Dermot Foley
@djosephfoley.bsky.social
Former ESG Manager, portfolio manager and shareholder activist at Vancity. Energy and climate policy analyst. Proud to support DEI for corporations and government.
The Trump administration will soon make it the official policy of the US government that greenhouse gases don’t endanger Americans’ well-being and therefore don’t need federal regulation, Mark Gongloff writes in Bloomberg Opinion. #climaterisk
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
The Trump administration will soon make it the official policy of the US government that greenhouse gases don’t endanger Americans’ well-being and therefore don’t need federal regulation, Mark Gongloff writes in Bloomberg Opinion. #climaterisk
From Ed Yardini: “Like Bessent, Warsh believes that the US is entering a productivity-led boom, largely driven by artificial intelligence (AI), tax cuts, and deregulation.”…
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
From Ed Yardini: “Like Bessent, Warsh believes that the US is entering a productivity-led boom, largely driven by artificial intelligence (AI), tax cuts, and deregulation.”…
Matt Levine: “Once touted as an inflation hedge or a rival to gold or the US dollar as a stable store of value, Bitcoin has continued to trade more like a high-risk asset and has failed to serve as a haven during times of financial market stress.”
February 5, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Matt Levine: “Once touted as an inflation hedge or a rival to gold or the US dollar as a stable store of value, Bitcoin has continued to trade more like a high-risk asset and has failed to serve as a haven during times of financial market stress.”
“The Times is doing very well, mostly due to its games, cooking, puzzles, and other non-news related features” It’s not just good for the brain. Playing SpellingBee, Connections and Strands is keeping the NY Times alive. Plus the cooking app, which is a bit hinky but does have a lot of depth.
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
“The Times is doing very well, mostly due to its games, cooking, puzzles, and other non-news related features” It’s not just good for the brain. Playing SpellingBee, Connections and Strands is keeping the NY Times alive. Plus the cooking app, which is a bit hinky but does have a lot of depth.
Working my way through the three This Mortal Coil albums. Great music from the 80’s and early 90’s. I heard many of these tracks over the years, but didn’t connect the dots.
February 1, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Working my way through the three This Mortal Coil albums. Great music from the 80’s and early 90’s. I heard many of these tracks over the years, but didn’t connect the dots.
U.S. stocks suffer biggest daily drop since October as Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland rattle traders. Does anyone keep track of who’s been shorting the market in tandem with Trump’s pronouncements?
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM
U.S. stocks suffer biggest daily drop since October as Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland rattle traders. Does anyone keep track of who’s been shorting the market in tandem with Trump’s pronouncements?
We do have the smartest PM: If you are not at the table, you are on the menu,” Mr. Carney warned. “When we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness. We accept what is offered. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination.”
January 20, 2026 at 4:52 PM
We do have the smartest PM: If you are not at the table, you are on the menu,” Mr. Carney warned. “When we only negotiate bilaterally with a hegemon, we negotiate from weakness. We accept what is offered. This is not sovereignty. It is the performance of sovereignty while accepting subordination.”
Thanks to the Guardian for listing the Top Thirty live albums. I’m especially loving Portishead Roseland NYC Live 25. Probably my favourite Portishead album so far. Full orchestra adds so much to the arrangements.
January 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Thanks to the Guardian for listing the Top Thirty live albums. I’m especially loving Portishead Roseland NYC Live 25. Probably my favourite Portishead album so far. Full orchestra adds so much to the arrangements.
Something else to look forward to: A lot of people when they’re putting their underwear on or shoes or socks, will try and stand on one leg as they do that,” O’Brien says. “Often that’s something that we stop doing as we get older, and we sit down because it’s a little bit safer.”
January 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Something else to look forward to: A lot of people when they’re putting their underwear on or shoes or socks, will try and stand on one leg as they do that,” O’Brien says. “Often that’s something that we stop doing as we get older, and we sit down because it’s a little bit safer.”
Not a slow horse: Mr. Ames left a briefcase with highly sensitive documents on a train, potentially exposing a Soviet diplomat working for the C.I.A. Yet he was promoted twice: to the New York station, and then, in 1981, to Mexico City, a hotbed of Soviet espionage in the Western Hemisphere.
January 9, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Not a slow horse: Mr. Ames left a briefcase with highly sensitive documents on a train, potentially exposing a Soviet diplomat working for the C.I.A. Yet he was promoted twice: to the New York station, and then, in 1981, to Mexico City, a hotbed of Soviet espionage in the Western Hemisphere.
Stephen Miller spells out his fascist thoughts for all to see. Even Kissinger kept it quiet.
“We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” he said. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
“We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” he said. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Stephen Miller spells out his fascist thoughts for all to see. Even Kissinger kept it quiet.
“We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” he said. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
“We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” he said. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.”
“US. missionaries, traders, and agents noted that Indians were refusing to buy alcohol, no longer wearing hats, killing their dogs, and purging other things that came from the realm of white people.” Response to Tecumseh’s impact on the First Nations
January 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
“US. missionaries, traders, and agents noted that Indians were refusing to buy alcohol, no longer wearing hats, killing their dogs, and purging other things that came from the realm of white people.” Response to Tecumseh’s impact on the First Nations
So One Battle After Another is not just a Thomas Pynchon story, but also a Christmas movie?
