John Ogilvie
@johnogilvie.ca
Engineer. Canadian. Woke, Happy Stale Pale Male.
Startup CEO (2X). Govt IT change agent, sometimes.
Past political candidate (Greens).
Rural recluse near Ottawa: @ButternutCreek.ca
Adopted member of a large pack of semi-wild Springer Spaniels.
Startup CEO (2X). Govt IT change agent, sometimes.
Past political candidate (Greens).
Rural recluse near Ottawa: @ButternutCreek.ca
Adopted member of a large pack of semi-wild Springer Spaniels.
Alberta separatists are doing their best to demonstrate total subservience to Trump. If they read history, they'd know that Quislings inevitably meet lamp-posts.
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February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Alberta separatists are doing their best to demonstrate total subservience to Trump. If they read history, they'd know that Quislings inevitably meet lamp-posts.
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The good news here is that it's becoming clear that there is no viable business model for AI at this time.
So .. eventually .. these new data centres will go dark. The AI bubble will pop. Probably by the end of 2026.
The good news here is that it's becoming clear that there is no viable business model for AI at this time.
So .. eventually .. these new data centres will go dark. The AI bubble will pop. Probably by the end of 2026.
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate
Projects this year expected to triple global gas capacity, forecast finds, as concerns grow over impacts on planet
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January 29, 2026 at 1:17 PM
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The good news here is that it's becoming clear that there is no viable business model for AI at this time.
So .. eventually .. these new data centres will go dark. The AI bubble will pop. Probably by the end of 2026.
The good news here is that it's becoming clear that there is no viable business model for AI at this time.
So .. eventually .. these new data centres will go dark. The AI bubble will pop. Probably by the end of 2026.
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*Local police* arrested dozens of clergy members who sang hymns and prayed as they knelt on a road at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
ACAB.
*Local police* arrested dozens of clergy members who sang hymns and prayed as they knelt on a road at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
ACAB.
Dozens of clergy arrested at anti-ICE rally on day of protest in Minneapolis region | CBC News
Local police arrested dozens of clergy members who sang hymns and prayed as they knelt on a road at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, as part of a day of protest on Friday against U.S. Pre...
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January 23, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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*Local police* arrested dozens of clergy members who sang hymns and prayed as they knelt on a road at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
ACAB.
*Local police* arrested dozens of clergy members who sang hymns and prayed as they knelt on a road at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
ACAB.
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[Trump is] "potentially reaching an agreement with Canada this year to fortify its northern border."
Hmm, we'll get right on that after we finish fortifying our SOUTHERN border.
[Trump is] "potentially reaching an agreement with Canada this year to fortify its northern border."
Hmm, we'll get right on that after we finish fortifying our SOUTHERN border.
Trump's latest Western Hemisphere fixation: Canada
The president has intensified his criticism of Canada in private conversations with aides in recent weeks over what he sees as the country's vulnerability to U.S. adversaries in the Arctic.
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January 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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[Trump is] "potentially reaching an agreement with Canada this year to fortify its northern border."
Hmm, we'll get right on that after we finish fortifying our SOUTHERN border.
[Trump is] "potentially reaching an agreement with Canada this year to fortify its northern border."
Hmm, we'll get right on that after we finish fortifying our SOUTHERN border.
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"When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." (Access Hollywood tape)
"When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." (Access Hollywood tape)
Trump says U.S. will acquire Greenland ‘whether they like it or not’ - National | Globalnews.ca
"I would like to make a deal the easy way, but if we don't do it the easy way we're going to do it the hard way," he added, appearing to allude to potential military action.
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January 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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"When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." (Access Hollywood tape)
"When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything." (Access Hollywood tape)
US negociaters want four things from Canada, apparently.
Let's give them the first two: full access to our market for their dairy and alcohol. Then let's not buy ANY of it, ever.
If you see a friend buying US products, offer them $10 "until things turn around for you."
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Let's give them the first two: full access to our market for their dairy and alcohol. Then let's not buy ANY of it, ever.
If you see a friend buying US products, offer them $10 "until things turn around for you."
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What the US wants from Canada to keep free trade in place
Dairy, alcohol and a law regulating how much Canadian content is promoted by Netflix are among the main issues the US wants resolved.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
US negociaters want four things from Canada, apparently.
Let's give them the first two: full access to our market for their dairy and alcohol. Then let's not buy ANY of it, ever.
If you see a friend buying US products, offer them $10 "until things turn around for you."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Let's give them the first two: full access to our market for their dairy and alcohol. Then let's not buy ANY of it, ever.
If you see a friend buying US products, offer them $10 "until things turn around for you."
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Take heart, the world is moving forward, despite whatever sh*t is happening in the US today.
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‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable
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December 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Take heart, the world is moving forward, despite whatever sh*t is happening in the US today.
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Meta is not to be trusted.
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Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content
More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings
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December 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Meta is not to be trusted.
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This is why in 2025 Canadians wouldn't piss on Americans if they were on fire.
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Ontario-based Algoma Steel makes ‘difficult decision’ to issue 1,000 layoff notices
Reeling from high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, Algoma Steel confirmed Monday it has issued layoff notices to about 1,000 workers.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This is why in 2025 Canadians wouldn't piss on Americans if they were on fire.
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Time For Canada To Dump The Big Three & Go Electric With China cleantechnica.com/2025/07/03/t...
