Western Hemlox
@westernhemlox.bsky.social
Brave, enthusiastic, adventurous raccoon living in the evergreen forest of Lekwungen Territory/Victoria, BC.
Pinned
Protesters return to Upper Walbran logging blockade after arrests
Police cleared the blockade on Tuesday, arresting four people, but were unable to prevent protesters from retaking the road overnight.
www.timescolonist.com
We're still logging old-growth forests in 2025. Dumb as fuck!
#bcpoli #VancouverIsland #Walbran #FairyCreek #yyj
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/p...
#bcpoli #VancouverIsland #Walbran #FairyCreek #yyj
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/p...
@robshaw.bsky.social points out there's sort of 3 versions of the agreement:
• #MOU, which says meaningful engagement w/ BC
• PM, in House of Commons, said there needs to be "agreement w/ BC"
• Tim Hodgson says there has to be "free, prior, & informed consent" from FNs
youtu.be/8YicHjEZuDU?...
• #MOU, which says meaningful engagement w/ BC
• PM, in House of Commons, said there needs to be "agreement w/ BC"
• Tim Hodgson says there has to be "free, prior, & informed consent" from FNs
youtu.be/8YicHjEZuDU?...
Sunday Scrum | Does Alberta-Canada energy agreement pose a threat to national unity?
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@robshaw.bsky.social points out there's sort of 3 versions of the agreement:
• #MOU, which says meaningful engagement w/ BC
• PM, in House of Commons, said there needs to be "agreement w/ BC"
• Tim Hodgson says there has to be "free, prior, & informed consent" from FNs
youtu.be/8YicHjEZuDU?...
• #MOU, which says meaningful engagement w/ BC
• PM, in House of Commons, said there needs to be "agreement w/ BC"
• Tim Hodgson says there has to be "free, prior, & informed consent" from FNs
youtu.be/8YicHjEZuDU?...
Sunday Scrum | Does Alberta-Canada energy agreement pose a threat to national unity?
YouTube video by CBC News
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@robshaw.bsky.social points out there's sort of 3 versions of the agreement:
• #MOU, which says meaningful engagement w/ BC
• PM, in House of Commons, said there needs to be "agreement w/ BC"
• Tim Hodgson says there has to be "free, prior, & informed consent" from FNs
youtu.be/8YicHjEZuDU?...
• #MOU, which says meaningful engagement w/ BC
• PM, in House of Commons, said there needs to be "agreement w/ BC"
• Tim Hodgson says there has to be "free, prior, & informed consent" from FNs
youtu.be/8YicHjEZuDU?...
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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Adam Smith himself wrote about how the rich and powerful have no interest in helping the country, their interest in politics and policy is solely about enriching themselves to the detriment of everyone else.
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
Who would have guessed that David Sacks would be doing unethical shit in the White House? Not a single guy in that cohort who’s not a raging sociopath www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/t...
Silicon Valley’s Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Adam Smith himself wrote about how the rich and powerful have no interest in helping the country, their interest in politics and policy is solely about enriching themselves to the detriment of everyone else.
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
www.adamsmithworks.org/speakings/ad...
Why does Seattle have an NHL hockey team but no longer an NBA basketball team? #ThisIsWrong
November 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Why does Seattle have an NHL hockey team but no longer an NBA basketball team? #ThisIsWrong
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They just announced they are moving the Team Canada Olympic cross country ski trials out of Prince George due to a lack of snow a week before December and people will still act like there isn't climate change
November 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
They just announced they are moving the Team Canada Olympic cross country ski trials out of Prince George due to a lack of snow a week before December and people will still act like there isn't climate change
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I’m driving through rural Texas, prime insane right wing billboard territory and I just saw a billboard that said “no healthcare for the peasants but a ballroom for the king”
pretty big sentiment shift for the area
pretty big sentiment shift for the area
November 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I’m driving through rural Texas, prime insane right wing billboard territory and I just saw a billboard that said “no healthcare for the peasants but a ballroom for the king”
pretty big sentiment shift for the area
pretty big sentiment shift for the area
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What Eby, Smith, and Carney Are REALLY Up To
By my rough math, BC LNG projects could need $300B of investment by 2035.
No wonder Dave Eby says he's not mad (watch the news clip) about a pipeline.
All investments will include FNs.
#bcpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/50L6Z7FqTJQ
By my rough math, BC LNG projects could need $300B of investment by 2035.
No wonder Dave Eby says he's not mad (watch the news clip) about a pipeline.
All investments will include FNs.
#bcpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/50L6Z7FqTJQ
What Eby, Smith, and Carney Are REALLY Up To
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What Eby, Smith, and Carney Are REALLY Up To
By my rough math, BC LNG projects could need $300B of investment by 2035.
No wonder Dave Eby says he's not mad (watch the news clip) about a pipeline.
All investments will include FNs.
#bcpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/50L6Z7FqTJQ
By my rough math, BC LNG projects could need $300B of investment by 2035.
No wonder Dave Eby says he's not mad (watch the news clip) about a pipeline.
All investments will include FNs.
#bcpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
youtu.be/50L6Z7FqTJQ
Clearly John Ivison missed yesterday's viral clip of Danielle Smith getting booed by her base at the UCP AGM.
Aren't columnists supposed to be on top of these things?
#ShittyJournalism #cdnpoli
Aren't columnists supposed to be on top of these things?
#ShittyJournalism #cdnpoli
Imagine writing this years after Justin Trudeau bought Alberta a $4billion pipeline and their shrieking only got louder. Either John Ivison is a fool or thinks we are 😐
John Ivison: Carney's focus on Alberta's prosperity will help calm separatist movement
If nothing else, the MOU sends a signal that Alberta is being heard — even if B.C. is complaining it has been left out of the conversation.
nationalpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Clearly John Ivison missed yesterday's viral clip of Danielle Smith getting booed by her base at the UCP AGM.
Aren't columnists supposed to be on top of these things?
#ShittyJournalism #cdnpoli
Aren't columnists supposed to be on top of these things?
#ShittyJournalism #cdnpoli
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I still can’t get over this piece. The US is giving up any claim to its status as “leader of the free world” in exchange for straight up grifting.
This is the most damning thing I’ve read about this admin.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
This is the most damning thing I’ve read about this admin.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I still can’t get over this piece. The US is giving up any claim to its status as “leader of the free world” in exchange for straight up grifting.
This is the most damning thing I’ve read about this admin.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
This is the most damning thing I’ve read about this admin.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
A very fascinating behind-the-scenes account from @althiaraj.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU #pipelines #Guilbeault
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU #pipelines #Guilbeault
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
November 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A very fascinating behind-the-scenes account from @althiaraj.bsky.social.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU #pipelines #Guilbeault
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU #pipelines #Guilbeault
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
November 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I think it’s bad, actually, to play political chess with Indigenous rights.
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“CO2 levels at their highest in around 12 MILLION years.”
10 words that mean none of our lives are gonna work out the way we might hope.
10 words that mean none of our lives are gonna work out the way we might hope.
November 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
“CO2 levels at their highest in around 12 MILLION years.”
10 words that mean none of our lives are gonna work out the way we might hope.
10 words that mean none of our lives are gonna work out the way we might hope.
"Four dead grizzly bears was an intense collision."
"... two wolverines, two grizzly bears and as many as 50 moose had been killed along 60 km of track."
Important piece by @thenarwhal.ca on our incorrigible, impunible railroad companies.
#bcpoli
projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
"... two wolverines, two grizzly bears and as many as 50 moose had been killed along 60 km of track."
Important piece by @thenarwhal.ca on our incorrigible, impunible railroad companies.
#bcpoli
projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Four dead grizzly bears was an intense collision."
"... two wolverines, two grizzly bears and as many as 50 moose had been killed along 60 km of track."
Important piece by @thenarwhal.ca on our incorrigible, impunible railroad companies.
#bcpoli
projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
"... two wolverines, two grizzly bears and as many as 50 moose had been killed along 60 km of track."
Important piece by @thenarwhal.ca on our incorrigible, impunible railroad companies.
#bcpoli
projects.thenarwhal.ca/collision-co...
Oh look, the private sector is already musing about requiring a taxpayer-funded backstop for any new #pipeline...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-an...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-an...
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Oh look, the private sector is already musing about requiring a taxpayer-funded backstop for any new #pipeline...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-an...
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/cibc-an...
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Good work by @althiaraj.bsky.social on the inside story of Guilbeault's resignation, from his being frozen out by PMO, given false assurances, and being made to wear the government walking back on pledges he made to Elizabeth May to secure her support. No kidding it was untenable for him to stay.
Althia Raj: Mark Carney lost the minister who was the green conscience of his government. Here’s how it happened
The inside story of Steven Guilbeault's resignation from cabinet over Ottawa's energy deal with Alberta.
www.thestar.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Good work by @althiaraj.bsky.social on the inside story of Guilbeault's resignation, from his being frozen out by PMO, given false assurances, and being made to wear the government walking back on pledges he made to Elizabeth May to secure her support. No kidding it was untenable for him to stay.
