Subsidizing big oil while they keep us trapped in a bygone era. The future is here, Canada.

We need to pressure @mark-carney.bsky.social to open his eyes to it. #cdnpoli #ElbowsUp

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit The daily news can’t adequately convey the administration’s sabotaging of our government, economy, alliances and environment

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Wow missed this.
“Norway reached 117% renewable electricity use in 2023, producing more than it consumes and exporting the surplus. “

Former minister Catherine McKenna blasts the heads of Canadian oil companies Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says the leaders of Canada’s oil industry are figures close to American President Donald Trump who are “taking us for fools” and putting both the economy ...

“From an environmental perspective it makes no sense—and economically, even less. Energy shocks are moving countries everywhere even faster toward renewable energy which is cheaper, cleaner. How about get people off fossil fuels… Why are we still heating our homes with oil and gas?” #CdnPoli

"At a critical moment for the country, [Chief Justice John Roberts] acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan to address the global climate crisis."

The rot goes far deeper than Trump.
#SCOTUS has also been compromised by special interests.

You're gonna need a clean sweep. #Impeach

So when you’re telling the truth, say it persuasively, and REPEAT YOURSELF. Saying it once isn’t nearly enough. #UrbanTruth

(repetition works)

Rewatch Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

That’s it. That’s the post.

….

Ok it’s not quite the whole post. The movie doesn’t have to be based on a provable conspiracy, since those are really hard to prove, & it’s a movie with cartoons! But there’s plenty of evidence of dark money attacking public transit.

Record US drought sparks worries about fires, water supply and food prices The contiguous United States is experiencing record drought levels for this time of year, according to weather data.

The Climate Crisis never went away.
Now entering the Finding Out phase:

“Right now 61% of the country is in drought and that’s steadily been going up for the calendar year”

Next up: Water Wars.
#ElbowsUp

Top corner, there's a screenshot of an email from "Friend who gets it" to "me". It reads: "I had an idea. What if made a tshirt to wear on race day that had something to raise awareness about long covid? Something like, "Running for my Long Covid friends who can't." or "Running to raise awareness about Long Covid." What's the shortest message that would seem like good PR? If anything?" Below the email screenshot, two pictures of the purple T-shirt this friend ordered. Bottom left is of the back, which has "Running for my Long Covid friends who no longer can" written on it. Bottom right is of the front, which has a ribbon and "Long COVID" written on it. Top right of this image is my caption. It reads: "COVID Chronicles, Day 1312. It's not just that she sees me. It's that she followed through. <3" @covidchronicles.bsky.social

Day 1312—I used to volunteered as Team in Training mentor (running marathons for cancer research)

Now I can barely run errands. One mild COVID infection (2022) is all it took

Last week, a fellow runner sent me this. It's not just that she sees me—It's that she followed through 💜

#LongCOVID #MECFS

This is why social media algorithmic manipulation (engagement-bait, sponsored misinformation) and corporate journalism model (engagement-bait, no editorial standards) need URGENT reform and regulation.

Democracy/Humanity will not survive the current information landscape.

The US doesn’t need an election; it needs chemo.

This cancer won’t go away on its own.

Either you destroy it at its source (weaponized misinformation, institutional corruption) or it will spread until it has utterly consumed its host.

American lethargy suggests it’s already at stage IV.

The US doesn’t need an election. It needs chemo.

This cancer won’t go away on its own.

#ElbowsUp

In Bruges scene where Colin Farrell is pointing a gun at his head and Brendon Gleeson is also pointing a gun at Colin Farrell's head

Current status of the Strait of Hormuz dispute

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Celebrating relatively—not even exceptionally—low polling for Trump is ignoring the absolute shift in paradigm that has taken place.

Things are not as they were. Utter incompetence & malice are not facing ANY accountability.

You can't go back-and-forth between reason & madness. Hard no.

🎯

Celebrating relatively—not even exceptionally—low polling for Trump is ignoring the absolute shift in paradigm that has taken place.

