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Dr. Barry Cooke

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Insect Ecology. PhD from U. Alberta. M.Sc. from U. Laval. B.Sc. from U. Toronto. I speak for myself. I code in R. Warned about emerging fascism before it was cool.

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Please lecture me.

06.12.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Morals.

What is it called when you want to do things that nobody else wants to do, and you want to force it on them?

06.12.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

40M ppl are not going to influence the carbon footprint of 7B ppl. "Every little bit helps" ... at some cost.

06.12.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There you go, veering into the space of more heat than light.

06.12.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You don't have to agree with it. It's your right to be in the wrong.

06.12.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's a global conversation. Canada's contribution changes little. As far as I can tell, the planet is not serious about *any* limit. USA pivot to BRICS is deeply concerning.

I wonder how much energy has been injected into the atmosphere dropping bombs in ukraine, Iran, gaza, and the carribean.

06.12.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I definitely don't think "most" are paying attention. I think a very few are paying attention. But high level conversations full of light inform political leadership across the spectrum.

No one needs to tell me about the post truth environment, as any scan of my timeline will indicate.

06.12.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They radiate more light than heat. And that's what we need. More light. Less heat.

This is the opposite of America.

And that's the path we need to follow.

Separatist Premiers can fuck right off.

06.12.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What I like about Canada is that people are paying attention to the policy analysis, not just the political calculus. We can have this discussion. And *both* these guys elevate the conversation.

06.12.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, if you have an untrustworthy separatist grifter of a premier that is looking to pick fights with Ottawa and with nurses' unions and with teachers, then they are going to behave like despots ... and a political analyst may be better prepared than a policy analyst.

06.12.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"for me? really? don't mind if I do! do you have more?"

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

06.12.2025 05:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My god, it really does just get worse and worse, which is really saying something given that it started as a war crime and murder

06.12.2025 05:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 964    ๐Ÿ” 323    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
A perfectly AWFUL picture of the world's WORST president (who is also the UNHEALTHIEST man alive) picking up his very FAKE peace award. (Credit to the original uploader of this image)

A perfectly AWFUL picture of the world's WORST president (who is also the UNHEALTHIEST man alive) picking up his very FAKE peace award. (Credit to the original uploader of this image)

A perfectly NORMAL picture of the world's GREATEST president (who is also the HEALTHIEST man alive) picking up his very REAL peace award.

06.12.2025 02:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

so jealous. well done.

06.12.2025 05:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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WOW! AN HONOR! โ€” GCN

06.12.2025 04:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19213    ๐Ÿ” 4034    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 575    ๐Ÿ“Œ 360

Seriously, did *anyone* really believe them? ANYONE??
#ProudBlue

06.12.2025 02:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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www.narativ.org/p/breaking-e...

06.12.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think you have an antitrust problem.

Canada certainly does.

06.12.2025 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‡

06.12.2025 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

He's dying.

06.12.2025 02:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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National Park Service removes Juneteenth, MLK Day as fee-free days, adds Trump's birthday The National Park Service has removed Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day from its list of free admission days for parks, adding among other dates President Donald Trump's birthday, which falls ...

www.wabe.org/national-par...

BREAKING: Trump has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.

They will be replaced with Trumpโ€™s birthday.

06.12.2025 02:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Markham Hislop | Substack Energy journalist/energy transition expert. Hosts the Political Talks podcast, where I interview experts (often academics) about hot political stories. This Substack will frequently draw on those inte...

Energi Media folks, come join me on our Substack - Thoughtful Energy Journalism.

We're bringing back the Energi Talks podcast there. Essays galore. Videos with commentary.

I'll do my best to chat.

And...no paywall.

Come say hi.๐Ÿ˜€
substack.com/@markhamhislop

06.12.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep. Global weirding. @katharinehayhoe.com

06.12.2025 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Liberals: Stop the Masochism Why liberalism romanticizes the Forgotten Man and is reluctant to take its own side in the fight against authoritarianism.

Liberals: Stop the Masochism
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

05.12.2025 23:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 97    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

It was all a great big misunderstanding.

Like an episode of three's company.

06.12.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, the way they're going to parse this is that Hegseth didn't say "kill them all," he said "destroy the boat and everyone in it." This is like his Signalgate argument that he didn't release classified info...
...because he declassified it

05.12.2025 23:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 795    ๐Ÿ” 214    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

All part of the fascist cryptostate overreach.

06.12.2025 01:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bongino saying the quiet--and cynical--part out loud.

In other words: I was making money shoveling conspiracy bullshit without having any facts and conning my audience to make a buck. After I leave the FBI, I will get back to that.

What a confession.

05.12.2025 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4839    ๐Ÿ” 1604    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 252    ๐Ÿ“Œ 100
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Judge says proposed referendum on Alberta independence would be unconstitutional | CBC News An Alberta judge says a referendum proposal on Alberta separating from Canada goes against Charter and and Treaty rights, in a decision given less than 24 hours after the provincial government introdu...

The MAGA Alberta machine gets hammered by an Alberta judge.

"Albertaโ€™s cavalier disregard for court resources and lack of consideration for the parties and First Nations intervenors who participated in this proceeding in good faith is disappointing to say the least."
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

05.12.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 227    ๐Ÿ” 73    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

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