Da Jay Swizzle
@da-jay-swizzle.bsky.social
Don't sell the steak, sell the Swizzle!
New tunes from yours truly. Strap in for the ride and if you have issues with SoundCloud DM me I can hook you up
Listen to Praktik Swayze - Pulsation Cycle I by Praktik Swayze on #SoundCloud
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Listen to Praktik Swayze - Pulsation Cycle I by Praktik Swayze on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/UinHhQ9GariR...
Praktik Swayze - Pulsation Cycle I
The year is 2839. A staccato series of beeps awakens you from your deepsleep pod and fresh air fills your lungs for the first time unaided. You can feel your heart thumping from the cocktail adminis
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December 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New tunes from yours truly. Strap in for the ride and if you have issues with SoundCloud DM me I can hook you up
Listen to Praktik Swayze - Pulsation Cycle I by Praktik Swayze on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/UinHhQ9GariR...
Listen to Praktik Swayze - Pulsation Cycle I by Praktik Swayze on #SoundCloud
on.soundcloud.com/UinHhQ9GariR...
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
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a big new one from me: I profiled a group of neighbors in west texas who have become the face of the abandoned well problem in the heart of oil country for @motherjones.com - an unlikely group of former industry workers and ranchers who are fed up with how Big Oil won’t clean up its messes:
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
a big new one from me: I profiled a group of neighbors in west texas who have become the face of the abandoned well problem in the heart of oil country for @motherjones.com - an unlikely group of former industry workers and ranchers who are fed up with how Big Oil won’t clean up its messes:
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
This "conservative" govt's plans are
NOT FOR THE PEOPLE but to conserve profits for private corps. Privatizing our water will be terrible, and Ford will cost you more at the tap. Harris made terrible decisions too with water, and cost many Ontarians their lives. And selling our beaches? Ford sucks!
NOT FOR THE PEOPLE but to conserve profits for private corps. Privatizing our water will be terrible, and Ford will cost you more at the tap. Harris made terrible decisions too with water, and cost many Ontarians their lives. And selling our beaches? Ford sucks!
Here’s How Doug Ford’s Government Will Impact Public Services and Infrastructure in 2026
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca/heres-how-do...
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca/heres-how-do...
Here’s How Doug Ford’s Government Will Impact Public Services and Infrastructure in 2026
A look back on a jam-packed year of new legislation in Ontario.
pressprogress.ca
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This "conservative" govt's plans are
NOT FOR THE PEOPLE but to conserve profits for private corps. Privatizing our water will be terrible, and Ford will cost you more at the tap. Harris made terrible decisions too with water, and cost many Ontarians their lives. And selling our beaches? Ford sucks!
NOT FOR THE PEOPLE but to conserve profits for private corps. Privatizing our water will be terrible, and Ford will cost you more at the tap. Harris made terrible decisions too with water, and cost many Ontarians their lives. And selling our beaches? Ford sucks!
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🚨 Well the data is back, and as I figured, the news isn't good...
#Arctic sea ice volume is currently the *lowest* on record for this time of year.
Graphic from zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
#Arctic sea ice volume is currently the *lowest* on record for this time of year.
Graphic from zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨 Well the data is back, and as I figured, the news isn't good...
#Arctic sea ice volume is currently the *lowest* on record for this time of year.
Graphic from zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
#Arctic sea ice volume is currently the *lowest* on record for this time of year.
Graphic from zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“We can’t all be expected to bike.”
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
Fair. But that’s not the point.
“Not everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & do—and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. It’s about freedom of choice.”
This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.
www.forever-wars.com/pete-hegseth...
"The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?"
"The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?"
Pete Hegseth And Adm. Mitch Bradley Belong In Prison
The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?
www.forever-wars.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
www.forever-wars.com/pete-hegseth...
"The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?"
"The South American boat strikes are plainly murders. Now we have the names of the murderers. Do we have the political will to lock them up?"
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This is the future they're trying to take from you, people!!!
yes, this is actual art done for SERI in the 1970s. We used to be a proper country, etc etc
yes, this is actual art done for SERI in the 1970s. We used to be a proper country, etc etc
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is the future they're trying to take from you, people!!!
yes, this is actual art done for SERI in the 1970s. We used to be a proper country, etc etc
yes, this is actual art done for SERI in the 1970s. We used to be a proper country, etc etc
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“It remains the case that we are embarking on—in fact, accelerating—the biggest chemistry experiment on the planet in 66 million years, and one of the fastest derangements of the carbon cycle in the age of animal life.” www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Climate Realism Is a Delusion
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“It remains the case that we are embarking on—in fact, accelerating—the biggest chemistry experiment on the planet in 66 million years, and one of the fastest derangements of the carbon cycle in the age of animal life.” www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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Russia writing US policy. For discussion of the implications of this please listen to my conversation with Michael Weiss on Thinking Live:
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
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New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Russia writing US policy. For discussion of the implications of this please listen to my conversation with Michael Weiss on Thinking Live:
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
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If you haven't listened to this yet, I highly recommend it. All your basic questions about indoor air quality -- what are the pollutants? what tech can keep them out? what policies do we need? -- are answered.
What's the deal with indoor air quality?
From CO2 monitors to better building codes, Dr. Georgia Lagoudas outlines how to clean up the spaces where we spend 90% of our lives.
www.volts.wtf
November 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
If you haven't listened to this yet, I highly recommend it. All your basic questions about indoor air quality -- what are the pollutants? what tech can keep them out? what policies do we need? -- are answered.