Time For Canada To Dump The Big Three & Go Electric With China - CleanTechnica
Detroit automakers are failing Canada. PM Mark Carney must choose between their nostalgia and a vibrant EV future powered by China's industry leaders.
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July 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Time For Canada To Dump The Big Three & Go Electric With China cleantechnica.com/2025/07/03/t...
Seven Days At The Bin Store - defector.com/seven-days-a...
Seven Days At The Bin Store | Defector
This spring, a new business opened on the main drag of my West Philadelphia neighborhood, provoking both excitement and trepidation. “I saw it just the other day and feared it,” one friend texted. “Li...
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June 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I did an interview lately about the risk to the Canadian govt in this new US regime.
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Cloud security analyst says Canada’s reliance on American cloud services is a national vulnerability - Halifax Examiner
An Ontario-based cloud security analyst says the services Canada uses to store data could be a a serious vulnerability to its sovereignty. Most Canadian data is stored on public cloud services, like M...
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May 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I did an interview lately about the risk to the Canadian govt in this new US regime.
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Most Canadians vote in person on election day (today).
Trump had to keep his trap shut *one more day* if he wanted to help the Conservatives. But.. he couldn't.
This will cost the Conservatives votes, maybe a LOT of votes. It's a poisonous endorsement.
Most Canadians vote in person on election day (today).
Trump had to keep his trap shut *one more day* if he wanted to help the Conservatives. But.. he couldn't.
This will cost the Conservatives votes, maybe a LOT of votes. It's a poisonous endorsement.
Trump trolls Canada on Election Day
As Canadians vote, the president revives "51st state" rhetoric.
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April 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Most Canadians vote in person on election day (today).
Trump had to keep his trap shut *one more day* if he wanted to help the Conservatives. But.. he couldn't.
This will cost the Conservatives votes, maybe a LOT of votes. It's a poisonous endorsement.
Most Canadians vote in person on election day (today).
Trump had to keep his trap shut *one more day* if he wanted to help the Conservatives. But.. he couldn't.
This will cost the Conservatives votes, maybe a LOT of votes. It's a poisonous endorsement.
This is where we're at. A middle-of-the-road Canadian candidate for PM - a lifelong central banker - does a speech where he says (not for the first time) that the US wants to break Canada so that they can own us.
That's the new mainstream opinion in Canada. Wow.
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That's the new mainstream opinion in Canada. Wow.
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Mark Carney unveils a plan to Trump-proof Canada
Liberals pledge offense with defense, a new NATO commitment and plans to bolster Canada’s North
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April 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is where we're at. A middle-of-the-road Canadian candidate for PM - a lifelong central banker - does a speech where he says (not for the first time) that the US wants to break Canada so that they can own us.
That's the new mainstream opinion in Canada. Wow.
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That's the new mainstream opinion in Canada. Wow.
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Canadian here.
My investments are largely in Canada, or cash or gold.
Tomorrow I'm looking forward to a truly catastrophic US stock market decline.
Is 10% not enough? Do Americans need 20% before they realize they f*ked up?
Happy Monday. Buy the ticket, take the ride.
My investments are largely in Canada, or cash or gold.
Tomorrow I'm looking forward to a truly catastrophic US stock market decline.
Is 10% not enough? Do Americans need 20% before they realize they f*ked up?
Happy Monday. Buy the ticket, take the ride.
April 7, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Canadian here.
My investments are largely in Canada, or cash or gold.
Tomorrow I'm looking forward to a truly catastrophic US stock market decline.
Is 10% not enough? Do Americans need 20% before they realize they f*ked up?
Happy Monday. Buy the ticket, take the ride.
My investments are largely in Canada, or cash or gold.
Tomorrow I'm looking forward to a truly catastrophic US stock market decline.
Is 10% not enough? Do Americans need 20% before they realize they f*ked up?
Happy Monday. Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Every crisis is also an opportunity. Canadian smugglers could get rich under this new regime.
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Trump Tariffs Could Push iPhone Costs as High as $2,300 | John Ogilvie
Tariffs really shake the Etch-a-Sketch, don't they?
I'm an engineer, not a smuggler. This is an evil thought experiment, nothing more.
Just to show the insanity of the tariffs.
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April 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Every crisis is also an opportunity. Canadian smugglers could get rich under this new regime.
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Israel needs to be treated like a pariah state for a generation. Maybe more.
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Bodies of Palestinian rescue workers recovered from mass grave – video
Fifteen Palestinian paramedics and rescue workers, including at least one United Nations employee, were killed by Israeli forces 'one by one' and buried in a mass grave eight days ago in southern Gaza...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Israel needs to be treated like a pariah state for a generation. Maybe more.
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OK, so the Canadian federal election has kicked off today. Here's coverage of our excellent local candidate, Sarah Good.
About 20 times during the rally, the crowd put their "Elbows Up" to let the US know we're pissed with the US.
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About 20 times during the rally, the crowd put their "Elbows Up" to let the US know we're pissed with the US.
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Sarah Good Launches Political Campaign with Strong Community Support
Sarah Good officially kicked off her political campaign today, marking a significant step in her bid to represent the community. The event, held at the Best Wes
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March 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
OK, so the Canadian federal election has kicked off today. Here's coverage of our excellent local candidate, Sarah Good.
About 20 times during the rally, the crowd put their "Elbows Up" to let the US know we're pissed with the US.
theseeker.ca/2025/03/sara...
About 20 times during the rally, the crowd put their "Elbows Up" to let the US know we're pissed with the US.
theseeker.ca/2025/03/sara...
