Ben Holt 🇨🇦
@beanjammin.bsky.social
(he/him) An accidental activist. I kept waiting and waiting for someone to do something. Oh no what if everyone's waiting for me?!?
Mostly climate, politics and geeky stuff. I learn by making mistakes and always seem to be learning something new.
Mostly climate, politics and geeky stuff. I learn by making mistakes and always seem to be learning something new.
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Uhm, what happened to Sarah Kendzior, @support.bsky.team? She is the one who was among, if not the first one to warn about Trump.
Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Uhm, what happened to Sarah Kendzior, @support.bsky.team? She is the one who was among, if not the first one to warn about Trump.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
NEW: Councillors and sources inside the City of Vancouver say the city's mayor, Ken Sim, will put forth a budget Wednesday that will eliminate the city's celebrated climate and sustainability department.
Vancouver mayor plans to eliminate city's climate and sustainability department
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is planning to eliminate the city's sustainability and climate department under the guise of a push to prevent increases to property taxes. Canada's National Observer learned a...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Vancouver had 117 people die during the 2021 heat dome climate disaster.
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Atlético Ottawa’s ‘icicle kick’ lights up blizzard-hit Canadian Premier League final
David Rodríguez scored acrobatic equalizer and winner
Play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
David Rodríguez scored acrobatic equalizer and winner
Play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Atlético Ottawa’s ‘icicle kick’ lights up blizzard-hit Canadian Premier League final
David Rodríguez scored acrobatic equalizer and chipped winner in an iconic game in which play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Atlético Ottawa’s ‘icicle kick’ lights up blizzard-hit Canadian Premier League final
David Rodríguez scored acrobatic equalizer and winner
Play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
David Rodríguez scored acrobatic equalizer and winner
Play was stopped every 15 minutes for snow removal
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
"If there's a business case for LNG there's a business case for LNG." Erskine-Smith questioning public money in fossil fuels. youtu.be/8jtCxNnyM2Q?...
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Some thoughts on Budget 2025
YouTube video by Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, M.P., Beaches-East York
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
"If there's a business case for LNG there's a business case for LNG." Erskine-Smith questioning public money in fossil fuels. youtu.be/8jtCxNnyM2Q?...
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It's possible that Erskine-Smith has normalized dissent sufficiently — at least from him — that he can do stuff like this without it becoming a huge deal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
The Good, The Bad & The Ugly - Some thoughts on Budget 2025
YouTube video by Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, M.P., Beaches-East York
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
It's possible that Erskine-Smith has normalized dissent sufficiently — at least from him — that he can do stuff like this without it becoming a huge deal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jtC...
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Carney claims we need to produce more fossil fuels so we can electrify. Trudeau told us TMX would pay for electrification. Notice a pattern?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
This is what a generational investment in the future looks like @mark-carney.bsky.social. You're doing it wrong. electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Carney claims we need to produce more fossil fuels so we can electrify. Trudeau told us TMX would pay for electrification. Notice a pattern?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
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First Emergence of Unprecedented Global Water Scarcity in Anthropocene: Megacity Tehran under Immediate Threat of Zero Water Day (taps run dry)…
youtu.be/YABotGcsz90?si… #climatet#droughtht
Image is from video: me with my Selenium Crystal Ball from my neighbourhood witch store
youtu.be/YABotGcsz90?si… #climatet#droughtht
Image is from video: me with my Selenium Crystal Ball from my neighbourhood witch store
First Emergence of Unprecedented Global Water Scarcity in Anthropocene: Megacity Tehran Under Threat
YouTube video by Paul Beckwith
https://youtu.be/YABotGcsz90?si…
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 AM
First Emergence of Unprecedented Global Water Scarcity in Anthropocene: Megacity Tehran under Immediate Threat of Zero Water Day (taps run dry)…
youtu.be/YABotGcsz90?si… #climatet#droughtht
Image is from video: me with my Selenium Crystal Ball from my neighbourhood witch store
youtu.be/YABotGcsz90?si… #climatet#droughtht
Image is from video: me with my Selenium Crystal Ball from my neighbourhood witch store
Don't believe the hype. The Carnage budget is a betrayal of young and future Canadians.
