Theresa
@tschiller17.bsky.social
Mostly retired, trying to stay optimistic in an increasingly uncertain and cruel world.
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Counterpoint: yes, he did.
If he forces the federal backstop on Alberta he triggers a national unity crisis -- and further undermines the carbon market in the process (since the fight would play out in the courts).
This way he shores up the weakest link in the chain, and quickly.
If he forces the federal backstop on Alberta he triggers a national unity crisis -- and further undermines the carbon market in the process (since the fight would play out in the courts).
This way he shores up the weakest link in the chain, and quickly.
Never been so mad to publish something.
While I have a ton of time for Max's analysis, I think this is overlooking one major fact: Carney didn't need Alberta's approval to bring in an industrial carbon price. So he traded a litany of climate policies for nothing he didn't already have.
While I have a ton of time for Max's analysis, I think this is overlooking one major fact: Carney didn't need Alberta's approval to bring in an industrial carbon price. So he traded a litany of climate policies for nothing he didn't already have.
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
November 27, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Counterpoint: yes, he did.
If he forces the federal backstop on Alberta he triggers a national unity crisis -- and further undermines the carbon market in the process (since the fight would play out in the courts).
This way he shores up the weakest link in the chain, and quickly.
If he forces the federal backstop on Alberta he triggers a national unity crisis -- and further undermines the carbon market in the process (since the fight would play out in the courts).
This way he shores up the weakest link in the chain, and quickly.
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Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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 10:07 PM
Mark Carney managed to trade a pipeline that will never get built for meaningful progress on industrial carbon pricing and electricity interties — both of which will get more wind and solar built.
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
Remember when people thought he wasn't good at politics? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/27/o...
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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.
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Health Care is a provincial responsibility - please remember that and direct your concerns to the provincial leaders
"Ontario recorded the highest number of wait-list deaths: 10,634, including more than 9,100 diagnostic-scan deaths where patients died before reaching the point of receiving or being scheduled for surgery."
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
I guess it's not "hallway healthcare" if you never make it to the hospital hallway.
Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report
A new report is raising alarm over growing wait-list deaths in Canada.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Health Care is a provincial responsibility - please remember that and direct your concerns to the provincial leaders
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This one measure is a really good way to judge how well people are cared for in LTC homes. I've seen how busy they are at my mom's place. They met or exceeded the goal. So many places don't. #Onpoli
Internal government data shows which long-term care homes met Ontario's hands-on care targets — and which didn't
Internal government data shows which long-term care homes met Ontario's hands-on care targets — and which didn't
As the province has lifted long-term care staffing levels since the pandemic, some companies’ homes have lagged behind, records show
dlvr.it
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This one measure is a really good way to judge how well people are cared for in LTC homes. I've seen how busy they are at my mom's place. They met or exceeded the goal. So many places don't. #Onpoli
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Deer My Friends
Today I heard the mayers of Toronto and Ottowah installed sine poles yeers ago that dont fit the huge speed sines I made to keep Ontario safe by getteen rid of speed camerahs. This is outrayjess so i will be takeen over both city counsels and investuhgateen Marit Stiles.
Premair
Today I heard the mayers of Toronto and Ottowah installed sine poles yeers ago that dont fit the huge speed sines I made to keep Ontario safe by getteen rid of speed camerahs. This is outrayjess so i will be takeen over both city counsels and investuhgateen Marit Stiles.
Premair
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Deer My Friends
Today I heard the mayers of Toronto and Ottowah installed sine poles yeers ago that dont fit the huge speed sines I made to keep Ontario safe by getteen rid of speed camerahs. This is outrayjess so i will be takeen over both city counsels and investuhgateen Marit Stiles.
Premair
Today I heard the mayers of Toronto and Ottowah installed sine poles yeers ago that dont fit the huge speed sines I made to keep Ontario safe by getteen rid of speed camerahs. This is outrayjess so i will be takeen over both city counsels and investuhgateen Marit Stiles.
Premair
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I usually speed when I’m driving but that’s because all the speed limit signs around here are just normal-sized signs and I don’t think they’re serious signs but once Doug Ford spends millions putting up bigger speed limit signs I will definitely not be speeding anymore because then it’s serious.
a man with a mustache wearing a blue suit and tie is making a funny face .
ALT: a man with a mustache wearing a blue suit and tie is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I usually speed when I’m driving but that’s because all the speed limit signs around here are just normal-sized signs and I don’t think they’re serious signs but once Doug Ford spends millions putting up bigger speed limit signs I will definitely not be speeding anymore because then it’s serious.
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Corrupt AND incompetent.
I loathe this government.
I loathe this government.
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Corrupt AND incompetent.
I loathe this government.
I loathe this government.
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Device…hoarding. Because you don’t go get a new one while yours is still fine.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Device…hoarding. Because you don’t go get a new one while yours is still fine.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
Apparently I am also practicing car hoarding, house hoarding, husband hoarding, dog hoarding, computer hoarding, furniture hoarding and art hoarding.
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For someone who posed as “anti-Trump” he sure is sounding a lot like Auntie Trump.
We don’t want MAGA style politics in Ontario or anywhere else in Canada.
We don’t want MAGA style politics in Ontario or anywhere else in Canada.
Ford says he will audit ‘left-wing radical groups’ opposed to government legislation | Globalnews.ca
Ford's warning came after members of the tenant advocacy group ACORN interrupted the legislature to protest a controversial omnibus bill that shortens some eviction timelines.
globalnews.ca
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
For someone who posed as “anti-Trump” he sure is sounding a lot like Auntie Trump.
