Chip Pitfield
@chipduck.bsky.social
Passionate supporter of human rights. Trying hard to be a student of history. Finding it quite discouraging. Proud CDN in Toronto. Recent victim of USC 922(G)(7)
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It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
Trump is threatening the basic needs of poor Americans. How low he has sunk | Robert Reich
The president has put Snap benefits in jeopardy amid a fight over Medicaid. The nation has lost its moral authority
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November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
How is it that supposedly bright people don’t understand this?? We are making the lives of future generation impossible. And where is @mark-carney.bsky.social in all of this?? Is his strategic horizon really so close??
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The black work of Big Oil
Now is the sinister time of year when the Barons of Big Oil gather together, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the blessing of most world leaders, to celebrate the 350 million needless...
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November 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
How is it that supposedly bright people don’t understand this?? We are making the lives of future generation impossible. And where is @mark-carney.bsky.social in all of this?? Is his strategic horizon really so close??
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I am devastated that Carney is proving to be such an environmental fraud.
The world blew past the dangerous 1.5 degree red line.
Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
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Our grandkids will pay the price.
Canada was the outlier in the G7 because of massive oil production expansion.
Mark Carney has decided to go all in on planet burning as a national strategy.
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Carney tells business crowd a new pipeline project is 'going to…
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November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I am devastated that Carney is proving to be such an environmental fraud.
Isn’t it shameful that Canada doesn’t seem to care?!
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than protecting the public interest.” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened a gathering of heads of state in Belem, Brazil, with harsh words for world powers who he said “remain captive to the fossil fuel interests, rather than pro...
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November 8, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Isn’t it shameful that Canada doesn’t seem to care?!
Canada is doing the same. Our @cathmckenna.bsky.social is representing the country well internationally but we desperately need her energy and attention domestically where @mark-carney.bsky.social appears completely disinterested.
Starmer affirms UK commitment to climate action ahead of Cop30 summit au.news.yahoo.com/starmer-affi... via @@YahooNewsAU
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Canada is doing the same. Our @cathmckenna.bsky.social is representing the country well internationally but we desperately need her energy and attention domestically where @mark-carney.bsky.social appears completely disinterested.
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We must champion a radical socialism, which includes slashing the $1 trillion spent on the war industry and ending our suicidal addiction to fossil fuels,
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We must champion a radical socialism, which includes slashing the $1 trillion spent on the war industry and ending our suicidal addiction to fossil fuels,
This is appalling. Canadians must understand that Carney’s supposed environmental concerns are BS. He is a captive of corporate Canada.
“Since April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials — a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully persuaded Prime Minister Mark Carney's government” www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/06/n...
Feds faced intense lobbying pressure before budget
Since April's election, oil and gas lobbyists notched at least 177 meetings with federal officials — a third of which were in September alone. If Tuesday's budget is any indication, they successfully ...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is appalling. Canadians must understand that Carney’s supposed environmental concerns are BS. He is a captive of corporate Canada.
And Canada boasts about austerity and a new pipeline… how can we be so shortsighted??
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Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
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November 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
And Canada boasts about austerity and a new pipeline… how can we be so shortsighted??
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This is a powerful condemnation of the federal government’s ineptitude on AI. Let’s hope the feds heed their warnings.
Researchers at the Citizen Lab and director @rondeibert.bsky.social sign open letter to the Canadian Minister of AI and Minister of Industry rejecting the “National Sprint” on AI strategy.
Read it here: bccla.org/policy-submi...
Read it here: bccla.org/policy-submi...
OPEN LETTER to the Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation from civil society organizations and individuals opposing "National Sprint" consultation on AI strategy - BC Civil Liberti...
The Honourable Mélanie JolyMinister of IndustryHouse of CommonsOttawa, OntarioK1A 0A6 The Honourable Evan SolomonMinister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital InnovationHouse of CommonsOttawa, Ontar...
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November 5, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This is a powerful condemnation of the federal government’s ineptitude on AI. Let’s hope the feds heed their warnings.
An excellent, clear-eyed assessment. ‘Austerity’ bites the wrong people in the ass. And if we really have a deficit problem, let’s marry austerity to tax increases for both people and corporations. We’ve had 60 years of rate reductions and it’s time to change direction a bit.
Canada’s debt is modest, self-financed, and stable. Yet we are told to accept austerity as the “responsible” path forward. Deficit panic is really a strategy to limit what’s politically imaginable—universal services, public housing, and climate action.
The deficit is not an economic problem—it’s a political weapon
Mark Carney’s new budget exposes how Canada’s political class weaponizes the deficit to protect elites and justify austerity. Despite alarmist rhetoric, Canada’s debt is modest and self-financed. The ...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
An excellent, clear-eyed assessment. ‘Austerity’ bites the wrong people in the ass. And if we really have a deficit problem, let’s marry austerity to tax increases for both people and corporations. We’ve had 60 years of rate reductions and it’s time to change direction a bit.
@cnnipr.bsky.social I’m curious: how many deaths must one cause before CNN will not eulogize you???
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
@cnnipr.bsky.social I’m curious: how many deaths must one cause before CNN will not eulogize you???
This Dahlia Lithwick interview of Judge Luttig is excellent. He speaks clearly and forcefully and there is no possibility of confusion.
