Patrick Canning 🇨🇦
@patrickcanning.bsky.social
Climate law & litigation. Lawyer, husband, girl dad.
Every inch of the Earth is worth fighting for, as are democracy & human rights.
Work: https://patrickccanning.com/
Climate law blog: https://feeltheheat.blog/
LLM (Lewis & Clark). Never legal advice
Every inch of the Earth is worth fighting for, as are democracy & human rights.
Work: https://patrickccanning.com/
Climate law blog: https://feeltheheat.blog/
LLM (Lewis & Clark). Never 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.
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Algerian parliamentary bill 'lists the “crimes of French colonisation”, which include nuclear tests, extrajudicial killings, “physical and psychological torture” and the “systematic plundering of resources” and declares French colonization (1830-1962) a crime.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Algeria passes law declaring French colonisation a crime
France’s rule over Algeria from 1830 to 1962 is marked by mass killings and large-scale deportation
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Algerian parliamentary bill 'lists the “crimes of French colonisation”, which include nuclear tests, extrajudicial killings, “physical and psychological torture” and the “systematic plundering of resources” and declares French colonization (1830-1962) a crime.
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Yes, the sooner this happens, the better.
UN’s Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese:
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
“I truly hope that people will stay calm, will not panic, and will remember that the international community is made of 193 states, and this is the time to give the US what it has been looking for – isolation!”
December 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Yes, the sooner this happens, the better.
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MLK JR
Not much has changed.
Not much has changed.
This Christmas I find myself thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. In late 1963, after his near death experience in a brutal prison, and before fame, he was asked by a reporter "how does your story end?"
He said, "it ends with me getting killed."
He said, "it ends with me getting killed."
December 26, 2025 at 2:01 AM
MLK JR
Not much has changed.
Not much has changed.
Bush started it with the illegal invasion of Iraq, as described in the 2006 book Lawless World, by Phillippe Sands. He did it for the oil.
Trump is attacking Venezuela. Why? Oil.
Big oil backed Trump's first presidency, and this one.
You could almost say oil killed international law.
Trump is attacking Venezuela. Why? Oil.
Big oil backed Trump's first presidency, and this one.
You could almost say oil killed international law.
Into the void: how Trump killed international law
The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Bush started it with the illegal invasion of Iraq, as described in the 2006 book Lawless World, by Phillippe Sands. He did it for the oil.
Trump is attacking Venezuela. Why? Oil.
Big oil backed Trump's first presidency, and this one.
You could almost say oil killed international law.
Trump is attacking Venezuela. Why? Oil.
Big oil backed Trump's first presidency, and this one.
You could almost say oil killed international law.
This Christmas I find myself thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. In late 1963, after his near death experience in a brutal prison, and before fame, he was asked by a reporter "how does your story end?"
He said, "it ends with me getting killed."
He said, "it ends with me getting killed."
December 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This Christmas I find myself thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. In late 1963, after his near death experience in a brutal prison, and before fame, he was asked by a reporter "how does your story end?"
He said, "it ends with me getting killed."
He said, "it ends with me getting killed."
Have a holiday laugh. This basically sums up my view of humanity these days.
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Have a holiday laugh. This basically sums up my view of humanity these days.
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This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
This struck me too. As Anne Applebaum doesn’t mention, she wrote a classic history of the Gulag.
so it seems people have been able to download volume 8 of the Epstein files, which can also be partially unredacted, and - has emails talking about 10 co-co-conspirators..
After only releasing 7 data sets, Voidzilla/Coffeezilla on YouTube along with the guys at Jmail, & DropSite News got access to volume 8.
If you think the incompetence of the FBI & DOJ was bad up until now, this is an astounding amount of ineptitude as to how this set was so easily accessed.
If you think the incompetence of the FBI & DOJ was bad up until now, this is an astounding amount of ineptitude as to how this set was so easily accessed.
they accidentally leaked new epstein files, and it's really bad...
YouTube video by voidzilla
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
so it seems people have been able to download volume 8 of the Epstein files, which can also be partially unredacted, and - has emails talking about 10 co-co-conspirators..
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How have only Epstein and Maxwell been prosecuted for the biggest human trafficking scheme in modern U.S. history?
The answer is pretty simple: Pam Bondi knows she can’t go after Epstein’s co-conspirators because they possess damning information on Donald Trump.
The answer is pretty simple: Pam Bondi knows she can’t go after Epstein’s co-conspirators because they possess damning information on Donald Trump.
December 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
How have only Epstein and Maxwell been prosecuted for the biggest human trafficking scheme in modern U.S. history?
The answer is pretty simple: Pam Bondi knows she can’t go after Epstein’s co-conspirators because they possess damning information on Donald Trump.
The answer is pretty simple: Pam Bondi knows she can’t go after Epstein’s co-conspirators because they possess damning information on Donald Trump.
Christmas message from Santa:
Oh, and if anyone was confused. You build houses for the unhoused. Not kill them.
Thank you.
Thank you.
December 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Christmas message from Santa:
It's snowing in Washington. I guess you gotta drown the pain of selling out somehow..
yeah I mean it’s genuinely sad that the “reasonable old school” Republican (who Dems eagerly and unanimously voted to confirm) is out here doing pressers blatantly geeked out coke and it’s not subtle
December 24, 2025 at 12:16 AM
It's snowing in Washington. I guess you gotta drown the pain of selling out somehow..
