Ian Bickis
@ianbickis.bsky.social
Biz journalist at The Canadian Press. I'm at iab@cp.org
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This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
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November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
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Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Pulitzer Prize photo right here.
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My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
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September 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
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"With a little bit of luck, I'll die before that takes root. I'm much more interested in talking about anything you want except that."
Guillermo...same.
Guillermo...same.
Guillermo del Toro Hopes He’s Dead Before AI Art Goes Mainstream
The “Frankenstein” director tells WIRED the real Victor Frankensteins are tyrannical politicians and Silicon Valley tech bros.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"With a little bit of luck, I'll die before that takes root. I'm much more interested in talking about anything you want except that."
Guillermo...same.
Guillermo...same.
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I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
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Israel killed at least 104 people in Gaza, including 46 children, in overnight strikes on the Palestinian territory.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
October 29, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Israel killed at least 104 people in Gaza, including 46 children, in overnight strikes on the Palestinian territory.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
The attacks came after Israel claimed its soldiers came under attack by Hamas militants, though the group denied responsibility.
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Tragedy of the commons, a term typically used to describe the lack of incentive to care for a shared natural resource, applies equally to the unwillingness to tend to our threatened democracy.
Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America
October 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Tragedy of the commons, a term typically used to describe the lack of incentive to care for a shared natural resource, applies equally to the unwillingness to tend to our threatened democracy.
"contradicts" isn't doing justice to how blatantly and dangerously the officer drove into this guy. Add this to yesterday's story about the cop who wrongly and lazily blamed the cyclist as reminders to be careful who you trust
October 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
"contradicts" isn't doing justice to how blatantly and dangerously the officer drove into this guy. Add this to yesterday's story about the cop who wrongly and lazily blamed the cyclist as reminders to be careful who you trust
Batteries can already cover a quarter of California peak load, and it's all just getting started: "The combination of solar and batteries means clean power costs in sunbelt regions could be 50 per cent lower than today’s fossil-based systems.”
How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution
Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power
ig.ft.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Batteries can already cover a quarter of California peak load, and it's all just getting started: "The combination of solar and batteries means clean power costs in sunbelt regions could be 50 per cent lower than today’s fossil-based systems.”
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October 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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The Saudi government murdered Jamal Khashoggi seven years ago today. His editor @karenattiah.bsky.social wrote this two years ago.
Opinion | The moment I knew the world would try to move on from Jamal Khashoggi
I could see it coming at Time’s 2018 Person of the Year celebration.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Saudi government murdered Jamal Khashoggi seven years ago today. His editor @karenattiah.bsky.social wrote this two years ago.
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My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'
The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
My god.
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”
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“i’m still required to laugh at my own humiliation”
September 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
“i’m still required to laugh at my own humiliation”
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I may have found my defining quote.
Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!
Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!
September 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I may have found my defining quote.
Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!
Pair this with my pinned post and you will see what I mean!
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Despite all the net zero pledges, all the marketing, researchers found only 2% of companies had aligned their capital investment with their net zero goal
As they say, money talks and it’s speaking volumes
As they say, money talks and it’s speaking volumes
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Despite all the net zero pledges, all the marketing, researchers found only 2% of companies had aligned their capital investment with their net zero goal
As they say, money talks and it’s speaking volumes
As they say, money talks and it’s speaking volumes
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Once again, marginal tax rates are too low & pose an existential threat to 🇺🇸 democracy
September 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Once again, marginal tax rates are too low & pose an existential threat to 🇺🇸 democracy
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17-year-old Ahmed Ali Al-Batniji told the CBC what it's like to starve to death shortly before he died. www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...
ANALYSIS | As hunger grows in Gaza, warnings that starvation hits the most vulnerable first | CBC News
Despite Israel’s denials of famine and a recent uptick in food delivery, starvation in Gaza is getting worse. Before his death, a 17-year-old described to CBC News how his body and life were shutting ...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
17-year-old Ahmed Ali Al-Batniji told the CBC what it's like to starve to death shortly before he died. www.cbc.ca/news/world/g...
"True to his word, Douglas appropriated certain lands, including the village at Tl’uqtinus, as future Indian reserves. Only it never happened. The Cowichan’s lands were later sold to settlers, without the Cowichan’s consent or even knowledge"
Opinion: To recognize aboriginal title is not to abolish property rights, but to uphold them
Consequences of decision on the Cowichan’s claim are far-reaching, though not as cataclysmic as claimed
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August 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"True to his word, Douglas appropriated certain lands, including the village at Tl’uqtinus, as future Indian reserves. Only it never happened. The Cowichan’s lands were later sold to settlers, without the Cowichan’s consent or even knowledge"
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Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
Israel murders five Al Jazeera staff in Gaza, including Anas al-Sharif
Al-Sharif was killed along with Mohammed Qreiqeh two cameramen and an assistant in an Israeli attack on Gaza City.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
"We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.
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Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, & more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs. 2025. Via @modacitylife.com
August 5, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Smart cities know that, as hot as they already are, they’re just going to keep getting hotter. Greening the city not only cools it down, it cleans the air, quiets the noise, improves mental health & happiness, saves public money, & more. Strand Aldwych, London. 2021 vs. 2025. Via @modacitylife.com
As kids know, filling up a pool seems to take forever when it's just getting going, but that doesn't mean it isn't getting there. It definitely doesn't mean giving up and filling it with tar instead.
Liebreich: The Pragmatic Climate Reset - Part I | BloombergNEF
As the tide on clean energy turns, Michael Liebreich makes a strong case for a pragmatic climate reset.
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July 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
As kids know, filling up a pool seems to take forever when it's just getting going, but that doesn't mean it isn't getting there. It definitely doesn't mean giving up and filling it with tar instead.
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Palestinian activist and participant in the Oscar-winning film, No Other Land, Odeh Hadalin was shot in the chest and killed by an Israeli settler in the Occupied West Bank.
The shooter, Yinon Levi, has been under sanctions by both the EU and the US.
The shooter, Yinon Levi, has been under sanctions by both the EU and the US.
July 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Palestinian activist and participant in the Oscar-winning film, No Other Land, Odeh Hadalin was shot in the chest and killed by an Israeli settler in the Occupied West Bank.
The shooter, Yinon Levi, has been under sanctions by both the EU and the US.
The shooter, Yinon Levi, has been under sanctions by both the EU and the US.
"The effect on GDP from physical risks such as higher temperatures and rainfall had quadrupled compared with work carried out the previous year." The clearest thing about the financial risks of climate change seems to be that we're underestimating them.
Top central banker defends climate work after US pushback
Head of Network for Greening the Financial System also admits supervisors underestimated risks of warming planet
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July 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"The effect on GDP from physical risks such as higher temperatures and rainfall had quadrupled compared with work carried out the previous year." The clearest thing about the financial risks of climate change seems to be that we're underestimating them.
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Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters
July 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Joint statement on Gaza from AFP, AP, BBC News and Reuters