Pete Meadows

Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.

We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.

Ryan Moulton @moultano Oil is the most Lovecraftian thing that actually exists. You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?

April 21, 1978  - solar power is unfeasible (cartoon) - All Our Yesterdays Forty seven years ago, on this day, April 21st, 1978, a cartoon with a long afterlife appeared., See Snopes. The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was roughly 335ppm. As of 2025 it is 427ppm, but ch...

April 21, 1978.

Not that I am a geek or trainspotter for climate history or anything like that...

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It's a small graphic design detail, but the loitering guy on TTC signage is actually in front of the red slash, casually leaning against it, making him look *unbelievably* cool.

Hi Bluesky 👋

Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP

It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history

I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵

Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime Canada has been named the second safest country in the world in relation to violent crime.

Canada is statistically the second safest country in the world for travel in relation to violent crime, and is the fifth safest country in the world overall. Japan takes the top spot, with Belgium in 3rd. Via @cultmtl.com

Comments?

Canada Is About to Lose Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles

Alberta is calling!
"So far this year, Alberta has recorded nearly 2,000 cases...and the United States nearly 1,700.
Canada is set to be the first Western country since the coronavirus pandemic to lose its elimination status, according to W.H.O. data."
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Landmark Ruling Fortifies Canada’s “Good Samaritan” Overdose Law Harm reductionists see the decision, protecting people from possession arrests at overdose scenes, as a vital win in a worsening landscape.

“Politicians need to do better, and this case is really, really clear on that.”

Harm reductionists explain a key victory, as a Supreme Court of Canada ruling affirms protection from possession arrests for people at an OD scene.

@maddidellplain.bsky.social reports:

SHARE OF GLOBAL POPULATION BY INCOME VS SHARE OF CONSUMPTION-BASED CO2 EMISSIONS, 2023 TOP 10% (TOP 1% WITHIN) The richest 10% are responsible for 48% of emissions MIDDLE 40% The middle 40% are responsible for 44% of emissions 50% BOTTOM (10% WITHIN) The poorest 50% are responsible for 8% of emissions Source: Oxfam

“a person from the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than the poorest 50% emit all year”
A stark visual from ‘Climate Plunder: How a powerful few are locking the world into disaster’ by @oxfaminternational.bsky.social

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nitter N Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan My message to Alberta teachers is simple: you will not stand alone. Tomorrow all other Alberta unions will meet to finalize a plan for unprecedented collective action. The executive council of the Canadian Labour Congress will also meet in emergency session. Oct 28, 2025 • 2:55 AM UTC 66 17195 79 30 888 1h Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan 1h And, CLC President Bea Bruske will fly to Alberta for our press conference on Wednesday to pledge the support of the entire labour movement. My message to Danielle Smith is also simply. You're the bully going after workers rights & democracy. We will stand up to the bully. 2 1738 95 245 Gil McGowan @gilmcgowan 1h Other provincial labour federations, including the Ontario Federation of Labour, will start collecting funds to build a war chest to help pay fines. Danielle Smith may have thought she could bully the teachers into submission. We are not going to let that happen. 10 1 46 997 • 282.

Gil McGowan isn’t playing:

Trump’s trade war is a perfect time to embrace a ‘no one left behind’ strategy ⋆ The Breach ‘Keep calm and buy Canadian’ will line Galen Weston’s pockets and do little else. We need emergency measures that protect everyone.

Trump’s trade war is a perfect time to embrace a ‘no one left behind’ strategy
‘Keep calm and buy Canadian’ will line Galen Weston’s pockets and do little else. We need emergency measures that protect everyone.
by Deena Ladd
Analysis
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Feb 26 2025

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Thank you for coming to my TED talk
@msrachelforlittles.bsky.social

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

The "drill, baby, drill" slogan belies the relatively small role of *all* mining, quarrying, O&G extraction activities in the Canadian economy.
It's hugely capital intensive (only 1.2% of all jobs) but rip, strip and ship activities contribute just 5.1% to GDP... not even in the top 10 sectors.

This is as horrific as it is disgusting

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A quote by John Waters layered over a black and white photo of him. The quote reads, "If you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em."

Yes.

With all the labour action in Canada (✊🏼 ATA, CUPW, BCGEU et al.), I fully misunderstood this headline for a couple of beats.

At time of press, the Canadian Avian Workers were unavailable for comment.

"hand-to-hand combat with antifa every night"

All Aboriginal Persons (Indian, Inuit, or Métis) who allege that they were assaulted at any time while being held in custody or detained by RCMP Officers in the Territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the Yukon), and who were alive as of December 18, 2016.

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zeldawilliams 20m From Create Mode •• Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want. To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, , just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

Premature baby dies from measles in Alberta as cases throughout province near 2,000 | Globalnews.ca An infant born prematurely died shortly after being born, after its mother contracted measles during pregnancy, Alberta's health minister said.

The measles outbreak is driven by antivaxxers and every illness and death is their fault.

It’s well past time we made that very clear.

#Vaccinate

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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this

turn.kim After a little rough math, Imake approximately $12/student per day. This government that has nomoney can somehow afford $30/student per dayto subsidize childcare?

mduse_ Here's an idea-the UCP could take that $30 per child, per day and invest itinto public education. The strike would be resolved. But this government would rather doANYTHING rather than adequately fundpublic education.

kwolff_09 Isupport AB teschorgi There are 35+ kids in my child's Biology 20 class. They are sitting 3 kids at each table meant for 2. When writing tests they use dividers between students to reduce copying off of each other but there aren't enough dividers. It's a small issue but if Danni can afford $30/kid/day she could probably fork over a few dollars for teachers & classroom supplies. I support Alberta teachers!

rhonnielb Hey Danielle Smith, Nate Horner and Demetrios Nicolaides, ifyou paid teachers $30a day per student we wouldn'tbe on the doorstep ofa teachers strike! Soyou are telling Albertans you DO have the money, youjust refuse to invest itin public education. #visciousnegotiating

Stick tap to @janisirwin.bsky.social who posted these responses to the parental teacher strike stipend on her Facebook page.

The government has the money, they just want to break the teacher's union.

#ABPoli

From fuckcars community on Reddit HOW DO YOU AVOID HITTING PEOPLE WITH YOUR CAR www.howdoyou.guide AVOID DRIVING INTO PEOPLE Watch the Road • Watch the road with your EYES • All the time • YES REALLY all the time • No games or movies • No texting • Sometimes it's boring, but you do need to watch the actual road with your eyes THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME Note: To play games or text or watch movies, take the bus. Bring headphones as courtesy. Slow Down •Speed limit means the MAXIMUM • Do NOT drive faster • You can drive slower Note: This means you. HOW DO YOU GUIDE

A photo of the downtown Calgary skyline at night, with a crescent moon in the sky and some garages and grass in the foreground

Only hours after it's release, thousands of Albertans are taking the first step in opposing Danielle Smith's flippant and cruel use of Notwithstanding Clause.

Join this effort: transactionalberta.ca

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

Excellent reporting from Heated and Atmos.

It looks like some of the biggest investors in the anti-trans movement are fossil fuel billionaires who are trying to use trans issues to ensure that Republicans pass policies favorable to their industry.

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