Steve Burtch
@stephenburtch.bsky.social
Trying to not exceed whatever rate limits exist on this app. Math & Physics Educator. Hockey Analytics. Mech Engineer by training. Science. Politics. Education. Other BS - in whatever order occurs to me at the time. Just sharing my perspectives/opinions.
Hill and Klein are both 6'5". Both throw hard, 97+. Both need to work on control. When Hill was drafted he only weighed 165 lbs.
Nick Ashbourne@nickashbourne.bsky.social · 2d agoAccording to the FanGraphs' Twins top prospect list (which was updated in mid-June), the Blue Jays got MIN's #13 (Hill), #34 (Klein) and #47 (Pena) prospects for Jeff Hoffman. MLB Pipeline is much higher on the group, with Hill at 7 and Klein at 17.
In Canada this bias makes more sense because Ontario, BC, Manitoba, and the Atlantic Provinces all go back post Labor Day. They represent over 62% of the Canadian population. In the US it is likely under 20%.
Conor Sen@conorsen.bsky.social · 2d agoThe biggest coastal media bias is not recognizing that the first half of August is back to school for most of the country, and post-Labor Day is the outlier.
The most exciting play in baseball has to the triple, especially a George Springer triple and especially for a photographer camped out at third base. #BlueJays #MLB #GeorgeSpringer
... Doesn't he have enough going on without this?
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 3d agoTRUMP: HAVE DECIDED A PUNISHMENT FOR CANADA ON WILDFIRES , BUT WON'T SAY YET
The US likely can't promise what it doesn't have, and thus can't guarantee anything...
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3d agoGulf allies have asked the U.S. in recent weeks for more air-defense interceptors and continued guarantees that the U.S. military will protect them if the tit-for-tat fighting drags on, officials have said.-WSJ
It’s so funny (and even more telling) that the owners of professional sports teams acknowledge that there’s a problem with having an enormous wealth gap, but it only matters to them when it’s the difference between different magnitudes of billionaire.
Remember when Canada proposed changes to Capital Gains tax structures and suddenly the relatively wealthy small business lobby AKA "Doctors and Lawyers" (who make up ~1% of the Canadian labour force *combined*) freaked out so we didn't do it? Australia did. www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Capital gains tax changes are already having an impact on wealth inequality – and vested interests are running scared | Greg Jericho
Weekend house auction results and the official taxation data reveal the arguments from outraged conservatives are hollow
theguardian.com
The commander of US European Command has warned the Pentagon that the US no longer has enough Navy destroyers to simultaneously protect Israel from Iranian missile attacks and meet broader US defence commitments, WaPo reports.
Iran’s parliamentary security spokesperson: "If a strike is made on Iran, we will return the entire region and its facilities to the Stone Age."
Also relevant - The Union Army also outnumbered the American South army by a huge margin. ~2.1 million union enlistments vs ~750K southern. 75% of 2.1M is 1.575M native born northern soldiers. Still over double the South enlistments total.
David Burbach 🇺🇸@dburbach.bsky.social · 4d agoI've been trying to swear less, but, fuck this guy (he is a regular columnist for The Federalist) That said, I look forward to Republicans defending the notion that anyone with German (or Polish or Italian or Greek whatever) surnames are not real Americans
And who is the 'socialist' now? The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seven companies. thehill.com/policy/techn...
Commerce Department quietly announces 7 new equity stakes in private companies
The Department of Commerce quietly announced this week it will designate more than $870 million in federal incentives for semiconductor manufacturing in exchange for a minority equity stake in seve…
thehill.com
So this is the week that the manly, free-market oligarchs begged—actually begged—for government regulation. virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/ai-please-...
AI: Please Regulate Me!
AI companies don't like their freedom. Trump to amber waves of grain: Drop dead.
virginiaheffernan.substack.com
This should not be surprising, and it would be really good if all their efforts at disenfranchisement ruined them.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 5d ago"A new analysis of Black voters in the South indicates that Republican attempts to dilute their political power is driving them to the polls in larger numbers and shifting their counties further left."