Budget 2025 takes action to protect our environment and strengthen our economy. 🌎
With 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, we’re positioning climate action and economic growth as inseparable.
🔗 News release: bit.ly/4ozc4rh
With 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆, we’re positioning climate action and economic growth as inseparable.
🔗 News release: bit.ly/4ozc4rh
November 10, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Don't believe the hype. The Carnage budget is a betrayal of young and future Canadians.
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Excuse Me...Have You Been Smoking Any Pot Today? 🤣
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Excuse Me...Have You Been Smoking Any Pot Today? 🤣
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It’s the same logic as “I’ll start my diet tomorrow”. Promising future change while doubling down on the thing causing the problem.
Carney claims we need to produce more fossil fuels so we can electrify. Trudeau told us TMX would pay for electrification. Notice a pattern?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
This is what a generational investment in the future looks like @mark-carney.bsky.social. You're doing it wrong. electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s the same logic as “I’ll start my diet tomorrow”. Promising future change while doubling down on the thing causing the problem.
An article on Carney's budget misses for young Canadians and not a single mention of the climate crisis and his failure to even pretend we will try to meet our targets. Globe and Mail do better. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
What the Carney budget hit and missed on promises to young Canadians
Despite extended EI benefits and renewed commitments to first-time homebuyers, the budget lacked new investment in some sectors
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
An article on Carney's budget misses for young Canadians and not a single mention of the climate crisis and his failure to even pretend we will try to meet our targets. Globe and Mail do better. www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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another freindly reminder that carbon capture is a scam... and the carney cons know this.
"It is a dangerous distraction, gobbling up billions in public money, enabling more pollution and keeping us hooked on fossil fuels for decades to come."
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
"It is a dangerous distraction, gobbling up billions in public money, enabling more pollution and keeping us hooked on fossil fuels for decades to come."
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
Carbon Capture and Storage: The Billion Dollar Scam - Environmental Defence
If there is one thing that the fossil fuel industry is good at, it’s peddling false solutions to a problem they created. Their latest miracle cure for the
environmentaldefence.ca
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
another freindly reminder that carbon capture is a scam... and the carney cons know this.
"It is a dangerous distraction, gobbling up billions in public money, enabling more pollution and keeping us hooked on fossil fuels for decades to come."
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
"It is a dangerous distraction, gobbling up billions in public money, enabling more pollution and keeping us hooked on fossil fuels for decades to come."
#cdnpoli #climatecrisis
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To move from resilience to ruin, Canada has to become its own worst enemy.
Our new Burn Canadian Policy will put Canadian oil and natural gas at the centre of man-made climate change and environmental catastrophes across the country.
Fixed.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
Our new Burn Canadian Policy will put Canadian oil and natural gas at the centre of man-made climate change and environmental catastrophes across the country.
Fixed.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
To move from reliance to resilience, Canada has to become its own best customer.
Our new Buy Canadian Policy will put Canadian materials and resources at the centre of housing and major project construction across the country.
Our new Buy Canadian Policy will put Canadian materials and resources at the centre of housing and major project construction across the country.
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Is it really any wonder that we left a big opening for people to doubt the severity of climate change effects when we've been told for decades that the sky is falling while our world gov'ts just kept kicking the can down the road?
Even David Suzuki threw his hands up
#cdnpoli #CanadaSky #COP30
Even David Suzuki threw his hands up
#cdnpoli #CanadaSky #COP30
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Is it really any wonder that we left a big opening for people to doubt the severity of climate change effects when we've been told for decades that the sky is falling while our world gov'ts just kept kicking the can down the road?
