Chris Wiebe
@chriswiebe.bsky.social
Husband, father, volunteer, advocate, Anglican. Prof & former Canada Research Chair at the UofW. Deputy Warden St Johns
Some impressive Freudian projection here.
We will keep our federal leadership and the CBC, thanks.
We will keep our federal leadership and the CBC, thanks.
November 22, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Some impressive Freudian projection here.
We will keep our federal leadership and the CBC, thanks.
We will keep our federal leadership and the CBC, thanks.
Uhh… yes. Academics, teachers, and others have been saying this for ages.
Modern university textbooks now let you make AI assignments. Students use AI to solve them. And AI marks them. No exchange of information. It is terrifying.
Modern university textbooks now let you make AI assignments. Students use AI to solve them. And AI marks them. No exchange of information. It is terrifying.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Uhh… yes. Academics, teachers, and others have been saying this for ages.
Modern university textbooks now let you make AI assignments. Students use AI to solve them. And AI marks them. No exchange of information. It is terrifying.
Modern university textbooks now let you make AI assignments. Students use AI to solve them. And AI marks them. No exchange of information. It is terrifying.
Connor Hellebuyck is being shut down for 4-6 weeks for a minor arthroscopic knee surgery, as per Darren Dreger.
Thomas Milic has been recalled and is here at Canada Life Centre for Jets morning skate
Thomas Milic has been recalled and is here at Canada Life Centre for Jets morning skate
November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Awhile ago, my colleague Alannah Hallas came knocking on my door about a new material, PtSn4, her student Samikshya Sahu had grown that had a HUGE RRR. The question: was something preventing defects from scattering electrons? Or were there just that few defects?
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Awhile ago, my colleague Alannah Hallas came knocking on my door about a new material, PtSn4, her student Samikshya Sahu had grown that had a HUGE RRR. The question: was something preventing defects from scattering electrons? Or were there just that few defects?
I noticed that Quentin Robinson, former MB NDP candidate in Brandon West last prov election, has spoken out against this project for environmental reasons. Good for him.
It is shocking how the MB NDP has alienated their base with their disastrous policies. #mbpoli
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It is shocking how the MB NDP has alienated their base with their disastrous policies. #mbpoli
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$3B turbine project gets warm welcome from Brandon mayor, cold shoulder from environmentalists | CBC News
A multi-billion-dollar combustion turbine project planned for the city of Brandon will give the province “power sovereignty,” said Mayor Jeff Fawcett.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I noticed that Quentin Robinson, former MB NDP candidate in Brandon West last prov election, has spoken out against this project for environmental reasons. Good for him.
It is shocking how the MB NDP has alienated their base with their disastrous policies. #mbpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
It is shocking how the MB NDP has alienated their base with their disastrous policies. #mbpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The double hubris of building fossil fuel generating stations to power future AI centres in MB is staggering.
Who is advising the MB NDP on this? The Koch brothers? It might as well be the Marx brothers for what a boondoggle this will be. Kind of like building a pipeline to Churchill. #mbpoli
Who is advising the MB NDP on this? The Koch brothers? It might as well be the Marx brothers for what a boondoggle this will be. Kind of like building a pipeline to Churchill. #mbpoli
"We're only going to burn methane for peak winter loads"
I call BS. This will be used to power AI data centres in Manitoba.
It will be burning & polluting constantly & will jack up our utility bills as a direct consequence.
You heard it here first.
#MbPoli #EndFossilFuels
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I call BS. This will be used to power AI data centres in Manitoba.
It will be burning & polluting constantly & will jack up our utility bills as a direct consequence.
You heard it here first.
#MbPoli #EndFossilFuels
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$3B combustion turbine gets warm welcome from Brandon mayor, cold shoulder from environmentalists | CBC News
A multi-billion-dollar combustion turbine project planned for the city of Brandon will give the province “power sovereignty,” said Mayor Jeff Fawcett.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The double hubris of building fossil fuel generating stations to power future AI centres in MB is staggering.
Who is advising the MB NDP on this? The Koch brothers? It might as well be the Marx brothers for what a boondoggle this will be. Kind of like building a pipeline to Churchill. #mbpoli
Who is advising the MB NDP on this? The Koch brothers? It might as well be the Marx brothers for what a boondoggle this will be. Kind of like building a pipeline to Churchill. #mbpoli
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1/ Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day we honour and mourn the lives taken by transphobic violence.
