Jono
@jonovisionman.bsky.social
Politics junky. Pragmatism over ideology.
Reasonably conservative (but barely recognize it these days).
Miss the Red Tories but I'm not entirely one.
Canadian. NOT Jonathan Torrens.
-It's not the band I hate, it's their fans-
-- Sloan
Reasonably conservative (but barely recognize it these days).
Miss the Red Tories but I'm not entirely one.
Canadian. NOT Jonathan Torrens.
-It's not the band I hate, it's their fans-
-- Sloan
Hydrogen failure at sea.
It's sad how many times Hydrogen fails but gullible governments keep going back..
Invest it in real batteries.
#hydrogen #h20
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
It's sad how many times Hydrogen fails but gullible governments keep going back..
Invest it in real batteries.
#hydrogen #h20
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
Hydrogen Ships Are Seeing Same Pattern As All Hydrogen Fleets - CleanTechnica
Just as hydrogen is like square wheels on ground vehicles, it's like using a colander as a hull on the water.
cleantechnica.com
December 14, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Hydrogen failure at sea.
It's sad how many times Hydrogen fails but gullible governments keep going back..
Invest it in real batteries.
#hydrogen #h20
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
It's sad how many times Hydrogen fails but gullible governments keep going back..
Invest it in real batteries.
#hydrogen #h20
cleantechnica.com/2024/12/12/h...
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I just can't find the diversity of everything here I get on Twitter/X.
Yet.
It's almost entirely the political left, mostly American, patting each other on the back and blocking anyone who dares challenge them.
Twitter is toxic, Bluesky is... boring.
Yet.
It's almost entirely the political left, mostly American, patting each other on the back and blocking anyone who dares challenge them.
Twitter is toxic, Bluesky is... boring.
December 14, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I just can't find the diversity of everything here I get on Twitter/X.
Yet.
It's almost entirely the political left, mostly American, patting each other on the back and blocking anyone who dares challenge them.
Twitter is toxic, Bluesky is... boring.
Yet.
It's almost entirely the political left, mostly American, patting each other on the back and blocking anyone who dares challenge them.
Twitter is toxic, Bluesky is... boring.
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"Canada’s per capita emissions have decreased by 16.9% since 2005, while the United States' have decreased by 23.6% and the European Union's by 24.6%."
December 14, 2024 at 2:54 AM
"Canada’s per capita emissions have decreased by 16.9% since 2005, while the United States' have decreased by 23.6% and the European Union's by 24.6%."
I want to leave Twitter/X forever.
Chris Selley, Andrew Coyne... Tristan Hopper..... please come here?
Just for me?
Chris Selley, Andrew Coyne... Tristan Hopper..... please come here?
Just for me?
December 14, 2024 at 2:07 AM
I want to leave Twitter/X forever.
Chris Selley, Andrew Coyne... Tristan Hopper..... please come here?
Just for me?
Chris Selley, Andrew Coyne... Tristan Hopper..... please come here?
Just for me?
Reposted by Jono
This is the government's gift to CUPW - they have lost their leverage, Christmas rush is over.
Canada Post needs reform and the Union is too absorbed with its workers to be a believable partner in that.
CUPW will squawk about it, but they're secretly thankful.
#cdnpoli
Canada Post needs reform and the Union is too absorbed with its workers to be a believable partner in that.
CUPW will squawk about it, but they're secretly thankful.
#cdnpoli
December 14, 2024 at 12:23 AM
This is the government's gift to CUPW - they have lost their leverage, Christmas rush is over.
Canada Post needs reform and the Union is too absorbed with its workers to be a believable partner in that.
CUPW will squawk about it, but they're secretly thankful.
#cdnpoli
Canada Post needs reform and the Union is too absorbed with its workers to be a believable partner in that.
CUPW will squawk about it, but they're secretly thankful.
#cdnpoli
Jordan Peterson moving to the U.S.?
Huh.
