Taylor Noakes
@taylornoakes.com
Independent journalist Public historian Born to raise hell taylornoakes.com canaduh.substack.com Send tips securely to taylornoakes@protonmail.com
She went out of her way to defend people’s right to say THIS: “Canada needs F— deportation now,” “bad drivers are always — ppl” and “we are letting — take over and if you say anything you’re going 2 jail.” #abpoli #cdnpoli
Taylor Noakes@taylornoakes.com · 18h agoNo surprise Danielle Trump comes out strong against opposing hate speech She knows who her voters are #cdnpoli #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
No surprise Danielle Trump comes out strong against opposing hate speech She knows who her voters are #cdnpoli #abpoli edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...
Premier Danielle Smith criticizes Edmonton police for video on hate reporting
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says police should be focused on addressing violent crime not policing free speech.
edmontonjournal.com
“People said we were using an unacceptable amount of power, and with these upgraded facilities that require so much more of it, we’ve shown that we took those criticisms to heart,” said Sam Altman
Technological Advancements Allow Data Centers To Run On Even More Electricity
SAN FRANCISCO—Hailing rapid developments in the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday that technological advancements were now allowing data...
theonion.com
Congress: “We’ve tried nothing and we’re fresh out of ideas.”
"The separatist movement is a bit like Mr. Kenney’s big blue truck: a powerful machine, but he didn’t know how to handle it." Great piece from @daniparadis.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Jason Kenney is trying to stop the separatists. But he deserves some blame for their rise in the first place
As premier, he gave vent to some of the grievances that now animate the movement
theglobeandmail.com
It was a thrill & a pleasure to join @natashabulowski.bsky.social & @youcaughtscott.com on the latest episode of The North State to talk about climate reporting in the age of Carney Listen in to hear about the time a fopssil fuel lobbyist ran away from me! #cdnpoli readthecatch.ca/climate-repo...
Climate Reporting Under Carney ft. Natasha Bulowski & Taylor C. Noakes (Podcast)
Carney's fossil fuel love affair inevitably affects climate journalists
readthecatch.ca
“Montrealers shouldn’t have to sacrifice their city because the mayor is ideologically opposed to treating climate change as a serious problem.” An editorial by @taylornoakes.com. #polmtl
Mayor Anti-Bike-Lane questions the need for green energy in Montreal
Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada says she is unsure of the relevance of a green energy project to install hydro turbines.
cultmtl.com
Dear Toronto based CTV News AI headline bot If you want to pass yourself off as a local, consider that the average Montrealer knows where Laval is located @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social #Montreal
CTV News Montreal@ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social · yesterdayAn alleged criminal network in Laval, north of Montreal, was targeted by police, leading to several arrests.
One person, one vote. We should be strengthening democratic equality, not killing it. If rich people don’t like it, they can go start their own Ayn Rand utopia on Neptune. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
A tech billionaire floated the idea of curtailing the right to vote. That wasn’t even the worst part
The Shopify founder’s endorsement of a bad idea suggests there is far more work to do to protect democracy from a surge of anti-democratic thinking.
thestar.com
NEW: With Carney going all in on fossil fuels during devastating wildfires, how has climate reporting responded? @natashabulowski.bsky.social from @nationalobserver.com & @taylornoakes.com of @desmog.com join the pod to discuss the state of environment reporting in Canada under the mad dash for oil
Climate Reporting Under Carney ft. Natasha Bulowski & Taylor C. Noakes (Podcast)
Carney's fossil fuel love affair inevitably affects climate journalists
readthecatch.ca
Federal prosecutors just dropped charges against 3 MORE defendants who were falsely accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln...
Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for evading income taxes. It hasn’t stopped the FCC from sending him $1 million a year to sell obsolete internet service in Alaska. The money comes from a special government subsidy program. You help pay for it. (Published May w/ @adn.com)
This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It.
