Greg Pyle
@pikewrangler.bsky.social
Writer of words, pedaler of bikes, paddler of canoes, and walker of overgrown trails. Part-time fish whisperer. Full-time opinionist. Recovering academic scientist. 🇨🇦
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"The solution to technology is not more technology. The solution to loneliness is each other, a wealth that should be available to most of us most of the time." @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in @theguardian.com with a must read www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"The solution to technology is not more technology. The solution to loneliness is each other, a wealth that should be available to most of us most of the time." @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social in @theguardian.com with a must read www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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January 26, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike
A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom
www.scientificamerican.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Proven science via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
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Polling Canada Federal Model Update:
🔴 LPC: 183 (+14)
🔵 CPC: 124 (-20)
⚜️ BQ: 28 (+6)
🟠 NDP: 6 (-1)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- January 31, 2026 -
Full model article here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/liberal-ga...
🔴 LPC: 183 (+14)
🔵 CPC: 124 (-20)
⚜️ BQ: 28 (+6)
🟠 NDP: 6 (-1)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- January 31, 2026 -
Full model article here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/liberal-ga...
Liberal Gains Accelerate in Latest Polling
In the face of Poilievre's leadership review, the polls swing back towards the Liberals
canadianpolling.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Polling Canada Federal Model Update:
🔴 LPC: 183 (+14)
🔵 CPC: 124 (-20)
⚜️ BQ: 28 (+6)
🟠 NDP: 6 (-1)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- January 31, 2026 -
Full model article here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/liberal-ga...
🔴 LPC: 183 (+14)
🔵 CPC: 124 (-20)
⚜️ BQ: 28 (+6)
🟠 NDP: 6 (-1)
🟢 GPC: 2 (+1)
(Seat Changes With 2025 Federal Election)
- January 31, 2026 -
Full model article here: canadianpolling.substack.com/p/liberal-ga...
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Using a two stroke gas leafblower for 30 minutes generates as many non-methane hydrocarbon emissions as driving a Ford F-150 Raptor for 5,108 km - it’s a scandal two stroke engines are still legal to use in cities given there are clean and safe battery electric alternatives
January 31, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Using a two stroke gas leafblower for 30 minutes generates as many non-methane hydrocarbon emissions as driving a Ford F-150 Raptor for 5,108 km - it’s a scandal two stroke engines are still legal to use in cities given there are clean and safe battery electric alternatives
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With Premier Kinew's, and others, talk of increasing shipping out of the Port of Churchill and other Northern ports the effects of ship noise is in the news again.
This article talks about the some of the research done in Canada.
It also mentions that some
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This article talks about the some of the research done in Canada.
It also mentions that some
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The narwhals stop calling’: how the noise from ships is silencing wildlife in the Arctic
Evidence that the whales and other marine animals are particularly vulnerable to sound is driving calls for quieter vessels
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM
With Premier Kinew's, and others, talk of increasing shipping out of the Port of Churchill and other Northern ports the effects of ship noise is in the news again.
This article talks about the some of the research done in Canada.
It also mentions that some
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This article talks about the some of the research done in Canada.
It also mentions that some
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Celebrating
🇨🇦CATHERINE O'HARA
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second city
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Thank You Catherine
🇨🇦CATHERINE O'HARA
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second city
youtu.be/L4-F0QF4HJc
Thank You Catherine
January 30, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Time for the PMO to call in the U.S. ambassador for an explanation. And if he threatens to invade our sovereign territory or impose new tariffs, then he needs to be sent packing. #cdnpoli #Canada
US officials and far-right media are now openly discussing Alberta separatism — even floating the idea of Alberta becoming the 51st state. What was once fringe is now being talked about at the highest levels. This is no longer hypothetical. #abpoli #cdnpoli #uspoli #alberta #canadapolitics
January 29, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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I am LOVING the pressure Canadian Premiers are putting on Smith. Eby and Kinew as well.
Doug, you’re often a bozo, but you do know how to wave the Canadian flag.
Go ahead, guys.
Shame her.
Doug, you’re often a bozo, but you do know how to wave the Canadian flag.
Go ahead, guys.
Shame her.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford asking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith "to stand up and say enough is enough" to those leading Alberta's sovereignty movement as they meet with U.S. officials, saying you're either with Canada or not with Canada.
January 29, 2026 at 6:56 PM
I am LOVING the pressure Canadian Premiers are putting on Smith. Eby and Kinew as well.
Doug, you’re often a bozo, but you do know how to wave the Canadian flag.
Go ahead, guys.
Shame her.
Doug, you’re often a bozo, but you do know how to wave the Canadian flag.
Go ahead, guys.
Shame her.
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Keep going! 🍁
Almost 17,000 signatures on Petition e-6821: calling for majority Canadian ownership & control of print, digital and other news media, to protect Canadian sovereignty, ensure journalism integrity, and guarantee that our media reflects Canadian priorities and values.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6821 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
January 29, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Keep going! 🍁
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It's called treason.......
There is an old word to describe going to a foreign power and asking for their assistance in breaking up a sovereign country — it’s treason.
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
Canadians are standing together in defence of this beautiful land. 🇨🇦
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
It's called treason.......
January 29, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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“If Carney is successful in leading the democratic world in writing off the U.S. as a lost cause, it will initiate a cascade of consequences that will devastate the U.S. long term. When other countries cease kowtowing to the whims of a powerful but mad king, he loses his power.”