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A minor thing (or not), but at 15:39 in this clip @robshaw.bsky.social suggests that the PM misled Premier Eby on a phone call earlier this week, saying that the #MOU wasn't done when in fact two hours later it leaked out that the MOU was done.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhvA...
A minor thing (or not), but at 15:39 in this clip @robshaw.bsky.social suggests that the PM misled Premier Eby on a phone call earlier this week, saying that the #MOU wasn't done when in fact two hours later it leaked out that the MOU was done.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhvA...
Political Capital 196 - Oil pipeline-palooza
YouTube video by CHEK Media
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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A minor thing (or not), but at 15:39 in this clip @robshaw.bsky.social suggests that the PM misled Premier Eby on a phone call earlier this week, saying that the #MOU wasn't done when in fact two hours later it leaked out that the MOU was done.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhvA...
A minor thing (or not), but at 15:39 in this clip @robshaw.bsky.social suggests that the PM misled Premier Eby on a phone call earlier this week, saying that the #MOU wasn't done when in fact two hours later it leaked out that the MOU was done.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhvA...
Great conversation!
Most interesting is @maxfawcett.bsky.social's advice for Carney: try to advance a TMX expansion and get barrels pledged to that, thus eliminating barrels available for any new #pipeline.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqH...
Most interesting is @maxfawcett.bsky.social's advice for Carney: try to advance a TMX expansion and get barrels pledged to that, thus eliminating barrels available for any new #pipeline.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqH...
Is Mark Carney Crazy Like a Fox? Max Fawcett Thinks He Is
YouTube video by Energi Media
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Great conversation!
Most interesting is @maxfawcett.bsky.social's advice for Carney: try to advance a TMX expansion and get barrels pledged to that, thus eliminating barrels available for any new #pipeline.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqH...
Most interesting is @maxfawcett.bsky.social's advice for Carney: try to advance a TMX expansion and get barrels pledged to that, thus eliminating barrels available for any new #pipeline.
#cdnpoli #bcpoli #MOU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXqH...
Dear @albertandp.ca,
Heed @maxfawcett.bsky.social's sage advice for you 👇
cc:
@naheednenshi.bsky.social
@pancholirakhi.bsky.social
@nagwanyyc.bsky.social
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/SXqH8bzymm4?...
Heed @maxfawcett.bsky.social's sage advice for you 👇
cc:
@naheednenshi.bsky.social
@pancholirakhi.bsky.social
@nagwanyyc.bsky.social
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/SXqH8bzymm4?...
Is Mark Carney Crazy Like a Fox? Max Fawcett Thinks He Is
YouTube video by Energi Media
youtu.be
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Dear @albertandp.ca,
Heed @maxfawcett.bsky.social's sage advice for you 👇
cc:
@naheednenshi.bsky.social
@pancholirakhi.bsky.social
@nagwanyyc.bsky.social
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/SXqH8bzymm4?...
Heed @maxfawcett.bsky.social's sage advice for you 👇
cc:
@naheednenshi.bsky.social
@pancholirakhi.bsky.social
@nagwanyyc.bsky.social
#ableg #abpoli
youtu.be/SXqH8bzymm4?...
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As Vancouver Island MPs begin wading into the growing debate over Ottawa's new energy agreement with Alberta for a new pipeline to the West Coast, Victoria's Liberal MP is breaking from his party and opposing a new pipeline.
Victoria Liberal MP opposes Ottawa’s energy deal for pipeline
As Vancouver Island MPs begin wading into the growing debate over Ottawa's new energy agreement with Alberta for a new pipeline to the West Coast, Victoria's Liberal MP is breaking from his party and opposing a new pipeline.
cheknews.ca
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 AM
As Vancouver Island MPs begin wading into the growing debate over Ottawa's new energy agreement with Alberta for a new pipeline to the West Coast, Victoria's Liberal MP is breaking from his party and opposing a new pipeline.
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Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Buy the ticket, take the ride.
Reposted by Western Hemlox
Here's video of that moment, accompanied by a few WOWs from @davidwcochrane.bsky.social and me bsky.app/profile/saro...
Danielle Smith gets booed at UCP convention after mentioning working with Canada
November 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Here's video of that moment, accompanied by a few WOWs from @davidwcochrane.bsky.social and me bsky.app/profile/saro...