Patrick Canning 🇨🇦
@patrickcanning.bsky.social
Climate litigation. Lawyer, husband, girl dad.
Every inch of the Earth is worth fighting for. No Xers. No AI.
Work: https://patrickccanning.com/
Climate law blog: https://feeltheheat.blog/
LLM (Lewis & Clark). Not legal advice
Every inch of the Earth is worth fighting for. No Xers. No AI.
Work: https://patrickccanning.com/
Climate law blog: https://feeltheheat.blog/
LLM (Lewis & Clark). Not legal advice
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Remember what matters. Our lives are short, but the future stretches out forever.
Everyone says "take care of yourself" but in my view, frankly, that is a juvenile approach to life. Take care of your children, of all children, of the future. Deprioritise your "self."
Their future is in our hands.
Everyone says "take care of yourself" but in my view, frankly, that is a juvenile approach to life. Take care of your children, of all children, of the future. Deprioritise your "self."
Their future is in our hands.
The Trump files, co-starring Jeffrey Epstein.
It has been reported that Donald Trump's name appears in the Epstein files 38,000 times.
That is a lie.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has said that when he searched for Trump in the unredacted files, Trump’s name came up “more than a million times.”
We should be calling them “The Trump Files.”
That is a lie.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has said that when he searched for Trump in the unredacted files, Trump’s name came up “more than a million times.”
We should be calling them “The Trump Files.”
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The Trump files, co-starring Jeffrey Epstein.
The festering pustulant sore which is Christian nationalism;
"Hate thy Neighbor as Thyself: The Gospel of JD"
snyder.substack.com/p/hate-thy-n...
snyder.substack.com/p/hate-thy-n...
Hate thy Neighbor as Thyself
The Gospel of JD
snyder.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:54 AM
The festering pustulant sore which is Christian nationalism;
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so hard to find a good meal in that country, famously
February 9, 2026 at 11:50 PM
so hard to find a good meal in that country, famously
He took American food to Italy!??
Impeach.
Impeach.
Vance traveled to the Olympics in Italy with a fleet of 14 planes and a motorcade of 100 vehicles.
11 planes are for staff and 300 security agents.
1 plane is solely for food supplies.
2 are transporting the 100 armored vehicles.
Plus...
11 planes are for staff and 300 security agents.
1 plane is solely for food supplies.
2 are transporting the 100 armored vehicles.
Plus...
JD Vance ridiculed for 40-car motorcade taking him down tiny Italian street
The tiny streets of Milan witnessed an unusual parade: JD Vance's 100-car motorcade, a scene that left social media in disbelief.
www.irishstar.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:47 PM
He took American food to Italy!??
Impeach.
Impeach.
"era of water bankruptcy" starting in, 3.. 2.. 1... now.
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas. As we enter a global era of water bankruptcy we need water front and centre of agendas. Check out the new Water Security Atlas (second post) and my story in the Guardian. 1/2
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are in high water stress areas, analysis finds
Exclusive: Beijing, Delhi, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro among worst affected, with demand close to exceeding supply
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"era of water bankruptcy" starting in, 3.. 2.. 1... now.
Are you ffing kidding me?
February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Are you ffing kidding me?
Also that little detail of not being immune for crimes against humanity and complicity in genocide charges..
Italy says cannot join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ because of constitution
Under constitution Italy cannot join because power would be wielded by one leader standing above other members.
www.aljazeera.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Also that little detail of not being immune for crimes against humanity and complicity in genocide charges..
This, exactly.
And I'm Canadian, so what do I know, but I heard that the US states have their own separate criminal justice systems, so - state AGs could also bring charges against these powerful white men wherever they live, wherever crimes were committed, or wherever victims live..
And I'm Canadian, so what do I know, but I heard that the US states have their own separate criminal justice systems, so - state AGs could also bring charges against these powerful white men wherever they live, wherever crimes were committed, or wherever victims live..
There’s ✨plenty✨evidence in the Epstein Files to support arrests and charges for dozens of wealthy white men.
So, why haven’t they been arrested? Why are they being permitted to roam free in our society? And around children?
B/c Rule of Law is dead. It’s what White America chose via Election 2024.
So, why haven’t they been arrested? Why are they being permitted to roam free in our society? And around children?
B/c Rule of Law is dead. It’s what White America chose via Election 2024.
February 9, 2026 at 7:00 AM
This, exactly.
And I'm Canadian, so what do I know, but I heard that the US states have their own separate criminal justice systems, so - state AGs could also bring charges against these powerful white men wherever they live, wherever crimes were committed, or wherever victims live..
And I'm Canadian, so what do I know, but I heard that the US states have their own separate criminal justice systems, so - state AGs could also bring charges against these powerful white men wherever they live, wherever crimes were committed, or wherever victims live..
Oil and war, war and oil.