Mark Carney Took the Stand theRest of the World Must Now Take newrepublic.com/article/2058... via @newrepublic.com
Mark Carney Took the Stand the
Rest of the World Must Now Take
Disentangling Canada from the United States is a mammoth undertaking. But Carney clearly means business.
newrepublic.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“If Carney is successful in leading the democratic world in writing off the U.S. as a lost cause, it will initiate a cascade of consequences that will devastate the U.S. long term. When other countries cease kowtowing to the whims of a powerful but mad king, he loses his power.”
I’m not a huge fan of preprints because I value the role of peer review for catching mistakes before they’re released publicly. But this is at least a step in the right direction.
First-time posters on the popular arXiv preprint server now need an endorsement from an established author. https://scim.ag/45BGG3S
ArXiv preprint server clamps down on AI slop
First-time posters to venerable platform now need an endorsement from an established author
scim.ag
January 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I’m not a huge fan of preprints because I value the role of peer review for catching mistakes before they’re released publicly. But this is at least a step in the right direction.
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First Nations should be worried! Trump regime is all over this Alberta separation movement! We call them out - especially the snide Scott Bessent on tonight’s OShow Canada’s Pro Democracy Podcast with @lukaszukab.bsky.social
#ForeverCanadian 🇨🇦 #Ableg #AB #Alberta #cndpoli youtu.be/lUzMM4u7Os4?si…
#ForeverCanadian 🇨🇦 #Ableg #AB #Alberta #cndpoli youtu.be/lUzMM4u7Os4?si…
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 AM
First Nations should be worried! Trump regime is all over this Alberta separation movement! We call them out - especially the snide Scott Bessent on tonight’s OShow Canada’s Pro Democracy Podcast with @lukaszukab.bsky.social
#ForeverCanadian 🇨🇦 #Ableg #AB #Alberta #cndpoli youtu.be/lUzMM4u7Os4?si…
#ForeverCanadian 🇨🇦 #Ableg #AB #Alberta #cndpoli youtu.be/lUzMM4u7Os4?si…
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Who's Behind the Hard-Right in Canada? A Reference Guide to Canada's Disinformation Network. #cdnpoli
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January 29, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Who's Behind the Hard-Right in Canada? A Reference Guide to Canada's Disinformation Network. #cdnpoli
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#Canada 9699 signatures now but it’s essential to get to 10,000. We have only a few days to deadline and we need at least 301 of you to sign the petition to get foreign ownership out of our media. Get your family to sign!
We only have until February 3 to get to 10,000 signatures. We're at 8,817 as of this morning. Please, Canadians, share this with your followers and if you haven't signed, please do. Thanks.
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Everyone who is sick and tired of American owned media gaslighting Canadians please sign this petition:
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
January 27, 2026 at 6:35 PM
#Canada 9699 signatures now but it’s essential to get to 10,000. We have only a few days to deadline and we need at least 301 of you to sign the petition to get foreign ownership out of our media. Get your family to sign!
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We only have until February 3 to get to 10,000 signatures. We're at 8,817 as of this morning. Please, Canadians, share this with your followers and if you haven't signed, please do. Thanks.
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Everyone who is sick and tired of American owned media gaslighting Canadians please sign this petition:
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6879 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
We only have until February 3 to get to 10,000 signatures. We're at 8,817 as of this morning. Please, Canadians, share this with your followers and if you haven't signed, please do. Thanks.
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The symbolism from Mark Carney 🇨🇦
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
Canada’s leadership is meeting inside a building designed to stop an American invasion
YouTube video by Tod Maffin
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January 28, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The symbolism from Mark Carney 🇨🇦
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
Canada’s leadership met inside a building designed to stop an American invasion. #cdnpoli
www.youtube.com/shorts/0JMue...
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Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Via @aljazeera.com
Finland teaches media literacy to fight fake news and disinformation
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
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January 28, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Being able to identify hoaxes, avoid scams & debunk propaganda is a civic skill required in today's information society. That's why curriculum for students in Finland includes media literacy lessons, aimed at safeguarding a precious resource: the truth. Via @aljazeera.com
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Spot on! Thank you for reposting, Greg!
January 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Spot on! Thank you for reposting, Greg!
I signed the petition. It's clear that having a significant part of our media landscape owned by foreign (mostly U.S.) interests could have a significant influence over our domestic affairs, like separatist movements in Alberta and Québec.
If this concerns you, please consider signing.
#Canada
If this concerns you, please consider signing.
#Canada
Done and reposted! To all Canadian 🇨🇦 Followers, please take a moment to sign the House of Commons petition to put the spotlight on foreign ownership of our media 🙏 Thank you Cheryl for bringing this to our attention🙏
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
January 27, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I signed the petition. It's clear that having a significant part of our media landscape owned by foreign (mostly U.S.) interests could have a significant influence over our domestic affairs, like separatist movements in Alberta and Québec.
If this concerns you, please consider signing.
#Canada
If this concerns you, please consider signing.
#Canada
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And yet this will consume time, energy, money and attention for months to come.
What a waste of resources.
What a waste of resources.
January 26, 2026 at 6:07 PM
And yet this will consume time, energy, money and attention for months to come.
What a waste of resources.
What a waste of resources.
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“Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse. That is not because of any one or two things he and his administration have done but because of the totality.“
Better late than never.
Better late than never.
Yes, It’s Fascism
Until recently, I thought it a term best avoided. But now, the resemblances are too many and too strong to deny.
www.theatlantic.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 AM
“Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus. Fascist best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse. That is not because of any one or two things he and his administration have done but because of the totality.“
Better late than never.
Better late than never.