We don’t want MAGA style politics in Ontario or anywhere else in Canada.
We don’t want MAGA style politics in Ontario or anywhere else in Canada.
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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"Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast.
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
Grateful to The Verge for publishing my essay on why large-language models are not going to achieve general intelligence nor push the scientific frontier.
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Is language the same as intelligence? The AI industry desperately needs it to be
The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake.
www.theverge.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
"Take away our ability to speak, and we can still think, reason, form beliefs, fall in love, and move about the world; our range of what we can experience and think about remains vast.
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
But take away language from a large language model, and you are left with literally nothing at all"
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People seem to have forgotten this.
Message from a Vietnam War Soldier
YouTube video by Florid Miston 2
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
People seem to have forgotten this.
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I think the Greenbelt thing was one thing - Doug allowing his buddies to profit using inside help - but this Skills Development thing is something else entirely: Doug giving our money to buddies to enrich them - and to help get Doug re-elected.
Opposition asks integrity commissioner to investigate Ford’s embattled labour minister | Globalnews.ca
The Ontario NDP is calling on the province's integrity commissioner to investigate the labour minister over a $2.5-billion skills program that favoured certain applicants.
globalnews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I think the Greenbelt thing was one thing - Doug allowing his buddies to profit using inside help - but this Skills Development thing is something else entirely: Doug giving our money to buddies to enrich them - and to help get Doug re-elected.
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A.
Public.
Service.
Cannot.
Lose.
Money.
how much did the military 'lose' last year?
how much did Health Canada 'lose' last year?
how much did the highway system 'lose' last year?
smdh...
Public.
Service.
Cannot.
Lose.
Money.
how much did the military 'lose' last year?
how much did Health Canada 'lose' last year?
how much did the highway system 'lose' last year?
smdh...
November 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A.
Public.
Service.
Cannot.
Lose.
Money.
how much did the military 'lose' last year?
how much did Health Canada 'lose' last year?
how much did the highway system 'lose' last year?
smdh...
Public.
Service.
Cannot.
Lose.
Money.
how much did the military 'lose' last year?
how much did Health Canada 'lose' last year?
how much did the highway system 'lose' last year?
smdh...
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Speaking of which: Bail is already, in many ways, the purview of the privilege. This would deepen that. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ontario plans to require bail cash up front as part of new justice bill | CBC Accessibility
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is set to table legislation that would require people accused of a crime and granted bail to provide a cash security deposit up front, rather than paying later i...
www.cbc.ca
November 24, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Speaking of which: Bail is already, in many ways, the purview of the privilege. This would deepen that. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak
Thursday's letters: UCP hiding from accountability
Edmonton Journal readers speak out on on Alberta invoking the notwithstanding clause and CFL rule changes.
edmontonjournal.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
“A government does not reach for the notwithstanding clause four times in a month unless something is deeply wrong. This isn’t normal. It isn’t safe. And it isn’t democracy. Each time rights are pushed aside, a warning siren is blaring: Power is being placed above people.”
~ Stephanie Shostak
~ Stephanie Shostak
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Evangelical Christianity a Big Driver of Alberta's Authoritarian Libertarianism?
Yup, IMO.
~25% of Alberta identify as evangelical Christians.
Explains a lot, doesn't it?
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5iV9_2t9buo
Yup, IMO.
~25% of Alberta identify as evangelical Christians.
Explains a lot, doesn't it?
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5iV9_2t9buo
Evangelical Christianity a Big Driver of Alberta's Authoritarian Libertarianism?
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Evangelical Christianity a Big Driver of Alberta's Authoritarian Libertarianism?
Yup, IMO.
~25% of Alberta identify as evangelical Christians.
Explains a lot, doesn't it?
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5iV9_2t9buo
Yup, IMO.
~25% of Alberta identify as evangelical Christians.
Explains a lot, doesn't it?
#ableg #abpoli #cdnpoli
youtu.be/5iV9_2t9buo
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Yes, school refusal due to bullying and/or mental health issues absolutely should be covered (I had a period of school refusal, so I get it.) But it's a bit bizarre that there is no mention in this increased school absences story of the recently introduced virus that kids get regularly now.
Reported illnesses have tripled in some school districts. Some say mental health is a factor https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-absences-illness-mental-health-9.6988661
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter
November 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Yes, school refusal due to bullying and/or mental health issues absolutely should be covered (I had a period of school refusal, so I get it.) But it's a bit bizarre that there is no mention in this increased school absences story of the recently introduced virus that kids get regularly now.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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"The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings. The fact that many men believe they no longer even have to pretend to respect women in order to participate in public life makes it unlikely that anything will change anytime soon"
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
"The past decade has been a gloomy lesson in how limited a proportion of men actually see women as equal human beings. The fact that many men believe they no longer even have to pretend to respect women in order to participate in public life makes it unlikely that anything will change anytime soon"
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From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
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Any one of you that buys jewellery stolen by the UK state from a migrant is a collaborator.
Stealing refugees' jewellery won't make anyone's life better.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
Deporting children won't make anyone's life better.
Making people wait 20 years to settle won't make anyone's life better.
If Government chooses hostility over helping communities, more division and racism are the only possible results.
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Any one of you that buys jewellery stolen by the UK state from a migrant is a collaborator.
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If "don't feed the kids" is going to be the rallying cry of the Conservative party, then the Liberals have nothing to worry about.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
If "don't feed the kids" is going to be the rallying cry of the Conservative party, then the Liberals have nothing to worry about.
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Remember Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Remember Jamal Khashoggi.