Mike Szeller
@mikeszeller.bsky.social
Old enough to know better. Low tolerance for BS.
Good story on comparative environmental costs of EVs vs Fossil Fuels.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
Professor clears up widespread misconception about electric vehicles: 'Thank you so much for explaining this'
A Stanford professor just posted a TikTok busting a common myth about lithium mining.
www.thecooldown.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Good story on comparative environmental costs of EVs vs Fossil Fuels.
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...
@midnightburger.bsky.social Just listened to the latest Midnight Burger. WOW. Talk about character growth!
Plus some expanded lore!
Plus some expanded lore!
November 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
@midnightburger.bsky.social Just listened to the latest Midnight Burger. WOW. Talk about character growth!
Plus some expanded lore!
Plus some expanded lore!
Can someone please explain how the #California and #Texas #redistricting are different? Apart from the one is to the benefit of the party in power and that has a stacked #SCOTUS?
www.guelphtoday.com/world-news/j...
www.guelphtoday.com/world-news/j...
Justice Department sues to block California US House map in clash that could tip control of Congress
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters last week, joining a court battle that could help determine whic...
www.guelphtoday.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Can someone please explain how the #California and #Texas #redistricting are different? Apart from the one is to the benefit of the party in power and that has a stacked #SCOTUS?
www.guelphtoday.com/world-news/j...
www.guelphtoday.com/world-news/j...
Perhaps my math and understanding of numbers are wrong. But if the Liberals were 3 seats short of a majority, a person leaving the opposition and joining them is a swing of 2 votes.
+1 #Liberals
-1 #Conservatives/Opposition
So they need only 1 vote extra now.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
+1 #Liberals
-1 #Conservatives/Opposition
So they need only 1 vote extra now.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
Nova Scotia MP resigns from Conservative caucus, crosses floor to join Carney Liberals
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont is crossing the floor, defecting from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s official opposition caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Perhaps my math and understanding of numbers are wrong. But if the Liberals were 3 seats short of a majority, a person leaving the opposition and joining them is a swing of 2 votes.
+1 #Liberals
-1 #Conservatives/Opposition
So they need only 1 vote extra now.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
+1 #Liberals
-1 #Conservatives/Opposition
So they need only 1 vote extra now.
www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
I wonder if there's thought here about young women? I'm not sure we need a Maple version of Turning Point. Yes, young men are facing issues, but they aren't the only ones.
If you feel speaking your mind could expose you to accusations of "toxic masculinity" then...?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
If you feel speaking your mind could expose you to accusations of "toxic masculinity" then...?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Inside one Conservative MP’s ‘Restore the North’ tour, a Canadian take on Charlie Kirk’s movement | CBC News
By asking how to 'restore the North,' Conservative MP Jamil Jivani hopes to expand Charlie Kirk's U.S. campus tour movement — and ignite a national conversation here in Canada.
www.cbc.ca
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I wonder if there's thought here about young women? I'm not sure we need a Maple version of Turning Point. Yes, young men are facing issues, but they aren't the only ones.
If you feel speaking your mind could expose you to accusations of "toxic masculinity" then...?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
If you feel speaking your mind could expose you to accusations of "toxic masculinity" then...?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Proposed reality catching up to fiction? In the movie "Stealth" this did not turn out well... #AI #Drone #Fighter #whatcouldgowrong
breakingdefense.com/2025/10/shie...
breakingdefense.com/2025/10/shie...
Shield AI unveils X-BAT, a VTOL stealth loyal wingman drone - Breaking Defense
"When you see it, I believe that you'll probably think to yourself, 'Holy s--, that thing is f--- cool,'" said Shield AI President and Co-founder Brandon Tseng at a Tuesday event.
breakingdefense.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Proposed reality catching up to fiction? In the movie "Stealth" this did not turn out well... #AI #Drone #Fighter #whatcouldgowrong
breakingdefense.com/2025/10/shie...
breakingdefense.com/2025/10/shie...
