Chris McClure 🇨🇦
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More Chinese #electrotech "propaganda" - the diesel freight truck is dying a quick death in China, and what's replacing it is simpler, more reliable, costs less in terms of CAPEX and OPEX, and doesn't emit local air pollutant nor GHGs. cleantechnica.com/2025/11/26/c...
China’s BEV Trucks and the End of Diesel’s Dominance - CleanTechnica
China’s electric heavy truck boom signals a freight transition as low cost BEVs outpace diesel and gas across short haul markets. Exports are rising.
cleantechnica.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:13 AM
More Chinese #electrotech "propaganda" - the diesel freight truck is dying a quick death in China, and what's replacing it is simpler, more reliable, costs less in terms of CAPEX and OPEX, and doesn't emit local air pollutant nor GHGs. cleantechnica.com/2025/11/26/c...
Canada is so far behind...
The Chinese auto giant is serious about extending its fast-charging lead all over the world, and Europe could experience it soon.
insideevs.com/news/780361/...
insideevs.com/news/780361/...
BYD's 5-Minute Flash EV Charging Is Headed Here Next
The Chinese auto giant is serious about extending its fast-charging lead all over the world, and Europe could experience it soon.
insideevs.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Canada is so far behind...
Haiku, a sonnet, or iambic pentameter?
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Haiku, a sonnet, or iambic pentameter?
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Calgary’s 5A Network plan has mapped out 4,000km of protected wheeling lanes across the city. The amount the City has invested in office to residential conversions in the downtown (~$245M) could have built out 1/4 of the 5A Network freeing people from expensive car dependency. 🤔
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Calgary’s 5A Network plan has mapped out 4,000km of protected wheeling lanes across the city. The amount the City has invested in office to residential conversions in the downtown (~$245M) could have built out 1/4 of the 5A Network freeing people from expensive car dependency. 🤔
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Oops sorry we ruined the country and everything we voted for was a lie. Our total bad. Anyway, how about those bloody migrants eh??
November 30, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Oops sorry we ruined the country and everything we voted for was a lie. Our total bad. Anyway, how about those bloody migrants eh??
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Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
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An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.
wapo.st
November 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Maybe another way to think of it is as the "participation line" - the income one needs to fully participate in expected aspects of US life without worrying about plunging into deprivation one way or another
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It is undeniable that favours have been granted by the UCP and unethical behaviour abounds… the question is whether Albertans care any longer.
Sadly it appears in politics around the world demonstrate that people no longer care about corruption so long as they aren’t the one being inconvenienced.
Sadly it appears in politics around the world demonstrate that people no longer care about corruption so long as they aren’t the one being inconvenienced.
November 29, 2025 at 11:58 PM
It is undeniable that favours have been granted by the UCP and unethical behaviour abounds… the question is whether Albertans care any longer.
Sadly it appears in politics around the world demonstrate that people no longer care about corruption so long as they aren’t the one being inconvenienced.
Sadly it appears in politics around the world demonstrate that people no longer care about corruption so long as they aren’t the one being inconvenienced.
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This has obviously become necessary, and is obviously tragic - the world is becoming much more warlike.
For folks who have long derided American hegemony and called for a "multipolar world", well, this is what that looks like. Lots more war. Lots more defense spending. Lots more suffering.
For folks who have long derided American hegemony and called for a "multipolar world", well, this is what that looks like. Lots more war. Lots more defense spending. Lots more suffering.
Germany has drafted a war plan that would put 800,000 NATO troops in Putin's face if he attacked the alliance.
Sounds like something the United States of America would have done before the Guardians of Pedophiles party started sucking Putin's cock.
Sounds like something the United States of America would have done before the Guardians of Pedophiles party started sucking Putin's cock.
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 AM
This has obviously become necessary, and is obviously tragic - the world is becoming much more warlike.
For folks who have long derided American hegemony and called for a "multipolar world", well, this is what that looks like. Lots more war. Lots more defense spending. Lots more suffering.
For folks who have long derided American hegemony and called for a "multipolar world", well, this is what that looks like. Lots more war. Lots more defense spending. Lots more suffering.
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“prominent separatist supporter Jeff Rath received a standing ovation from the packed crowd when he asked how many of them support independence.
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“prominent separatist supporter Jeff Rath received a standing ovation from the packed crowd when he asked how many of them support independence.
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
Smith, who countered by saying she supports a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, was roundly booed by delegates still standing from the ovation”
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The Pipeline MOU is a Tragic Failure of Vision
At best, Mark Carney capitulated to Danielle Smith's backward view of the future. At worst, the Prime Minister shares that view
#ableg #bcpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
At best, Mark Carney capitulated to Danielle Smith's backward view of the future. At worst, the Prime Minister shares that view
#ableg #bcpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
The Pipeline MOU is a Tragic Failure of Vision
At best, Mark Carney capitulated to Danielle Smith's backward view of the future. At worst, the Prime Minister shares that view
markhamhislop.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Pipeline MOU is a Tragic Failure of Vision
At best, Mark Carney capitulated to Danielle Smith's backward view of the future. At worst, the Prime Minister shares that view
#ableg #bcpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
At best, Mark Carney capitulated to Danielle Smith's backward view of the future. At worst, the Prime Minister shares that view
#ableg #bcpoli
markhamhislop.substack.com/p/the-pipeli...
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After 7 years of UCP leadership we have managed to waste $80 BILLION of YOUR money under the guise of fiscal responsibility!