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Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
Clean electrification is inevitable
Kingsmill Bond explains why the global march of "electrotech" has moved beyond the reach of US political interference.
www.volts.wtf
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Today on Volts: the subset of cleantech known as "electrotech" -- solar, batteries, heat pumps, etc. -- is marching toward inevitable victory, not because it's low-emissions (though it is), but because it's more efficient & cheaper. I discuss the good news with @kingsmillbond.bsky.social.
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"The chemtrail theory is ultimately prideful. It’s a way for theorists to feel powerful + smart when they face things beyond their comprehension and control."
People cling to ridiculous theories to meet their emotional needs - great explanation by @dratropos.bsky.social for @theconversation.com
People cling to ridiculous theories to meet their emotional needs - great explanation by @dratropos.bsky.social for @theconversation.com
Why the chemtrail conspiracy theory lingers and grows – and why Tucker Carlson is talking about it
A communications researcher lays out the dynamics of conspiracy theory belief and why they gain traction in times of anxiety and uncertainty.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"The chemtrail theory is ultimately prideful. It’s a way for theorists to feel powerful + smart when they face things beyond their comprehension and control."
People cling to ridiculous theories to meet their emotional needs - great explanation by @dratropos.bsky.social for @theconversation.com
People cling to ridiculous theories to meet their emotional needs - great explanation by @dratropos.bsky.social for @theconversation.com
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Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
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🗞️Yesterday, two CCL members had letters published in the Globe and Mail on the importance and urgency of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, with our without an emissions cap for the oil and gas sector. Check out the letters here:
‘Emissions reduction … we can’t abandon ship every time fossil fuel companies or certain provinces make a fuss.’ Letters to the editor for Nov. 17
In today’s letters to the editor: floor-crossing; Teck Resources; emissions cap; bar exams; Canada Post; Republicans and Democrats
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
🗞️Yesterday, two CCL members had letters published in the Globe and Mail on the importance and urgency of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, with our without an emissions cap for the oil and gas sector. Check out the letters here:
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Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
blog.apaonline.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Misinformation *is* central to democratic problems today, but the solution is *not* to correct such epistemic failures directly. Instead, we must address them at their roots, in social identity.
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Or so I argue in a new post for @apaphilosophy.bsky.social.
blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
Canada needs to do better!
✅Hydroelectric in the North to replace diesel use is very good.
❌New Fossil natural gas is very bad.
We need climate action now for Canada's Major Projects!
✅Hydroelectric in the North to replace diesel use is very good.
❌New Fossil natural gas is very bad.
We need climate action now for Canada's Major Projects!
"The @climateactiontracker.org has downgraded Canada's overall rating to ‘Highly Insufficient,’ primarily due to weakened policy ambition, slow implementation, and a widening gap between current emissions levels and Canada’s 2030 target"
climateactiontracker.org/countries/ca...
#Canada 🇨🇦
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#Canada 🇨🇦
November 14, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Canada needs to do better!
✅Hydroelectric in the North to replace diesel use is very good.
❌New Fossil natural gas is very bad.
We need climate action now for Canada's Major Projects!
✅Hydroelectric in the North to replace diesel use is very good.
❌New Fossil natural gas is very bad.
We need climate action now for Canada's Major Projects!
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I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I am on my way home to Toronto and the aurorae are absolutely phenomenal.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
If you are anywhere in the northern half of the continent, get outside and look up! Or better still, put your camera on a 10 second exposure and point it up.
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Another challenging Tuesday
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Another challenging Tuesday
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There's nothing inherently wrong with climate change. It's just that the ecosystems and built environments that we depend on as life support systems aren't equipped to handle the rapid changes. So if we want to live, we should deal with climate change ASAP.
November 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
There's nothing inherently wrong with climate change. It's just that the ecosystems and built environments that we depend on as life support systems aren't equipped to handle the rapid changes. So if we want to live, we should deal with climate change ASAP.
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Today is the 60th(!) anniversary of the first public report on the dangers of fossil fuel pollution.
What happened? A whole lot of fossil fuel bullsh*t and corruption in service of a whole lot of nothing.
All while pollution and warming escalated far beyond what scientist predicted in 1965.
What happened? A whole lot of fossil fuel bullsh*t and corruption in service of a whole lot of nothing.
All while pollution and warming escalated far beyond what scientist predicted in 1965.
This Whole Thing Really Snuck Up On Us
Looking back, and ahead, on the anniversary of a White House warning.
www.gravityisgone.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Today is the 60th(!) anniversary of the first public report on the dangers of fossil fuel pollution.
What happened? A whole lot of fossil fuel bullsh*t and corruption in service of a whole lot of nothing.
All while pollution and warming escalated far beyond what scientist predicted in 1965.
What happened? A whole lot of fossil fuel bullsh*t and corruption in service of a whole lot of nothing.
All while pollution and warming escalated far beyond what scientist predicted in 1965.
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Ontario’s Climate Accountability on the Chopping Block
THIS HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS
Ontario cannot deliver real results without a clear plan. Targets without follow-through are empty promises, and chasing results without a plan is like driving blind.
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/media-releas...
THIS HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS
Ontario cannot deliver real results without a clear plan. Targets without follow-through are empty promises, and chasing results without a plan is like driving blind.
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/media-releas...
Ontario’s Climate Accountability on the Chopping Block
Citizens’ Climate Lobby Canada calls on Ontarians, opposition parties, and civil society to speak out against this rollback. Accountability and transparency are not red tape, they are the foundation o...
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Ontario’s Climate Accountability on the Chopping Block
THIS HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS
Ontario cannot deliver real results without a clear plan. Targets without follow-through are empty promises, and chasing results without a plan is like driving blind.
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/media-releas...
THIS HAS HUGE IMPLICATIONS
Ontario cannot deliver real results without a clear plan. Targets without follow-through are empty promises, and chasing results without a plan is like driving blind.
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/media-releas...