Don Pittis
@donpittis.bsky.social
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Don Pittis
@donpittis.bsky.social
· Nov 28
With World Book Day approaching, here are your 10 must-read volumes on Macao
These books on Macao have generated a vast corpus of literature, but don’t be daunted. Start with any one of these scintillating texts.
macaonews.org
"If you only read one book about Macao, make it this delicious anthology. Donald Pittis and Susan J. Henders have trawled the libraries to compile more than 70 pieces of writing... The essential Macao omnibus." ☺️
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2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
December 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
2025 Headline of the Year nominee (June)
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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Parents everywhere are terrified that their teens’ sudden need to download the forbidden 60 minutes story is a gateway drug to wanting even more news
December 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Parents everywhere are terrified that their teens’ sudden need to download the forbidden 60 minutes story is a gateway drug to wanting even more news
An opportunity for Canada. Denmark can build it here and sell surplus power to the u.s.
This has nothing to do with national security and everything to do with protecting Big Oil. The more he protects oil companies, the more $$$$ they give the Convicted Felon.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
An opportunity for Canada. Denmark can build it here and sell surplus power to the u.s.
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This is your city on driverless cars.
A blackout in San Francisco yesterday cut power to traffic lights. Drivers coped; Waymos just stopped moving, often in intersections, stranding passengers and compounding gridlock.
sfstandard.com/2025/12/20/w...
A blackout in San Francisco yesterday cut power to traffic lights. Drivers coped; Waymos just stopped moving, often in intersections, stranding passengers and compounding gridlock.
sfstandard.com/2025/12/20/w...
December 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This is your city on driverless cars.
A blackout in San Francisco yesterday cut power to traffic lights. Drivers coped; Waymos just stopped moving, often in intersections, stranding passengers and compounding gridlock.
sfstandard.com/2025/12/20/w...
A blackout in San Francisco yesterday cut power to traffic lights. Drivers coped; Waymos just stopped moving, often in intersections, stranding passengers and compounding gridlock.
sfstandard.com/2025/12/20/w...
Is it just my delivery, or has the Globe dropped its Friday real estate section? Maybe too much gloom?
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Is it just my delivery, or has the Globe dropped its Friday real estate section? Maybe too much gloom?
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We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of the Middle East.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
We are hiring! The Department of History at the University of Guelph seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in History of the Middle East.
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-A...
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Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.
But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.
That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵
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A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obtained through a U.S. federal court case. #Canada
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‘My advice actually would be don’t go’: Expert warns Canadians about U.S. travel risks
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obt...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A growing number of Canadians, including several young children, have been arrested or detained by U.S. immigration authorities over the past two years, according to newly released government data obtained through a U.S. federal court case. #Canada
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And great comments
Is anyone paying attention?
While Trump threatens to tariff 🇨🇦Canadian potash, and we harumph that it won’t work because the 🇺🇸USA needs it so much, he’s also relieved Byelorussian potash from sanctions.
Alternate source for the USA from a Putin vassal state.
While Trump threatens to tariff 🇨🇦Canadian potash, and we harumph that it won’t work because the 🇺🇸USA needs it so much, he’s also relieved Byelorussian potash from sanctions.
Alternate source for the USA from a Putin vassal state.
December 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
And great comments
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Is anyone paying attention?
While Trump threatens to tariff 🇨🇦Canadian potash, and we harumph that it won’t work because the 🇺🇸USA needs it so much, he’s also relieved Byelorussian potash from sanctions.
Alternate source for the USA from a Putin vassal state.
While Trump threatens to tariff 🇨🇦Canadian potash, and we harumph that it won’t work because the 🇺🇸USA needs it so much, he’s also relieved Byelorussian potash from sanctions.
Alternate source for the USA from a Putin vassal state.
December 15, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Is anyone paying attention?
While Trump threatens to tariff 🇨🇦Canadian potash, and we harumph that it won’t work because the 🇺🇸USA needs it so much, he’s also relieved Byelorussian potash from sanctions.
Alternate source for the USA from a Putin vassal state.
While Trump threatens to tariff 🇨🇦Canadian potash, and we harumph that it won’t work because the 🇺🇸USA needs it so much, he’s also relieved Byelorussian potash from sanctions.
Alternate source for the USA from a Putin vassal state.
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There's a sucker born every minute as the saying goes. People who bet on the president's meme coins being their ticket to riches have been sorely disappointed. $TRUMP is down 92% since its peak and $MELANIA was down 99%.
