JEmphatically
@jemphatically.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, photographer, environmentalist, introvert. Former oil & gas and government PR, semi-retired, grandma to Finn, and according to research, not cool. She/her. Stop the genocide. https://about.me/jodymacpherson Born: 319 ppm
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Microsoft promised it will do better by communities going forward…after meeting with Trump. But makes no promises on environmental goals, which prompted Stand.earth to warn of “an incoming wave of fossil fuel pollution from methane and coal, right to peoples’ doorsteps.”
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the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 AM
the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
Excellent context on the work underway at Suncor's Fort Hills site.
"These review findings indicate that Suncor has not provided evidence of sufficient knowledge and understanding of the complex natural water flow regime in the wetland complex..."
#wetlands #workersafety #fossilfuels #tarsands
"These review findings indicate that Suncor has not provided evidence of sufficient knowledge and understanding of the complex natural water flow regime in the wetland complex..."
#wetlands #workersafety #fossilfuels #tarsands
Nature fights back. I regret this irresponsible project has led to this worker’s death. Mining McCelland endangered us all from conception. #UnethicalAlberta #FailingPetroState #Petroconservatives #Conservation #Climate #Greed #AbPoli #EIA
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Excellent context on the work underway at Suncor's Fort Hills site.
"These review findings indicate that Suncor has not provided evidence of sufficient knowledge and understanding of the complex natural water flow regime in the wetland complex..."
#wetlands #workersafety #fossilfuels #tarsands
"These review findings indicate that Suncor has not provided evidence of sufficient knowledge and understanding of the complex natural water flow regime in the wetland complex..."
#wetlands #workersafety #fossilfuels #tarsands
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There's been another worker death at a Suncor site.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #safety
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #safety
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Worker dies after sinking in muskeg at Suncor site | CBC News
A worker at Suncor's Fort Hills site died after a piece of heavy equipment sunk into the muskeg. The worker's body has not yet been recovered.
www.cbc.ca
January 22, 2026 at 5:01 AM
There's been another worker death at a Suncor site.
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #safety
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli #safety
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The madman-in-chief destroys one of the US manufacturing sectors (autos) he's supposedly trying to rescue. A few choice quotes:
"it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid."
"This isn’t industrial policy; it’s industrial suicide."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
"it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid."
"This isn’t industrial policy; it’s industrial suicide."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
Opinion | $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 AM
The madman-in-chief destroys one of the US manufacturing sectors (autos) he's supposedly trying to rescue. A few choice quotes:
"it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid."
"This isn’t industrial policy; it’s industrial suicide."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
"it is pretty difficult to futureproof your company against stupid."
"This isn’t industrial policy; it’s industrial suicide."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials placed an asylum seeker who is eight months pregnant on a deportation flight Wednesday afternoon, even though she was in medical distress, her attorneys told States Newsroom.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/aclu...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/aclu...
ACLU says pregnant immigrant in medical distress deported through Atlanta airport
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials placed an asylum seeker who is eight months pregnant on a deportation flight Wednesday afternoon, even though she was in medical distres...
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:51 PM
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials placed an asylum seeker who is eight months pregnant on a deportation flight Wednesday afternoon, even though she was in medical distress, her attorneys told States Newsroom.
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/aclu...
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/aclu...
Microsoft promised it will do better by communities going forward…after meeting with Trump. But makes no promises on environmental goals, which prompted Stand.earth to warn of “an incoming wave of fossil fuel pollution from methane and coal, right to peoples’ doorsteps.”
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January 20, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Microsoft promised it will do better by communities going forward…after meeting with Trump. But makes no promises on environmental goals, which prompted Stand.earth to warn of “an incoming wave of fossil fuel pollution from methane and coal, right to peoples’ doorsteps.”
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"Donald Trump Orders Prison Release of GOP Congressman's Son, Who Got 8 Years for Distributing Meth." people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Orders Prison Release of GOP Congressman's Son, Who Got 8 Years for Distributing Meth
Donald Trump granted clemency to Rep. Steve Womack's son, James Phillip Womack, on Jan. 15. James was completing an eight-year federal prison sentence for distributing methamphetamine prior to the com...
people.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Donald Trump Orders Prison Release of GOP Congressman's Son, Who Got 8 Years for Distributing Meth." people.com/donald-trump...
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He just grabbed the Nobel Peace prize from her... "and when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
He just grabbed the Nobel Peace prize from her... "and when you’re a star they let you do it. You can do anything."
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It's truly difficult to think of a more pathetic picture than this in American presidential history.
January 16, 2026 at 3:02 AM
It's truly difficult to think of a more pathetic picture than this in American presidential history.
So, many levels of Canadian governments didn't leave X even though it had become home base for a child porn image-generating machine.
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
January 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
So, many levels of Canadian governments didn't leave X even though it had become home base for a child porn image-generating machine.
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
Now that it is becoming integrated with the Pentagon, will Canadian government move off the platform for national security reasons?