November 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
1/ Today is Trans Day of Remembrance, a day we honour and mourn the lives taken by transphobic violence.
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Devastating floods led to a 4.3% global reduction in annual rice yield from 1980 to 2015, new #ScienceAdvances research finds. https://scim.ag/4iiwfYd
Severe floods significantly reduce global rice yields
Rice-killing floods reduce global rice yield by 4.3%, with losses rising due to increasing extreme floods since 2000.
scim.ag
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Devastating floods led to a 4.3% global reduction in annual rice yield from 1980 to 2015, new #ScienceAdvances research finds. https://scim.ag/4iiwfYd
(1) Communism isn’t the same as socialism. Mamdani is socialist. Maybe if the US dept of education wasn’t cut, these differences would be known.
(2) I have a suspicion that Jesus is a socialist. Cutting a food stamp program wouldn’t be his thing, unlike the modern “Christian” GOP that supported cuts
(2) I have a suspicion that Jesus is a socialist. Cutting a food stamp program wouldn’t be his thing, unlike the modern “Christian” GOP that supported cuts
At least Trump is going into this with an open mind as a positive and optimistic unifier of the American people.
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
(1) Communism isn’t the same as socialism. Mamdani is socialist. Maybe if the US dept of education wasn’t cut, these differences would be known.
(2) I have a suspicion that Jesus is a socialist. Cutting a food stamp program wouldn’t be his thing, unlike the modern “Christian” GOP that supported cuts
(2) I have a suspicion that Jesus is a socialist. Cutting a food stamp program wouldn’t be his thing, unlike the modern “Christian” GOP that supported cuts
I’m not sure what has to happen for Trump to be impeached and removed from office. Advocating for murdering your own citizens should be a tipping point.
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’m not sure what has to happen for Trump to be impeached and removed from office. Advocating for murdering your own citizens should be a tipping point.
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Again: If you are an academic at a public university that locals love - even just the football team - and that relies on foreign students to stay afloat, explain that to your community by writing locally if you can. It's a good solid pitch for a local outlet.
The White House just blasted this out under the headline "Good News You May Have Missed"
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Again: If you are an academic at a public university that locals love - even just the football team - and that relies on foreign students to stay afloat, explain that to your community by writing locally if you can. It's a good solid pitch for a local outlet.
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I lie awake most nights stressing out about climate collapse and our f*cking government at every level is doubling down on fossil fuels and planet-killing plagiarism machines. Great.
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I lie awake most nights stressing out about climate collapse and our f*cking government at every level is doubling down on fossil fuels and planet-killing plagiarism machines. Great.
More magical thinking from the MB NDP.
More terrible environmental policies. As long as the jobs are unionized and the right people get rich on projects like this, the environment will always be the lowest priority. They were anti-science when I was a part of them and that hasn’t changed. Shameful.
More terrible environmental policies. As long as the jobs are unionized and the right people get rich on projects like this, the environment will always be the lowest priority. They were anti-science when I was a part of them and that hasn’t changed. Shameful.
Mr. Kinew's strategy is pure genius: jack up fossil fuel use by building methane-powered power plants & subsidizing gas guzzlers with gas-tax cuts.
The benefit?
We melt Arctic ice quicker to open up shipping lanes for exporting MORE fossil fuels from Churchill.
Every little bit counts. #FossilFools
The benefit?
We melt Arctic ice quicker to open up shipping lanes for exporting MORE fossil fuels from Churchill.
Every little bit counts. #FossilFools
November 20, 2025 at 1:50 PM
More magical thinking from the MB NDP.
More terrible environmental policies. As long as the jobs are unionized and the right people get rich on projects like this, the environment will always be the lowest priority. They were anti-science when I was a part of them and that hasn’t changed. Shameful.
More terrible environmental policies. As long as the jobs are unionized and the right people get rich on projects like this, the environment will always be the lowest priority. They were anti-science when I was a part of them and that hasn’t changed. Shameful.
