John Muller
@mrjohnmuller.bsky.social
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Yeah, I don't think we need to restart those US trade talks anytime soon.
Canada has moved on, and we're doing just fine.
Canada has moved on, and we're doing just fine.
Canada's economy grows 2.6%, blowing past expectations
Canada dodged a recession by posting annual growth of 2.6% in the third quarter that blew past expectations by the Bank of Canada. Read on
financialpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Yeah, I don't think we need to restart those US trade talks anytime soon.
Canada has moved on, and we're doing just fine.
Canada has moved on, and we're doing just fine.
Ok, I gotta say, I really enjoy the time differential between Canada and the UK, because it means that whenever I get up in the morning, usually the first stuff I see in my feed is whatever shenanigans @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens have been upto.
This one is particularly amusing.
This one is particularly amusing.
Hope is here.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Ok, I gotta say, I really enjoy the time differential between Canada and the UK, because it means that whenever I get up in the morning, usually the first stuff I see in my feed is whatever shenanigans @zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens have been upto.
This one is particularly amusing.
This one is particularly amusing.
Reposted by John Muller
Everyone in politics, everyone in media knows what’s happening here: the White House is controlled by a repellant white supremacist who waits with bated breath for any opportunity to run nonwhite people out of America. They know who it is, what he’s doing. But they won’t SAY it.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Everyone in politics, everyone in media knows what’s happening here: the White House is controlled by a repellant white supremacist who waits with bated breath for any opportunity to run nonwhite people out of America. They know who it is, what he’s doing. But they won’t SAY it.
This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
November 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is a solid analysis, and a good counterpoint to some of the more knee-jerk reactions floating about. Very worth a read.
"The MOU, then, is textbook Carney. By telling a political adversary what they wanted to hear, he’s gotten them to agree to something he needs. He’s effectively daring Danielle Smith to do the work required to get her coveted pipeline built, knowing full well she can’t actually do it. "
So far, Mark Carney has gotten two standing ovations and lost one cabinet minister as a result of his "grand bargain" with Alberta. The best, or worst, is almost certainly yet to come, @maxfawcett.bsky.social writes
The method to Mark Carney’s madness
The memorandum of understanding with Alberta might look like surrender. Look closer
www.nationalobserver.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"The MOU, then, is textbook Carney. By telling a political adversary what they wanted to hear, he’s gotten them to agree to something he needs. He’s effectively daring Danielle Smith to do the work required to get her coveted pipeline built, knowing full well she can’t actually do it. "
Alberta NDP leader comes out in favour of the MOU.
Like it or not, the Alberta energy sector exists, and has significant influence on their local politics, regardless of party.
Improving standards on that sector while also requiring juristictional & Indigenous partnership is a positive step, IMHO
Like it or not, the Alberta energy sector exists, and has significant influence on their local politics, regardless of party.
Improving standards on that sector while also requiring juristictional & Indigenous partnership is a positive step, IMHO
The new Canada-Alberta MOU is a positive step for our energy future.
Meaningful investments in Pathways, clear measures to reduce emissions, and a stronger industrial carbon price give Albertans the certainty we need to move forward. /1
Meaningful investments in Pathways, clear measures to reduce emissions, and a stronger industrial carbon price give Albertans the certainty we need to move forward. /1
November 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Alberta NDP leader comes out in favour of the MOU.
Like it or not, the Alberta energy sector exists, and has significant influence on their local politics, regardless of party.
Improving standards on that sector while also requiring juristictional & Indigenous partnership is a positive step, IMHO
Like it or not, the Alberta energy sector exists, and has significant influence on their local politics, regardless of party.
Improving standards on that sector while also requiring juristictional & Indigenous partnership is a positive step, IMHO
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This is weird framing, given that said deal actually strengthens the most important part — by far — of said Trudeau-era climate measures.
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
Mark Carney drops Trudeau-era climate measures in energy deal with Alberta
rime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government is scrapping plans for a major national climate policy and immediately suspending another in Alberta alone, as part of a wide-ranging accord that softens
www.thestar.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is weird framing, given that said deal actually strengthens the most important part — by far — of said Trudeau-era climate measures.
I'm not mad about the MOU. It doesn't mean a pipeline is getting built. It lays out the conditions that such a project would have to meet in order to get federal approval, which includes BC and FN partnership. Sooooo.....never gonna happen?
This isn't Trudeau buying TransMountain. This is theatre.
This isn't Trudeau buying TransMountain. This is theatre.
November 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I'm not mad about the MOU. It doesn't mean a pipeline is getting built. It lays out the conditions that such a project would have to meet in order to get federal approval, which includes BC and FN partnership. Sooooo.....never gonna happen?
This isn't Trudeau buying TransMountain. This is theatre.
This isn't Trudeau buying TransMountain. This is theatre.
This is what it boils down to for me. Everyone is obsessed with the pipeline angle of the MOU, but the business case for building one does not exist, and is unlikely to ever exist under the current pace of renewables.
This whole thing is a massive exercise in face-saving and opposition management.
