Conor Curtis

(6/6) Even more follow up thoughts: bsky.app/profile/cono...

(2/2) And so it begins!

Link to Guardian article: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Senator Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna, a representative, on Monday introduced legislation that would impose a 5% annual wealth tax on America’s billionaires. The proposal, titled the make billionaires pay their fair share act, would apply to individuals in the US with a net worth of $1bn or more, of which Sanders’s office estimates there are 938 people who meet that threshold.

A proto-wealth limit with direct redistribution, which I would argue all countries ultimately need: open.substack.com/pub/conorcur...

"a litmus test for candidates." [Newsom opposes it].

'a $3,000 direct payment to every person in a household making $150K or less.'

#USpoli #CDNpoli #WealthLimit

Sierra Club Canada Responds Regarding Bay du Nord Benefits Agreement - Sierra Club Canada Sierra Club Canada is highly concerned in light of today's benefit agreement between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Equinor on the Bay du Nord project. We are available for comment.

"Sierra Club Canada is highly concerned in light of today’s benefit agreement between the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Equinor on the Bay du Nord project [we are available for comment]."

Media Statement: www.sierraclub.ca/bay-du-nord-... #NLpoli #NLmedia #CDNpoli #CDNmedia

Middle East War Spotlights Stability of Renewables and Efficiency Iran attacked oil and gas facilities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, oil and gas prices rose sharply, Donald Trump said the “hardest hits” were yet to come, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith made her fore...

(2/2) again: "E3G’s Pastukhova said even a severe crisis like the one we’re seeing this week can’t justify investment in new fossil fuel capacity."

www.theenergymix.com/widening-mid...

To anyone claiming this situation warrants building *long term* new oil or LNG projects:

No one knows what impact Trump may have in weeks on prices let alone years from now.

This is not a business case for oil & gas projects. This is a testament to the unreliability of oil & gas #CDNpoli #CDNmedia

Some important points here: bsky.app/profile/sier...

The following things are likely to happen: The price of fossil fuels in Canada will rise - increasing the cost of living. This is only in part because of supply shocks, but largely because of speculation: In other words, oil and gas corporations will make a lot of profit off Canadians via inflated prices that are only partially the result of actual supply problems. This speculation was what really happened after Russia invaded Ukraine and it helped cost Canadians $12,000 per household (see FalseProfits.ca). Oil and gas interests will use price increases to try to pitch massive oil and LNG (liquefied natural gas) projects even though those projects take years to come online (they’re betting you won’t do the math on the years). There will be plenty of vague statements that the world ‘needs our oil and gas.’ But new oil and LNG projects STILL don’t have a business case. Remember all the LNG projects that gas interests said Europe needed after Russia invaded Ukraine? That never happened? None of them had a business case and they still don’t because: When oil and gas prices rise oil and gas consuming nations and regions speed up their transition to renewable energy - because renewables are the cheapest form of energy and already out-compete oil and gas, because countries are electrifying, and because battery and grid systems mean renewables no longer need baseload power. That makes oil and LNG projects in Canada LESS viable.

Oil and gas interests are about to mislead Canadians.

Help stop that and talk to others! 58% of Canadians say U.S. aggression makes the transition to renewables in Canada MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER (only 11% say less).

But there’s still plenty of people who need to hear the message - from you!

"E3G’s Pastukhova said even a severe crisis like the one we’re seeing this week can’t justify investment in new fossil fuel capacity." #CDNpoli #CDNmedia

It’s so fucking gross that the first thought from these deranged losers is how dystopic scenes of war and bloodshed are a “massive opportunity” for Canada’s oil oligarchs to make a quick buck.

Exclusive: U.S. Marines fired on protesters storming consulate in Karachi, officials say U.S. Marines opened fire on demonstrators during the storming of the Karachi consulate over the weekend, two U.S. officials said on Monday—a rare use ​of force at a diplomatic post that could sharply ...

"This would mark the first confirmation by U.S. ​officials that Marines were involved in firing at the protestors... Shi’ite ​community leaders have ⁠called for more protests in Lahore and Karachi despite the nationwide ban on public gatherings."

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

Similar things being pointed out in CBC re Ukraine: bsky.app/profile/cono...

Beware the *framing* of values & principles as unpragmatic

For a long time I have argued the true struggle Canada faces is between oligarchy & democracy.

The ultra-rich want us to abandon the values that threaten extreme wealth.

