"We’ve been offering the White House reasonable concessions for more than a year, and it just hasn’t worked. We now know Trump uses tariffs as a means of extortion — and after he’s successfully extorted his victims, we know he keeps the tariffs in place anyway." www.thestar.com/opinion/star...

Justin Ling: Mark Carney’s best move in trade negotiations with Donald Trump is so simple it fits on a bumper sticker

Canadians need to accept that we may not strike a genuine deal with the U.S. — but all is not lost.

thestar.com

These results fall into the category of 'overwhelming evidence.' #GlobalHeating

The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?

Prime Minister Mark Carney, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham, and Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette make an announcement concerning “energy security and economic development.” #Canada #cdnpoli /1 thread www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...

PM Carney Makes an Announcement in St. John’s – August 17, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham, and Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette make an announcement concerning “energy security and economic development.”

cpac.ca

Bravo Zulu HMCS Charlottetown... welcome home!

Ready Aye Ready - Royal Canadian Navy #RCN@ready-aye-ready.bsky.social · 16h ago

HMCS Charlottetown in Halifax Harbour after a lengthy far east deployment. August 17, 2026. #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy #HMCSCharlottetown (via Nova Scotia webcams)

I have to assume that in every foreign intelligence service around the world, they are combing through old plans to influence and weaken the US that were once dismissed as too far-fetched to ever work.

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

ysph.yale.edu

'El Nino could wipe out over $5 trillion from 🌎 economy… Researchers warn that the world may be facing losses far exceeding those caused by previous record-breaking El Nino episodes, incl the devastating 1997-98 event that erased an est $5.7 tn from 🌎 economy.' www.indiatoday.in/science/stor...

El Nino could wipe out over $5 trillion from global economy: Why India needs to worry

Scientists say the developing 2026 El Niño could become one of the strongest on record. The warning matters for India because weaker monsoons can hit crops, prices and water supplies.

indiatoday.in

TIL I have not lost the ability to be shocked.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Trump allies himself w/Kim Jong Un against South Korea: “Based on my very good relationship w/Kim Jong Un, I am not happy that the US has agreed to Joint Military Exercises…I recently asked the President of SK if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of Iran, & they said, ‘No thanks!’”

Every conversation about bike lanes is like: "Car crashes kill a huge number of people every day, including pedestrians, cyclists, & car occupants. Good bike infrastructure has been shown to make everyone safer (& doesn't increase congestion)." "But sometimes cyclists break rules & hit people!"

Another amazing turnout for #kidicalmasshalifax - this time in District 8. Councillor Virginia Hinch and I got ride a tandem bicycle today!!

This graphic is so good. It's where the grift happens and dubious plans get government hand outs... you've entered the greenwashing zone.

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 4d ago

Whole thread is great but this is really the key point for me: their goal is get one tiny, infeasible"example" reactor working. This pushes SMRs deeper into the 'greenwashing habitable zone' because they can point to a real thing

I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech!

Count binface will return in avengers doomsday

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

thebetter.news

Police tape has been removed and people are allowed to go back downtown. Told a media release is coming soon.

Josh Healey@joshrjhealey.bsky.social · last wk.

New: Police are evacuating parts of downtown Halifax due to a bomb threat. Scotia Square and downtown hotels are also being evacuated, with an emergency alert issued at 10:30 a.m. Police are asking the public to avoid the affected areas. More to come for @thechronicleherald.bsky.social.

One America, where the man on the left is so ignorant he had to pay someone else to take the SAT for him. Another America, where the man on the right is a Rhodes Scholar.

Elon Musk is a ponzi scheme crossed with a 2008 sub prime mortgage crisis all on his own.

Chuck Culpepper@dives2little.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Pontiac Aztek of the 2020s and we know what happened to Pontiac!

gets incredible air here

This is the way.

Alex Papadopoulos@egeasri.bsky.social · 2w ago

Utah just reached a major clean energy milestone: solar became the state’s largest source of electricity generation for the month of May. ☀️ The energy transition isn’t coming—it’s already happening. www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #Solar #RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #SustainableInvesting

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40C. In the shade. This is fine. It's fine. Everything is fine.

Some heroes do in fact wear capes! youtu.be/ujHphnnDaGg?...

Clacton Express: Binface 2026

YouTube video by Count Binface

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Interesting almost the entire world has far above average temperatures for an entire 3 months. I wonder what we would call that. Global Warming maybe?

“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

economist.com

Damn he gets it:

Ron Skolnik@ronskolnik.bsky.social · 2w ago

El-Sayed: "I believe in equal rights to peace, dignity, and self-determination, for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis alike... If that’s 2 states, I’m for it. If it’s 1 state, I’m for that. If it’s this 'land for all' model, ... or whatever they decide." www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)

What Happens When Speed Cameras Get Shut Off

In 2025, Ontario banned automated traffic enforcement. Now the number of drivers exceeding the speed limit has surged, according to traffic data.

bloomberg.com

Read it here if you haven't yet. Today is the very best day of all days to read it for the first time. short-stories.co/@raybradbury...

There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury

The voice-clock sang, breakfast was ejected, but no doors slammed. The garage chimed and lifted its door to reveal the waiting car. The house sat alone in a city of rubble and…

short-stories.co

Adam Rawnsley@arawnsley.bsky.social · 2w ago

Today, August 4, 2026, is the setting of Ray Bradbury’s short story “There Will Come Soft Rains” about a fully automated house continuing on after the family who lived there and the world around it died in a nuclear blast.

Almost every city in the world needs to urgently understand the need to get really good at planning and designing for shade. #UrbanHeat

Bryn Davidson - Lanefab@lanefab.com · 2w ago

A friend’s recent photo of civic shading in Malaga

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2w ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."