Things are not as they were. Utter incompetence & malice are not facing ANY accountability.

You can't go back-and-forth between reason & madness. Hard no.

There are many things I’m very proud of as a Canadian. MANY things. But every time I watch another media story about another ambitious push in renewable energy from China, I’m embarrassed that Canada isn’t aggressively working to quickly become a true global powerhouse in renewable energy.

On se dit que ça ne fait aucun sens, jusqu'à ce qu'on se penche sur la source du problème:

You are what you eat.
Mind your feed.

(Instagram, Facebook, X: même fléau. À force de s'abreuver à la mésinformation, on finit immanquablement empoisonnés.)

(1/3)

#PolQc #PolCan #Québec #Désinformation

What you see:
"52% back impeachment"

What the rest of the world sees:
"40% oppose"

As if MAGA weren't irreversibly destroying American influence, prosperity, security, health. While lining its pockets with its citizen's wealth

No real push back, no strike
Hardly bothered, barely in the fight

Why are AI music, video & text generation a problem?

Consider this:

Why take pictures of the far side of the moon when AI could just generate them?

Because LLMs are neither reliable nor insightful. They are a mashup, not a new song. A shortcut, not a new path.

Not fusion cuisine: Slop.
#Artemis

Jelly Roll, Carín León, FIFA Sound - Lighter (FIFA World Cup 2026™) [Official Lyric Video] YouTube video by FIFA

HOT TAKE: If the FIFA World Cup 2026 had an epic anthem, looked like something not to be missed, I'd be bummed out.

This is 💯 where America stands: in its own grave. Out of touch. Lame.

This is so bad it has to be on purpose.
As an act of resistance.

[Sadly, we both know it's not.]

Jelly Roll, Carín León, FIFA Sound - Lighter (FIFA World Cup 2026™) [Official Lyric Video] YouTube video by FIFA

"Never felt this free before"? Given that it was clearly written by ChatGPT, that tracks.

#FIFA

People used to joke "he managed to bankrupt a freakin' casino, watch him bankrupt America LOL".

Nobody's laughing now.

Except Putin.

But hey, why do anything about it. Let's just see where it goes. (As civilization itself goes careening off a climate crisis cliff)

This is the way.
Subvert.
Appropriate.

Ready… aim… 🔥🔥🔥

Sounds about right.

That Trump/MAGA should be polling anything above 5% at this point is mind blowing to me. You couldn't install a better saboteur of American supremacy if you tried.

If these clowns weren't as utterly inept as they are evil, they'd have been removed by now. Joke's on us.

Gonna need to be able to invite some of my peeps (friends, contacts) if my own beta testing is to be actually considered beta testing. Interacting with random strangers doesn't stress test the platform in the same way that following fellow activists would.

Looking forward to the next steps.

The Gander Passport: Why a Sovereign Node Beats a Digital Bunker - Jason Butterfield Why is Gander connected to Bluesky, and why should you care? Explore the architectural shift of the AT Protocol and how Wingspan is building a "Third Way" for Canadian data residency. This is an early...

"Why do I see Bluesky posts on Gander?" 🐦🍁 It’s the difference between a digital prison and a sovereign passport. I’m diving into atproto, Wingspan, and why OCAP-aligned infra is Canada’s "Third Way." Stop renting your soul from billionaires. Own the land. #GanderSocial #JustGiver

Americans: should the worst happen, it won't be on Trump—it'll be on you—for letting it happen.

Iranians are massed around civilian targets to prevent them from being destroyed by a madman.

Why aren't you?

"Oh, we did #NoKings" Holidays don't count.

Stop talking.
Start walking.
SHUT. IT. DOWN.

🧵 Democracy feels like it's in a rough state at the moment across the globe, and we hear various explanations, like polarisation, extremism, disinformation, and loss of trust. But what if those explanations are mainly symptoms and we've been trying to treat them rather than the underlying causes?