Ken Glover 🇨🇦
@keng2025.bsky.social
Progressive Canadian who like to read. Drive an EV and have solar panels on my house. The cat says hi.
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"Would you like some toast?"
December 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
"Would you like some toast?"
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A year ago, I took the biggest risk of my professional life. I launched my independent journalism project: Bubble Pop.
And….holy shit. You guys made my dreams come true.
This year has been a roller coaster. I can't wait to see what 2026 brings.
(Hopefully fewer death threats?? lol):
And….holy shit. You guys made my dreams come true.
This year has been a roller coaster. I can't wait to see what 2026 brings.
(Hopefully fewer death threats?? lol):
December 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
A year ago, I took the biggest risk of my professional life. I launched my independent journalism project: Bubble Pop.
And….holy shit. You guys made my dreams come true.
This year has been a roller coaster. I can't wait to see what 2026 brings.
(Hopefully fewer death threats?? lol):
And….holy shit. You guys made my dreams come true.
This year has been a roller coaster. I can't wait to see what 2026 brings.
(Hopefully fewer death threats?? lol):
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Uber lobbied hard for the OBBB, the most environment-hostile bill in US history, and is now pulling back its EV subsidies.
Uber sucks. Don't use it.
Uber sucks. Don't use it.
Uber Pulls Back From Electric Cars, Slashing Incentives for Drivers
After long pushing for government policies to speed adoption of electric cars, Uber embraced Trump's EV-battering legislation.
www.bloomberg.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Uber lobbied hard for the OBBB, the most environment-hostile bill in US history, and is now pulling back its EV subsidies.
Uber sucks. Don't use it.
Uber sucks. Don't use it.
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Monthly global climate data update from @metoffice.gov.uk HadCRUT5 for the month of November 2025.
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
December 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Monthly global climate data update from @metoffice.gov.uk HadCRUT5 for the month of November 2025.
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
If you are a citizen of Canada, please sign this petition to protect the rights of trans and gender diverse people. #canpoli
Petition e-7027 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you are a citizen of Canada, please sign this petition to protect the rights of trans and gender diverse people. #canpoli
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The Gingerbread House
With previously unreleased BONUS panel below! 👇
With previously unreleased BONUS panel below! 👇
December 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Gingerbread House
With previously unreleased BONUS panel below! 👇
With previously unreleased BONUS panel below! 👇
And interesting read about an interesting place. I would like to visit it sometime.
Land before time: Exploring the many layers of Anticosti Island
A visit to #Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to ancient fossils, storied shipwrecks — and more deer than people
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/lan...
A visit to #Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to ancient fossils, storied shipwrecks — and more deer than people
canadiangeographic.ca/articles/lan...
Land before time: Exploring the many layers of Anticosti Island
A visit to Canada’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to ancient fossils, storied shipwrecks — and more deer than people
canadiangeographic.ca
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
And interesting read about an interesting place. I would like to visit it sometime.
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Having opened door to Alberta separation vote, UCP changes rules to block competing referenda. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/havi...
Having opened door to Alberta separation vote, UCP changes rules to block competing referenda - Alberta Politics
Having made sure its secessionist wing’s Alberta separation referendum will have an easy time getting on a ballot, Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party cabinet has moved to ensure no oth...
albertapolitics.ca
December 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Having opened door to Alberta separation vote, UCP changes rules to block competing referenda. albertapolitics.ca/2025/12/havi...
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I just gave my 20yo a rundown of the day's news, and he said, "It's all so dumb, it's hard to take seriously and so it's hard to fight. We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians!"
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I just gave my 20yo a rundown of the day's news, and he said, "It's all so dumb, it's hard to take seriously and so it's hard to fight. We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians!"
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
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The left needs more influencers who are mostly about other shit. That's what is moving all these young people right -- not "political content," but dumbass lifting videos & bro podcasts where RW politics is casual & taken for granted.
The Most Powerful Politics Influencers Barely Post About Politics
New research shows that social media creators have enormous influence over their audiences' politics—especially those who don't normally share political content.
www.wired.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The left needs more influencers who are mostly about other shit. That's what is moving all these young people right -- not "political content," but dumbass lifting videos & bro podcasts where RW politics is casual & taken for granted.
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver:
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
BREAKING: Kennedy Niece Maria Shriver:
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."
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Gotta say, hitting the year mark of when I first launched my independent news outlet is SCARY. I've had about a 10% drop in income after passing the "auto renew" dates from my initial launch, eek!
