Paul Goodrick
@duckbeaver.bsky.social
Stand-up Lover | Lazy MTBer / Runner | Rambling on about political economy, ICT & music, probably all very poorly.
Can't believe that @canadaland.com has better analysis than NYT Daily on Venuzulan oil geopolitics - one cannot simply 'turn on / off spigot' with heavy crude requiring in-situ extraction, this isn't Saudi light, sweet or even American shale fracking.
Since deposing Nicolás Maduro, President Trump has given several justifications for his dramatic actions in Venezuela. But perhaps most central to his ambitions is opening Venezuela’s oil fields to U.S. companies.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
Can Trump Make Venezuelan Oil Great Again?
President Trump wants U.S. oil companies back in Venezuela, which boasts the largest oil reserves in the world.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Can't believe that @canadaland.com has better analysis than NYT Daily on Venuzulan oil geopolitics - one cannot simply 'turn on / off spigot' with heavy crude requiring in-situ extraction, this isn't Saudi light, sweet or even American shale fracking.
Apropos of nothing, wondering if there is a (German) word for catastrophizing but where one is justified and maybe underselling the risks...
January 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Apropos of nothing, wondering if there is a (German) word for catastrophizing but where one is justified and maybe underselling the risks...
Reposted by Paul Goodrick
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now?
Our 25th most-read article of 2025.
- - -Guten tag. I’m just wondering if anybody else can relate to this feeling I’ve been having that I just can...
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January 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I’m a German Citizen in 1933, and Is It Just Me or Is It Really Hard to Get Any Work Done Right Now? www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/im-...
An hour into an hour and a half drive, realized I forgot my jacket in the rush to pack the car. Was going to be a game time decision whether I went snowboarding while the kid & missus have their first ski lesson of the season but I guess that decides it.
It is currently snowing at the mountain.
It is currently snowing at the mountain.
January 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
An hour into an hour and a half drive, realized I forgot my jacket in the rush to pack the car. Was going to be a game time decision whether I went snowboarding while the kid & missus have their first ski lesson of the season but I guess that decides it.
It is currently snowing at the mountain.
It is currently snowing at the mountain.
At least publicly, it seems like the US 'threats' being planned for are in-direct / spillover.
But wonder if there is any additional red-team thinking of withdrawing from NPT and adopting strategic ambiguity posture. Seems mostly downside risk but surely some CDN gov/mil body is gaming it out.
But wonder if there is any additional red-team thinking of withdrawing from NPT and adopting strategic ambiguity posture. Seems mostly downside risk but surely some CDN gov/mil body is gaming it out.
Striking reporting on Canadian defence planning. 'The Dep't of National Defence began discussing the creation of a civil-defence capability around the time Mr Trump suggested he would use “economic force” to persuade Canadians to join the United States' www.economist.com/the-americas...
Canada’s armed forces are planning for threats from America
They started rebuilding in 2025, before Donald Trump’s most recent bid for hemispheric dominance
www.economist.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
At least publicly, it seems like the US 'threats' being planned for are in-direct / spillover.
But wonder if there is any additional red-team thinking of withdrawing from NPT and adopting strategic ambiguity posture. Seems mostly downside risk but surely some CDN gov/mil body is gaming it out.
But wonder if there is any additional red-team thinking of withdrawing from NPT and adopting strategic ambiguity posture. Seems mostly downside risk but surely some CDN gov/mil body is gaming it out.
Introducing the kid to the Clash! (On vinyl, he's probably heard some on the car radio.)
December 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Introducing the kid to the Clash! (On vinyl, he's probably heard some on the car radio.)
Just listened to an Oct 2023 episode of Across the Movie Aisle where they discuss how axolotls would be the next ‘trend animal’ for kids and I keep thinking about how much axolotl stuff my 8yo has asked for this year. #ceruleanblue
December 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Just listened to an Oct 2023 episode of Across the Movie Aisle where they discuss how axolotls would be the next ‘trend animal’ for kids and I keep thinking about how much axolotl stuff my 8yo has asked for this year. #ceruleanblue
My wife brought home some Margo Maloo books for our 8yo having no idea that @drewweing.bsky.social’s Journal Comic was my introduction to webcomics decades ago and the randomness of the internet is melting my brain a bit.
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
My wife brought home some Margo Maloo books for our 8yo having no idea that @drewweing.bsky.social’s Journal Comic was my introduction to webcomics decades ago and the randomness of the internet is melting my brain a bit.
The kiddo attended a grade 3 Halloween party last week, his first kid non-birthday party party.
Apparently he was so fed up with the zombie music and dancing, he got them to play some Herb Alpert to change things up. Couldn't be prouder, hahaha.
