Jamie Kneen
@jkneen.bsky.social
Let's not panic until there is some evidence. Oh, crap...
No shit. "The meagre financial returns of streaming for artists has been a point of controversy since its inception. Now substantial investments in AI weaponry are causing musicians, labels, and consumers to further question their relationship with streaming giant Spotify"
mixmag.net/feature/spot...
mixmag.net/feature/spot...
Inside The Movement of Artists and Fans Boycotting Spotify
The meagre financial returns of streaming for artists has been a point of controversy since its inception. Now substantial investments in AI weaponry are causing musicians, labels, and consumers to fu...
mixmag.net
February 17, 2026 at 10:09 PM
No shit. "The meagre financial returns of streaming for artists has been a point of controversy since its inception. Now substantial investments in AI weaponry are causing musicians, labels, and consumers to further question their relationship with streaming giant Spotify"
mixmag.net/feature/spot...
mixmag.net/feature/spot...
I'm still stuck on the part where the Pentagon has "Christian" services.
Oh wow — per @briankaylor.bsky.social, Pastor Doug Wilson (now technically Hegseth’s pastor, and long a controversial figure) preached at the Pentagon today.
Doug Wilson was the preacher today at the latest monthly Christian worship at the Pentagon. My report:
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/doug-wilso...
publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/doug-wilso...
February 17, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I'm still stuck on the part where the Pentagon has "Christian" services.
February 16, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week.”
A newspaper editor actually said this! @theonion.com is cooked.
A newspaper editor actually said this! @theonion.com is cooked.
A conscientious journalism grad withdraw from a job when she learned the Cleveland Plain Dealer uses AI to write its stories.
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
Now the editor is castigating her and journalism professors for not being “prepared for the workforce.”
You can’t make this shit up.
www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
February 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
“By removing writing from reporters’ workloads, we’ve effectively freed up an extra workday for them each week.”
A newspaper editor actually said this! @theonion.com is cooked.
A newspaper editor actually said this! @theonion.com is cooked.
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Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor of Heiltsuk Nation, warns proposed changes to B.C.’s DRIPA could weaken court oversight and limit First Nations’ access to justice. For families shaped by residential school history, this is lived experience — not abstract policy.
📖 Read more: bit.ly/4awicuy
📖 Read more: bit.ly/4awicuy
Will Premier Eby’s Intended Amendments to the Declaration Act Deprive my 88-year-old Father of His Rights Once Again? | Ng Ariss Fong Lawyers
by Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor of Heiltsuk Nation Any amendments to BC’s Declaration Act that remove First Nations’ access to the courts would be an
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Marilyn Slett, Chief Councillor of Heiltsuk Nation, warns proposed changes to B.C.’s DRIPA could weaken court oversight and limit First Nations’ access to justice. For families shaped by residential school history, this is lived experience — not abstract policy.
📖 Read more: bit.ly/4awicuy
📖 Read more: bit.ly/4awicuy
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All of our fights are connected.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
Yes, Climate Still Matters. Here's How It Connects to Every Other Crisis in the World Today.
Lately I've been experiencing something I suspect a lot of other climate reporters—and really anyone who works on climate—has also been feeling: a big ol' case of the "who the fuck cares?" with a heap...
drilled.ghost.io
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
All of our fights are connected.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
After IRA passed, @aldasky.bsky.social made the passing but astute observation that green capital is just capital now.
In 2025, everything is climate, whether you like it or not, and as politics is about everything so goes climate, too.
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Full text of remarks by Noah Vineberg, President of the union representing transit workers in Ottawa (ATU Local 279) to Transit Committee. He rightly notes many of those sitting on the committee are responsible for the crisis they are now decrying.
freetransitottawa.ca/atu-to-city-...
freetransitottawa.ca/atu-to-city-...
ATU to City Hall: “You had the warnings, you had the authority, you chose to ignore both” | Free Transit Ottawa
freetransitottawa.ca
February 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Full text of remarks by Noah Vineberg, President of the union representing transit workers in Ottawa (ATU Local 279) to Transit Committee. He rightly notes many of those sitting on the committee are responsible for the crisis they are now decrying.
freetransitottawa.ca/atu-to-city-...
freetransitottawa.ca/atu-to-city-...
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“This is a race for minerals at any cost ... In this race ... all countries that have minerals are the big losers because no promises have been made on human rights. Human rights, justice and environmental protection are the biggest blind spots in these agreements”
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scru...
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scru...
Scrutiny grows over DRC-US minerals deal, even as other African nations sign up
On Feb 4, the U.S. hosted the Critical Minerals Ministerial, a summit bringing together delegations from more than 50 countries, including seven African countries, with the aim of securing access to t...
news.mongabay.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
“This is a race for minerals at any cost ... In this race ... all countries that have minerals are the big losers because no promises have been made on human rights. Human rights, justice and environmental protection are the biggest blind spots in these agreements”
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scru...
