Gerald Butts
@gmbutts.bsky.social
Vice Chair @EurasiaGroup. Board Director WWF. Climate, technology, and geopolitics. Priors: Principal Secretary to PM of Canada and Premier of Ontario, CEO WWF.
On the upside, we can watch AI videos of wooly mammoths wrestling sabre toothed tigers on them long after they’re gone. 🦣 🐅
November 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM
On the upside, we can watch AI videos of wooly mammoths wrestling sabre toothed tigers on them long after they’re gone. 🦣 🐅
Chart crime of the year 2025. AI could solve all problems, or extirpate all humans. 1/2
November 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Chart crime of the year 2025. AI could solve all problems, or extirpate all humans. 1/2
Everything is possible. Hard to argue, Doha.
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Everything is possible. Hard to argue, Doha.
All this Reagan talk reminds me of a funny chart.
October 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
All this Reagan talk reminds me of a funny chart.
People flock to Cape Breton in summertime, but mid-October is my favourite time on our beautiful island. 🍂 🍁
October 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
People flock to Cape Breton in summertime, but mid-October is my favourite time on our beautiful island. 🍂 🍁
Happy Thanksgiving, folks. I’ve never been more thankful to live in this beautiful country. 🇨🇦
October 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, folks. I’ve never been more thankful to live in this beautiful country. 🇨🇦
Found this slim gem in a London bookshop. Who am I to disagree with Michael Ondaatje? #AmReading 📚
October 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Found this slim gem in a London bookshop. Who am I to disagree with Michael Ondaatje? #AmReading 📚
Peak oil (valuation) happened in 1985.
October 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Peak oil (valuation) happened in 1985.
We’re between Soylent Green and Children of Men on the Sci-Fi timeline. Feels about right.
September 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM
We’re between Soylent Green and Children of Men on the Sci-Fi timeline. Feels about right.
Buddy has the verb tense wrong.
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Buddy has the verb tense wrong.
Holy mackerel is this ever good. #AmReading 📚
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Holy mackerel is this ever good. #AmReading 📚
Finest political leadership comms in history?
It’s amazing how well these hold up.
It’s amazing how well these hold up.
September 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Finest political leadership comms in history?
It’s amazing how well these hold up.
It’s amazing how well these hold up.
Ken’s Corner in our house.
September 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ken’s Corner in our house.
Ken Dryden was the best. I loved him as much as you can love someone who is not part of your family. RIP to an exquisite human being.
September 6, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Ken Dryden was the best. I loved him as much as you can love someone who is not part of your family. RIP to an exquisite human being.
Meanwhile, in Beijing.
September 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Meanwhile, in Beijing.
It’s maybe cold comfort, but I’m taking some solace in the fact that 🇺🇸 has always been crazy. #AmReading 📚
September 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It’s maybe cold comfort, but I’m taking some solace in the fact that 🇺🇸 has always been crazy. #AmReading 📚
Another reread to finish the summer. This masterpiece by @willdalrymple.bsky.social is on my top 10 of the century. #AmReading 📚
August 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Another reread to finish the summer. This masterpiece by @willdalrymple.bsky.social is on my top 10 of the century. #AmReading 📚
The New Yorker is on the nose this Back to School season.
August 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The New Yorker is on the nose this Back to School season.
The United States President having another normal day.
August 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The United States President having another normal day.
Maybe. Definitely good news for Russia.
July 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Maybe. Definitely good news for Russia.