Roy Jemison
@royjemison.bsky.social
evidence-based liberal/reformed politico | self-appointed media critic | climate & energy | Slava Ukraini! | Vive le Canada!
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Treaty 1 Territory and Homeland of the Métis
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Treaty 1 Territory and Homeland of the Métis
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
There’s journalism, then there’s @cnn.com appearing to do journalism.
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise questions about Trump’s on-the-job performance.
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media | CNN Politics
Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president’s opponents seizing on the footage to raise qu...
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
There’s journalism, then there’s @cnn.com appearing to do journalism.
There’s not nearly enough outrage about the fact that Original KD isn’t, in fact, the original. The pasta is inferior.
October 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
There’s not nearly enough outrage about the fact that Original KD isn’t, in fact, the original. The pasta is inferior.
EDITORIAL | Inuk man's suggestion to release #Marineland belugas into the wild is better than killing them in capitivity
#Nunavik #Nunavut #Iqaluit #Inuit
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#Nunavik #Nunavut #Iqaluit #Inuit
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Releasing Marineland’s belugas into the wild beats the alternative
Life in the state of nature is “nasty, brutish and short,” according to English philosopher Thomas Hobbes. That’s why 30 captive-born beluga whales at the Marineland amusement park in Niagara Falls, O...
nunatsiaq.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
EDITORIAL | Inuk man's suggestion to release #Marineland belugas into the wild is better than killing them in capitivity
#Nunavik #Nunavut #Iqaluit #Inuit
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
#Nunavik #Nunavut #Iqaluit #Inuit
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
I’m going to miss NY Yankees fan reaction videos tbh
October 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’m going to miss NY Yankees fan reaction videos tbh
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If you read only one thing today, read this letter written from prison, where she has been languishing for several months, by the awesome Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghobeli.
She dared to speak the truth to the Moscow's puppets.
EU leaders don't have her courage.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
She dared to speak the truth to the Moscow's puppets.
EU leaders don't have her courage.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia | Mzia Amaglobeli
My fellow journalists are putting their lives in danger every day, but we refuse to surrender to a regime that threatens Europe’s own security, says imprisoned Georgian journalist Mzia Amaglobeli
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
If you read only one thing today, read this letter written from prison, where she has been languishing for several months, by the awesome Georgian journalist Mzia Amaghobeli.
She dared to speak the truth to the Moscow's puppets.
EU leaders don't have her courage.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
She dared to speak the truth to the Moscow's puppets.
EU leaders don't have her courage.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.
Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland
A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland. U.S.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland.
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Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
AOC: I think there's two things that are happening at once: One, there absolutely is an unprecedented abuse of power, destruction of norms, erosion of our government and our democracy in order to prop up an authoritarian style of governance
However, they are weaker than they look…
However, they are weaker than they look…
October 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn.
We have been sent here to fight for people.
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Given the coverage of my piece published yesterday in the leading French daily @lemonde.fr, I felt I should release a slightly expanded version for subscribers to my IR blog #TenzerStrategics.
Thank you to the newspaper for giving me permission to do so.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/any-restra...
Thank you to the newspaper for giving me permission to do so.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/any-restra...
Any Restraint on Europe’s Part in Responding to Russia’s War Would Encourage Aggression
For Our Own Security, It Is Time to Stop De-Escalating
tenzerstrategics.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Given the coverage of my piece published yesterday in the leading French daily @lemonde.fr, I felt I should release a slightly expanded version for subscribers to my IR blog #TenzerStrategics.
Thank you to the newspaper for giving me permission to do so.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/any-restra...
Thank you to the newspaper for giving me permission to do so.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/any-restra...
This f*cking guy.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson called on President Donald Trump and his administration to 'wield the sword' against the enemies of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk during Kirk's memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday.
MAGA influencer calls on Trump to use 'the sword' against enemies of conservative 'martyr'
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson called on President Donald Trump and his administration to 'wield the sword' against the enemies of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk during Kirk's memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday. Johnson, who hosts an eponymous MAGA podcast, made the comments d...
bit.ly
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This f*cking guy.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." Sinclair Lewis
Manitoba is recruiting.
“Calling all U.S. health care professionals looking for new and exciting career opportunities in Manitoba, Canada!”
www.practiceinmanitoba.com
“Calling all U.S. health care professionals looking for new and exciting career opportunities in Manitoba, Canada!”
www.practiceinmanitoba.com
Practice in Manitoba, Canada | Join Our Free Webinars in Sep 2025
We're holding free information webinars this September for healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, paramedics & psychologists) interested in making the move to Manitoba, Canada.
www.practiceinmanitoba.com
September 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Manitoba is recruiting.
“Calling all U.S. health care professionals looking for new and exciting career opportunities in Manitoba, Canada!”
www.practiceinmanitoba.com
“Calling all U.S. health care professionals looking for new and exciting career opportunities in Manitoba, Canada!”
www.practiceinmanitoba.com
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This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the playbook, folks.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away.
Do not be quiet in this moment.
Progressive conservative would be more accurate. Politics abhors a vacuum.
“At the partisan level, Carney has created a degree of unrest in his own caucus and portions of his base…
There has been such an obvious shift to the political right that Carney is routinely described as a “conservative.””