Thank you for consistently voting conservative and for always blaming Ottawa!
See what we’ve done:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
#abpoli #ableg #UCPCorruption
Thank you for consistently voting conservative and for always blaming Ottawa!
See what we’ve done:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
#abpoli #ableg #UCPCorruption
HOW THE UCP IS COSTING ALBERTANS BILLIONS OF $$$.docx
THE UCP IS COSTING ALBERTANS BILLIONS OF $$$ As of August 2025 - I am sure we are missing lots! General Budget Highlights|Alberta Railroad Contract to get oil to Texas - $2.1 Billion Keystone XL Pip...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
After 7 years of UCP leadership we have managed to waste $80 BILLION of YOUR money under the guise of fiscal responsibility!
Thank you for consistently voting conservative and for always blaming Ottawa!
See what we’ve done:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
#abpoli #ableg #UCPCorruption
Thank you for consistently voting conservative and for always blaming Ottawa!
See what we’ve done:
docs.google.com/document/u/0...
#abpoli #ableg #UCPCorruption
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Special thanks to the developers building our decentralized future. Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, IPFS, Matrix, Solid, and countless other projects advancing open standards and keeping the internet weird, resilient, and truly shaped by its users.
November 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Special thanks to the developers building our decentralized future. Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed, IPFS, Matrix, Solid, and countless other projects advancing open standards and keeping the internet weird, resilient, and truly shaped by its users.
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I’ve always trusted Max’s take on things. I’m going to trust him on this one too. He’s talked me off the ledge today.
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I’ve always trusted Max’s take on things. I’m going to trust him on this one too. He’s talked me off the ledge today.
Well, he's got integrity on the environmental portfolio.
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Well, he's got integrity on the environmental portfolio.
Generally, when I use the term "gong show" I'm referring to a situation that is a complete amateurish disaster, similar to a dumpster fire. #canada
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Generally, when I use the term "gong show" I'm referring to a situation that is a complete amateurish disaster, similar to a dumpster fire. #canada
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
“Albertans who fail to renew their health card on time will lose AHCIP coverage.
“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
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“Insured services may be declined until coverage is reinstated. Emergency services are still provided, but the patient may be billed if uninsured,”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
medicinehatnews.com/news/local-n...
Renewing health cards won't cost money, but failing to do so will cost coverage - Medicine Hat News
[email protected] The UCP government is proposing a set of changes to the Alberta health card under Bill 11, sweeping health-care legislation tabled Monday. Amendments to the Health Insurance...
medicinehatnews.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Well worth the read!
"The invocation of the notwithstanding clause is therefore a clear signal of the government’s awareness that these measures violate the rights of Albertans."
#ABLeg #ABEduc #TRAHR
"The invocation of the notwithstanding clause is therefore a clear signal of the government’s awareness that these measures violate the rights of Albertans."
#ABLeg #ABEduc #TRAHR
A well researched, written and supported blog post on the recent use of the Notwithstanding clause, published by some of the current MPP students via the MPP student association's YYCPolicy Blog.
Worth a read.
www.yycpolicy.org/blog/2025/11...
Worth a read.
www.yycpolicy.org/blog/2025/11...
Albertans’ Rights on the Line — YYC Policy
“The Charter exists to ensure that vulnerable and marginalized groups are not subject to the will of the majority or the political priorities of the government of the day, meaning its override has p...
www.yycpolicy.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The hot take here is that a new pipeline won't ever be built. Just too much economic uncertainty in the O&G sector, indigenous opposition, and BC opposition. Would love to see equal enthusiasm for renewable energy sources - China is far outpacing everyone in that arena. #cdnpoli #abpoli #ableg
Carney, Smith sign energy agreement between Ottawa and Alberta
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sign a memorandum of understanding that includes a path to an oil pipeline through B.C.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Frankly, this whole thing is a bunch of smoke & mirrors to allow a political win for both Smith and Carney. This thing will be locked in courts for years even IF a private firm can be found to back a pipeline.
#ableg #abpoli
#ableg #abpoli
Full memo is now posted to the PMO website: www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/back...
Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding
PREFACE At this pivotal global moment, Canada and Alberta, working closely with Indigenous Peoples and industry, must work together cooperatively, and within their respective jurisdictions, to foster ...
www.pm.gc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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🇪🇺‼️ Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times, — Kallas
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🇪🇺‼️ Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked more than 19 countries, some of them even three or four times, — Kallas
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
None of these countries has ever attacked Russia.
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So much to rant about... so little time....
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
So much to rant about... so little time....
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Cynics like to say Canada lacks a distinct national identity, but then how would they explain this?
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
How A Campy 1970s Game Show Became Part Of Canada's National Lexicon | Defector
On tiny Hornby Island northwest of Vancouver, after the Women’s World Cup in the summer of 2015, our bed-and-breakfast host was telling us about the town. The pizza place in the park is terrific, he s...
defector.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Cynics like to say Canada lacks a distinct national identity, but then how would they explain this?
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
defector.com/how-a-campy-...
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The odds of being attacked by a turkey are low, but never zero.
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The odds of being attacked by a turkey are low, but never zero.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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1/ breaking Easter Island news, seriously
Archaeologists say a 3D model of a centuries-old quarry of unfinished stone head statues on Easter Island offers new clues about how these monuments were made and the Polynesian society that brought them into being. https://cnn.it/4okaqZC
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/ breaking Easter Island news, seriously