December 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
So One Battle After Another is not just a Thomas Pynchon story, but also a Christmas movie?
Us Economy Grows: “Economists say higher-income households are driving spending, thanks to a stock market boom that has inflated household wealth. Middle - and lower-income households have mostly pulled back because of high inflation, partly blamed on President Donald Trump’s import tariffs.”#konomy
December 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Us Economy Grows: “Economists say higher-income households are driving spending, thanks to a stock market boom that has inflated household wealth. Middle - and lower-income households have mostly pulled back because of high inflation, partly blamed on President Donald Trump’s import tariffs.”#konomy
Sound familiar? 3. The cult of action for action's sake, which dictates that action is of value in itself and should be taken without intellectual reflection. This, is connected with anti-intellectualism and irrationalism, and often manifests in attacks on modern culture and science. Umberto Eco
December 22, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Sound familiar? 3. The cult of action for action's sake, which dictates that action is of value in itself and should be taken without intellectual reflection. This, is connected with anti-intellectualism and irrationalism, and often manifests in attacks on modern culture and science. Umberto Eco
Trump Media Group revenue from its various businesses (mostly Truth Social, plus some financial services)is on the order of $4 million a year, for this it spends well over $100 million a year and paid its chief executive officer almost $47 million in 2024. Matt Levine, Bloomberg.
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Trump Media Group revenue from its various businesses (mostly Truth Social, plus some financial services)is on the order of $4 million a year, for this it spends well over $100 million a year and paid its chief executive officer almost $47 million in 2024. Matt Levine, Bloomberg.
Reposted by Dermot Foley
NEW: The ABC majority just voted to decimate the strong social housing requirements on developments in the Downtown Eastside / Oppenheimer District.
ABC ignored the feedback of 100s of residents & advocates who spoke over several days warning of displacement and land speculation. #vanpoli
ABC ignored the feedback of 100s of residents & advocates who spoke over several days warning of displacement and land speculation. #vanpoli
December 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
NEW: The ABC majority just voted to decimate the strong social housing requirements on developments in the Downtown Eastside / Oppenheimer District.
ABC ignored the feedback of 100s of residents & advocates who spoke over several days warning of displacement and land speculation. #vanpoli
ABC ignored the feedback of 100s of residents & advocates who spoke over several days warning of displacement and land speculation. #vanpoli
Matt Levine: “Anyone who has ever looked at social media knows that “superintelligence” and “engagement” are opposites. Perhaps the intelligence of AI models is capped — not in computer science theory, but in commercial practice — at the intelligence of a social media feed.” Nothing to worry about!
December 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Matt Levine: “Anyone who has ever looked at social media knows that “superintelligence” and “engagement” are opposites. Perhaps the intelligence of AI models is capped — not in computer science theory, but in commercial practice — at the intelligence of a social media feed.” Nothing to worry about!
Spelled out in plain language: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
How a Cryptocurrency Helps Criminals Launder Money and Evade Sanctions
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Spelled out in plain language: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/t...
One problem is resources being diverted from financial crimes to other areas due to induced outrage over higher profile incidents. Meanwhile crypto laundering is the foundation of the deadly drug trade. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Canada’s crypto tax crackdown reaps millions. So why no criminal charges?
A team of Canada Revenue Agency “cryptoasset auditors” has been mining a rich seam of unpaid taxes, working on more than 200 files and reaping more $100 million in the last three years.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
One problem is resources being diverted from financial crimes to other areas due to induced outrage over higher profile incidents. Meanwhile crypto laundering is the foundation of the deadly drug trade. www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Electricity is the new price of eggs:
They are also against (hidden) subsidies for tech companies since data centers are totally automated and create almost no local jobs except during the construction phase.
www.electoral-vote.com#item-4
They are also against (hidden) subsidies for tech companies since data centers are totally automated and create almost no local jobs except during the construction phase.
www.electoral-vote.com#item-4
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Electricity is the new price of eggs:
They are also against (hidden) subsidies for tech companies since data centers are totally automated and create almost no local jobs except during the construction phase.
www.electoral-vote.com#item-4
They are also against (hidden) subsidies for tech companies since data centers are totally automated and create almost no local jobs except during the construction phase.
www.electoral-vote.com#item-4
“Law enforcement can’t cope with the overwhelming amount of illicit activity in the space,” said Julia Hardy, a co-founder of zeroShadow, a crypto investigations firm. “It can’t go on like this.” The grift that keeps on grifting. #crypto
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Law enforcement can’t cope with the overwhelming amount of illicit activity in the space,” said Julia Hardy, a co-founder of zeroShadow, a crypto investigations firm. “It can’t go on like this.” The grift that keeps on grifting. #crypto
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/t...
Matt Levine: Will crypto collapses bring down banks or traditional financial institutions, leading to restrictions in real-world credit? So far the answer has been absolutely not. The ties between crypto and traditional finance have been too small and too carefully managed to cause much contagion.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Matt Levine: Will crypto collapses bring down banks or traditional financial institutions, leading to restrictions in real-world credit? So far the answer has been absolutely not. The ties between crypto and traditional finance have been too small and too carefully managed to cause much contagion.
