T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦
@tryangregory.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist. Genome size, junk DNA, applied evolution, sci comm, SARS-CoV-2 evolution. Onions have 5x more DNA than you do. He/him.
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Considering the goal of public health leaders has been to make COVID endemic, this would be a great time for them to explain why that's a good thing.
Were they just trying to get it everywhere so they could use that as an excuse for failing to do anything, or is there some sort of plan here?
Were they just trying to get it everywhere so they could use that as an excuse for failing to do anything, or is there some sort of plan here?
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Considering the goal of public health leaders has been to make COVID endemic, this would be a great time for them to explain why that's a good thing.
Were they just trying to get it everywhere so they could use that as an excuse for failing to do anything, or is there some sort of plan here?
Were they just trying to get it everywhere so they could use that as an excuse for failing to do anything, or is there some sort of plan here?
But think of all that sweet, sweet defence spending and AI that we're getting!
The cost of living is continuing its rise as a top issue, named by two-thirds of Canadians, the highest level this year.
The economy and healthcare follow, but affordability remains the political lens.
Full poll results: abacusdata.ca/abacus-data...
The economy and healthcare follow, but affordability remains the political lens.
Full poll results: abacusdata.ca/abacus-data...
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
But think of all that sweet, sweet defence spending and AI that we're getting!
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On my way to COP30 and thought I’d reshare this piece wrought out of the anger I felt leaving COP29.
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
We need to treat fossil fuels like Big Tobacco
To reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and stem disinformation that blocks effective climate action, a comprehensive ban on advertising, promotion and sponsorship of fossil fuel products and indust...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
On my way to COP30 and thought I’d reshare this piece wrought out of the anger I felt leaving COP29.
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
Here’s hoping we move the needle forward this year
Commenters: "What was the alternative to voting for Carney?"
Me: "Here's a thread answering that and explaining why it's a terrible way to look at the election."
Commenters: "But what was the alternative to voting for Carney?"
Me: "Here's a thread answering that and explaining why it's a terrible way to look at the election."
Commenters: "But what was the alternative to voting for Carney?"
a man and two women are standing next to each other and talking to each other .
Alt: Zoolander asked, after it was already explained to him, "But why male models?"
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November 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Commenters: "What was the alternative to voting for Carney?"
Me: "Here's a thread answering that and explaining why it's a terrible way to look at the election."
Commenters: "But what was the alternative to voting for Carney?"
Me: "Here's a thread answering that and explaining why it's a terrible way to look at the election."
Commenters: "But what was the alternative to voting for Carney?"
Could we please have some non-terrible politicians at any level?
Pushing, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont. MP says Conservatives felt like ‘part of a frat house rather than a serious political party’ www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Find out more at nationalnewswatch.com
Pushing, yelling from Conservative leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on defection: d’Entremont | CBC News
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont says pushing and yelling from Conservative Party leadership ‘sealed the deal’ on his choice to cross the floor to the Liberals earlier this week.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Could we please have some non-terrible politicians at any level?
Cult of personality.
"Among those with a positive view of Mark Carney, just 16% were very familiar with the budget contents. Yet this group offered some of the most supportive responses across every measure tested."
abacusdata.ca/canadians-re...
"Among those with a positive view of Mark Carney, just 16% were very familiar with the budget contents. Yet this group offered some of the most supportive responses across every measure tested."
abacusdata.ca/canadians-re...
Canadians React to Budget 2025: Split Views, Muddled Message, and a Test of Trust in Carney’s Leadership - Abacus Data
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November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Cult of personality.
"Among those with a positive view of Mark Carney, just 16% were very familiar with the budget contents. Yet this group offered some of the most supportive responses across every measure tested."
abacusdata.ca/canadians-re...
"Among those with a positive view of Mark Carney, just 16% were very familiar with the budget contents. Yet this group offered some of the most supportive responses across every measure tested."
abacusdata.ca/canadians-re...
What we need is a truly progressive party as a real option. If the NDP don't get that and instead try to court "moderate Liberals", they're finished.
When you're endorsed by the far-right National Post, it's time to change direction: you're most certainly doing something wrong. I'd be curious to know how many card-carrying Mb NDP members are happy with Mr. Kinew's lurch to the right. #MbPoli
nationalpost.com/opinion/np-v...
nationalpost.com/opinion/np-v...
NP View: The federal NDP needs Wab Kinew
Bill to detain meth addicts shows that Manitoba premier is a realist
nationalpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
What we need is a truly progressive party as a real option. If the NDP don't get that and instead try to court "moderate Liberals", they're finished.