U.S. leaders, on both sides, did.

Look where it got them.

#CDNpoli

People loved it when Carney called Trump “transformational,” a word with multiple meanings that led the U.S. president to hear only what he wanted to hear.

But is that what Carney did to all of us with his Davos speech, too?

In light of his support of the Iran bombings, I’d argue yes:

Good questions.

Fossil fuel corporations blamed individuals like you and me for climate change.

To deflect from the regulatory capture and PR campaign they ran against climate action; to sow division.

NEVER let billionaires blame you for rising wealth inequality & oligarchy.

Organize, communicate, call them out.

Want to murder a Canadian citizen in Canada? If you have a big enough economy, we’ll find a way to forget pretty quickly.

(2/2) It was NOT pragmatic to back Trump's war and yes, it matters what we say: bsky.app/profile/pari...

Again, this isn't about democracy.

This is what our PM chose to put his support behind.

And, because Canada and others endorsed this, Trump is going to go even further...

Every time Western allies justify Donald Trumps breaches of international law, they pave the way for him to do it again, further sending the global system into a downward spiral.

That's actually probably me blocking them to be fair. Not a fan of doing that, but it gets to a point where I have no wish to be unwitting amplifier of disinfo: bsky.app/profile/cono...

Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme The BBC’s flagship current affairs show this week has hosted a climate sceptic with links to the gas sector without declaring the guest’s professional ties, DeSmog can reveal. Kathryn Porter was intro...

I’m not one for climate delayism.

Willing to talk with folks who have been misled. But if you only trust sources that deny heat deaths are a thing [CIS]: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Or deny climate change [Watt-Logic]: www.desmog.com/2023/06/22/c...

There’s not much for us to discuss.

Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme The BBC’s flagship current affairs show this week has hosted a climate sceptic with links to the gas sector without declaring the guest’s professional ties, DeSmog can reveal. Kathryn Porter was intro...

No they just show grids & batteries overcome renewable limitations

You actively spread myths on behalf of climate skeptics like:

- CIS who deny heat deaths are thing: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

- Porter / Watt-Logic: www.desmog.com/2023/06/22/c...

Pretty obvious you like fossil fuels.

Listen, you clearly trust climate denial sources more than reliable ones, you cite graphs but without looking deeper into what researchers are actually saying: I.e. renewables can replace FF.

I wish you all the best, and hope, one day you manage to get out of the spiral. Really.

Excess renewables generation did not cause Iberian blackout Excess renewable energy generation did not trigger the blackout that struck Spain and Portugal in April 2025, according to an initial report from the European Network of Transmission System Operators ...

Again it's more nuanced than that: ieefa.org/resources/ex...

Don't think it's irrelevant at all to point out two of your main sources are climate skeptics who dispute the basics of climate change.

And, again, you haven’t proven sufficient demand to justify LNG expansion.

One hundred accounts are behind the majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada Researchers analyzed more than 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada and found that 87 per cent of conspiratorial claims come from influencers, with just 100 users responsible for near...

100 accounts are behind majority of conspiracy theory content in Canada www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/25/n...

"...analyzed over 14 million social media posts from accounts in Canada, and found that 87% of conspiratorial claims come from influencers."

Those on "X were the biggest culprits."

Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme The BBC’s flagship current affairs show this week has hosted a climate sceptic with links to the gas sector without declaring the guest’s professional ties, DeSmog can reveal. Kathryn Porter was intro...

And here again you cite yet another climate skeptic: 'Kathryn Porter (Watt-Logic) previously claimed in her blog that “climate models overstate global warming” and called the UN’s IPCC “unscientific”.'

Again, nothing you have written proves theres the demand for LNG.

www.desmog.com/2023/06/22/c...

Excess renewables generation did not cause Iberian blackout Excess renewable energy generation did not trigger the blackout that struck Spain and Portugal in April 2025, according to an initial report from the European Network of Transmission System Operators ...

Re the Iberian blackout: ieefa.org/resources/ex...

Nothing I've read in your screenshot suggests renewbles are more expensive than fossil fuels.

Nor disproves that paired with battery and grid solutions they are unreliable.

Nothing you've shared disproves the massive overestimation of LNG demand by the CDN Gov.

now I'm sure they're going to claim this was an accident. a sad consequence of where the school was located. this is nonsense.

unless proven otherwise you should assume those children were targeted maliciously.