A truly shocking development.
Venezuelan oil tanker is now off Texas coast.
Venezuelan oil tanker is now off Texas coast.
BBC Verify: Satellite image shows tanker seized by US near Venezuela is now off Texas
Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation.
www.bbc.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
A truly shocking development.
Venezuelan oil tanker is now off Texas coast.
Venezuelan oil tanker is now off Texas coast.
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No. You can’t solve the health fall out from uncontrolled circulation of a novel virus and a poorly managed pandemic by flogging people harder to get back to work.
#BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No. You can’t solve the health fall out from uncontrolled circulation of a novel virus and a poorly managed pandemic by flogging people harder to get back to work.
#BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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No. You can’t solve the health fall out from uncontrolled circulation of a novel virus and a poorly managed pandemic by flogging people harder to get back to work.
#BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No. You can’t solve the health fall out from uncontrolled circulation of a novel virus and a poorly managed pandemic by flogging people harder to get back to work.
#BBC
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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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.
Brookfield's venture capital arm cuts biggest check yet for Elon Musk's Twitter buyout
Brookfield Growth division piled US$250 million into Musk's US$7.1 billion equity raise for the deal
financialpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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.
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
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IMHO, you can’t understand what’s happening to the US if u don’t know about the “network state” movement & its “parallel establishment” strategy, which includes building “parallel societies” (w/ their own physical territories) & “parallel institutions” in media, education, finance, science, etc. 1/
October 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
IMHO, you can’t understand what’s happening to the US if u don’t know about the “network state” movement & its “parallel establishment” strategy, which includes building “parallel societies” (w/ their own physical territories) & “parallel institutions” in media, education, finance, science, etc. 1/
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L’état c’est moi
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
L’état c’est moi
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He is indeed announcing a “Golden Fleet of battleships like you’ve never seen before”.
December 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
He is indeed announcing a “Golden Fleet of battleships like you’ve never seen before”.
A few oil co's in Canada have millions of carbon credits, which could be worth billions.
What a waste of three decades. In the 90s we talked about regulation: rules!
Big oil countered with "market mechanisms," and enough enviros bought it, which got us here.
We still need rules.
What a waste of three decades. In the 90s we talked about regulation: rules!
Big oil countered with "market mechanisms," and enough enviros bought it, which got us here.
We still need rules.
Carney’s pipeline deal is set to create a carbon-credit windfall in the oilsands - The Logic
Suncor, CNRL and Cenovus have stockpiled huge inventories of carbon credits. Now, Alberta’s pipeline deal with Ottawa could ratchet up their value.
thelogic.co
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A few oil co's in Canada have millions of carbon credits, which could be worth billions.
What a waste of three decades. In the 90s we talked about regulation: rules!
Big oil countered with "market mechanisms," and enough enviros bought it, which got us here.
We still need rules.
What a waste of three decades. In the 90s we talked about regulation: rules!
Big oil countered with "market mechanisms," and enough enviros bought it, which got us here.
We still need rules.
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Plus 82,000 deaths from Canadian wildfire smoke, but it's all good, Canada's getting a new pipeline!
That's our climate plan now.
That's our climate plan now.
December 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Plus 82,000 deaths from Canadian wildfire smoke, but it's all good, Canada's getting a new pipeline!
That's our climate plan now.
That's our climate plan now.
They have apparently not "hit bottom" yet.
December 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
They have apparently not "hit bottom" yet.
Plus 82,000 deaths from Canadian wildfire smoke, but it's all good, Canada's getting a new pipeline!
That's our climate plan now.
That's our climate plan now.
December 22, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Plus 82,000 deaths from Canadian wildfire smoke, but it's all good, Canada's getting a new pipeline!
That's our climate plan now.
That's our climate plan now.
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December 15: BCI has ~$213.45M in Tesla Inc, the US carmaker with a litany of labour + safety issues.🧑🎄 The CEO + 15% owner supports fascists around the world, spews racist filth, and got Trump elected.🎄His DOGE slashed key federal services and axed USAID, which is projected to kill millions.❄️Divest!
Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure
The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far right
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 AM
December 15: BCI has ~$213.45M in Tesla Inc, the US carmaker with a litany of labour + safety issues.🧑🎄 The CEO + 15% owner supports fascists around the world, spews racist filth, and got Trump elected.🎄His DOGE slashed key federal services and axed USAID, which is projected to kill millions.❄️Divest!
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Here in the U.S. we have serious Supreme Court envy.
New Zealand's top court finds climate change must be considered in issuing oil and gas tenders because:
- climate is a big concern to NZ
- NZ has committed to reduce emissions
- oil and gas cause emissions
Seems obvious! But NZ is way ahead of Canada on this.
- climate is a big concern to NZ
- NZ has committed to reduce emissions
- oil and gas cause emissions
Seems obvious! But NZ is way ahead of Canada on this.
Supreme Court finds Govt must consider climate change when offering oil and gas tenders
The case was brought by university students who are part of Climate Clinic Aotearoa.
www.nzherald.co.nz
December 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Here in the U.S. we have serious Supreme Court envy.
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AI and MAHA are the same kind of grifter-want to be experts but don’t want to put in the time. Same kind of empty ideology and same kind of threat to society.
December 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
AI and MAHA are the same kind of grifter-want to be experts but don’t want to put in the time. Same kind of empty ideology and same kind of threat to society.