Apparently he was so fed up with the zombie music and dancing, he got them to play some Herb Alpert to change things up. Couldn't be prouder, hahaha.
November 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The kiddo attended a grade 3 Halloween party last week, his first kid non-birthday party party.
Apparently he was so fed up with the zombie music and dancing, he got them to play some Herb Alpert to change things up. Couldn't be prouder, hahaha.
Apparently he was so fed up with the zombie music and dancing, he got them to play some Herb Alpert to change things up. Couldn't be prouder, hahaha.
The kiddo was wrecked when he realized there would be no parade but this post-season run made a new baseball fan. What a battle, oh, so close.
November 2, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The kiddo was wrecked when he realized there would be no parade but this post-season run made a new baseball fan. What a battle, oh, so close.
Definitely one of my Top 5 All-Time desert island picks.
Pulp's classic 'Different Class' came out 30 years ago today. 💿 What's your favorite track?
October 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Definitely one of my Top 5 All-Time desert island picks.
Every. Single. Time.
Every single time I have a standard blueberry muffin for breakfast, I cannot help but think of it as socially-acceptable 'breakfast cake'.
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Every. Single. Time.
The base running in this game is going to give me an ulcer.
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 AM
The base running in this game is going to give me an ulcer.
Time, she marches on...
Wolf Parade's debut album 'Apologies To The Queen Mary' turns 20 this Saturday. A look back:
Wolf Parade's 'Apologies To The Queen Mary' Turns 20
Stereogum reader, I am going to assume you are constantly hoping, wishing, praying for hypoethicals that allow you to take comment section chatter into the real world. And so let’s start: What’s your ...
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September 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Time, she marches on...
There's nothing like going to a record store to browse and unexpectedly finding an album on your wantlist that's been out of print for years.
August 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There's nothing like going to a record store to browse and unexpectedly finding an album on your wantlist that's been out of print for years.
Been actively listening to more podcasts from the 'Canadian right' to balance my naturally more progressive-technocratic leanings but find them so intellectually dishonest.
Why can't they disagree with policies without strawman arguments?!?
Why can't they disagree with policies without strawman arguments?!?
July 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Been actively listening to more podcasts from the 'Canadian right' to balance my naturally more progressive-technocratic leanings but find them so intellectually dishonest.
Why can't they disagree with policies without strawman arguments?!?
Why can't they disagree with policies without strawman arguments?!?
Excited to see that Cut Copy have a new album dropping in September! #newmusictuesday
open.spotify.com/prerelease/4...
open.spotify.com/prerelease/4...
Upcoming album · Moments
Cut Copy · Releases on Sep 5, 2025 · 9 songs
open.spotify.com
July 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Excited to see that Cut Copy have a new album dropping in September! #newmusictuesday
open.spotify.com/prerelease/4...
open.spotify.com/prerelease/4...
Listening to a Bossa Nova covers playlist and it’s the perfect counterpoint to tackling emails in-office on a Tuesday morning, hahaha.
June 3, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Listening to a Bossa Nova covers playlist and it’s the perfect counterpoint to tackling emails in-office on a Tuesday morning, hahaha.
Drinking whiskey sour, listening to jazz, in a bar in Montreal. #livingthedream
May 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Drinking whiskey sour, listening to jazz, in a bar in Montreal. #livingthedream
I honestly think the only better game I've ever seen in my life was 2010. And that's because it was gold at home and we could spill onto the streets.
a group of people holding a canadian flag in their hands
ALT: a group of people holding a canadian flag in their hands
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February 21, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I honestly think the only better game I've ever seen in my life was 2010. And that's because it was gold at home and we could spill onto the streets.
If organizations have webforms that require specific formatting for legacy systems, it should be clearly marked on the field or in any error message. #frustrating
November 29, 2024 at 4:08 PM
If organizations have webforms that require specific formatting for legacy systems, it should be clearly marked on the field or in any error message. #frustrating
Second stand up show this month!
September 22, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Second stand up show this month!
Every single time I have a standard blueberry muffin for breakfast, I cannot help but think of it as socially-acceptable 'breakfast cake'.
August 29, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Every single time I have a standard blueberry muffin for breakfast, I cannot help but think of it as socially-acceptable 'breakfast cake'.
Trying to figure out how to get my hands on Ladytron’s ‘Light & Magic’ release as part of #RecordStoreDay2024. Exciting and stressful all at the same time!
April 16, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Trying to figure out how to get my hands on Ladytron’s ‘Light & Magic’ release as part of #RecordStoreDay2024. Exciting and stressful all at the same time!