Ian Goode
@iansgoode.bsky.social
I mostly post about records from 1970-1974 and whatnot.
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A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
Photo: Eyevine
Photo: Eyevine
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A fun question. In 5 years time, what looks better? The US’s enormous bet & capex on AI? Or China’s equally enormous bet and capex on renewables?
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what's it going to be Canada?
Follow the 'muricans?
Or join the rest of the world in pursuing cheap power and cleaner skies?
Follow the 'muricans?
Or join the rest of the world in pursuing cheap power and cleaner skies?
There’s a global boom in solar—except in the United States
The economic case for solar power is stronger than ever.
arstechnica.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
what's it going to be Canada?
Follow the 'muricans?
Or join the rest of the world in pursuing cheap power and cleaner skies?
Follow the 'muricans?
Or join the rest of the world in pursuing cheap power and cleaner skies?
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Using the notwithstanding clause to stop legal challenge to back-to-work legislation is a nuclear event for all unions. Will it lead to a general strike in Alberta? It certainly should lead to the Supreme Court establishing Constitutional limits to the clause, or else we have no rights and freedoms.
At 2 a.m., the Alberta legislature passed a bill that will force 51,000 teachers back to work, impose a four-year contract and use the notwithstanding clause to stave off a legal challenge and suspend teacher bargaining at the local level. It includes fines for Ts and the ATA if they defy it. #AbLeg
Striking Alberta teachers forced back to work by fast-tracked legislation, notwithstanding clause | CBC News
Bill 2 passed early Tuesday morning after a long night for lawmakers in the provincial legislature. Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced the legislation the day before.
www.cbc.ca
October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Using the notwithstanding clause to stop legal challenge to back-to-work legislation is a nuclear event for all unions. Will it lead to a general strike in Alberta? It certainly should lead to the Supreme Court establishing Constitutional limits to the clause, or else we have no rights and freedoms.
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Some thoughts on yesterday's Calgary mayoral election.
yes, I did vote for @jeromyyyc.bsky.social Jeromy Farkas, and even contributed to his campaign!
Why? here me out!
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yes, I did vote for @jeromyyyc.bsky.social Jeromy Farkas, and even contributed to his campaign!
Why? here me out!
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two men standing in a hallway with one wearing a vote for pedro t-shirt
ALT: two men standing in a hallway with one wearing a vote for pedro t-shirt
media.tenor.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Some thoughts on yesterday's Calgary mayoral election.
yes, I did vote for @jeromyyyc.bsky.social Jeromy Farkas, and even contributed to his campaign!
Why? here me out!
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yes, I did vote for @jeromyyyc.bsky.social Jeromy Farkas, and even contributed to his campaign!
Why? here me out!
1/
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Okay, I'm all in for the Blue Jays.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
October 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Okay, I'm all in for the Blue Jays.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
1) AL East representing. Toughest division in MLB
2) Fuck the bigger payroll always.
3) Canada deserves something nice after all the bloviating and assholery they've endured from us these nine months.
Yeah, Cali v. Trump. But Newsom can troll with other stuff.
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And all because Danielle Smith wanted to appease the lunatic conspiracy theorists in her party and drive down voting numbers.
Elections Calgary has really been trying to get that message out for the last few days. The switch to hand counting has made the election way more complex and way more costly than the tabulators were.
October 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
And all because Danielle Smith wanted to appease the lunatic conspiracy theorists in her party and drive down voting numbers.
Damn…
D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
October 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Damn…
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Today is World Teachers’ Day.
October 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Today is World Teachers’ Day.
Useless. Give teachers a fair deal so we can have great schools.
We have no practical way to use this money to alleviate the strike impact. Are we to buy more foreign tv subscriptions?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
We have no practical way to use this money to alleviate the strike impact. Are we to buy more foreign tv subscriptions?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
Alberta to pay families of younger children should teachers strike Oct. 6, government says | CBC News
The Alberta government will redirect money saved during a potential teachers' strike to payments for parents with younger children in public, Catholic and francophone schools.
www.cbc.ca
September 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Useless. Give teachers a fair deal so we can have great schools.
We have no practical way to use this money to alleviate the strike impact. Are we to buy more foreign tv subscriptions?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
We have no practical way to use this money to alleviate the strike impact. Are we to buy more foreign tv subscriptions?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#abpoli #ableg
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Worksheets aren't classrooms.
Danielle Smith will spend millions of public dollars on everything but offering teachers a fair deal.
youtube.com/shorts/lzFsB...
Danielle Smith will spend millions of public dollars on everything but offering teachers a fair deal.
youtube.com/shorts/lzFsB...
Worksheets aren't classrooms, Premier.
YouTube video by Naheed Nenshi
youtube.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Worksheets aren't classrooms.
Danielle Smith will spend millions of public dollars on everything but offering teachers a fair deal.
youtube.com/shorts/lzFsB...
Danielle Smith will spend millions of public dollars on everything but offering teachers a fair deal.
youtube.com/shorts/lzFsB...
Can’t get enough of the Blue Jays this year. Love this album cover and also this is an incredibly dope organ jazz trio. #privatepress
September 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Can’t get enough of the Blue Jays this year. Love this album cover and also this is an incredibly dope organ jazz trio. #privatepress
Squash soup season.
September 13, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Squash soup season.
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man they really didn't give a shit about that guy. as soon as it was clear they couldn't use his death to launch a purge they started to treat it like a nothingburger
Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
September 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
man they really didn't give a shit about that guy. as soon as it was clear they couldn't use his death to launch a purge they started to treat it like a nothingburger
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#nowplaying Charles Rouse - Two is One
September 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
#nowplaying Charles Rouse - Two is One
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On Friday, the Trump Administration shut down an almost-completed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island on unspecified “national security” grounds. Why is their war on wind and sunpower getting more aggressive?
How Long Will Trump Be Able to Deny Reality with His Energy Policy?
The Administration’s irrational dislike of solar and wind energy imperils both the environment and the economy.
www.newyorker.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
On Friday, the Trump Administration shut down an almost-completed wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island on unspecified “national security” grounds. Why is their war on wind and sunpower getting more aggressive?
Paging Alberta….
Arguably the biggest story happening in the world right now and also the most hopeful. #WITHPod
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
'Here Comes The Sun' with Bill McKibben
Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · 08/26/2025 · 54m
podcasts.apple.com
August 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Paging Alberta….
This Neko Case album clicked for me in a way music sometimes does. On loop in a tent for tree planting in the middle of nowhere. Lawlessness, trust in animals more than people, trees, stars, small towns, hardship. A vibe beyond its parts for a time and place.
open.spotify.com/album/5yIiFm...
open.spotify.com/album/5yIiFm...
Fox Confessor Brings The Flood (Bonus Track Version)
Neko Case · Album · 2008 · 13 songs
open.spotify.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This Neko Case album clicked for me in a way music sometimes does. On loop in a tent for tree planting in the middle of nowhere. Lawlessness, trust in animals more than people, trees, stars, small towns, hardship. A vibe beyond its parts for a time and place.
open.spotify.com/album/5yIiFm...
open.spotify.com/album/5yIiFm...
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I visited the park last night. It’s incredible. The most important public space to open in Toronto this century. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The work that goes into infrastructure projects like the Port Lands should be seen by the public
Two photographers spent six years documenting the Port Lands Flood Protection Project, which transformed former industrial land into a new delta for Toronto’s Don River
www.theglobeandmail.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I visited the park last night. It’s incredible. The most important public space to open in Toronto this century. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...