“At the partisan level, Carney has created a degree of unrest in his own caucus and portions of his base…
There has been such an obvious shift to the political right that Carney is routinely described as a “conservative.””
September 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Progressive conservative would be more accurate. Politics abhors a vacuum.
“At the partisan level, Carney has created a degree of unrest in his own caucus and portions of his base…
There has been such an obvious shift to the political right that Carney is routinely described as a “conservative.””
“At the partisan level, Carney has created a degree of unrest in his own caucus and portions of his base…
There has been such an obvious shift to the political right that Carney is routinely described as a “conservative.””
Waning crescent Moon (28% illuminated) with earth shine on the unlit side, accompanied by Jupiter in the morning sky.
September 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Waning crescent Moon (28% illuminated) with earth shine on the unlit side, accompanied by Jupiter in the morning sky.
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Cofounder of anti-Islamist EDL says rally is for free speech, as protesters attack police and antiracism campaigners.
Over 100,000 attend London rally led by far-right activist Tommy Robinson
Cofounder of anti-Islamist EDL says rally is for free speech, as protesters attack police and antiracism campaigners.
bit.ly
September 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Cofounder of anti-Islamist EDL says rally is for free speech, as protesters attack police and antiracism campaigners.
Kinew stands by cabinet minister dogged by controversy
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Manitoba premier stands by cabinet minister dogged by controversy
Premier Wab Kinew says he won’t remove a cabinet minister over a social-media post she shared that slammed American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk following his assassination on a university campus....
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Kinew stands by cabinet minister dogged by controversy
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Ottawa earmarks $29M for energy retrofits for Manitoba households
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Ottawa earmarks $29M for energy retrofits for Manitoba households
Manitoba homeowners and renters will be the first to benefit from a new federal program to reduce — and for some, eliminate — the cost of energy retrofits. Federal environment and natural resources mi...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
September 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Ottawa earmarks $29M for energy retrofits for Manitoba households
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Caillou Goebbels wants his MAGA Reich so bad,
Stephen Miller: "The last message that Charlie Kirk gave to me before he joined his creator in heaven was he said that we have to dismantle and take on the radical left organizations in this country that are fomenting violence. That was the last message that he sent me ... we are gonna do that."
September 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Caillou Goebbels wants his MAGA Reich so bad,
Imagine if we had a way to store power from solar and wind farms to turn them into dispatchable electricity sources that grid operators can turn on, off, or adjust in output level to meet fluctuating demand.
September 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Imagine if we had a way to store power from solar and wind farms to turn them into dispatchable electricity sources that grid operators can turn on, off, or adjust in output level to meet fluctuating demand.
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New technology:
A grid-scale battery in Scotland saved the day when a massive generator shut down unexpectedly. Suddenly 1,877 megawatts of supply was missing! But the new 200-megawatt battery station leapt into action within milliseconds.
spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-b...
A grid-scale battery in Scotland saved the day when a massive generator shut down unexpectedly. Suddenly 1,877 megawatts of supply was missing! But the new 200-megawatt battery station leapt into action within milliseconds.
spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-b...
Grid-Scale Battery Stabilizes Scottish Power Supply
Grid-scale batteries in Scotland are stabilizing power supply with advanced grid-forming inverters.
spectrum.ieee.org
September 12, 2025 at 9:17 AM
New technology:
A grid-scale battery in Scotland saved the day when a massive generator shut down unexpectedly. Suddenly 1,877 megawatts of supply was missing! But the new 200-megawatt battery station leapt into action within milliseconds.
spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-b...
A grid-scale battery in Scotland saved the day when a massive generator shut down unexpectedly. Suddenly 1,877 megawatts of supply was missing! But the new 200-megawatt battery station leapt into action within milliseconds.
spectrum.ieee.org/grid-scale-b...
Cue “troubled young man” narrative.
September 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Cue “troubled young man” narrative.
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This week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced their lates project, Freedom Trucks.
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
The IMLS's Freedom Trucks Project Is Propaganda in Support of Historical Erasure: Book Censorship News, September 12, 2025
This week, the IMLS announced their Freedom Trucks initiative. It is blatant propaganda.
bookriot.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This week, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced their lates project, Freedom Trucks.
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
It is a tremendous work of propaganda.
A deep dive into the project, what it really aims to do, and the curious timing and appearance of the press release.
bookriot.com/imls-freedom...
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The absence of mourning is not equal to the presence of celebration, and it’s strange how many people have conflated the two over the last day.
September 11, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The absence of mourning is not equal to the presence of celebration, and it’s strange how many people have conflated the two over the last day.
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A new report details how right-wing forces are weaponizing the concept of “parental rights” to push culture-war narratives aimed at undermining public education in Alberta. @readtheorchard.org writes. #abpoli
The Right-Wing Plan to Take Over Alberta Education | The Tyee
A new report zeroes in on the forces aiming to win control of school boards in next month’s elections.
thetyee.ca
September 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A new report details how right-wing forces are weaponizing the concept of “parental rights” to push culture-war narratives aimed at undermining public education in Alberta. @readtheorchard.org writes. #abpoli