Ok, this from The #MinistryofTruth ( #minitrue ) about the government that is LITERALLY using the National Guard against it's own citizens. Not to mention the actions against "Trump's enemies."
I think we've been hit with a Bizarro ray?
www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
I think we've been hit with a Bizarro ray?
www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump admin agencies coordinating to expose Biden admin’s ‘prolific and dangerous’ weaponization of government
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. agencies have been coordinating to expose the Biden administration’s "prolific and dangerous weaponization of government," Fox News Digital has learned.
www.foxnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Ok, this from The #MinistryofTruth ( #minitrue ) about the government that is LITERALLY using the National Guard against it's own citizens. Not to mention the actions against "Trump's enemies."
I think we've been hit with a Bizarro ray?
www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
I think we've been hit with a Bizarro ray?
www.foxnews.com/politics/tru...
#PierrePoilievre now maligning the #RCMP because he can't stand that they didn't find away to charge Justin Trudeau despite detailed explanations.
#Justin still living rent free in Skippy's head the same way he lives rent free in Stornoway on the Tax Payer's dime.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#Justin still living rent free in Skippy's head the same way he lives rent free in Stornoway on the Tax Payer's dime.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Poilievre blasts ‘despicable’ RCMP leadership, accuses Mounties of covering up for Trudeau | CBC News
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre took aim at the RCMP’s independence in a recent interview, calling the national police force’s leadership "despicable" and accused it of covering up for the Libera...
www.cbc.ca
October 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
#PierrePoilievre now maligning the #RCMP because he can't stand that they didn't find away to charge Justin Trudeau despite detailed explanations.
#Justin still living rent free in Skippy's head the same way he lives rent free in Stornoway on the Tax Payer's dime.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
#Justin still living rent free in Skippy's head the same way he lives rent free in Stornoway on the Tax Payer's dime.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
So, this is for the #CEO who is having his other companies buy up his unsellable #Cybertrucks currently, which coincidentally pumps up #Tesla sales numbers? The same #Musk they are now proposing a One #trilliondollar pay package for, based on a robots product switch?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Musk's legal fight over $56 billion payday from Tesla enters final stage
Elon Musk's lawyers will urge the Delaware Supreme Court on Wednesday to restore his $56 billion pay package from Tesla , as one of the biggest corporate legal battles enters its final stage nearly two years after a lower court judge rescinded the Tesla CEO's record compensation.
www.reuters.com
October 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So, this is for the #CEO who is having his other companies buy up his unsellable #Cybertrucks currently, which coincidentally pumps up #Tesla sales numbers? The same #Musk they are now proposing a One #trilliondollar pay package for, based on a robots product switch?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
#Stellantis, I hope you make a convincing #announcement very soon on your plans that will make Canadians very happy, or I won't be surprised at all if your Canadian #sales tank very rapidly. We're highly #reactive to companies #shafting #Canadian workers for the #USA.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Stellantis backtracks on plans to build Jeep model in Ontario, shifts to U.S. | CBC News
Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. — a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario and ...
www.cbc.ca
October 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#Stellantis, I hope you make a convincing #announcement very soon on your plans that will make Canadians very happy, or I won't be surprised at all if your Canadian #sales tank very rapidly. We're highly #reactive to companies #shafting #Canadian workers for the #USA.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
They aren't "Gender Swapped" if they are a canon successor or predecessor or additional character.
thedirect.com/article/marv...
thedirect.com/article/marv...
Marvel Studios Just Gender-Swapped Its 9th Superhero
Yet another superhero joined the MCU, reimagining a classic male character.
thedirect.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
They aren't "Gender Swapped" if they are a canon successor or predecessor or additional character.
thedirect.com/article/marv...
thedirect.com/article/marv...
This is missing the point entirely. It’s not “hurt feelings.” Trump is actively attacking Canada’s economy. It’s actually hurting Canadians and killing jobs.
And yes, this causes a feeling of betrayal.
It also highlighted we have too much dependence on the USA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
And yes, this causes a feeling of betrayal.