Roger Shoffstall spent three years in prison for tax evasion. Still, each year the federal government pays his Alaska company, Summit Telephone, for internet service that’s slower than in most of the ...
propublica.org
Canadians relieved they won’t be forced to fly Air Canada
Canadians relieved they won't be forced to fly Air Canada
CALGARY – With news of the WestJet strike ending, Canadians are reportedly relieved that they won’t be forced to fly with the nation’s most terrifying airline: Air Canada.
thebeaverton.com
i’m never gonna be able to fire a cruise missile yet the question of using my tax dollars for them has never been up for debate
USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d agoOpinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
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:
The Great Antonio was mourned by more than 3,000 people, but “the most repeated narrative of Antonio Barichievich’s life” leaves much unsaid. Here, Daniel Allen Cox pieces together forgotten archives to uncover the man behind the myth: https://thewalrus.ca/the-great-antonio/
Albertans with disabilities betrayed by Smith government. At a time when people are already struggling to get by, disability benefits are being cut, by Cam Tait edmontonsun.com/opinion/colu... via @edmontonsun.com
Mexico: comes up with a domestically manufactured EV that costs less than $10K, ideally suited for city driving, to compete with the growing global EV market #Canada: let’s give US automakers another multi-billion dollar bailout to continue building gas-guzzling SUVs and pick ups #cdnpoli
M31🍁@m31author.bsky.social · 3d agoIt is expected to cost roughly $8,500. It made its public debut June 7, when President Claudia Sheinbaum drove a prototype onto a stage near Mexico City, and manufacturing targeted for early 2027 at a proposed assembly site in Puebla. Charging from a standard household outlet is part of the plan
One huge advantages of EVs is they are far cheaper than the inferior tech of internal combustion to build, maintain, and run. Now we just need to get our political leaders to stop "protecting us" from this far superior tech. Our streets can also be quieter and essentially smog free.
M31🍁@m31author.bsky.social · 3d agoIt is expected to cost roughly $8,500. It made its public debut June 7, when President Claudia Sheinbaum drove a prototype onto a stage near Mexico City, and manufacturing targeted for early 2027 at a proposed assembly site in Puebla. Charging from a standard household outlet is part of the plan
BREAKING: Todd Blanche just issued a formal order that appears to terminate Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund and limit the scope of the IRS audit immunity deal applying to Trump and his family.
Leaked memo shows Republicans privately see Francesca Hong as "uniquely dangerous" in the general election & that “more moderate and establishment Democratic alternatives would likely produce lower base motivation and depressed turnout": www.kenklippenstein.com/p/will-franc...
Will Francesca Hong and Abdul El-Sayed Get Elected?
Washington's plan to block them
kenklippenstein.com
When have I heard this before? Oh yeah... last week. And the one before that. And before that. And...
La Presse@lapresse.ca · 2d ago
You can tell he’s workin’ hard with the perfectly combed hair and wearing his work shoes in the gym.
Heather e^-1/x^2@heathermoandco.bsky.social · 3d ago😂😂
Distill your entire life you’re pretending to live into a podcast for the morning commute so you can maximize work time! You must produce for the shareholders.
Veerender Singh Jubbal@veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 5d ago
What.
☀️ Jon Schwarz ☀️@schwarz.bsky.social · 3d agoLast year the NYT reported on how SEAL Team Six stormed into North Korea, accidentally murdered a bunch of fishermen, punctured their lungs so their bodies would sink & then stormed out. Trump is now trying to force one reporter to reveal his sources: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
(Because there's already a war in the Middle East so the White House doesn't need me to create one)
This isn't the slam dunk liberals seem to think it is The problem is that CNN is hosting RFK Jr in the first place Putting the journalist on equal footing with Brain Worm NepoBaby This isn't informed debate, it's talking over one another, personal attacks etc No one's coming away better informed
Craig R. Brittain@craigbrittain.com · 3d agoRFK Jr.: "Your statement that this has been studied is not true." Dana Bash: "Every scientist who has studied this -" "I could give you hundreds of scientists who have looked at this."
In an era when most TV personalities refuse to take a stand on anything - lest it negatively impact shareholder value - be an ally, be a Ken Jennings.
Ken Jennings@kenjennings.bsky.social · 3d agoI saw yesterday that some right-wing outlets were running stories about me, which I’m used to. But this time I’m going to say something about it, because these were framed to imply that I was aligned with their own transphobia. ⬇️