Eight refineries are funneling $500m–$1bn a day to Moscow by buying Russian oil. Sanction them, and Putin’s war economy collapses within six months says @billbrowder.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Impose sanctions on refineries that buy Russian crude oil to end war, says Bill Browder
Putin critic says plants in China, India and Turkey are funnelling up to $1bn a day to Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Oil and war, war and oil.
Many things since the 1990s have been ever more complex forms of climate denial..
📍 NEW 📍Tech billionaires aren’t denying climate change outright — Instead, they pitch AI miracles and space escape plans to divert attention. Read Rei Takver’s new Q&A revealing this new climate denial playbook. buff.ly/TO4YnoO @rtakver.bsky.social
Q&A: Tech Billionaires’ AI Space Empire Fantasies Are ‘An Insidious Form of Climate Denial’
Science journalist Adam Becker speaks with DeSmog about how Silicon Valley tech billionaires have invented new forms of greenwashing and climate denial in their quest for ever-more fantastic…
www.desmog.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Many things since the 1990s have been ever more complex forms of climate denial..
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Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7133 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Please support this petition calling for a parliamentary investigation into foreign (American) interference in our country. It is sponsored by my former colleague Don Davies
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This was always what the anti dei angle was about.
This level of hate is coming to Canada too.
This level of hate is coming to Canada too.
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
This was always what the anti dei angle was about.
This level of hate is coming to Canada too.
This level of hate is coming to Canada too.
For the "American oil companies are not interested in Venezuela" crowd:
Shell Weighs Multibillion Dollar Venezuela Gas Investments | OilPrice.com
Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan told CNBC the company is actively considering multibillion-dollar offshore natural gas investments in Venezuela that could start production in the next few years, pending regula...
oilprice.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
For the "American oil companies are not interested in Venezuela" crowd:
Was waiting for the Epstein-climate connection (aside from JP Morgan being the biggest funder fuels in the world).
I knew it was deeper and darker than that, because both of these things are fundamentally about how the world has been run.
*note past tense.
I knew it was deeper and darker than that, because both of these things are fundamentally about how the world has been run.
*note past tense.
BTW and FWIW...ByLine Times has really led the way on coverage of the stuff from Epstein that goes way beyond the sex scandals, horrific thought they are, to what mattered most to Jeffrey and his buddies.
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley’s AI Elite
The Epstein files expose how racial hierarchy, genetic “optimisation” and even climate-driven population culling circulated inside Big Tech circles
bylinetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Was waiting for the Epstein-climate connection (aside from JP Morgan being the biggest funder fuels in the world).
I knew it was deeper and darker than that, because both of these things are fundamentally about how the world has been run.
*note past tense.
I knew it was deeper and darker than that, because both of these things are fundamentally about how the world has been run.
*note past tense.
The USA cannot go back to what it was. It faces two options, a new and just future, or a dark trumpian monstrosity.
The old middle-ground USA is gone with the wind.
The old middle-ground USA is gone with the wind.
Reminder that ICE was invented after 9/11 to terrorize people on US soil.
W’s “war on terror” incl mass surveillance, even more racial profiling & aggressive policing & treating immigration as a security issue. Muslims & Brown folk perceived as such can tell you how that went.
Abolish.
W’s “war on terror” incl mass surveillance, even more racial profiling & aggressive policing & treating immigration as a security issue. Muslims & Brown folk perceived as such can tell you how that went.
Abolish.
February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The USA cannot go back to what it was. It faces two options, a new and just future, or a dark trumpian monstrosity.
The old middle-ground USA is gone with the wind.
The old middle-ground USA is gone with the wind.
France charged X, and Poland assembled a team to investigate Epstein ties..
The USA? hard pass.
Ok, we get that.
Canada? Also hard pass.
🤔
The USA? hard pass.
Ok, we get that.
Canada? Also hard pass.
🤔
Politico notes that Europe is holding people accountable for their chummy ties with Epstein, but the US is not.
The last two ¶¶ are about Bannon.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The last two ¶¶ are about Bannon.
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
The Epstein scandal is taking down Europe’s political class. In the US, they’re getting a pass.
As Europe moves to address its shame, it’s highlighting the comparative lack of accountability in the U.S.
www.politico.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
France charged X, and Poland assembled a team to investigate Epstein ties..
The USA? hard pass.
Ok, we get that.
Canada? Also hard pass.
🤔
The USA? hard pass.
Ok, we get that.
Canada? Also hard pass.
🤔
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I truly admire Bruce Fanjoy's desire to remain Poilievre's #1 troll
Bruce Fanjoy has launched a petition to require all federal party leaders to obtain and maintain top security clearance.