It also highlighted we have too much dependence on the USA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
Canada’s boycott America movement is hurting innocent bystanders | CNN Business
Virginia Distillery CEO Gareth Moore was bullish on his company’s American single malt whisky sales north of the border when 2025 kicked off.
www.cnn.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is missing the point entirely. It’s not “hurt feelings.” Trump is actively attacking Canada’s economy. It’s actually hurting Canadians and killing jobs.
And yes, this causes a feeling of betrayal.
It also highlighted we have too much dependence on the USA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
And yes, this causes a feeling of betrayal.
It also highlighted we have too much dependence on the USA.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/b...
#Trump could not have won the #NobelPeacePrize award this year. This BBC article explains why. The nominations closed in January, just after he took office.
Maybe next year? (or maybe not, depends on the results of his work, do they last?)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Maybe next year? (or maybe not, depends on the results of his work, do they last?)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
White House blasts Nobel Committee for not awarding Peace Prize to Trump
A spokesman says the Nobel Committee placed "politics over peace" in awarding the coveted award to Venezuela's opposition leader.
www.bbc.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
#Trump could not have won the #NobelPeacePrize award this year. This BBC article explains why. The nominations closed in January, just after he took office.
Maybe next year? (or maybe not, depends on the results of his work, do they last?)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Maybe next year? (or maybe not, depends on the results of his work, do they last?)
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Just find the right shiny thing to dangle in front of him and stroke the ego....
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News
Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.
www.cbc.ca
October 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Just find the right shiny thing to dangle in front of him and stroke the ego....
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I think they need to try something different here. Clearly driving bans are ineffective with this one. #Driving #banned
Perhaps some jail time? Community Service? Aversion therapy?
What are your thoughts?
www.guelphtoday.com/police/guelp...
Perhaps some jail time? Community Service? Aversion therapy?
What are your thoughts?
www.guelphtoday.com/police/guelp...
Guelph man charged with 18 counts of driving while prohibited
The 40-year-old was caught behind the wheel Thursday evening
www.guelphtoday.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I think they need to try something different here. Clearly driving bans are ineffective with this one. #Driving #banned
Perhaps some jail time? Community Service? Aversion therapy?
What are your thoughts?
www.guelphtoday.com/police/guelp...
Perhaps some jail time? Community Service? Aversion therapy?
What are your thoughts?
www.guelphtoday.com/police/guelp...
A certain US #President came to mind. He seems to suffer from it and is also a carrier, causing it in other males. #IrritableMaleSyndrome #Andropause #GrumpyOldMen
#TrumpDerangementSyndrome where he’s deranged and causes #TDS in others.
www.huffpost.com/entry/irrita...
#TrumpDerangementSyndrome where he’s deranged and causes #TDS in others.
www.huffpost.com/entry/irrita...
Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot
While not a clinical diagnosis, experts say it’s an accurate description of a cluster of symptoms that often appears in aging men.
www.huffpost.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A certain US #President came to mind. He seems to suffer from it and is also a carrier, causing it in other males. #IrritableMaleSyndrome #Andropause #GrumpyOldMen
#TrumpDerangementSyndrome where he’s deranged and causes #TDS in others.
www.huffpost.com/entry/irrita...
#TrumpDerangementSyndrome where he’s deranged and causes #TDS in others.
www.huffpost.com/entry/irrita...
The #USAmbassador has a GREAT idea. Anything they can do to continue to make it LESS attractive to travel to the #USA. Getting rid of #Preclearance will also mean no #USImmigration enforcing US laws on #Canadian soil. Keep this numbers dropping.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
U.S. ambassador says Washington has to 'take a look' at airport pre-clearance, citing drop in Canadian tourism | CBC News
U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said Washington may need to reassess airport pre-clearance as part of an at-times animated exchange during a forum with Canadian business leaders in Banff, Alta...
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The #USAmbassador has a GREAT idea. Anything they can do to continue to make it LESS attractive to travel to the #USA. Getting rid of #Preclearance will also mean no #USImmigration enforcing US laws on #Canadian soil. Keep this numbers dropping.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
So, I do support #Unions, but they clearly were not listening to the Minister’s announcement. There is Zero chance they will not be ordered back to work. #CanadaPost can’t survive without changes.