Please stop saying things like "We had to vote for Carney, it was the only alternative to PP".
It's just not true. In fact, that kind of thinking made and continues to make things worse.
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It's just not true. In fact, that kind of thinking made and continues to make things worse.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Please stop saying things like "We had to vote for Carney, it was the only alternative to PP".
It's just not true. In fact, that kind of thinking made and continues to make things worse.
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It's just not true. In fact, that kind of thinking made and continues to make things worse.
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"When asked whether the budget made them more or less confident that the government has a clear plan to grow the economy, make life more affordable, and protect Canadians from global uncertainty only 16% said it made them more confident. A much larger group — 39% — said it made them less confident."
Canadians are split on the Carney government’s first budget.
Support for key measures is strong, but the story tying it all together hasn’t landed.
Our latest survey breaks down what Canadians think and why: abacusdata.ca/canadians-r...
Support for key measures is strong, but the story tying it all together hasn’t landed.
Our latest survey breaks down what Canadians think and why: abacusdata.ca/canadians-r...
November 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
"When asked whether the budget made them more or less confident that the government has a clear plan to grow the economy, make life more affordable, and protect Canadians from global uncertainty only 16% said it made them more confident. A much larger group — 39% — said it made them less confident."
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“But climate observers say Canada's support for oil and gas expansion, as well as its silence on whether it will meet its 2030 and 2035 emissions targets, could be among issues undermining its position.”
COP30 primer: Here's what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada's role — The Canadian Press
Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as l
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November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
“But climate observers say Canada's support for oil and gas expansion, as well as its silence on whether it will meet its 2030 and 2035 emissions targets, could be among issues undermining its position.”
Not even the business people buy that it's a tranformational budget. 🤷
Carney's government sold the budget as 'economically transformational,' but CFIB president Dan Kelly says it was 'a pretty high bar, and I would not say we even came close to that in this budget.'
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
www.hilltimes.com/story/2025/1...
Budget a step in the right direction, but fails to deliver on the ‘hype,’ say lobbyists
'There’s been so much buzz that’s been generated around Build Canada Homes ... about generational investments,' says Homeward Public Affairs' Jacob Gorenkoff, 'and we definitely did not see those…
www.hilltimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Not even the business people buy that it's a tranformational budget. 🤷
My goodness people are silly.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My goodness people are silly.
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“OpenAI is getting ready to run hat in hand to the taxpayer for subsidies.” After losing more than $13 billion this year, OpenAI officials are angling for a bailout. From @ryanlcooper.com:
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OpenAI Is Maneuvering for a Government Bailout - The American Prospect
For artificial intelligence to ever pencil out, some truly enormous revenue streams will be required. And if you need trillions of dollars for data centers forever, there’s only one entity to turn to: Uncle Sam.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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While disappointing (and likely to not work), Carney’s reliance on incentivizing the private sector to lead an economic revolution is very much in line with his view of government as a burden to be minimized, not a unique asset to be exploited. See: tax cuts, austerity.
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
While disappointing (and likely to not work), Carney’s reliance on incentivizing the private sector to lead an economic revolution is very much in line with his view of government as a burden to be minimized, not a unique asset to be exploited. See: tax cuts, austerity.
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What’s it going to take to get an immigration policy that’s not focused solely on a numbers game but on fairness, integration, and opportunity for the newcomers Canada still desperately needs?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Advocates concerned temporary immigration cuts don't address systemic issues | CBC News
As the Carney government slashes temporary immigration, some experts are concerned about its impact on critical industries and post-secondary education.
www.cbc.ca
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What’s it going to take to get an immigration policy that’s not focused solely on a numbers game but on fairness, integration, and opportunity for the newcomers Canada still desperately needs?
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
I can't believe people say things like PP could never win, forgetting that he was on track to win a huge majority just months before the election.
No tested Conservative alternative performs better than Pierre Poilievre.
Harper polls at 34%, Ford at 31%, Kenney, Mulroney, and Rempel Garner all below 30%.
Poilievre leads with 38% against Carney’s Liberals at 36%.
See the full report: abacusdata.ca/what-happen...
Harper polls at 34%, Ford at 31%, Kenney, Mulroney, and Rempel Garner all below 30%.
Poilievre leads with 38% against Carney’s Liberals at 36%.
See the full report: abacusdata.ca/what-happen...
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I can't believe people say things like PP could never win, forgetting that he was on track to win a huge majority just months before the election.
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BlueSky is muting critical replies beneath Carney's posts.
This is egregious.
This is egregious.
November 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
BlueSky is muting critical replies beneath Carney's posts.
This is egregious.
This is egregious.