In 2023, the auditor general found Ontario routinely fails to consult on environmental decisions, which included nuclear expansions, weakening wetland protections and conservation authority changes, mining oversight shifts and many more. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-audi...
Ontario failing public on environmental policy: auditor general | The Narwhal
The Ford government has a “pattern of no consulting” on energy and environment decisions, a new auditor general report finds
thenarwhal.ca
They *do not care*... There needs to be a recall mechanism. LoL. This is unhinged.
Fatima Syed@fatimabsyed.bsky.social · 6d agoThe Doug Ford gov't got >17,000 responses on its plan to weaken species-at-risk law. Internal analysis shows 98.98% opposed, warning of "negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity and ecological integrity." The government moved ahead anyway Exclusive @thenarwhal.ca thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...
10-day average Hormuz-exiting oil flow has fallen below 3 MMbpd. That's down ~80% from late June's peak of more than 15 MMbpd. Feels silly to say five months into this, but that's not enough oil.
Trump's momentum may have stalled... Can't quite pinpoint one specific thing he's screwed up... I mean, aside from... Everything. Everywhere. All of it.
NPR@npr.org · 6d agoJust in: The news comes as two key Republicans are withholding their support over concerns about the Justice Department's deal with President Trump.
Why, did something suddenly happen that would have been a big economic drag?
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6d agoBREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June.
Two Iranians officials said that the explosion off Egypt coast was a drone attack designed to show that global shipping and energy supplies could be more deeply disrupted if Iran chose to escalate.
US AI investment inched up to another record high in data released this morning, exceeding a $450B/yr pace for the first time It's now the largest single category of US physical investment, more than single-family homes, factories, power plants, and more
US electricity investment inched up to another record high in official data released this morning Solar/Wind investment continued hitting new highs, transmission & distribution investment rebounded from its 2025 declines, while traditional gas/coal construction remains stagnant
US real factory construction continued declining in data released this morning, as CHIPS Act projects complete, IRA projects get cancelled, and tariffs weigh on investment Total manufacturing construction is now down more than 25% from its 2024 highs
The way things are going he could drop down into the 20's. Herbert Hoover won 39.6% of the popular vote in 1932. Trump has publicly said he doesn't want to be remembered as being like Hoover.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.CNN: "The president's overall approval rating now stands at just 34%. That matches his career low following the January 6 insurrection."
One would think if the Saudis were able to curtail the Houthis they would already have done so at some point in the last 11 years. The Saudis have been fighting the Houthis openly in Yemen since 2015.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · last wk.Saudi Arabia is set to announce a new international coalition to defend against Houthi attacks in the Red Sea & prevent Bab Al-Mandeb closure. The plan does not yet have US buy-in. www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
“We’re already seeing fatigue within credit markets in supporting this massive debt issuance. Each successive jumbo deal has pressured spreads wider before they eventually stabilize and experience modest rallies.“ www.reuters.com/business/hyp...
Hyperscaler debt binge pushes yields up as investor demand cools
Major U.S. technology companies are borrowing heavily as they ramp up spending on their artificial intelligence buildout, and at steadily higher yields as investors become more selective about absorbi...
reuters.com
Nvidia’s chips may be novel, but its ‘circular financing’ isn’t ft.trib.al/DBSHBe3 | opinion
Nvidia’s chips may be novel, but its ‘circular financing’ isn’t
Chipmaker is basically writing cheques to enable its customers to buy more of its products than they could otherwise afford
ft.trib.al
At least everyone should be able to keep the barbecue going.
Rory Johnston@roryjohnston.bsky.social · last wk.US commercial petroleum stocks fell by 3.7 MMbbl last week, with product builds (especially propane) offsetting a larger 7.2 MMbbl draw in commercial crude stocks. Total crude stocks stocks fell by 11 MMbbl including a 3.8 MMbbl SPR draw. Crude and gasoline precariously low.
