creating a false moral shield to protect the crimes in Israel. Meanwhile serious extremists walk among us. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Reflections on the Meaning of Hate

This past week, B’nai Brith Canada demanded that Premier Wab Kinew of Manitoba make a full apology for his statement that Trump’s war in Iran is being used as a mass distraction from the fallout of th...

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