I would have thought Russia.
Huh.
I would have thought Russia.
December 14, 2024 at 12:11 AM
Jordan Peterson moving to the U.S.?
Huh.
I would have thought Russia.
Huh.
I would have thought Russia.
This is a man who is out of ideas.
It's long past time to have a walk in the snow and do the right thing, or the LPC is going to get crushed next election. Might already be too late.
#cdnpoli
It's long past time to have a walk in the snow and do the right thing, or the LPC is going to get crushed next election. Might already be too late.
#cdnpoli
Nearly 70% of Canadians disapprove of Justin Trudeau ahead of his government's planned GST holiday and $250 cheque rollout
Read it all here 👇
www.338canada.ca/p/trudeaus-a...
Read it all here 👇
www.338canada.ca/p/trudeaus-a...
Trudeau's Approvals At Rock Bottom Amid GST Holiday Proposal
Canadians view the move to dole out $250 cheques and institute a GST holiday as vote-buying measures
www.338canada.ca
December 13, 2024 at 1:31 PM
This is a man who is out of ideas.
It's long past time to have a walk in the snow and do the right thing, or the LPC is going to get crushed next election. Might already be too late.
#cdnpoli
It's long past time to have a walk in the snow and do the right thing, or the LPC is going to get crushed next election. Might already be too late.
#cdnpoli
Municipalities need the ability to clear encampments.
Nobody wants to live in a neighbourhood where open drug use is rampant.
Alternatives need to be available - I agree - but it shouldn't have to be exactly perfectly suitable for the individual, which is the current state of affairs.
#onpoli
Nobody wants to live in a neighbourhood where open drug use is rampant.
Alternatives need to be available - I agree - but it shouldn't have to be exactly perfectly suitable for the individual, which is the current state of affairs.
#onpoli
He would need to use the "Notwithstanding Clause" as courts have said this is unconstitutional unless you provide an alternative.
Still, this will be a winning policy at the ballot box.
#onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Still, this will be a winning policy at the ballot box.
#onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ford details legislation aimed at dismantling encampments, punishing public drug use | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford's government is introducing new legislation that it says will give municipalities and police services legal powers and tools to dismantle homeless encampments and crack down on publi...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Municipalities need the ability to clear encampments.
Nobody wants to live in a neighbourhood where open drug use is rampant.
Alternatives need to be available - I agree - but it shouldn't have to be exactly perfectly suitable for the individual, which is the current state of affairs.
#onpoli
Nobody wants to live in a neighbourhood where open drug use is rampant.
Alternatives need to be available - I agree - but it shouldn't have to be exactly perfectly suitable for the individual, which is the current state of affairs.
#onpoli
The current Ontario encampment situation.
"municipalities can’t take it away unless the municipality provides a housing alternative that truly works for that person"
That leaves a lot of room for interpretation - who decides what "truly works"?
#onpoli
www.northumberlandnews.com/opinion/enca...
"municipalities can’t take it away unless the municipality provides a housing alternative that truly works for that person"
That leaves a lot of room for interpretation - who decides what "truly works"?
#onpoli
www.northumberlandnews.com/opinion/enca...
December 12, 2024 at 4:16 PM
The current Ontario encampment situation.
"municipalities can’t take it away unless the municipality provides a housing alternative that truly works for that person"
That leaves a lot of room for interpretation - who decides what "truly works"?
#onpoli
www.northumberlandnews.com/opinion/enca...
"municipalities can’t take it away unless the municipality provides a housing alternative that truly works for that person"
That leaves a lot of room for interpretation - who decides what "truly works"?
#onpoli
www.northumberlandnews.com/opinion/enca...
He would need to use the "Notwithstanding Clause" as courts have said this is unconstitutional unless you provide an alternative.
Still, this will be a winning policy at the ballot box.
#onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Still, this will be a winning policy at the ballot box.
#onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Ford details legislation aimed at dismantling encampments, punishing public drug use | CBC News
Premier Doug Ford's government is introducing new legislation that it says will give municipalities and police services legal powers and tools to dismantle homeless encampments and crack down on publi...
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2024 at 3:54 PM
He would need to use the "Notwithstanding Clause" as courts have said this is unconstitutional unless you provide an alternative.
Still, this will be a winning policy at the ballot box.
#onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Still, this will be a winning policy at the ballot box.
#onpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why did it take a public assassination for Americans to reflect on their Health Care system?
Every other Western country has a public system of some kind - usually parallel to a private system, but at least life/death decisions aren't in the hands of insurance ghouls.
#uspoli #ceokiller #cdnpoli
Every other Western country has a public system of some kind - usually parallel to a private system, but at least life/death decisions aren't in the hands of insurance ghouls.
#uspoli #ceokiller #cdnpoli
How insurance companies degrade the patient-doctor relationship, by Helen Ouyang, my friend and exceptional physician-author
gift link www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/o... @nytopinion.nytimes.com
gift link www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/o... @nytopinion.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Why did it take a public assassination for Americans to reflect on their Health Care system?
Every other Western country has a public system of some kind - usually parallel to a private system, but at least life/death decisions aren't in the hands of insurance ghouls.
#uspoli #ceokiller #cdnpoli
Every other Western country has a public system of some kind - usually parallel to a private system, but at least life/death decisions aren't in the hands of insurance ghouls.
#uspoli #ceokiller #cdnpoli
Alternatives to Doug Ford exist.
Bonnie Crombie is as solid of a centrist as we've had.
Marit Stiles is one of the best leaders the NDP have ever had in Ontario.
If you care about bike lanes and other things and hate Ford's grifty ways, you have options.
#onpoli
Bonnie Crombie is as solid of a centrist as we've had.
Marit Stiles is one of the best leaders the NDP have ever had in Ontario.
If you care about bike lanes and other things and hate Ford's grifty ways, you have options.
#onpoli
A quick reminder/preview of how Charter challenges against the province with respect to cities go.
There's no "right" to bike lanes - we need to elect people who care about them if that's what we want.
#onpoli #topoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
There's no "right" to bike lanes - we need to elect people who care about them if that's what we want.
#onpoli #topoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Supreme Court rules Ford government had right to cut number of Toronto wards during 2018 election | CBC News
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government was operating within its legal powers when it cut the number of wards in Toronto in the middle of the 2018 municipal election, the Supre...
www.cbc.ca
December 11, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Alternatives to Doug Ford exist.
Bonnie Crombie is as solid of a centrist as we've had.
Marit Stiles is one of the best leaders the NDP have ever had in Ontario.
If you care about bike lanes and other things and hate Ford's grifty ways, you have options.
#onpoli
Bonnie Crombie is as solid of a centrist as we've had.
Marit Stiles is one of the best leaders the NDP have ever had in Ontario.
If you care about bike lanes and other things and hate Ford's grifty ways, you have options.
#onpoli
Since we're doing super fun hypotheticals...
Canada at 40 million people would be a Blue State with about 55 electoral college seats.
#cdnpoli #uspoli
Canada at 40 million people would be a Blue State with about 55 electoral college seats.
#cdnpoli #uspoli
Trump mocks ‘Governor Trudeau’ of ‘Great State of Canada’: President-elect posts joke on Truth Social platform following Mar-a-Lago dinner, in which he suggested Canada should be the ‘51st state’
Trump mocks ‘Governor Trudeau’ of ‘Great State of Canada’
President-elect posts joke on Truth Social platform following Mar-a-Lago dinner, in which he suggested Canada should be the ‘51st state’
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:53 AM
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Yep. With Christmas rush gone, there's no pressure to settle, union played their hand and lost.
Hopefully this results in meaningful reform of Canada Post instead of half measures.
Hopefully this results in meaningful reform of Canada Post instead of half measures.
