Geoff Salomons
@groof.bsky.social
Political Science Ph.D. and policy pracademic interested in climate, energy, and the challenges of long term policy problems.
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Geoff Salomons
@groof.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Hello Econ followers,
This chart is one that sits in my mind rent free. I also see it as a core explanation of the rise of anti-elite right wing populism (Trump and others) that is perhaps sarcastically expressed with this associated meme.
This chart is one that sits in my mind rent free. I also see it as a core explanation of the rise of anti-elite right wing populism (Trump and others) that is perhaps sarcastically expressed with this associated meme.
This is a thought that’s gonna fester with me for a while!
The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a thought that’s gonna fester with me for a while!
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The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The smartest people in the world today are not focused on solving the world's problems.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
No, they are all employed specifically to grab an increasing share of our collective attention, by whatever algorithmic magic they can muster.
I think that this is the essence of our global polycrisis.
Just piling on with the Goldeneye gifs…
Slappers only!
Slappers only!
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Just piling on with the Goldeneye gifs…
Slappers only!
Slappers only!
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what if instead of sports we chose happiness
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
what if instead of sports we chose happiness
And Fox lost its mind when Obama wore a tan suit…
Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.
www.ft.com/content/4855...
October 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
And Fox lost its mind when Obama wore a tan suit…
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Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely.
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely.
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
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Tories like Lougheed designed the notwithstanding clause.
Tories today need to stand up and defend it against populists like Danielle Smith.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Tories today need to stand up and defend it against populists like Danielle Smith.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Tories like Lougheed designed the notwithstanding clause.
Tories today need to stand up and defend it against populists like Danielle Smith.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Tories today need to stand up and defend it against populists like Danielle Smith.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
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456,365 #ForeverCanadian signatures (plus few dozen last minute arrivals). I’m told it’s the biggest petition in Canada’s history.
None of this would happen if not for thousands of volunteers and your love for Canada.🇨🇦
Thank you! This is Alberta’s and Canada’s victory.
None of this would happen if not for thousands of volunteers and your love for Canada.🇨🇦
Thank you! This is Alberta’s and Canada’s victory.
October 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
456,365 #ForeverCanadian signatures (plus few dozen last minute arrivals). I’m told it’s the biggest petition in Canada’s history.
None of this would happen if not for thousands of volunteers and your love for Canada.🇨🇦
Thank you! This is Alberta’s and Canada’s victory.
None of this would happen if not for thousands of volunteers and your love for Canada.🇨🇦
Thank you! This is Alberta’s and Canada’s victory.
This Ohtani guy seems like he knows how to play baseball…
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This Ohtani guy seems like he knows how to play baseball…
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
Finally listened to this podcast about a book I’ve seen everywhere. Turned out it mimics my own phrase “Not my circus; Not my monkeys”. Maybe I can repackage that and become a self-help guru with fun monkey images for my branding!
Seriously though, this is a great pod! Keep up the good work!
Seriously though, this is a great pod! Keep up the good work!
Episode 39: The Let Them Theory
The self-help craze sweeping the nation tells you to “let them.” If someone cuts you off in traffic, let them. If your friends are ignoring you, let them. If a popular self-help author plagiarizes your idea and turns it into a book, LET THEM.
The self-help craze sweeping the nation tells you to “let them.” If someone cuts you off in traffic, let them. If your friends are ignoring you, let them. If a popular self-help author plagiarizes your idea and turns it into a book, LET THEM.
The Let Them Theory
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 04/23/2025 · 54m
podcasts.apple.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Finally listened to this podcast about a book I’ve seen everywhere. Turned out it mimics my own phrase “Not my circus; Not my monkeys”. Maybe I can repackage that and become a self-help guru with fun monkey images for my branding!
Seriously though, this is a great pod! Keep up the good work!
Seriously though, this is a great pod! Keep up the good work!
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Never change, Portland.
Portland enacts emergency powers of nudity to check federal overreach.
October 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Never change, Portland.
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Also got a new toy free off FB marketplace so I can smoke meat like a proper white man in my 40s.
September 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Also got a new toy free off FB marketplace so I can smoke meat like a proper white man in my 40s.
Finishing up our gluten farewell tour with one of the best croissants I’ve ever had. @sphillipsab.bsky.social did your partner do a farewell tour?
September 14, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Finishing up our gluten farewell tour with one of the best croissants I’ve ever had. @sphillipsab.bsky.social did your partner do a farewell tour?
*googles “K-pop demon hunter cat Halloween costume” *
August 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
*googles “K-pop demon hunter cat Halloween costume” *
This many years on getting COVID still sucks.
August 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This many years on getting COVID still sucks.
So my partner who isn’t on this platform was diagnosed with celiac disease today. I’d appreciate any and all tips (and share widely) on how a partner can support a Celiac partner.
Today was a mix of library cookbook scans and perusal of local grocery stores for GF items to learn label reading.
Today was a mix of library cookbook scans and perusal of local grocery stores for GF items to learn label reading.
August 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
So my partner who isn’t on this platform was diagnosed with celiac disease today. I’d appreciate any and all tips (and share widely) on how a partner can support a Celiac partner.
Today was a mix of library cookbook scans and perusal of local grocery stores for GF items to learn label reading.
Today was a mix of library cookbook scans and perusal of local grocery stores for GF items to learn label reading.
For the BC #climate crowd. If you’re in Victoria, come check out this great event with @danwoy.bsky.social and others!
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
Beyond the Carbon Tax: Charting a New Course for Climate Action in BC
Join IPAC Victoria for a panel on the future of climate policy in BC, featuring expert voices from across sectors.
www.eventbrite.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
For the BC #climate crowd. If you’re in Victoria, come check out this great event with @danwoy.bsky.social and others!
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the...
I want to say something along the lines of those who don’t learn history are bound to repeat it, but ffs it’s barely been 20 years!?!
June 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I want to say something along the lines of those who don’t learn history are bound to repeat it, but ffs it’s barely been 20 years!?!
Where have I heard this story before?
June 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Where have I heard this story before?
Apparently if you ask @void.comind.network to roast you, it’s a thing.
June 21, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Apparently if you ask @void.comind.network to roast you, it’s a thing.
Kory’s argument that the G7 has inverted from being a US led to a US focused forum (opp to manage/contain US by other leaders) is a very interesting take to think about the shifting geopolitical sands.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
TACHM not TACO
Podcast Episode · Curse of Politics · 2025-06-16 · 1h 13m
podcasts.apple.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Kory’s argument that the G7 has inverted from being a US led to a US focused forum (opp to manage/contain US by other leaders) is a very interesting take to think about the shifting geopolitical sands.
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
Part of the reason even Bluesky fails to meet Twitter Pre-Musk. I have Politics, Journalism, and News selected as my preferences and I get Deadpool Game as top pick of what’s going on when I’m curious about LA protests. 🙄
June 7, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Part of the reason even Bluesky fails to meet Twitter Pre-Musk. I have Politics, Journalism, and News selected as my preferences and I get Deadpool Game as top pick of what’s going on when I’m curious about LA protests. 🙄
If only…🙄
Exactly. Referees aren’t there to manage the game, they are there to enforce the rules.
June 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If only…🙄