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“I have a chronic deficit with my barber, who doesn't buy a darned thing from me.” @powcanada.bsky.social #protectourwinters #Canada
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 4h
“Mr. #Hoekstra isn’t here as a diplomat,” Gary wrote. “He is here to lecture, berate, and tell us how great America is and how much lesser the rest of us are.”
#USA

@davidebybc.bsky.social is Ontario really in a worse bargaining position? Be strategic, but those ads are a bargaining tool.

#trump
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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 4d
New: There are no employees left at the National Park Service who can plug abandoned oil and gas wells, which can leak methane and contaminate groundwater. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/c...
He Alone Tracked Leaky Oil Wells in National Parks. He Was Let Go.
www.nytimes.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 3d
Comparing international Passports:

#Canada #Australia #European passports have some of the best global access.

#USA had a rough year but still solidly in the second tier

www.economist.com/graphic-deta...
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 5d
Climate change will hurt Canada's GDP more than previously thought www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/29/n...
Climate change will hurt Canada's GDP more than previously thought
New economic research indicates Canada (and all countries) will see a larger hit to GDP thanks to climate change.
www.nationalobserver.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 7d
Hurricane Melissa’s “minimum central pressure, a measure closely tied to its strength, was 903 millibars, which indicates rare power. Katrina, which devastated New Orleans in 2005, was 920 millibars — weaker than Melissa.”

But don’t call it #ClimateChange

www.nbcnews.com/weather/hurr...
Hurricane Melissa intensifies to Category 5, threatens Jamaica with 'catastrophic' flooding
The most powerful storm to hit the region since 1988 could inundate some areas of eastern Jamaica with up to 40 inches of rain. The arrival of its core has been delayed by stalling.
www.nbcnews.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 7d
Pierre #Poilievre channels his inner JD #Vance

#Canada

I would really like to see the #CPC move to the centre.

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/21/o...
Pierre Poilievre channels his inner JD Vance
Owning the libs is no way to actually govern a country, as Americans keep finding out with each passing day. That's not about to stop Pierre Poilievre from constantly trying to do it.
www.nationalobserver.com
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Steven Chase @stevenchase.bsky.social · 7d
Hong Kong companies funnel Canadian tech to Russian military, report says

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Hong Kong companies funnel Canadian tech to Russian army, report says
Canadian hardware found in Iranian drones Russia has deployed against Ukraine, watchdog finds
www.theglobeandmail.com
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8d
Enten: "Canada is far more popular than Donald Trump is here in the United States. The net popularity of Canada is +49. Trump is -10. We're talking about Canada coming out nearly 60 points ahead on the net popularity ratings versus Donald Trump here in the US"
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Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 25d
In which I debunk some very common (and popular) myths about renewable energy and the energy transition.

Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.

open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...
When "blindingly obvious" facts about the energy transition are anything but
Debunking Don Wright's well-meaning interventions on the subject
open.substack.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 8d
#Exxon sues #California for having to disclose emissions

They argue it looks like they had a significant role in climate change but the end consumer was the real driver. They don’t mention the millions spent on denying climate change was real to that same consumer

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/c...
Exxon Sues California Over New Climate Disclosure Laws
www.nytimes.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 9d
#alberta separatist party Pollster Conflict of Interest

www.thestar.com/news/investi...
A ‘jaw-dropper’ poll showed surging support for an Alberta separatist party. Turns out the polling firm and the party weren’t so separate
The Alberta Republican Party leader previously had an ownership stake in the same polling company that reported support for his new party was surging.
www.thestar.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 10d
2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation
theconversation.com/2-iconic-cor...
2 iconic coral species are now functionally extinct off Florida, study finds – we witnessed the reef’s bleaching and devastation
The crucial reef-building corals were decimated by a marine heat wave in the Florida Keys. Can advances in restoration help them recover?
theconversation.com
Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 11d
And a few days ago this discovery was announced:

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Justin Ling @justinling.ca · 11d
Trump is posting on Truth Social that he's terminating negotiations with Canada over a "fake" ad criticizing tariffs (that was run by Ontario, and which isn't fake.)

It's all theatre. There was never a deal to be gotten. Trump just wants to claim victory. #giftlink www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
But here’s the deal: There’s no deal to be had. Behind the glad-handing and theatrics, Trump doesn’t even know what he wants. He has found his preferred tool in achieving his grandiose goals — ending the drug crisis, eliminating America’s trade deficits, reviving American manufacturing — and it is tariffs. Don’t like those demands? Don’t worry, he has others: A place to send the people he’s deporting, free capital to invest in American manufacturing, or unrivaled access to rare earth minerals. Exactly what Canada is supposed to do to escape tariffs remains murky as ever. We’re not the only ones. Trump’s conspiratorial trade adviser Peter Navarro once promised to sign “90 deals in 90 days.” The administration’s biggest deal has been with China — and it’s a loser. The deal reduces, but doesn’t drop, American tariffs on China in exchange for more critical minerals from Beijing. This is Trump’s version of a win-win: He gets concessions, but gets to keep the tariffs.
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 12d
#COVID-19 #mRNA #vaccines could unlock the next revolution in #cancer treatment – new research

theconversation.com/covid-19-mrn...
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in cancer treatment – new research
The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.
theconversation.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 12d
#Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest

EVER

It really shouldn’t be a surprise.

No one should care more about climate change than an economic conservative

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows
LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says
www.theguardian.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 14d
Trees do a lot of wonderful things but decreasing your home energy bills by 10-12% isn’t spoken about enough.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 19d
Dr Oksana Tarasova, a @wmo-global.bsky.social senior scientific officer, said: “There is concern that terrestrial & ocean CO2 sinks are becoming less effective, which will increase the amount of CO2 that stays in the atmosphere, thereby accelerating global warming.”
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
www.theguardian.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 14d
#PublicHealth Works!

60,000 kids have avoided #peanut allergies

www.cbsnews.com/news/peanut-...
Some 60,000 kids have avoided peanut allergies due to landmark 2015 advice, study finds
About 60,000 children have avoided developing peanut allergies after 2015 guidance upended medical practice by recommending introducing the allergen to infants starting as early as 4 months, a new stu...
www.cbsnews.com
Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 14d
It’s hard to imagine any other future for him.
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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 18d
More than ten reasons why small-scale, non-utility solar is important

pv-magazine-usa.com/2025/10/16/w...

More info
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Why small-scale, non-utility solar is important
Behind-the-meter solar for homes, businesses, and communities comes with numerous benefits, said a paper from Stanford engineering professor Mark Jacobson.
pv-magazine-usa.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 15d
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the #Republican Party

#Trump

www.thebulwark.com/p/my-last-da...
My Last Day as an Accomplice of the Republican Party
Why I’m leaving the GOP and why I’m urging my former colleagues to do the same.
www.thebulwark.com
Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 18d
Well that’s clever! And obvious all at the same time!
Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 19d
Alex #Jones, the conservative media personality who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax, was found liable for defamation and inflicting emotional distress.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment
Alex Jones, the conservative media personality who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax, was found liable for defamation and inflicting emotional distress.
www.usatoday.com
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Just a Guy @powderday.bsky.social · 25d
CEO of Gulfstream #LNG in Louisiana, said last month “it’s a bit like the dotcom boom [...] we are kind of losing sight of the plot here. The industry is actually growing too fast.”

#Canada #pipelines
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