Ryan McGreal
@ryanmcgreal.bsky.social
Off course but constantly correcting. One of Penny’s favourite scent clouds. (he/him)
Pinned
“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve that measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad.”
Alberta's role in Canada's loss of measles elimination status embarrassing, former chief medical officer says — CBC News
The latest federal data shows Alberta accounts for 38 per cent of Canada’s cases.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
“A lot of people worked for a long time to achieve that measles elimination status, and to lose it in one year because of a failure of government action … for a disease that’s totally preventable, it just makes me sad.”
If a Democratic president had pardoned this man, it would be the absolute end of their political career.
A Trump supporter who fired off a gun during the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested last month on kidnapping and sexual assault charges, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Illinois.
Former Jan. 6 defendant arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges
The Utah man was previously charged with firing a gun outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
www.nbcnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If a Democratic president had pardoned this man, it would be the absolute end of their political career.
This is embarrassing and exasperating. Measles is a preventable illness that can cause serious complications including death. There is no good reason for Canada to fail to contain it, but there are bad-faith actors with blood on their hands for spreading antivax disinformation
Canada officially loses its measles elimination status — The Globe and Mail
The return of measles in the country has been largely attributed to lower childhood vaccination rates
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is embarrassing and exasperating. Measles is a preventable illness that can cause serious complications including death. There is no good reason for Canada to fail to contain it, but there are bad-faith actors with blood on their hands for spreading antivax disinformation
Another data point for @billmckibben.bsky.social ‘s thesis that America risks ending up as a national Colonial Williamsburg where tourists visit to see how people used to live in the old days.
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Another data point for @billmckibben.bsky.social ‘s thesis that America risks ending up as a national Colonial Williamsburg where tourists visit to see how people used to live in the old days.
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A couple people on here theorized in my replies that Trump's bulldozing of the East Wing was the work of a narcissist attempting to punish us for No Kings.
And I wonder now if doubling down on the SNAP and airline pain is his attempt to punish everyone for Tuesday's election results.
And I wonder now if doubling down on the SNAP and airline pain is his attempt to punish everyone for Tuesday's election results.
November 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A couple people on here theorized in my replies that Trump's bulldozing of the East Wing was the work of a narcissist attempting to punish us for No Kings.
And I wonder now if doubling down on the SNAP and airline pain is his attempt to punish everyone for Tuesday's election results.
And I wonder now if doubling down on the SNAP and airline pain is his attempt to punish everyone for Tuesday's election results.
Not the point but I did read this post in Elrond’s voice.
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Not the point but I did read this post in Elrond’s voice.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Has there ever been a bigger lie than the “Keep me signed in” checkbox on the login form?
November 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Has there ever been a bigger lie than the “Keep me signed in” checkbox on the login form?
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The Democrats won several VA House seats where winning looked like a pipe dream going into the election. The Dems won these seats because they recruited candidates and actually campaigned. Important lesson for 26--the electorate is pissed--but you can only win when you run. Run everywhere!
Democrats contested all 100 Virginia House of Delegates races. Part of the party’s statewide success is due to the synergies between the legislative and statewide campaigns—even the losing ones. This is a big reason why Jay Jones won comfortably. This is a model the Dems should emulate everywhere
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The Democrats won several VA House seats where winning looked like a pipe dream going into the election. The Dems won these seats because they recruited candidates and actually campaigned. Important lesson for 26--the electorate is pissed--but you can only win when you run. Run everywhere!
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A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
November 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A moment of silence, please, for the "young men are all MAGA now" narrative.
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
(Source: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...)
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Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Head in hands wondering how this could happen to me, the popular president who posted a video of myself shitting on everyone 2 weeks ago
Thermostatic politics discovered alive and well
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Thermostatic politics discovered alive and well
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He always did love the 80s.
“U.S. President Donald Trump is on track to turn North America’s once dominant auto industry into a global backwater, a place where a couple of car companies churn out inferior, dirty vehicles for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them.”