This whole thing is a massive exercise in face-saving and opposition management.
CARNEY: "If there's not a private sector proponent, there won't be a pipeline."
November 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
This is what it boils down to for me. Everyone is obsessed with the pipeline angle of the MOU, but the business case for building one does not exist, and is unlikely to ever exist under the current pace of renewables.
This whole thing is a massive exercise in face-saving and opposition management.
This whole thing is a massive exercise in face-saving and opposition management.
From the news release:
"These projects will only be built in consultation and partnership with Indigenous rights-holders and British Columbia."
"These projects will only be built in consultation and partnership with Indigenous rights-holders and British Columbia."
Premier Smith and I have agreed to a framework built on shared ambitions — to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, unlock the full potential of Alberta’s energy resources, and build a stronger, more sustainable, more competitive economy.
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
From the news release:
"These projects will only be built in consultation and partnership with Indigenous rights-holders and British Columbia."
"These projects will only be built in consultation and partnership with Indigenous rights-holders and British Columbia."
NS is (temporarily) selling US booze again, but don't freak out. It's just the stuff we already had on hand, that we already paid for. We aren't ordering any new stock, and the profits from selling the old stuff are going to Feed NS, apparently.
I still won't be buying any though. Feels dirty.
I still won't be buying any though. Feels dirty.
Province to Sell Remaining U.S. Alcohol news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/11/2...
Province to Sell Remaining U.S. Alcohol
news.novascotia.ca
November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
NS is (temporarily) selling US booze again, but don't freak out. It's just the stuff we already had on hand, that we already paid for. We aren't ordering any new stock, and the profits from selling the old stuff are going to Feed NS, apparently.
I still won't be buying any though. Feels dirty.
I still won't be buying any though. Feels dirty.
The more I'm hearing about the Carney/Smith MOU, the better I'm feeling about it. Still waiting to see the text of the agreement, but it appears that it will include mandatory jurisdictional approval and FN support, which in effect means no new pipelines.
The PM is selling Alberta some magic beans.
The PM is selling Alberta some magic beans.
I'll reserve judgement, but if the deal struck between the PM and Alberta is that a pipeline can only get built if there's a business case (which there isn't and likely won't be) and a buy-in from First Nations and BC (which there isn't and likely wouldn't be), then yeah this seems pretty much fine.
Once again, folks: any deal between Alberta and Ottawa that requires a) BC's approval, and b) significant support from coastal First Nations is a deal for a pipeline that will never happen.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
If Carney can get Smith to agree to ratchet up industrial carbon pricing in exchange? That feels like a win.
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The more I'm hearing about the Carney/Smith MOU, the better I'm feeling about it. Still waiting to see the text of the agreement, but it appears that it will include mandatory jurisdictional approval and FN support, which in effect means no new pipelines.
The PM is selling Alberta some magic beans.
The PM is selling Alberta some magic beans.
The people who think we can reach a fair trade deal with the US under Trump are fooling themselves. There is no deal, and there is no going back.
The only way for Canada to thrive going forward is to wean ourselves off US economic and cultural dependency. I'm very grateful that our PM gets that.
The only way for Canada to thrive going forward is to wean ourselves off US economic and cultural dependency. I'm very grateful that our PM gets that.
Carney: We know that this decades-long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the US has ended. And as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the US….
November 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The people who think we can reach a fair trade deal with the US under Trump are fooling themselves. There is no deal, and there is no going back.
The only way for Canada to thrive going forward is to wean ourselves off US economic and cultural dependency. I'm very grateful that our PM gets that.
The only way for Canada to thrive going forward is to wean ourselves off US economic and cultural dependency. I'm very grateful that our PM gets that.
Poilievre is just *so obnoxious*, it actually makes me physically ill. Just the epitome of every dipshit white boy who thinks he knows everything, and is desperately begging everyone around to debate his loser opinions.
This coming from the guy who literally had MPs hiding behind a curtain just one week ago because he was afraid he might accidentally trigger an election with all his rhetoric. 😆
November 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Poilievre is just *so obnoxious*, it actually makes me physically ill. Just the epitome of every dipshit white boy who thinks he knows everything, and is desperately begging everyone around to debate his loser opinions.
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The thin edge of the wedge is always culture, making survival strategies look like fun fads
One feature of the collapse we are living through is that things poorer people have had to do are creeping up the income scale
They can spin it however but struggling to make ends meet with a hodge podge of sortof-jobs is both very normal and very bad
apnews.com/article/work...
They can spin it however but struggling to make ends meet with a hodge podge of sortof-jobs is both very normal and very bad
apnews.com/article/work...
Workers take on side jobs to combat stagnant salaries and insecurity about employment
Working professionals in the U.S. are taking on side jobs to supplement their incomes amid frozen salaries, inflation and fear of layoffs.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The thin edge of the wedge is always culture, making survival strategies look like fun fads
If US officials were to actually grapple with the real reason Canadians are boycotting the US, they would then have to grapple with the fact that the US has fallen to a depraved authoritarian regime.