December 11, 2024 at 1:34 AM
Yep. With Christmas rush gone, there's no pressure to settle, union played their hand and lost.
Hopefully this results in meaningful reform of Canada Post instead of half measures.
Hopefully this results in meaningful reform of Canada Post instead of half measures.
Sounds like a lone wolf, which is good.
It had some of the hallmarks of something bigger than that.
Now maybe fix yer healthcare, America?
#uspoli #ceoKiller
It had some of the hallmarks of something bigger than that.
Now maybe fix yer healthcare, America?
#uspoli #ceoKiller
BREAKING: Luigi Mangione, suspected United Healthcare CEO shooter, reportedly hated the medical community because of how it treated his sick relative, per NYP
December 9, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Sounds like a lone wolf, which is good.
It had some of the hallmarks of something bigger than that.
Now maybe fix yer healthcare, America?
#uspoli #ceoKiller
It had some of the hallmarks of something bigger than that.
Now maybe fix yer healthcare, America?
#uspoli #ceoKiller
This O'Leary vapourware "Wonder Valley" project in Alberta is ... insane.
Has anyone actually *been* to Greenview, Alberta?
The little map shows it on Highway 40.
Might as well be on the Moon.
#abpoli #cdnpoli #wondervalley
olearyventures.com/wondervalley/
Has anyone actually *been* to Greenview, Alberta?
The little map shows it on Highway 40.
Might as well be on the Moon.
#abpoli #cdnpoli #wondervalley
olearyventures.com/wondervalley/
Wonder Valley – O'Leary Ventures
olearyventures.com
December 9, 2024 at 7:11 PM
This O'Leary vapourware "Wonder Valley" project in Alberta is ... insane.
Has anyone actually *been* to Greenview, Alberta?
The little map shows it on Highway 40.
Might as well be on the Moon.
#abpoli #cdnpoli #wondervalley
olearyventures.com/wondervalley/
Has anyone actually *been* to Greenview, Alberta?
The little map shows it on Highway 40.
Might as well be on the Moon.
#abpoli #cdnpoli #wondervalley
olearyventures.com/wondervalley/
Canada Post sacrificed its entire Christmas season.
Union's leverage quickly going to zero.
Mail delivery needs huge changes to be viable, obviously Canada Post is all in on getting there.
#cdnpoli
Union's leverage quickly going to zero.
Mail delivery needs huge changes to be viable, obviously Canada Post is all in on getting there.
#cdnpoli
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days
nationalnewswatch.com/2024/12/09/t...
nationalnewswatch.com/2024/12/09/t...
The Canada Post strike involving more than 55,000 has hit 25 days
National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.
nationalnewswatch.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Canada Post sacrificed its entire Christmas season.
Union's leverage quickly going to zero.
Mail delivery needs huge changes to be viable, obviously Canada Post is all in on getting there.
#cdnpoli
Union's leverage quickly going to zero.
Mail delivery needs huge changes to be viable, obviously Canada Post is all in on getting there.
#cdnpoli
I don't take being blocked personally - not everyone wants to hear what I have to say.
That's fine.
Even my wife doesn't want to hear what I have to say sometimes.
That's fine.
Even my wife doesn't want to hear what I have to say sometimes.
I didn't know clearsky.app existed.
I'm blocked by 128 people and I'm on 4 lists, including one about India that is just weird.
Hey @almostinfamously.bsky.social I don't support India like even a little 😂 (and I'm hardly far right, but YMMV). I don't even remember talking about India.
I'm blocked by 128 people and I'm on 4 lists, including one about India that is just weird.
Hey @almostinfamously.bsky.social I don't support India like even a little 😂 (and I'm hardly far right, but YMMV). I don't even remember talking about India.
December 8, 2024 at 4:52 PM
I don't take being blocked personally - not everyone wants to hear what I have to say.
That's fine.
Even my wife doesn't want to hear what I have to say sometimes.
