Kim Siever
@kimsiever.bsky.social
Radical left queer Mormon. Labour journalist. Disabled. ADHD. Autism. Lemon lover. He/they.
albertaworker.ca
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$79 billion could pay for UBI
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
$79 billion could pay for UBI
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“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Good morning from Lethbridge.
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Good morning from Lethbridge.
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Nobody likes to see people lose their jobs and livelihoods, but this is a good reminder that blind loyalty to an industry is not a good thing. Oil and gas does not ❤️ you back, no matter how many bumper stickers you have
“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Nobody likes to see people lose their jobs and livelihoods, but this is a good reminder that blind loyalty to an industry is not a good thing. Oil and gas does not ❤️ you back, no matter how many bumper stickers you have
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Remember when the oil companies were saying if they didn’t get their pipelines or w/e they were going to move their operations elsewhere (as if the oil wasn’t, you know, in a fixed location)? Well guess what it doesn’t make a diff where they are because they are just transferring money to the U.S.
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Remember when the oil companies were saying if they didn’t get their pipelines or w/e they were going to move their operations elsewhere (as if the oil wasn’t, you know, in a fixed location)? Well guess what it doesn’t make a diff where they are because they are just transferring money to the U.S.
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Feds want us to believe another oil pipeline is in Canadians’ interest??
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Feds want us to believe another oil pipeline is in Canadians’ interest??
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Thank the bituemen gods that we have a pipeline, otherwise we wouldn't have such prosperity! I ❤️ Oil the economic engine. 😵💫
“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thank the bituemen gods that we have a pipeline, otherwise we wouldn't have such prosperity! I ❤️ Oil the economic engine. 😵💫
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Over the last 35 years, the percentage of people in China living on $3 per day has dropped from 83% to 0%.
In the USA, their percentage has increased.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In the USA, their percentage has increased.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Over the last 35 years, the percentage of people in China living on $3 per day has dropped from 83% to 0%.
In the USA, their percentage has increased.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
In the USA, their percentage has increased.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Friendly reminder that despite your bumper sticker, Alberta oil does not heart you back.
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Friendly reminder that despite your bumper sticker, Alberta oil does not heart you back.
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On the houses! It allows the fields to grow food and the forests to do whatever it is that nature does with them.
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for 3 hours per day.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom | TechCrunch
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
techcrunch.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On the houses! It allows the fields to grow food and the forests to do whatever it is that nature does with them.
“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil announce major layoffs for Canada amid global restructuring
Experts says layoffs part of broader global trend in oil and gas sector
www.hcamag.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
“Imperial Oil has announced it will eliminate 20% of its workforce by the end of 2027, with most of the positions based in Calgary.”
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
Remember, we are extracting and exporting more oil than ever before.
www.hcamag.com/ca/news/gene...
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Wait until they find out about Nexen.
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Wait until they find out about Nexen.
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To a large degree, our hands are tied by trade agreements and a neoliberal structure that knows no borders. Maybe one of the most effective ways to achieve greater national sovereignty and wealth is through public ownership. But, that ain’t gonna happen under the current leadership.
November 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
To a large degree, our hands are tied by trade agreements and a neoliberal structure that knows no borders. Maybe one of the most effective ways to achieve greater national sovereignty and wealth is through public ownership. But, that ain’t gonna happen under the current leadership.
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Exactly. Smith screams about pipelines but we don't see anything meaningful from it. Most of it flows out of Canada.
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Exactly. Smith screams about pipelines but we don't see anything meaningful from it. Most of it flows out of Canada.
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Of course they are. They know perfectly well that oil and gas is a time limited resource, even if the Alberta government does not.
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Of course they are. They know perfectly well that oil and gas is a time limited resource, even if the Alberta government does not.
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
U.S.-Owned Oil Sands Giants Send Profits Out of Canada Despite Public Support for Resource Sovereignty
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers are sending a large share of their profits out of the country to their shareholders in the United States, the CEO of the Trottier Family Foundation warns in an opi...
www.theenergymix.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Rather than reinvesting those profits in the Canadian economy, the four companies paid out $79.7 billion in dividends and share buybacks, nearly ¾ of which went to foreign shareholders, including 62% to American shareholders.”
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
www.theenergymix.com/u-s-owned-oi...
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Agreed, subsidies should be for emerging industries, not those that are a century old and in need of replacement.
November 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Agreed, subsidies should be for emerging industries, not those that are a century old and in need of replacement.
The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The latest news story I wrote for @abworker.bsky.social
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Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Today’s news story from @kimsiever.bsky.social
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
Calgary Burnco workers get 10% raise
They will see improvements in safety allowance, lead hand premiums, and paid vacation time.
albertaworker.ca/news/calgary...
The Police State Gets Flocked
YouTube video by Rebecca Watson (Skepchick)
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November 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Let O & G use their massive profits to pay their own bills and face their own responsibilities.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Let O & G use their massive profits to pay their own bills and face their own responsibilities.
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Hello Saskpower. Did you forget the reason you exist. It is not to make profits so the idiot Saskparty can divert more money to their friends. It is to provide power at a reasonable price for the citizens. Solar, wind, and batteries are the future. NOT COAL AND GAS
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for 3 hours per day.
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
techcrunch.com/2025/11/05/m...
Millions to receive free electricity in 2026 thanks to Australia’s solar boom | TechCrunch
Australia now has so much solar power that the government will require utilities to sell customers free electricity for three hours per day.
techcrunch.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Hello Saskpower. Did you forget the reason you exist. It is not to make profits so the idiot Saskparty can divert more money to their friends. It is to provide power at a reasonable price for the citizens. Solar, wind, and batteries are the future. NOT COAL AND GAS
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Instead, they wanna promote more oil and gas and give that industry another pipeline! We need to stop subsidizing oil and gas!
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Instead, they wanna promote more oil and gas and give that industry another pipeline! We need to stop subsidizing oil and gas!