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I was out of province last week and everyone was saying how nice it must be to have Wab as premier. Sure, he's better than a lot of the alternatives. But it would be easier to be as excited as those colleagues if he didn't insist on governing like a Tory with promises to build $3b in FF generation.
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I was out of province last week and everyone was saying how nice it must be to have Wab as premier. Sure, he's better than a lot of the alternatives. But it would be easier to be as excited as those colleagues if he didn't insist on governing like a Tory with promises to build $3b in FF generation.
‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates
I’d like to see a rise in all clergy candidates that oppose Trump, but this is still positive.
🙌🏻
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’d like to see a rise in all clergy candidates that oppose Trump, but this is still positive.
🙌🏻
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates
From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalism
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November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates
I’d like to see a rise in all clergy candidates that oppose Trump, but this is still positive.
🙌🏻
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’d like to see a rise in all clergy candidates that oppose Trump, but this is still positive.
🙌🏻
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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After years of hype and ballooning investment, the boom in AI technology is beginning to show signs of strain
go.nature.com/3LOE7nV
go.nature.com/3LOE7nV
If the AI bubble bursts, what will it mean for research?
The rise in artificial-intelligence technologies is unprecedented, but some predict a stock-market crash that could have knock-on effects for funding and jobs.
go.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
After years of hype and ballooning investment, the boom in AI technology is beginning to show signs of strain
go.nature.com/3LOE7nV
go.nature.com/3LOE7nV
This is a jail.
I expected more out of a “compassionate” MB NDP government.
As someone that has volunteered with Gifts of Grace through the Main St Project & those experiencing addictions downtown for 14 years, I am appalled at these conditions in the new detox center. I’m not alone in my opinion
I expected more out of a “compassionate” MB NDP government.
As someone that has volunteered with Gifts of Grace through the Main St Project & those experiencing addictions downtown for 14 years, I am appalled at these conditions in the new detox center. I’m not alone in my opinion
November 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is a jail.
I expected more out of a “compassionate” MB NDP government.
As someone that has volunteered with Gifts of Grace through the Main St Project & those experiencing addictions downtown for 14 years, I am appalled at these conditions in the new detox center. I’m not alone in my opinion
I expected more out of a “compassionate” MB NDP government.
As someone that has volunteered with Gifts of Grace through the Main St Project & those experiencing addictions downtown for 14 years, I am appalled at these conditions in the new detox center. I’m not alone in my opinion
We are addicted to oil and gas. It is our drug.
We have seen such a dramatic example of the consequences of climate change in 2025. Catastrophic fires, hurricanes and other disasters driven by a warming planet and the oil and gas industry. But yeah let’s fund them some more.
We reap what we sow.
We have seen such a dramatic example of the consequences of climate change in 2025. Catastrophic fires, hurricanes and other disasters driven by a warming planet and the oil and gas industry. But yeah let’s fund them some more.
We reap what we sow.
Imagine a Colombian Drug Lord going to the govt & saying we can't shut down our drug industry because it means too much to Colombia's GDP. Exactly the same argument our Gas Lords make when destroying the environment to ramp up tarsands production. Might as well be Pablo Escobar. #EnergyTransition
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are addicted to oil and gas. It is our drug.
We have seen such a dramatic example of the consequences of climate change in 2025. Catastrophic fires, hurricanes and other disasters driven by a warming planet and the oil and gas industry. But yeah let’s fund them some more.
We reap what we sow.
We have seen such a dramatic example of the consequences of climate change in 2025. Catastrophic fires, hurricanes and other disasters driven by a warming planet and the oil and gas industry. But yeah let’s fund them some more.
We reap what we sow.
This is a serious problem.
We can’t attract scientific talent without $
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We can’t attract scientific talent without $
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Canada’s research and scientific spending is declining relative to other nations, report says
Low rate of R&D investment plays key role in productivity crisis, according to Council of Canadian Academies
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November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
This is a serious problem.
We can’t attract scientific talent without $
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We can’t attract scientific talent without $
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PM Mark Carney government wins crucial confidence vote on budget #Canada #cdnpoli
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Carney government wins crucial confidence vote on budget | CBC
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November 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
PM Mark Carney government wins crucial confidence vote on budget #Canada #cdnpoli
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