At this point, you can only blame yourself if you fell for this grift.
At this point, you can only blame yourself if you fell for this grift.
Donald and Melania Trump’s Terrible, Tacky, Seemingly Legal Memecoin Adventure
No one wants to claim credit for helping the first couple launch cryptocurrencies that plummeted more than 90% from their peak.
www.bloomberg.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
There's a sucker born every minute as the saying goes. People who bet on the president's meme coins being their ticket to riches have been sorely disappointed. $TRUMP is down 92% since its peak and $MELANIA was down 99%.
At this point, you can only blame yourself if you fell for this grift.
At this point, you can only blame yourself if you fell for this grift.
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Metrolinx wins bid to build new Alberta pipeline
Metrolinx wins bid to build new Alberta pipeline
EDMONTON – After Ottawa agreed to fast track the construction of a brand-new pipeline from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific coast, the Alberta legislature announced that the Ontario-based transporta...
www.thebeaverton.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Metrolinx wins bid to build new Alberta pipeline
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Chapman’s famously kept paying their workers during the COVID shutdown and now this. Decent people making good products, it’s possible ⭐️
Chapman’s Ice Cream Makes a Bold Move: Shifting From U.S. Suppliers to Italy for Premium Ingredients - Canada News
Chapman’s Ice Cream, Canada’s largest and most beloved ice cream producer, is making a significant change in how it sources its key ingredients. In a move that signals both confidence and long-term vi...
commonkola.com
December 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Chapman’s famously kept paying their workers during the COVID shutdown and now this. Decent people making good products, it’s possible ⭐️
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Finally, a workable plan.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Finally, a workable plan.
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An albino moose was spotted in Quebec
🎥 Via MadeInCanada / X
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
🎥 Via MadeInCanada / X
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
December 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
An albino moose was spotted in Quebec
🎥 Via MadeInCanada / X
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
🎥 Via MadeInCanada / X
❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️
❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA 🇨🇦🍁❤️
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My mother has this taped to the door of one of her bathrooms
December 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My mother has this taped to the door of one of her bathrooms
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If Powell is saying it out loud, the situation is worse than it seems.
Jerome Powell just straight up said the U.S. government is publishing fake jobs numbers. Things will really go off the rails when Trump replaces him next year.
December 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If Powell is saying it out loud, the situation is worse than it seems.
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I updated my Canada-wide intercity transportation map for the end of 2025. I added a few new or previously-missed services, but this year, too many routes in Ontario disappeared. seanmarshall.ca/2025/12/10/c...
Canadian intercity transport at the end of 2025
Some progress and some disappointing losses in Canada’s intercity transportation links in 2025.
seanmarshall.ca
December 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
I updated my Canada-wide intercity transportation map for the end of 2025. I added a few new or previously-missed services, but this year, too many routes in Ontario disappeared. seanmarshall.ca/2025/12/10/c...
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Can someone explain to me how Metrolinx/TTC spent $3.7 billion on an LRT that is worse than the bus service it replaced? I really don't get it.
December 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Can someone explain to me how Metrolinx/TTC spent $3.7 billion on an LRT that is worse than the bus service it replaced? I really don't get it.
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Extremely accurate.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Extremely accurate.
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Trump administration has proposed a sweeping change that would require all foreign tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before they can travel to the United States, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.
Trump administration has proposed a sweeping change that would require all foreign tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before they can travel to the United States, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.
Trump administration plans to check 5 years of social media for visitors
The proposal would require tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before they can travel to the U.S.
www.newsweek.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
www.newsweek.com/trump-admini...
Trump administration has proposed a sweeping change that would require all foreign tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before they can travel to the United States, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.
Trump administration has proposed a sweeping change that would require all foreign tourists to disclose up to five years of their social media history before they can travel to the United States, according to a notice published in the Federal Register.
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Fossil Fuels Fall Below 1% of Canadian Employment While Global Clean Energy Jobs Surge www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuels...
Fossil Fuels Fall Below 1% of Canadian Employment While Global Clean Energy Jobs Surge
Fossil fuel employment has fallen to less than 1% of the Canadian work force, while growth in global energy jobs outpaced the wider economy for the third year in a row, according to two reports releas...
www.theenergymix.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Fossil Fuels Fall Below 1% of Canadian Employment While Global Clean Energy Jobs Surge www.theenergymix.com/fossil-fuels...
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