And we can't have that! Better to just call it "trade war tensions", and leave it there.
And we can't have that! Better to just call it "trade war tensions", and leave it there.
They refuse to acknowledge that a huge reason Canadians aren't coming there is because they're led by a man who gets off on throwing innocent people in Venezuela torture prisons and checking our phones at the border for subversive memes. It's almost fascinating.
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U.S. senators say tariffs causing ‘cultural break’ in relations with Canada - National | Globalnews.ca
Maine Senator King said the lingering rift between Canadians and Americans is particularly troubling in a state that borders on New Brunswick and Quebec.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If US officials were to actually grapple with the real reason Canadians are boycotting the US, they would then have to grapple with the fact that the US has fallen to a depraved authoritarian regime.
And we can't have that! Better to just call it "trade war tensions", and leave it there.
And we can't have that! Better to just call it "trade war tensions", and leave it there.
Good luck to @aftynbehn.bsky.social in the #TN7 special election! A district that went +22 for Trump is on the verge of going Blue. Potential for an incredible upset victory, and a chance to elect someone capable of standing up against exactly the kind of sickness that Trump and the GOP represent.
“Governor, will you get the child molester out of the legislature? David Byrd?”
@GovBillLee: “That’s gonna happen.”
PSA: Lee did nothing. Byrd was re-elected.
This is why @aftynbehn.bsky.social protested. Republicans are attacking the hero in the story.
Watch. Share. Vote. #TN7
@GovBillLee: “That’s gonna happen.”
PSA: Lee did nothing. Byrd was re-elected.
This is why @aftynbehn.bsky.social protested. Republicans are attacking the hero in the story.
Watch. Share. Vote. #TN7
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Good luck to @aftynbehn.bsky.social in the #TN7 special election! A district that went +22 for Trump is on the verge of going Blue. Potential for an incredible upset victory, and a chance to elect someone capable of standing up against exactly the kind of sickness that Trump and the GOP represent.
Homework assignment: Endure long enough to see your enemies brought down by their own actions, and then point and laugh at them.
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Homework assignment: Endure long enough to see your enemies brought down by their own actions, and then point and laugh at them.
Feeling pretty pumped today, because I just got word that my third acting credit has been officially received, which means that my apprenticeship is up and I can now join ACTRA as a full union member.
Not bad for mid-pandemic career pivot, dare I say!
Not bad for mid-pandemic career pivot, dare I say!
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Feeling pretty pumped today, because I just got word that my third acting credit has been officially received, which means that my apprenticeship is up and I can now join ACTRA as a full union member.
Not bad for mid-pandemic career pivot, dare I say!
Not bad for mid-pandemic career pivot, dare I say!
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Extraordinary work here from the @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
Andrea is one of over 170 U.S. citizens who have detained by ICE. It should never have happened, and we will hold Kristi Noem and the Trump Administration accountable.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Extraordinary work here from the @oversightdemocrats.house.gov.
I really appreciated all of @sproudfoot.bsky.social's commentary tonight on Power and Politics, especially her sticking up for, well, the basic concept of objective reality?
Well worth seeking out the whole thing! Her candor had @davidwcochrane.bsky.social looking around for the CBC fallout shelter
Well worth seeking out the whole thing! Her candor had @davidwcochrane.bsky.social looking around for the CBC fallout shelter
PROUDFOOT: Calling Donald Trump the most corrupt president in American history is factual and demonstrable and real...
COCHRANE: We can't edit this out because it's live, so if Donald Trump sues me, I'm going to send him your number, Shannon.
COCHRANE: We can't edit this out because it's live, so if Donald Trump sues me, I'm going to send him your number, Shannon.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
I really appreciated all of @sproudfoot.bsky.social's commentary tonight on Power and Politics, especially her sticking up for, well, the basic concept of objective reality?
Well worth seeking out the whole thing! Her candor had @davidwcochrane.bsky.social looking around for the CBC fallout shelter
Well worth seeking out the whole thing! Her candor had @davidwcochrane.bsky.social looking around for the CBC fallout shelter
My goodness. @sproudfoot.bsky.social on CBC Power and Politics just now with some incredible truth-bombs. Highly recommend seeking out the clips once they become available.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
My goodness. @sproudfoot.bsky.social on CBC Power and Politics just now with some incredible truth-bombs. Highly recommend seeking out the clips once they become available.
Reposted by John Muller
It hits different when they're arresting white women. They signed up to terrorize Black and brown people.
“We’ve tried to not have to do it, but we've got direct orders,” the masked ICE agents told them www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It hits different when they're arresting white women. They signed up to terrorize Black and brown people.
It's really embarrassing to see opposition types try and make political hay over the "who cares?" quip by the PM re: Trump trade talks.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
It's really embarrassing to see opposition types try and make political hay over the "who cares?" quip by the PM re: Trump trade talks.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.
To be clear, the US president is a deranged, senile, pathological liar and malignant narcissist, and Conservatives think we should be talking to him *more*? GTFOH.