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/scru...
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"Well they can drill or they can mine,
On my smouldering bones,
This my prairie,
And this is my home."
How the guy who wrote that line presents a different vision of Albertans to a world that more often sees a caricature.
On my smouldering bones,
This my prairie,
And this is my home."
How the guy who wrote that line presents a different vision of Albertans to a world that more often sees a caricature.
Corb Lund wants to 'save the soul' of Alberta from coal
On Tuesday, Elections Alberta approved a citizen's initiative petition spearheaded by Albertan country singer Corb Lund that would force the provincial government to ban coal in the Eastern Rockies.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
"Well they can drill or they can mine,
On my smouldering bones,
This my prairie,
And this is my home."
How the guy who wrote that line presents a different vision of Albertans to a world that more often sees a caricature.
On my smouldering bones,
This my prairie,
And this is my home."
How the guy who wrote that line presents a different vision of Albertans to a world that more often sees a caricature.
Reposted by Jamie Kneen
Reposted by Jamie Kneen
Sobering and incisive piece by Maude Barlow.
"We have to stop talking about EVs as if they are environmentally friendly. They are not.
"The larger answer must be diminishing our love affair with cars…EVs are a stop-gap at best." #EVs #SustainableTransport
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
"We have to stop talking about EVs as if they are environmentally friendly. They are not.
"The larger answer must be diminishing our love affair with cars…EVs are a stop-gap at best." #EVs #SustainableTransport
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
Are electric cars really an environmental success story?
It is not lost on local communities that the global South is being asked to bear the environmental cost of making batteries for electric cars so that wealthy countries can decarbonize.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Sobering and incisive piece by Maude Barlow.
"We have to stop talking about EVs as if they are environmentally friendly. They are not.
"The larger answer must be diminishing our love affair with cars…EVs are a stop-gap at best." #EVs #SustainableTransport
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
"We have to stop talking about EVs as if they are environmentally friendly. They are not.
"The larger answer must be diminishing our love affair with cars…EVs are a stop-gap at best." #EVs #SustainableTransport
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
Reposted by Jamie Kneen
We know we must reduce our fossil-fuel use and electric cars are one important way to do that. But we need to face the environmental and human damage caused by the production and disposal of the batteries that make this possible, writes Maude Barlow. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
Are electric cars really an environmental success story?
It is not lost on local communities that the global South is being asked to bear the environmental cost of making batteries for electric cars so that wealthy countries can decarbonize.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
We know we must reduce our fossil-fuel use and electric cars are one important way to do that. But we need to face the environmental and human damage caused by the production and disposal of the batteries that make this possible, writes Maude Barlow. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/11/o...
Also maybe the fact that airlines are exempt is something that needs to be fixed.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Also maybe the fact that airlines are exempt is something that needs to be fixed.
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Tumber Ridge is not just idyllic but resilient.
It has seen mines open and close and reopen. It has embraced wind energy, made unprecedented dinosaur discoveries, hosts epic adventures and reinvented itself through tourism.
Thinking of everyone there as the town faces the unimaginable days ahead.
It has seen mines open and close and reopen. It has embraced wind energy, made unprecedented dinosaur discoveries, hosts epic adventures and reinvented itself through tourism.
Thinking of everyone there as the town faces the unimaginable days ahead.
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Tumber Ridge is not just idyllic but resilient.
It has seen mines open and close and reopen. It has embraced wind energy, made unprecedented dinosaur discoveries, hosts epic adventures and reinvented itself through tourism.
Thinking of everyone there as the town faces the unimaginable days ahead.
It has seen mines open and close and reopen. It has embraced wind energy, made unprecedented dinosaur discoveries, hosts epic adventures and reinvented itself through tourism.
Thinking of everyone there as the town faces the unimaginable days ahead.
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🚨 PRESS RELEASE 🚨 We are taking the federal gov to court for #caribou 🦌
Southern Mountain Caribou are disappearing due to #habitatloss, fragmentation and widespread changes in their ecosystems.
"At this point, extinction is not accidental; it is a political choice,” - Lucero González, Campaigner.
Southern Mountain Caribou are disappearing due to #habitatloss, fragmentation and widespread changes in their ecosystems.
"At this point, extinction is not accidental; it is a political choice,” - Lucero González, Campaigner.
Federal government taken to Court over 11-year delay in protecting Caribou habitat
After more than a decade of broken promises, environmental groups say delay is driving iconic species toward extinction
www.wildernesscommittee.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
🚨 PRESS RELEASE 🚨 We are taking the federal gov to court for #caribou 🦌
Southern Mountain Caribou are disappearing due to #habitatloss, fragmentation and widespread changes in their ecosystems.
