Blackcap
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Citizen of Annares, born on Earth by mistake. Your authoritarian systems suck, Terrans, but I love your rain forests. Could you please respect them more?
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There is no political, economic or environmental case for even pretending to consider Northern Gateway pipeline.
Mark Carney has given a huge with to Danielle Smith while reviving the environmental conflicts of Stephen Harper.
This is a huge mistake.
My latest.
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Mark Carney has given a huge with to Danielle Smith while reviving the environmental conflicts of Stephen Harper.
This is a huge mistake.
My latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Pipeline to Nowhere
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s success in his first year has been to successfully convey an image of being the “smartest guy in the room.”
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November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
There is no political, economic or environmental case for even pretending to consider Northern Gateway pipeline.
Mark Carney has given a huge with to Danielle Smith while reviving the environmental conflicts of Stephen Harper.
This is a huge mistake.
My latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mark Carney has given a huge with to Danielle Smith while reviving the environmental conflicts of Stephen Harper.
This is a huge mistake.
My latest.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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🚨🧵Here's part 2 of my Terrible Truths I've Learned About Humanity series, plz RT
They Not Like Us:
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
They Not Like Us:
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
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They Not Like Us
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🚨🧵Here's part 2 of my Terrible Truths I've Learned About Humanity series, plz RT
They Not Like Us:
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
They Not Like Us:
When Cruelty Becomes Contagious
open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
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I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I don't see how Tesla's Model 3 can survive if Benz can offer an alternative EV this cheap, with this kind of performance, on top of the 15% tariff that it's charged in the US.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
Imagine what this model does to Tesla in Europe, where Benz pays no tariffs.
On Boredom – Blackcap Blog
blackcap.name
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Labour won't redistribute wealth from billionaires.
But they will seize belongings from those fleeing war and persecution.
Absolutely disgusting. Asylum seekers are human beings — and they deserve to live in dignity just like anybody else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
But they will seize belongings from those fleeing war and persecution.
Absolutely disgusting. Asylum seekers are human beings — and they deserve to live in dignity just like anybody else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Asylum seekers’ jewellery could be seized to pay for processing costs, says Home Office minister
Idea borrowed from Denmark is latest attempt to reduce number of people seeking asylum in UK
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Labour won't redistribute wealth from billionaires.
But they will seize belongings from those fleeing war and persecution.
Absolutely disgusting. Asylum seekers are human beings — and they deserve to live in dignity just like anybody else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
But they will seize belongings from those fleeing war and persecution.
Absolutely disgusting. Asylum seekers are human beings — and they deserve to live in dignity just like anybody else.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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“I do think that Maga is a fascist movement, I do think that the intent of the administration is to destroy opposition and protest and is to create an authoritarian system”
Death threats and accusations: the professor targeted by the US far right
Mark Bray has become one of the highest-profile people caught up in Donald Trump’s efforts to target Antifa
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
“I do think that Maga is a fascist movement, I do think that the intent of the administration is to destroy opposition and protest and is to create an authoritarian system”
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The USA has detained another visiting academic who was planning to say things they didn’t like about Israel. Wait, that’s backward: it was Canada detained a visiting academic from the USA. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Prominent legal scholar detained at Canadian border while on his way to a conference on Palestine | CBC News
A well-known academic and former UN special rapporteur says he was detained by customs agents in Toronto while on his way to speak at a conference on human rights violations against Palestinians.
www.cbc.ca
November 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The USA has detained another visiting academic who was planning to say things they didn’t like about Israel. Wait, that’s backward: it was Canada detained a visiting academic from the USA. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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“Every participant who was detained by authorities & had biometrics enabled, said they were violently forced to unlock their phone. […]”
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
"Research shows that features like Face ID and fingerprints enable violent, forced phone access by police and authorities" the-decenter.ghost.io/the-body-as-... by Afsaneh Rigot
The Body as a Password: The Cost of Face ID
Convenience is costing people their freedom. Research shows that features like Face ID and fingerprints enable violent, forced phone access by police and authorities, writes Afsaneh Rigot.
the-decenter.ghost.io
November 7, 2025 at 7:47 AM
“Every participant who was detained by authorities & had biometrics enabled, said they were violently forced to unlock their phone. […]”
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
The research is clear: those with biometrics lost the power to resist device searches. Only using passcodes had some ability to refuse, delay, or obscure access.
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I can't help noticing the Supreme Court conservatives expressing the first doubt of a Trump assertion in oral arguments the day after the election day where every Republican running lost by 20 points. But they would never be swayed by such worldly things in their consideration of The Law, right?
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I can't help noticing the Supreme Court conservatives expressing the first doubt of a Trump assertion in oral arguments the day after the election day where every Republican running lost by 20 points. But they would never be swayed by such worldly things in their consideration of The Law, right?
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Congratulations, you have outlived Dick Cheney!
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Congratulations, you have outlived Dick Cheney!
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The Netanyahu regime thinks this is a problem… not because it happened, but simply because news of it leaked out. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Israeli military's top lawyer resigns over leak of video allegedly showing abuse of Palestinian detainee
Maj Gen Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi was facing an investigation into how the video at a detention facility holding detainees from Gaza was leaked last year.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Netanyahu regime thinks this is a problem… not because it happened, but simply because news of it leaked out. www.bbc.com/news/article...
In related news, water is wet.
November 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In related news, water is wet.
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Carney better get his next apology to Trump ready. The province's have had enough ass-kissing.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...
Eby sidesteps Carney with anti-tariff ads after Ontario blowup
BC Premier David Eby plans to press ahead with an anti-tariff ad campaign despite US President Donald Trump's swift reprisal following Ontario's anti-tariff ad ran during the baseball World Series. To...
www.nationalobserver.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Carney better get his next apology to Trump ready. The province's have had enough ass-kissing.
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...
www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/31/n...
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"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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October 31, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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🧵🔥If You Still Don't Believe Me About Voters, Take This Quiz
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If You Still Don't Believe Me About Voters, Take This Quiz
There’s a new interactive tool from the Survey Center on American Life that I need every reader of The Cycle to go take — not because it’s fun (it’s more maddening), but because it perfectly proves so...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
🧵🔥If You Still Don't Believe Me About Voters, Take This Quiz
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Any of my Vancouver friends interested? Thinking of going. Tickets as low as $28. vanrecital.com/concert/sean...
SEAN SHIBE, guitar - Vancouver Recital Society
CANADIAN DEBUT Post-performance Talk Back This brilliant young guitarist has already proven himself to be a truly original mind at the frontier of contemporary classical music. Sean is a former BBC Ne...
vanrecital.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Any of my Vancouver friends interested? Thinking of going. Tickets as low as $28. vanrecital.com/concert/sean...
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If someone is advocating for doing high risk activities, esp if it's someone you're new to, STAY AWAY from that person.
Guide: Is S/He an Informant? A Ten Point Checklist
Guide: Is S/He an Informant? A Ten Point Checklist
October 30, 2025 at 3:17 PM
If someone is advocating for doing high risk activities, esp if it's someone you're new to, STAY AWAY from that person.
Guide: Is S/He an Informant? A Ten Point Checklist
Guide: Is S/He an Informant? A Ten Point Checklist
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honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)
Opinion | A Nazi Tattoo Exposes Democrats’ Greatest Weakness
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October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
honestly the only piece worth reading on the platner situation. @tressiemcphd.bsky.social is absolutely cooking here. (gift link)