If you have some extra cash and wanna spend it on some independent journalism, consider subscribing :)
If you have some extra cash and wanna spend it on some independent journalism, consider subscribing :)
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Gotta say, hitting the year mark of when I first launched my independent news outlet is SCARY. I've had about a 10% drop in income after passing the "auto renew" dates from my initial launch, eek!
If you have some extra cash and wanna spend it on some independent journalism, consider subscribing :)
If you have some extra cash and wanna spend it on some independent journalism, consider subscribing :)
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New article from me today about the new study of Finland's basic income experiment that found recipients of unconditional income had 33% better mental health than the control group that got the same amount of money with conditions. I also dive into a lot of other evidence about UBI and mental health
Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Experienced 33% Better Mental Health.
New research from Finland's basic income experiment proves that simply trusting people with money—not just the money itself—significantly improves mental health
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
New article from me today about the new study of Finland's basic income experiment that found recipients of unconditional income had 33% better mental health than the control group that got the same amount of money with conditions. I also dive into a lot of other evidence about UBI and mental health
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I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “clima...
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
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Steve is refusing to talk to me unless I address him as Uri the unicorn. I'm too tired to fight him on this one. I'm sure he has his reasons..
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Steve is refusing to talk to me unless I address him as Uri the unicorn. I'm too tired to fight him on this one. I'm sure he has his reasons..
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On the 3rd day of fossils, my true love gave to me...
3 cyclocystoids!
I wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of a cyclocystoid. They are one of the rarest fossil echinoderms and related to starfish and sea urchins. They are small and fall apart quickly after death.
1/x
#12DaysofFossils
3 cyclocystoids!
I wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of a cyclocystoid. They are one of the rarest fossil echinoderms and related to starfish and sea urchins. They are small and fall apart quickly after death.
1/x
#12DaysofFossils
December 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
On the 3rd day of fossils, my true love gave to me...
3 cyclocystoids!
I wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of a cyclocystoid. They are one of the rarest fossil echinoderms and related to starfish and sea urchins. They are small and fall apart quickly after death.
1/x
#12DaysofFossils
3 cyclocystoids!
I wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of a cyclocystoid. They are one of the rarest fossil echinoderms and related to starfish and sea urchins. They are small and fall apart quickly after death.
1/x
#12DaysofFossils
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There's a lot of debate about whether trans athletes have an advantage, but if folks are going to have that conversation, they must also consider whether trans athletes also have disadvantages or a mix of both. The one-way, homogenized debate is inherently transphobic.
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
There's a lot of debate about whether trans athletes have an advantage, but if folks are going to have that conversation, they must also consider whether trans athletes also have disadvantages or a mix of both. The one-way, homogenized debate is inherently transphobic.
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This CBC article reads like a tourism brochure for the US travel industry. Not one mention of the boycott.
The article says that if you travel to Montana you can buy one beer and get one free.
Frick...I value our sovereignty to a higher value than a free bottle of Coors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The article says that if you travel to Montana you can buy one beer and get one free.
Frick...I value our sovereignty to a higher value than a free bottle of Coors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canadians travellers are resisting the U.S. Can ski vacations entice them back? | CBC News
American ski towns bracing for a steep decline in Canadian tourism are still hoping they can coax their northern neighbours back this holiday season. Ultimately, the decision to travel south might hin...
www.cbc.ca
December 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This CBC article reads like a tourism brochure for the US travel industry. Not one mention of the boycott.
The article says that if you travel to Montana you can buy one beer and get one free.
Frick...I value our sovereignty to a higher value than a free bottle of Coors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The article says that if you travel to Montana you can buy one beer and get one free.
Frick...I value our sovereignty to a higher value than a free bottle of Coors.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Monthly global climate data update from Berkeley Earth for the month of November 2025.
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Monthly global climate data update from Berkeley Earth for the month of November 2025.
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Canada Post is already one of the world’s most cost-effective postal systems - CCPA
There’s a common narrative about why Canada Post is in such bad shape—the company’s financial difficulties lie in excessive spending, and that the decline of letter-mail has made Canada Post too costl...
www.policyalternatives.ca
December 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
When we crunch Canada Post's numbers, we don’t see a system bloated by high costs—and when we look at comparison countries, we see that budget cuts and falling revenue go hand-in-hand. By Ryan Romard @policyalternatives.ca #canlab
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
Glad to see this headline. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Skate Canada to stop holding national, international events in Alberta | CBC News
Skate Canada says it will no longer host major events in Alberta following a review of the province's legislation on the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport.
www.cbc.ca
December 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Glad to see this headline. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...