"At this point, extinction is not accidental; it is a political choice,” - Lucero González, Campaigner.
Southern Mountain Caribou are disappearing due to #habitatloss, fragmentation and widespread changes in their ecosystems.
"At this point, extinction is not accidental; it is a political choice,” - Lucero González, Campaigner.
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A ratchet is a mechanical device that allows movement in one direction while preventing it in the opposite direction
A right-wing media ecosystem is a societal device that allows movement in one direction while preventing it in the opposite direction
A right-wing media ecosystem is a societal device that allows movement in one direction while preventing it in the opposite direction
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
A ratchet is a mechanical device that allows movement in one direction while preventing it in the opposite direction
A right-wing media ecosystem is a societal device that allows movement in one direction while preventing it in the opposite direction
A right-wing media ecosystem is a societal device that allows movement in one direction while preventing it in the opposite direction
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Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017
Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
gizmodo.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
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FYI I’m really giving it to the @bsky.app Twitter account right now about banning and deleting Palestinian accounts here. It’s starting to go viral and more people are starting to see. If they don’t want bad publicity they should change their policy to let them fundraiser here. @support.bsky.team
February 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
FYI I’m really giving it to the @bsky.app Twitter account right now about banning and deleting Palestinian accounts here. It’s starting to go viral and more people are starting to see. If they don’t want bad publicity they should change their policy to let them fundraiser here. @support.bsky.team
Worst of both worlds. And an example of where public ownership (SaskPower) can be a disaster for the public interest, making terrible (also corrupt and politically-motivated) decisions.
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
Saskatchewan court dismisses coal power challenge | The Narwhal
A Saskatchewan judge dismissed an application challenging the province’s decision to extend the use of coal power plants
thenarwhal.ca
February 5, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Worst of both worlds. And an example of where public ownership (SaskPower) can be a disaster for the public interest, making terrible (also corrupt and politically-motivated) decisions.
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power: thenarwhal.ca/court-denies...
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This is so shocking - years after the EU put together conflict minerals legislation precisely because of the abuses and conflict associated with coltan mining in the DRC so little has changed
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This is so shocking - years after the EU put together conflict minerals legislation precisely because of the abuses and conflict associated with coltan mining in the DRC so little has changed
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
"With all this material, someone must be training an Epstein algo." - @adamtooze.bsky.social That is literally what the large language models are doing right now. Digesting a lot of new word associations. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
Chartbook 432 "Writing column. Talking w peril" - polycrisis or stroke?
Why do people, more specifically, rich, famous and powerful men, do the things they do?
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"With all this material, someone must be training an Epstein algo." - @adamtooze.bsky.social That is literally what the large language models are doing right now. Digesting a lot of new word associations. open.substack.com/pub/adamtooz...
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Concerned individuals trying to hold @fordnation accountable project an image at @OntarioPCParty asking when he will compensate #GrassyNarrows for the ongoing mercury crisis.
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
February 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Concerned individuals trying to hold @fordnation accountable project an image at @OntarioPCParty asking when he will compensate #GrassyNarrows for the ongoing mercury crisis.
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
He dodged the question.
Sign and share the petition below to demand justice!
you.leadnow.ca/petitions/me...
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Grassy Narrows has had contaminated water for over 50 years, with over 90 percent of its population suffering with mercury poisoning....
This government is an embarrassment
This government is an embarrassment
BREAKING: @OntarioPCParty convention today @fordnation was asked:
“Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?”
Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters.
#FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026
“Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?”
Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters.
#FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026
February 3, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Grassy Narrows has had contaminated water for over 50 years, with over 90 percent of its population suffering with mercury poisoning....
This government is an embarrassment
This government is an embarrassment
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www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... TBT '...mutual recognition policies by the provinces and federal government, and the removal of exceptions in the CFTA, risk a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety if not managed carefully.' @policyalternatives.ca
The premiers’ new clothes: A critical look at the race to remove interprovincial trade barriers - CCPA
The costs of interprovincial trade barriers have been vastly overstated, while the rush to remove them risks a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 29, 2026 at 7:02 PM
www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... TBT '...mutual recognition policies by the provinces and federal government, and the removal of exceptions in the CFTA, risk a race to the bottom in areas like health and workplace safety if not managed carefully.' @policyalternatives.ca
Here are the receipts.
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca
Bill C-15 would allow corporations to be exempt from most Canadian laws - CCPA
Buried on page 300 of the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill is an extremely troubling clause regarding corporate power in Canada—one that allows all cabinet ministers to exempt any indiv...
www.policyalternatives.ca
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Here are the receipts.
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca
"Under Carney’s tenure, government officials have met 109 times with the Business Council of Canada, which largely represents CEOs of large Canadian corporations, more than three times as much as during Trudeau’s first nine months."
via @policyalternatives.ca