Trump is turning America’s auto industry into a global backwater. Canada must now go its own way — The Globe and Mail
North America’s once dominant auto industry may turn into a place where a couple of car companies churn out inferior, dirty vehicles for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them
apple.news
November 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
He always did love the 80s.
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
“U.S. President Donald Trump is on track to turn North America’s once dominant auto industry into a global backwater, a place where a couple of car companies churn out inferior, dirty vehicles for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them.”
Trump is turning America’s auto industry into a global backwater. Canada must now go its own way — The Globe and Mail
North America’s once dominant auto industry may turn into a place where a couple of car companies churn out inferior, dirty vehicles for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them
apple.news
November 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“U.S. President Donald Trump is on track to turn North America’s once dominant auto industry into a global backwater, a place where a couple of car companies churn out inferior, dirty vehicles for a captive consumer base that has no choice but to buy them.”
Someone should make a biopic about Kurt Vonnegut and cast either Nick Offerman or Pedro Pascal in the lead role
November 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Someone should make a biopic about Kurt Vonnegut and cast either Nick Offerman or Pedro Pascal in the lead role
Not the main point and I agree with Grossman’s point, but I would add that I hope Mamdani draws a clear distinction between his policy goals, centred on affordability, and his policy ideas, which might or might not work. I hope he takes a creative try-lots-of-ideas-and-keep-what-works approach.
Very weird to see the president dismantling rule of law and free trade while picking winners and losers in the market, and have a public freakout over a mayoral candidate proposing free busses.
If it doesn't work, and spends a lot of money for little benefit, reverse the bus policy. Not a big deal.
If it doesn't work, and spends a lot of money for little benefit, reverse the bus policy. Not a big deal.
Another abominable editorial from the Wash Post
November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Not the main point and I agree with Grossman’s point, but I would add that I hope Mamdani draws a clear distinction between his policy goals, centred on affordability, and his policy ideas, which might or might not work. I hope he takes a creative try-lots-of-ideas-and-keep-what-works approach.
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One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.
I never made it out of the House.
I never made it out of the House.
November 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
One Halloween I dressed up as the GOP's Healthcare plan.
I never made it out of the House.
I never made it out of the House.
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OH FUCK GEDDY LEE IS WEARING AN EFFIN BIRDS SHIRT AT THE WORLD SERIES
November 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
OH FUCK GEDDY LEE IS WEARING AN EFFIN BIRDS SHIRT AT THE WORLD SERIES
They’re just blowing the regular frequency whistle now.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
They’re just blowing the regular frequency whistle now.
FWIW I got 5/16.
Take this quiz to die instantly www.americansurveycenter.org/quiz/
Beyond the Ballot Quiz - The Survey Center on American Life
www.americansurveycenter.org
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
FWIW I got 5/16.
Important to keep in mind that Hoekstra’s little performance is intended for an audience of one www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
U.S. ambassador to Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at Ontario’s trade representative, witnesses say | CBC News
The U.S. ambassador to Canada delivered an expletive-laced tirade at Ontario's trade representative at an event in Ottawa on Monday, multiple witnesses tell CBC News
www.cbc.ca
October 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Important to keep in mind that Hoekstra’s little performance is intended for an audience of one www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Really positive sign that open source projects are standing up to do the right thing. Kudos to the Python folks: www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
Python Foundation rejects $1.5M grant with no-DEI strings
: Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped
www.theregister.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Really positive sign that open source projects are standing up to do the right thing. Kudos to the Python folks: www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/p...
Feeling extra pleased to be a Python user today.
TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-...
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The official home of the Python Programming Language
www.python.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Feeling extra pleased to be a Python user today.
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A huge part of Trump's success is that he is able, because of the fragmentation of his base's media ecosystem (and their unwillingness to trust regular sources) to say multiple, contradictory things to different groups and have them all believe him.
October 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
A huge part of Trump's success is that he is able, because of the fragmentation of his base's media ecosystem (and their unwillingness to trust regular sources) to say multiple, contradictory things to different groups and have them all believe him.