Postal union launches strike as Ottawa moves to curb door-to-door mail www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Postal union launches strike as Ottawa moves to curb door-to-door mail www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Postal union launches strike as Ottawa moves to curb door-to-door mail
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is declaring a nationwide strike, hours after Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound announced door-to-door mail delivery will end for almost all Canadian households...
www.ctvnews.ca
September 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
So, I do support #Unions, but they clearly were not listening to the Minister’s announcement. There is Zero chance they will not be ordered back to work. #CanadaPost can’t survive without changes.
Postal union launches strike as Ottawa moves to curb door-to-door mail www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
Postal union launches strike as Ottawa moves to curb door-to-door mail www.ctvnews.ca/business/art...
So, we can expect superpowered Mice now?
#Russia #CosmicRadiation #Mice #mutation
www.space.com/space-explor...
#Russia #CosmicRadiation #Mice #mutation
www.space.com/space-explor...
September 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
So, we can expect superpowered Mice now?
#Russia #CosmicRadiation #Mice #mutation
www.space.com/space-explor...
#Russia #CosmicRadiation #Mice #mutation
www.space.com/space-explor...
What this guy tried to do was very dumb, and they've basically blown up their career after they get done with the criminal charges. Anybody working for a bank should know there are flags on "Politically Exposed Persons" accounts for these very reasons.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
RCMP charge RBC employee for accessing Carney’s personal data
The RCMP have charged a 23-year-old RBC employee for accessing the personal data of Prime Minister Mark Carney, CTV News has confirmed.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
What this guy tried to do was very dumb, and they've basically blown up their career after they get done with the criminal charges. Anybody working for a bank should know there are flags on "Politically Exposed Persons" accounts for these very reasons.
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
So I guess all countries should #expel all those #USCitizen #foreigners then, right? Seems like a plan.
#trump #closeborders
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#trump #closeborders
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump calls for nations to close borders and expel foreigners in UN speech: ‘Your countries are being ruined’
US president accuses European countries specifically of ‘destroying your heritage’ by allowing migration
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
So I guess all countries should #expel all those #USCitizen #foreigners then, right? Seems like a plan.
#trump #closeborders
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#trump #closeborders
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I don’t think I can express how little I care about the #USA #Ambassador being disappointed. I am sure if he consulted with the ambassadors to other countries he’d find he has a lot in common with them.
Of course he’s disingenuous. Unless he’s dumb as a bag of rocks.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Of course he’s disingenuous. Unless he’s dumb as a bag of rocks.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador 'disappointed' with anti-American sentiment in Canada | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada is expressing frustration over the anti-American sentiment he sees in this country, including from politicians, after U.S. President Donald Trump hit most of the world wi...
www.cbc.ca
September 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I don’t think I can express how little I care about the #USA #Ambassador being disappointed. I am sure if he consulted with the ambassadors to other countries he’d find he has a lot in common with them.
Of course he’s disingenuous. Unless he’s dumb as a bag of rocks.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Of course he’s disingenuous. Unless he’s dumb as a bag of rocks.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Yes, I am sure #SpencerCox would like it to have been an #immigrant so that he wouldn’t have to face that Utah IS “like that.” The #USA schism has festered to the point where people are considering killing. Just look at the rhetoric of the response to this killing.
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apple.news/A23N_djxZRBq...
Utah Governor Laments He Can't Blame an Immigrant for Kirk's Death — The New Republic
Spencer Cox said he really hoped that the suspect wasn’t “one of us.”
apple.news
September 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Yes, I am sure #SpencerCox would like it to have been an #immigrant so that he wouldn’t have to face that Utah IS “like that.” The #USA schism has festered to the point where people are considering killing. Just look at the rhetoric of the response to this killing.
apple.news/A23N_djxZRBq...
apple.news/A23N_djxZRBq...