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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 29d
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Talks at a standstill, union says, as Ontario college support workers remain on strike | CBC News
There's no end in sight almost a week into the strike of St. Clair College support workers, with negotiations between the parties going nowhere a local union rep says.
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Bruce Arthur @brucearthur.bsky.social · 5h
If you Aussies need travel recommendations, I recommend, in order: 1. Coastal BC, including Vancouver, the surrounding mountains, the Island. 2. Montreal 3. The Rockies, though the big spots get real busy. 4. St. John's, Nfld., though Atlantic Canada is great all over. 5. Toronto, do a food tour.
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 7h
Was asked about Canada (not in the original, as I kept it to the top 10 destinations).

And yes you shouldn't read too much into one month, but...

www.theguardian.com/business/gro...
Charts showing that in Australian short-term trips to the US wee down 10% in August 2024 on August 2024, while Canada was up 10%
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · 5h
Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around.

Overturning key parts of the Voting Rights Act will leave more voters without a voice.

It isn’t complicated: Congress MUST ban gerrymandering.
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 5h
Most Important Issue:

Jobs/Economy: 19% (-1)
Inflation: 10% (-1)
Trump/US Relations: 9% (-1)
Immigration: 8% (-)
Healthcare: 8% (+1)
Housing: 6% (+1)
Environment: 5% (-1)
Change Gov't: 3% (-)

Nanos / October 10, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online

(% Change With October 3, 2025)
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 5h
Preferred Prime Minister Polling:

Carney: 46% (-3)
Poilievre: 28% (-1)
Davies: 4% (+1)
May: 3% (-)
Blanchet: 3% (+1)
Bernier: 1% (-)

Unsure: 15%

Nanos / October 10, 2025 / n=1000 / MOE 3.1% / Telephone/Online

(% Change With October 3, 2025)
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Philippe Lagassé @plagasse.bsky.social · 6h
Re-upping today’s Debating Canadian Defence:

open.substack.com/pub/philippe...
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Ryan McCrystal @ryanmccrystal.bsky.social · 14h
This was the highest pressure rate allowed by Oregon since UCLA pressured Tyler Shough 54% of the time in 2020
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CFB Film Room @cfbfilmroom.bsky.social · 14h
Indiana's pass rush played a critical role in its upset win at Oregon
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 7h
the president using the office to punish americans that didnt vote for him should really be one of the biggest scandals in americas history
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 15h
Trump is upfront in saying he will use the shutdown to punish Democrats, and here are the receipts. About $27.2 billion cut from Dem districts compared to about $0.7 billion in GOP districts.
We all complain about the media, but need this type of in-depth journalism.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump Halts Billions in Grants for Democratic Districts During Shutdown (Gift Article)
The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
www.nytimes.com
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 10h
New from me at TVO: Ontario's rules say (some) retailers are supposed to be accepting empties by now. The province has started (gasp) enforcing those rules. www.tvo.org/article/anal...
TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 11h
His company is being bought by these people
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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 13h
PORTLAND — Robby Roadsteamer grabbed by ICE for singing… 🎵
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 11h
"Spain is favoured by BYD because of its relatively low manufacturing costs and clean energy network." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Exclusive: Spain the frontrunner for Chinese carmaker BYD's third European plant, sources say
China's No. 1 automaker BYD considers Spain to be its top candidate for a third car factory to serve the European market, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters, as the company seeks to grow sales on the continent.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h
If the Supreme Court strikes down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which has been interpreted to require the creation of majority-minority districts, Republicans could eliminate upward of a dozen Democratic-held districts across the South. Here's how.
The Supreme Court Case That Could Hand the House to Republicans
Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act.
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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 17h
I'm still hoping for Cam Jordan, for a Ray Bourque like run with the Avs.
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CFB Film Room @cfbfilmroom.bsky.social · 18h
The blitz has forced these quarterbacks into mistakes at a high rate.
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Dr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 18h
I'm on Newstalk 1010 at 7:20 am to discuss the federal government's $283 million infrastructure funding for Toronto, which doesn't seem to be leading to the construction of more housing. Let me explain.

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Todd De Ryck @tder2012.bsky.social · 18h
What We Get Wrong About Energy Poverty
open.substack.com/pub/toddmoss...
What We Get Wrong About Energy Poverty
Five big mistakes
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Polling Canada @canadianpolling.bsky.social · 1d
NL - Election Results - (7:17PM ET):

(Leading / Elected = Total Seats --> Pop Vote %)

LIB: 20 / 1 = 21 --> 45.9%
PC: 12 / 3 = 15 --> 43.1%
NDP: 2 / 0 = 2 --> 7.1%
IND: 1 / 1 = 2 --> 3.9%
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paris martineau @paris.nyc · 1d
my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements

we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵)

www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...
Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead - Consumer Reports
CR tests of 23 popular protein powders and shakes found that most contain high levels of lead.
www.consumerreports.org
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CFB Film Room @cfbfilmroom.bsky.social · 1d
Good luck running between the tackles against these defenses.
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jgerardi.bsky.social @jgerardi.bsky.social · 1d
I wonder what 🇨🇳 will do next? What they will they ignore bc the 🇺🇸 haven't pushed bunch of companies with R&D into bankruptcy?
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Chris Bataille @chrisbataille.bsky.social · 1d
Interesting take on the seeming lack of enthusiasm for solid state batteries in North American car makers. Lacking the drive & competition of Chinese EV firms, they seem content to let the Chinese go 1st while staying profitable behind the US tariff wall www.jalopnik.com/1994775/gm-f...
GM And Ford Don't Really Care That Solid-State Batteries Are Getting Big In China - Jalopnik
Some automakers are calling it the future of EV powertrains, so why aren't Ford and GM stepping up to develop solid-state batteries?
www.jalopnik.com
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 1d
Wow, thanks for finding that. I had sort of forgotten about it. I have been looking for an article that summarises these issues. I was looking in the wrong place...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d
a medal for @glenpeters.bsky.social, who in 2017 correctly cautioned against pre-emptive celebration about peak emissions in China

www.climatechangenews.com/2017/03/31/c...
Have Chinese CO2 emissions really peaked?
We are really bad at predicting Chinese emissions. Why do we think we know what happens next?
www.climatechangenews.com
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Armine Yalnizyan @armineyalnizyan.bsky.social · 1d
It's not just Tricolor.
Subprime loans for cars .... a big problem.

Chart from www.wsj.com/business/aut...

The K-shaped market comes to auto: more cars over $50K, more delinquencies, defaults and repos.
Good story here:
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/n...
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 2d
A record 29% — nearly a third! — of all new cars purchased in California during July, August, and September were zero-emission vehicles.

DC may be fine with selling out American innovation to China, but California will keep charging ahead toward cleaner air for our communities.
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