Max Fawcett
@maxfawcett.bsky.social
Lead columnist for Canada's National Observer.
Also: Mariners fan, crypto skeptic and descendant of Canada's worst prime minister (no, not him)
Also: Mariners fan, crypto skeptic and descendant of Canada's worst prime minister (no, not him)
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Max Fawcett
@maxfawcett.bsky.social
· Oct 10
When "blindingly obvious" facts about the energy transition are anything but
Debunking Don Wright's well-meaning interventions on the subject
open.substack.com
In which I debunk some very common (and popular) myths about renewable energy and the energy transition.
Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.
open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...
Warning: It's long, pedantic, and full of charts.
open.substack.com/pub/maxfawce...
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Want to see what MAGA is thinking right now?
January 4, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Want to see what MAGA is thinking right now?
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we did it! a perfectly structured democracy. it's got checks, it's got balances. this thing is made to last. there's only one weakness: bad guys. if somehow some bad guys who don't care about decorum got elected they could basically just tip the whole thing over. luckily such men are unelectable
January 4, 2026 at 1:38 AM
we did it! a perfectly structured democracy. it's got checks, it's got balances. this thing is made to last. there's only one weakness: bad guys. if somehow some bad guys who don't care about decorum got elected they could basically just tip the whole thing over. luckily such men are unelectable
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christ, what the fuck are we even doing here
January 3, 2026 at 8:30 PM
christ, what the fuck are we even doing here
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Carney and Starmer’s statements are almost identical. The fine art of diplomacy
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
January 3, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Carney and Starmer’s statements are almost identical. The fine art of diplomacy
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
Hoping Trump will read the ‘we also hated Maduro’ opening paragraph
Hoping the rest of the world sees the ‘we like international law’ paragraph under it
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
These freaks want territorial expansion and they know Trump will do everything he can to deliver.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
This isn’t just a tweet from some random asshole either. This is Stephen Miller’s wife. Miller was in the room with Trump during the kidnapping of Maduro.
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NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...
This should be worth another floor crossing or two.
January 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This should be worth another floor crossing or two.
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you simply do not have to preface your statements about this with “but Maduro sucks”
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
you simply do not have to preface your statements about this with “but Maduro sucks”
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
whether or not Maduro sucks is entirely beside the point - we invaded another country and grabbed their leader with no justification other than “we wanted to”
don’t give them cover on it
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This press conference should be a wakeup call to anyone who (still) doesn't think Trump and America represent a clear threat to Canada's sovereignty and independence.
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This press conference should be a wakeup call to anyone who (still) doesn't think Trump and America represent a clear threat to Canada's sovereignty and independence.
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
Cuba is clearly next. Then who?
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It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM
It’s old-fashioned to defend mainstream journalism these days but some of the most reliable reporting from people actually on the ground will be the AP and Reuters the next 24 hours. Your Substack journalist writing takes will be using frontline reporting from them.
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The president of Venezuela must be held legally accountable for his crimes, which the Supreme Court forbids to happen for the president of the US, who recently pardoned the president of Honduras for similar crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The president of Venezuela must be held legally accountable for his crimes, which the Supreme Court forbids to happen for the president of the US, who recently pardoned the president of Honduras for similar crimes.
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Trump's regime has murdered people in the water. He has seized ships on the high seas. He has invaded a country and kidnapped their leader.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Trump's regime has murdered people in the water. He has seized ships on the high seas. He has invaded a country and kidnapped their leader.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
All bets are off with the United States.
Canada needs to build alliances with Europe and to be ready on the home front.
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what the fuck did I wake up to
January 3, 2026 at 12:21 PM
what the fuck did I wake up to
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I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
I’m thinking this morning about all the people I spoke to last year who were absolutely convinced, and tried to convince me, that Trump would be antiwar compared to Biden and Harris.
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
In the past week alone he has attacked Nigeria and then Venezuela and also threatened to attack Iran (again).
"We're going to spend less time listening to people who are educated and informed" is certainly....a choice.
January 3, 2026 at 4:47 AM
"We're going to spend less time listening to people who are educated and informed" is certainly....a choice.
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I am not, by disposition, an optimist, but I am one who tends to “well… actually” my doomsaying friends. The hopefulness of this piece is a boon in that regard.
That said, if our climate salvation really does come via the invisible hand and technical innovation, I shall have some crow to eat.
Yum.
That said, if our climate salvation really does come via the invisible hand and technical innovation, I shall have some crow to eat.
Yum.
Climate advocates lost some political battles in North America last year, but technology and economics are winning the war everywhere else.
2026 will make the inevitability of the energy transition even more difficult to ignore.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/o...
2026 will make the inevitability of the energy transition even more difficult to ignore.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/o...
How to (still) be a climate optimist
2025 was a year defined by climate policy retreats in North America — and climate technology expansion in the rest of the world. Good news: Nothing stops this train.
www.nationalobserver.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I am not, by disposition, an optimist, but I am one who tends to “well… actually” my doomsaying friends. The hopefulness of this piece is a boon in that regard.
That said, if our climate salvation really does come via the invisible hand and technical innovation, I shall have some crow to eat.
Yum.
That said, if our climate salvation really does come via the invisible hand and technical innovation, I shall have some crow to eat.
Yum.
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Fantastic column—and advice for government—by @maxfawcett.bsky.social to start the New Year.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/o...
#cdnpoli
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/o...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Fantastic column—and advice for government—by @maxfawcett.bsky.social to start the New Year.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/o...
#cdnpoli
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ah yes, news focused on the concerns of the average american
NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 AM
ah yes, news focused on the concerns of the average american
This is a major Bluesky achievement.
January 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
This is a major Bluesky achievement.
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It is time for every citizen of good faith and good conscience to get off X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.
It's well past time for Canadian government officials to get off of X, @jameswsthomson.com writes. This latest — disgusting — incident is just one more reason.
Canadian government officials, what are you still doing on X in 2026?
The platform's own chatbot started posting sexualized material of children and other people who couldn't consent. With no moral bottom in sight, it's well past time our officials found other ways to c...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
It is time for every citizen of good faith and good conscience to get off X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.
I am not sure how you can justify contributions to a website that publishes sexualized images of children.
I think it’s time to start naming and shaming those who donate their time to give free content to Elon’s X.