#leadership #cdnpoli #ableg
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The exodus follows reports that the U.S. Department of Justice was scrutinizing the political activity of the woman killed last Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From @minnesotareformer.com
From @minnesotareformer.com
Top fraud investigator, five others quit U.S. Attorney’s office • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
The career prosecutor overseeing the sprawling federal investigation into social program fraud in Minnesota resigned abruptly this week.
penncapital-star.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The exodus follows reports that the U.S. Department of Justice was scrutinizing the political activity of the woman killed last Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
From @minnesotareformer.com
From @minnesotareformer.com
Continuing the story of Wonder Valley’s journey from a gleam in someone’s eye to a possible mirage, and the “boy band” assembling around the project in 2026.
January 12, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Continuing the story of Wonder Valley’s journey from a gleam in someone’s eye to a possible mirage, and the “boy band” assembling around the project in 2026.
Who needs AI when you have Noem's blank-eyed repeating of hallucinations, as if under hypnosis.
Tapper to Noem: "I just showed you video of people attacking law enforcement officers on J6. Trump pardoned them all. You said Trump is enforcing all the laws equally. That's just not true. There's a different standard for LEOs being attacked if they're being attacked by Trump supporters."
January 11, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Who needs AI when you have Noem's blank-eyed repeating of hallucinations, as if under hypnosis.
New Brunswickers say 3 projects - a tungsten mine, gas-fired power plant and sprawling data centres - serve US supply chains, weapons production, and corporate balance sheets while locals and Indigenous nations absorb environmental and social costs.
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
New Brunswick is rolling out the red carpet for U.S.-backed extractive projects ⋆ The Breach
A growing province-wide coalition is resisting American-backed mining, gas, and data centre projects they say threaten public health and Indigenous land
breachmedia.ca
January 10, 2026 at 9:32 PM
New Brunswickers say 3 projects - a tungsten mine, gas-fired power plant and sprawling data centres - serve US supply chains, weapons production, and corporate balance sheets while locals and Indigenous nations absorb environmental and social costs.
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
#cdnpoli #elbowsup
breachmedia.ca/new-brunswic...
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Accelerating power-consuming AI through “creative” debt financing…what could go wrong?
New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
open.substack.com/pub/jodymacp...
New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
open.substack.com/pub/jodymacp...
Grid CEO Wants to ‘Check Engine’ as AI Power Demand Leads to ‘Frankenstein Financing’
Written for the Energy Mix - January 7, 2026, with historical images added.
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Accelerating power-consuming AI through “creative” debt financing…what could go wrong?
New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
open.substack.com/pub/jodymacp...
New for The Energy Mix, republished in my Substack in full form.
#AIDataCenters #AIDataCentres #cdnpoli #ableg #abpoli #electricity #power #grid
open.substack.com/pub/jodymacp...
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Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions | The Tyee
Not long after Addiction Ministry representatives toured the building, Mraiche bought it. Now it’s a detox centre leased to Métis Nation of Alberta.
thetyee.ca
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Another Building Purchase by Sam Mraiche Raises Questions via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2026/01...
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Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow
Physicians are raising alarms weeks after a man died at a local hospital after waiting hours for treatment
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Edmonton doctors call on Alberta government to declare state of emergency as hospitals overflow, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com
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Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
The Cost of Staying Human
Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
organizingmythoughts.org
January 8, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Tonight, I was one of more than 200 people who gathered on Chicago’s North Side to mourn Renee Nicole Good. Several people asked me to publish my remarks from the vigil, so I’m sharing them here.
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WOMEN are doing the vast majority of the front-line organizing against ICE, the vast majority of the front-line reporting, the vast majority of the legal observing, the vast majority of the care work, the vast majority of the corking and safety volunteering. It's so often women who are being killed.
Renee Good, who was murdered in cold blood today by ICE, was a queer woman. June "T-Rex" Knightly, who was murdered in Portland, was a queer woman. The ICE detainees who were sexually assaulted in Louisiana are queer women and trans men.
Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
At the South Louisiana Ice Processing Center in Basile, detainees say they were forced into hard labor – and sexually assaulted and stalked by an assistant warden
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:18 AM
WOMEN are doing the vast majority of the front-line organizing against ICE, the vast majority of the front-line reporting, the vast majority of the legal observing, the vast majority of the care work, the vast majority of the corking and safety volunteering. It's so often women who are being killed.
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www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/97434e9... Podcasters who were harassing Carrie Tait and former AHS board member Sandy Edmonstone were being paid by an Edmonton lawyer with close ties to Sam Mraiche. Probably just a coincidence.
Podcaster accused of harassing former AHS board member says he was hired by Edmonton lawyer, court records show
Legal documents identify Bryan Ward, who has acted for Sam Mraiche on multiple occasions, as the lawyer
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 AM
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/97434e9... Podcasters who were harassing Carrie Tait and former AHS board member Sandy Edmonstone were being paid by an Edmonton lawyer with close ties to Sam Mraiche. Probably just a coincidence.
Monthly land crossings into the US from Aldergrove and other B.C. border communities have fallen 35 -40% compared to an average drop of 22% at the top three busiest regions, Detroit, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Monthly land crossings into the US from Aldergrove and other B.C. border communities have fallen 35 -40% compared to an average drop of 22% at the top three busiest regions, Detroit, Buffalo, and Niagara Falls.
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