Even David Suzuki threw his hands up
#cdnpoli #CanadaSky #COP30
Even David Suzuki threw his hands up
#cdnpoli #CanadaSky #COP30
Carney claims we need to produce more fossil fuels so we can electrify. Trudeau told us TMX would pay for electrification. Notice a pattern?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
This is what a generational investment in the future looks like @mark-carney.bsky.social. You're doing it wrong. electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Carney claims we need to produce more fossil fuels so we can electrify. Trudeau told us TMX would pay for electrification. Notice a pattern?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
TMX didn't even pay for itself. How stupid do they think Canadians are?
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This is what a generational investment in the future looks like @mark-carney.bsky.social. You're doing it wrong. electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This is what a generational investment in the future looks like @mark-carney.bsky.social. You're doing it wrong. electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Mark Carney's Liberals - We have to emit more emissions so that we can reduce emissions. Totally unhinged. What On Earth: Is Canada really a climate leader?
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
What On Earth | CBC Radio Podcasts
What On Earth | CBC Radio Podcasts
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Mark Carney's Liberals - We have to emit more emissions so that we can reduce emissions. Totally unhinged. What On Earth: Is Canada really a climate leader?
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
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"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
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Mark Carney's Liberals - We have to emit more emissions so that we can reduce emissions. Totally unhinged. What On Earth: Is Canada really a climate leader?
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
What On Earth | CBC Radio Podcasts
What On Earth | CBC Radio Podcasts
www.cbc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Mark Carney's Liberals - We have to emit more emissions so that we can reduce emissions. Totally unhinged. What On Earth: Is Canada really a climate leader?
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
Episode webpage: www.cbc.ca/radio/whaton...
Media file: mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc....
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You've probably heard of Bill C-12 and C-2, but there's a slate of other bills that, when assembled together transformer style, could create a freedom repression machine that rivals the one south of the border.
We broke down how it would work >> act.gp/4i9pU1b #Cdnpoli
📹 via leftiejane on IG
We broke down how it would work >> act.gp/4i9pU1b #Cdnpoli
📹 via leftiejane on IG
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
You've probably heard of Bill C-12 and C-2, but there's a slate of other bills that, when assembled together transformer style, could create a freedom repression machine that rivals the one south of the border.
We broke down how it would work >> act.gp/4i9pU1b #Cdnpoli
📹 via leftiejane on IG
We broke down how it would work >> act.gp/4i9pU1b #Cdnpoli
📹 via leftiejane on IG
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"Prime Minister Carney is vowing to “do things that had not been imagined or thought possible, at a speed we haven’t seen before.”"
SUCCESS!
I haven't felt betrayed this quickly by a Liberal PM before.
#cdnpoli energi.media/news/opinion...
SUCCESS!
I haven't felt betrayed this quickly by a Liberal PM before.
#cdnpoli energi.media/news/opinion...
Carney - Thoughtful Journalism About Energy's Future
Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet took office Tuesday with some tough, momentous questions on their agenda.
energi.media
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Prime Minister Carney is vowing to “do things that had not been imagined or thought possible, at a speed we haven’t seen before.”"
SUCCESS!
I haven't felt betrayed this quickly by a Liberal PM before.
#cdnpoli energi.media/news/opinion...
SUCCESS!
I haven't felt betrayed this quickly by a Liberal PM before.
#cdnpoli energi.media/news/opinion...
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Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.
“authors & publishers who filed a lawsuit against the Sam Altman-led firm have secured access to internal Slack messages… discussing the mass deletion of a pirated books dataset… A NY district court ordered OpenAI to hand over the communications regarding data deletion”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
OpenAI in Danger After Authors Suing It Gain Access to Its Internal Slack Messages
Authors and publishers, who are suing OpenAI, secured access to internal Slack messages and emails discussing the deletion of pirated books.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Never forget that a Democratic US Attorney’s decision to prosecute Aaron Swartz for downloading JSTOR PDFs contributed to his suicide but AI firms’ decision to download everything ever will be a justification for hundreds of billions of dollars of taxpayer bailouts and legal exemptions.