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The Federal Judiciary Is Trapped
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November 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This Dahlia Lithwick interview of Judge Luttig is excellent. He speaks clearly and forcefully and there is no possibility of confusion.
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This should surprise nobody. The oil and gas co’s are fine pushing expanded production because it’ll let them keep kicking the environmental can down the road. Then they’ll suddenly not have the cash to clean it up and taxpayers’ll get screwed.
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Insufficient disclosure obscuring billions in Alberta oil sands liabilities, advocates say
Shareholders of Canada’s largest oil and gas companies could face a shortfall of tens of billions of dollars tied to spent wells, oil sands mines
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November 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This should surprise nobody. The oil and gas co’s are fine pushing expanded production because it’ll let them keep kicking the environmental can down the road. Then they’ll suddenly not have the cash to clean it up and taxpayers’ll get screwed.
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I don’t doubt Carney asked twice. Ford is a populist ass. He’s not Canada’s PM and he should shut his mouth. And let’s not forget that he apparently $75million on those ads; that money would have gone a long way in health care or education or helping the less fortunate.
Doug Ford says he rejected two Mark Carney requests to pull anti-tariff ad
Doug Ford says he rejected two Mark Carney requests to pull anti-tariff ad
The Reagan ad caused a furious U.S. President Donald Trump to scuttle trade talks with Canada.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I don’t doubt Carney asked twice. Ford is a populist ass. He’s not Canada’s PM and he should shut his mouth. And let’s not forget that he apparently $75million on those ads; that money would have gone a long way in health care or education or helping the less fortunate.
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Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
November 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Walmart, McDonalds and Amazon are the largest employers of people who require SNAP assistance.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
The CEOs earned between 18-40 million last year, 1000x their median employee income.
They took billions in profits, while their workers relied on SNAP to survive.
Wanna fix fraud and abuse?
Fix that.
‘60 Minutes’ is now junk. It’s a shame but pretending otherwise is foolish.
"The ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Trump showcased everything that is wrong with US political interviews in general. The deferential tone. The lack of preparation. The failure to ask follow-up questions or dig deep into answers. The inability (unwillingness?) to fact-check in real time."
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
‘60 Minutes’ is now junk. It’s a shame but pretending otherwise is foolish.
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The arrogant depravity of referring to surveillance video of an actual event as a "blood libel" is really quite something.
"The footage shows soldiers at Sde Teiman taking aside a detainee, then surrounding him with riot shields to block visibility while he was stabbed in the rectum with a sharp object. The detainee was treated for severe injuries."
Israeli military's top lawyer resigns over leak of video allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was facing an investigation into how the video at a detention facility holding detainees from Gaza was leaked last year.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The arrogant depravity of referring to surveillance video of an actual event as a "blood libel" is really quite something.
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The same is true in Ontario. 37% of Ontario’s corn crop becomes ethanol. It is SO stupid and environmentally irresponsible it should make us hang our heads in shame.
Government policies reward and compensate too much corn that needs too much fertilizer which runs off into too many streams and rivers and eventually kills too many people.
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Universal Truths
Unspoken costs
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November 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The same is true in Ontario. 37% of Ontario’s corn crop becomes ethanol. It is SO stupid and environmentally irresponsible it should make us hang our heads in shame.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social’s daily essays should be required reading for all Americans. Sensible Americans had best become engaged ASAP or fascism will become entrenched for good.
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November 2, 2025
Last Monday, October 27, right-wing personality Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist Nick Fuentes for more than two hours, mainstreaming the podcaster whose praise for Hitler, vows to kill Jew...
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November 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social’s daily essays should be required reading for all Americans. Sensible Americans had best become engaged ASAP or fascism will become entrenched for good.
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Canadian provincial Premiers have no business messing with the Canada/US relationship. That is the Prime Minister’s area of responsibility. Ford and Eby are welcome to provide their views to Carney; they should otherwise just shut up.
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Eby sidesteps Carney with anti-tariff ads after Ontario blowup
BC Premier David Eby plans to press ahead with an anti-tariff ad campaign despite US President Donald Trump's swift reprisal following Ontario's anti-tariff ad ran during the baseball World Series. To...
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November 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Canadian provincial Premiers have no business messing with the Canada/US relationship. That is the Prime Minister’s area of responsibility. Ford and Eby are welcome to provide their views to Carney; they should otherwise just shut up.
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Sound advice. Passivity and disengagement aren’t ordinarily agents of change.
When I explain that boycotting an election over an issue has never once forced a politician to embrace that issue, I'm not "scolding people to vote." I'm explaining reality.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
Feel free to sit on your ass! Just don't pretend that your lazy apathy is somehow going to advance your agenda.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Sound advice. Passivity and disengagement aren’t ordinarily agents of change.
Wouldn’t it be nice if those singing our anthem at sporting events didn’t consistently try to sing it as it has never ever been sung? Just sing the fucking song the way we all know it and cherish it. Please.
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Wouldn’t it be nice if those singing our anthem at sporting events didn’t consistently try to sing it as it has never ever been sung? Just sing the fucking song the way we all know it and cherish it. Please.
Simple, isn’t it?
October 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Simple, isn’t it?