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
It's open for a couple of months.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-7148 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
February 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I truly admire Bruce Fanjoy's desire to remain Poilievre's #1 troll
Poland investigating Epstein connections:
- established an investigation/ analysis team
- acknowledged implication that blackmail could be ongoing, impacting democracy and security
A nation (or state) can ground jurisdiction where a victim or perpetrator is resident, or other bases.
- established an investigation/ analysis team
- acknowledged implication that blackmail could be ongoing, impacting democracy and security
A nation (or state) can ground jurisdiction where a victim or perpetrator is resident, or other bases.
Polish PM Donald Tusk announces probe to see if Epstein's "satanic circle" trafficked Polish women or girls
Polish leader Donald Tusk says his country will pore over the files for any evidence that Epstein's network trafficked women or girls from the country.
www.cbsnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Poland investigating Epstein connections:
- established an investigation/ analysis team
- acknowledged implication that blackmail could be ongoing, impacting democracy and security
A nation (or state) can ground jurisdiction where a victim or perpetrator is resident, or other bases.
- established an investigation/ analysis team
- acknowledged implication that blackmail could be ongoing, impacting democracy and security
A nation (or state) can ground jurisdiction where a victim or perpetrator is resident, or other bases.
So why doesn't anything interesting ever happen?
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 AM
So why doesn't anything interesting ever happen?
I'd rather some guy in the Philippines than some dumb language program.
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I'd rather some guy in the Philippines than some dumb language program.
Yes, "By 1954, Mossadegh was a prisoner in solitary confinement. A consortium of American oil companies had concluded a commercial deal with the Shah.."
This is Iran in 1954^
Remind you of any country whose name starts with V?
This is Iran in 1954^
Remind you of any country whose name starts with V?
Trump with a Freudian slip on Iran: "That county is a mess right now because of us"
February 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Yes, "By 1954, Mossadegh was a prisoner in solitary confinement. A consortium of American oil companies had concluded a commercial deal with the Shah.."
This is Iran in 1954^
Remind you of any country whose name starts with V?
This is Iran in 1954^
Remind you of any country whose name starts with V?
The CBA rebuked Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's threat to defund judges.
Her attacks on the judiciary are appalling and show her following the Trump/GOP playbook.
Her attacks on the judiciary are appalling and show her following the Trump/GOP playbook.
CBA rebukes Alberta premier’s push to reform judicial appointment process, threat to withhold funding
Chris Samuel, CBA Alberta president, says the funding threat ‘holds the people of Alberta hostage’
www.canadianlawyermag.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The CBA rebuked Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's threat to defund judges.
Her attacks on the judiciary are appalling and show her following the Trump/GOP playbook.
Her attacks on the judiciary are appalling and show her following the Trump/GOP playbook.
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Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect lots of women are not as shocked by the Epstein story as men because we’ve been dealing with and living in rape culture since we were children. A thing to think about if you are a man policing women’s responses to this story for appropriate levels of outrage
February 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect lots of women are not as shocked by the Epstein story as men because we’ve been dealing with and living in rape culture since we were children. A thing to think about if you are a man policing women’s responses to this story for appropriate levels of outrage
Since France charged X/Musk today with a bunch of crimes, and notably CANADA DID NOT - it seemed like a good time to repost this, about the Carney-Brookfield role in the Twitter purchase:
Wow, has this post ever triggered some people. Below I will post some corrections and clarifications about the Brookfield-Twitter purchase.
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
It's long and boring, but there is a point, which is that our PM seems to be invested (in a blind trust) in Brookfield, which seems to be invested in X. 1/33
For some reason Brookfield Asset Management always gets left out of this - they gave $250 million USD to the purchase of X/Twitter.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
It was run by Mark Carney at the time, who is now Canada's Prime Minister.
February 5, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Since France charged X/Musk today with a bunch of crimes, and notably CANADA DID NOT - it seemed like a good time to repost this, about the Carney-Brookfield role in the Twitter purchase:
Let's do some bsky skeet math:
1 France has charged X / Musk, for a # of crimes including fraudulent extraction of data and representative slander.
+
2 Philadelphia DA warned ICE that they will charge, arrest, try, and convict those who commit crimes.
= US states or cities can charge X/Musk.
1 France has charged X / Musk, for a # of crimes including fraudulent extraction of data and representative slander.
+
2 Philadelphia DA warned ICE that they will charge, arrest, try, and convict those who commit crimes.
= US states or cities can charge X/Musk.
February 5, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Let's do some bsky skeet math:
1 France has charged X / Musk, for a # of crimes including fraudulent extraction of data and representative slander.
+
2 Philadelphia DA warned ICE that they will charge, arrest, try, and convict those who commit crimes.
= US states or cities can charge X/Musk.
1 France has charged X / Musk, for a # of crimes including fraudulent extraction of data and representative slander.
+
2 Philadelphia DA warned ICE that they will charge, arrest, try, and convict those who commit crimes.
= US states or cities can charge X/Musk.