That's fine.
Even my wife doesn't want to hear what I have to say sometimes.
I didn't know clearsky.app existed.
I'm blocked by 128 people and I'm on 4 lists, including one about India that is just weird.
Hey @almostinfamously.bsky.social I don't support India like even a little 😂 (and I'm hardly far right, but YMMV). I don't even remember talking about India.
I'm blocked by 128 people and I'm on 4 lists, including one about India that is just weird.
Hey @almostinfamously.bsky.social I don't support India like even a little 😂 (and I'm hardly far right, but YMMV). I don't even remember talking about India.
December 8, 2024 at 4:48 PM
I didn't know clearsky.app existed.
I'm blocked by 128 people and I'm on 4 lists, including one about India that is just weird.
Hey @almostinfamously.bsky.social I don't support India like even a little 😂 (and I'm hardly far right, but YMMV). I don't even remember talking about India.
I'm blocked by 128 people and I'm on 4 lists, including one about India that is just weird.
Hey @almostinfamously.bsky.social I don't support India like even a little 😂 (and I'm hardly far right, but YMMV). I don't even remember talking about India.
Congratulations to Sergio Perez on securing Red Bull's 3rd place in the Constructors.
#f1 #redbullracing
#f1 #redbullracing
December 8, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Congratulations to Sergio Perez on securing Red Bull's 3rd place in the Constructors.
#f1 #redbullracing
#f1 #redbullracing
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Yeaaaah we get that a lot.
We prefer the term "Canadian dollars".
We prefer the term "Canadian dollars".
December 8, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Yeaaaah we get that a lot.
We prefer the term "Canadian dollars".
We prefer the term "Canadian dollars".
People: FBI, what about all the other murders!?
Assassination of strangers with a political motive is different.
We don't even know if this guy is affiliated with a broader group.
I understand nobody loves Brian Thompson, but vigilante assassins aren't the panacea they're thinking in this moment.
Assassination of strangers with a political motive is different.
We don't even know if this guy is affiliated with a broader group.
I understand nobody loves Brian Thompson, but vigilante assassins aren't the panacea they're thinking in this moment.
The FBI is now looking for the suspected of killer of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, per the New York Post.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for this crime.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual responsible for this crime.
December 7, 2024 at 11:28 PM
People: FBI, what about all the other murders!?
Assassination of strangers with a political motive is different.
We don't even know if this guy is affiliated with a broader group.
I understand nobody loves Brian Thompson, but vigilante assassins aren't the panacea they're thinking in this moment.
Assassination of strangers with a political motive is different.
We don't even know if this guy is affiliated with a broader group.
I understand nobody loves Brian Thompson, but vigilante assassins aren't the panacea they're thinking in this moment.
"All in all, Russia is estimated to have lost about 125,800 soldiers over the course of its autumn offensives, according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW)."
Sickening.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#ukraine
Sickening.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#ukraine
Russia's 'meat-grinder' tactics bring battlefield success - but at horrendous cost
As 2024 draws to a close, Russian forces are continuing to push their Ukrainian opponents back.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:59 AM
"All in all, Russia is estimated to have lost about 125,800 soldiers over the course of its autumn offensives, according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW)."
Sickening.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#ukraine
Sickening.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#ukraine
Presumably "ending daylight savings time" would mean permanent DST.
Yes, please.
These two lunatics might have actually come up with one good idea?
#daylightsavingstime #endDST
Yes, please.
These two lunatics might have actually come up with one good idea?
#daylightsavingstime #endDST
BREAKING: Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy reportedly considering ending daylight savings time as a part of the Department of Government Efficiency, per Forbes.
December 6, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Presumably "ending daylight savings time" would mean permanent DST.
Yes, please.
These two lunatics might have actually come up with one good idea?
#daylightsavingstime #endDST
Yes, please.
These two lunatics might have actually come up with one good idea?
#daylightsavingstime #endDST